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{{distinguish|FC Astana-1964}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname    = Astana
| fullname    = Football Club Astana
| image       = [[File:FC Astana Logo.svg|frameless|FC Astana's logo]]
| nickname    = The Blue and Yellows<ref name="Team profile">{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com |title=Team profile |url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=2600605/profile/index.html|accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref>
| founded     = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2009||}}''<ref>[http://fca.kz/rus/club_history/ Club History at official website]</ref>
| ground      = [[Astana Arena]]
| capacity    = 30,000<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/FirstDiv/uefaorg/Publications/01/67/03/93/1670393_DOWNLOAD.pdf | title = First Division Clubs in Europe | format = PDF | publisher = UEFA.com | accessdate = 15 March 2014}}</ref>
| owner       = [[Samruk-Kazyna]]
| chrtitle    = General Manager
| chairman    = Sayan Khamitzhanov
| manager     = [[Stanimir Stoilov]]
| captain     = [[Kairat Nurdauletov]]
| league      = [[Kazakhstan Premier League]]
| season      = [[2016 Kazakhstan Premier League|2016]]
| position    = Kazakhstan Premier League, 1st
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'''Football Club Astana''' ({{lang-kk|«Астана» футбол клубы}}), commonly referred to as '''FC Astana'''<ref name="Team profile"/> or simply '''Astana''',<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com |title=Astana oust Maribor, BATE, Steaua, Celtic go on |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2267090.html|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref> is a professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Astana]]. They play in the [[Kazakhstan Premier League]], the highest level of [[Football in Kazakhstan|Kazakh football]]. The club's home ground is the 30,000-seat [[Astana Arena]] stadium, where they have played since 2009 mid-season. The club colours, reflected in their badge and kit, are sky blue and yellow. Founded as '''Lokomotiv Astana''' in 2009, the club changed its name to Astana in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Astana|script-title=ru:ФК "Локомотив" переименован в ФК "Астана"|trans_title=FC Lokomotiv renamed to FC Astana |language=ru|url=http://fca.kz/rus/news/902/|date=1 June 2011|accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref> They are members of the [[Astana Presidential Sports Club]], an association of the main sports teams in Astana supported by the Sovereign Wealth Fund [[Samruk-Kazyna]].<ref name="Astana Presidential Sports Club">{{cite web|publisher=The Astana Times |title=Astana Presidential Sports Club launched |author=Ilyas Omarov |url=http://www.astanatimes.com/2013/07/astana-presidential-sports-club-launched/ |date=11 March 2011 |accessdate=10 March 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Y1jLU12c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.astanatimes.com%2F2013%2F07%2Fastana-presidential-sports-club-launched%2F |archivedate=24 April 2015 |df= }}</ref>

The short history of the club already boasts three [[Kazakhstan Premier League|league titles]], three [[Kazakhstan Cup]]s and two [[Kazakhstan Super Cup]]s. In 2015, Astana qualified to the [[UEFA Champions League]] group stage, becoming the first Kazakh team to do so.

== History ==

=== Founding and first years (2009–2014) ===
On 27 December 2008, football clubs from [[Almaty]] [[FC Megasport|Megasport]] and [[FC Alma-Ata|Alma-Ata]] announced they would merge to found a new club.<ref name="KazTAG">{{Cite web|publisher=''Kazakhstan Telegraph Agency (KazTAG)''|script-title=ru:В Казахстане создан новый футбольный клуб "Локомотив"|trans_title=In Kazakhstan was founded a new football club "Lokomotiv" |language=ru |url=http://inform.kz/rus/article/2637711|date=27 December 2008|accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref> The club named "FC [[Locomotive|Lokomotiv]] Astana" inasmuch as the National Railway Company [[Kazakhstan Temir Zholy]] became a general sponsor.<ref name="KazTAG"/> Kazakhstan Temir Zholy in cooperation with City Council of [[Astana]] decided to rebase the club to the [[Astana Arena|new building stadium]] in the capital of Kazakhstan.<ref name="KazTAG"/> [[Vakhid Masudov]] became the first head coach in a club history.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=TengriNews.kz|script-title=ru:"Мегаспорт" перебазировался в Астану|trans_title="Megasport" rebased to Astana |language=ru |url=http://tengrinews.kz/sports/megasport-perebazirovalsya-v-astanu--864/|date=26 December 2008|accessdate=27 July 2015}}</ref> The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to attract players of status to the club. [[Andrey Tikhonov]] and [[Yegor Titov]] first of all came from the [[Russian Football Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com|title=Tikhonov and Titov happy in Kazakhstan|author=Mikhail Kozachkov|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=kaz/news/newsid=826084.html|date=2 May 2009|accessdate=30 June 2014}}</ref> Several more followed such as [[Patrick Ovie]] and [[Baffour Gyan]]. [[Maksim Shatskikh]] later arrived from [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] in the [[Ukrainian Premier League]] which is again a very high-profile capture for the club.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com|title=Shatskikh aiming to go far with Lokomotiv|author=Mikhail Kozachkov|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=kaz/news/newsid=840345.html|date=22 June 2009|accessdate=30 June 2014}}</ref> The majority of their other players have arrived from other clubs of the [[Kazakhstan Premier League]], mostly on free transfers from the clubs which were absorbed to make the club and several which last year went into bankruptcy. 

