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FC Astana

2023 season
Chairman	Sayan Khamitzhanov
Manager	Grigori Babayan
Stadium	Astana Arena
Premier League	2nd
Kazakhstan Cup	Semi-finals vs Ordabasy
Super Cup	Winners
Champions League	Second qualifying round vs Dinamo Zagreb
Europa League	Third qualifying round Ludogorets Razgrad
Europa Conference League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Abat Aymbetov (8) All: Dembo Darboe (11)
Highest home attendance	27,328 vs Dinamo Tbilisi (12 July 2023)
Lowest home attendance	500 vs Turan (17 May 2023)
Average home league attendance	6,002 (21 October 2023)
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The 2023 FC Astana season was the fifteenth successive season that FC Astana will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan.

Season events

On 16 December 2022, Astana announced the signing of Dušan Jovančić from Tobol.

On 15 January, Astana announced the return of Žarko Tomašević from Tobol. Two days later, 17 January, Aleksa Amanović became the third player to join Astana from Tobol during the winter transfer window. Later the same day, Astana announced new contract with Sultan Sagnaev, Stanislav Basmanov, Vladislav Prokopenko, Talgat Kusyapov and Danil Podymsky.

On 26 January, Astana announced the signing of Josip Čondrić from Zrinjski Mostar, and the year-long loan signing of Dembo Darboe from Al-Nasr.

On 13 February, Astana announced the signing of Fabien Ourega from Žalgiris.

On 13 March, Astana announced the signing of Elkhan Astanov from Ordabasy.

On 21 March, Astana announced the return of free agent Varazdat Haroyan.

On 30 March, Astana announced the signing of Igor Ivanović from Shakhtyor Soligorsk.

On 4 July, Astana announced the singing of Yan Vorogovsky from RWD Molenbeek to a three-and-a-half-year contract.

On 11 July, Astana announced the singing of Aleksandr Marochkin from Tobol, and the loan signing of Stjepan Lončar from Ferencváros.

