FC Astana 2021 football season
The 2021 FC Astana season was the thirteenth successive season that Astana played in the Kazakhstan Premier League , the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. The finished the season 2nd, behind Tobol , reached the Semifinals of the Kazakhstan Cup and were knocked out of the Europa Conference League by KuPS at the Third Qualifying Round stage.
Season events
On 5 February, Astana sold Pieros Sotiriou to Ludogorets Razgrad ,[ 1] whilst Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson left Astana on 8 February.[ 2]
On 15 February, Astana announced the signing of Varazdat Haroyan from Tambov .[ 3] Three days later, Astana announced the signing of Semir Smajlagić from ND Gorica after he impressed on trial.[ 4]
On 21 February, Astana announced the signing of Aleksandr Zarutskiy from Kaisar .[ 5] Two days later, 23 February, Astana announced the return of Roman Murtazayev from Tobol .[ 6]
On 2 March, Astana confirmed that Nenad Erić had left the club after 10 years, and that they had retired the #1 shirt,[ 7] [ 8] whilst also confirming the signing of Valeriu Ciupercă from Tambov .[ 9]
On 16 March, Astana announced that they had re-signed Islambek Kuat after he'd previously played for the club between 2010 and 2014.[ 10]
On 2 April, Astana signed Abat Aymbetov on loan from Krylia Sovetov until the summer transfer window.[ 11]
On 7 April, Astana announced the signing of Cadete from Atlético San Luis .[ 12]
Between the end of April and the start of May, Nurken Mazbaev took temporary charge of Astana whilst Andrey Tikhonov recovered from illness.[ 13]
On 24 June, Astana announced the departure of Varazdat Haroyan to Cádiz ,[ 14] with defender Eneo Bitri signing for Astana the following day, 25 June.[ 15]
On 13 July, Krylia Sovetov confirmed that Abat Aymbetov 's loan deal with Astana had been extended until the end of the season.[ 16]
On 16 July, Astana announced that Roman Murtazayev had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[ 17]
On 5 November, Astana announced the departure of Andrey Tikhonov as their manager by mutual consent,[ 18] with Antonio Rukavina announcing his retirement from football on 11 November.[ 19]
On 21 November, Srdjan Blagojevic was announced as the clubs new head coach.[ 20]
On 21 December, Astana signed new contracts with Aleksandr Zarutskiy and Abzal Beysebekov until the end of 2023, and Islambek Kuat until the end of 2024.[ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
On 30 December, Astana announced that Valeriu Ciupercă had left the club after his contract was cancelled by mutual agreement.[ 24]
The following day, Astana announced that Stanislav Basmanov, Vladislav Prokopenko , Sultan Sagnayev and Meyrambek Kalmyrza had all signed new contracts with the club.[ 25] [ 26]
Squad
As of match played 20 November 2021 [ 27]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (Age)
Signed from
Signed in
Contract ends
Apps.
Goals
Goalkeepers
22
Dmytro Nepohodov
GK
(1988-02-17 ) 17 February 1988 (aged 33)
Tobol
2019
34
0
31
Danil Podymksy
GK
(1998-05-13 ) 13 May 1998 (aged 23)
Academy
2016
1
0
55
Aleksandr Zarutskiy
GK
(1993-08-26 ) 26 August 1993 (aged 28)
Kaisar
2021[ 5]
2023[ 21]
16
0
Defenders
5
Mark Gurman
DF
(1989-02-09 ) 9 February 1989 (aged 32)
Kaisar
2021
79
1
15
Abzal Beisebekov
DF
(1992-11-30 ) 30 November 1992 (aged 28)
Vostok
2012
2023[ 22]
337
14
18
Sagi Sovet
DF
(2000-03-15 ) 15 March 2000 (aged 21)
Academy
2016
14
0
19
Lev Skvortsov
DF
(2000-02-02 ) 2 February 2000 (aged 21)
Academy
2018
9
0
21
Cadete
DF
(1994-06-24 ) 24 June 1994 (aged 27)
Atlético San Luis
2021[ 12]
30
0
24
Luka Šimunović
DF
(1997-05-24 ) 24 May 1997 (aged 24)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2019[ 28]
2021[ 28]
76
0
26
Eneo Bitri
DF
(1996-08-26 ) 26 August 1996 (aged 25)
Partizani Tirana
2021[ 15]
17
2
33
Žarko Tomašević
DF
(1990-02-22 ) 22 February 1990 (aged 31)
Oostende
2019[ 29]
48
6
34
Ruslan Pistol
DF
(2002-09-02 ) 2 September 2002 (aged 19)
Academy
2021
1
0
52
Rakhat Maratov
DF
(2001-04-28 ) 28 April 2001 (aged 20)
Academy
2021
2
0
57
Sanzhar Shurakhanov
DF
(2001-12-06 ) 6 December 2001 (aged 19)
Academy
2021
3
0
63
Dias Kanatkali
DF
(2001-02-14 ) 14 February 2001 (aged 20)
Academy
2021
1
0
82
Aydos Kumarov
DF
(2002-02-27 ) 27 February 2002 (aged 19)
Academy
2021
1
0
89