On 8 March 2009, Lokomotiv played in the league's inaugural match against the [[FC Kazakhmys|Kazakhmys]] in [[Satbayev (city)|Satbayev]]. In March 2009, Vakhid Masudov was replaced by Vladimir Gulyamkhaidarov.<ref name="Lokomotiv appointed Yuran">{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com|script-title=ru:"Локомотив" назначил Юрана |trans_title=Lokomotiv appointed Yuran |language=ru |author=Mikhail Kozachkov |url=http://ru.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=kaz/news/newsid=806538.html |date=4 March 2009 |accessdate=7 February 2015}}</ref> However, only two days after his appointment he was replaced by Russian specialist [[Sergei Yuran]].<ref name="Lokomotiv appointed Yuran"/> The club earned silver medals in their first season of play. On 14 November 2010, [[Holger Fach]] guided Astana to their first [[Kazakhstan Cup]] success.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com|title=Lokomotiv win Kazakh Cup for first time|author=Mikhail Kozachkov|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=kaz/news/newsid=1564057.html|date=14 November 2010|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> However, they were ineligible for a UEFA license since they had not yet existed for at least three years.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Tech/uefaorg/General/01/74/41/25/1744125_DOWNLOAD.pdf | title = The European Club Footballing Landscape; Club Licensing Benchmarking Report Financial Year 2010 | format = PDF | publisher = UEFA.com | accessdate = 11 August 2014}}</ref> So they were not able to start in the [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League]]. On 2 March 2011, Astana beat [[FC Tobol|Tobol]] 2–1 and won the [[Kazakhstan Super Cup]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com|title=Lokomotiv Astana ready for Kazakh openers|author=Mikhail Kozachkov|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=kaz/news/newsid=1602706.html|date=4 March 2011|accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref> In 2012, [[Miroslav Beránek]] led Astana to win their second Kazakhstan Cup.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=TengriNews.kz|title=Astana FC is going to replace Beranek|url=http://en.tengrinews.kz/sport/Football-Astana-FC-is-going-to-replace-Beranek-15471/|date=1 January 2013|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> In July 2013, the club made a debut in Europe playing in the first qualifying round of the [[UEFA Europa League]] against [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]. Astana lost both matches, 0–1 at home and 0–5 away.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com|title=Astana 0–1 Botev Plovdiv|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000465/match=2012214/index.html|date=4 July 2013|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com|title=Botev Plovdiv 5–0 Astana|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000465/match=2012253/index.html|date=11 July 2013|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> On 4 July 2013, Astana officially joined to newly created [[Astana Presidential Sports Club]], the organization supported by the Sovereign Wealth Fund [[Samruk-Kazyna]] to combine the main sports teams in Astana.<ref name="Astana Presidential Sports Club" /><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Samruk-Kazyna|title=In Astana, there was presented a new multi-sport club "Astana"|url=http://sk.kz/event/view/165?lang=en |date=5 July 2013|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref>

=== First title and Stoilov years (2014–) ===
[[File:Guy Essame, Celso Borges and Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev (2014).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Match against [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] in 2014]]
On 22 June 2014, the club announced that former Botev Plovdiv manager [[Stanimir Stoilov]] was appointed as a new head coach.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Kazinform|title=New coach of FC Astana named |url=http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2671000|date=22 June 2014|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> In 2014–15 European campaign, Astana played four ties in the UEFA Europa League qualifying stages. In the first round they beat [[FC Pyunik|Pyunik]] 6–1 on aggregate, then raised more than a few eyebrows in the second round, beating [[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] 3–1 on aggregate thanks to a convincing home leg win.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=InsideSpanishFootball.com|author=Heath Chesters|title=Real Sociedad head to Russia, Villarreal to Kazakhstan in the Europa League |url=http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/119560/real-sociedad-head-to-russia-villarreal-to-kazakhstan-in-the-europa-league/|date=8 August 2014|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> The third qualifying round saw Astana cruise [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]], with a 4–1 aggregate score. In play-off round, Astana was defeated by [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Kazinform|title=Villarreal devastate FC Astana in UEFA Europa League play-offs |url=http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2691787|date=29 August 2014|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> On 1 November 2014, Astana became Kazakhstan Premier League champions for the first time in its history, securing the championship with a 3–0 home win against [[FC Kaisar|Kaisar]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com|author=Aidyn Kozhakhmetov|title=Astana celebrating winning first Kazakh title|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=kaz/news/newsid=2175151.html|date=1 November 2014|accessdate=1 November 2014}}</ref>

