2023 FC Tobol season

FC Tobol
2023 season
Chairman	Nikolay Panin
Manager	Milic Curcic
Stadium	Central Stadium
Premier League	8th
Kazakhstan Cup	Winners
Europa Conference League	Play-off round vs Viktoria Plzeň
Top goalscorer	League: Serges Déblé (7); All: Serges Déblé (10)
Highest home attendance	8,420vs Viktoria Plzeň ; (24 August 2023)
Lowest home attendance	1,500vs Shakhter Karagandy ; (17 May 2023)
Average home league attendance	2,454 (21 October 2023)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 FC Tobol season was the 25th successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Tobol finished the season in eighth place and won the Kazakhstan Cup, qualifying for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. Tobol also participated in the UEFA Europa Conference League were they reached the Playoff Round before being eliminated by Viktoria Plzeň.

Season events

On 4 July, Tobol announced the signing of Momčilo Mrkaić from Borac Banja Luka.^[1]

On 25 July, Tobol announced the signing of Yevhen Shakhov from Zorya Luhansk, and the loan signing of Igor Ivanović from Astana.^[2]^[3]

On 23 August, Tobol announced the return of Ruslan Valiullin to the team following his doping ban.^[4]

Squad

As of match played 4 November 2023

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	Sultan Busurmanov	GK	(1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 27)	Academy	2015		32	0
23	Ivan Konovalov	GK	(1994-08-18)18 August 1994 (aged 29)	Livingston	2023		28	0
28	Yuri Melikhov	GK	(2003-09-01)1 September 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2021		0	0
Defenders
3	Roman Asrankulov	DF	(1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 24)	Academy	2018		60	4
4	Ivan Rogač	DF	(1992-06-18)18 June 1992 (aged 31)	Akron Tolyatti	2023		27	2
5	Daniyar Semchenkov	DF	(1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 26)	Academy	2019		25	0
15	Albert Gabarayev	DF	(1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 26)	Rodina Moscow	2023		36	0
17	Timur Zhakupov	DF	(1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 28)	Zhetysu	2023		11	0
24	Bagdat Kairov	DF	(1993-04-27)27 April 1993 (aged 30)	Ordabasy	2021^[5]		74	2
30	Bojan Mlađović	DF	(1995-10-16)16 October 1995 (aged 28)	Mladost Novi Sad	2023		31	3
Midfielders
6	Jovan Ilic	MF	(2000-01-30)30 January 2000 (aged 23)	Novi Sad 1921	2023		38	2
7	Zhaslan Zhumashev	MF	(2001-09-27)27 September 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2020		53	5
10	Serikzhan Muzhikov	MF	(1989-06-17)17 June 1989 (aged 34)	Astana	2020^[6]		101	12
11	Islam Chesnokov	MF	(1999-11-21)21 November 1999 (aged 23)	Belshina Bobruisk	2023		34	8
13	Pavel Zabelin	MF	(1995-06-30)30 June 1995 (aged 28)	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	2023		19	1
14	Samat Zharynbetov	MF	(1994-01-04)4 January 1994 (aged 29)	Ekibastuz	2017		161	4
18	Pavel Kireyenko	MF	(1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 29)	Caspiy	2023		29	0
21	Miljan Vukadinović	MF	(1992-12-27)27 December 1992 (aged 30)	Vojvodina	2022		47	5
39	Bekzat Ermekbaev	MF	(2001-12-06)6 December 2001 (aged 21)	Academy	2023		2	0
47	Vyacheslav Kulpeisov	MF	(2001-12-24)24 December 2001 (aged 21)	Academy	2021		9	0
51	Beybit Galym	MF	(2004-10-25)25 October 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2022		22	1
70	Igor Ivanović	MF	(1997-07-28)28 July 1997 (aged 26)	on loan from Astana	2023	2023	14	3
90	Yevhen Shakhov	MF	(1990-11-30)30 November 1990 (aged 32)	Zorya Luhansk	2023		14	1
97	Ruslan Valiullin	MF	(1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 29)	Unattached	2023		80	5
Forwards
8	Serges Déblé	FW	(1989-10-01)1 October 1989 (aged 34)	Pyunik	2023		53	14
19	Momčilo Mrkaić	FW	(1990-09-21)21 September 1990 (aged 33)	Borac Banja Luka	2023		16	4
Players away on loan
Left during the season
20	Ramazan Orazov	MF	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 25)	Aksu	2023		24	3
22	Aleksandr Marochkin	DF	(1990-02-14)14 February 1990 (aged 33)	Kaisar	2020^[7]		79	1
77	Igor Sergeev	FW	(1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 30)	Aktobe	2021^[8]		66	27
88	Timur Akmurzin	GK	(1997-12-07)7 December 1997 (aged 25)	Spartak Moscow	2022^[9]		14	0
99	Asmir Suljić	MF	(1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (aged 32)	Sarajevo	2023		20	1