Bauyrzhan Akhaev
DF
(2001-09-26 ) 26 September 2001 (aged 20)
Academy
2021
2
0
94
Yuri Akhanov
DF
(2002-07-31 ) 31 July 2002 (aged 19)
Academy
2021
1
0
Midfielders
7
Max Ebong
MF
(1999-08-26 ) 26 August 1999 (aged 22)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2020[ 30]
2023[ 30]
50
6
8
Islambek Kuat
MF
(1993-01-12 ) 12 January 1993 (aged 28)
Khimki
2021[ 10]
2024[ 23]
59
4
10
Marin Tomasov
MF
(1987-08-31 ) 31 August 1987 (aged 34)
Rijeka
2018
2022[ 31]
162
75
11
Tigran Barseghyan
MF
(1993-09-22 ) 22 September 1993 (aged 28)
Kaisar
2020[ 32]
2021[ 32]
57
15
29
Madi Zhakypbayev
MF
(2000-03-21 ) 21 March 2000 (aged 21)
Academy
2016
11
0
58
Azamat Nurzhanuly
MF
(2001-02-08 ) 8 February 2001 (aged 20)
Academy
2021
2
0
65
Meyrambek Kalmyrza
MF
(2001-12-15 ) 15 December 2001 (aged 19)
Academy
2020
7
0
70
Sultan Sagnayev
MF
(2000-01-14 ) 14 January 2000 (aged 21)
Academy
2016
35
0
77
Pedro Eugénio
MF
(1990-06-26 ) 26 June 1990 (aged 31)
Taraz
2021
13
0
91
Aldair Adilov
MF
(2002-06-11 ) 11 June 2002 (aged 19)
Energetik-BGU Minsk
2021
1
0
92
Valeriu Ciupercă
MF
(1992-06-12 ) 12 June 1992 (aged 29)
Tambov
2021[ 9]
34
4
Forwards
17
Abat Aymbetov
FW
(1995-08-07 ) 7 August 1995 (aged 26)
loan from Krylia Sovetov
2021[ 11]
2021[ 11]
23
9
20
Fatos Bećiraj
FW
(1988-05-05 ) 5 May 1988 (aged 33)
Wisła Kraków
2021
18
2
53
Andrey Berezutskiy
FW
(2004-01-30 ) 30 January 2004 (aged 17)
Academy
2021
1
0
72
Stanislav Basmanov
FW
(2001-06-24 ) 24 June 2001 (aged 20)
Academy
2020
14
0
80
Vladislav Prokopenko
FW
(2000-07-01 ) 1 July 2000 (aged 21)
Academy
2016
32
1
97
Adilkhan Sabyr
FW
(2001-09-11 ) 11 September 2001 (aged 20)
Academy
2021
1
0
Players away on loan
28
Yuriy Pertsukh
MF
(1996-05-13 ) 13 May 1996 (aged 25)
Akzhayik
2018
54
3
32
Rangelo Janga
FW
(1992-04-16 ) 16 April 1992 (aged 29)
KAA Gent
2018[ 33]
64
11
55
Talgat Kusyapov
DF
(1999-02-14 ) 14 February 1999 (aged 22)
Academy
2016
2
0
81
Ramazan Karimov
FW
(1999-07-05 ) 5 July 1999 (aged 22)
Academy
2018
6
1
87
Zhaslan Kairkenov
MF
(2000-03-27 ) 27 March 2000 (aged 21)
Academy
2016
2
0
99
Semir Smajlagić
FW
(1998-09-18 ) 18 September 1998 (aged 23)
ND Gorica
2021[ 4]
13
0
Left during the season
2
Antonio Rukavina
DF
(1984-01-26 ) 26 January 1984 (aged 37)
Villarreal
2018[ 34]
2021[ 31]
105
0
3
Varazdat Haroyan
DF
(1992-08-24 ) 24 August 1992 (aged 29)
Tambov
2021[ 3]
15
1
9
Dorin Rotariu
MF
(1995-07-29 ) 29 July 1995 (aged 26)
Club Brugge
2019[ 35]
2022[ 35]
64
10
45
Roman Murtazayev
FW
(1993-09-10 ) 10 September 1993 (aged 28)
Tobol
2021[ 6]
152
30
On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Loans in
Out
Loans out
Released
Trial
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Premier League
12 March 2021
30 October 2021
Matchday 1
2nd
26
17
6
3
53
25
+28
0 65.38
Kazakhstan Cup
10 July 2021
20 November 2021
Group Stage
Semifinal
9
3
3
3
9
15
−6
0 33.33
Super Cup
2 March 2021
6 March 2021
Semifinal
Runners Up
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
0 50.00
Europa Conference League
22 July 2021
12 August 2021
Second Qualifying Round
Third Qualifying Round
4
1
1
2
7
7
+0
0 25.00
Total
41
22
11
8
72
49
+23
0 53.66
Super Cup
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
26
17
6
3
52
24
+28
57
9
3
1
26
11
+15
8
3
2
26
13
+13
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Ground A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H Result D W D W W W W W W W W W D D D W L L W W W W W W L D Position 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
Source:
See Results A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Results
League table
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.
[ 53] (C) Champions
Kazakhstan Cup
Group stage
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Kaisar (A)
6
3
2
1
6
2
+4
11
Advanced to Quarterfinals
2
Astana (A)
6
3
2
1
6
6
0
11
3
Akzhayik
6
3
1
2
7
5
+2
10
4
Aktobe
6
0
1
5
5
11
−6
1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2021. Source:
PFLK (A) Advance to a further round
Knockout stages
UEFA Europa Conference League
Qualifying rounds
Squad statistics
As of match played 20 November 2021
Appearances and goals
Goal scorers
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
References
External links
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Champions League
Europa League
Europa Conference League
Related to national team