Squad

As of match played 15 December 2023

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
31	Danil Podymksy		GK	(1998-05-13)13 May 1998 (aged 25)	Academy	2016		2	0
55	Aleksandr Zarutskiy		GK	(1993-08-26)26 August 1993 (aged 30)	Kaisar	2021	2023	44	0
93	Josip Čondrić		GK	(1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 30)	Zrinjski Mostar	2023		35	0
Defenders
3	Varazdat Haroyan		DF	(1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (aged 31)	Unattached	2023		44	2
5	Mikhail Gabyshev		DF	(1990-01-02)2 January 1990 (aged 33)	Shakhter Karagandy	2022		23	1
6	Yan Vorogovsky		DF	(1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 27)	RWD Molenbeek	2023	2026	18	0
13	Kamo Hovhannisyan		DF	(1992-10-05)5 October 1992 (aged 31)	Kairat	2022	2023	64	2
15	Abzal Beysebekov		DF	(1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 31)	Vostok	2012	2023	394	19
22	Aleksandr Marochkin		DF	(1990-07-14)14 July 1990 (aged 33)	Tobol	2023		18	1
33	Žarko Tomašević		DF	(1990-02-22)22 February 1990 (aged 33)	Tobol	2023		79	9
45	Aleksa Amanović		DF	(1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 27)	Tobol	2023		39	2
Midfielders
7	Max Ebong		MF	(1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 24)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2020	2023	112	8
8	Islambek Kuat		MF	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 30)	Khimki	2021	2024	100	4
10	Marin Tomasov		MF	(1987-08-31)31 August 1987 (aged 36)	Rijeka	2018		232	99
11	Aslan Darabayev		MF	(1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 34)	Caspiy	2022		50	3
21	Elkhan Astanov		MF	(2000-05-21)21 May 2000 (aged 23)	Ordabasy	2023		31	4
23	Fabien Ourega		MF	(1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 31)	Žalgiris	2023		39	1
27	Timur Dosmagambetov		MF	(1989-05-01)1 May 1989 (aged 34)	Shakhter Karagandy	2022		54	7
29	Dušan Jovančić		MF	(1990-10-19)19 October 1990 (aged 33)	Tobol	2023		34	0
44	Stjepan Lončar		MF	(1996-11-10)10 November 1996 (aged 27)	on loan from Ferencváros	2023		18	1
Forwards
17	Abat Aymbetov		FW	(1995-08-07)7 August 1995 (aged 28)	Krylia Sovetov	2022		91	29
20	Vladislav Prokopenko		FW	(2000-07-01)1 July 2000 (aged 23)	Academy	2016		61	6
72	Stanislav Basmanov		FW	(2001-06-24)24 June 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2020		62	4
88	Dembo Darboe		FW	(1998-08-17)17 August 1998 (aged 25)	on loan from Al-Nasr	2023	2023	42	11
Youth team
47	Maksim Mamontov		DF	(2004-04-23)23 April 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2022		0	0
52	Timur Tokenov		DF	(2004-04-24)24 April 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
53	Andrey Berezutskiy		FW	(2004-01-30)30 January 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2021		1	0
56	Almas Zhanabek		MF	(2002-04-10)10 April 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2021		0	0
57	Akhmetali Kaltanov		MF	(2006-04-19)19 April 2006 (aged 17)	Academy	2023		0	0
60	Bekarys Kolbaev		FW	(2003-01-27)27 January 2003 (aged 20)	Ordabasy	2023		0	0
67	Kazhimukan Zagaparov		DF	(2003-07-08)8 July 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2021		0	0
69	Dias Ispanov		FW	(2003-12-30)30 December 2003 (aged 19)	Academy	2022		0	0
70	Nurzhan Shugay		MF	(2004-03-14)14 March 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
71	Sanzhar Anuarov		DF	(2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2023		0	0
73	Aydos Kumarov		DF	(2002-02-27)27 February 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2021		0	0
74	Omirzhan Omarbek		FW	(2005-10-03)3 October 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2023		0	0
76	Alibi Orazaly		DF	(2004-03-30)30 March 2004 (aged 19)	Akademia Ontustik	2023		0	0
78	Rakhimzhan Amangeldinov		MF	(2005-11-24)24 November 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2023		0	0
79	Salamat Zhumabekov		MF	(2004-01-25)25 January 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2022		6	0
80	Damir Elubaev		FW	(2005-04-06)6 April 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2023		0	0
82	Aydos Kumarov		DF	(2002-02-27)27 February 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2021		1	0
84	Alikhan Umbitaliev		MF	(2001-07-09)9 July 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2022		1	0
85	Valikhan Tyulyupov		MF	(2002-02-10)10 February 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2022		1	0
86	Aleksandr Lisin		DF	(2003-04-30)30 April 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2022		0	0
87	Sultan Abdykadyrov		DF	(2002-03-02)2 March 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2022		0	0
89	Timur Nurmanov		MF	(2004-10-11)11 October 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
90	Ruslan Kirgetov		FW	(2002-07-07)7 July 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2022		3	0
91	Tamirlan Abuov		GK	(2004-09-13)13 September 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
94	Yuri Akhanov		DF	(2002-07-31)31 July 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2021		3	0
95	Nagda Bakizhev		GK	(2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2022		0	0
96	Batyrkhan Mustafin		FW	(2005-03-26)26 March 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2023		2	0
97	Nurali Zhaksylykov		FW	(2004-11-04)4 November 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		10	1
98	Amir Tokushev		DF	(2004-04-21)21 April 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
99	Konstantin Onoprienko		GK	(2003-08-05)5 August 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2022		0	0
Players away on loan
18	Sagi Sovet		DF	(2000-03-15)15 March 2000 (aged 23)	Academy	2016		22	0
30	Igor Ivanović		MF	(1997-07-28)28 July 1997 (aged 26)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2023		9	1
32	Talgat Kusyapov		DF	(1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 24)	Academy	2016		23	2
65	Meyrambek Kalmyrza		MF	(2001-12-15)15 December 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2020		7	0
Left during the season
22	Sultan Sagnayev		MF	(2000-01-14)14 January 2000 (aged 23)	Academy	2016		50	2
43	Sanzhar Shurakhanov		DF	(2001-12-06)6 December 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2021		4	0
63	Dias Kanatkali		DF	(2001-02-14)14 February 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2021		4	0
66	Olzhas Adil		MF	(2003-04-01)1 April 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2022		3	0
68	Makhmud Dunzurov		MF	(2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2022		1	0
89	Bauyrzhan Akhaev		DF	(2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2021		5	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 January 2023	MF		Dušan Jovančić	Tobol	Undisclosed
15 January 2023	DF		Žarko Tomašević	Tobol	Free
17 January 2023	DF		Aleksa Amanović	Tobol	Free
26 January 2023	GK		Josip Čondrić	Zrinjski Mostar	Undisclosed
13 February 2023	MF		Fabien Ourega	Žalgiris	Undisclosed
13 March 2023	MF		Elkhan Astanov	Ordabasy	Undisclosed
21 March 2023	DF		Varazdat Haroyan	Unattached	Free
30 March 2023	MF		Igor Ivanović	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	Undisclosed
4 July 2023	DF		Yan Vorogovsky	RWD Molenbeek	Undisclosed
11 July 2023	DF		Aleksandr Marochkin	Tobol	Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
26 January 2023	FW		Dembo Darboe	Al-Nasr	End of season
11 July 2023	MF		Stjepan Lončar	Ferencváros	End of season

