# 2015 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season

The 2015 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season is the 24th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Irtysh will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup.

## Season events

On 8 May, following the club's fifth defeat of the season, manager Dmitri Cheryshev was sacked and Sergey Klimov appointed as caretaker manager. Dimitar Dimitrov was appointed as the club's permanent manager on 1 June.

## Squad

    As of end of season
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 | David Loria |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Vladimir Sedelnikov |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Vladislav Chernyshov |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Kislitsyn |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Piraliy Aliev |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Samat Smakov |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Kuanysh Begalyn |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Azat Ersalimov |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Abylaykhan Totay |
| 19 | DF | KAZ | Grigori Sartakov |
| 20 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Jirsák |
| 21 | GK | KAZ | Nikita Kalmykov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Zakhar Korobov |
| 25 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Yesimov |
| 30 | FW | UKR | Kostyantyn Dudchenko |
| 32 | GK | KAZ | Denis Tolebayev |
| 33 | MF | KAZ | Kazbek Geteriev |
| 40 | MF | POR | Carlos Fonseca (loan from Slavia Sofia) |
| 50 | DF | CTA | Fernander Kassaï (loan from Slavia Sofia) |
| 60 | FW | BRA | Evandro Roncatto |
| 80 | MF | FRA | Alassane N'Diaye |
| 90 | DF | BRA | Antonio Ferreira |
| 95 | MF | KAZ | Vladimir Vomenko |
| — | DF | KAZ | Berik Shaikhov |

### Out 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 |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Alibek Ayaganov (at Spartak Semey) |

## Transfers
### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | David Loria (from Karşıyaka) |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Vladimir Sedelnikov (from Kairat) |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Kislitsyn (from Kairat) |
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Piraliy Aliev (from Ordabasy) |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Alan Gatagov (from Dynamo Moscow) |
| 8 | DF | KAZ | Samat Smakov (from Kairat) |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley (from Tobol) |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev (from Spartak Semey) |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Azat Ersalimov (from Spartak Semey) |
| 15 | FW | BFA | Aristide Bancé (from HJK Helsinki) |
| 22 | DF | RUS | Artyom Samsonov (from Khimik Dzerzhinsk) |
| 25 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Yesimov (from) |
| 27 | MF | RUS | Sergei Ignatyev (loan from Arsenal Tula) |
| 32 | GK | KAZ | Denis Tolebayev (from Astana) |
| 33 | MF | KAZ | Kazbek Geteriev (from Kaisar) |
| 55 | DF | CRO | Ivan Graf (from Istra 1961) |
| 89 | FW | NGA | Izu Azuka (from Gaziantep BB) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | MNE | Miodrag Džudović |
| 7 | MF | TKM | Arslanmyrat Amanow (to Olmaliq) |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Evgeniy Averchenko (to Taraz) |
| 11 | MF | KGZ | Sergei Ivanov (Retired) |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Igor Yurin (to Tobol) |
| 17 | FW | KAZ | Altynbek Dauletkhanov |
| 18 | DF | KAZ | Renat Bayanov |
| 22 | MF | KAZ | Aleksandr Andreev |
| 25 | DF | KAZ | Ihor Chuchman |
| 26 | MF | KAZ | Ruslan Akhmetdinov |
| 27 | MF | KAZ | Elvin Allayarov |
| 33 | GK | KAZ | Vyacheslav Kotlyar (to Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 39 | DF | KAZ | Dmitriy Shevchenko |
| 40 | GK | KAZ | Mikhail Golubnichi (to Astana) |
| 44 | DF | KAZ | Vassiliy Zhukov |
| 50 | MF | UKR | Rinar Valeyev (to Illichivets Mariupol) |
| 52 | MF | KAZ | Rustem Kuanyshev |
| 60 | DF | BUL | Orlin Starokin (to Lokomotiv Sofia) |
| 77 | MF | RUS | Almir Mukhutdinov (to Taraz) |
| 98 | MF | MNE | Igor Burzanović (to Hunan Billows) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Jirsák (from Botev Plovdiv) |
| 40 | MF | POR | Carlos Fonseca (loan from Slavia Sofia) |
| 50 | DF | CTA | Fernander Kassaï (loan from Slavia Sofia) |
| 80 | MF | FRA | Alassane N'Diaye (from Beroe) |
| 60 | FW | BRA | Evandro Roncatto (from Oriental Lisboa) |
| 70 | FW | GAM | Toubabo (from Hatta Club) |
| 90 | DF | BRA | Antonio Ferreira (from Bragantino) |
| — | DF | KAZ | Berik Shaikhov (from Astana) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Alan Gatagov (to Taraz) |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley (to Taraz) |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Alibek Ayaganov (loan to Spartak Semey) |
| 15 | FW | BFA | Aristide Bancé (to Chippa United) |
| 22 | DF | RUS | Artyom Samsonov (to Energomash Belgorod) |
| 24 | DF | MDA | Simeon Bulgaru (to Dacia Chișinău) |
| 27 | MF | RUS | Sergei Ignatyev (loan return to Arsenal Tula) |
| 55 | DF | CRO | Ivan Graf |
| 70 | FW | GAM | Toubabo |
| 89 | FW | NGA | Izu Azuka (to Taraz) |

