# 2023 FC Tobol season

The 2023 FC Tobol season was the 25th successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Tobol finished the season in eighth place and won the Kazakhstan Cup, qualifying for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. Tobol also participated in the UEFA Europa Conference League were they reached the Playoff Round before being eliminated by Viktoria Plzeň.

## Season events

On 4 July, Tobol announced the signing of Momčilo Mrkaić from Borac Banja Luka.
On 25 July, Tobol announced the signing of Yevhen Shakhov from Zorya Luhansk, and the loan signing of Igor Ivanović from Astana.
On 23 August, Tobol announced the return of Ruslan Valiullin to the team following his doping ban.

## Squad

    As of match played 4 November 2023
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 12 | Sultan Busurmanov | GK | (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 27) | Academy | 2015 | | 32 | 0 |
| 23 | Ivan Konovalov | GK | (1994-08-18)18 August 1994 (aged 29) | Livingston | 2023 | | 28 | 0 |
| 28 | Yuri Melikhov | GK | (2003-09-01)1 September 2003 (aged 20) | Academy | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Roman Asrankulov | DF | (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 24) | Academy | 2018 | | 60 | 4 |
| 4 | Ivan Rogač | DF | (1992-06-18)18 June 1992 (aged 31) | Akron Tolyatti | 2023 | | 27 | 2 |
| 5 | Daniyar Semchenkov | DF | (1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 26) | Academy | 2019 | | 25 | 0 |
| 15 | Albert Gabarayev | DF | (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 26) | Rodina Moscow | 2023 | | 36 | 0 |
| 17 | Timur Zhakupov | DF | (1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 28) | Zhetysu | 2023 | | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | Bagdat Kairov | DF | (1993-04-27)27 April 1993 (aged 30) | Ordabasy | 2021 | | 74 | 2 |
| 30 | Bojan Mlađović | DF | (1995-10-16)16 October 1995 (aged 28) | Mladost Novi Sad | 2023 | | 31 | 3 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Jovan Ilic | MF | (2000-01-30)30 January 2000 (aged 23) | Novi Sad 1921 | 2023 | | 38 | 2 |
| 7 | Zhaslan Zhumashev | MF | (2001-09-27)27 September 2001 (aged 22) | Academy | 2020 | | 53 | 5 |
| 10 | Serikzhan Muzhikov | MF | (1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 34) | Astana | 2020 | | 101 | 12 |
| 11 | Islam Chesnokov | MF | (1999-11-21)21 November 1999 (aged 23) | Belshina Bobruisk | 2023 | | 34 | 8 |
| 13 | Pavel Zabelin | MF | (1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 28) | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2023 | | 19 | 1 |
| 14 | Samat Zharynbetov | MF | (1994-01-04)4 January 1994 (aged 29) | Ekibastuz | 2017 | | 161 | 4 |
| 18 | Pavel Kireyenko | MF | (1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 29) | Caspiy | 2023 | | 29 | 0 |
| 21 | Miljan Vukadinović | MF | (1992-12-27)27 December 1992 (aged 30) | Vojvodina | 2022 | | 47 | 5 |
| 39 | Bekzat Ermekbaev | MF | (2001-12-06)6 December 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2023 | | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Vyacheslav Kulpeisov | MF | (2001-12-24)24 December 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2021 | | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Beybit Galym | MF | (2004-10-25)25 October 2004 (aged 19) | Academy | 2022 | | 22 | 1 |
| 70 | Igor Ivanović | MF | (1997-07-28)28 July 1997 (aged 26) | on loan from Astana | 2023 | 2023 | 14 | 3 |
| 90 | Yevhen Shakhov | MF | (1990-11-30)30 November 1990 (aged 32) | Zorya Luhansk | 2023 | | 14 | 1 |
| 97 | Ruslan Valiullin | MF | (1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 29) | Unattached | 2023 | | 80 | 5 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Serges Déblé | FW | (1989-10-01)1 October 1989 (aged 34) | Pyunik | 2023 | | 53 | 14 |
| 19 | Momčilo Mrkaić | FW | (1990-09-21)21 September 1990 (aged 33) | Borac Banja Luka | 2023 | | 16 | 4 |
| Players away on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 20 | Ramazan Orazov | MF | (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 25) | Aksu | 2023 | | 24 | 3 |
| 22 | Aleksandr Marochkin | DF | (1990-02-14)14 February 1990 (aged 33) | Kaisar | 2020 | | 79 | 1 |
| 77 | Igor Sergeev | FW | (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 30) | Aktobe | 2021 | | 66 | 27 |
| 88 | Timur Akmurzin | GK | (1997-12-07)7 December 1997 (aged 25) | Spartak Moscow | 2022 | | 14 | 0 |
| 99 | Asmir Suljić | MF | (1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (aged 32) | Sarajevo | 2023 | | 20 | 1 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 4 July 2023 | FW | Momčilo Mrkaić | Borac Banja Luka | Undisclosed |
| 11 July 2023 | MF | Pavel Zabelin | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2023 | MF | Yevhen Shakhov | Zorya Luhansk | Undisclosed |
| 23 August 2023 | MF | Ruslan Valiullin | Unattached | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 25 July 2023 | MF | | Igor Ivanović | Astana | End of season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 28 August 2023 | MF | | Ramazan Orazov | Koper | Undisclosed | |
| 6 September 2023 | MF | | Asmir Suljić | Velež Mostar | Undisclosed | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 8 June 2023 | FW | Igor Sergeev | BG Pathum United | 13 June 2023 |
| 11 July 2023 | DF | Aleksandr Marochkin | Astana | 11 July 2023 |
| 24 July 2023 | GK | Timur Akmurzin | Veles Moscow | |
| 21 December 2023 | DF | Bagdat Kairov | Aktobe | 11 January 2024 |
| 22 December 2023 | FW | Serges Déblé | Pyunik | 11 January 2024 |
| 31 December 2023 | DF | Ivan Rogač | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 3 January 2024 |
| 31 December 2023 | MF | Jovan Ilić | Novi Sad | |
| 31 December 2023 | MF | Vyacheslav Kulpeisov | | |
| 31 December 2023 | MF | Samat Zharynbetov | Ordabasy | 16 January 2024 |
| 31 December 2023 | MF | Miljan Vukadinović | Mladost Novi Sad | 4 January 2024 |
| 31 December 2023 | FW | Momčilo Mrkaić | Sloga Meridian | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 4 March 2023 | 29 October 2023 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 034.62 |
| Kazakhstan Cup | 19 April 2023 | 4 November 2023 | Last 16 | Winners | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 071.43 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 13 July 2023 | 31 August 2023 | First Qualifying Round | Playoff Round | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 037.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 041.46 |
Last updated: 4 November 2023 Source: 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: 29 October 2023. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | W |
| Position | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Kaisar | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 36 | |
| 7 | Atyrau | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Tobol | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 34 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 9 | Maktaaral (R, D) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 29 | Expelled from league |
| 10 | Shakhter Karagandy | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 29 | |
* ↑ Tobol qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2023 Kazakhstan Cup.
* ↑ Maktaaral were expelled from the league due to failing licensing process.

