2024 FC Astana season explained

Club:FC Astana
Season:2024
Manager:Grigori Babayan
Chairman:Sayan Khamitzhanov
Stadium:Astana Arena

Khan Taniri Stadium
League Topscorer:Elkhan Astanov (3)
Season Topscorer:Elkhan Astanov (3)
Highest Attendance:
Lowest Attendance:
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 FC Astana season is the sixteenth successive season that FC Astana will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan.

Season events

On 4 January, Astana announced that the loan deals for Stjepan Lončar and Dembo Darboe had ended, and that Aslan Darabayev and Žarko Tomašević had left the club after their contracts had expired.[1] [2] [3] [4]

On 10 January, Astana announced that Sagi Sovet had left the club,[5] Varazdat Haroyan also leaving the club the following day.[6]

On 16 January, Astana announced the signing of Barnes Osei to a one-year contract from Dinamo Tbilisi.[7]

On 18 January, Astana announced the return of Ramazan Karimov to a one-year contract from Maktaaral, and the return of free-agent Marat Bystrov who'd previously played for Akhmat Grozny.[8] [9] Later the same day, Astana announced that Kamo Hovhannisyan had left the club.[10]

On 21 January, Astana announced the singing of Ousmane Camara to a three-year contract from Dinamo Tbilisi.[11]

On 2 February, Astana announced the departure of Abat Aymbetov.[12]

On 7 February, Astana announced the signing of Kipras Kažukolovas from Žalgiris.[13]

On 10 February, Astana announced the signing of Giannis Masouras from AE Kifisia to a two-year contract.[14]

On 17 February, Astana announced the signing of Mukhammedzhan Seysen, who'd recently left Ordabasy, to a one-year contract.[15]

On 24 February, Astana announced that they will play their home matches at the Khan Taniri Stadium in Almaty due to renovation work to the Astana Arena.[16]

On 2 March, Astana announced the signing of Carlitos from PAS Lamia 1964.[17]

On 6 April, Astana announced that Vladislav Prokopenko would spend the season on loan at Zhenis, and that they had signed Nnamdi Ahanonu from Skënderbeu Korçë to a three-year contract.[18] [19]

On 6 May, Astana announced that Carlitos had left the club after requesting to terminate his contract.[20]

On 7 June, Astana announced that Giannis Masouras had left the club by mutual agreement.[21]

On 27 June, Astana announced the signing of Karlo Bartolec to an 18-month contract from Lokomotiva Zagreb.[22] The following day, 28 June, Astana also announced the signing of Branimir Kalaica from Lokomotiva Zagreb, on a contract until the end of the 2026 season.[23]

On 1 July, Astana announced the signing of Nazmi Gripshi to a two-year contract from Ballkani.[24]

On 3 July, Astana announced the signing of Geoffrey Chinedu from Liaoning Tieren on a contract until the end of the 2026 season.[25]

On 11 July, Astana announced that Talgat Kusyapov had left the club to sign for KAMAZ.[26]

On 11 August, Astana announced that they were in progress of terminating the contract of Fabien Ourega.[27] The following day, 12 August, Astana announced the real of Ourega.[28]