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
4 July 2023	FW	Momčilo Mrkaić	Borac Banja Luka	Undisclosed	^[1]
11 July 2023	MF	Pavel Zabelin	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	Undisclosed
25 July 2023	MF	Yevhen Shakhov	Zorya Luhansk	Undisclosed	^[2]
23 August 2023	MF	Ruslan Valiullin	Unattached	Free	^[4]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
25 July 2023	MF		Igor Ivanović	Astana	End of season	^[3]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
28 August 2023	MF		Ramazan Orazov	Koper	Undisclosed	^[10]
6 September 2023	MF		Asmir Suljić	Velež Mostar	Undisclosed	^[11]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
8 June 2023	FW	Igor Sergeev	BG Pathum United	13 June 2023	^[12]^[13]
11 July 2023	DF	Aleksandr Marochkin	Astana	11 July 2023	^[14]^[15]
24 July 2023	GK	Timur Akmurzin	Veles Moscow		^[16]
21 December 2023	DF	Bagdat Kairov	Aktobe	11 January 2024	^[17]^[18]
22 December 2023	FW	Serges Déblé	Pyunik	11 January 2024	^[19]^[20]
31 December 2023	DF	Ivan Rogač	Lokomotiv Tashkent	3 January 2024	^[21]
31 December 2023	MF	Jovan Ilić	Novi Sad
31 December 2023	MF	Vyacheslav Kulpeisov
31 December 2023	MF	Samat Zharynbetov	Ordabasy	16 January 2024	^[22]
31 December 2023	MF	Miljan Vukadinović	Mladost Novi Sad	4 January 2024	^[23]
31 December 2023	FW	Momčilo Mrkaić	Sloga Meridian

Friendlies

2023		–
(UTC+6)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	4 March 2023	29 October 2023	Matchday 1	8th	26	9	7	10	29	33	−4	034.62
Kazakhstan Cup	19 April 2023	4 November 2023	Last 16	Winners	7	5	0	2	8	3	+5	071.43
UEFA Europa Conference League	13 July 2023	31 August 2023	First Qualifying Round	Playoff Round	8	3	1	4	8	10	−2	037.50
Total					41	17	8	16	45	46	−1	041.46

Last updated: 4 November 2023
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	9	7	10	29	33	−4	34	6	3	4	16	13	+3	3	4	6	13	20	−7

Last updated: 29 October 2023.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	W
Position	2	4	3	2	5	7	6	6	9	8	7	6	7	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	6	7	8	8	8	8

Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

4 March 2023 1	Tobol	3–1	Aksu	Kostanay
18:00 (UTC+6)	Vukadinović 9' Chesnokov 26' 59' Mlađović 72' Zharynbetov 75' Muzhikov 89' Déblé 90+1'	Report	Orazov 32' Silva 66' Zhyrgalbek uulu 70'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Bolat Saryev

10 March 2023 2	Caspiy	0–1	Tobol	Almaty
14:00 (UTC+6)		Report	Gabarayev 16' Déblé 90+4'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina

14 March 2023 3	Tobol	2–1	Shakhter Karagandy	Kostanay
19:00 (UTC+6)	Sergeev 20', 57'	Report	Tolordava 27' Tattybayev 72' 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

2 April 2023 4	Zhetysu	1–1	Tobol	Taldykorgan
15:00 (UTC+6)	Ardazishvili 43' Teverov 44' Hasein 90'	Report	Ilić 8'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Referee: Saken Baiymbet

