The 2024 FC Astana season is the sixteenth successive season that

FC Astana Astana Football Club ( kk, Astana Futbol Kluby) is a professional football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,254-seat Astana Arena stadium. Th ...

will play in the

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

, the highest tier of

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in Kazakhstan.

Season events

On 4 January, Astana announced that the loan deals for Stjepan Lončar and

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had ended, and that Aslan Darabayev and

Žarko Tomašević Žarko Tomašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жapкo Toмaшeвић, ; born 22 February 1990) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for FC Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League as a central defender. Club career Born in Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, SF ...

had left the club after their contracts had expired. On 10 January, Astana announced that Sagi Sovet had left the club,

Varazdat Haroyan Varazdat Haroyan ( hy, Վարազդատ Հարոյան, born on 24 August 1992) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta and the Armenia national team. Club career Patani an ...

also leaving the club the following day. On 16 January, Astana announced the signing of Barnes Osei to a one-year contract from

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. On 18 January, Astana announced the return of

Ramazan Karimov Ramazan Yerikuly Karimov ( kk, Рамазан Ерікұлы Кәрімов, ''Ramazan Erıkūly Kärımov''; born 5 July 1999) is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a forward for Astana and the Kazakhstan national team. Career Club On 18 J ...

to a one-year contract from Maktaaral, and the return of free-agent Marat Bystrov who'd previously played for

Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

. Later the same day, Astana announced that

Kamo Hovhannisyan Kamo Hovhannisyan ( hy, Կամո Հովհաննիսյան, born on 5 October 1992) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana and the Armenia national team. Club career Kamo Hovha ...

had left the club. On 21 January, Astana announced the singing of Ousmane Camara to a three-year contract from

. On 2 February, Astana announced the departure of Abat Aymbetov. On 7 February, Astana announced the signing of Kipras Kažukolovas from Žalgiris. On 10 February, Astana announced the signing of

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from AE Kifisia to a two-year contract. On 17 February, Astana announced the signing of Mukhammedzhan Seysen, who'd recently left Ordabasy, to a one-year contract. On 24 February, Astana announced that they will play their home matches at the Khan Taniri Stadium in

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due to renovation work to the

Astana Arena The Astana Arena ( kk, Астана Арена) is a football stadium in Astana, Kazakhstan. The stadium holds 30,000 and has a retractable roof. It serves as the national stadium for the Kazakhstan national football team. Astana Arena is the lar ...

. On 2 March, Astana announced the signing of

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from

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. On 6 April, Astana announced that Vladislav Prokopenko would spend the season on loan at Zhenis, and that they had signed Nnamdi Ahanonu from

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to a three-year contract.

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Premier League

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Kazakhstan Cup

UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying rounds

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="18", ''Players away from Astana on loan:'' , - , colspan="18", ''Players who left Astana during the season:''

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

External links

Official Website

Official VK
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Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...