| Club: | FC Taraz |
| Season: | 2020 |
| Manager: | Vladimir Nikitenko |
| Chairman: | Sagat Yensegenuly |
| Stadium: | Central Stadium |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | Kazakhstan Cup |
| League Topscorer: | Toni Silva (4) |
| Season Topscorer: | Toni Silva (4) |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
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The 2020 FC Taraz season was the club's second season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League following their relegation at the end of the 2017 season, and 29th season in total.
On 13 March, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan announced all league fixtures would be played behind closed doors for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 16 March the Football Federation of Kazakhstan suspended all football until 15 April.[2]
On 26 July, it was announced that the league would resume on 1 July, with no fans being permitted to watch the games.[3] The league was suspended for a second time on 3 July, for an initial two weeks, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country.[4]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Almas Khamytbekov |  | GK | 1991 9, df=yes | Makhtaaral | 2018 | ||||
| 24 | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov | | GK | 1991 10, df=yes | Okzhetpes | 2020 | ||||
| 74 | Mukhammejan Seisen | | GK | 1999 2, df=yes | Youth Team | 2018 | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Bekzat Shadmanov | | DF | 1997 8, df=yes | Youth Team | 2017 | ||||
| 5 | Valery Karshakevich |  | DF | 1988 2, df=yes | Mordovia Saransk | 2020 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Berik Aitbayev | | DF | 1991 6, df=yes | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2018 | ||||
| 20 | Maksat Amirkhanov | | DF | 1992 2, df=yes | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2018 | ||||
| 22 | Madiyar Nuraly | | DF | 1995 1, df=yes | Lashyn | 2015 | ||||
| 23 | Dejan Boljević |  | DF | 1990 5, df=yes | Budućnost Podgorica | 2020 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Mikhail Mishchenko |  | DF | 1989 6, df=yes | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2020 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Dmitry Evstingeyev | | DF | 1986 11, df=yes | Makhtaaral | 2020 | ||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Adilet Abdenaby | | MF | 1996 2, df=yes | Makhtaaral | 2020 | ||||
| 7 | Abzal Taubay | | MF | 1995 2, df=yes | Youth Team | 2015 | ||||
| 8 | Sheykhislam Kulakhmetov | | MF | 1996 1, df=yes | Youth Team | 2014 | ||||
| 9 | Ovidijus Verbickas |  | MF | 1993 7, df=yes | Sūduva | 2020 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Gavril Kan | | MF | 1999 1, df=yes | Youth Team | 2018 | ||||
| 17 | Dinmukhamed Karaman | | MF | 2000 6, df=yes | Youth Team | 2019 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Jovan Čađenović | | MF | 1995 1, df=yes | Sūduva | 2020 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 30 | Baūyrzhan Baytana | | MF | 1992 5, df=yes | 2020 | |||||
| 40 | Goran Brkić |  | MF | 1991 4, df=yes | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2020 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 95 | Ayub Batsuyev | | MF | 1997 2, df=yes | Akhmat Grozny | 2020 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 10 | Alisher Suley | | FW | 1995 11, df=yes | Ordabasy | 2018 | ||||
| 13 | Bratislav Punoševac | | FW | 1987 7, df=yes | Kaisar | 2020 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Toni Silva |  | FW | 1993 9, df=yes | Astra Giurgiu | 2020 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 19 | Abylayhan Zhumabek | | FW | 2001 10, df=yes | Youth Team | 2019 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | | FW | 1991 10, df=yes | Shakhter Karagandy | 2020 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 33 | Serge Nyuiadzi | FW | 1991 9, df=yes | Caspiy | 2020 | 43 | 11 | |||
| Players away on loan | ||||||||||
| Players that left during the season | ||||||||||
| 70 | Nils Zatl |  | FW | 1992 4, df=yes | Doxa Katokopias | 2020 | 2 | 1 | ||
See main article: article, List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2019–20 and List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2020.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2020 | GK | | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov | Okzhetpes | Undisclosed | ||
| Winter 2020 | DF | | Dmitry Evstingeyev | Makhtaaral | Undisclosed | ||
| Winter 2020 | MF | | Adilet Abdenaby | Makhtaaral | Undisclosed | ||
| 22 January 2020 | MF | | Ovidijus Verbickas | Sūduva | Undisclosed | [5] | |
| 22 January 2020 | MF | | Jovan Čađenović | Sūduva | Undisclosed | [6] | |
| 22 January 2020 | FW | | Bratislav Punoševac | Free | [7] | ||
| 29 January 2020 | DF | | Valery Karshakevich | Mordovia Saransk | Undisclosed | [8] | |
| 29 January 2020 | MF | | Ayub Batsuyev | Akhmat Grozny | Undisclosed | ||
| 29 January 2020 | FW | | Dejan Boljević | Budućnost Podgorica | Undisclosed | ||
| 10 February 2020 | FW | | Nils Zatl | Doxa Katokopias | Undisclosed | [9] | |
| 17 February 2020 | FW | | Toni Silva | Astra Giurgiu | Undisclosed | [10] | |
| 18 February 2020 | DF | | Mikhail Mishchenko | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | Undisclosed | [11] | |
| 24 February 2020 | MF | | Goran Brkić | Olimpija Ljubljana | Undisclosed | [12] | |
| 10 August 2020 | MF | | Baūyrzhan Baytana | Free | [13] | ||
| 10 August 2020 | FW | | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | Shakhter Karagandy | Undisclosed | ||
| 10 August 2020 | FW | Serge Nyuiadzi | Caspiy | Undisclosed |
See main article: 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League.
See main article: 2020 Kazakhstan Cup.
|-|colspan="14"|Players away from Taraz on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left Taraz during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=120 | Premier League | width=120 | Kazakhstan Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 15 | Toni Silva | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | FW | | 28 | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | FW | 33 | Serge Nyuiadzi | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | FW | | 70 | Nils Zatl | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| MF | | 7 | Abzal Taubay | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 5 | Valery Karshakevich | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 21 | Jovan Čađenović | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 40 | Goran Brkić | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | 19 | Abylayhan Zhumabek | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 23 | Dejan Boljević | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 95 | Ayub Batsuyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=120 | Premier League | width=120 | Kazakhstan Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 74 | Mukhammejan Seisen | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2 | GK | | 24 | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | |||||||
| 4 | | DF | Bekzat Shadmanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | DF | Valery Karshakevich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | | MF | Abzal Taubay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | | MF | Ovidijus Verbickas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | FW | Alisher Suley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | | DF | Berik Aitbayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | | FW | Bratislav Punoševac | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | | FW | Toni Silva | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | | DF | Maksat Amirkhanov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 21 | | MF | Jovan Čađenović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | | DF | Dejan Boljević | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | | GK | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | | DF | Mikhail Mishchenko | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | | DF | Dmitry Evstingeyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | | FW | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | FW | Serge Nyuiadzi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 40 | | MF | Goran Brkić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 95 | | MF | Ayub Batsuyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Taraz during the season: | |||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |||||||