9 April 2023 5	Tobol	0–1	Astana	Kostanay
19:00 (UTC+6)	Gabarayev 88'	Report	Ourega 48' Aymbetov 59' Tomasov 70' Ebong 73' Dosmagambetov 87'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Grigory Moskovchenko

16 April 2023 6	Ordabasy	4–1	Tobol	Shymkent
21:00 (UTC+6)	Tagybergen 21' Auro Jr. 64' Islamkhan 70' Abdikholikov 72' Malyi 77' Sadovsky 86'	Report	Déblé 22' 82' Muzhikov 23' Mlađović 28' Chesnokov 76' Konovalov FT	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Bulat Sariev

23 April 2023 7	Tobol	2–2	Aktobe	Kostanay
16:00 (UTC+6)	Déblé 52' Sergeev 73', 85' Ilić 76' Gabarayev 80' Suljić 80'	Report	Kenesov 28' Gadrani 69' 80' Kasym 80'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

6 May 2023 8	Tobol	2–3	Kairat	Kostanay
17:00 (UTC+6)	Zhumashev 10' Asrankulov 45+2' Zharynbetov 51' Chesnokov 90' Vukadinović 90+6'	Report	Kurgin 41' Shushenachev 54' João Paulo 73' Arad 90+1' Sergeyev 90+5'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Artem Kuchin

14 May 2023 9	Kaisar	1–0	Tobol	Kyzylorda
19:00 (UTC+6)	Sakhalbaev 37' Pedro 42' Pryndeta 55' Baradzin 85'	Report	Rogač 23' Suljić 90+6'	Stadium: Gani Muratbayev Stadium Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina

21 May 2023 10	Tobol	1–0	Maktaaral	Kostanay
16:00 (UTC+6)	Muzhikov 57' Chesnokov 69' Suljić 90+3'	Report	Aripov 57' Abdurakhmanov 73'	Stadium: Central Stadium Referee: Alexander Aliev

28 May 2023 11	Okzhetpes	1–2	Tobol	Kokshetau
14:00 (UTC+6)	Drachenko 7' 16' Tsyupa 64'	Report	Muzhikov 17' (pen.) Mlađović 32' Déblé 72' Ilić 81'	Stadium: Okzhetpes Stadium Attendance: 355 Referee: Arman Ismuratov

3 June 2023 12	Tobol	1–0	Kyzylzhar	Kostanay
20:00 (UTC+6)	Chesnokov 38' Kairov 41' Déblé 75'	Report	Zyabko 32' Beryozkin 60' Tapalov 89'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Saken Bayimbet

24 June 2023 13	Atyrau	3–0	Tobol	Atyrau
19:00 (UTC+6)	Imeri 45+3' Nsungusi 57' 71' Novak 81'	Report	Orazov 29' Semchenkov 49'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Sergey Nozhenko

2 July 2023 14	Tobol	1–0	Atyrau	Kostanay
20:00 (UTC+6)	Asrankulov 25' Zharynbetov 32' Vukadinović 45+5' Suljić 45+5' Zhumashev 90+3'	Report	Noyok 20' Kerimzhanov 45+4' 53' Stasevich 86'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Aidyn Tasybaev

23 July 2023 16	Tobol	2–0	Okzhetpes	Kostanay
21:00 (UTC+6)	Orazov 45+1' (pen.) Déblé 75' Muzhikov 83' Ilić 88'	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Rustam Omarov

6 August 2023 18	Tobol	0–2	Kaisar	Kostanay
19:45 (UTC+6)	Shakhov 27' Zabelin 40' Zhumashev 49' Zhakupov 68' Mrkaić 90+6'	Report	Makhan 12' Sakhalbaev 35' Ekra 60' Sovpel 71' Kenesbek 82' Milojko 90+5' Baradzin 90+6'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina

13 August 2023 19	Kairat	3–0	Tobol	Almaty
19:00 (UTC+6)	Shushenachev 5' Shirobokov 19' Tkachenko 28' Shvyryov 42' 66'	Report	Ilić 12' Gabarayev 33' Konovalov 66' Muzhikov 90+4'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 11,345 Referee: Saken Bayimbet
Note: Matched awarded as a 3-0 victory to Kairat on 24 August after Tobol fielded Igor Ivanović who'd already played in a Round 19 for Astana earlier in the season.^[24]