Squad

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
55Aleksandr ZarutskiyGK1993 8, df=yesKaisar2021[29] 530
74Mukhammedzhan SeysenGK1999 2, df=yesUnattached2024202420
93Josip ČondrićGK1993 8, df=yesZrinjski Mostar2023[30] 470
Defenders
2Karlo BartolecDF1995 4, df=yesLokomotiva Zagreb2024202561
3Branimir KalaicaDF1998 6, df=yesLokomotiva Zagreb2024202660
4Marat BystrovDF1992 6, df=yesUnattached20242024130
5Kipras KažukolovasDF2000 11, df=yesŽalgiris2024171
6Yan VorogovskyDF1996 8, df=yesRWD Molenbeek2023[31] 2026361
15Abzal BeysebekovDF1992 11, df=yesVostok201240919
22Aleksandr MarochkinDF1990 7, df=yesTobol2023[32] 361
27Timur DosmagambetovDF1989 5, df=yesShakhter Karagandy2022[33] 607
45Aleksa AmanovićDF1996 10, df=yesTobol2023[34] 593
Midfielders
7Max EbongMF1999 8, df=yesShakhtyor Soligorsk2020[35] 1338
8Islambek KuatMF1993 1, df=yesKhimki2021[36] 2024[37] 1185
10Marin TomasovMF1987 8, df=yesRijeka2018253105
19Barnes OseiMF1995 1, df=yesDinamo Tbilisi20242024 (+1)150
21Elkhan AstanovMF2000 5, df=yesOrdabasy2023[38] 509
77Nazmi GripshiMF1997 7, df=yesBallkani2024202664
79Salamat ZhumabekovMF2004 1, df=yesAcademy202260
Forwards
9Geoffrey ChineduFW1997 10, df=yesLiaoning Tieren2024202666
11Nnamdi AhanonuFW2002 2, df=yesSkënderbeu Korçë20242026163
28Ousmane CamaraFW1998 12, df=yesDinamo Tbilisi20242026212
72Stanislav BasmanovFW2001 6, df=yesAcademy2020[39] 766
81Ramazan KarimovFW1999 7, df=yesMaktaaral20242024262
97Nurali ZhaksylykovFW2004 11, df=yesAcademy2023131
Youth team
47Maksim MamontovDF2004 4, df=yesAcademy202200
52Timur TokenovDF2004 4, df=yesAcademy202300
53Andrey BerezutskiyFW2004 1, df=yesAcademy202110
56Almas ZhanabekMF2002 4, df=yesAcademy202100
57Akhmetali KaltanovMF2006 4, df=yesAcademy202300
60Bekarys KolbaevFW2003 1, df=yesOrdabasy202300
67Kazhimukan ZagaparovDF2003 7, df=yesAcademy202100
69Dias IspanovFW2003 12, df=yesAcademy202200
70Nurzhan ShugayMF2004 3, df=yesAcademy202300
71Sanzhar AnuarovDF2005 2, df=yesAcademy202310
73Aydos KumarovDF2002 2, df=yesAcademy202100
74Omirzhan OmarbekFW2005 10, df=yesAcademy202300
76Alibi OrazalyDF2004 3, df=yesAkademia Ontustik202300
78Rakhimzhan AmangeldinovMF2005 11, df=yesAcademy202300
80Damir ElubaevFW2005 4, df=yesAcademy202300
82Aydos KumarovDF2002 2, df=yesAcademy202110
84Alikhan UmbitalievMF2001 7, df=yesAcademy202210
85Valikhan TyulyupovMF2002 2, df=yesAcademy202210
86Aleksandr LisinDF2003 4, df=yesAcademy202200
87Sultan AbdykadyrovDF2002 3, df=yesAcademy202200
89Timur NurmanovMF2004 10, df=yesAcademy202300
90Ruslan KirgetovFW2002 7, df=yesAcademy202230
91Tamirlan AbuovGK2004 9, df=yesAcademy202300
94Yuri AkhanovDF2002 7, df=yesAcademy202130
95Nagda BakizhevGK2002 1, df=yesAcademy202200
96Batyrkhan MustafinFW2005 3, df=yesAcademy202320
98Amir TokushevDF2004 4, df=yesAcademy202300
99Konstantin OnoprienkoGK2003 8, df=yesAcademy202200
Players away on loan
20Vladislav ProkopenkoFW2000 7, df=yesAcademy2016616
Left during the season
9CarlitosFW1990 6, df=yesPAS Lamia 1964202430
17Giannis MasourasDF1996 8, df=yesAE Kifisia2024202590
23Fabien OuregaMF1992 12, df=yesŽalgiris2023[40] 501
29Dušan JovančićMF1990 10, df=yesTobol2023[41] 340
66Talgat KusyapovDF1999 2, df=yesAcademy2016262
Mikhail GabyshevDF1990 1, df=yesShakhter Karagandy2022[42] 231

Transfers

See main article: article, List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2023–24 and List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2024.

