2016 Kazakhstan Cup

The 2016 Kazakhstan Cup was the 25th season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition began on 21 March 2016 and end with the final on 19 November 2016. Astana defeated defending champions Kairat 1–0 in the final to win their first Kazakhstan Cup since 2012.

2016 Kazakhstan Cup

Tournament details
Country	Kazakhstan
Teams	21
Defending champions	Kairat
Final positions
Champions	Astana
Runner-up	Kairat
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	59 (2.27 per match)
Attendance	52,500 (2,019 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Boško Stupić (3) Đorđe Despotović (3) Junior Kabananga (3)

Ordabasy qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League after finishing 4th in the league, as both Astana and Kairat had already secured European football for the following season.

Participating clubs

The following 25 teams qualified for the competition:

Premier League all clubs of season 2016	First Division Nine clubs of season 2016
Aktobe Akzhayik Astana Atyrau Taraz Irtysh Pavlodar Kairat Okzhetpes Ordabasy Shakhter Karagandy Tobol Zhetysu	Kyzylzhar Bolat Baikonur Caspiy Aktau Altai Semey Ekibastuz Kaisar Kyran Shymkent Maktaaral Atakent

Schedule

The rounds of the 2016 competition are scheduled as follows:

• Group Stages: 21–28 March 2016
• Last 16:
• Quarterfinal:
• Semifinal:
• Final:

Group stages

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kyzylzhar	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Advanced to Last 16
2	Bolat	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
3	Baikonur	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2016. Source: PFLK

Kyzylzhar v Baikonur

21 March 2016	Kyzylzhar	3 – 0	Baikonur	Petropavl
16:00 (UTC+6)	Stupić 11' T.Baizhanov 71' Averchenko 85'	Summary	z.Pahaev  44' M.Tolegenulı  50'	Stadium: Karasai Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Omarov

Bolat v Kyzylzhar

24 March 2016	Bolat	1 – 2	Kyzylzhar	Temirtau
16:00 (UTC+6)	A.Zholshorin  22' A.Fedorov 27' H.Mataev  50'	Summary	Stupić 5' A.Burtsev 31' Hichri  57' A.Sokolenko  90+3'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Atazhanov

Baikonur v Bolat

27 March 2016	Baikonur	1 – 1	Bolat	Kyzylorda
15:00 (UTC+6)	E.Rustemov 14'	Summary	K.Bernatsky 86'	Stadium: Gani Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Abzhan

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Altai Semey	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3	Advanced to Last 16
2	Caspiy	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Ekibastuz	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2016. Source: PFLK

Caspiy v Ekibastuz

22 March 2016	Caspiy	1 – 2	Ekibastuz	Aktau
16:00 (UTC+6)	A.Iskendirov  47' A.Uzganov 70'	Summary	R.Kuanyshev 11', 16' A.Bralin  67'	Stadium: Zhastar Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Zhantuganov Akhmetov

Altai Semey v Caspiy

25 March 2016	Altai Semey	0 – 1	Caspiy	Semey
16:00 (UTC+6)	Karpovich  36' K.Zarechny  79'	Summary	S.Shalekenov 33'	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Sahi

Ekibastuz v Altai Semey

28 March 2016	Ekibastuz	0 – 2	Altai Semey	Ekibastuz
15:00 (UTC+6)	B.Omarov  11' A.Bralin  31' V. Pavlenko  51'	Summary	Kolodin 36', 65' Y. Nurgaliyev  37' A.Shakin  88'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Atazhanov

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kaisar	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4	Advanced to Last 16
2	Makhtaaral	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
3	Kyran	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: PFLK

Kyran v Makhtaaral

23 March 2016	Kyran	1 – 1	Makhtaaral	Shymkent
15:00 (UTC+6)	E.Nokhrin 3' 36' E.Nabyev  37' A.Mynbaev  56'  74' S.Shamshi  63'	Summary	A.Tajmagambetov  29' D.Majitov  36' S.Ibraev 85'	Stadium: Lokomotive Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Omarov

Kaisar v Kyran

26 March 2016	Kaisar	2 – 0	Kyran	Kyzylorda
16:00 (UTC+6)	E.Altynbekov R.Pavinich	Summary		Stadium: Gani Muratbayev Stadium

Makhtaaral v Kaisar

29 March 2016	Makhtaaral	0 – 0	Kaisar	Shymkent
15:00 (UTC+6)	A.Abutov  24' S.Ibraev  81' B.Alipbekov  90+2' G.Allashukurov  90+4'	Summary	Marochkin  6' O.Kerimzhanov  23' I.Nazarov  43' Narzildaev  81' U.Zhaksybaev  90+2'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Timur Kumash

Last 16

Astana v Caspiy

26 April 2016	Astana	1 – 0	Caspiy	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	B.Kulbekov  13' Nusserbayev 90'	Summary	R.Zhanysbayev  50' A.Kyzyltaev  53'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Ruslan Omarov

Atyrau v Altai Semey

27 April 2016	Atyrau	1 – 0	Altai Semey	Atyrau
16:00 (UTC+6)	Damčevski 90+3'	Summary		Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Timur Kumashev

Ordabasy v Kaisar

27 April 2016	Ordabasy	2 – 0	Kaisar	Shymkent
16:00 (UTC+6)	Irismetov  49' Junuzović  78' Tazhimbetov 82' 82' E.Tungyshbaev 90+2'	Summary	E.Altynbekov  45+1' D.Suyunov  61'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Denis Tevyashov

Tobol v Kyzylzhar

27 April 2016	Tobol	0 – 0 (2 – 4 p)	Kyzylzhar	Kostanay
17:00 (UTC+6)		Summary		Stadium: Stadion Zatobolets Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Bolat Saryev