### UEFA Europa Conference League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 4 November 2023

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Roman Asrankulov | 24 | 1 | 10+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Ivan Rogač | 27 | 2 | 14+2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Daniyar Semchenkov | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | BIH | Jovan Ilić | 38 | 2 | 18+6 | 2 | 5+1 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Zhaslan Zhumashev | 30 | 3 | 4+16 | 2 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | CIV | Serges Déblé | 37 | 10 | 9+15 | 7 | 3+2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Serikzhan Muzhikov | 37 | 2 | 19+5 | 2 | 4+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KAZ | Islam Chesnokov | 34 | 8 | 18+4 | 5 | 2+4 | 2 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | KAZ | Sultan Busurmanov | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | BLR | Pavel Zabelin | 19 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Samat Zharynbetov | 34 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Albert Gabarayev | 36 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | KAZ | Timur Zhakupov | 11 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Pavel Kireyenko | 29 | 0 | 7+11 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | BIH | Momčilo Mrkaić | 16 | 4 | 9+2 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SRB | Miljan Vukadinović | 33 | 4 | 14+5 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 23 | GK | RUS | Ivan Konovalov | 28 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KAZ | Bagdat Kairov | 29 | 2 | 13+4 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | SRB | Bojan Mlađović | 31 | 3 | 17+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 39 | MF | KAZ | Bekzat Ermekbaev | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | KAZ | Beybit Galym | 20 | 1 | 6+9 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 70 | MF | SRB | Igor Ivanović | 14 | 3 | 6+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 90 | MF | UKR | Yevhen Shakhov | 14 | 1 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 97 | MF | KAZ | Ruslan Valiullin | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Tobol on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Tobol during the season: ||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | KAZ | Ramazan Orazov | 24 | 1 | 4+8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Marochkin | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | UZB | Igor Sergeev | 15 | 5 | 9+3 | 4 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | BIH | Asmir Suljić | 20 | 1 | 3+11 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 8 | Serges Déblé | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Islam Chesnokov | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 77 | Igor Sergeev | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 21 | Miljan Vukadinović | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Zhaslan Zhumashev | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 20 | Ramazan Orazov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Serikzhan Muzhikov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 70 | Igor Ivanović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Ivan Rogač | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 6 | Jovan Ilić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 19 | Momčilo Mrkaić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 13 | Pavel Zabelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 99 | Asmir Suljić | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 3 | Roman Asrankulov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 29 | 8 | 8 | 45 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 23 | Ivan Konovalov | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | GK | 12 | Sultan Busurmanov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| | | | TOTALS | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | UEFA Europa Conference League | UEFA Europa Conference League | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Roman Asrankulov | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ivan Rogač | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Daniyar Semchenkov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jovan Ilić | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Zhaslan Zhumashev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Serges Déblé | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Serikzhan Muzhikov | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Islam Chesnokov | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Sultan Busurmanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Pavel Zabelin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Samat Zharynbetov | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Albert Gabarayev | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Timur Zhakupov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Pavel Kireyenko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Momčilo Mrkaić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Miljan Vukadinović | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Ivan Konovalov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Bagdat Kairov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Bojan Mlađović | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | Beybit Galym | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Igor Ivanović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | Yevhen Shakhov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Tobol during the season: ||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | Ramazan Orazov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Aleksandr Marochkin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Asmir Suljić | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 64 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 117 | 2 |