2025 FC Astana season

FC Astana

2025 season
Chairman	Sayan Khamitzhanov
Manager	Grigori Babayan
Stadium	Astana Arena
Premier League	7th
Kazakhstan Cup	Preseason
League Cup	Preseason
Conference League	Second qualifying round
Highest home attendance	26,153 vs Kairat (2 March 2025)
Lowest home attendance	26,153 vs Kairat (2 March 2025)
Average home league attendance	26,153 (2 March 2025)
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The 2025 FC Astana season is the seventeenth successive season that FC Astana will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan.

Season events

On 19 January, Astana announced that Barnes Osei would be leaving the club after his contract had expired, and they had not exercised their option to extended it for an additional year. ^[1]

Squad

As of match played 2 March 2025

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
74	Mukhammedzhan Seysen		GK	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 26)	Unattached	2024 [2]		7	0
93	Josip Čondrić		GK	(1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 31)	Zrinjski Mostar	2023 [3]		63	0
Defenders
2	Karlo Bartolec		DF	(1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 (age 29)	Lokomotiva Zagreb	2024 [4]	2025 [4]	25	3
3	Branimir Kalaica		DF	(1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 26)	Lokomotiva Zagreb	2024 [5]	2026 [5]	24	3
4	Marat Bystrov		DF	(1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 (age 32)	Unattached	2024 [6]		24	0
5	Kipras Kažukolovas		DF	(2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 24)	Žalgiris	2024 [7]		37	3
6	Yan Vorogovsky		DF	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28)	RWD Molenbeek	2023 [8]	2026 [8]	54	2
15	Abzal Beysebekov		DF	(1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 32)	Vostok	2012		414	19
18	Dmitry Shomko		DF	(1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 34)	Elimai	2025		276	12
22	Aleksandr Marochkin		DF	(1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 34)	Tobol	2023 [9]		52	1
45	Aleksa Amanović		DF	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 28)	Tobol	2023 [10]		77	3
Midfielders
7	Max Ebong		MF	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2020 [11]		150	8
8	Arman Kenesov		MF	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)	Aktobe	2025		1	0
10	Marin Tomasov		MF	(1987-08-31) 31 August 1987 (age 37)	Rijeka	2018		271	111
21	Elkhan Astanov		MF	(2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 24)	Ordabasy	2023 [12]		64	9
77	Nazmi Gripshi		MF	(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27)	Ballkani	2024 [13]	2026 [13]	25	9
79	Salamat Zhumabekov		MF	(2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 21)	Academy	2022		6	0
Forwards
9	Geoffrey Chinedu		FW	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	Liaoning Tieren	2024 [14]	2026 [14]	24	15
11	Nnamdi Ahanonu		FW	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23)	Skënderbeu Korçë	2024 [15]	2026 [15]	26	3
14	Nurali Zhaksylykov		FW	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 20)	Academy	2023		16	1
28	Ousmane Camara		FW	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 26)	Dinamo Tbilisi	2024 [16]	2026 [16]	41	6
73	Stanislav Basmanov		FW	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 23)	Academy	2020	[17]	82	6
81	Ramazan Karimov		FW	(1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25)	Maktaaral	2024 [18]		47	4
Youth team
47	Maksim Mamontov		DF	(2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20)	Academy	2022		0	0
52	Timur Tokenov		DF	(2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20)	Academy	2023		0	0
53	Andrey Berezutskiy		FW	(2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 21)	Academy	2021		1	0
56	Almas Zhanabek		MF	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22)	Academy	2021		0	0
57	Akhmetali Kaltanov		MF	(2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 18)	Academy	2023		0	0
60	Bekarys Kolbaev		FW	(2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 22)	Ordabasy	2023		0	0
67	Kazhimukan Zagaparov		DF	(2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 21)	Academy	2021		0	0
69	Dias Ispanov		FW	(2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 21)	Academy	2022		0	0
70	Nurzhan Shugay		MF	(2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 20)	Academy	2023		0	0
71	Sanzhar Anuarov		DF	(2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 20)	Academy	2023		1	0
73	Aydos Kumarov		DF	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 23)	Academy	2021		0	0
74	Omirzhan Omarbek		FW	(2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 (age 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
76	Alibi Orazaly		DF	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20)	Akademia Ontustik	2023		0	0
78	Rakhimzhan Amangeldinov		MF	(2005-11-24) 24 November 2005 (age 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
80	Damir Elubaev		FW	(2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
82	Aydos Kumarov		DF	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 23)	Academy	2021		1	0
84	Alikhan Umbitaliev		MF	(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 23)	Academy	2022		1	0
85	Valikhan Tyulyupov		MF	(2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 23)	Academy	2022		1	0
86	Aleksandr Lisin		DF	(2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 21)	Academy	2022		0	0
87	Sultan Abdykadyrov		DF	(2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 23)	Academy	2022		0	0
89	Timur Nurmanov		MF	(2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 20)	Academy	2023		0	0
90	Ruslan Kirgetov		FW	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22)	Academy	2022		3	0
91	Tamirlan Abuov		GK	(2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 20)	Academy	2023		0	0
94	Yuri Akhanov		DF	(2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22)	Academy	2021		3	0
95	Nagda Bakizhev		GK	(2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 23)	Academy	2022		0	0
96	Batyrkhan Mustafin		FW	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	Academy	2023		3	0
98	Amir Tokushev		DF	(2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 20)	Academy	2023		0	0
99	Konstantin Onoprienko		GK	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21)	Academy	2022		0	0
Players away on loan
Left during the season
20	Vladislav Prokopenko		FW	(2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 24)	Academy	2016	[17]	61	6