20 August 2023 20	Aktobe	1–1	Tobol	Aktobe
20:00 (UTC+6)	Kasym 55' Filipović 66'	Report	Rogač 18' Konovalov 29' Orazov 36' 40' Asrankulov 65' Kairov 67' Busurmanov 90' Semchenkov 90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 12,600 Referee: Alexander Zatula

27 August 2023 21	Tobol	0–0	Ordabasy	Kostanay
21:00 (UTC+6)	Zabelin 3' Zhakupov 38' Ivanović 79' Ilić 81'	Report	Malyi 52'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Artem Kuchin

16 September 2023 22	Astana	2–1	Tobol	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Darboe 5' Ourega 12' Amanović 77'	Report	Muzhikov 78' Déblé 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Grigory Moskovchenko

24 September 2023 23	Tobol	1–2	Zhetysu	Kostanay
18:00 (UTC+6)	Chesnokov 34' Mlađović 55' Galym 77'	Report	Rušević 44' Adil 51' Nurball 53' Baltabekov 56' Revyakin 90+5'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Anton Kuchma

27 September 2023 15	Kyzylzhar	1–1	Tobol	Petropavl
15:00 (UTC+6)	Podio 21' Shakhov 70' (o.g.)	Report	Chesnokov 36' Gabarayev 45+1' Zabelin 79' Kairov 90+3'	Stadium: Karasai Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Denis Izmailov

30 September 2023 24	Shakhter Karagandy	2–1	Tobol	Karaganda
17:00 (UTC+6)	Sviridov 19' 79' Abdulla 46' Tolordava 57' Pertsukh 66' Cañas 87' Shatsky 90+4'	Report	Mrkaić 25' Gabarayev 57' Zhumashev 88'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Saken Bayimbet

5 October 2023 17	Maktaaral	1–1	Tobol	Shymkent
16:00 (UTC+6)	Sebaihi 37' Tursynbay 49' Semchenkov 58' (o.g.) Dairov 77'	Report	Yudenkov 23' (o.g.) Mlađović 33' Chesnokov 37'	Stadium: Namys Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Bagdat Abdullaev

21 October 2023 25	Tobol	1–1	Caspiy	Kostanay
18:00 (UTC+6)	Ivanović 25' Asrankulov 35' Déblé 69'	Report	Nabikhanov 48' Usenov 90+1'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Georgy Chekhovsky

29 October 2023 26	Aksu	0–3	Tobol	Pavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6)		Report	Muzhikov 1' Galym 47' Zabelin 61' Ivanović 69' Déblé 79'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sayat Karabaev
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the Kostenko mine disaster.^[25]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Kaisar	26	10	6	10	31	30	+1	36
7	Atyrau	26	8	10	8	24	27	−3	34
8	Tobol	26	9	7	10	29	33	−4	34	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
9	Maktaaral (D, R)	26	8	5	13	29	32	−3	29	Expelled from league^[b]
10	Shakhter Karagandy	26	7	8	11	31	36	−5	29

Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head matches won; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored; 10) Head-to-head away goals scored; 11) Draw.^[26]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ Tobol qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2023 Kazakhstan Cup.
↑ Maktaaral were expelled from the league due to failing licensing process.

Kazakhstan Cup

19 April 2023 Last 16 1st leg	Tobol	2–0	Aksu	Kostanay
20:00 (UTC+6)	Rogač 22' Zharynbetov 50' Orazov 82' Asrankulov 90+4' Vukadinović 90+6' 90+6'	Report	Yesimov 55'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ruslan Sultangaliyev

30 April 2023 Last 16 2nd leg	Aksu	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Tobol	Pavlodar
14:00 (UTC+6)	Turlybek 28' (pen.), 85' (pen.)	Report	Chesnokov 34' Zhumashev 41' 74' Asrankulov 45+1' Suljić 48' Zhakupov 90+4'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Alexander Zatula

17 May 2023 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Tobol	2–0	Shakhter Karagandy	Kostanay
19:00 (UTC+6)	Kireyenko 39' Sergeev 48' Chesnokov 87'	Report	Tutkyshev 37' Blokhin 42'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bulat Sariev