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2023	MF		Sultan Sagnayev	Maktaaral	End of season

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
6 February 2023	DF		Talgat Kusyapov	Caspiy	End of season
3 March 2023	DF		Sagi Sovet	Okzhetpes	End of season
3 March 2023	MF		Sultan Sagnayev	Aksu	30 June 2023
25 July 2023	MF		Igor Ivanović	Tobol	End of season

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
4 January 2023	DF		Denis Polyakov	Hapoel Haifa
6 January 2023	MF		Yury Pertsukh	Shakhter Karagandy	21 February 2023
9 January 2023	DF		Artsyom Rakhmanaw
18 January 2023	MF		Jérémy Manzorro	Sandecja Nowy Sącz	14 March 2023
19 January 2023	FW		Keelan Lebon	Neftçi	19 January 2023
25 January 2023	MF		Pedro Eugénio	Al-Adalah	25 January 2023
31 December 2023	GK		Danil Podymksy	Okzhetpes
31 December 2023	MF		Meyrambek Kalmyrza	Zhetysu	1 March 2024
31 December 2023	MF		Igor Ivanović	Tobol

Friendlies

5 February 2023	Astana	3–1	Buxoro	Antalya, Turkey
19 (UTC+6)		Report

11 February 2023	Astana	1–1	AGMK	Antalya, Turkey
(UTC+6)		Report

17 February 2023	Khimki	0–3	Astana	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 (UTC+6)	Rudenko  22' Gudiyev  35' Idowu  44' Mirzov  67' Marcos Guilherme  89'	Report	Ourega Hovhannisyan  43' 56' Amanović  53' Aymbetov 75', 89'

Competitions

Overview

Last updated: 15 December 2023
Source: Competitions

Super Cup

25 February 2023	Astana	2–1	Ordabasy	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Amanović 8' Darboe 38' Ourega  51'	Report	Tungyshbayev 9' Yerlanov  41' Mbodj  67'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,313 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

Premier League

Results summary

Last updated: 29 October 2023.
Source: See Results

Results by round

1. matchday 19
2. matchday 9
3. matchday 10
4. matchday 15
5. matchday 11
6. matchday 12
7. matchday 14
8. matchday 13
9. matchday 16
10. matchday 17
11. matchday 20
12. matchday 21
13. matchday 22
14. matchday 23
15. matchday 18

Results

4 March 2023 1	Astana	2–1	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
20:00 (UTC+6)	Prokopenko 3' Darboe 21' Tomasov  69' Tomašević  86'	Report	Flyuk 33' Tolordava  86'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rustam Omarov

9 March 2023 2	Zhetysu	0–2	Astana	Almaty
14:00 (UTC+6)	Hasein  80'	Report	Darboe 69' (pen.) Beysebekov 77'	Stadium: Zhas Kyran Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

14 March 2023 3	Astana	1–4	Aktobe	Astana
21:00 (UTC+6)	Beysebekov 77' Amanović  90+3'	Report	Samorodov 18' Strumia  18' Filipović 41', 50' Penchikov  44' Zhumabek 90+1' Umayev  90+5'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Artem Kuchin

2 April 2023 4	Astana	2–0	Ordabasy	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Tomasov 62' Mbodj 71' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: Alexander Zatula Referee: 8,500

9 April 2023 5	Tobol	0–1	Astana	Kostanay
19:00 (UTC+6)	Gabarayev  88'	Report	Ourega  48' Aymbetov  59' Tomasov 70' Ebong  73' Dosmagambetov  87'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Grigory Moskovchenko

