# 2016 FC Kairat season

The 2016 FC Kairat season is the 6th successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009. As reigning Kazakhstan Cup champions, Kairat will participate in the Kazakhstan Super Cup and the Europa League.
Aleksandr Borodyuk replaced Vladimír Weiss as the club's manager at the start of the season, but resigned as manager on 5 April following a poor start to the season. On 7 April, Kakhaber Tskhadadze was announced as the club's new manager.

## Squad

    As of match played 19 November 2016
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Vladimir Plotnikov | GK | (1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 30) | Zhetysu | 2015 | 73 | 0 |
| 16 | Andrei Sidelnikov | GK | (1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 36) | Ordabasy | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Vladimir Groshev | GK | (1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 21) | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Stas Pokatilov | GK | (1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (aged 23) | loan from Rostov | 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Timur Rudoselskiy | DF | (1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 21) | Academy | 2012 | 69 | 0 |
| 4 | Bruno Soares | DF | (1988-08-21)21 August 1988 (aged 28) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2015 | 27 | 1 |
| 6 | Žarko Marković | DF | (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 29) | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2014 | 99 | 7 |
| 13 | Yermek Kuantayev | DF | (1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 26) | Tobol | 2014 | 89 | 6 |
| 14 | César Arzo | DF | (1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 30) | AEK Athens | 2016 | 16 | 1 |
| 23 | Gafurzhan Suyumbayev | DF | (1999-08-19)19 August 1999 (aged 17) | Ordabasy | 2016 | 18 | 3 |
| 26 | Dilshat Musayev | DF | (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 21) | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 3 | Yan Vorogovskiy | MF | (1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 20) | Kaisar | 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Islambek Kuat | MF | (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 23) | Astana | 2014 | 72 | 9 |
| 8 | Mikhail Bakayev | MF | (1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 29) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2014 | 112 | 2 |
| 9 | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | MF | (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 23) | Kuban Krasnodar | 2014 | 123 | 35 |
| 10 | Isael | MF | (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 28) | Krasnodar | 2014 | 99 | 21 |
| 15 | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | MF | (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 25) | Zhetysu | 2016 | 12 | 1 |
| 17 | Aslan Darabayev | MF | (1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 27) | Shakhter Karagandy | 2014 | 74 | 15 |
| 19 | Stanislav Lunin | MF | (1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 22) | Shakhter Karagandy | 2014 | 71 | 1 |
| 21 | Nurlan Dairov | MF | (1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 21) | Academy | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Madiyar Raimbek | MF | (1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 21) | Academy | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Rifat Nurmagamet | MF | (1996-05-22)22 May 1996 (aged 20) | Academy | 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Andrey Arshavin | MF | (1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 35) | Kuban Krasnodar | 2016 | 37 | 11 |
| 30 | Gerson Acevedo | MF | (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 28) | Ural | 2016 | 16 | 3 |
| 44 | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | MF | (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 37) | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2015 | 50 | 1 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 11 | Gerard Gohou | FW | (1988-12-29)29 December 1988 (aged 27) | Krasnodar | 2014 | 98 | 68 |
| 20 | Léandre Tawamba | FW | (1989-12-20)20 December 1989 (aged 26) | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 2016 | 28 | 6 |
| | Magomed Paragulgov | FW | (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 22) | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan |||||||||
| 18 | Vitali Li | MF | (1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 22) | Shakhter Karagandy | 2013 | 48 | 6 |
| Players that left during the season |||||||||
| 5 | Lukáš Tesák | MF | (1985-03-08)8 March 1985 (aged 31) | Arsenal Tula | 2016 | 21 | 1 |
| 15 | Sito Riera | FW | (1987-01-05)5 January 1987 (aged 29) | Chornomorets Odesa | 2014 | 56 | 6 |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | MF | KAZ | Yan Vorogovskiy (from Kaisar) |
| 5 | MF | SVK | Lukáš Tesák (from Arsenal Tula) |
| 16 | GK | KAZ | Andrei Sidelnikov (from Ordabasy) |
| 20 | MF | CMR | Léandre Tawamba (from ViOn) |
| 28 | MF | RUS | Andrey Arshavin (from Kuban Krasnodar) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Zaurbek Pliyev (to Terek Grozny) |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Mark Gorman (to Astana) |
| 14 | FW | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Baitana (to Taraz) |
| 15 | FW | ESP | Sito Riera |
| 16 | GK | KAZ | Sergey Tkachuk (to Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Serginho (to Ceará) |
| 25 | MF | KAZ | Oybek Baltabayev |
| 26 | DF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Tanirbergenov |
| 27 | MF | KAZ | Ulan Konysbayev (loan return to Astana) |
| 28 | FW | SRB | Đorđe Despotović (loan return to Red Star Belgrade) |
| 29 | FW | KAZ | Toktar Zhangylyshbay (loan return to Astana) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CMR | Louise Parfait |
| — | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Pavlenko |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | ESP | César Arzo (from AEK Athens) |
| 15 | MF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Turysbek (from Zhetysu) |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (from Ordabasy) |
| 27 | GK | KAZ | Stas Pokatilov (loan from Rostov) |
| 30 | MF | CHI | Gerson Acevedo (from Ural) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | MF | SVK | Lukáš Tesák (to Arsenal Tula) |
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Vitali Li (loan to Irtysh Pavlodar) |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 21 November 2016 | MF | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | Retired | Retired |
| 1 January 2017 | GK | Andrei Sidelnikov | Aktobe | 1 January 2017 |
| 1 January 2017 | MF | Vitali Li | Atyrau | 1 January 2017 |
| 1 January 2017 | MF | Madiyar Raimbek | Taraz | 1 January 2018 |