7 June 2023 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Shakhter Karagandy	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Tobol	Karaganda
19:00 (UTC+6)	Cañas 90+1' 90+1'	Report	Asrankulov 34' Gabarayev 64' Chesnokov 81' Marochkin 90' Konovalov 90+5'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Alexander Gauzer

28 June 2023 Semifinal 1st leg	Tobol	1–0	Atyrau	Kostanay
21:00 (UTC+6)	Suljić 83' Marochkin 90+1' Zharynbetov 90+2'	Report	Zhumakhanov 8'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina

8 July 2023 Semifinal 2nd leg	Atyrau	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Tobol	Atyrau
19:00 (UTC+6)	Kerimzhanov 22' Imeri 56' Nabikhanov 90+7'	Report	Muzhikov 23' Konovalov 37' Chesnokov 56' Rogač 59' Vukadinović 68' Kairov 77'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Sayat Karabaev

4 November 2023 Final	Ordabasy	0–1	Tobol	Astana
16:00 (UTC+6)	Fedin 86' Suyumbayev 90+1'	Report	Chesnokov 67' 67' Muzhikov 76'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Rustam Omarov

UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying rounds

13 July 2023 First Qualifying Round 1st leg	Tobol	2–1	Honka	Kostanay, Kazakhstan
18:00 (UTC+6)	Chesnokov 59' Vukadinović 62', 75' 76' Mlađović 71' Déblé 90+4'	Report	Kaufmann 39' Ortíz 63' Alegría 71'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,543^[27] Referee: Dzmitry Dzmitryieu (Belarus)

20 July 2023 First Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Honka	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Tobol	Vantaa, Finland
22:00 (UTC+6)	Eremenko 44' Koski 60' Hernández 90+3'	Report	Muzhikov 49' Mrkaić 71'	Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion Attendance: 1,611^[28] Referee: Lazar Lukić (Serbia)
Note: Honka played their home match at the Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion in Vantaa, instead of their regular stadium, the Tapiolan urheilupuisto in Espoo, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

27 July 2023 Second Qualifying Round 1st leg	Basel	1–3	Tobol	Basel, Switzerland
23:30 (UTC+6)	Barry 25' 56' Calafiori 45+3' 68'	Report	Ilić 44' Zharynbetov 45+3' Déblé 57' (pen.) Orazov 62' 62' Chesnokov 71'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 12,287^[29] Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

3 August 2023 Second Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Tobol	1–2 (4–3 agg.)	Basel	Kostanay, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Vukadinović 10' Déblé 43' (pen.) Chesnokov 59' Asrankulov 82'	Report	Kade 26' Augustin 32' (pen.) 87' Frei 45' Comas 76'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,420^[30] Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

10 August 2023 Third Qualifying Round 1st leg	Tobol	1–0	Derry City	Kostanay, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Orazov 3' Asrankulov 15' 65' Zharynbetov 45+3' Mlađović 59' Chesnokov 67' Shakhov 90+5'	Report	O'Reilly 50' Connolly 61' Patching 71'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,420^[31] Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

18 August 2023 Third Qualifying Round 2nd leg	Derry City	1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (5–6 p)	Tobol	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
00:45 (UTC+6)	Patching 15' (pen.) O'Reilly 69' Duffy 90+5' Mullen 116'	Report	Déblé 14' Kairov 72' Asrankulov 86' Rogač 104' Mlađović 118'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 3,128^[32] Referee: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia)
	Penalties
	P. McEleney B. Kavanagh Mullen McEneff Doherty C. Kavanagh Maher		Orazov Vukadinović Shakhov Asrankulov Ilić Mlađović Kireyenko
Note: Derry City played their third qualifying round home match at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, instead of their regular stadium, the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in Derry, which does not meet UEFA requirements.

