The 2015 Kazakhstan Cup is the 24th season of the
Kazakhstan Cup
The Kazakhstan Cup is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan Football (soccer), football, run by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for club ...
, the annual nationwide
football
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cup competition of
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
since the independence of the country. The competition began on 29 March 2015 and will end with the final in November 2015.
Kairat are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the
2014 competition.
The winner of the competition will qualify for the
first qualifying round
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of the
2016–17 UEFA Europa League
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The final was played between Ajax and ...
.
Participating clubs
The following 25 teams qualified for the competition:
Schedule
The rounds of the 2015 competition are scheduled as follows:
* Preliminary Round: 29 March 2015
* Round 1: 12 April 2015
* Round 2: 29 April 2015
* Quarterfinal: 20 May 2015
* Semifinal: 2 June–23 September 2015
* Final: 21 November 2015 at
Astana Arena
The Astana Arena () 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 largest stadium in the country ...
,
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...
Preliminary round
Matches of the preliminary round took place on March 29, 2015 and featured the 10 lowest placed clubs from the
Kazakhstan First Division
The Kazakhstan First Division () is the second division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into the Kazakhstan Premier League
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Q ...
.
First round
Matches of the first round took place on 11/12 April 2015 and featured the 5 winners from the preliminary round and the three remaining
Kazakhstan First Division
The Kazakhstan First Division () is the second division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into the Kazakhstan Premier League
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Q ...
teams.
Second round
Matches of the second round took place on 28/29 April 2015 and featured the 4 winners from the first round and the 12
Kazakhstan Premier League
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...
teams.
Quarter finals
On 30 April 2015, the eight winners from the Second Round were drawn in to four Quarter Final ties, to be played on 20 May 2015.
Semi-finals
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Final
Scorers
6 goals:
*
Patrick Twumasi,
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...
4 goals:
*
Đorđe Despotović
Đorđe Despotović (; born 4 March 1992) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a centre forward for Bosnian club Borac Banja Luka.
Career
In February 2015, Despotović moved on loan to FC Zhetysu for six-months. In July 2015 he went for anoth ...
,
Kairat
3 goals:
* Azamat Aubakirov,
Ekibastuz
*
Gerard Gohou,
Kairat
2 goals:
* Didar Zhalmukan,
Aktobe
Aktobe (, ; ) is a major city located on the Ilek River in western Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of the Aktobe Region and is an important cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. As of 2023, the city has a popu ...
* Vladimir Vyatkin,
Caspiy
* Amangeldy Duisembaev,
Ekibastuz
*
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
Bauyrzhan Yerbosynuly Islamkhan (, ''Bauyrjan Erbosynūly İslamhan''; born 23 February 1993) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Turan and the Kazakhstan national team. I ...
,
Kairat
*
Luka Rotkovic,
Okzhetpes
1 goal:
*
Marcos Pizzelli
Marcos Pinheiro Pizzelli (; ; born 3 October 1984), commonly known as Marcos, is a former professional footballer. Born in Brazil, Marcos represented Armenia internationally between 2008 and 2019.
Club career
Ararat Yerevan
Pizzelli started h ...
,
Aktobe
Aktobe (, ; ) is a major city located on the Ilek River in western Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of the Aktobe Region and is an important cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. As of 2023, the city has a popu ...
*
Danilo Neco,
Aktobe
Aktobe (, ; ) is a major city located on the Ilek River in western Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of the Aktobe Region and is an important cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. As of 2023, the city has a popu ...
*
Viktor Dmitrenko,
Aktobe
Aktobe (, ; ) is a major city located on the Ilek River in western Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of the Aktobe Region and is an important cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. As of 2023, the city has a popu ...
*
Valeri Korobkin,
Aktobe
Aktobe (, ; ) is a major city located on the Ilek River in western Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of the Aktobe Region and is an important cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. As of 2023, the city has a popu ...
*
Sergei Khizhnichenko
Sergey Aleksandrovich Khizhnichenko (; born 17 July 1991) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Altai.
Career
Club career
Khizhnichenko began his career in 2006 with FC Vostok and in January 2008 he was promoted to ...
,
Aktobe
Aktobe (, ; ) is a major city located on the Ilek River in western Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of the Aktobe Region and is an important cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. As of 2023, the city has a popu ...
*
Artūras Žulpa
Artūras Žulpa (born 10 June 1990) is a Lithuanian footballer who plays for TransINVEST as a midfielder.
Career Club
On 27 December 2014, Žulpa signed a three-year contract with FC Aktobe. Following the conclusion of the 2015 season, Žulpa w ...
,
Aktobe
Aktobe (, ; ) is a major city located on the Ilek River in western Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of the Aktobe Region and is an important cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. As of 2023, the city has a popu ...
*
Oleksiy Antonov
Oleksiy Hennadiyovych Antonov (; born 8 May 1986) is a Ukrainian retired footballer and current assistant coach for Chornomorets Odesa.
Career
On 12 June 2014, Antonov joined Kazakhstan Premier League side Aktobe on a 2.5year contract. After ...
,
Aktobe
Aktobe (, ; ) is a major city located on the Ilek River in western Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of the Aktobe Region and is an important cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. As of 2023, the city has a popu ...
