# 2017 FC Atyrau season

The 2017 FC Atyrau season is the 17th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan.

## Season events

Prior top the start of the season, Zoran Vulić replaced Stoycho Mladenov as manager.
Vulić resigned from his position on 11 April citing family reasons, with Sergei Pavlov being announced as his replacement on 13 April 2017. Atyrau's away game against Aktobe on 16 April, was postponed as Aktobe's pitch at their stadium was not ready after an extended period of winter weather. Sergei Pavlov resigned as manager on 21 September with the club in 11th position.

## Squad

    As of 11 July 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 |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Azamat Zhomartov |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Dauren Mazhitov |
| 3 | DF | GEO | Ucha Lobjanidze |
| 4 | MF | CRO | Jure Obšivač |
| 5 | DF | UKR | Rizvan Ablitarov |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Altynbek Saparov |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley |
| 8 | MF | UZB | Shavkat Salomov |
| 9 | FW | GEO | Vladimir Dvalishvili |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Marat Khairullin |
| 11 | MF | KAZ | Aleksei Marov |
| 12 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Esatov |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Aibar Nurybekov |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Kuanish Kalmuratov |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Almas Armenov |
| 18 | DF | KAZ | Alibek Sakenov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | SRB | Jovan Đokić |
| 20 | GK | KAZ | Andrey Pasechenko |
| 21 | MF | KAZ | Nauryzbek Zhagorov |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Novica Maksimović |
| 24 | DF | KAZ | Kuanish Eltezerov |
| 26 | GK | KAZ | Nurbolat Kalmenov |
| 27 | FW | KAZ | Bekzhan Abdrakhmanov |
| 28 | DF | KAZ | Zakhar Korobov |
| 32 | FW | KAZ | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov |
| 34 | GK | KAZ | Zhasur Narzikulov |
| 49 | MF | KAZ | Dauren Kayralliyev |
| 66 | DF | KAZ | Anton Chichulin |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Eldar Abdrakhmanov |
| 81 | FW | SRB | Predrag Sikimić |
| 82 | MF | KAZ | Eduard Sergienko |
| 95 | DF | KAZ | Zhaksylyk Halelov |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | GEO | Ucha Lobjanidze (from Dinamo Tbilisi) |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Vukašin Tomić (from Jagodina) |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley (from Taraz) |
| 8 | MF | UZB | Shavkat Salomov (from Buxoro) |
| 9 | FW | GEO | Vladimir Dvalishvili (from Dinamo Tbilisi) |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Marat Khairullin |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Aibar Nurybekov (from Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Kuanish Kalmuratov (from Kaisar) |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Almas Armenia (from Caspiy) |
| 19 | MF | SRB | Jovan Đokić (from Javor Ivanjica) |
| 20 | GK | KAZ | Andrey Pasechenko (from Zhetysu) |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Miras Tuliyev (from Okzhetpes) |
| 26 | GK | KAZ | Nurbolat Kalmenov (from Zhetysu) |
| 27 | MF | KAZ | Bekzhan Onzhan |
| 28 | DF | KAZ | Zakhar Korobov (from Akzhayik) |
| 49 | MF | KAZ | Dauren Kayralliev (from Caspiy) |
| 55 | FW | CRO | Ivan Rodić (from Metalist Kharkiv) |
| 66 | MF | KAZ | Anton Chichulin |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Eldar Abdrakhmanov (from Akzhayik) |
| 81 | MF | KAZ | Vitali Li (from Kairat) |
| 85 | DF | KAZ | Zhaksylyk Halel (from Altai Semey) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Aleksei Muldarov (to Kaisar) |
| 7 | MF | CMR | Guy Essame |
| 8 | DF | KAZ | Valentin Chureyev (to Kaisar) |
| 9 | MF | UKR | Volodymyr Arzhanov (to Kaisar) |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Pavel Shabalin (to Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 11 | MF | UKR | Vyacheslav Sharpar (to Vorskla Poltava) |
| 13 | FW | BLR | Alyaksandr Makas (to Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino) |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Ulan Konysbayev |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Valeri Korobkin (to Kaisar) |
| 21 | DF | MKD | Aleksandar Damčevski (to Mezőkövesd-Zsóry) |
| 26 | FW | POL | Przemysław Trytko (to Arka Gdynia) |
| 28 | DF | KAZ | Vladislav Kuzmin |
| 29 | DF | KAZ | Berik Aitbayev (to Aktobe) |
| 30 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Curtean (to Gaz Metan Mediaș) |
| 33 | DF | CMR | Abdel Lamanje (to Kaisar) |
| 35 | GK | KAZ | Ramil Nurmukhametov (to Ordabasy) |
| 77 | FW | KAZ | Kasymkhan Nakpayev |
| 96 | FW | KAZ | Maxim Fedin (to Okzhetpes) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | UKR | Rizvan Ablitarov (from Chornomorets Odesa) |
| 18 | DF | KAZ | Alibek Sakenov |
| 24 | DF | KAZ | Kuanish Eltezerov (from Aktobe) |
| 32 | FW | KAZ | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov (from Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 81 | FW | SRB | Predrag Sikimić (from Red Star Belgrade) |
| 82 | MF | KAZ | Eduard Sergienko (from Akzhayik) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Vukašin Tomić |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Vitali Li (to Ordabasy) |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Miras Tuliyev (to Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 55 | FW | CRO | Ivan Rodić |