16 April 2023 6	Astana	0–3	Kairat	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Darabayev  53'	Report	Paulo 3', 56' Sergeyev 86' Seydakhmet  88'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

23 April 2023 7	Kaisar	1–2	Astana	Kyzylorda
20:00 (UTC+6)	Kenesbek  45+1' Sovpel  66' Oliveira 78' Baradzin  79' Gorshunov  89'	Report	Tomašević 51' Aymbetov 83'	Stadium: Gani Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Saken Bayimbet

6 May 2023 8	Astana	2–0	Maktaaral	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Astanov 8' Aymbetov 29' Ourega  57' Jovančić  90' Amanović  90+5'	Report	Karimov  39' Tursynbay  67'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Danil Gorda

10 May 2023 19	Maktaaral	0–1	Astana	Shymkent
18:00 (UTC+6)	Abdurakhmanov  1'  60' Tursynbay  13' Dobay  28' Potapov  87'	Report	Aymbetov 33' Tomasov  39' Kuat  85'	Stadium: Namys Stadium Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

14 May 2023 9	Okzhetpes	0–0	Astana	Kokshetau
15:00 (UTC+6)	Dimitrov  47' Drachenko  77' Abzalov  78' Chagrov  90+5'	Report	Haroyan  23' Ebong  31' Amanović  90+6'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Alexander Gauzer

20 May 2023 10	Astana	3–2	Kyzylzhar	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Haroyan 17'  87' Aymbetov 27' Kuat  63' Dosmagambetov  90+1' Tomašević  90+4' Astanov 90+7'	Report	Shadmanov  30' Graf  38' 89' (pen.) Pernambuco 39' Chikanchi  90+4'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Alexander Zatula

24 May 2023 15	Aksu	0–1	Astana	Pavlodar
20:00 (UTC+6)	Akhmetov  11' Bryan  31' Suley  47'	Report	Kuat  64' Dosmagambetov 73' Aymbetov  82' Amanović  85'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Denis Izmailov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 15 July 2023.

28 May 2023 11	Atyrau	0–0	Astana	Atyrau
18:00 (UTC+6)	Nabikhanov  42' Matheus  76' Antanavičius  90+6'	Report	Ebong  65' Basmanov  90+4'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

3 June 2023 12	Astana	1–0	Aksu	Astana
20:00 (UTC+6)	Tomasov 32' Haroyan  90+5'	Report	Osuchukwu  29' Yesimov  38' Obilor  90+5'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina

24 June 2023 14	Astana	3–1	Caspiy	Astana
18:00 (UTC+6)	Ourega 19' Aymbetov 21' Jovančić  36' Gabyshev 66'	Report	Pantsulaia 55' Kadyrbaev  70'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

2 July 2023 13	Caspiy	1–2	Astana	Aktau
16:00 (UTC+6)	Podstrelov 66' Narzildayev  90+2'	Report	Aymbetov 31' Amanović  53' Darboe 74' (pen.) Prokopenko  82'	Stadium: Zhastar Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rustam Omarov

22 July 2023 16	Astana	0–0	Atyrau	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)		Report	Dzhumatov  35' Takulov  72' Zhagorov  90+7'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,632 Referee: Artem Kuchin

29 July 2023 17	Kyzylzhar	1–0	Astana	Petropavl
16:00 (UTC+6)	Veselinović  34' Podio  41' Babakhanov  80' Ospanov  89'	Report	Darboe  51'	Stadium: Karasai Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ruslan Sultangaliyev

20 August 2023 20	Astana	1–1	Kaisar	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Amanović  8' Dosmagambetov 68'	Report	Pryndeta  50' Baradzin 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Anton Kuchma

27 August 2023 21	Kairat	1–0	Astana	Almaty
19:00 (UTC+6)	Bagnack  39' 87'	Report	Zhaksylykov  41' Jovančić  76' Basmanov  85'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 20,356 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

16 September 2023 22	Astana	2–1	Tobol	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Darboe 5' Ourega  12' Amanović 77'	Report	Muzhikov  78' Déblé 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Grigory Moskovchenko

24 September 2023 23	Ordabasy	1–2	Astana	Şymkent
19:00 (UTC+6)	Fedin 88' (pen.) Umarov  90+6'	Report	Darabayev 41' Jovančić  51' Zhaksylykov 60'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 18,063 Referee: Bulat Sariev

27 September 2023 18	Astana	5–2	Okzhetpes	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Aymbetov 8' Tomasov 17', 25' (pen.), 90+4' Darboe 89' (pen.)	Report	Tatayev 51' Sarsenov 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Grigory Moskovchenko
Note: Match originally scheduled for 5 August 2023, but postponed on 3 August 2023, due to Astana's participation in UEFA Europa League.