*
Ivan Antipov,
Akzhayik
*
Igor Khromtsov,
Akzhayik
*
Anton Shurygin,
Akzhayik
*
Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev,
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...
*
Birjan Kulbekov,
Astana
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*
Aleksey Shchetkin,
Astana
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...
*
Roman Pavinic,
Bolat-AMT
*
Dmitri Zverev,
Bolat-AMT
*
Vyasheslav Serdyukov,
Caspiy
*
Aslan Orazaev,
CSKA Almaty
*
Samit Shulagov,
CSKA Almaty
*
Marat Iskulov,
Ekibastuz
*
Viktor Pavlenok,
Ekibastuz
*
Igor Voynov,
Ekibastuz
*
Isael,
Kairat
*
Zhambyl Kukeyev
Zhambyl Kukeyev (; ; born 20 September 1988) is a Kazakh footballer.
Career Club
In March 2014, Kukeyev was ruled out for the foreseeable future after picking up an injury during training.
International career
Kukeyev has made 20 appearances ...
,
Kairat
*
Mark Gorman,
Kairat
*
Sito Riera
Llorenç "Sito" Riera Ortega (born 5 January 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Manacor.
A youth and reserve player at Barcelona and Espanyol, he never featured professionally in his own countr ...
,
Kairat
*
Edin Junuzović
Edin Junuzović (; born 28 April 1986) is a Croatian footballer who plays for NK Opatija as a forward.
Club career
Junuzović played for Rijeka in the Croatian Prva HNL, Krško in the Slovenian Second League, and Rudar Velenje in the Slo ...
,
Kaisar
*
Maxim Filshakov,
Kyran
*
Elmar Nabiyev,
Kyzylzhar
*
Egor Azovskiy,
Okzhetpes
*
Ruslan Sakhalbayev,
Okzhetpes
*
Taras Danilyuk,
Spartak Semey
*
Marat Togyzbay,
Taraz
Taraz ( ; also historically known as Talas) is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (river), Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the border with Kyrgyzstan. It had a populatio ...
*
Almir Mukhutdinov,
Taraz
Taraz ( ; also historically known as Talas) is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (river), Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the border with Kyrgyzstan. It had a populatio ...
*
Tomáš Šimkovič
Tomáš Šimkovič (born 16 April 1987) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Latvian club RFS.
Career
On 1 February 2014, Šimkovič signed a two-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Tobol.
On 17 June 2017, ...
,
Tobol
The Tobol (, ) is a river in Western Siberia (in Kazakhstan and Russia) and the main (left) tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is , and the area of its drainage basin is .
History
The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the S ...
* Artem Deli,
Tobol
The Tobol (, ) is a river in Western Siberia (in Kazakhstan and Russia) and the main (left) tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is , and the area of its drainage basin is .
History
The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the S ...
*
Temirlan Elmurzayev,
Tobol
The Tobol (, ) is a river in Western Siberia (in Kazakhstan and Russia) and the main (left) tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is , and the area of its drainage basin is .
History
The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the S ...
*
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (, ''Nūrbol Jūmasqaliev''; born 11 May 1981) is a Kazakh football coach and a former player who played as a attacking midfielder and forward. He is the manager of Tobol and an assistant coach with the Kazakhstan national ...
,
Tobol
The Tobol (, ) is a river in Western Siberia (in Kazakhstan and Russia) and the main (left) tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is , and the area of its drainage basin is .
History
The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the S ...
*
Igor Bugaev,
Tobol
The Tobol (, ) is a river in Western Siberia (in Kazakhstan and Russia) and the main (left) tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is , and the area of its drainage basin is .
History
The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the S ...
*
Vyasheslav Erbes,
Vostok
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Spaceflight
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* Vostok (spacecraft), a type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union
* Vostok (rocket family), family of rockets derived ...
*
Vitali Kuyanov,
Vostok
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Spaceflight
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* Vostok (spacecraft), a type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union
* Vostok (rocket family), family of rockets derived ...
*
Bauyrzhan Turysbek
Bauyrzhan Turysbek (, born 15 October 1991) is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zhetysu.
Club career
Turysbek started his career in Sunkar, after youth career in same club. He had 13 appearances and 1 goal in ...
,
Zhetysu
Jetisu ( ) or Semirechye ( rus, Семиречье, p=sʲɪmʲɪˈrʲetɕje) or Heptopotamia is a historical region in Central Asia corresponding to the southeastern part of modern Kazakhstan.
Name
Jetisu is also transcribed Jeti-Suu (, ), Zh ...
;Own goal
*
Sergey Kutsov
Sergei Kutsov (born 23 April 1977) is a retired Kyrgyzstani football (soccer), footballer.
In March 2014 Kutsov signed for newly promoted Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Spartak Semey, Spartak Semey.
He was a member of the Kyrgyzstan national ...
(28 April 2015 vs Kaisar)
*
Michal Smejkal (29 April 2015 vs Shakhter Karagandy
Football Club Shakhter (), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( ), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, but fell of to t ...
)
References
External links
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2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
Cup
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2015 domestic association football cups