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
16 January 2024MFBarnes OseiDinamo TbilisiUndisclosed
18 January 2024FWRamazan KarimovMaktaaralUndisclosed
18 January 2024DFMarat BystrovUnattachedFree
21 January 2024MFOusmane CamaraDinamo TbilisiUndisclosed
7 February 2024DFKipras KažukolovasŽalgirisUndisclosed
10 February 2024DFGiannis MasourasAE KifisiaUndisclosed
17 February 2024GKMukhammedzhan SeysenUnattachedFree
2 March 2024FWCarlitosPAS Lamia 1964Undisclosed
6 April 2024FWNnamdi AhanonuSkënderbeu KorçëUndisclosed
27 June 2024DFKarlo BartolecLokomotiva ZagrebUndisclosed
28 June 2024DFBranimir KalaicaLokomotiva ZagrebUndisclosed
1 July 2024MFNazmi GripshiBallkaniUndisclosed
3 July 2024FWGeoffrey ChineduLiaoning TierenUndisclosed

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
4 April 2024DFMikhail GabyshevYelimayUndisclosed[43]
11 July 2024DFTalgat KusyapovKAMAZUndisclosed

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate toRef.
2 February 2024MFDušan JovančićAE Kifisia30 June 2024[44]
6 April 2024FWVladislav ProkopenkoZhenis31 December 2024

Released

DatePositionNationalityNameJoinedDateRef.
4 January 2024DFŽarko TomaševićDečić
4 January 2024MFAslan DarabayevElimai4 July 2024[45]
10 January 2024DFSagi SovetZhenis24 January 2024[46]
11 January 2024DFVarazdat HaroyanQingdao West Coast4 February 2024[47]
18 January 2024DFKamo HovhannisyanArarat-Armenia20 January 2024[48]
2 February 2024FWAbat AymbetovAdana Demirspor5 February 2024[49]
6 May 2024FWCarlitosAtromitos12 June 2024[50]
7 June 2024DFGiannis MasourasAC Omonia13 June 2024[51]
30 June 2024MFDušan JovančićKyzylzhar1 July 2024
11 August 2024MFFabien Ourega

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League.

League table

Kazakhstan Cup

See main article: 2024 Kazakhstan Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 2024 Kazakhstan League Cup.

Knockout stage

UEFA Conference League

See main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round. }

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="18"|Players away from Astana on loan:|-|colspan="18"|Players who left Astana during the season:|}

Goal scorers

width=60Placewidth=60Positionwidth=60Nationwidth=60Numberwidth=200Namewidth=150Premier Leaguewidth=150Kazakhstan Cupwidth=150League Cupwidth=250UEFA Conference Leaguewidth=80Total
1 MF10Marin Tomasov20136
FW9 Geoffrey Chinedu00336
3 MF21Elkhan Astanov30115
MF77Nazmi Gripshi10124
5 FW11Nnamdi Ahanonu10203
6 FW72Stanislav Basmanov10102
FW28Ousmane Camara10012
8 DF6 Yan Vorogovsky10001
DF45Aleksa Amanović10001
MF8 Islambek Kuat10001
DF5 Kipras Kažukolovas10001
FW81Ramazan Karimov01001
DF2 Karlo Bartolec00101
Own goal10001
TOTALS141101035

Clean sheets

width=60Placewidth=60Positionwidth=60Nationwidth=60Numberwidth=200Namewidth=150Premier Leaguewidth=150Kazakhstan Cupwidth=150League Cupwidth=250UEFA Conference Leaguewidth=80Total
1 GK93Josip Čondrić20114
2 GK55Aleksandr Zarutskiy21003
3 GK74Mukhammedzhan Seysen00101
TOTALS41218

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupLeague CupUEFA Conference LeagueTotal
2 DFKarlo Bartolec0000001010
4 DFMarat Bystrov1000000010
5 DFKipras Kažukolovas0000102030
6 DFYan Vorogovsky1000000010
7 MFMax Ebong1000001020
8 MFIslambek Kuat1100100021
9 FWGeoffrey Chinedu0000001010
10MFMarin Tomasov2000100030
15DFAbzal Beysebekov1000000010
19MFBarnes Osei2000100030
21MFElkhan Astanov1010100030
22DFAleksandr Marochkin1000101030
27DFTimur Dosmagambetov1000100020
28FWOusmane Camara1000001020
45DFAleksa Amanović3100100041
72FWStanislav Basmanov1000000010
81FWRamazan Karimov2000000020
Players away on loan:
Players who left Astana during the season:
17DFGiannis Masouras0010000010
23MFFabien Ourega1000000010
TOTALS202208070372