## Competitions
### Kazakhstan Super Cup
### 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 | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Astana | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 53 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 2 | Kairat | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 46 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 3 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 41 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 4 | Okzhetpes | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 37 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Ordabasy | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 33 | Qualification for the championship round |

#### Championship 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: 31 October 2016. Source: See Results

##### Results by round

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

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Astana (C) | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Kairat | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 30 | +45 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Ordabasy | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Okzhetpes | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 45 | |
| 6 | Aktobe | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 36 | |
* ↑ Astana qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Kazakhstan Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 19 November 2016

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Super Cup | Kazakhstan Super Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Vladimir Plotnikov | 31 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Timur Rudoselskiy | 25 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | KAZ | Yan Vorogovskiy | 9 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Bruno Soares | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SRB | Žarko Marković | 37 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Islambek Kuat | 36 | 6 | 20+7 | 4 | 3+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Mikhail Bakayev | 39 | 1 | 25+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | 40 | 17 | 30+1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Isael | 39 | 8 | 27+2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CIV | Gerard Gohou | 38 | 25 | 26+3 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | DF | KAZ | Yermek Kuantayev | 22 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | César Arzo | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | 12 | 1 | 0+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 16 | GK | KAZ | Andrei Sidelnikov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Aslan Darabayev | 19 | 2 | 6+10 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Stanislav Lunin | 27 | 1 | 15+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | CMR | Léandre Tawamba | 28 | 6 | 6+16 | 4 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | KAZ | Nurlan Dairov | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | KAZ | Madiyar Raimbek | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Gafurzhan Suyumbayev | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | KAZ | Rifat Nurmugamet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | KAZ | Stas Pokatilov | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | RUS | Andrey Arshavin | 37 | 11 | 25+3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | MF | CHI | Gerson Acevedo | 16 | 3 | 6+5 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | UKR | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | 33 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players away from Kairat on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | KAZ | Vitali Li | 13 | 2 | 2+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Kairat during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | SVK | Lukáš Tesák | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ESP | Sito Riera | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Super Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Gerard Gohou | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | MF | 9 | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | MF | 28 | Andrey Arshavin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Isael | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | FW | 20 | Léandre Tawamba | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | Islambek Kuat | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | 30 | Gerson Acevedo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 23 | Gafurzhan Suyumbayev | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | 18 | Vitali Li | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 6 | Žarko Marković | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 17 | Aslan Darabayev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | 44 | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 5 | Lukáš Tesák | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 14 | César Arzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 19 | Stanislav Lunin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 8 | Mikhail Bakayev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 15 | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 75 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 93 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Super Cup | Kazakhstan Super Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Vladimir Plotnikov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Timur Rudoselskiy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Bruno Soares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Lukáš Tesák | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Žarko Marković | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Islambek Kuat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Mikhail Bakayev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Isael | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Gerard Gohou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | César Arzo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Aslan Darabayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Vitali Li | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Stanislav Lunin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Gafurzhan Suyumbayev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | Stas Pokatilov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Andrey Arshavin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 54 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 3 |