2017 FC Kaisar season
# 2017 FC Kaisar season

The 2017 FC Kaisar season is the club's first season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, after their relegation at the end of the 2015 season and 21st in total. Kaisar will also take part in the Kazakhstan Cup.

## Squad

    As of 4 July 2017

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 | Aldan Baltaev |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Maksat Baizhanov |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Ruslan Sakhalbayev |
| 9 | MF | UKR | Volodymyr Arzhanov |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Duman Narzildaev |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Elzhas Altynbekov |
| 13 | DF | KAZ | Ilyas Amirseitov |
| 16 | GK | KAZ | Aleksandr Grigorenko |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Zhambyl Kukeyev |
| 19 | MF | MTQ | Mathias Coureur |
| 21 | MF | KAZ | Aybol Zhakhayev |
| 22 | DF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Omarov |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Valeri Korobkin |
| 25 | MF | SLE | John Kamara |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | KAZ | Erasyl Seitkanov |
| 27 | DF | KAZ | Dmitri Yevstigneyev |
| 31 | DF | KAZ | Aleksei Muldarov |
| 32 | DF | KAZ | Erbolat Rustemov |
| 33 | DF | CMR | Abdel Lamanje |
| 39 | MF | BDI | Saidi Ntibazonkiza |
| 55 | DF | CRO | Ivan Graf |
| 71 | GK | KGZ | Marsel Islamkulov |
| 77 | FW | KAZ | Toktar Zhangylyshbay |
| 79 | MF | KAZ | Nursultan Abdu |
| 88 | DF | KAZ | Valentin Chureyev |
| 90 | FW | SRB | Milan Bojović |
| 99 | FW | CIV | Franck Dja Djédjé |

## Transfers

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Anton Tsirin (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Maksat Baizhanov (from Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 9 | MF | UKR | Volodymyr Arzhanov (from Atyrau) |
| 13 | DF | KAZ | Ilyas Amirseitov (from Zhetysu) |
| 16 | GK | KAZ | Aleksandr Grigorenko (from Taraz) |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Zhambyl Kukeyev |
| 19 | MF | MTQ | Mathias Coureur (from Lokomotiv GO) |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Valeri Korobkin (from Atyrau) |
| 25 | MF | SLE | John Kamara (from Riga) |
| 27 | DF | KAZ | Dmitri Yevstigneyev (from Taraz) |
| 31 | DF | KAZ | Aleksei Muldarov (from Atyrau) |
| 33 | DF | CMR | Abdel Lamanje (from Atyrau) |
| 39 | MF | BDI | Saidi Ntibazonkiza |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Yevgeni Goryachi (from Shakhter Karagandy) |
| 88 | DF | KAZ | Valentin Chureyev (from Atyrau) |
| 99 | FW | MNE | Stefan Nikolić (from Radnik Surdulica) |
| — | MF | NED | Gregory Nelson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Anton Moltusinov (to Taraz) |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Vladimir Vyatkin |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Evgeni Goryachi (to Baikonur) |
| 90 | MF | SVN | Matic Maruško (to Mura 05) |
| — | MF | NED | Gregory Nelson (to Al-Muharraq) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 22 | DF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Omarov (from Akzhayik) |
| 77 | FW | KAZ | Toktar Zhangylyshbay (from Tobol) |
| 90 | FW | SRB | Milan Bojović (from Mladost Lučani) |
| 99 | FW | CIV | Franck Dja Djédjé (from Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Anton Tsirin |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Olzhas Altaev |
| 99 | FW | MNE | Stefan Nikolić (to Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe) |

## Competitions

### Kazakhstan Premier League

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 5 November 2017. Source: See Results

**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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Tobol | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Kaisar | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 42 | |
| 7 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 40 | |
| 8 | Atyrau | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 35 | |

* ↑ Kairat qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017 Kazakhstan Cup. Ordabasy would have qualified too, but they failed to obtain a licence, so Tobol took their place.
* ↑ Atyrau started the season with –9 points as a punishment for unpaid debts to former manager Zoran Filipović. On 24 April 2017, Atyrau had six points returned to after they cleared their debt to Filipović, with three points retained due to debts to Jonathas.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 5 November 2017

### 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 |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Aldan Baltaev | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Maksat Baizhanov | 31 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Ruslan Sakhalbayev | 17 | 0 | 3+13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | UKR | Volodymyr Arzhanov | 31 | 5 | 29+2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Duman Narzildaev | 24 | 1 | 15+8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Elzhas Altynbekov | 17 | 2 | 2+14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | KAZ | Ilyas Amirseitov | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | KAZ | Aleksandr Grigorenko | 19 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Zhambyl Kukeyev | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | MTQ | Mathias Coureur | 33 | 5 | 29+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | KAZ | Aybol Zhakhayev | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Valeri Korobkin | 25 | 1 | 20+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SLE | John Kamara | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | KAZ | Erasyl Seitkanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KAZ | Dmitri Yevstigneyev | 26 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | KAZ | Aleksei Muldarov | 14 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | KAZ | Erbolat Rustemov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | CMR | Abdel Lamanje | 30 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | BDI | Saidi Ntibazonkiza | 10 | 2 | 4+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | CRO | Ivan Graf | 31 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | GK | KGZ | Marsel Islamkulov | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KAZ | Toktar Zhangylyshbay | 12 | 3 | 8+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | MF | KAZ | Nursultan Abdu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | KAZ | Valentin Chureyev | 16 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | SRB | Milan Bojović | 13 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | CIV | Franck Dja Djédjé | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Kaisar on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Kaisar during the season: ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Olzhas Altaev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Evgeni Goryachi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | MNE | Stefan Nikolić | 13 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | MF | 9 | Volodymyr Arzhanov | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | FW | 19 | Mathias Coureur | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Maksat Baizhanov | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 77 | Toktar Zhangylyshbay | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 39 | Saidi Ntibazonkiza | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 11 | Elzhas Altynbekov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 99 | Stefan Nikolić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 23 | Valeri Korobkin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 55 | Ivan Graf | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 25 | John Kamara | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 99 | Franck Dja Djédjé | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 90 | Milan Bojović | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 31 | Aleksei Muldarov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 33 | Abdel Lamanje | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 27 | Dmitri Yevstigneyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Duman Narzildaev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 30 | 2 | 32 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | DF | Olzhas Altaev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Maksat Baizhanov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Ruslan Sakhalbayev | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | Volodymyr Arzhanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Duman Narzildaev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Elzhas Altynbekov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Ilyas Amirseitov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Aleksandr Grigorenko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Zhambyl Kukeyev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Mathias Coureur | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Aybol Zhakhayev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Valeri Korobkin | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | John Kamara | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Erasyl Seitkanov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Dmitri Yevstigneyev | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Aleksei Muldarov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Abdel Lamanje | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Saidi Ntibazonkiza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Ivan Graf | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 71 | GK | Marsel Islamkulov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | DF | Evgeni Goryachi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Toktar Zhangylyshbay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | Valentin Chureyev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | Milan Bojović | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | Stefan Nikolić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 85 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 94 | 6 |
