# 2017 FC Akzhayik season

The 2016 FC Akzhayik season is the club's 9th season in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, and their second since 2010.They will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup.

## Squad

    As of 19 August 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | MF | KAZ | Ivan Antipov |
| 6 | MF | MNE | Jovan Nikolić |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Mirada Zharylgasov |
| 9 | FW | MNE | Marko Đurović |
| 10 | MF | COL | Jhoan Arenas |
| 12 | MF | KAZ | Konstantin Zarechny |
| 13 | DF | KAZ | Miram Sapanov |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Alibek Ayaganov |
| 15 | DF | KAZ | Dmitri Schmidt |
| 16 | MF | PAR | Freddy Coronel |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Shyngys Saparbekuly |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Georgi Makayev |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Azat Ersalimov |
| 20 | DF | NGA | Michael Odibe |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | KAZ | Alexander Udalov |
| 26 | DF | KAZ | Erkin Tapalov |
| 27 | DF | KAZ | Andrey Shabaev |
| 28 | MF | KAZ | Yuriy Pertsukh |
| 30 | MF | CRO | Denis Glavina |
| 32 | GK | KAZ | Denis Tolebaev |
| 33 | GK | KAZ | Vyacheslav Kotlyar |
| 47 | | KAZ | Altynbek Imanbekov |
| 54 | FW | UKR | Kostyantyn Dudchenko |
| 55 | MF | SRB | Predrag Govedarica |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Abylkhair Zulfikar |
| 83 | | KAZ | Girikhan Shadiev |
| — | FW | KAZ | Altynbek Daulethanov |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | MNE | Jovan Nikolić (from Sutjeska Nikšić) |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Samit Chulagov (from Bayterek) |
| 10 | MF | COL | Jhoan Arenas (from Zamora) |
| 12 | MF | KAZ | Konstantin Zarechny (from Altai Semey) |
| 15 | DF | KAZ | Dmitri Schmidt (from Altai Semey) |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Azat Ersalimov (from Altai Semey) |
| 22 | GK | KAZ | Alexander Udalov |
| 25 | FW | NGA | Izu Azuka |
| 27 | DF | KAZ | Andrey Shabaev (from Zhetysu) |
| 28 | MF | KAZ | Yuriy Pertsukh (from Kyzylzhar) |
| 33 | GK | KAZ | Vyacheslav Kotlyar (from Altai Semey) |
| — | MF | KAZ | Georgi Makayev (from Kyzylzhar) |
| — | MF | KAZ | Mirada Zharylgasov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Nurbolat Kalmenov |
| 6 | DF | BIH | Saša Kolunija (to DSK Shivajians) |
| 8 | FW | KAZ | Aleksey Maltsev |
| 11 | MF | KAZ | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiev (to Aktobe) |
| 12 | FW | SRB | Miroslav Lečić (to Jagodina) |
| 15 | MF | KAZ | Yevgeniy Levin (loan return to Tobol) |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Sergey Shevtsov |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Ruslan Khairov |
| 22 | MF | KAZ | Nikolay Zabrodin |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Zakhar Korobov |
| 24 | FW | KAZ | Kuanysh Begalin (loan return to Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 28 | FW | KAZ | Sergey Gridin |
| 32 | GK | SRB | Srđan Ostojić (to Zemun) |
| 44 | MF | KAZ | Marat Shakhmetov (to Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Eldar Abdrakhmanov |
| 83 | DF | SRB | Danilo Nikolić (to OFK Beograd) |
| 87 | GK | KAZ | Roman Bagautdinov |
| 88 | MF | KAZ | Anton Shurygin |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | MNE | Marko Đurović (from Lovćen) |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Alibek Ayaganov (from Okzhetpes) |
| 30 | MF | CRO | Denis Glavina (from Tobol) |
| 47 | | KAZ | Altynbek Imanbekov |
| 83 | | KAZ | Girikhan Shadiev |
| — | FW | KAZ | Altynbek Daulethanov |
| — | FW | SRB | Miroslav Lečić (from Jagodina) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Ruslan Valiullin (to Aktobe) |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Samit Chulagov (loan to Makhtaaral) |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Matías Rubio |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Omarov (to Kaisar) |
| 25 | FW | NGA | Izu Azuka |
| 34 | MF | KAZ | Eduard Sergienko (to Atyrau) |
| — | FW | SRB | Miroslav Lečić |