On 1 March 2015, Astana won the [[2015 Kazakhstan Super Cup]], beating [[FC Kairat|Kairat]] 3–2 in a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] after the match ended with a score of 0–0. On 26 August 2015, the club became the first team from Kazakhstan to reach the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]] of the UEFA Champions League, after beating [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] 2–1 on aggregate in play-off round.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=UEFA.com|title=Astana make history as Maksimović stuns APOEL|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000633/match=2015660/postmatch/report/index.htmll|date=27 August 2015|accessdate=27 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Jonathan Wilson|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|title=FC Astana’s group stage debut shows how far Kazakh football has come|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/sep/15/fc-astana-kazakhstan-champions-league-benfica|date=15 September 2015|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref> They were drawn into the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group C|Group C]] alongside [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[Atlético Madrid]] and [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]],<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|author=John Brewin|title=Atletico Madrid should top Benfica, Galatasaray and FC Astana in Group C|url=http://www.espnfc.com/uefa-champions-league/2/blog/post/2583644/atletico-madrid-and-benfica-will-emerge-from-ucl-group-c|date=27 August 2015|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref> where they managed to obtain four points in six games after a four draws and two losses.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Kazinform|title=Astana earned EUR 16.7 mln in UEFA Champions League|url=http://inform.kz/rus/article/2848002|date=9 December 2015|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref> On 8 November 2015, Astana clinched their second Kazakhstan Premier League title beating [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]] 1–0 at home in the last tour game.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Kazinform|title=FC Astana retain their Kazakhstan Premier League title |url=http://inform.kz/rus/article/2637711|date=8 November 2015|accessdate=8 November 2015}}</ref> On 9 December 2015, the club extended contract with Stanimir Stoilov for the next two years.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Kazinform|title=Stanimir Stoilov signs new deal with FC Astana |url=http://inform.kz/rus/article/2637711|date=9 December 2015|accessdate=31 August 2016}}</ref>

In [[2016 FC Astana season|2016 season]], Astana was eliminated from UEFA Champions League after two stages, being defeated by [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in the third qualifying round. However, the club qualified to UEFA Europa League group stage, beating [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE]] in the play-off round. On 26 October 2016, Astana won third straight championship under Stoilov rule. On 19 November 2016, the club won [[2016 Kazakhstan Cup]] defeating Kairat 1–0.

===League and cup===
{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! rowspan="2" | Season
! colspan="9" | League
! rowspan="2" | [[Kazakhstan Cup]]
! colspan="2" | Top goalscorer
|-
! Div.
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
! Name
! League
|-
|align=center|[[2009 Kazakhstan Premier League|2009]]
|align=center|1st
|style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
|align=center|26
|align=center|20
|align=center|0
|align=center|6
|align=center|54
|align=center|24
|align=center|'''60'''
|align=center|'''[[2009 Kazakhstan Cup|2nd Round]]'''
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|[[2010 FC Lokomotiv Astana season|2010]]
|align=center|[[2010 Kazakhstan Premier League|1st]]
|align=center|'''4th'''
|align=center|32
|align=center|14
|align=center|8
|align=center|10
|align=center|41
|align=center|28
|align=center|'''50'''
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''[[2010 Kazakhstan Cup|Winner]]'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|MDA}} [[Igor Bugaiov]]
|align=center|11
|-
|align=center|[[2011 FC Astana season|2011]]
|align=center|[[2011 Kazakhstan Premier League|1st]]
|align=center|'''4th'''
|align=center|32
|align=center|16
|align=center|7
|align=center|9
|align=center|50
|align=center|37
|align=center|'''33'''
|align=center|'''[[2011 Kazakhstan Cup|2nd Round]]'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dragan Bogavac]]
|align=center|12
|-
|align=center|[[2012 FC Astana season|2012]]
|align=center|[[2012 Kazakhstan Premier League|1st]]
|align=center|'''5th'''
|align=center|26
|align=center|13
|align=center|7
|align=center|6
|align=center|34
|align=center|24
|align=center|'''46'''
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''[[2012 Kazakhstan Cup|Winner]]'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Tanat Nusserbayev]]
|align=center|10
|-
|align=center|[[2013 FC Astana season|2013]]
|align=center|[[2013 Kazakhstan Premier League|1st]]
|style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
|align=center|32
|align=center|19
|align=center|5
|align=center|8
|align=center|56
|align=center|28
|align=center|'''38'''
|align=center|'''[[2013 Kazakhstan Cup|Quarterfinals]]'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Tanat Nusserbayev]] <br> {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Damir Kojašević]] <br> {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Patrick Twumasi]]
|align=center|6
|-
|align=center|[[2014 FC Astana season|2014]]
|align=center|[[2014 Kazakhstan Premier League|1st]]
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
|align=center|32
|align=center|18
|align=center|10
|align=center|4
|align=center|63
|align=center|26
|align=center|'''45'''
|align=center|'''[[2014 Kazakhstan Cup|Semifinals]]'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CAF}} [[Foxi Kéthévoama]]
|align=center|16
|-
|align=center|[[2015 FC Astana season|2015]]
|align=center|[[2015 Kazakhstan Premier League|1st]]
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
|align=center|32
|align=center|20
|align=center|7
|align=center|5
|align=center|55
|align=center|26
|align=center|'''46'''
|style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|'''[[2015 Kazakhstan Cup|Runners-up]]'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Tanat Nusserbayev]]
|align=center|11
|-
|align=center|[[2016 FC Astana season|2016]]
|align=center|[[2016 Kazakhstan Premier League|1st]]
|style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
|align=center|32
|align=center|23
|align=center|4
|align=center|5
|align=center|47
|align=center|21
|align=center|'''73'''
|style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|'''[[2016 Kazakhstan Cup|Winners]]'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Đorđe Despotović]]
|align=center|8
|}

