2025 FC Astana season

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ChairmanSayan Khamitzhanov

FC Astana
2025 season
Chairman	Sayan Khamitzhanov
Manager	Grigori Babayan
Stadium	Astana Arena
Premier League	2nd
Kazakhstan Cup	Quarter-final vs Zhenis
Conference League	Third qualifying round vs Lausanne-Sport
Top goalscorer	League: Nazmi Gripshi (16) All: Nazmi Gripshi (16)
Highest home attendance	28,211 vs Aktobe (19 October 2025)
Lowest home attendance	8,922 vs Zhetysu (30 March 2025)
Average home league attendance	10,613 (19 October 2025)
← 2024 2026 →

The 2025 FC Astana season was the seventeenth successive season that FC Astana will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. The finished the season as runners-up to Kairat having drawn 1-1 in the last game of the season. In the Kazakhstan Cup they reached the Quarterfinals before being knocked out by Zhenis and in the Conference League they were knocked out in the Third qualifying round by Lausanne-Sport.

On 19 January, Astana announced that Barnes Osei would be leaving the club after his contract had expired, and they had not exercised their option to extended it for an additional year.^[1]

On 2 July, Astana announced the signing of Ivan Bašić after he had left Orenburg.^[2]

On 9 July, Astana announced that Nnamdi Ahanonu had joined Kyzylzhar on loan for the remainder of the season.^[3]

On 11 July, Astana announced the signing of Driton Camaj after he had left Kecskeméti.^[4]

On 26 July, Astana announced the signing of Bauyrzhan Islamkhan from Turan.^[5]

Squad

As of match played 26 October 2025

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
74	Mukhammedzhan Seysen	GK	(1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 26)	Unattached	2024^[6]		26	0
93	Josip Čondrić	GK	(1993-08-27)27 August 1993 (aged 32)	Zrinjski Mostar	2023^[7]		76	0
Defenders
2	Karlo Bartolec	DF	(1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 30)	Lokomotiva Zagreb	2024^[8]	2025^[8]	55	3
3	Branimir Kalaica	DF	(1998-06-01)1 June 1998 (aged 27)	Lokomotiva Zagreb	2024^[9]	2026^[9]	52	4
4	Marat Bystrov	DF	(1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 33)	Unattached	2024^[10]		30	0
5	Kipras Kažukolovas	DF	(2000-11-20)20 November 2000 (aged 24)	Žalgiris	2024^[11]		58	3
6	Yan Vorogovsky	DF	(1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 29)	RWD Molenbeek	2023^[12]	2026^[12]	75	2
15	Abzal Beysebekov	DF	(1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 32)	Vostok	2012		444	20
18	Dmitry Shomko	DF	(1990-03-19)19 March 1990 (aged 35)	Elimai	2025		291	12
22	Aleksandr Marochkin	DF	(1990-07-14)14 July 1990 (aged 35)	Tobol	2023^[13]		71	3
45	Aleksa Amanović	DF	(1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 29)	Tobol	2023^[14]		105	4
Midfielders
7	Max Ebong	MF	(1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 26)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2020^[15]		178	11
8	Ivan Bašić	MF	(2002-04-30)30 April 2002 (aged 23)	Unattached	2025^[2]		15	2
10	Marin Tomasov	MF	(1987-08-31)31 August 1987 (aged 38)	Rijeka	2018		299	122
19	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	MF	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 32)	Turan	2025^[5]		8	1
77	Nazmi Gripshi	MF	(1997-07-05)5 July 1997 (aged 28)	Ballkani	2024^[16]	2026^[16]	53	25
79	Salamat Zhumabekov	MF	(2004-01-25)25 January 2004 (aged 21)	Academy	2022		6	0
Forwards
9	Geoffrey Chinedu	FW	(1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (aged 28)	Liaoning Tieren	2024^[17]	2026^[17]	54	27
11	Driton Camaj	FW	(1997-03-07)7 March 1997 (aged 28)	Unattached	2025^[4]		10	1
14	Nurali Zhaksylykov	FW	(2004-11-04)4 November 2004 (aged 20)	Academy	2023		34	4
28	Ousmane Camara	FW	(1998-12-28)28 December 1998 (aged 26)	Dinamo Tbilisi	2024^[18]	2026^[18]	71	16
72	Stanislav Basmanov	FW	(2001-06-24)24 June 2001 (aged 24)	Academy	2020	^[19]	100	8
81	Ramazan Karimov	FW	(1999-07-05)5 July 1999 (aged 26)	Maktaaral	2024^[20]		75	8
Youth team
52	Timur Tokenov	DF	(2004-04-24)24 April 2004 (aged 21)	Academy	2023		0	0
53	Andrey Berezutskiy	FW	(2004-01-30)30 January 2004 (aged 21)	Academy	2021		1	0
57	Akhmetali Kaltanov	MF	(2006-04-19)19 April 2006 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
71	Sanzhar Anuarov	DF	(2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 20)	Academy	2023		1	0
78	Rakhimzhan Amangeldinov	MF	(2005-11-24)24 November 2005 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		0	0
96	Batyrkhan Mustafin	FW	(2005-03-26)26 March 2005 (aged 20)	Academy	2023		3	0
Players away on loan
8	Arman Kenesov	MF	(2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 25)	Aktobe	2025		6	0
11	Nnamdi Ahanonu	FW	(2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 23)	Skënderbeu Korçë	2024^[21]	2026^[21]	27	3
21	Elkhan Astanov	MF	(2000-05-21)21 May 2000 (aged 25)	Ordabasy	2023^[22]		75	10
Left during the season
20	Vladislav Prokopenko	FW	(2000-07-01)1 July 2000 (aged 25)	Academy	2016	^[19]	61	6
47	Maksim Mamontov	DF	(2004-04-23)23 April 2004 (aged 21)	Academy	2022		0	0
91	Tamirlan Abuov	GK	(2004-09-13)13 September 2004 (aged 21)	Academy	2023		0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 January 2025	MF	Arman Kenesov	Aktobe	Undisclosed
27 February 2025	DF	Dmitry Shomko	Elimai	Undisclosed
2 July 2025	MF	Ivan Bašić	Unattached	Free	^[2]
11 July 2025	FW	Driton Camaj	Unattached	Free	^[4]
26 July 2025	MF	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	Turan	Undisclosed	^[5]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
27 February 2025	FW		Vladislav Prokopenko	Okzhetpes	Undisclosed