## Competitions
### Kazakhstan Premier League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 November 2017. Source: See Results

#### 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | L |
| Position | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Atyrau | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 35 | |
| 9 | Aktobe | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 33 | |
| 10 | Akzhayik (O) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 30 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Taraz (R) | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 26 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
| 12 | Okzhetpes (R) | 33 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 24 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
* ↑ Atyrau started the season with –9 points as a punishment for unpaid debts to former manager Zoran Filipović. On 24 April 2017, Atyrau had six points returned to after they cleared their debt to Filipović, with three points retained due to debts to Jonathas.
* ↑ Taraz had six points deducted as a punishment for unpaid debts to former player Obiora Odita.

#### Relegation play-off
### Kazakhstan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 5 November 2017

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Playoff | Playoff | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 5 | MF | KAZ | Ivan Antipov | 15 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MNE | Jovan Nikolić | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MNE | Marko Đurović | 8 | 2 | 7+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | COL | Jhoan Arenas | 26 | 1 | 12+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | KAZ | Konstantin Zarechny | 22 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KAZ | Miram Sapanov | 27 | 2 | 24+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Alibek Ayaganov | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | KAZ | Dmitri Schmidt | 29 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | PAR | Freddy Coronel | 21 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Shyngys Saparbekuly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Georgi Makayev | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Azat Ersalimov | 32 | 2 | 25+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | NGA | Michael Odibe | 33 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | KAZ | Erkin Tapalov | 24 | 0 | 0+22 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KAZ | Andrey Shabaev | 28 | 0 | 16+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | KAZ | Yuriy Pertsukh | 26 | 2 | 20+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | CRO | Denis Glavina | 14 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | KAZ | Denis Tolebaev | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | KAZ | Vyacheslav Kotlyar | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | FW | UKR | Kostyantyn Dudchenko | 19 | 4 | 16+2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | SRB | Predrag Govedarica | 27 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Abylkhair Zulfikarov | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from Akzhayik on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Akzhayik during the season: ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Ruslan Valiullin | 13 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Samit Chulagov | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Matías Rubio | 10 | 2 | 5+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Omarov | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | NGA | Izu Azuka | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | KAZ | Eduard Sergienko | 9 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Playoff | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 25 | Izu Azuka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 54 | Kostyantyn Dudchenko | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Matías Rubio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | 13 | Miram Sapanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | Ruslan Valiullin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 55 | Predrag Govedarica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Marko Đurović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 28 | Yuriy Pertsukh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 19 | Azat Ersalimov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 30 | Denis Glavina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 16 | Freddy Coronel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 10 | Jhoan Arenas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 34 | Eduard Sergienko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 5 | Ivan Antipov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 15 | Dmitri Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 20 | Michael Odibe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 27 | 2 | 0 | 29 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Playoff | Playoff | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| 5 | MF | Ivan Antipov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jovan Nikolić | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Ruslan Valiullin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Samit Chulagov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Marko Đurović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Jhoan Arenas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Matías Rubio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Konstantin Zarechny | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Miram Sapanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Bauyrzhan Omarov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Dmitri Schmidt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Freddy Coronel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Azat Ersalimov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Michael Odibe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Izu Azuka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Andrey Shabaev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Yuriy Pertsukh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Denis Glavina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Denis Tolebaev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | FW | Kostyantyn Dudchenko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | Predrag Govedarica | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 69 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 2 |