2020 FC Kyzylzhar season

The 2020 FC Kyzylzhar season is Kyzylzhar's the first season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, following their relegation in 2018. Kyzylzhar will also take part in the Kazakhstan Cup.

FC Kyzylzhar

2020 season
Manager	Veaceslav Rusnac
Stadium	Karasai Stadium
Premier League
Kazakhstan Cup	Last 16
Home colours Away colours

Season events

On 13 March, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan announced all league fixtures would be played behind closed doors for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 16 March the Football Federation of Kazakhstan suspended all football until 15 April.[2]

On 26 July, it was announced that the league would resume on 1 July, with no fans being permitted to watch the games.[3] The league was suspended for a second time on 3 July, for an initial two weeks, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country.[4]

Squad

As of match played 1 July 2020

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Anton Tsirin		GK	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987	Irtysh Pavlodar	2020		21	0
41	Miroslav Lobantsev		GK	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995	Rotor Volgograd	2020		3	0
	Oleg Grubov		GK	(1997-03-04) 4 March 1997	Kairat Academy	2020		0	0
Defenders
6	Alibek Kasym		DF	(1998-05-27) 27 May 1998	Kairat Academy	2019
14	Terentiy Lutsevich		DF	(1991-04-19) 19 April 1991	Gomel	2020		0	0
15	Aleksandr Sokolenko		DF	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000	Kairat	2020		3	1
20	Viktor Gunchenko		DF	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994	Youth Team	2013
23	Berik Shaikhov		DF	(1994-02-20) 20 February 1994	Shakhter Karagandy	2020		1	0
27	Vytautas Andriuškevičius		DF	(1990-10-08) 8 October 1990	Tobol	2020		1	0
40	Ildar Aitov		DF	(1990-03-02) 2 March 1990	Youth Team	2009
66	Igor Gubanov		DF	(1992-02-04) 4 February 1992	Slutsk	2020		0	0
Midfielders
4	Gabriel Enache		MF	(1990-08-18) 18 August 1990	Astra Giurgiu	2020		3	1
7	Maksym Drachenko		MF	(1990-01-28) 28 January 1990	Zirka Kropyvnytskyi	2018
10	Shota Grigalashvili		MF	(1986-06-21) 21 June 1986	Olmaliq	2018
12	Moussa Koné		MF	(1990-02-12) 12 February 1990	BB Erzurumspor	2020		2	0
16	Mihai Plătică		MF	(1990-03-15) 15 March 1990	Milsami Orhei	2020		3	0
21	Uroš Delić		MF	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987	Gol Gohar Sirjan	2020
44	Nurlan Daurenbekov		MF	(1989-09-23) 23 September 1989		2020
77	Sergei Skorykh		MF	(1984-05-25) 25 May 1984	Shakhter Karagandy	2020		21	0
Forwards
8	Momodou Ceesay		FW	(1988-12-24) 24 December 1988	Irtysh Pavlodar	2019		29	10
9	Ivan Markelov		FW	(1988-04-17) 17 April 1988	Tambov	2020		3	0
19	Timur Muldinov		FW	(1993-09-19) 19 September 1993	Irtysh Pavlodar	2020
78	Ihar Zyankovich		FW	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987	Kaisar	2020		2	0
99	Maksim Skorykh		FW	(2000-04-20) 20 April 2000	Youth Team	2020		1	0
Players away on loan
Left during the season
3	Bakdaulet Kozhabaev		DF	(1992-06-19) 19 June 1992	Ordabasy	2018
5	Tamaz Tsetskhladze		MF	(1996-12-08) 8 December 1996	Torpedo Kutaisi	2020		3	0

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2019–20

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 MF  ROU Gabriel Enache (from Astra Giurgiu) [5] 5 DF  GEO Tamaz Tsetskhladze (from Torpedo Kutaisi) [6] 9 FW  RUS Ivan Markelov [7] 12 MF  MLI Moussa Koné [8] 14 DF  BLR Terentiy Lutsevich (from Gomel) [9] 15 DF  KAZ Aleksandr Sokolenko (from Kairat) 16 MF  MDA Mihai Plătică (from Milsami Orhei) [10] 19 FW  KAZ Timur Muldinov (from Irtysh Pavlodar) 21 MF  MNE Uroš Delić (from Gol Gohar Sirjan) [11] 23 DF  KAZ Berik Shaikhov (from Shakhter Karagandy) [12] 27 DF  LTU Vytautas Andriuškevičius (from Tobol) 41 GK  RUS Miroslav Lobantsev (from Rotor Volgograd) [13] 66 DF  RUS Igor Gubanov (from Slutsk) [14] 77 MF  KAZ Sergei Skorykh (from Shakhter Karagandy) [15] 78 FW  BLR Ihar Zyankovich (from Kaisar) [16] — GK  KAZ Oleg Grubov (from Kairat Academy) — DF  KAZ Erasyl Amanzhol (loan from Atyrau extended) — MF  KAZ Vladimir Vomenko [17] — MF  KGZ Raul Jalilov (from Zhetysu) [18]