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
26 June 2025	MF	Arman Kenesov	Irtysh Pavlodar	31 December 2025	^[23]
9 July 2025	FW	Nnamdi Ahanonu	Kyzylzhar	31 December 2025	^[3]
12 July 2025	MF	Elkhan Astanov	Ordabasy	31 December 2025	^[24]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
7 January 2025	GK	Aleksandr Zarutskiy	Kairat	10 January 2025	^[25]^[26]
19 January 2025	MF	Barnes Osei	Bnei Sakhnin		^[1]
1 April 2025	GK	Tamirlan Abuov
1 July 2025	DF	Maksim Mamontov
31 December 2025	DF	Marat Bystrov	Zhenis	6 January 2026	^[27]^[28]
31 December 2025	DF	Aleksandr Marochkin	Tobol	1 January 2026	^[29]
31 December 2025	DF	Dmitry Shomko	Re-Signed		^[28]
31 December 2025	MF	Max Ebong	CSKA Sofia	1 January 2026	^[30]^[31]
31 December 2025	FW	Driton Camaj	Novi Pazar	9 January 2026	^[32]

Friendlies

2 February 2025	Spartak Moscow	4–1	Astana	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:30 (UTC+5)	Khlusevich 21' Chernov 31' Medina 53' Zorin 57'	Report	Amanović 10'	Stadium: Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence

10 February 2025	Gulf United	1–4	Astana	United Arab Emirates
(UTC+5)		Report	Zhaksylykov 43' Gripshi (pen.) Ahanonu 89' Astanov 90+3'

13 February 2025	Astana	3–0	Zhejiang Professional	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 (UTC+5)	Chinedu (pen.) Gripshi	Report		Stadium: JA Sports Center

17 February 2025	Astana	6–1	Arabian Falcons	United Arab Emirates
11:30 (UTC+5)	Basmanov Karimov Zhaksylykov Camara	Report

17 February 2025	Krasnodar	1–0	Astana	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:30 (UTC+5)	Spertsyan 29' (pen.) Batxi 39' Córdoba 55'	Report	Gripshi 84'	Stadium: Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence

20 February 2025	Astana	2–2	Dinamo Samarqand	United Arab Emirates
16:30 (UTC+5)	Chinedu 19' Karimov 99'	Report	Kucherenko 79' 110'
Note: Match played was 120minutes.

