# 2020 FC Kyzylzhar season

The 2020 FC Kyzylzhar season was Kyzylzhar's the first season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, following their relegation in 2018. Kyzylzhar will also take part in the Kazakhstan Cup.

## Season events

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. On 16 March the Football Federation of Kazakhstan suspended all football until 15 April.
On 30 May, the Professional Football League of Kazakhstan announced that Irtysh Pavlodar had withdrawn from the league due to financial issues, with all their matches being excluded from the league results.
On 26 July, it was announced that the league would resume on 1 July, with no fans being permitted to watch the games. 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.
On 9 September, Kyzylzhar announced the signings of Ruslan Koryan, Nikita Bezlikhotnov and Artem Baranovskyi.

## Squad

    As of match played 30 November 2020
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Anton Tsirin | GK | (1987-08-10)10 August 1987 (aged 33) | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2020 | 21 | 0 |
| 32 | Vadim Petrov | GK | (2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 20) | Academy | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Oleg Grubov | GK | (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 23) | Kairat Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Miroslav Lobantsev | GK | (1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 25) | Rotor Volgograd | 2020 | 19 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Artem Baranovskyi | DF | (1990-03-17)17 March 1990 (aged 30) | Buxoro | 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Alibek Kasym | DF | (1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 22) | loan from Kairat Academy | 2019 | | |
| 15 | Aleksandr Sokolenko | DF | (2000-12-25)25 December 2000 (aged 19) | Kairat | 2020 | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | Viktor Gunchenko | DF | (1994-08-25)25 August 1994 (aged 26) | Youth Team | 2013 | | |
| 23 | Berik Shaikhov | DF | (1994-02-20)20 February 1994 (aged 26) | Shakhter Karagandy | 2020 | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Vytautas Andriuškevičius | DF | (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 30) | Tobol | 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | Ildar Aitov | DF | (1990-03-02)2 March 1990 (aged 30) | Youth Team | 2009 | | |
| 66 | Igor Gubanov | DF | (1992-02-04)4 February 1992 (aged 28) | Slutsk | 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Nikita Bezlikhotnov | MF | (1990-08-19)19 August 1990 (aged 30) | Armavir | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Pablo Podio | MF | (1989-08-07)7 August 1989 (aged 31) | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | Maksym Drachenko | MF | (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 30) | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 2018 | | |
| 10 | Shota Grigalashvili | MF | (1986-06-21)21 June 1986 (aged 34) | Olmaliq | 2018 | | |
| 11 | Artem Cheredinov | MF | (1998-07-17)17 July 1998 (aged 22) | Youth team | 2019 | | |
| 12 | Moussa Koné | MF | (1990-02-12)12 February 1990 (aged 30) | BB Erzurumspor | 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Mihai Plătică | MF | (1990-03-15)15 March 1990 (aged 30) | Milsami Orhei | 2020 | 20 | 0 |
| 21 | Uroš Delić | MF | (1987-08-10)10 August 1987 (aged 33) | Gol Gohar Sirjan | 2020 | | |
| 44 | Nurlan Daurenbekov | MF | (1989-09-23)23 September 1989 (aged 31) | | 2020 | | |
| 77 | Sergei Skorykh | MF | (1984-05-25)25 May 1984 (aged 36) | Shakhter Karagandy | 2020 | 22 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Momodou Ceesay | FW | (1988-12-24)24 December 1988 (aged 31) | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2019 | 41 | 11 |
| 9 | Ivan Markelov | FW | (1988-04-17)17 April 1988 (aged 32) | Tambov | 2020 | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | Ruslan Koryan | FW | (1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 32) | Fakel Voronezh | 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Timur Muldinov | FW | (1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 27) | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2020 | | |
| 78 | Ihar Zyankovich | FW | (1987-09-17)17 September 1987 (aged 33) | Kaisar | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | Maksim Skorykh | FW | (2000-04-20)20 April 2000 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| Players away on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 2 | Terentiy Lutsevich | DF | (1991-04-19)19 April 1991 (aged 29) | Gomel | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bakdaulet Kozhabaev | DF | (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 28) | Ordabasy | 2018 | | |
| 4 | Gabriel Enache | MF | (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 30) | Astra Giurgiu | 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Tamaz Tsetskhladze | MF | (1996-12-08)8 December 1996 (aged 23) | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2020 | 3 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | BLR | Terentiy Lutsevich (from Gomel) |
| 4 | MF | ROU | Gabriel Enache (from Astra Giurgiu) |
| 5 | DF | GEO | Tamaz Tsetskhladze (from Torpedo Kutaisi) |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Ivan Markelov |
| 12 | MF | MLI | Moussa Koné |
| 15 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Sokolenko (from Kairat) |
| 16 | MF | MDA | Mihai Plătică (from Milsami Orhei) |
| 19 | FW | KAZ | Timur Muldinov (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 21 | MF | MNE | Uroš Delić (from Gol Gohar Sirjan) |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Berik Shaikhov (from Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 27 | DF | LTU | Vytautas Andriuškevičius (from Tobol) |
| 41 | GK | RUS | Miroslav Lobantsev (from Rotor Volgograd) |
| 66 | DF | RUS | Igor Gubanov (from Slutsk) |
| 77 | MF | KAZ | Sergei Skorykh (from Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 78 | FW | BLR | Ihar Zyankovich (from Kaisar) |
| — | GK | KAZ | Oleg Grubov (from Kairat Academy) |
| — | DF | KAZ | Erasyl Amanzhol (loan from Atyrau extended) |
| — | MF | KAZ | Vladimir Vomenko |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | KAZ | Timurbek Zakirov (to Shakhter Karagandy, previously on loan to Taraz) |
| — | GK | KAZ | Zhandar Zhangaliev (to Makhtaaral) |
| — | DF | KAZ | Aldan Baltaev |
| — | DF | KAZ | Adil Sergaliev |
| — | DF | KAZ | Karam Sultanov |
| — | DF | KAZ | Danil Tsoy |
| — | MF | KAZ | Piraliy Aliev |
| — | MF | KAZ | Aslan Dzhanuzakov |
| — | MF | KAZ | Elmar Nabiev |
| — | MF | KAZ | Erasyl Seitkanov |
| — | FW | KAZ | Pavel Kriventsev (to Shakhter Karagandy) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | UKR | Artem Baranovskyi (from Buxoro) |
| 4 | MF | RUS | Nikita Bezlikhotnov (from Armavir) |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Pablo Podio (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 14 | FW | ARM | Ruslan Koryan (from Fakel Voronezh) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | BLR | Terentiy Lutsevich (to Gomel) |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Bakdaulet Kozhabaev |
| 4 | MF | ROU | Gabriel Enache |
| 5 | DF | GEO | Tamaz Tsetskhladze (to Dila Gori) |