===European===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
!
|-
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|2013–14]]
| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|1QR]]
| {{flagicon|BUL}} [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–5
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–6'''
| [[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|2014–15]]
| rowspan="4"| [[UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|1QR]]
| {{flagicon|ARM}} [[FC Pyunik|Pyunik]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''6–1'''
| [[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|2QR]]
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–1'''
| [[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|3QR]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–1'''
| [[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
| {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–7'''
| [[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|2015–16]]
| rowspan="6"| [[UEFA Champions League]]
| [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|2QR]]
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[NK Maribor|Maribor]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–2'''
| [[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|3QR]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[HJK Helsinki|HJK]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 4–3
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–3'''
| [[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League#Play-off round|PO]]
| {{flagicon|CYP}} [[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–1'''
| [[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group C|GS]]
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| '''4th'''
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–4
|-
| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[Template:2016–17 in European football (UEFA)|2016–17]]
| rowspan="2"| [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
| [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|2QR]]
| {{flagicon|LTU}} [[FK Žalgiris|Žalgiris Vilnius]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–1'''
| [[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|3QR]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–3'''
| [[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Play-off round|PO]]
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–2'''
| [[File:Symbol keep vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group B|GS]]
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| '''4th'''
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Symbol delete vote.svg|17px]]
|-
| {{flagicon|CYP}} [[APOEL FC|APOEL]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
|-
| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
|-
| [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|2017–18]]
| [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
| [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|2QR]]
| 
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| 
|-
|}

;Notes
* '''1QR''': First qualifying round
* '''2QR''': Second qualifying round
* '''3QR''': Third qualifying round
* '''PO''': Play-off round
* '''GS''': Group stage
{{col-2}}
{{details|UEFA coefficient}}
The following list ranks the current position of Astana in UEFA club ranking:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Rank
! Team
! Points
|-
|108||align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Malmö FF|Malmö]]||16.945
|-
|109||align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]]||16.920
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="font-weight:bold"
|110||align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana||16.800
|-
|111||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[CFR Cluj|Cluj]]||16.790
|-
|112||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]||16.749
|}
As of 24 November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|publisher = xs4all.nl|title = UEFA Team Ranking 2017|url = http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method4/trank2017.html|accessdate = 30 November 2016}}</ref>
{{col-end}}