30 September 2023 24	Aktobe	2–0	Astana	Aktobe
19:00 (UTC+6)	Kasym 20' (pen.) Strumia  23' China 77' Filipović  88' Pokatilov  90+4'	Report	Kuat  11' Dosmagambetov  18' Jovančić  80'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,700 Referee: Artem Kuchin

21 October 2023 25	Astana	2–1	Zhetysu	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Dosmagambetov 30' Jovančić  67' Aymbetov 90+6'	Report	Rušević 50' Hasein  53'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Bagdat Abdullayev

29 October 2023 26	Shakhter Karagandy	1–1	Astana	Karaganda
17:00 (UTC+6)	Tattybayev 53'	Report	Shatsky 25' (o.g.)	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the Kostenko mine disaster.

League table

Kazakhstan Cup

19 April 2023 Round of 16 1st leg	Astana	5–1	Kaisar	Astana
21:00 (UTC+6)	Darboe 11' (pen.), 16' Tomašević 25' Jovančić  36' Astanov 55', 77'	Report	Makhan  23' Sakhalbaev 57' Kenesbek  74'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sanjar Iskakov

30 April 2023 Round of 16 2nd leg	Kaisar	0–2 (1–7 agg.)	Astana	Kyzylorda
17:00 (UTC+6)	Pryndeta  30' Pedro  45' Sakhalbaev  81'	Report	Aymbetov 22' Amanović  80' Tomasov 90+4'	Stadium: Gani Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Sayat Sulikanov

17 May 2023 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Astana	2–0	Turan	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Darabayev  22' Prokopenko 26', 39' Zhaksylykov  40'	Report	Kakimov  44'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Sergey Nozhenko

7 June 2023 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Turan	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Astana	Shymkent
17:00 (UTC+6)	Kakimov  52' Taipov  61' Sultaniyazov 76'	Report	Darboe 29'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ruslan Sultangaliyev

28 June 2023 Semifinal 1st leg	Astana	1–0	Ordabasy	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Dosmagambetov  21' Darabayev  36' Ivanović 73'	Report	S.Astanov  59' Abdikholikov  83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Saken Baiymbet

6 July 2023 Semifinal 2nd leg	Ordabasy	2–0 (2–1 agg.)	Astana	Shymkent
21:00 (UTC+6)	Umarov 63' Mbodj  75' Yerlanov 105' Suyumbayev  116'	Report	Amanović  45+1' Astanov  75' Jovančić  77' Beysebekov  112'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Referee: Alexander Gauser

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

12 July 2023 First qualifying round 1st leg	Astana	1–1	Dinamo Tbilisi	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Aymbetov 11'	Report	Kalandadze  51' Sigua 57'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 27,328 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

19 July 2023 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Dinamo Tbilisi	1–2 (2–3 agg.)	Astana	Tbilisi, Georgia
22:00 (UTC+6)	Camara 22'	Report	Beysebekov 50' Darboe 51'	Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 10,736 Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)

26 July 2023 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Dinamo Zagreb	4–0	Astana	Zagreb, Croatia
00:00 (UTC+6)	Petković 36' Ivanušec 41', 43', 56'	Report	Vorogovsky  66'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 7,123 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

2 August 2023 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Astana	0–2 (0–6 agg.)	Dinamo Zagreb	Astana, Kazakhstan
22:00 (UTC+6)	Tomasov  45+2' Jovančić  90+5'	Report	Marochkin 24' (o.g.) Marin 89' Špikić  90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 26,978 Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

8 August 2023 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Astana	2–1	Ludogorets Razgrad	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Tomašević 40'  90+3' Lončar  47' Marochkin 53' Beysebekov  66'	Report	Sonko Sundberg 34' Gonçalves  47' Verdon  87'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 23,967 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

