2015 FC Kairat season

FC Kairat
2015 season
Chairman	Kairat Boranbayev
Manager	Vladimír Weiss
Stadium	Central Stadium
Kazakhstan Premier League	2nd
Kazakhstan Cup	Winners
Kazakhstan Super Cup	Runners-up
Europa League	Playoff round vs Bordeaux
Top goalscorer	League: Gerard Gohou (22); All: Gerard Gohou (29)
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The 2015 FC Kairat season is the 5th 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 participated in the Kazakhstan Super Cup, where they lost to FC Astana on penalties. They will also play in the Europa League.

Squad[edit]

As of match played 21 November 2015

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Vladimir Plotnikov		GK	(1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 29)	Zhetysu	2015	42	0
16	Serhiy Tkachuk	^[1]	GK	(1992-02-15)15 February 1992 (aged 23)	Shakhter Karagandy	2014	10	0
30	Vladimir Groshev		GK	(1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2012	0	0
31	Oleg Grubov		GK	(1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2015	0	0
31	Khamit Nigmetov		GK	(1996-04-30)30 April 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2014	0	0
33	Birzhan Nuradil		GK	(1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2014	0	0
Defenders
2	Timur Rudoselskiy		DF	(1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 20)	Academy	2012	44	0
3	Zaurbek Pliyev		DF	(1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 24)	Alania Vladikavkaz	2014	57	4
4	Bruno Soares		DF	(1988-08-21)21 August 1988 (aged 27)	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2015	24	1
5	Mark Gorman		DF	(1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 26)	Lokomotiv Astana	2012	127	2
6	Žarko Marković		DF	(1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 28)	Gaz Metan Mediaș	2014	62	5
13	Yermek Kuantayev		DF	(1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 25)	Tobol	2014	67	6
34	Islam Abidov		DF	(1996-09-13)13 September 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
35	Aybol Abiken		DF	(1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
36	Alibek Kassym		DF	(1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 17)	Academy	2015	0	0
36	Nurbol Askar		DF	(1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	0	0
42	Islam Iminov		DF	(1996-04-29)29 April 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
43	Elzhas Kambarov		DF	(1996-05-23)23 May 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
46	Yernar Kydyrali		DF	(1995-12-15)15 December 1995 (aged 19)	Academy	2012	0	0
48	Dilshat Musayev		DF	(1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2012	0	0
52	Anuar Umashov		DF	(1995-08-30)30 August 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2012	0	0
Midfielders
7	Zhambyl Kukeyev		MF	(1988-09-20)20 September 1988 (aged 27)	Shakhter Karagandy	2013	30	5
8	Mikhail Bakayev	^[2]	MF	(1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 28)	Alania Vladikavkaz	2014	73	1
9	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan		MF	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 22)	Kuban Krasnodar	2014	83	18
10	Isael		MF	(1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 27)	Krasnodar	2014	60	13
17	Aslan Darabayev		MF	(1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 26)	Shakhter Karagandy	2014	55	13
18	Vitali Li		MF	(1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 21)	Shakhter Karagandy	2013	35	4
19	Stanislav Lunin		MF	(1994-03-13)13 March 1994 (aged 21)	Shakhter Karagandy	2014	44	0
20	Islambek Kuat		MF	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 22)	Astana	2014	36	3
22	Serginho		MF	(1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 24)	Oeste	2015	22	3
24	Rifat Nurmagamet		MF	(1996-05-22)22 May 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2014	5	0
25	Oybek Baltabaev		MF	(1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	0	0
27	Ulan Konysbayev		MF	(1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 26)	loan from Astana	2015	9	0
32	Zhandos Soltan		MF	(1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 17)	Academy	2015	0	0
34	Maksim Kotov		MF	(1997-02-09)9 February 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2015	0	0
37	Yusuf Azizov		MF	(1995-10-24)24 October 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	0	0
38	Sulimzhan Bakiyev		MF	(1996-07-22)22 July 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
39	Nurlan Dairov		MF	(1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2012	0	0
40	Anuar Jagippar		MF	(1995-01-02)2 January 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2013	0	0
44	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk		MF	(1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 36)	Zenit St.Petersburg	2015	17	0
47	Rashid Lyukhay		MF	(1997-07-30)30 July 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2015	0	0
49	Madiyar Raimbek		MF	(1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2012	0	0
50	Nurzhigit Smatov		MF	(1996-07-11)11 July 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
51	Kuanysh Sovetov		MF	(1995-05-11)11 May 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	2	0
54	Mikhail Kharun-Zade		MF	(1996-02-02)2 February 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	0	0
Forwards
11	Gerard Gohou		FW	(1988-12-29)29 December 1988 (aged 26)	Krasnodar	2014	60	43
14	Bauyrzhan Baytana		FW	(1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 23)	Taraz	2014	16	1
15	Sito Riera		FW	(1987-01-05)5 January 1987 (aged 28)	Chornomorets Odesa	2014	53	6
28	Đorđe Despotović		FW	(1992-03-04)4 March 1992 (aged 23)	loan from Red Star Belgrade	2015	17	11
29	Toktar Zhangylyshbay		FW	(1993-05-25)25 May 1993 (aged 22)	loan Astana	2015	2	0
41	Alikhan Zholberisov		FW	(1997-02-10)10 February 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2015	0	0
44	Zhanserik Kohhanat		FW	(1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	0	0
53	Salman Khabaev		FW	(1995-10-11)11 October 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2015	0	0
Players away on loan
26	Bauyrzhan Tanirbergenov		MF	(1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2012	1	0
	Ilya Karavaev		GK	(1995-05-04)4 May 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	0	0
	Magomed Paragulgov		FW	(1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2012	0	0
Players that left during the season
21	Momodou Ceesay		FW	(1988-12-24)24 December 1988 (aged 26)	MŠK Žilina	2013	48	19
23	Ilya Kalinin		MF	(1992-02-03)3 February 1992 (aged 23)	Tsesna	2012	38	2
	Ibrahim Moro		MF	(1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 22)	AIK	2015	0	0
	Paulo César		MF	(1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 20)	Corinthians	2015	0	0

