# 2020 FC Caspiy season

The 2020 FC Caspiy season was Caspiy's first season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since 2001. Caspiy 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 26 June, 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 23 July, Sultan Sagnayev and Ramazan Karimov had their season-long loan deals ended prematurely and they returned to Astana.

## Squad

    As of match played 30 November 2020
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Nurlybek Ayazbaev | GK | (1991-01-24)24 January 1991 (aged 29) | Zhetysu | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Olzhas Mukhanov | GK | (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 23) | Bayterek | 2018 | | |
| 51 | Denis Kavlinov | GK | (1995-01-10)10 January 1995 (aged 25) | Gomel | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Marko Milošević | GK | (1991-02-07)7 February 1991 (aged 29) | Napredak Kruševac | 2020 | 19 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Timur Redzhepov | DF | (2002-07-06)6 July 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rafkat Aslan | MF | (1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 26) | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2020 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Erlan Kadyrbaev | DF | (1991-10-05)5 October 1991 (aged 29) | Youth Team | 2013 | | |
| 5 | Mikhail Gabyshev | DF | (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 30) | Atyrau | 2020 | | |
| 6 | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiev | DF | (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 29) | Taraz | 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Ruslan Zhanysbaev | DF | (1995-11-04)4 November 1995 (aged 25) | Atyrau | 2020 | | |
| 33 | Ilya Vorotnikov | DF | (1986-02-01)1 February 1986 (aged 34) | Taraz | 2019 | | |
| 55 | Layonel Adams | DF | (1994-08-09)9 August 1994 (aged 26) | Isloch Minsk Raion | 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Bekzat Kabylan | MF | (1996-03-03)3 March 1996 (aged 24) | Youth Team | 2016 | | |
| 8 | Stefan Bukorac | MF | (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (aged 29) | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2020 | 18 | 1 |
| 11 | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | MF | (1993-09-12)12 September 1993 (aged 27) | Shakhter Karagandy | 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Kuandyk Nursultanov | MF | (1999-04-24)24 April 1999 (aged 21) | Academy | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ruslan Sakhalbaev | MF | (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 (aged 36) | Okzhetpes | 2019 | | |
| 14 | Maksym Marusych | MF | (1993-07-17)17 July 1993 (aged 27) | Jelgava | 2020 | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | Kirill Shestakov | MF | (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 35) | | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Maksat Taykenov | MF | (1997-08-14)14 August 1997 (aged 23) | Bayterek | 2017 | | |
| 22 | Marat Shakhmetov | MF | (1989-02-06)6 February 1989 (aged 31) | loan from Shakhter Karagandy | 2020 | 16 | 1 |
| 23 | Amandyk Nabikhanov | MF | (1997-11-09)9 November 1997 (aged 23) | Youth Team | 2017 | | |
| 30 | Billal Sebaihi | MF | (1992-05-31)31 May 1992 (aged 28) | Boluspor | 2020 | 18 | 4 |
| 37 | Vladislav Sirotov | MF | (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 29) | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 47 | Arman Nusip | MF | (1994-01-22)22 January 1994 (aged 26) | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2020 | 16 | 1 |
| | Bagdaulet Konlimkos | MF | (2002-12-05)5 December 2002 (aged 17) | Academy | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | Almas Armenov | FW | (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 28) | Okzhetpes | 2019 | | |
| 97 | Branko Čubrilo | FW | (1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 32) | | 2020 | | |
| Players away on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 3 | Bojan Kovačević | DF | (1996-04-28)28 April 1996 (aged 24) | loan from Proleter Novi Sad | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Aydos Tattybaev | FW | (1990-04-26)26 April 1990 (aged 30) | Taraz | 2019 | | |
| 11 | Aleksandar Stanisavljević | MF | (1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 31) | Voždovac | 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Taras Bondarenko | DF | (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 28) | Radnički Niš | 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Erkin Tapalov | MF | (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 27) | Zhetysu | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Serge Nyuiadzi | FW | (1991-09-17)17 September 1991 (aged 29) | Taraz | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Sultan Sagnayev | MF | (2000-01-14)14 January 2000 (aged 20) | loan from Astana | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Ramazan Karimov | FW | (1999-07-05)5 July 1999 (aged 21) | loan from Astana | 2020 | 2 | 0 |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Nurlybek Ayazbaev (from Zhetysu) |
| 3 | DF | SRB | Bojan Kovačević (loan from Proleter Novi Sad) |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Mikhail Gabyshev (from Atyrau) |
| 6 | DF | KAZ | Rakhymzhan Rozybakiev (from Taraz) |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Stefan Bukorac (from Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino) |
| 11 | MF | SRB | Aleksandar Stanisavljević (from Voždovac) |
| 14 | MF | UKR | Taras Bondarenko (from Radnički Niš) |
| 22 | MF | KAZ | Marat Shakhmetov (on loan from Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 26 | MF | KAZ | Erkin Tapalov (from Zhetysu) |
| 37 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Sirotov (from Tekstilshchik Ivanovo) |
| 44 | MF | TOG | Serge Nyuiadzi (from Taraz) |
| 51 | GK | RUS | Denis Kavlinov (from Gomel) |
| 55 | DF | RUS | Layonel Adams (from Isloch Minsk Raion) |
| 70 | MF | KAZ | Sultan Sagnayev (on loan from Astana) |
| 81 | FW | KAZ | Ramazan Karimov (on loan from Astana) |
| 91 | GK | SRB | Marko Milošević (from Napredak Kruševac) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | KAZ | Danil Podymksy (loan return to Astana) |
| — | DF | BIH | Saša Kolunija |
| — | DF | KAZ | Talgat Kusyapov (loan return to Astana) |
| — | MF | KAZ | Kazbek Geteriev (to Kyzyltash Bakhchisaray) |
| — | MF | KAZ | Ruslan Sakhalbaev |
| — | FW | CRO | Branko Čubrilo |
| — | FW | KAZ | Kuanysh Begalin (to Ekibastuz) |
| — | FW | KAZ | Zhandos Soltan (to Altai Semey) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Rafkat Aslan (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 11 | MF | KAZ | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev (from Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 14 | MF | UKR | Maksym Marusych |
| 47 | MF | KAZ | Arman Nusip (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 97 | FW | CRO | Branko Čubrilo |
| — | MF | KAZ | Kirill Shestakov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | SRB | Bojan Kovačević (loan return to Proleter Novi Sad) |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Aydos Tattybaev (to Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 11 | MF | SRB | Aleksandar Stanisavljević (to Kaisar) |
| 14 | DF | UKR | Taras Bondarenko (to Okzhetpes) |
| 20 | DF | KAZ | Karam Sultanov (to Sumgayit) |
| 26 | MF | KAZ | Erkin Tapalov (to Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 44 | FW | TOG | Serge Nyuiadzi (to Taraz) |
| 70 | MF | KAZ | Sultan Sagnayev (loan return to Astana) |
| 81 | FW | KAZ | Ramazan Karimov (loan return to Astana) |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 31 December 2021 | GK | Denis Kavlinov | Zhetysu | 29 January 2021 |
| 31 December 2021 | DF | Rafkat Aslan | Zhetysu | |
| 31 December 2021 | DF | Mikhail Gabyshev | Shakhter Karagandy | 28 January 2021 |
| 31 December 2021 | DF | Erlan Kadyrbaev | | |
| 31 December 2021 | DF | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiev | | |
| 31 December 2021 | DF | Layonel Adams | Turan | 16 February 2021 |
| 31 December 2021 | MF | Billal Sebaihi | Hermannstadt | 15 February 2021 |
| 31 December 2021 | MF | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | Aktobe | |
| 31 December 2021 | MF | Kirill Shestakov | | |
| 31 December 2021 | MF | Vladislav Sirotov | | |
| 31 December 2021 | MF | Maksym Marusych | Noah Jūrmala | |
| 31 December 2021 | FW | Branko Čubrilo | Kaštel Gomilica | |

