2026 FC Astana season

FC Astana

2026 season
Chairman	Sayan Khamitzhanov
Manager	Grigori Babayan
Stadium	Astana Arena
Premier League	Preseason
Kazakhstan Cup	Preseason
Conference League	First qualifying round
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The 2026 FC Astana season is the eighteenth successive season that FC Astana will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan

Season events

On 30 January, Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov announced the signing of Geoffrey Chinedu from Astana. ^[1]

Squad

As of match played 26 October 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]		26	0
93	Josip Čondrić		GK	(1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 32)	Zrinjski Mostar	2023 [3]		76	0
Defenders
2	Karlo Bartolec		DF	(1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 (age 30)	Lokomotiva Zagreb	2024 [4]		55	3
3	Branimir Kalaica		DF	(1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 27)	Lokomotiva Zagreb	2024 [5]	2026 [5]	52	4
5	Kipras Kažukolovas		DF	(2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 25)	Žalgiris	2024 [6]		58	3
6	Yan Vorogovsky		DF	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 29)	RWD Molenbeek	2023 [7]	2026 [7]	75	2
15	Abzal Beysebekov		DF	(1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 33)	Vostok	2012		444	20
45	Aleksa Amanović		DF	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 29)	Tobol	2023 [8]		105	4
Midfielders
8	Ivan Bašić		MF	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 23)	Unattached	2025 [9]		15	2
10	Marin Tomasov		MF	(1987-08-31) 31 August 1987 (age 38)	Rijeka	2018		299	122
21	Elkhan Astanov		MF	(2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 25)	Ordabasy	2023 [10]		75	10
77	Nazmi Gripshi		MF	(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 28)	Ballkani	2024 [11]	2026 [11]	53	25
79	Salamat Zhumabekov		MF	(2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 22)	Academy	2022		6	0
	Arman Kenesov		MF	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 25)	Aktobe	2025		6	0
Forwards
11	Nnamdi Ahanonu		FW	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23)	Skënderbeu Korçë	2024 [12]	2026 [12]	27	3
14	Nurali Zhaksylykov		FW	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 21)	Academy	2023		34	4
28	Ousmane Camara		FW	(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 27)	Dinamo Tbilisi	2024 [13]	2026 [13]	71	16
72	Stanislav Basmanov		FW	(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 24)	Academy	2020	[14]	100	8
81	Ramazan Karimov		FW	(1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 26)	Maktaaral	2024 [15]		75	8
Youth team
47	Maksim Mamontov		DF	(2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 21)	Academy	2022		0	0
52	Timur Tokenov		DF	(2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 21)	Academy	2023		0	0
53	Andrey Berezutskiy		FW	(2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 22)	Academy	2021		1	0
56	Almas Zhanabek		MF	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 23)	Academy	2021		0	0
57	Akhmetali Kaltanov		MF	(2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
60	Bekarys Kolbaev		FW	(2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 23)	Ordabasy	2023		0	0
67	Kazhimukan Zagaparov		DF	(2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 22)	Academy	2021		0	0
69	Dias Ispanov		FW	(2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 22)	Academy	2022		0	0
70	Nurzhan Shugay		MF	(2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 21)	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 20)	Academy	2023		0	0
76	Alibi Orazaly		DF	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 21)	Akademia Ontustik	2023		0	0
78	Rakhimzhan Amangeldinov		MF	(2005-11-24) 24 November 2005 (age 20)	Academy	2023		0	0
80	Damir Elubaev		FW	(2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 20)	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 24)	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 22)	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 21)	Academy	2023		0	0
90	Ruslan Kirgetov		FW	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 23)	Academy	2022		3	0
91	Tamirlan Abuov		GK	(2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 21)	Academy	2023		0	0
94	Yuri Akhanov		DF	(2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 23)	Academy	2021		3	0
95	Nagda Bakizhev		GK	(2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 24)	Academy	2022		0	0
96	Batyrkhan Mustafin		FW	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 20)	Academy	2023		3	0
98	Amir Tokushev		DF	(2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 21)	Academy	2023		0	0
99	Konstantin Onoprienko		GK	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 22)	Academy	2022		0	0
Players away on loan
Left during the season

Transfers

Main articles: List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2025–26 and List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2026

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 January 2026	FW		Geoffrey Chinedu	Krylia Sovetov	Undisclosed	[1]

Friendlies

Astana v Arabian Falcons

4 February2026	Astana	–	Arabian Falcons	United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+5)

Astana v Noah

7 February2026	Astana	–	Noah	United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+5)

Astana v Spartak Moscow

10 February2026	Astana	–	Spartak Moscow	United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+5)

Astana v Zhejiang

13 February2026	Astana	–	Zhejiang	United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+5)

Astana v Dinamo Samarqand

16 February2026	Astana	–	Dinamo Samarqand	United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+5)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	2026		Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Kazakhstan Cup	2026		Round of 16	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Conference League	2026		First qualifying round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 26 October 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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 26 October 2025.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

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

Results

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2026		–
(UTC+5)		Report

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League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aktobe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Altai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3	Astana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Atyrau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Elimai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: March 2026. 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.. ^[16]

Kazakhstan Cup

Main article: 2026 Kazakhstan Cup

v

2026		–
(UTC+5)		Report

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2026–27 UEFA Conference League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2026–27 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

v

2026First qualifying round 1st leg		–
(UTC+5)		Report

v

2026First qualifying round 2nd leg		– (– agg.)
(UTC+5)		Report

Squad statistics

As of match played 26 October 2025

References

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16. "Регламент Olimpbet-Чемпионата Республики Казахстан по футболу среди клубов Премьер-Лиги сезона 2023 года" [RegulationsOlimpbet-Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan on footballamong the 2023 Premier League clubs](PDF). Kazakhstan Premier League (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-26.

External links

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