18 August 2023 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Ludogorets Razgrad	5–1 (6–3 agg.)	Astana	Razgrad, Bulgaria
00:00 (UTC+6)	Tekpetey 25', 50' Piotrowski 47', 58' Gonçalves  54' Despodov 67'	Report	Ebong  27' Darboe 29' Aymbetov  34' Jovančić  43'  77'	Stadium: Huvepharma Arena Attendance: 5,469 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying rounds

24 August 2023 Playoff Round 1st leg	Astana	1–0	Partizani	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Lončar 41'  76' Darboe  71' Amanović  77'	Report	Sota  20' Qirko  49' Murataj  72'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 18,634 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

1 September 2023 Playoff Round 2nd leg	Partizani	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Astana	Elbasan, Albania
00:00 (UTC+6)	Rrapaj  5' Bintsouka 25' Atanaskoski  32'	Report	Tomasov 46' Ourega  90+2' Vorogovsky  90+5'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (Turkey)
Note: Partizani played their home match at the Elbasan Arena in Elbasan, instead of their regular stadium, the Partizani Complex in Tirana, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Viktoria Plzeň	6	6	0	0	9	1	+8	18	Advance to round of 16
2	Dinamo Zagreb	6	3	0	3	10	5	+5	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs
3	Astana	6	1	1	4	4	13	−9	4
4	Ballkani	6	1	1	4	3	7	−4	4

1. ^ Ranked on head-to-head points: Astana 4, Ballkani 1.

22 September 2023 1	Dinamo Zagreb	5–1	Astana	Zagreb, Croatia
01:00 (UTC+6)	Petković 43' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Bulat 58' Šutalo  70' Marin 85' Halilović 90+3'	Report	Lončar  42' Darboe  42' Amanović  48' Haroyan  52' Hovhannisyan 78'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 10,005 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

5 October 2023 2	Astana	1–2	Viktoria Plzeň	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:30 (UTC+6)	Haroyan  40' Kuat  45+1' Tomasov 51' Marochkin  59' Hovhannisyan  63'	Report	Chorý 54'  80' Kopic 57' Durosinmi  60' Šulc  66'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 24,421 Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

26 October 2023 3	Ballkani	1–2	Astana	Pristina, Kosovo
22:45 (UTC+6)	Kuč 8' Dellova  68' Hamidi  80'	Report	Hovhannisyan 7'  90+4' Amanović  21' Beysebekov 23'  90+2' Ebong  77'	Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 7,208 Referee: Vasilios Fotias (Greece)
Note: Ballkani played their home matches at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium, in Pristina, instead of their regular stadium, the Theranda City Stadium, in Suva Reka, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

9 November 2023 4	Astana	0–0	Ballkani	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:30 (UTC+6)	Amanović  44' Beysebekov  85'	Report	Hamidi  18'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 15,337 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

30 November 2023 5	Astana	0–2	Dinamo Zagreb	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:30 (UTC+6)	Darboe 12' Kuat  38' Jovančić  59'  73' Haroyan  74'	Report	Vidović 48' Perić  72' Kaneko 79'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 20,313 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

15 December 2023 6	Viktoria Plzeň	3–0	Astana	Plzeň, Czech Republic
02:00 (UTC+6)	Šulc  30' Vlkanova 58' Mosquera 67', 82'	Report	Tomašević  14' Beysebekov  23'	Stadium: Doosan Arena Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