== Stadium ==
{{Main|Astana Arena}}
[[File:Astana Arena (inside interior).JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Astana Arena]] interior]]
Astana's stadium is the [[Astana Arena]]. The stadium has been Astana's home since the mid of the 2009 season, when the club moved from the [[Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium (Astana)|Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=StadiumGuide.com|title=Astana Arena |url=http://www.stadiumguide.com/astana-arena/|accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> The stadium holds 30,000 and has a retractable roof. The inaugural match at the new stadium was a 2–1 win over [[Kazakhstan national under-21 football team]] in a [[friendly match]]. Match judged famous Italian referee [[Pierluigi Collina]], the symbolic first blow at the ball under his whistle struck the President of Kazakhstan [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]. As part of each team, in addition to their regular players, were invited on two "stars": in the under-21 national team of Kazakhstan&nbsp;– [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] defender [[Kakha Kaladze]] and [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] striker [[Andriy Shevchenko]], and in the Lokomotiv&nbsp;– [[Turkey|Turkish]] players [[Hasan Şaş]] and [[Hakan Şükür]]. The construction of the stadium costed $185 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sembol’s $185m Astana stadium opens|url=http://kazworld.info/?p=2057|date=27 July 2009|accessdate=1 July 2014|publisher=KazWorld.info}}</ref> The stadium designed on an [[Ellipse|elliptic form]] by leading sports architects [[Populous (company)|Populous]] in association with [[Tabanlioglu Architects]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/kazakhstan/astana-arena|title=Astana Arena&nbsp;– Kazakhstan Stadium Building|publisher=e-architect.co.uk|date=6 March 2014|accessdate=15 March 2014}}</ref> On 31 January 2011, it hosted the opening ceremony of the [[2011 Asian Winter Games|7th Asian Winter Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Astana’s new stadium ready to host games|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/12016756.asp?scr=1|date=7 July 2009|accessdate=28 July 2009|publisher=hurriyet.com.tr}}</ref> It is also serves as the national stadium for the [[Kazakhstan national football team]].

== Colours and crest ==
[[Image:FC Lokomotiv Astana Logo.svg|thumb|150px|upright|Crest used as Lokomotiv Astana]]
The team's original crest was implemented in 2009 consisting of the team's name, Footbal Club Lokomotiv Astana, on a blue round frame and a blue coloured letter '''L''' in the center, meaning [[Track (rail transport)|railway track]]. As the result of renaming in 2011, the club adopted a new crest. The crest consisted team's name with an uppercase letters on an image of the ball. This was accompanied by the words "football club" in Kazakh and Russian languages on the top and bottom of the crest. On 23 January 2013, the club presented a new crest, which was replicated the style and colours of the Lokomotiv Astana crest. The crest consisted an image of the ball in a [[Yurt|shanyrak]] style and two Kazakh national patterns on each side.<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Zakon.kz|script-title=ru:У футбольного клуба «Астана» изменилась эмблема|trans_title=FC Astana changed its emblem |language=ru |url=http://sport.zakon.kz/4537228-u-futbolnogo-kluba-astana-izmenilas.html|date=23 January 2013|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> The present club crest was introduced on 10 March 2014, and incorporating the [[Astana Presidential Sports Club]] crest's style and colours as well as the [[BC Astana]], [[Astana Pro Team]] and [[Astana Dakar Team]].<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=Kazinform|script-title=ru:ФК «Астана» презентовал новый состав, форму и логотип|trans_title=FC Astana presented new squad, kits and logo |language=ru |url=http://inform.kz/rus/article/2637711|date=10 March 2014|accessdate=3 July 2014}}</ref> The crest consisting of the team's name, Astana Football Club, under a flying ball.

Blue and white were the club's primary colours, though the team's nickname was the "Blue-and-White". Blue was used to accent the home jersey while white was the main colour of the team's away kit. During the 2012 season, Astana wore yellow and blue striped shirts and blue shorts as home kit and wholly blue away kit. In 2013, they retrieved original colours used from 2009 to 2011. In 2013, the club joined to [[Astana Presidential Sports Club]] and adopted its colours. The present club colours are sky blue and yellow. The Astana's current shirt sponsor is Sovereign Wealth Fund [[Samruk-Kazyna]].<ref name="Club sponsors and partners">{{cite web|publisher=FC Astana|script-title=ru:Спонсоры и партнеры|trans_title=Sponsors and partners |language=ru |url=http://www.fca.kz/rus/club_sponsor/|accessdate=3 July 2014}}</ref> The club's first kit sponsorship was from national railway company [[Kazakhstan Temir Zholy]] who sponsored the club for a total of 4 years before ending the deal in 2013. The team's kit supplier is [[Adidas]] who supplying the club kits since their inception.<ref name="Club sponsors and partners" />

=== Kit evolution ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Period
![[Kit (association football)|Kit]] manufacturer
!Shirt partner
|-
| 2009–2014
| rowspan=2|  [[Adidas]]
| | [[Kazakhstan Temir Zholy]]
|-
| 2014–
| | [[Samruk-Kazyna]]
|}
* '''Home'''
{| width=%
|-
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b  = _lokomotivastana09h
| pattern_la = _lokomotivastana09h
| pattern_ra = _lokomotivastana09h
| pattern_sh = _lokomotivastana09h
| pattern_so = _lokomotivastana09h
| title      = 2009–2011
}}
|
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b  = _astana12h
| pattern_la = _astana12h
| pattern_ra = _astana12h
| pattern_sh = _astana12h
| pattern_so = _astana12h
| title      = 2012
}}
|
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b  = _astana13h
| pattern_la = _lokomotivastana09h
| pattern_ra = _lokomotivastana09h
| pattern_sh = _astana13h
| pattern_so = _astana13h
| title      = 2013
}}
|
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b  = _astana14h
| pattern_la = _astana14h
| pattern_ra = _astana14h
| pattern_sh = _astana14h
| pattern_so = _astana14h
| title      = 2014
}}
|
| {{Football kit
| pattern_la = _astana14h
| pattern_b  = _astana16h
| pattern_ra = _astana14h
| pattern_sh = _astana14h
| pattern_so = _astana14h
| title      = 2015
}}
|}