## 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 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | - | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | - | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | - | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | - | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | - | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | - | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 12 | Irtysh Pavlodar (R, D, R, D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn, relegated 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 |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Nurlybek Ayazbaev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Timur Redzhepov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Rafkat Aslan | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Erlan Kadyrbaev | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Mikhail Gabyshev | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | KAZ | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiev | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Bekzat Kabylan | 8 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Stefan Bukorac | 18 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Almas Armenov | 10 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KAZ | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | KAZ | Kuandyk Nursultanov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Ruslan Sakhalbaev | 16 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | UKR | Maksym Marusych | 10 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Zhanysbaev | 12 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Kirill Shestakov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Maksat Taykenov | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | KAZ | Marat Shakhmetov | 16 | 1 | 12+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Amandyk Nabikhanov | 18 | 1 | 11+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | FRA | Billal Sebaihi | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | KAZ | Ilya Vorotnikov | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Sirotov | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | KAZ | Arman Nusip | 16 | 1 | 10+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | GK | RUS | Denis Kavlinov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | RUS | Layonel Adams | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | SRB | Marko Milošević | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | CRO | Branko Čubrilo | 15 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | KAZ | Bagdaulet Konlimkos | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Caspiy on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Caspiy during the season: ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | SRB | Bojan Kovačević | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Aydos Tattybaev | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SRB | Aleksandar Stanisavljević | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | UKR | Taras Bondarenko | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | KAZ | Erkin Tapalov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | TOG | Serge Nyuiadzi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | KAZ | Sultan Sagnayev | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | FW | KAZ | Ramazan Karimov | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 30 | Billal Sebaihi | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 13 | Ruslan Sakhalbaev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Aleksandar Stanisavljević | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 14 | Taras Bondarenko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 8 | Stefan Bukorac | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | Bekzat Kabylan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Maksym Marusych | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 22 | Marat Shakhmetov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 5 | Mikhail Gabyshev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Amandyk Nabikhanov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 47 | Arman Nusip | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 15 | 0 | 15 |

### Clean sheet

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 91 | Marko Milošević | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | TOTALS | 2 | 0 | 2 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Rafkat Aslan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Mikhail Gabyshev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Stefan Bukorac | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Ruslan Sakhalbaev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Maksym Marusych | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Ruslan Zhanysbaev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Kirill Shestakov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Maksat Taykenov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Marat Shakhmetov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Amandyk Nabikhanov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Billal Sebaihi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Ilya Vorotnikov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Vladislav Sirotov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Layonel Adams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | Marko Milošević | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | Branko Čubrilo | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Players who left Caspiy during the season: ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Bojan Kovačević | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Aydos Tattybaev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Taras Bondarenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 |