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Рахмет, Степан! . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 5 January 2024 . Russian . 4 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Рахмет, Дембо! . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 5 January 2024 . Russian . 4 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Рахмет, Аслан! . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 5 January 2024 . Russian . 4 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Рахмет, Жарко! . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 5 January 2024 . Russian . 4 January 2024.
  5. Web site: Рахмет, Сағи! . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 12 January 2024 . Kazakh . 11 January 2024.
  6. Web site: Рахмет, Вато! . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 12 January 2024 . Russian . 11 January 2024.
  7. Web site: Добро пожаловать, Барнс! . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 16 January 2024 . Russian . 16 January 2024.
  8. Web site: Рамазан Каримов возвращается! . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 18 January 2024 . Russian . 18 January 2024.
  9. Web site: Марат Быстров – "Астана" ойыншысы! . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 18 January 2024 . Russian . 18 January 2024.
  10. Web site: Рахмет, Камо! . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 18 January 2024 . Kazakh . 18 January 2024.
  11. Web site: Усман Камара – в "Астане"! . fcastana.kz/ . FC Astana . 21 January 2024 . Kazakh . 21 January 2024.
  12. Web site: Рахмет, Абат! . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 4 February 2024 . Kazakh . 2 February 2024.
  13. Web site: "Астанаға" қош келдіңіз, @kazukolovas! . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 7 February 2024 . Russian . 7 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Яннис Масурас – "Астананың" жаңа ойыншысы . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 11 February 2024 . Kazakh . 10 February 2024.
  15. Web site: Официально: Мухаммеджан Сейсен – новичок «Астаны» . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana . 18 February 2024 . Kazakh . 17 February 2024.
  16. Web site: Ресми: «Астана» биылғы маусымды Алматыда өткізеді . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 24 February 2024 . Kazakh . 24 February 2024.
  17. Web site: Карлитос «Астананың» жаңа ойыншысы . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 4 March 2024 . Kazakh . 2 March 2024.
  18. Web site: Владислав Прокопенко проведет сезон в «Женисе» . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 14 April 2024 . Kazakh . 6 April 2024.
  19. Web site: Ннамди Аханону - футболист «Астаны» . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 17 April 2024 . Kazakh . 6 April 2024.
  20. Web site: Карлитос покинул «Астану» . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 9 May 2024 . Kazakh . 6 May 2024.
  21. Web site: Масурас покинул «Астану» . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 17 June 2024 . Russian . 7 June 2024.
  22. Web site: Ресми: Карло Бартолец – «Астананың» жаңа ойыншысы . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 2 July 2024 . Kazakh . 27 June 2024.
  23. Web site: Бранимир Калайца – біздің жаңа футболшымыз . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 2 July 2024 . Kazakh . 28 June 2024.
  24. Web site: Ресми: Назми Грипши – «Астана» ойыншысы . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 2 July 2024 . Russian . 1 July 2024.
  25. Web site: Ресми: Чинеду Джеффри – «Астаналық» ойыншы . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 3 July 2024 . Russian . 3 July 2024.
  26. Web site: Рахмет, Талғат! . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 12 July 2024 . Kazakh . 11 July 2024.
  27. Web site: Официальное заявление ФК «Астана» по расторжению контракта с Урегой . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 12 August 2024 . Russian . 11 August 2024.