## 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Kaisar | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 42 | |
| 7 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 40 | |
| 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 |
* ↑ 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.

### Kazakhstan Cup
#### Final
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 5 November 2017

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Dauren Mazhitov | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GEO | Ucha Lobjanidze | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | CRO | Jure Obšivač | 32 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | UKR | Rizvan Ablitarov | 17 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Altynbek Saparov | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley | 31 | 0 | 7+19 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | UZB | Shavkat Salomov | 29 | 2 | 15+10 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GEO | Vladimir Dvalishvili | 35 | 4 | 26+5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Marat Khairullin | 35 | 3 | 29+2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KAZ | Aleksei Marov | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Esatov | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Aibar Nurybekov | 13 | 1 | 6+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Kuanish Kalmuratov | 21 | 0 | 11+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SRB | Jovan Đokić | 34 | 0 | 25+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | KAZ | Andrey Pasechenko | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | KAZ | Nauryzbek Zhagorov | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Novica Maksimović | 32 | 9 | 26+1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | KAZ | Bekzhan Abdrakhmanov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | KAZ | Zakhar Korobov | 16 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | KAZ | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov | 10 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | KAZ | Zhasur Narzikulov | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | KAZ | Dauren Kayralliyev | 18 | 1 | 6+9 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 66 | DF | KAZ | Anton Chichulin | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Eldar Abdrakhmanov | 31 | 3 | 24+3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | FW | SRB | Predrag Sikimić | 16 | 5 | 13+2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | MF | KAZ | Eduard Sergienko | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away from Atyrau on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Atyrau during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | SRB | Vukašin Tomić | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Vitali Li | 12 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | CRO | Ivan Rodić | 7 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 22 | Novica Maksimović | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 4 | Jure Obšivač | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 81 | Predrag Sikimić | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Vladimir Dvalishvili | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | 77 | Eldar Abdrakhmanov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Marat Khairullin | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 5 | Rizvan Ablitarov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Shavkat Salomov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 18 | Vitali Li | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 49 | Dauren Kayralliyev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 55 | Ivan Rodić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 13 | Aibar Nurybekov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 34 | 6 | 40 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Dauren Mazhitov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ucha Lobjanidze | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Jure Obšivač | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Rizvan Ablitarov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Altynbek Saparov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Alisher Suley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Shavkat Salomov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Vladimir Dvalishvili | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Marat Khairullin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Aleksei Marov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Ruslan Esatov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Aibar Nurybekov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Vitali Li | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Jovan Đokić | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | Andrey Pasechenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Novica Maksimović | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Zakhar Korobov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | Zhasur Narzikulov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | Dauren Kayralliyev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | Ivan Rodić | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Anton Chichulin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Eldar Abdrakhmanov | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 81 | FW | Predrag Sikimić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 65 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 77 | 1 |