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	2 March 2025	26 October 2025	Matchday 1	2nd	26	17	6	3	66	30	+36	065.38
Kazakhstan Cup	13 April 2025	14 May 2025	Round of 16	Quarter-final	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
UEFA Conference League	24 July 2025	14 August 2025	Second qualifying round	Third qualifying round	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	025.00
Total					32	18	9	5	72	38	+34	056.25

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	16	6	3	61	27	+34	54	8	3	1	40	17	+23	8	3	2	21	10	+11

2 March 2025 1	Astana	1–1	Kairat	Astana
18:00 (UTC+5)	Tomasov 41' Vorogovsky 81'	Report	Kasabulat 42' Glazer 59' Satpaev 67'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 26,153 Referee: Bulat Sariev

9 March 2025 2	Kyzylzhar	0–2	Astana	Petropavl
19:00 (UTC+5)	Miroshnichenko 34' Eleukin 65'	Report	Chinedu 11' Bartolec 17' Amanović 33' Gripshi 42' Zhaksylykov 69'	Stadium: Karasai Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Sanjar Iskakov

30 March 2025 3	Astana	3–0	Zhetysu	Astana
16:00 (UTC+5)	Tomasov 14', 45+1', 63' Chinedu 28' Beysebekov 71'	Report	Takulov 26' Rudoselsky 29' Akhmedov 66' Aymanov 83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 8,922 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

2025 FC Astana season

Squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Premier League

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Kazakhstan Cup

UEFA Conference League

Qualifying rounds

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

External links

Related Articles

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	16	6	3	61	27	+34	54	8	3	1	40	17	+23	8	3	2	21	10	+11

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	18	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	20	21	19	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D
Position	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2

5 April 2025 4	Astana	2–1	Ordabasy	Astana
19:00 (UTC+5)	Camara 33', 58' Amanović 39' Ebong 90+2'	Report	Astanov 40' Khalmatov 73' Antić 90+3'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 10,052 Referee: Saken Baimbet

20 April 2025 5	Turan	1–1	Astana	Turkistan
17:00 (UTC+5)	Mukhtorov 84'	Report	Tomasov 30' Beysebekov 74'	Stadium: Turkistan Arena Attendance: Denis Tevyashov Referee: 3,500

26 April 2025 6	Astana	2–1	Atyrau	Astana
19:00 (UTC+5)	Chinedu 2', 45+1' Basmanov 63'	Report	Chirkov 60' Sapanov 66' Kybyray 75'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,895 Referee: Sanjar Iskakov

30 April 2025 18	Atyrau	0–2	Astana	Atyrau
18:00 (UTC+5)	Tokhtarov 32' Kaplenko 62'	Report	Gripshi 36' (pen.) Tomasov 71' Basmanov 77' Astanov 88'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Danil Gorda

4 May 2025 7	Kaisar	1–1	Astana	Kyzylorda
17:00 (UTC+5)	Agzambaev 45+3' A.Zhaksylykov 59' (pen.) Salaidin 88'	Report	Chinedu 41' Bartolec 68' Tomasov 84' Gripshi 90' (pen.) Amanović 90+9'	Stadium: Gani Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Sergey Nozhenko

10 May 2025 8	Astana	1–3	Tobol	Astana
19:00 (UTC+5)	Ebong 67' Chinedu 86'	Report	El Messaoudi 8' Signevich 16', 37' Ndiaye 34' Braga 48'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

18 May 2025 9	Ulytau	0–2	Astana	Jezkazgan
16:00 (UTC+5)	Aslan 53'	Report	Amanović 48' Gripshi 72' Karimov 89' Basmanov 90+4'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 4,550 Referee: Sayat Sulikanov

24 May 2025 10	Astana	4–2	Zhenis	Astana
19:30 (UTC+5)	Kalaica 14' Beysebekov 76' Karimov 88' Astanov 90' 90+1'	Report	Tevzadze 4' Adílio 31' Ignatovich 62' Kuat 69'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 8,465 Referee: Timur Kumashev

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	16	6	3	61	27	+34	54	8	3	1	40	17	+23	8	3	2	21	10	+11

30 May 2025 11	Elimai	0–2	Astana	Semey
18:00 (UTC+5)	Payruz 16'	Report	Karimov 32' Camara 54' Ebong 90'	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Ruslan Sultangaliev

15 June 2025 12	Astana	5–2	Okzhetpes	Astana
18:00 (UTC+5)	Camara 29' Amanović 30' Gripshi 33' Tomasov 37' (pen.) Ebong 57' Basmanov 86'	Report	Jovanović 7' Cuckić 26' Zhumabekov 32' Shamshi 88'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: Daniyar Sakhi Referee: 5,953

22 June 2025 13	Aktobe	0–1	Astana	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+5)	Skvortsov 28'	Report	Kalaica 74' Gripshi 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,400 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

29 June 2025 14	Astana	3–3	Kyzylzhar	Astana
20:00 (UTC+5)	Noyok 6' (o.g.) Amanović 40' Gripshi 51' (pen.) Camara 53'	Report	Gorshunov 28' 46' Kozlenko 35' Sabino 74' Sebai 79' 89' Gbamblé 82'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 6,630 Referee: Aleksandr Zatula