  28. Web site: Фабьен Урега «Астанадан» кетті . instagram.com/fca.astana . FC Astana Instagram . 13 August 2024 . Kazakh . 13 August 2024.
  29. Web site: Александр Заруцкий подписал контракт с Астаной . fcastana.kz/ . FC Astana . 21 February 2021 . Russian . 21 February 2021.
  30. Web site: Йосип Чондрич – новичок "Астаны" . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 26 January 2023 . Russian . 26 January 2023.
  31. Web site: Ресми: Ян Вороговский – "Астананың" ойыншысы . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 4 July 2023 . Kazakh . 4 July 2023.
  32. Web site: Ресми: Александр Марочкин – "Астана" ойыншысы . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 12 July 2023 . Kazakh . 11 July 2023.
  33. Web site: Тимур Досмагамбетов – официально в "Астане"! . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 11 July 2022 . Kazakh . 11 July 2022.
  34. Web site: Алекса Аманович – игрок Астаны . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 19 January 2023 . Russian . 17 January 2023.
  35. Web site: Макс Эбонг –футболист Астаны . fcastana.kz/ . FC Astana . 24 January 2020 . Russian . 24 January 2020 . 24 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200124234504/http://fcastana.kz/rus/news/9869 . dead .
  36. Web site: Исламбек Куат вернулся в Астану . fcastana.kz/ . FC Astana . 16 March 2021 . Russian . 16 March 2021.
  37. Web site: Исламбек Куат продлил контракт с Астаной . fcastana.kz/ . FC Astana . 22 December 2021 . Russian . 21 December 2021.
  38. Web site: Эльхан Астанов – официально игрок "Астаны" . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 15 March 2023 . Russian . 13 March 2023.
  39. Web site: Станислав Басманов и Владислав Прокопенко продлили контракт с Астану . fcastana.kz/ . FC Astana . 1 January 2022 . Russian . 30 December 2021.
  40. Web site: Ресми: "Астана" мен "Жальгирис" футбол клубтары француздық жартылай қорғаушы Фабьен Уреганың ауысуына қатысты келісімге келді. . facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 13 February 2023 . Kazakh . 13 February 2023.
  41. Web site: https://www.facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial/posts/pfbid0HZuGG4iXLEct6p5yMbRxmL1dG26nMtm1WxgXRw1MnnADPx5b3twYx5hCGPafjLfdl?__cft__[0=AZX3mlTnBZFKzoJIU9atS--wrOUr0cLqSWCgrBhHdofZpc4ooFcOTmt-ZIcFsLfrqhWZq8dKhO6JEJPRhno6cp_7Ltwizl9ManZ9kHEJaFySRPvR5H_eEvN2MbyVxEYwfqekskUUCgdSZgL6NojWDnz0bgLh8BgwEcn6UtRAadR4xn6fvp6-UmZgXyeL0kTIeFktXh2xtOWQ5801s03p8rKK&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R Душан Йованчич – "Астана" футбол клубының ойыншысы ]. facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial . FC Astana Facebook . 23 December 2022 . Kazakh . 16 December 2022.
  42. Web site: Михаил Габышев – игрок "Астаны" . fcastana.kz . FC Astana . 18 July 2022 . Kazakh . 15 July 2022.
  43. Web site: Елімайда жаңа ойыншы! . instagram.com/fc_elimai . FC Yelimay Instagram . 9 May 2024 . Kazakh . 4 April 2024.
  44. Web site: Ο Ντούσαν Γιόβαντσιτς στην Κηφισιά . kifisiafc.gr . A.E. Kifisia F.C. . 4 February 2024 . Greek . 3 February 2024.
  45. Web site: Аслан Дарабаев бізбен бірге! . instagram.com/fc_elimai/ . FC Elimai Instagram . 4 July 2024 . Kazakh . 4 July 2024.
  46. Web site: Жеңіс Совет . instagram.com/jenisfk.kz/?hl=en . Zhenis Instagram. 24 January 2024 . Kazakh . 24 January 2024.
  47. Web site: 青岛西海岸官方:球队签下外援前锋内尔森与后卫哈罗扬. dongqiudi. 4 February 2024. 4 February 2024. zh.
  48. Web site: Նոր տրանսֆեր: #WelcomeHovhannisyan . facebook.com/araratarmeniafc . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 21 January 2024 . Armenian . 20 January 2024.
  49. Web site: Kulübümüz, Abat Aymbetov ile 1.5 + 1 yıllık sözleşme imzalamıştır. . adanademirspor.org.tr . Adana Demirspor . 6 February 2024 . Turkish . 5 February 2024.
  50. Web site: Καρλίτος, καλώς ήρθες στον Ατρόμητο! . atromitosfc.gr . Atromitos F.C. . 21 June 2024 . Greek . 12 June 2024.
  51. Web site: Γιάννης Μασούρας Υπογραφές & Δηλώσεις . omonoiafc.com . AC Omonia . 17 June 2024 . Greek . 13 June 2024.