Transfers[edit]

Winter[edit]

In: 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 Plotnikov (from Zhetysu)
4	MF	GHA	Ibrahim Moro (from AIK)^[3]
22	MF	BRA	Serginho (from Oeste, previously on loan at Palmeiras)^[4]
23	MF	KAZ	Ilia Kalinin (from Kaisar)
—	MF	BRA	Paulo César (loan from Corinthians)^[5]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	KAZ	Aleksandr Kislitsyn (to Irtysh)^[6]
8	MF	KAZ	Samat Smakov (to Irtysh)^[6]
10	MF	CRO	Josip Knežević
16	GK	RUS	Dmitri Khomich (to Amkar Perm)^[7]
20	DF	SVK	Ľubomír Michalík (to DAC Dunajská Streda)
23	FW	SVK	Miloš Lačný (to Śląsk Wrocław)
27	MF	ARM	Artur Yedigaryan (to Dinamo Minsk)^[8]
—	GK	KAZ	Ilya Karavaev (loan to CSKA Almaty)
—	MF	KAZ	Vladimir Sedelnikov (to Irtysh)

Summer[edit]

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	BRA	Bruno Soares (from Fortuna Düsseldorf)^[9]
27	MF	KAZ	Ulan Konysbayev (loan from Astana)^[10]
28	FW	SRB	Đorđe Despotović (loan from Red Star Belgrade)^[11]
29	FW	KAZ	Toktar Zhangylyshbay (loan from Astana)^[12]
44	MF	UKR	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (from Zenit St.Petersburg)^[13]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	GAM	Momodou Ceesay ^[14]
23	MF	KAZ	Ilia Kalinin (to Kaisar)
—	MF	BRA	Paulo César (loan return to Corinthians)^[15]
—	MF	GHA	Ibrahim Moro (to Adana Demirspor)^[16]
—	FW	KAZ	Magomed Paragulgov (loan to Spartak Semey)

Competitions[edit]

Kazakhstan Super Cup[edit]

1 March 2015	Astana	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p)	Kairat	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Aničić 87' Konysbayev 111'	Summary Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jonas Eriksson
	Penalties
	Shomko Aničić Cañas Konysbayev Kéthévoama Beisebekov		Darabayev Marković Riera Pliyev Rudoselskiy I.Kalinin

Kazakhstan Premier League[edit]

First round[edit]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	13	5	4	43	14	+29	44	9	0	2	23	4	+19	4	5	2	20	10	+10

Last updated: 28 July 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W
Position	1	2	2	4	3	1	1	2	1	2	5	5	5	5	4	2	3	2	2	2	1	1