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 — GK  KAZ Timurbek Zakirov (to Shakhter Karagandy, previously on loan to Taraz) — GK  KAZ Zhandar Zhangaliev (to Makhtaaral) — DF  KAZ Aldan Baltaev — DF  KAZ Adil Sergaliev — DF  KAZ Karam Sultanov — DF  KAZ Danil Tsoy — MF  KAZ Piraliy Aliev — MF  KAZ Aslan Dzhanuzakov — MF  KAZ Elmar Nabiev — MF  KAZ Erasyl Seitkanov — FW  KAZ Pavel Kriventsev (to Shakhter Karagandy)

Summer

Main article: List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2020

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

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 3 DF  KAZ Bakdaulet Kozhabaev 5 DF  GEO Tamaz Tsetskhladze [19]

Friendlies

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Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4	1	0	0	3	1	+2	0	1	1	1	5	−4

Last updated: 1 July 2020.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3
Ground	A	A	H
Result	L	D	W
Position	12	10

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

Results

Astana v Kyzylzhar

7 March 2020 1	Astana	4 – 0	Kyzylzhar	Almaty
14:00 (UTC+6)	Sotiriou  51', 82' Sigurjónsson  88' Tomasov  90'	Report	B.Shaikhov  36' Markelov  63' V.Gunchenko  90'	Stadium: Zhas Kyran Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Bakhyt Kyzylbaev
Note: Match played at the Zhas Kyran Stadium in Almaty, due to repair work being carried out at the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan.[20]

Irtysh Pavlodar v Kyzylzhar

14 March 2020 2	Irtysh Pavlodar	1 – 1	Kyzylzhar	Pavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6)	Fonseca  42'  79' Khripkov  55' L.Kutalia  64' R.Yesimov  73' Tomić  90+1' Baizhanov  90+3'	Report	A.Sokolenko  15' Ceesay  76' Markelov  78'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Timur Kumashev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Kyzylzhar v Okzhetpes

1 July 2020 3	Kyzylzhar	3 – 1	Okzhetpes	Petropavl
18:00 (UTC+6)	Drachenko  42' Enache  44' Dimov  76' A.Sokolenko  81' T.Muldinov  87'	Report	Moldakaraev  28' Chertov  84'	Stadium: Karasai Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Arman Ismuratov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 21 March, but postponed on 16 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Taraz v Kyzylzhar

4 July 2020 4	Taraz	–	Kyzylzhar	Taraz
(UTC+6)				Stadium: Central Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for 3 April, but postponed on 16 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Match postponed for a second time on 3 July due to COVID-19.[4]

Kyzylzhar v Shakhter Karagandy

10 July 2020 5	Kyzylzhar	–	Shakhter Karagandy	Petropavl
(UTC+6)				Stadium: Karasai Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for 11 April, but postponed on 16 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Match postponed for a second time on 3 July due to COVID-19.[4]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Ordabasy	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	4
8	Zhetysu	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
9	Kyzylzhar	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
10	Caspiy	4	0	0	4	2	10	−8	0	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11	Okzhetpes	4	0	0	4	1	10	−9	0	Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2020. Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head matches won; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored; 10) Head-to-head away goals scored; 11) Draw.[21]

Kazakhstan Cup

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July 2020 Last 16		–
(UTC+6)

Squad statistics

As of match played 1 July 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
4	MF		Gabriel Enache	3	1	2+1	1	0	0
6	DF		Alibek Kasym	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
7	MF		Maksym Drachenko	3	0	3	0	0	0
8	FW		Momodou Ceesay	3	0	3	0	0	0
9	FW		Ivan Markelov	3	0	3	0	0	0
10	MF		Shota Grigalashvili	3	0	3	0	0	0
12	MF		Moussa Koné	2	0	2	0	0	0
15	DF		Aleksandr Sokolenko	3	1	3	1	0	0
16	MF		Mihai Plătică	3	0	3	0	0	0
19	FW		Timur Muldinov	2	1	0+2	1	0	0
20	DF		Viktor Gunchenko	3	0	3	0	0	0
21	MF		Uroš Delić	2	0	2	0	0	0
23	DF		Berik Shaikhov	1	0	1	0	0	0
27	DF		Vytautas Andriuškevičius	1	0	1	0	0	0
40	DF		Ildar Aitov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
41	GK		Miroslav Lobantsev	3	0	3	0	0	0
78	FW		Ihar Zyankovich	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
99	FW		Maksim Skorykh	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players away from Kyzylzhar on loan:
Players who left Kyzylzhar during the season:
5	MF		Tamaz Tsetskhladze	3	0	1+2	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Total
1	DF		15	Aleksandr Sokolenko	1	0	1
	MF		4	Gabriel Enache	1	0	1
	FW		19	Timur Muldinov	1	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	1
				TOTALS	4	0	4

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Total
7		MF	Maksym Drachenko	1	0	0	0	1	0
8		FW	Momodou Ceesay	1	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Ivan Markelov	2	0	0	0	2	0
15		DF	Aleksandr Sokolenko	1	0	0	0	1	0
20		DF	Viktor Gunchenko	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		DF	Berik Shaikhov	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Kyzylzhar during the season:
			TOTALS	7	0	0	0	7	0

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