## 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Atyrau | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 37 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 5 | Ordabasy | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 35 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 6 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 30 | Qualification for the championship round |
| 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 |

#### 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: 9 November 2015. Source: Soccerway

##### Results by round

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

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Astana (C) | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Kairat | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Aktobe | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 32 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Ordabasy | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 29 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Atyrau | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 25 | |
* ↑ Kairat qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Kazakhstan Cup.

### 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 | David Loria | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Vladimir Sedelnikov | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Vladislav Chernyshov | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Kislitsyn | 25 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | KAZ | Piraliy Aliev | 25 | 1 | 18+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | KAZ | Samat Smakov | 26 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Kuanysh Begalyn | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Alibek Ayaganov | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Azat Ersalimov | 17 | 1 | 9+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Abylaykhan Totay | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KAZ | Grigori Sartakov | 32 | 1 | 28+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Jirsák | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | KAZ | Nikita Kalmykov | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | KAZ | Zakhar Korobov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Yesimov | 14 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | UKR | Kostyantyn Dudchenko | 21 | 8 | 16+5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | KAZ | Kazbek Geteriev | 23 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | POR | Carlos Fonseca | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | CTA | Fernander Kassaï | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | KAZ | Artyom Popov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | FW | BRA | Evandro Roncatto | 11 | 5 | 7+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | FRA | Alassane N'Diaye | 16 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | DF | BRA | Antonio Ferreira | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | MF | KAZ | Vladimir Vomenko | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Irtysh on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who appeared for Irtysh that left during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | RUS | Alan Gatagov | 18 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Alisher Suley | 9 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | BFA | Aristide Bancé | 12 | 2 | 9+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | MDA | Simeon Bulgaru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | RUS | Artyom Samsonov | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | RUS | Sergei Ignatyev | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | CRO | Ivan Graf | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | NGA | Izu Azuka | 18 | 3 | 14+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 30 | Kostyantyn Dudchenko | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | 80 | Alassane N'Diaye | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 60 | Evandro Roncatto | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 89 | Izu Azuka | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 8 | Samat Smakov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 15 | Aristide Bancé | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 40 | Carlos Fonseca | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 7 | Alan Gatagov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 19 | Grigori Sartakov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 5 | Piraliy Aliev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 14 | Azat Ersalimov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 4 | Aleksandr Kislitsyn | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Vladislav Chernyshov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 50 | Fernander Kassaï | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 33 | Kazbek Geteriev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 37 | 0 | 37 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | David Loria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Vladislav Chernyshov | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Aleksandr Kislitsyn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Piraliy Aliev | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Alan Gatagov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Samat Smakov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Azat Ersalimov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Aristide Bancé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Grigori Sartakov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Nikita Kalmykov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Artyom Samsonov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Ruslan Yesimov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Kazbek Geteriev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Carlos Fonseca | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | Fernander Kassaï | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Ivan Graf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 | FW | Evandro Roncatto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Alassane N'Diaye | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | Izu Azuka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 63 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 4 |