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

7 March 2015 1	Kairat	4 – 0	Tobol	Almaty
17:00 (UTC+6)	Pliyev 15' 79' Gohou 16', 35' (pen.), 90' Marković 43' Islamkhan 56' (pen.)	Summary	Kucera 23' R.Aslan 24' Kurgulin 64'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

11 March 2015 2	Aktobe	0 – 0	Kairat	Aktobe
16:00 (UTC+6)	A.Tagybergen 39' Neco 90+2'	Summary		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

15 March 2015 3	Kairat	2 – 0	Zhetysu	Almaty
17:00 (UTC+6)	B.Baitana 50' Kuantayev 59' Gohou 90+3'	Summary	Despotović 45' Cvetković 68' Azovskiy 71' A.Pasechenko 90+2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

21 March 2015 4	Taraz	1 – 0	Kairat	Taraz
14:00 (UTC+6)	Pyschur 28' Mera 53'	Summary	Marković 58' Bakayev 73'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

5 April 2015 5	Kairat	4 – 0	Okzhetpes	Almaty
17:00 (UTC+6)	Gohou 41' Isael 45', 76' Riera 50' Bakayev 70'	Summary	Buleshev 70'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

8 April 2015 7	Kairat	1 – 0	Irtysh	Almaty
19:00 (UTC+6)	Gohou 24' Riera 86'	Summary	R.Yesimov 40' I.Graf 68'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

11 April 2015 6	Ordabasy	2 – 2	Kairat	Shymkent
14:00 (UTC+6)	Nurgaliev 10' Malyi 15' 28' Tazhimbetov 42' G.Suyumbaev 62' Simčević 88' Petrov 90+1'	Summary	Gohou 15' V.Li 22' Pliyev 32' Riera 87' Marković 90+3'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Anatoyli Vishnichenko

19 April 2015 8	Astana	4 – 3	Kairat	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Zhukov 11' Maksimović 41' Beisebekov 45+1' Aničić 52' Dzholchiev 69' Nusserbayev 72' 82'	Summary	Gohou 20', 67' 45+1' Islamkhan 38'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

25 April 2015 9	Kairat	4 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Almaty
17:00 (UTC+6)	Marković 10' Isael 57' Islamkhan 80' Gohou 85' Rudoselskiy 87'	Summary		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

3 May 2015 10	Kaisar	0 – 0	Kairat	Kyzylorda
17:00 (UTC+6)	Irismetov 8' D.Choi 28' Klein 64'	Summary	Kuat 41' Marković 86'	Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Viktor Antonov

7 May 2015 11	Kairat	0 – 1	Atyrau	Almaty
17:00 (UTC+6)	Marković 77'	Summary	Parkhachev 56' K.Zarechny 70' Arzhanov 77' Narzikulov 90+3'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

16 May 2015 12	Kairat	1 – 2	Aktobe	Almaty
17:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 33' Kuat 45' Pliyev 45' Vladimir Plotnikov 45' Bakayev 83' Gohou 90+2'	Summary	Žulpa 21' Mineiro 45' Khizhnichenko 68' Antonov 73' A.Tagybergen 90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

24 May 2015 13	Zhetysu	0 – 3	Kairat	Taldykorgan
17:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Islamkhan 17' Pliyev 41' Isael 76' Gorman 81' Gohou 83' Kukeyev 89'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

29 May 2015 14	Kairat	2 – 0	Taraz	Almaty
19:00 (UTC+6)	Gohou 58' 69', 86' Marković 73'	Summary	Dosmagambetov 43' M.Togyzbay 48'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

6 June 2015 15	Okzhetpes	1 – 3	Kairat	Kokshetau
16:00 (UTC+6)	Rotkovic 23' Smejkal 83'	Summary	Gohou 28', 37', 65' Riera 71'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

20 June 2015 16	Kairat	2 – 1	Ordabasy	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Pliyev 35' Islamkhan 60' (pen.) Gorman 70' Isael 86'	Summary	Nurgaliev 32' Malyi 54' 59' G.Suyumbaev 87' Božić 90+2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

24 June 2015 17	Irtysh	1 – 1	Kairat	Pavlodar
19:00 (UTC+6)	Dudchenko 61'	Summary	Serginho 9' Lunin 17' Riera 20' Gohou 79'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

28 June 2015 18	Kairat	2 – 0	Astana	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Kuat 14' Isael 45+1' Islamkhan 51' Serginho 90+1'	Summary	Nusserbayev 58' Postnikov 80'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

