# 2015 FC Taraz season

The 2015 FC Taraz season is the seventh successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, and 22nd in total. Taraz will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League as well as the Kazakhstan Cup.

## Squad

    As of 26 February 2015
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 |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Aleksandr Grigorenko |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Daniyar Bayaliev |
| 3 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Bashlay |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Ilya Vorotnikov |
| 5 | MF | SRB | Jovan Golić |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Abzal Taubay |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Eduard Sergienko |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Sanat Zhumahanov |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Sherkhan Bauyrzhan |
| 12 | DF | ROU | Ioan Mera |
| 13 | FW | NGA | Izu Azuka |
| 14 | DF | UKR | Denys Vasilyev |
| 16 | GK | KAZ | Azat Bitabarov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Pyschur |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Dmitri Yevstigneyev |
| 21 | DF | KAZ | Maksat Amirkhanov |
| 22 | DF | KAZ | Madiyar Nuraly |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Timur Dosmagambetov |
| 24 | GK | KAZ | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov |
| 27 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Yarovenko |
| 30 | MF | KAZ | Evgeniy Averchenko |
| 39 | MF | KAZ | Yelzhan Toktybayev |
| 44 | MF | KAZ | Adilet Abdenabi |
| 74 | MF | RUS | Alan Gatagov |
| 77 | MF | RUS | Almir Mukhutdinov |

### Reserve team

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 |
| 28 | MF | KAZ | Nurdaulet Seidikhanov |
| 29 | MF | KAZ | Bakdaulet Daribayev |
| 31 | MF | KAZ | Zhambyl Moldashbayev |
| 32 | MF | KAZ | Ruslan Islamov |
| 34 | MF | KAZ | Meirzhan Balken |
| 35 | MF | KAZ | Dauren Amirkhanov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 36 | MF | KAZ | Sundet Barat |
| 37 | MF | KAZ | Dinmukhamed Oralov |
| 38 | MF | KAZ | Mukhamedzhan Baimakhanov |
| 39 | MF | KAZ | Yelzhan Toktybayev |
| — | DF | KAZ | Vitali Kachagin |
| — | FW | KAZ | Yerbol Ondashev |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Aleksandr Grigorenko (from Ordabasy) |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Sanat Zhumahanov |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Sherkhan Bauyrzhan (from Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 12 | DF | ROU | Ioan Mera (from Rapid București) |
| 17 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Pyschur (from Bunyodkor) |
| 22 | DF | KAZ | Madiyar Nuraly |
| 30 | MF | KAZ | Evgeniy Averchenko (from Irtysh) |
| 77 | MF | RUS | Almir Mukhutdinov (from Irtysh) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Ramil Nurmukhametov (to Kaisar) |
| 2 | DF | SUR | Sigourney Bandjar |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Kuchma |
| 5 | MF | KAZ | Sergei Skorykh (to Kaisar) |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Murat Tleshev (to Atyrau) |
| 12 | FW | KAZ | Aleksey Shchetkin (to Astana) |
| 13 | DF | KAZ | Berik Aitbayev (to Atyrau) |
| 15 | DF | SVN | Rok Roj (to Nasaf) |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Oleg Nedashkovsky (to Tobol) |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Zhasur Narzikulov (to Atyrau) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | FW | NGA | Izu Azuka (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 74 | MF | RUS | Alan Gatagov (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Zhakyp Kozhamberdy (to Astana) |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Vitali Yevstigneyev |
| 20 | MF | NED | Desley Ubbink (to Shakhter Karagandy) |

## Competitions
### Kazakhstan Premier League
#### First round
##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 July 2015. Source: Soccerway

##### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | Okzhetpes | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 8 | Tobol | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 9 | Taraz | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 24 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 10 | Shakhter Karagandy | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 18 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 11 | Zhetysu | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 17 | Qualification for the relegation round |

#### Relegation round
##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 November 2015. Source: Soccerway

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Tobol | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 30 | |
| 8 | Okzhetpes | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Taraz | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 26 | |
| 10 | Shakhter Karagandy | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 23 | |
| 11 | Zhetysu (O) | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
| 12 | Kaisar (R) | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 16 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |

### Kazakhstan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 8 November 2015

### 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 | Aleksandr Grigorenko | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Daniyar Bayaliev | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Bashlay | 25 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Ilya Vorotnikov | 25 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | SRB | Jovan Golić | 20 | 2 | 16+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Abzal Taubay | 15 | 1 | 8+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Eduard Sergienko | 24 | 1 | 12+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Sanat Zhumahanov | 28 | 2 | 16+11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Sherkhan Bauyrzhan | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ROU | Ioan Mera | 31 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | NGA | Izu Azuka | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | UKR | Denys Vasilyev | 17 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | KAZ | Azat Bitabarov | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Pyschur | 34 | 9 | 23+9 | 9 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Dmitri Yevstigneyev | 27 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | KAZ | Maksat Amirkhanov | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | KAZ | Madiyar Nuraly | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Timur Dosmagambetov | 30 | 2 | 21+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | KAZ | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Yarovenko | 22 | 1 | 8+13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | KAZ | Evgeniy Averchenko | 21 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | KAZ | Marat Togyzbay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | KAZ | Yelzhan Toktybayev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | MF | KAZ | Adilet Abdenabi | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | MF | RUS | Alan Gatagov | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | RUS | Almir Mukhutdinov | 25 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | DF | KAZ | Adilet Rymtaev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | KAZ | Bakhytzhan Rymtaev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | KAZ | Alibek Satybaldy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Taraz on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Taraz that left during the season: ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Zhakyp Kozhamberdy | 14 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Vitali Yevstigneyev | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NED | Desley Ubbink | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 17 | Oleksandr Pyschur | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 77 | Almir Mukhutdinov | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 5 | Jovan Golić | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Sanat Zhumahanov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 18 | Alisher Suley | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Timur Dosmagambetov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 7 | Eduard Sergienko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 12 | Ioan Mera | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 6 | Abzal Taubay | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 27 | Oleksandr Yarovenko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 19 | Dmitri Yevstigneyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 13 | Izu Azuka | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 39 | Yelzhan Toktybayev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 25 | 2 | 27 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | MF | Dmytro Bashlay | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Jovan Golić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Abzal Taubay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Eduard Sergienko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Sanat Zhumahanov | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Zhakyp Kozhamberdy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Ioan Mera | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Denys Vasilyev | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Oleksandr Pyschur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Vitali Yevstigneyev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Dmitri Yevstigneyev | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Desley Ubbink | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Maksat Amirkhanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Timur Dosmagambetov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Oleksandr Yarovenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Evgeniy Averchenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Yelzhan Toktybayev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | MF | Alan Gatagov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | Almir Mukhutdinov | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | Izu Azuka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | MF | Adilet Abdenabi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | Marat Togyzbay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 71 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 7 |