# 2017 FC Tobol season

The 2017 FC Tobol season is the 19th successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Tobol will also play in the Kazakhstan Cup.

## Season events

On 27 June, Omari Tetradze resigned as manager, with Robert Yevdokimov taking over as manager on 7 July.

## Squad

    As of 22 July 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Sultan Busurmanov |
| 3 | DF | MKD | Vanče Šikov |
| 4 | DF | CTA | Fernander Kassaï |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Mark Gorman |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Samat Zharynbektov |
| 7 | DF | KAZ | Dmitri Miroshnichenko |
| 9 | MF | KAZ | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev |
| 10 | FW | ALB | Azdren Llullaku (loan from Astana) |
| 11 | MF | KGZ | Raul Jalilov |
| 12 | GK | UKR | Dmytro Nepohodov |
| 15 | FW | BIH | Amer Bekić |
| 17 | FW | KAZ | Zhasulan Moldakaraev |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | KAZ | Timur Zhakupov |
| 19 | DF | KAZ | Grigori Sartakov |
| 20 | MF | KAZ | Yevgeniy Levin |
| 21 | MF | GEO | Nika Kvekveskiri |
| 22 | MF | KAZ | Zhaslan Shubaev |
| 23 | MF | CZE | Egon Vůch |
| 35 | GK | KAZ | Stanislav Pavlov |
| 44 | MF | LTU | Artūras Žulpa |
| 73 | MF | KAZ | Didar Zhalmukan (loan from Astana) |
| 77 | MF | KAZ | Almir Mukhutdinov |
| 99 | FW | KAZ | Aleksey Shchotkin (loan from Astana) |
| — | FW | KAZ | Temirlan Elmurzaev |

### On Loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | DF | KAZ | Viktor Dmitrenko (at Shakhter Karagandy) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Samat Zharynbektov (from Ekibastuz) |
| 12 | GK | UKR | Dmytro Nepohodov (from Vorskla Poltava) |
| 16 | FW | KAZ | Toktar Zhangylyshbay (from Zhetysu) |
| 17 | FW | KAZ | Zhasulan Moldakaraev (from Altai Semey) |
| 19 | DF | KAZ | Grigori Sartakov (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 20 | MF | KAZ | Yevgeniy Levin (loan return from Akzhayik) |
| 25 | DF | KAZ | Serhiy Malyi (loan from Astana) |
| 32 | FW | SRB | Đorđe Despotović (loan from Astana) |
| 35 | GK | KAZ | Stanislav Pavlov (from Aktobe) |
| 88 | MF | KAZ | Askhat Tagybergen (loan from Astana) |
| 99 | FW | KAZ | Aleksey Shchotkin (loan from Astana) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Vladimir Loginovsky (loan return to Astana) |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Rafkat Aslan (to Aktobe) |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Daniel Choi (to Okzhetpes) |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Timur Dosmagambetov (to Okzhetpes) |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (to Altai Semey) |
| 10 | FW | RUS | Shamil Asildarov (to Anzhi Makhachkala) |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Nurtas Kurgulin (to Taraz) |
| 22 | MF | ROU | Ciprian Deac (to CFR Cluj) |
| 23 | DF | UKR | Serhiy Yavorskyi (to Illichivets Mariupol) |
| 28 | DF | KAZ | Anuar Agaysin |
| 35 | GK | KAZ | Aleksandr Petukhov |
| 91 | FW | KAZ | Sergei Khizhnichenko (to Shakhtyor Soligorsk) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | MKD | Vanče Šikov (from Rabotnički) |
| 9 | MF | KAZ | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 10 | FW | ALB | Azdren Llullaku (loan from Astana) |
| 15 | FW | BIH | Amer Bekić (from Sarajevo) |
| 21 | MF | GEO | Nika Kvekveskiri (from Gabala) |
| 23 | MF | CZE | Egon Vůch (from Viktoria Plzeň) |
| 73 | MF | KAZ | Didar Zhalmukan (loan from Astana) |
| — | MF | KAZ | Evgeny Levin (loan from Astana) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | MF | CRO | Denis Glavina (to Akzhayik) |
| 8 | DF | KAZ | Viktor Dmitrenko (loan to Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 10 | FW | MKD | Dušan Savić (to Aktobe) |
| 16 | FW | KAZ | Toktar Zhangylyshbay (loan to Kaisar) |
| 25 | DF | KAZ | Serhiy Malyi (loan return to Astana) |
| 32 | FW | SRB | Đorđe Despotović (loan return to Astana) |
| 81 | MF | AUT | Tomáš Šimkovič (to Aktobe) |
| 88 | MF | KAZ | Askhat Tagybergen (loan return to Astana) |

## Competitions
### Kazakhstan 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: 5 November 2017. 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Ordabasy | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 58 | |
| 4 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Tobol | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Kaisar | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 42 | |
| 7 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 40 | |
* ↑ Ordabasy would have qualified too, but they failed to obtain a licence, so Tobol took their place.

### Kazakhstan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 5 November 2017

### 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 | MKD | Vanče Šikov | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CTA | Fernander Kassaï | 32 | 2 | 29+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Mark Gorman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Samat Zharynbektov | 17 | 1 | 6+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | KAZ | Dmitri Miroshnichenko | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | KAZ | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ALB | Azdren Llullaku | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KGZ | Raul Jalilov | 23 | 2 | 9+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | UKR | Dmytro Nepohodov | 34 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | BIH | Amer Bekić | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | KAZ | Zhasulan Moldakaraev | 30 | 5 | 19+10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | KAZ | Timur Zhakupov | 15 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KAZ | Grigori Sartakov | 31 | 2 | 28+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | GEO | Nika Kvekveskiri | 14 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | CZE | Egon Vůch | 12 | 3 | 10+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | LTU | Artūras Žulpa | 25 | 1 | 21+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | MF | KAZ | Didar Zhalmukan | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | KAZ | Almir Mukhutdinov | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | KAZ | Aleksey Shchotkin | 29 | 10 | 26+2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from Tobol on loan: ||||||||||
| 8 | DF | KAZ | Viktor Dmitrenko | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Tobol during the season: ||||||||||
| 3 | MF | CRO | Denis Glavina | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Temirlan Elmurzaev | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MKD | Dušan Savić | 13 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | KAZ | Toktar Zhangylyshbay | 11 | 2 | 4+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | KAZ | Serhiy Malyi | 15 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | SRB | Đorđe Despotović | 17 | 3 | 15+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | MF | AUT | Tomáš Šimkovič | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | KAZ | Askhat Tagybergen | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 99 | Aleksey Shchotkin | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 17 | Zhasulan Moldakaraev | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 32 | Đorđe Despotović | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Egon Vůch | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 25 | Serhiy Malyi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 16 | Toktar Zhangylyshbay | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Raul Jalilov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 19 | Grigori Sartakov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Fernander Kassaï | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | 10 | Dušan Savić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 21 | Nika Kvekveskiri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 6 | Samat Zharynbektov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 44 | Artūras Žulpa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 36 | 1 | 37 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | MF | Denis Glavina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Vanče Šikov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Fernander Kassaï | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Samat Zharynbektov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Dmitri Miroshnichenko | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Viktor Dmitrenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Raul Jalilov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Toktar Zhangylyshbay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Zhasulan Moldakaraev | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Timur Zhakupov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Grigori Sartakov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Nika Kvekveskiri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Serhiy Malyi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | FW | Đorđe Despotović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Artūras Žulpa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | MF | Didar Zhalmukan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Almir Mukhutdinov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | MF | Tomáš Šimkovič | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | MF | Askhat Tagybergen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Aleksey Shchotkin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4 |