# 2018 FC Atyrau season

The 2018 FC Atyrau season is the 18th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan.

## Season events

On 8 January 2018, Vakhid Masudov was appointed as FC Atyrau's new manager. On 9 April, Masudov left Atyrau by mutual consent, with Adrian Sosnovschi being appointed as Atyrau's new manager on 11 April. Adrian Sosnovschi and his coaching team resigned on 1 July, with Viktor Kumykov being appointed as Atyrau's third manager of the season on 4 July.

## Squad

    As of 30 July 2018
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 | Vladimir Loginovsky |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Dauren Mazhitov |
| 3 | MF | CMR | Joseph Nane |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Tomislav Barbarić |
| 5 | DF | UKR | Rizvan Ablitarov |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Altynbek Saparov |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Dauren Kayralliyev |
| 7 | MF | SVK | František Kubík |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Alexey Rodionov |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Marat Khairullin |
| 11 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Zhanysbaev |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Aibar Nurybekov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Tunde Adeniji |
| 18 | DF | KAZ | Kuanish Kalmuratov |
| 20 | GK | KAZ | Andrey Pasechenko |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Novica Maksimović |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Didar Zhalmukan (loan from Astana) |
| 24 | MF | KAZ | Yuriy Pertsukh (loan from Astana) |
| 35 | GK | KAZ | Azamat Zhomartov |
| 44 | MF | CRO | Jure Obšivač |
| 75 | DF | KAZ | Kuanysh Eltzerov |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Eldar Abdrakhmanov |
| 81 | FW | SRB | Predrag Sikimić |
| 83 | MF | KAZ | Eduard Sergienko |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Vladimir Loginovsky (from Taraz) |
| 3 | MF | CMR | Joseph Nane (from Aktobe) |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Tomislav Barbarić (from Rudeš) |
| 7 | MF | KGZ | Anton Zemlianukhin |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Alexey Rodionov |
| 11 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Zhanysbayev (from Caspiy) |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Tunde Adeniji (from Levski Sofia) |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Piraliy Aliev (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 30 | DF | SRB | Stefan Živković (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 32 | DF | KAZ | Rafkat Aslan (from Aktobe) |
| 75 | DF | KAZ | Kuanysh Eltzerov |
| 78 | FW | BLR | Ihar Zyankovich (from Aktobe) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | GEO | Ucha Lobjanidze (to Samtredia) |
| 4 | MF | CRO | Jure Obšivač (to Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe) |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley (to Ordabasy) |
| 8 | MF | UZB | Shavkat Salomov (to Buxoro) |
| 9 | FW | GEO | Vladimir Dvalishvili (to Hapoel Ashkelon) |
| 11 | MF | KAZ | Aleksei Marov |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Almas Armenov |
| 19 | MF | SRB | Jovan Đokić (to AGMK) |
| 21 | MF | KAZ | Nauryzbek Zhagorov |
| 26 | GK | KAZ | Nurbolat Kalmenov |
| 27 | FW | KAZ | Bekzhan Abdrakhman (to Ordabasy) |
| 28 | DF | KAZ | Zakhar Korobov |
| 32 | FW | KAZ | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov (to Kaisar) |
| 34 | GK | KAZ | Zhasur Narzikulov (to Ordabasy) |
| 95 | DF | KAZ | Zhaksylyk Halelov |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | SVK | František Kubík (from MŠK Žilina) |
| 23 | DF | CRO | Ivica Žunić (from Chornomorets Odesa) |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Didar Zhalmukan (loan from Astana) |
| 24 | MF | KAZ | Yuriy Pertsukh (loan from Astana) |
| 44 | MF | CRO | Jure Obšivač (from Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | KGZ | Anton Zemlianukhin |
| 12 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Esatov (to Makhtaaral) |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Piraliy Aliev (to Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 23 | DF | CRO | Ivica Žunić |
| 30 | DF | SRB | Stefan Živković (to Zemun) |
| 32 | DF | KAZ | Rafkat Aslan (to Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 66 | MF | KAZ | Anton Chichulin (to Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 78 | FW | BLR | Ihar Zyankovich (to Kaisar) |
| — | DF | KAZ | Yerasen Amanzhol (loan to Caspiy) |

## 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 | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Aktobe | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 42 | |
| 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 |
* ↑ Aktobe had six points deducted on 27 April 2018 as a punishment for unpaid debts to former player Danilo Neco.

### Kazakhstan Cup
#### Final
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 24 November 2018

### 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 | Vladimir Loginovsky | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Dauren Mazhitov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | CMR | Joseph Nane | 27 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Tomislav Barbarić | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | UKR | Rizvan Ablitarov | 32 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Altynbek Saparov | 18 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SVK | František Kubík | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Dauren Kayralliyev | 15 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Alexey Rodionov | 14 | 2 | 1+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Marat Khairullin | 29 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Zhanysbaev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Aibar Nurybekov | 20 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Tunde Adeniji | 34 | 8 | 25+5 | 8 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | KAZ | Kuanish Kalmuratov | 29 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | KAZ | Andrey Pasechenko | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Novica Maksimović | 25 | 1 | 20+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Didar Zhalmukan | 11 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | KAZ | Yuriy Pertsukh | 10 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | CRO | Jure Obšivač | 13 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | MF | KAZ | Rinat Dzumatov | 19 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Eldar Abdrakhmanov | 19 | 2 | 16+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | FW | SRB | Predrag Sikimić | 33 | 6 | 23+6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 83 | MF | KAZ | Eduard Sergienko | 30 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Players away from Atyrau on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Atyrau during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | KGZ | Anton Zemlianukhin | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Esatov | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Piraliy Aliev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KAZ | Yersayl Amanzholov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SRB | Stefan Živković | 16 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | KAZ | Rafkat Aslan | 16 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | KAZ | Anton Chichulin | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | FW | BLR | Ihar Zyankovich | 19 | 5 | 10+5 | 2 | 3+1 | 3 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 17 | Tunde Adeniji | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Marat Khairullin | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 81 | Predrag Sikimić | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 78 | Ihar Zyankovich | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | 77 | Eldar Abdrakhmanov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 44 | Jure Obšivač | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Alexey Rodionov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 3 | Joseph Nane | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 4 | Tomislav Barbarić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 24 | Yuriy Pertsukh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 18 | Kuanish Kalmuratov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 22 | Novica Maksimović | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 34 | 6 | 40 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Vladimir Loginovsky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Joseph Nane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Tomislav Barbarić | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Rizvan Ablitarov | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Altynbek Saparov | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | František Kubík | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Dauren Kayralliyev | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Alexey Rodionov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Marat Khairullin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Ruslan Esatov | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Aibar Nurybekov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Tunde Adeniji | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Kuanish Kalmuratov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | Andrey Pasechenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Novica Maksimović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Didar Zhalmukan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Jure Obšivač | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | MF | Rinat Dzumatov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 77 | DF | Eldar Abdrakhmanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | FW | Predrag Sikimić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | MF | Eduard Sergienko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players who left Atyrau during the season: ||||||||||
| 30 | DF | Stefan Živković | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Rafkat Aslan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Anton Chichulin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 74 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 85 | 5 |