Squad statistics

As of match played 15 December 2023

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Super Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League		UEFA Europa Conference League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	ARM	Varazdat Haroyan	29	1	19+1	1	2+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2+2	0
5	DF	KAZ	Mikhail Gabyshev	12	1	5+1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
6	DF	KAZ	Yan Vorogovsky	18	0	2+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	6	0
7	MF	BLR	Max Ebong	36	0	15+4	0	1+3	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	5+1	0
8	MF	KAZ	Islambek Kuat	30	0	12+6	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	5+2	0
10	MF	CRO	Marin Tomasov	41	9	21+3	6	0+2	1	1	0	4	0	0+2	0	5+3	2
11	MF	KAZ	Aslan Darabayev	20	1	10+4	1	3+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
13	DF	ARM	Kamo Hovhannisyan	38	2	15+3	0	3+2	0	1	0	2+2	0	2	0	8	2
15	DF	KAZ	Abzal Beysebekov	35	4	15+2	2	3+2	0	1	0	3	1	1+1	0	6+1	1
17	FW	KAZ	Abat Aymbetov	45	10	15+10	8	2+3	1	0+1	0	2+2	1	2	0	1+7	0
20	FW	KAZ	Vladislav Prokopenko	21	3	8+5	1	6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	KAZ	Elkhan Astanov	31	4	12+7	2	4	2	0	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
22	DF	KAZ	Aleksandr Marochkin	18	1	2+4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	7	0
23	MF	FRA	Fabien Ourega	39	1	18+4	1	0+4	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	7	0
27	MF	KAZ	Timur Dosmagambetov	37	3	15+4	3	6	0	0+1	0	0+4	0	0+2	0	2+3	0
29	MF	SRB	Dušan Jovančić	34	0	13+4	0	6	0	1	0	2+2	0	1+1	0	2+2	0
33	DF	MNE	Žarko Tomašević	32	3	14+2	1	2+1	1	1	0	3	0	2	1	4+3	0
44	MF	BIH	Stjepan Lončar	18	1	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	2	0	4+3	1
45	DF	MKD	Aleksa Amanović	39	2	23	1	4+1	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	6	0
55	GK	KAZ	Aleksandr Zarutskiy	12	0	7	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	FW	KAZ	Stanislav Basmanov	20	0	5+9	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
79	MF	KAZ	Salamat Zhumabekov	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	FW	GAM	Dembo Darboe	42	11	10+11	5	4+2	3	1	1	2+2	1	2	1	8	0
93	GK	CRO	Josip Čondrić	35	0	19	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	8	0
94	DF	KAZ	Yuri Akhanov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
96	FW	KAZ	Batyrkhan Mustafin	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	FW	KAZ	Nurali Zhaksylykov	10	1	4+1	1	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
Players away from Astana on loan:
30	MF	SRB	Igor Ivanović	9	1	0+5	0	3+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Astana during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Super Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	UEFA Europa Conference League	Total
1	FW		88	Dembo Darboe	5	3	1	1	1	0	11
2	FW		17	Abat Aymbetov	8	1	0	1	0	0	10
3	MF		10	Marin Tomasov	6	1	0	0	0	2	9
4	MF		21	Elkhan Astanov	2	2	0	0	0	0	4
	DF		15	Abzal Beysebekov	2	0	0	1	0	1	4
6	MF		27	Timur Dosmagambetov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
	FW		20	Vladislav Prokopenko	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
	DF		33	Žarko Tomašević	1	0	1	0	1	0	3
9	DF		45	Aleksa Amanović	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
	DF		13	Kamo Hovhannisyan	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
				Own goal	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
12	DF		3	Varazdat Haroyan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		23	Fabien Ourega	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		5	Mikhail Gabyshev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		11	Aslan Darabayev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	FW		97	Nurali Zhaksylykov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		30	Igor Ivanović	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		22	Aleksandr Marochkin	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	MF		44	Stjepan Lončar	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	36	11	2	3	3	6	61

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Super Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	UEFA Europa Conference League	Total
1	GK		93	Josip Čondrić	9	0	0	0	0	2	11
2	GK		55	Aleksandr Zarutskiy	1	3	0	0	0	0	4
				TOTALS	10	3	0	0	0	2	15

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Super Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League		UEFA Europa Conference League		Total
3		DF	Varazdat Haroyan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	0
6		DF	Yan Vorogovsky	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
7		MF	Max Ebong	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
8		MF	Islambek Kuat	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
10		MF	Marin Tomasov	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		MF	Aslan Darabayev	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
13		DF	Kamo Hovhannisyan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
15		DF	Abzal Beysebekov	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	1
17		FW	Abat Aymbetov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
20		FW	Vladislav Prokopenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		MF	Elkhan Astanov	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		DF	Aleksandr Marochkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
23		MF	Fabien Ourega	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
27		MF	Timur Dosmagambetov	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
29		MF	Dušan Jovančić	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	13	2
33		DF	Žarko Tomašević	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
44		MF	Stjepan Lončar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
45		DF	Aleksa Amanović	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	11	0
72		FW	Stanislav Basmanov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
88		FW	Dembo Darboe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
97		FW	Nurali Zhaksylykov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Astana during the season:
			TOTALS	40	0	9	1	1	0	3	0	7	1	23	1	83	3

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