5 July 2015 19	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 5	Kairat	Karaganda
18:00 (UTC+6)	Vošahlík 5'	Summary	Serginho 6' (pen.) Riera 13', 59' Isael 21' Kukeyev 47' 83' Ceesay 72'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

12 July 2015 20	Kairat	1 – 0	Kaisar	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Despotović 17'	Summary	Matsveenka 90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

19 July 2015 21	Atyrau	0 – 0	Kairat	Atyrau
20:00 (UTC+6)	V.Kuzmin 71' Essame 88'	Summary	Rudoselskiy 59' Isael 62' Soares 71'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

26 July 2015 22	Tobol	1 – 3	Kairat	Kostanay
19:00 (UTC+6)	Yavorskyi 42' Zhumaskaliyev 73'	Summary	Despotović 20', 48' Darabayev 58'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kairat	22	13	5	4	43	14	+29	44	Qualification for the championship round
2	Aktobe	22	12	8	2	27	12	+15	44
3	Astana	22	12	7	3	40	19	+21	43
4	Atyrau	22	9	10	3	25	19	+6	37
5	Ordabasy	22	9	8	5	21	18	+3	35

Source: UEFA.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.^[17]

Championship round[edit]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	7	2	1	17	5	+12	23	3	1	1	9	4	+5	4	1	0	8	1	+7

Last updated: 8 November 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

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

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

14 August 2015 23	Ordabasy	0 – 0	Kairat	Shymkent
18:00 (UTC+6)	Nurgaliev 29' Ashirbekov 45' Tazhimbetov 77' E. Tungyshbaev 86'	Summary	Zhangylyshbay 81'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

24 August 2015 24	Kairat	5 – 2	Irtysh	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Kuat 15' 72' Gohou 67', 75' Kuantayev 78' Despotović 87'	Summary	Roncatto 7' N'Diaye 32' 56' Fonseca 71' Kassaï 83'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

12 September 2015 25	Atyrau	1 – 2	Kairat	Atyrau
18:00 (UTC+6)	Essame 17'	Summary	Islamkhan 64' Gohou 79'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

20 September 2015 26	Astana	0 – 1	Kairat	Astana
20:00 (UTC+6)	Twumasi 37'	Summary	V.Li 29' Isael 58' Marković 77'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

27 September 2015 27	Kairat	2 – 1	Aktobe	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Isael 10' Gohou 13' 67' Soares 25'	Summary	Mineiro 17' Korobkin 55' Danilo 59' Logvinenko 60' D.Miroshnichenko 63'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

3 October 2015 28	Irtysh	0 – 2	Kairat	Pavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6)	Aliev 70'	Summary	Despotović 2' Bakayev 60' Soares 78' 82'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

17 October 2015 29	Kairat	0 – 0	Atyrau	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Fomin 89' Narzikulov 90+2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

25 October 2015 30	Kairat	0 – 1	Astana	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Nusserbayev 45+2' 90+6' Dzholchiev 56'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

31 October 2015 31	Aktobe	0 – 3	Kairat	Aktobe
15:00 (UTC+6)	Žulpa 50' Logvinenko 59' Mineiro 81'	Summary	Konysbayev 12' Serginho 53' (pen.), 85' Kuat 58' Marković 61' Rudoselskiy 73' Despotović 88'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

8 November 2015 32	Kairat	2 – 0	Ordabasy	Almaty
15:00 (UTC+6)	Soares 45' Kuat 54' Despotović 64', 83'	Summary	Petrov 30' B.Kozhabayev 52' 62'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]
3	Aktobe	32	15	9	8	35	25	+10	32
4	Ordabasy	32	12	10	10	32	31	+1	29
5	Atyrau	32	11	12	9	31	33	−2	27
6	Irtysh Pavlodar	32	10	10	12	37	39	−2	25

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams are tied); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Play-off (only if deciding champion when three or teams are tied); 13) Draw.^[18]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Kairat qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Kazakhstan Cup.

