The 2019

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season was the eleventh successive season that Astana played in the

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, the highest tier of

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in Kazakhstan. Astana defended their Kazakhstan Premier League title, having won their fifth title the previous season. Domestically, Astana defeated

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in the season-opening

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and reached the Last 16 of the

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. In Europe, Astana entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round and were defeated by

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, dropping into the

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where they reached the Group Stage.

Season events

When announcing their pre-season training camp dates, Astana also announced that

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would return to lead the team after missing the second half of the 2018 season due to family reasons. On 28 January, Pedro Henrique's loan ended early and he returned to PAOK. On 22 February, Astana announced the signing of

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on a three-year contract from Shakhtyor Soligorsk. On 26 February, Astana announced the signing of

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on a four-year contract from

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. On 17 June, Astana announced the signing of

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on a free transfer after his contract with

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had expired. On 2 July, Astana announced the signing of Ndombe Mubele on a one-year loan deal from

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. On 1 August, after their 4-1 victory over Santa Coloma in the

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Second round qualifier, Astana announced that

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had moved to

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for an undisclosed fee. On 3 August, Astana announced the signing of

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, SFR Y ...

on a free transfer. On 26 August, Astana announced that

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had extended his contract with the club until 2021, and that

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had extended his contract until 2022. On 20 December,

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signed a new 1+1-year contract with Astana, whilst the club confirmed that

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had also extended his contract.

Squad

On loan

Transfers

In

Out

Loans in

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Super Cup

Premier League

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Kazakhstan Cup

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Group stage

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from Astana on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Astana during the season:''

Goal scorers

Clean sheet

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 in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...