* '''Away'''
{| width=%
|-
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b  = _lokomotivastana09a
| pattern_la = _lokomotivastana09a
| pattern_ra = _lokomotivastana09a
| pattern_sh = _lokomotivastana09a
| pattern_so = _lokomotivastana09a
| title      = 2009–2011
}}
|
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b  = _astana12a
| pattern_la = _astana12a
| pattern_ra = _astana12a
| pattern_sh = _astana13h
| pattern_so = _astana13h
| title      = 2012
}}
|
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b  = astana13a
| pattern_la = _astana13a
| pattern_ra = _astana13a
| pattern_sh = _astana13a
| pattern_so = _astana13a
| title      = 2013
}}
|
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b  = _astana14a
| pattern_la = _astana14a
| pattern_ra = _astana14a
| pattern_sh = _astana14a
| pattern_so = _astana14a
| title      = 2014
}}
|
| {{Football kit
| pattern_la = _astana16a
| pattern_b  = _astana16a
| pattern_ra = _astana16a
| pattern_sh = _astana14a
| pattern_so = _astana14a
| title      = 2015
}}
|}

* '''Third/Special'''
{| width=%
|-
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b  = astana13a
| pattern_la = _astana13a
| pattern_ra = _astana13a
| pattern_sh = _astana13a
| pattern_so = _astana13a
| title      = 2012
}}
|
| {{Football kit
| pattern_b  = _astana14alt
| pattern_la = _astana14alt
| pattern_ra = _astana14alt
| pattern_sh = _astana14alt
| pattern_so = _astana14alt
| title      = 2014
}}
|
| {{Football kit
| pattern_la = _astana15h
| pattern_b  = _astana15h
| pattern_ra = _astana15h
| pattern_sh = _astana15h
| pattern_so = _astana15h
| title      = 2015
}}
|}

== Players ==

=== First team squad ===
''{{updated|2 March 2017}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Основной состав|trans_title=First Team Squad |url=http://fca.kz/rus/command_main/ |publisher=FC Astana |accessdate=8 July 2014 }}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=KAZ|pos=GK|name=[[Nenad Erić]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=BLR|pos=DF|name=[[Igor Shitov]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=BIH|pos=DF|name=[[Marin Aničić]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=SRB|pos=MF|name=[[Nemanja Maksimović]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=KAZ|pos=MF|name=[[Serikzhan Muzhikov]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=BIH|pos=MF|name=[[Srđan Grahovac]]|other=loan from [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=MKD|pos=MF|name=[[Agim Ibraimi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ALB|pos=FW|name=[[Azdren Llullaku]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=KAZ|pos=DF|name=[[Abzal Beisebekov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=BLR|pos=MF|name=[[Ivan Mayewski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=KAZ|pos=MF|name=[[Gevorg Najaryan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=[[Patrick Twumasi]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=KAZ|pos=DF|name=[[Yuriy Logvinenko]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=DRC|pos=FW|name=[[Junior Kabananga]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=KAZ|pos=MF|name=Abay Zhunusov}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=KAZ|pos=GK|name=[[Aleksandr Mokin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=RUS|pos=DF|name=[[Yevgeny Postnikov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=KAZ|pos=FW|name=[[Roman Murtazayev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=51|nat=KAZ|pos=GK|name=Danil Podymksy}}
{{Fs player|no=70|nat=KAZ|pos=MF|name=Sultan Sagnayev}}
{{Fs player|no=71|nat=KAZ|pos=MF|name=Madi Zhakipbayev}}
{{Fs player|no=73|nat=KAZ|pos=MF|name=Didar Zhalmukan}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=KAZ|pos=DF|name=[[Dmitri Shomko]]}}
{{Fs player|no=80|nat=KAZ|pos=FW|name=Vladislav Prokopenko}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=SRB|pos=FW|name=[[Đorđe Despotović]]|other=at [[FC Tobol|Tobol]]}}
{{Fs player|no=88|nat=COL|pos=MF|name=[[Roger Cañas]]|other=at [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] until May 2017}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KAZ|pos=FW|name=[[Aleksey Shchotkin]]|other=at [[FC Tobol|Tobol]]}}
{{Fs end}}

''For recent transfers, see [[2017 FC Astana season]].''