Kazakhstan Cup[edit]

29 April 2015 Second Round	Kairat	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 1 p)	Irtysh	Almaty
19:00 (UTC+6)	Isael 15' Pliyev 56'	Summary	Chernyshov 15' Aliev 33' I.Graf 66' G.Sartakov 80' Gatagov 116' N.Kalmykov 120'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Igor Shesnokov
	Penalties
	Gohou Isael Islamkhan Darabayev		Bance Bulgaru Azuka

20 May 2015 Quarterfinal	Kairat	4 – 1	Taraz	Almaty
19:00 (UTC+6)	Gohou 6', 58' Islamkhan 13' Kukeyev 87'	Summary	S.Zhumahanov 16' A.Taubay 28' Mukhutdinov 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

2 June 2015 Semifinal 1st leg	Tobol	0 – 3	Kairat	Kostanay
20:00 (UTC+6)	Sadownichy 45'	Summary	Gohou 18' Marković 31' Rudoselskiy 47' Islamkhan 59' Isael 76'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marat Iskakov

23 September 2015 Semifinal 2nd leg	Kairat	2 – 1 (5 – 1 agg.)	Tobol	Almaty
20:00 (UTC+6)	Riera 8' Gorman 19'	Summary	Kurgulin 75' Zhumaskaliyev 89'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

Final[edit]

21 November 2015	Astana	1 – 2	Kairat	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Shomko 15' Twumasi 28'	Summary	Despotović 44' 48', 70' Marković 64'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Qualifying rounds[edit]

3 July 2015 First qualifying round 1st leg	Red Star Belgrade	0 – 2	Kairat	Belgrade, Serbia
00:45 (UTC+6)	Pavićević 3' Katai 62'	Report	Marković 37' Gohou 45' 87' Kuantayev 64'	Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 25,211^[19] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

9 July 2015 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Kairat	2 – 1 (4 – 1 agg.)	Red Star Belgrade	Almaty, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 29' Kuat 47' Marković 63' Gohou 89'	Report	Stojanović 8' Mbodj 74' Savićević 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 21,550^[19] Referee: Barış Şimşek (Turkey)

16 July 2015 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Kairat	3 – 0	Alashkert	Almaty, Kazakhstan
19:45 (UTC+6)	Islamkhan 14' (pen.) Soares 28' Gohou 55' Despotović 69' Riera 90+1'	Report	Grigoryan 50'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 22,100^[20] Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)

23 July 2015 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Alashkert	2 – 1 (2 – 4 agg.)	Kairat	Yerevan^{[note 1]}, Armenia
21:00 (UTC+6)	Arakelyan 28' Grigoryan 70' Manasyan 77' Minasyan 84' Héber 90+4'	Report	Gohou 45+3'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 2,500^[20] Referee: João Capela (Portugal)

30 July 2015 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Kairat	2 – 1	Aberdeen	Almaty, Kazakhstan
20:45 (UTC+6)	Bakayev 13' Islamkhan 22'	Report	McLean 69'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 23,500^[21] Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

7 August 2015 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Aberdeen	1 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Kairat	Aberdeen, Scotland
00:45 (UTC+6)	McLean 84' Taylor 90+1'	Report	Marković 12' Tymoshchuk 17' Bakayev 43' Gohou 59' Lunin 84' Vladimir Plotnikov 90+1'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,317^[21] Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

21 August 2015 Playoff round 1st leg	Bordeaux	1 – 0	Kairat	Bordeaux, France
00:30 (UTC+6)	Khazri 27' Crivelli 89'	Report	Islamkhan 45' Riera 79' Tymoshchuk 84'	Stadium: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux Attendance: 24,795^[22] Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)

27 August 2015 Playoff round 2nd leg	Kairat	2 – 1 (2 – 2(a) agg.)	Bordeaux	Almaty, Kazakhstan
20:45 (UTC+6)	Yambéré 1' (o.g.) Tymoshchuk 38' Kuat 66'	Report	Traoré 21' Khazri 39' Yambéré 63' Crivelli 77' 85'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Squad statistics[edit]