Akzhayik v Irtysh Pavlodar

27 April 2016	Akzhayik	0 – 1	Irtysh Pavlodar	Oral
18:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Herrera 8'	Stadium: Petr Atoyan Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

Kairat v Shakhter Karagandy

27 April 2016	Kairat	4 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Tawamba 77' Kuat 83' Isael 90+2' A.Darabayev 90+3'	Summary		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

Aktobe v Zhetysu

27 April 2016	Aktobe	0 – 1	Zhetysu	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)		Summary	Savić 65'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Sergey Gorokhovodatskiy

Okzhetpes v Taraz

27 April 2016	Okzhetpes	2 – 1	Taraz	Astana
20:00 (UTC+6)	Khairullin 45', 90' Chichulin  79'	Summary	A.Suley 75'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Furkat Atajanow

Quarterfinal

Zhetysu v Kairat

25 May 2016	Zhetysu	0 – 2	Kairat	Taldykorgan
17:30 (UTC+6)	Đalović  82'	Summary	Lunin 4' Đalović 14' (o.g.)	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Kyzylzhar v Astana

25 May 2016	Kyzylzhar	2 – 3	Astana	Petropavl
18:00 (UTC+6)	A.Burtsev 69' Stupić 80' Hichri  90'	Summary	Despotović 33', 65' Shaikhov  63' A.Tagybergen 73'	Stadium: Avangard Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

Atyrau v Ordabasy

25 May 2016	Atyrau	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 1 p)	Ordabasy	Atyrau
19:00 (UTC+6)	Arzhanov 71' Baltayev  80' Essame  112'	Summary	Abdulin  72' 90' Mukhtarov  112' Irismetov  120'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin

Okzhetpes v Irtysh Pavlodar

25 May 2016	Okzhetpes	1 – 2	Irtysh Pavlodar	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Ristović  27' Zhumakhanov  45' Chertov 49'  86'	Summary	Akhmetov  69' Fonseca 41'  90+3' Fall 73' Tsirin  90'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sergey Gorokhovodatskiy

Semifinals

The four winners from the quarterfinals were drawn into two two-legged ties.

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Kairat v Atyrau

21 September 2016	Kairat	1 – 0	Atyrau	Almaty
19:30 (UTC+6)	Kuat 72' Marković  78'	Summary	Saparov  44'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

Atyrau v Kairat

5 November 2016	Atyrau	0 – 3 (0 – 4 agg.)	Kairat	Atyrau
15:00 (UTC+6)	Curtean  23' Muldarov  40' Essame  73' Nurmukhametov  90+1'	Summary	Suyumbayev 2' Arshavin 65' Bakayev  84' Turysbek  85'  88' Acevedo 90+2'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

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Irtysh Pavlodar v Astana

21 September 2016	Irtysh Pavlodar	1 – 2	Astana	Pavlodar
19:00 (UTC+6)	Murtazayev 33'	Summary	Tagybergen 23' Nusserbayev 37'  71' Nurgaliyev  89' Zaynetdinov  90+3'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Igor Chesnokov

Astana v Irtysh Pavlodar

6 November 2016	Astana	5 – 3 (7 – 4 agg.)	Irtysh Pavlodar	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Despotović 19' A.Aliyev  27' Kabananga 35', 62' B.Kulbekov  70' Malyi 84' Cañas 90+2'	Summary	A.Smailov 37', 48' Fonseca 45' R.Bogdanov  57' M.Ramazanov  83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Denis Izmailov

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Final

Main article: 2016 Kazakhstan Cup Final

19 November 2016

15:00 (UTC+6)

Kairat	0 – 1	Astana
Marković  90+5'	Summary	Kabananga 47'

Central Stadium, Almaty

Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Scorers

3 goals:

• Junior Kabananga, Astana
• Đorđe Despotović, Astana
• Boško Stupić, Kyzylzhar

2 goals:

• Denis Kolodin, Altai Semey
• Tanat Nusserbayev, Astana
• Askhat Tagybergen, Astana
• Rustem Kuanyshev, Ekibastuz
• Arman Smailov, Irtysh Pavlodar
• Carlos Fonseca, Irtysh Pavlodar
• Islambek Kuat, Kairat
• Andrey Burtsev, Kyzylzhar
• Marat Khairullin, Okzhetpes

1 goals:

• Roger Cañas, Astana
• Serhiy Malyi, Astana
• Aleksandar Damčevski, Atyrau
• Volodymyr Arzhanov, Atyrau
• Erbolat Rustemov, Baikonur
• Alexander Fedorov, Bolat
• Konstantin Bernatskiy, Bolat
• Aset Uzganov, Caspiy
• Sanat Shalekenov, Caspiy
• Ignacio Herrera, Irtysh Pavlodar
• Baye Djiby Fall, Irtysh Pavlodar
• Roman Murtazayev, Irtysh Pavlodar
• Isael, Kairat
• Léandre Tawamba, Kairat
• Gerson Acevedo, Kairat
• Aslan Darabayev, Kairat
• Stanislav Lunin, Kairat
• Gafurzhan Suyumbayev, Kairat
• Andrey Arshavin, Kairat
• Elzhas Altynbekov, Kaisar
• Roman Pavinich, Kaisar
• Eugene Nokhrin, Kyran
• Timur Baizhanov, Kyzylzhar
• Evgeniy Averchenko, Kyzylzhar
• Sabyrhan Ibraev, Makhtaaral
• Rinat Abdulin, Ordabasy
• Daurenbek Tazhimbetov, Ordabasy
• Erkebulan Tungyshbaev, Ordabasy
• Daniil Chertov, Okzhetpes
• Alisher Suley, Taraz
• Dušan Savić, Zhetysu

Own goal

• Marko Đalović (25 May 2016 vs Kairat)

External links

• Official website