== Non-playing staff ==

=== Management ===
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=General Manager   |s={{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}  Sayan Khamitzhanov}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Acting Manager    |s={{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}  Kaisar Bekenov}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Sporting Director |s={{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}  Alexander Konochkin}}
{{Fb cs footer|u=16 July 2015 |s=[http://www.fca.kz/rus/command_leaders/ FC Astana]|date=July 2015}}

=== Coaching staff ===
[[File:Stanimir Stoilov.JPG|right|thumb|[[Stanimir Stoilov]], the current manager of Astana]]

{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Manager                       |s={{flagicon|Bulgaria}}  [[Stanimir Stoilov]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Assistant Manager             |s={{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}{{flagicon|Armenia}}  Grigori Babayan}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First Team Coach              |s={{flagicon|Bulgaria}}  [[Tsanko Tsvetanov]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First Team Coach              |s={{flagicon|Bulgaria}}  [[Said Ibraimov]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First Team Coach              |s={{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}  Arkadi Bakulin}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First Team Goalkeeping Coach  |s={{flagicon|Kazakhstan}}  Nikolai Rodionov}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First Team Rehabilitologist   |s={{flagicon|Moldova}}  Stepan Tupik}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First Team Doctor             |s={{flagicon|Belarus}}  Tadeush Perekhod}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First Team Methodist          |s={{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Magomed Nozadze}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First Massagist               |s={{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Sergei Larin}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=First Team Administrator      |s={{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}}  Vyacheslav Begunov}}
{{Fb cs footer|u=16 July 2015 |s=[http://fca.kz/rus/command_coach/ FC Astana]|date=July 2015}}

===Notable managers===
{{Details|List of FC Astana managers}}
The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Astana:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Period
! Trophies
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Holger Fach]]
|2010–2011
|[[Kazakhstan Cup]], [[Kazakhstan Super Cup]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Miroslav Beránek]]
|2012–2013
|[[Kazakhstan Cup]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Stanimir Stoilov]]
|2014–
|3 [[Kazakhstan Premier League]]s, [[Kazakhstan Cup]], [[Kazakhstan Super Cup]]
|}

== Honours ==
*'''[[Kazakhstan Premier League]]''':<ref name="worldfootball">{{cite news|title=FC Astana Steckbrief|url=http://kaz.worldfootball.net/teams/fk-astana/1/|publisher=Worldfootball|accessdate=27 July 2014}}</ref> 
:'''Winners (3):''' [[2014 Kazakhstan Premier League|2014]], [[2015 Kazakhstan Premier League|2015]], [[2016 Kazakhstan Premier League|2016]]
*'''[[Kazakhstan Cup]]'''<ref name="worldfootball"/> 
:'''Winners (3):''' [[2010 Kazakhstan Cup|2010]], [[2012 Kazakhstan Cup|2012]], [[2016 Kazakhstan Cup|2016]]
*'''[[Kazakhstan Super Cup]]'''<ref name="worldfootball"/> 
:'''Winners (2):''' 2011, [[2015 Kazakhstan Super Cup|2015]]

==Records ==

* Record League victory&nbsp;– '''6–1''' ''v.'' [[FC Kairat|Kairat]] (19 June 2011, most goals scored) '''5–0''' ''v.'' [[FC Atyrau|Atyrau]] (19 August 2011, widest margin of victory)<ref name="Record league victories and defeats">{{cite web |title=Самые крупные победы и поражения|trans_title=Record league victories and defeats |url=http://www.fca.kz/rus/records_champions/ |publisher=FC Astana |accessdate=26 July 2015 }}</ref>
* Record League defeat&nbsp;– '''0–5''' ''v.'' [[FC Irtysh|Irtysh]] (26 May 2011)<ref name="Record league victories and defeats"/>
* Most League wins in a row&nbsp;– '''8''', 7 April 2009&nbsp;– 30 April 2009<ref>{{cite web |title=Командные рекорды за 1 сезон|trans_title=Team records in a one season |url=http://www.fca.kz/rus/records_team/ |publisher=FC Astana |accessdate=26 July 2015 }}</ref>
* Most League appearances&nbsp;– '''130''', [[Marat Shakhmetov]] 2009–14<ref name="Record-holders">{{cite web |title=Рекордсмены "Астаны"|trans_title=Record-holders of "Astana" |url=http://www.fca.kz/rus/records_win/ |publisher=FC Astana |accessdate=26 July 2015 }}</ref>
* Most appearances overall&nbsp;– '''150''', Marat Shakhmetov 2009–14<ref name="Record-holders"/>
* Most goals scored in a League season&nbsp;– '''16''', [[Foxi Kéthévoama]] 2014<ref name="Personal records in a single season">{{cite web |title=Личные рекорды за 1 сезон|trans_title=Personal records ina single season|url=http://www.fca.kz/rus/records_personal/ |publisher=FC Astana |accessdate=26 July 2015 }}</ref>
* Most goals scored in a season overall&nbsp;– '''20''', Foxi Kéthévoama 2014<ref name="Personal records in a single season"/>
* Youngest first-team player&nbsp;– [[Abzal Beisebekov]], '''16 years, 4 months, 7 days'''<ref name="Youngest and oldest players">{{cite web |title=Самые молодые и возрастные футболисты|trans_title=Youngest and oldest players|url=http://www.fca.kz/rus/records_young/ |publisher=FC Astana |accessdate=26 July 2015 }}</ref>
* Oldest first-team player&nbsp;– [[Andrey Tikhonov]], '''39 years, 9 days'''<ref name="Youngest and oldest players"/>