As of Match played 21 November 2015

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	KAZ	Vladimir Plotnikov	42	0	29	0	4	0	1	0	8	0
2	DF	KAZ	Timur Rudoselskiy	37	0	23+7	0	4+1	0	1	0	0+1	0
3	DF	RUS	Zaurbek Pliyev	26	1	20+2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	BRA	Bruno Soares	24	1	11+3	1	2	0	0	0	8	0
5	DF	KAZ	Mark Gorman	41	1	24+4	0	4+1	1	1	0	5+2	0
6	DF	SRB	Žarko Marković	41	2	26+3	2	4	0	1	0	7	0
7	MF	KAZ	Zhambyl Kukeyev	15	3	4+4	2	0+3	1	0	0	0+4	0
8	MF	RUS	Mikhail Bakayev	36	1	26	0	5	0	1	0	4	1
9	MF	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	42	12	22+7	7	4	2	1	0	8	3
10	MF	BRA	Isael	39	7	26+1	6	3	1	1	0	8	0
11	FW	CIV	Gerard Gohou	40	29	23+5	22	2+2	3	1	0	7	4
13	DF	KAZ	Yermek Kuantayev	35	3	23+2	2	2	0	1	0	7	1
14	MF	KAZ	Bauyrzhan Baytana	5	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
15	FW	ESP	Sito Riera	37	4	21+6	3	3	1	1	0	6	0
16	GK	KAZ	Serhiy Tkachuk	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	KAZ	Aslan Darabayev	23	1	7+10	1	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
18	MF	KAZ	Vitali Li	17	0	8+7	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	KAZ	Stanislav Lunin	23	0	7+8	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
20	MF	KAZ	Islambek Kuat	29	3	17+2	1	2+1	0	0	0	6+1	2
22	MF	BRA	Serginho	22	3	7+7	3	3	0	0	0	0+5	0
23	MF	KAZ	Ilya Kalinin	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
24	MF	KAZ	Rifat Nurmugamet	2	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	KAZ	Ulan Konysbayev	9	0	5+1	0	1	0	0	0	0+2	0
28	FW	SRB	Đorđe Despotović	17	11	5+4	8	2	2	0	0	1+5	1
29	FW	KAZ	Toktar Zhangylyshbay	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	UKR	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	17	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
51	MF	KAZ	Kuanysh Sovetov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Kairat on loan:
Players who appeared for Kairat that left during the season:
21	FW	GAM	Momodou Ceesay	8	1	0+5	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Goal scorers[edit]

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	Gerard Gohou	22	3	4	29
2	MF	9	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	7	2	3	12
3	FW	28	Đorđe Despotović	8	2	1	11
4	MF	10	Isael	6	1	0	7
5	FW	15	Sito Riera	3	1	0	4
6	MF	22	Serginho	3	0	0	3
	MF	7	Zhambyl Kukeyev	2	1	0	3
	DF	13	Yermek Kuantayev	2	0	1	3
	MF	20	Islambek Kuat	1	0	2	3
10	DF	6	Žarko Marković	2	0	0	2
11	DF	3	Zaurbek Pliyev	1	0	0	1
	FW	21	Momodou Ceesay	1	0	0	1
	MF	17	Aslan Darabayev	1	0	0	1
	DF	4	Bruno Soares	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	Mark Gorman	0	1	0	1
	MF	8	Mikhail Bakayev	0	0	1	1
			Own goal	0	0	1	1
			TOTALS	60	11	13	84

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		UEFA Europa League		Total
1		GK	Vladimir Plotnikov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
2		DF	Timur Rudoselskiy	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
3		DF	Zaurbek Pliyev	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
4		DF	Bruno Soares	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
5		DF	Mark Gorman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Žarko Marković	7	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	12	0
7		MF	Zhambyl Kukeyev	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Mikhail Bakayev	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
9		MF	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
10		MF	Isael	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
11		FW	Gerard Gohou	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
14		MF	Bauyrzhan Baytana	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		FW	Sito Riera	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
18		MF	Vitali Li	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		FW	Stanislav Lunin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
20		MF	Islambek Kuat	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
22		MF	Serginho	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27		MF	Ulan Konysbayev	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		FW	Đorđe Despotović	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		FW	Toktar Zhangylyshbay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44		MF	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
			TOTALS	53	1	6	0	0	0	15	0	74	1

Notes[edit]

^ Alashkert play their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan.

References[edit]

^ Tkachuk was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, but took Kazakh citizenship in 2012, going on to represent the Kazakhstan-U21 in 2012.
^ Bakayev was born in Tskhinvali, Georgian SSR, but took Russian citizenship, going on to represent Russia-U21 in 2008.
^

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	13	5	4	43	14	+29	44	9	0	2	23	4	+19	4	5	2	20	10	+10

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	7	2	1	17	5	+12	23	3	1	1	9	4	+5	4	1	0	8	1	+7

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	13	5	4	43	14	+29	44	9	0	2	23	4	+19	4	5	2	20	10	+10

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	7	2	1	17	5	+12	23	3	1	1	9	4	+5	4	1	0	8	1	+7

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	13	5	4	43	14	+29	44	9	0	2	23	4	+19	4	5	2	20	10	+10

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	7	2	1	17	5	+12	23	3	1	1	9	4	+5	4	1	0	8	1	+7