6 July 2025 15	Zhetysu	0–2	Astana	Taldykorgan
19:00 (UTC+5)	Karimov 9' Esimbekov 54'	Report	Chinedu 16' 68' Gripshi 45+1'	Stadium: Jetisu Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Danil Gorda

13 July 2025 16	Ordabasy	1–0	Astana	Shymkent
20:00 (UTC+5)	Zhaksybaev 34' Sultaniyazov 47' 67' Everton 85' Căpățînă 90'	Report		Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bulat Sariev

18 July 2025 17	Astana	7–0	Turan	Astana
20:00 (UTC+5)	Zhaksylykov 9', 42' Camara 16' Gripshi 19' Kalaica 61' Tomasov 65' 86' Chinedu 81' Karimov 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Duysenbekuly 23' Abbas 45'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

17 August 2025 20	Astana	4–0	Ulytau	Astana
20:00 (UTC+5)	Camara 51' Ebong 53' Chinedu 68' Tomasov 75' Beysebekov 84' Amanović 90+1' Camaj 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Aleksandr Zatula

23 August 2025 21	Zhenis	3–2	Astana	Astana
19:00 (UTC+5)	Kuat 3' Rom 36' Lobjanidze 60', 73' Sovet 68' Gian 77' Saulet 86' Sadovsky 90+4'	Report	Zhaksylykov 14' 64' Gripshi 81' (pen.) Kalaica 85'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sanjar Iskakov

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	16	6	3	61	27	+34	54	8	3	1	40	17	+23	8	3	2	21	10	+11

28 August 2025 19	Astana	5–1	Kaisar	Astana
20:00 (UTC+5)	Marochkin 19' Ebong 21' Camara 54' Gripshi 57' Tomasov 61' (pen.) Karimov 90+2'	Report	Agzambaev 38' Murzagaliev 72'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Denis Tevyashov
Note: Match originally scheduled for 3 August, but postponed on 1 August.^[33]

14 September 2025 23	Astana	3–3	Yelimay	Astana
19:00 (UTC+5)	Gripshi 14', 61' Amanović 24' 27' Camara 34' Vorogovsky 87' 90+1'	Report	Maicom 2' Rolón 33' Kenzhebek 57' Sviridov 64'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 15,233 Referee: João Gonçalves

19 September 2025 23	Tobol	2–3	Astana	Kostanay
19:00 (UTC+5)	Chesnokov 2' El Messaoudi 34' (pen.) Tagybergen 37' Zuyev 90+7'	Report	Tomasov 6', 90+1' Marochkin 11' Chinedu 45+2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bulat Sariev

28 September 2025 24	Okzhetpes	1–2	Astana	Kokshetau
15:00 (UTC+5)	Mukhammed 80' Satanov 83' Čondrić 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Gripshi 5' (pen.), 81' (pen.) Kalaica 82'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

19 October 2025 25	Astana	5–3	Aktobe	Astana
18:00 (UTC+5)	Chinedu 10', 34', 50' Shomko 16' Bartolec 20' Camara 21' Gripshi 45+2' (pen.) Bystrov 76' Camaj 87' Čondrić 90'	Report	Jean 13' Sosah 40' 77' Kairov 45+1' Kasym 49' Shushenachev 62' Baydavletov 73'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 28,211 Referee: Bulat Sariev

26 October 2025 26	Kairat	1–1	Astana	Almaty
15:00 (UTC+5)	Satpayev 56'	Report	Tomasov 15' Shomko 37'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Matteo Marchetti

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kairat (C)	26	18	5	3	53	19	+34	59	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Astana	26	17	6	3	66	30	+36	57	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3	Tobol	26	16	6	4	45	25	+20	54	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round^[a]
4	Elimai	26	14	6	6	47	31	+16	48	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
5	Aktobe	26	13	4	9	39	29	+10	43

13 April 2025 Round of 16	Okzhetpes	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	Astana	Kokshetau
15:00 (UTC+5)	Mukhammed 21' Adakhadzhiev 48' Dosmagambetov 75'	Report	Karimov 64' Marochkin 69' Amanović 112'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sayat Sulikanov
	Penalties
	Flyuk Idrisov Satanov Tazhibay Dosmagambetov Prce Cuckić Shamshi		Karimov Kalaica Amanović Basmanov Astanov Bartolec Kenesov Vorogovsky

14 May 2025 Quarter-final	Zhenis	1–1 (4–3 p)	Astana	Astana
20:00 (UTC+5)	Anuarbekov 24' Mika 90+6' Adil 102'	Report	Kenesov 9' Astanov 47' Marochkin 57' Amanović 77' Kažukolovas 114'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 8.400 Referee: Sayat Karabaev
	Penalties
	Mika Teixeira Gian Tevzadze		Shomko Bartolec Amanović Basmanov Vorogovsky