# 2016 FC Taraz season

The 2016 FC Taraz season is the eighth successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, and 23rd in total. Taraz will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League as well as the Kazakhstan Cup.

## Squad

    As of 11 July 2016
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 | Aleksandr Grigorenko |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Daniyar Bayaliev |
| 3 | MF | KAZ | Abzal Taubay |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Ilya Vorotnikov |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Vitali Yevstigneyev |
| 9 | MF | KAZ | Sherkhan Bauyrzhan |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Baitana |
| 11 | FW | SEN | Malick Mané |
| 12 | DF | ROU | Ioan Mera |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Kanat Karimolla |
| 15 | MF | KAZ | Ardak Karpyk |
| 19 | DF | KAZ | Dmitri Yevstigneyev |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | KAZ | Maksat Amirkhanov |
| 22 | DF | KAZ | Madiyar Nuraly |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Kurmet Karaman |
| 25 | MF | KAZ | Taras Danilyuk |
| 67 | FW | UKR | Andriy Yakovlyev |
| 70 | GK | KAZ | Kirill Korotkevich |
| 71 | MF | KAZ | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov |
| 75 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Pyschur |
| 84 | DF | TJK | Davron Ergashev |
| 85 | DF | RUS | Anton Grigoryev |
| 99 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Kirov |
| — | MF | KAZ | Farukh Mirsalimbaev |
| — | FW | KAZ | Denis Andreev |

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Marat Shakhmetov (from Zhetysu) |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Vitali Yevstigneyev |
| 10 | FW | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Baitana (from Kairat) |
| 13 | FW | SEN | Malick Mané (from IFK Göteborg) |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Berik Aitbayev (from Atyrau) |
| 16 | GK | SRB | Dušan Đokić |
| 17 | DF | KAZ | Oleg Nedashkovsky (from Tobol) |
| 78 | FW | BLR | Ihar Zyankovich (from Tobol) |
| — | MF | KAZ | Farukh Mirsalimbaev (from Bayterek) |
| — | FW | KAZ | Denis Andreev (from CSKA Almaty) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Bashlay (to Olimpik Donetsk) |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Eduard Sergienko (to Akzhayik) |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Sanat Zhumahanov (to Okzhetpes) |
| 13 | FW | NGA | Izu Azuka (to Yeni Malatyaspor) |
| 14 | DF | UKR | Denys Vasilyev |
| 17 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Pyschur (to Metallurg Bekabad) |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Timur Dosmagambetov (to Tobol) |
| 24 | GK | KAZ | Dzhurakhon Babakhanov (to Okzhetpes) |
| 27 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Yarovenko (to Rubin Yalta) |
| 30 | MF | KAZ | Evgeniy Averchenko (to Kyzylzhar) |
| 71 | MF | RUS | Alan Gatagov (to Levadia Tallinn) |
| 77 | MF | RUS | Almir Mukhutdinov (to Tobol) |
| — | MF | NED | Desley Ubbink (to Shakhter Karagandy) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 67 | FW | UKR | Andriy Yakovlyev (from Zaria Bălți) |
| 70 | GK | KAZ | Kirill Korotkevich (from Ordabasy) |
| 71 | MF | KAZ | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov (from Ordabasy) |
| 75 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Pyschur (from Navbahor Namangan) |
| 84 | MF | TJK | Davron Ergashev (from Istiklol) |
| 85 | DF | RUS | Anton Grigoryev |
| 88 | MF | UKR | Oleksandr Aliyev (from Katandzaro Kyiv) |
| 99 | FW | KAZ | Aleksandr Kirov (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | MF | SRB | Jovan Golić |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Marat Shakhmetov (to Akzhayik) |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Berik Aitbayev (to Atyrau) |
| 16 | GK | SRB | Dušan Đokić |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Oleg Nedashkovsky |
| 21 | MF | KAZ | Bakhytzhan Rymtaev |
| 44 | MF | KAZ | Adilet Abdenabi |
| 78 | FW | BLR | Ihar Zyankovich |
| 88 | MF | UKR | Oleksandr Aliyev |

## Competitions
### Kazakhstan Premier League
#### Regular season
##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 July 2016. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 8 | Tobol | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 9 | Zhetysu | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 10 | Shakhter Karagandy | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 11 | Taraz | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation round |
| 12 | Akzhayik | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 44 | −32 | 11 | Qualification for the relegation round |
* ↑ Head-to-head record: Aktobe (7 points), Atyrau (5 points), Tobol (4 points).

