The 2012 FC Astana season was the fourth successive season that Astana played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. They finished the season in 5th place whilst also winning the Kazakhstan Cup, and as a result qualified for the Europa League for the first time.
Astana started the season under the management of Oleh Protasov, who had replaced Holger Fach at the end of the 2011 season. Protasov left in April, with Miroslav Beránek taking over as manager in May.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Nenad Erić Erić was born in Požega, SFR Yugoslavia, becoming a Kazakhstani citizen in 2014, making his debut for Kazakhstan in February 2015. GK Kairat 2011 62 0 24 Denis Tolebaev GK Vostok 2012 0 0 55 Aleksei Belkin GK Volga Tver 2010 19 0 77 Aleksandr Konochkin GK Academy 2011 0 0 78 Rimas Martinkus GK Academy 2011 0 0 93 Denis Ovsyannikov GK Academy 2012 0 0 95 Aleksandr Sidorov GK Academy 2011 0 0 Defenders 6 Kairat Nurdauletov DF Tobol 2010 79 4 8 Viktor Dmitrenko Dmitrenko was born in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in September 2012. DF Kuban Krasnodar 2012 24 2 16 Yevgeni Goryachi DF Kairat 2012 5 0 18 Nurtas Kurgulin DF Taraz 2012 0 0 27 Mikhail Rozhkov Rozhkov was born in Moscow, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in March 2010. DF Rostov 2010 97 10 29 Dimitrija Lazarevski DF Rabotnički 2012 31 0 30 Radmir Moksinov DF Academy 2011 0 0 35 Zhanat Zakirov DF Academy 2010 0 0 44 Pavel Khalezov DF Academy 2010 0 0 50 Darkhan Kosherbaev DF Academy 2010 0 0 58 Erbol Musabaev DF Academy 2010 0 0 Midfielders 3 Valeri Korobkin MF Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 2012 20 0 7 Ulan Konysbayev MF Taraz 2011 43 3 15 Abzal Beisebekov MF Vostok 2012 31 1 19 Christian Ebala MF loan from Kecskeméti 2012 18 0 20 Foxi Kéthévoama MF loan from Kecskeméti 2012 29 3 22 Marat Shakhmetov MF Alma-Ata 2009 107 5 23 Serik Zaynalov MF Academy 2010 0 0 32 Azat Smagulov MF Academy 2010 0 0 33 Eduard Tromenshleger MF Academy 2010 0 0 45 Maksim Shaubert MF Academy 2011 0 0 48 Zhumazhan Musabekov MF Academy 2010 0 0 49 Kirill Sazonov MF Academy 2012 0 0 52 Ilya Beruashvili MF Academy 2012 0 0 66 Bauyrzhan Seisenbekov MF Academy 2011 0 0 88 Rinat Khairullin MF Academy 2011 0 0 90 Damir Kojašević MF loan from Budućnost Podgorica 2012 16 4 91 Arsen Inkarbekov MF Academy 2010 0 0 99 Baikonyr Idrisov MF Academy 2010 0 0 Forwards 9 Sergei Ostapenko FW Zhetysu 2012 65 13 17 Tanat Nusserbayev FW Ordabasy 2011 58 18 21 Yerzhan Mukhamedin FW Academy 2010 0 0 28 Filip Ivanovski FW Vardar 2012 16 1 34 Timur Bakhriden FW Academy 2011 0 0 37 Jaba Jamarishvili FW Academy 2010 0 0 40 Denis Prokopenko FW Academy 2010 7 1 69 Bimukhamed Bukeev FW Academy 2011 0 0 79 Igor Popadinets FW Academy 2010 0 0 Players away on loan 5 Piraliy Aliev DF Atyrau 2011 38 1 11 Sergey Gridin FW Tobol 2012 15 3 Islambek Kuat MF Academy 2010 0 0 Players that left during the season 4 Mukhtar Mukhtarov DF Ordabasy 2012 13 1 10 Emil Dică MF Xanthi 2012 8 1 31 Dušan Petronijević MF Shakhter Karagandy 2012 12 0 43 Ivan Navrotsky DF Academy 2010 0 0 47 Dmitry Kaminsky DF Academy 2012 0 0
Transfers Winter
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Summer
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Competitions Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Kazakhstan Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Astana on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupTotal1 FW17Tanat Nusserbayev101112 FW9 Sergei Ostapenko6173 DF27Mikhail Rozhkov4264 FW90Damir Kojašević2245 MF7 Ulan Konysbayev303MF20Foxi Kéthévoama123FW11Sergey Gridin2138 MF6 Kairat Nurdauletov112DF8 Viktor Dmitrenko20210MF22Marat Shakhmetov101FW28Filip Ivanovski101MF10Emil Dică101DF4 Mukhtar Mukhtarov011FW40Denis Prokopenko011 Own goal011TOTALS341347
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupTotal1 GK1 Nenad Erić114152 GK55Aleksei Belkin101TOTALS12416
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueKazakhstan CupTotal3 MFValeri Korobkin4100416 DFKairat Nurdauletov2000207 MFUlan Konysbayev3010408 DFViktor Dmitrenko3000309 FWSergei Ostapenko30003015MFAbzal Beisebekov00101017MFTanat Nusserbayev10001019MFChristian Ebala10001020MFFoxi Kéthévoama20103022MFMarat Shakhmetov20103027DFMikhail Rozhkov20103028FWFilip Ivanovski10001029DFDimitrija Lazarevski10001040FWDenis Prokopenko001010Players away on loan:5 DFPiraliy Aliev00101011FWSergey Gridin100010Players who left Astana during the season:4 DFMukhtar Mukhtarov31003110MFEmil Dică100010TOTALS30270372
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