Transfers

Main articles: List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2024–25 and List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2025

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 January 2025	MF		Arman Kenesov	Aktobe	Undisclosed
27 February 2025	DF		Dmitry Shomko	Elimai	Undisclosed

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
27 February 2025	FW		Vladislav Prokopenko	Okzhetpes	Undisclosed

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
7 January 2025	GK		Aleksandr Zarutskiy	Kairat	10 January 2025	[19] [20]
19 January 2025	MF		Barnes Osei	Bnei Sakhnin		[1]

Friendlies

Spartak Moscow v Astana

2 February 2025	Spartak Moscow	4–1	Astana	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:30 (UTC+5)	Khlusevich 21' Chernov 31' Medina 53' Zorin 57'	Report	Amanović 10'	Stadium: Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence

Gulf United v Astana

10 February 2025	Gulf United	1–4	Astana	United Arab Emirates
(UTC+5)		Report	Zhaksylykov43' Gripshi (pen.) Ahanonu89' Astanov 90+3'

Astana v Zhejiang Professional

13 February 2025	Astana	3–0	Zhejiang Professional	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 (UTC+5)	Chinedu (pen.) Gripshi	Report		Stadium: JA Sports Center

Astana v Arabian Falcons

17 February 2025	Astana	6–1	Arabian Falcons	United Arab Emirates
11:30 (UTC+5)	Basmanov Karimov Zhaksylykov Camara	Report

Krasnodar v Astana

17 February 2025	Krasnodar	1–0	Astana	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:30 (UTC+5)	Spertsyan 29' (pen.) Batxi  39' Córdoba  55'	Report	Gripshi 84'	Stadium: Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence

Astana v Dinamo Samarqand

20 February 2025	Astana	2–2	Dinamo Samarqand	United Arab Emirates
16:30 (UTC+5)	Chinedu 19' Karimov 99'	Report	Kucherenko 79' 110'
Note: Match played was 120minutes.

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	2 March 2025		Matchday 1	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Kazakhstan Cup	2025		Round of 16	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
League Cup	2025		Group stage	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Conference League	2025		Second qualifying round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00

Last updated: 2 March 2025
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2025 Kazakhstan Premier League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 2 March 2025.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1
Ground	H
Result	D
Position	4

Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Bye
Notes:

Results

Astana v Kairat

2 March 20251	Astana	1–1	Kairat	Astana
18:00 (UTC+5)	Tomasov 41' Vorogovsky  81'	Report	Kasabulat 42' Glazer  59' Satpaev67'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 26,153 Referee: Bulat Sariev

Kyzylzhar v Astana

9 March 20252	Kyzylzhar	–	Astana	Petropavl
19:00 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Karasai Stadium

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Atyrau	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
5	Okzhetpes	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
6	Astana	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
7	Zhetysu	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
8	Kyzylzhar	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2025. Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head matches won; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored; 10) Head-to-head away goals scored; 11) Draw. ^[21]

Kazakhstan Cup

Main article: 2025 Kazakhstan Cup

v

2025Round of 16		–
(UTC+5)

League Cup

Main article: 2025 Kazakhstan League Cup

Group stage

v

20251		–
(UTC+5)

v

20252		–
(UTC+5)

v

20253		–
(UTC+5)

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

v

2025Second qualifying round 1st leg		–
(UTC+5)

v

2025Second qualifying round 2nd leg		– (– agg.)
(UTC+5)

Squad statistics

As of match played 2 March 2025

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		League Cup		Conference League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	CRO	Karlo Bartolec	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	CRO	Branimir Kalaica	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	LTU	Kipras Kažukolovas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	KAZ	Yan Vorogovsky	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	BLR	Max Ebong	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	KAZ	Arman Kenesov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	NGA	Geoffrey Chinedu	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	CRO	Marin Tomasov	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	KAZ	Nurali Zhaksylykov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	KAZ	Elkhan Astanov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	GUI	Ousmane Camara	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF	MKD	Aleksa Amanović	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	GK	KAZ	Mukhammedzhan Seysen	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	ALB	Nazmi Gripshi	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	FW	KAZ	Ramazan Karimov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Astana on loan:
Players who left Astana during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	League Cup	UEFA Conference League	Total
1	MF		10	Marin Tomasov	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	1	0	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		League Cup		UEFA Conference League		Total
6		DF	Yan Vorogovsky	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Astana during the season:
			TOTALS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

References

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External links

• Official Website Archived 2014-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Official VK