=== Top goalscorers ===
{{updated|Match played 9 December 2016}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; "
!width=20px|
!width=200px|Name
!width=250px|Years
!width=100px|League
!width=100px|[[Kazakhstan Cup]]
!width=100px|Super Cup
!width=100px|Europe
!width=100px|Total
|-
|1||align="left"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Tanat Nusserbayev]]||2011–2016||{{sort|46|46 (151)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}5 {{0}}(17)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(3)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}3 {{0}}(24)}}||{{sort|54|'''54''' (195)}}
|-
|2||align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Patrick Twumasi]]||2013–Present||{{sort|27|27 (78)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}6 {{0}}(7)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(2)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}5 {{0}}(16)}}||{{sort|38|'''38''' (109)}}
|-
|3||align="left"|{{flagicon|CAF}} [[Foxi Kéthévoama]]||2012–2015||{{sort|26|26 (109)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}5 {{0}}(13)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}1 {{0}}(2)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}2 {{0}}(22)}}||{{sort|34|'''34''' (146)}}
|-
|4||align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} [[Igor Bugaiov]]||2010–2011||{{sort|18|18 (57)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}6 {{0}}(6)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}2 {{0}}(1)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(-)}}||{{sort|26|'''26''' (64)}}
|-
|5||align="left"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Sergei Ostapenko]]||2010, 2012–2014||{{sort|16|16 (82)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}2 {{0}}(13)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}1 {{0}}(1)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(0)}}||{{sort|19|'''19''' (96)}}
|-
|6||align="left"|{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Damir Kojašević]]||2012–2014||{{sort|12|12 (61)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}5 {{0}}(10)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(1)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(5)}}||{{sort|17|'''17''' (77)}}
|-
|7||align="left"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev]]||2014–2015||{{sort|9|9 (50)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}1 {{0}}(5)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(1)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}5 {{0}}(17)}}||{{sort|15|'''15''' (73)}}
|-
|7||align="left"|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Roger Cañas]]||2014–Present||{{sort|12|12 (91)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(6)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(2)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}3 {{0}}(28)}}||{{sort|15|'''15''' (127)}}
|-
|7||align="left"|{{flagicon|DRC}} [[Junior Kabananga]]||2015–Present||{{sort|10|10 (26)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}3 {{0}}(4)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(0)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}2 {{0}}(22)}}||{{sort|15|'''15''' (52)}}
|-
|10||align="left"|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Đorđe Despotović]]||2016–Present||{{sort|8|8 (31)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}3 {{0}}(4)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}0 {{0}}(1)}}||{{sort|00|{{0}}2 {{0}}(11)}}||{{sort|13|'''13''' (47)}}
|}
<!---
====Most appearances====
--->

== Partnerships ==
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Sociedad]] (2013–present)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realsociedad.com/document/view/spa/225/169666/real-sociedad-y-fc-astana-firman-un-acuerdo-de-colaboracion |title=Real Sociedad y FC Astana firman un acuerdo de colaboración |trans_title=Real Sociedad and FC Astana signed a collaboration agreement |language=es |date=20 November 2013 |publisher=Real Sociedad |accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref>
:On 11 November 2013 it was announced that Astana had partnered with the [[La Liga]] team [[Real Sociedad]] to cooperate in terms of exchange of skills and knowledge, organization of friendly matches, training camps for youth development and grassroots football.
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray S.K.]] (2014–present)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2653560 |title=Galatasaray, Astana sports clubs plan to step up cooperation |date=29 April 2014 |publisher=Kazinform |accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref>
:On 29 April 2014 it was announced that [[Astana Presidential Sports Club]] had signed a memorandum of cooperation with the [[Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray Sports Club]]. The memorandum chiefly provides for cooperation between the Astana and [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray S.K.]].

== References ==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

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