## Competitions
### 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: 30 November 2020. 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 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | P | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Kaisar | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Taraz | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 23 | |
| 9 | Kyzylzhar | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | Caspiy | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 17 | |
| 11 | Okzhetpes (R) | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 11 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |

### Kazakhstan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 30 November 2020

### 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 |
| 3 | DF | UKR | Artem Baranovskyi | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | RUS | Nikita Bezlikhotnov | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Pablo Podio | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | KAZ | Alibek Kasym | 13 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | UKR | Maksym Drachenko | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | GAM | Momodou Ceesay | 15 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Ivan Markelov | 18 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GEO | Shota Grigalashvili | 18 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KAZ | Artem Cheredinov | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | CIV | Moussa Koné | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ARM | Ruslan Koryan | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Sokolenko | 10 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | MDA | Mihai Plătică | 20 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | KAZ | Timur Muldinov | 19 | 3 | 7+12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | KAZ | Viktor Gunchenko | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | MNE | Uroš Delić | 19 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Berik Shaikhov | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | LTU | Vytautas Andriuškevičius | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | KAZ | Vadim Petrov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | KAZ | Ildar Aitov | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | RUS | Miroslav Lobantsev | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | RUS | Igor Gubanov | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | KAZ | Sergei Skorykh | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | FW | BLR | Ihar Zyankovich | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | KAZ | Maksim Skorykh | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Kyzylzhar on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Kyzylzhar during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ROU | Gabriel Enache | 6 | 2 | 3+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | GEO | Tamaz Tsetskhladze | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 19 | Timur Muldinov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Maksym Drachenko | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Shota Grigalashvili | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 4 | Gabriel Enache | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 15 | Aleksandr Sokolenko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 8 | Momodou Ceesay | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 99 | Maksim Skorykh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 6 | Alibek Kasym | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 16 | 0 | 16 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 41 | Miroslav Lobantsev | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | | | | TOTALS | 6 | 0 | 6 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| 6 | DF | Alibek Kasym | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Maksym Drachenko | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Momodou Ceesay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Ivan Markelov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Artem Cheredinov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Moussa Koné | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Aleksandr Sokolenko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mihai Plătică | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Timur Muldinov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Viktor Gunchenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Uroš Delić | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Berik Shaikhov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Ildar Aitov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | Miroslav Lobantsev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Igor Gubanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players who left Kyzylzhar during the season: ||||||||||
| | | TOTALS | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |