# 2018 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season

The 2018 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season is the 27th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Irtysh will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup and the Europa League.

## Season events

On 21 December 2017, Gerard Nus was appointed as the new manager of Irtysh Pavlodar on a two-year contract. On 28 April 2018 Nus was sacked as the club's manager, with Dmitry Kuznetsov being appointed as caretaker manager. On 13 June, Oirat Saduov was announced as Irtysh Pavlodar's new manager. On 10 July, Irtysh Pavlodar announced the return of Dimitar Dimitrov on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.

## Squad

    As of 6 August 2018.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Miloš Stamenković |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Kislitsyn |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Pavel Shabalin |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Piraliy Aliev |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Rodrigo António |
| 11 | MF | KAZ | Vladimir Vomenko |
| 12 | GK | KAZ | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov |
| 13 | GK | KAZ | Nikita Kalmykov |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Adri (loan from Albacete) |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Ilya Kalinin |
| 18 | DF | KAZ | Valery Lenkov |
| 20 | FW | KAZ | Arman Smailov |
| 22 | MF | KAZ | Kirill Shestakov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | KAZ | Dmitry Shmidt |
| 25 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Yesimov |
| 30 | GK | KAZ | Serikbol Kapanov |
| 37 | DF | KAZ | Rafkat Aslan |
| 40 | MF | POR | Carlos Fonseca |
| 47 | MF | POR | Hugo Seco |
| 50 | FW | NGA | John Chibuike |
| 57 | MF | KAZ | Artem Popov |
| 59 | MF | ROU | Doru Popadiuc |
| 60 | FW | GNB | Abel Camará |
| 80 | MF | KAZ | Arman Kenesov |
| 91 | MF | KAZ | Madiyar Ramazanov |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 24 January 2018 | DF | Maksat Amirkhanov | Taraz | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2018 | DF | Dmitry Shmidt | Akzhayik | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2018 | MF | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiev | Aktobe | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2018 | DF | Adrian Avrămia | Dynamo Brest | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2018 | MF | Doru Popadiuc | Voluntari | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2018 | FW | Gbolahan Salami | KuPS | Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2018 | DF | Adri | Albacete | Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2018 | MF | Kirill Shestakov | Aktobe | Undisclosed |
| 2 February 2018 | MF | Syarhey Kislyak | Gaziantepspor | Undisclosed |
| 7 February 2018 | DF | Midat Galbaev | Zimbru Chișinău | Undisclosed |
| 8 February 2018 | DF | Berik Aitbayev | Aktobe | Undisclosed |
| 9 March 2018 | FW | Eddie Hernández | Motagua | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2018 | GK | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov | Zhetysu | Undisclosed |
| | GK | Almat Bekbaev | Ordabasy | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2018 | DF | Rafkat Aslan | Atyrau | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2018 | MF | Piraliy Aliev | Atyrau | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2018 | MF | Hugo Seco | Feirense | Undisclosed |
| 24 July 2018 | MF | Rodrigo António | | Free |
| | FW | John Chibuike | Samsunspor | Undisclosed |
| | FW | Abel Camará | Cremonese | Undisclosed |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 13 June 2018 | FW | Eddie Hernández | Zob Ahan | 28 June 2018 |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Almat Bekbaev | Zhetysu | 1 July 2018 |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | Berik Aitbayev | Taraz | |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | Midat Galbaev | Kyzylzhar | |
| 4 July 2018 | DF | Maksat Amirkhanov | Taraz | |
| 20 July 2018 | MF | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiev | Okzhetpes | 20 July 2018 |
| 24 July 2018 | MF | Syarhey Kislyak | Dynamo Brest | |
| 26 July 2018 | DF | Adrian Avrămia | | |
| 9 August 2018 | FW | Gbolahan Salami | Denizlispor | 31 August 2018 |
| 31 December 2018 | GK | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov | Okzhetpes | |
| 31 December 2018 | GK | Serikbol Kapanov | | |
| 31 December 2018 | DF | Aleksandr Kislitsyn | Okzhetpes | |
| 31 December 2018 | DF | Valery Lenkov | | |
| 31 December 2018 | DF | Miloš Stamenković | Union Saint-Gilloise | 16 February 2019 |
| 31 December 2018 | MF | Piraliy Aliev | | |
| 31 December 2018 | MF | Ilya Kalinin | Okzhetpes | |
| 31 December 2018 | MF | Madiyar Ramazanov | | |
| 31 December 2018 | MF | Kirill Shestakov | | |
| 31 December 2018 | MF | Vladimir Vomenko | Atyrau | |
| 31 December 2018 | MF | Rodrigo António | | |
| 31 December 2018 | MF | Doru Popadiuc | Voluntari | |
| 31 December 2018 | FW | John Chibuike | Falkenberg | |
| 31 December 2018 | FW | Abel Camará | Elazığspor | |

### Trial

| Date From | Date To | Position | Nationality | Name | Last Club |
| 15 January 2018 | | FW | | Sergio Unrein | Zulia |

## 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: 11 November 2018. 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 | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 36 | |
| 9 | Atyrau | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 36 | |
| 10 | Irtysh Pavlodar (O) | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Kyzylzhar (R) | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 35 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
| 12 | Akzhayik (R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 30 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |

#### Relegation play-off
### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 20 November 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Playoff | Playoff | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Miloš Stamenković | 31 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Kislitsyn | 38 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Pavel Shabalin | 22 | 6 | 14+6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Rodrigo António | 15 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KAZ | Vladimir Vomenko | 23 | 1 | 8+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | KAZ | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | KAZ | Nikita Kalmykov | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Adri | 35 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Ilya Kalinin | 37 | 2 | 20+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | KAZ | Arman Smailov | 19 | 1 | 1+12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | KAZ | Kirill Shestakov | 24 | 1 | 9+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KAZ | Dmitry Shmidt | 35 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Yesimov | 39 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | KAZ | Serikbol Kapanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | KAZ | Rafkat Aslan | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | POR | Carlos Fonseca | 31 | 4 | 25+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | KAZ | Sansyzbay Zhanturmysov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | POR | Hugo Seco | 12 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | NGA | John Chibuike | 13 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | KAZ | Artem Popov | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | ROU | Doru Popadiuc | 31 | 5 | 18+7 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | FW | GNB | Abel Camará | 13 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | KAZ | Arman Kenesov | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | KAZ | Madiyar Ramazanov | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Irtysh Pavlodar on loan: ||||||||||||||
| Players who left Irtysh Pavlodar during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Almat Bekbaev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiev | 10 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | HON | Eddie Hernández | 10 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Berik Aitbayev | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BLR | Syarhey Kislyak | 19 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KAZ | Maksat Amirkhanov | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | NGA | Gbolahan Salami | 21 | 5 | 15+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | DF | ROU | Adrian Avrămia | 13 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | KAZ | Midat Galbayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Playoff | Kazakhstan Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Pavel Shabalin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 59 | Doru Popadiuc | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 39 | Gbolahan Salami | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | MF | 40 | Carlos Fonseca | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Miloš Stamenković | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | | | Own goal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Rodrigo António | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 17 | Ilya Kalinin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 9 | Eddie Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 47 | Hugo Seco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 60 | Abel Camará | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 22 | Kirill Shestakov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 20 | Arman Smailov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 91 | Madiyar Ramazanov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 11 | Vladimir Vomenko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 39 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Playoff | Playoff | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 4 | DF | Miloš Stamenković | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Aleksandr Kislitsyn | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Pavel Shabalin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Rodrigo António | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Vladimir Vomenko | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Nikita Kalmykov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Adri | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Ilya Kalinin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Arman Smailov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Kirill Shestakov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Dmitry Shmidt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Ruslan Yesimov | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 37 | DF | Rafkat Aslan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | MF | Carlos Fonseca | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | Hugo Seco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | John Chibuike | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | Artem Popov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | Doru Popadiuc | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 | FW | Abel Camará | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | Madiyar Ramazanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Irtysh Pavlodar during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Almat Bekbaev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Syarhey Kislyak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Gbolahan Salami | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | DF | Adrian Avrămia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 4 |