#### 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: 1 November 2016. Source: See Results

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 7 | Tobol | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 41 | |
| 8 | Atyrau | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 39 | |
| 9 | Shakhter Karagandy | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 36 | |
| 10 | Akzhayik | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 35 | |
| 11 | Taraz | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Zhetysu (R) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 31 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record; Taraz–Akzhayik 0–1, Akzhayik–Taraz 2–1, Akzhayik–Taraz 2–0, Taraz–Akzhayik 2–1.
* ↑ Despite finishing 11th and losing the relegation playoffs, Taraz were readmitted because only one team was given a license.

#### Relegation play-off
### Kazakhstan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 5 November 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Playoff | Playoff | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Aleksandr Grigorenko | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Daniyar Bayaliev | 16 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | KAZ | Abzal Taubay | 20 | 0 | 11+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Ilya Vorotnikov | 28 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley | 31 | 4 | 20+9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Vitali Yevstigneyev | 13 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | KAZ | Sherkhan Bauyrzhan | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Baitana | 15 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SEN | Malick Mané | 31 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ROU | Ioan Mera | 26 | 3 | 24+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Kanat Karimolla | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KAZ | Ardak Karpyk | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KAZ | Dmitri Yevstigneyev | 21 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | KAZ | Maksat Amirkhanov | 17 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | KAZ | Madiyar Nuraly | 18 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Kurmet Karaman | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | KAZ | Taras Danilyuk | 32 | 1 | 28+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | FW | UKR | Andriy Yakovlyev | 17 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | GK | KAZ | Kirill Korotkevich | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | KAZ | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov | 16 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Pyschur | 12 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | DF | TJK | Davron Ergashev | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | DF | RUS | Anton Grigoryev | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Kirov | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | KAZ | Adilet Kenesbek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | KAZ | Alibek Satybaldy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from Taraz on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Taraz that left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | SRB | Jovan Golić | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Marat Shakhmetov | 15 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Berik Aitbayev | 11 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | SRB | Dušan Đokić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Oleg Nedashkovsky | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | KAZ | Bakhytzhan Rymtaev | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | KAZ | Marat Togyzbay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | KAZ | Adilet Abdenabi | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | FW | BLR | Ihar Zyankovich | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | UKR | Oleksandr Aliyev | 9 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Playoff | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 13 | Malick Mané | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Alisher Suley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 78 | Ihar Zyankovich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 12 | Ioan Mera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 71 | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 67 | Andriy Yakovlyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 25 | Taras Danilyuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 6 | Marat Shakhmetov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Bauyrzhan Baitana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Vitali Yevstigneyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 88 | Oleksandr Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 84 | Davron Ergashev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 99 | Aleksandr Kirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Playoffs | Playoffs | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Aleksandr Grigorenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Daniyar Bayaliev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Abzal Taubay | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ilya Vorotnikov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Jovan Golić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Marat Shakhmetov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Alisher Suley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Vitali Yevstigneyev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Sherkhan Bauyrzhan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Bauyrzhan Baitana | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Ioan Mera | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Malick Mané | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Oleg Nedashkovsky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Dmitri Yevstigneyev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Maksat Amirkhanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Madiyar Nuraly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Kurmet Karaman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Taras Danilyuk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Adilet Abdenabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | FW | Andriy Yakovlyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | FW | Oleksandr Pyschur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | DF | Davron Ergashev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 85 | DF | Anton Grigoryev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | Aleksandr Kirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 84 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 2 |