24 August 2023 Play-off round 1st leg	Tobol	1–2	Viktoria Plzeň	Kostanay, Kazakhstan
20:00 (UTC+6)	Ilić 59' Asrankulov 62' Déblé 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Cadu 73' Kalvach 85' 89' Chorý 90+8'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,420^[33] Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)

31 August 2023 Play-off round 2nd leg	Viktoria Plzeň	3–0 (5–1 agg.)	Tobol	Kostanay, Kazakhstan
23:00 (UTC+6)	Chorý 32' Durosinmi 59' Kliment 86' Traoré 90+3'	Report	Kairov 3' Galym 85' Ivanović 86' Mrkaić 90+3'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 11,069^[34] Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Squad statistics

As of match played 4 November 2023

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		UEFA Europa Conference League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	KAZ	Roman Asrankulov	24	1	10+1	0	6	0	7	1
4	DF	SRB	Ivan Rogač	27	2	14+2	0	3	2	8	0
5	DF	KAZ	Daniyar Semchenkov	9	0	6+1	0	2	0	0	0
6	MF	BIH	Jovan Ilić	38	2	18+6	2	5+1	0	5+3	0
7	MF	KAZ	Zhaslan Zhumashev	30	3	4+16	2	5+1	1	0+4	0
8	FW	CIV	Serges Déblé	37	10	9+15	7	3+2	0	8	3
10	MF	KAZ	Serikzhan Muzhikov	37	2	19+5	2	4+2	0	6+1	0
11	MF	KAZ	Islam Chesnokov	34	8	18+4	5	2+4	2	5+1	1
12	GK	KAZ	Sultan Busurmanov	13	0	10	0	3	0	0	0
13	MF	BLR	Pavel Zabelin	19	1	9+1	1	0+1	0	0+8	0
14	MF	KAZ	Samat Zharynbetov	34	0	17+5	0	4	0	8	0
15	DF	RUS	Albert Gabarayev	36	0	18+6	0	4+1	0	2+5	0
17	DF	KAZ	Timur Zhakupov	11	0	7+1	0	3	0	0	0
18	MF	RUS	Pavel Kireyenko	29	0	7+11	0	3+4	0	0+4	0
19	FW	BIH	Momčilo Mrkaić	16	4	9+2	4	0+2	0	0+3	0
21	MF	SRB	Miljan Vukadinović	33	4	14+5	1	3+3	1	8	2
23	GK	RUS	Ivan Konovalov	28	0	16	0	4	0	8	0
24	DF	KAZ	Bagdat Kairov	29	2	13+4	0	3+2	0	7	2
30	MF	SRB	Bojan Mlađović	31	3	17+1	0	4+1	0	8	3
39	MF	KAZ	Bekzat Ermekbaev	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
51	MF	KAZ	Beybit Galym	20	1	6+9	0	1+2	0	0+2	1
70	MF	SRB	Igor Ivanović	14	3	6+3	2	1	0	1+3	1
90	MF	UKR	Yevhen Shakhov	14	1	7+2	0	1	0	2+2	1
97	MF	KAZ	Ruslan Valiullin	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players away from Tobol on loan:
Players who left Tobol during the season:
20	MF	KAZ	Ramazan Orazov	24	1	4+8	0	4+1	0	5+2	1
22	DF	KAZ	Aleksandr Marochkin	17	0	14	0	3	0	0	0
77	FW	UZB	Igor Sergeev	15	5	9+3	4	1+2	1	0	0
99	MF	BIH	Asmir Suljić	20	1	3+11	0	5+1	1	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	UEFA Europa Conference League	Total
1	FW	8	Serges Déblé	7	0	3	10
2	MF	11	Islam Chesnokov	5	2	1	8
3	FW	77	Igor Sergeev	4	1	0	5
4	MF	21	Miljan Vukadinović	1	1	2	4
5	MF	7	Zhaslan Zhumashev	2	1	0	3
5	MF	20	Ramazan Orazov	2	0	1	3
7	MF	10	Serikzhan Muzhikov	2	0	0	2
	MF	70	Igor Ivanović	2	0	0	2
	DF	4	Ivan Rogač	0	2	0	2
10	MF	6	Jovan Ilić	1	0	0	1
	FW	19	Momčilo Mrkaić	1	0	0	1
	MF	13	Pavel Zabelin	1	0	0	1
	MF	99	Asmir Suljić	0	1	0	1
	DF	3	Roman Asrankulov	0	0	1	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	29	8	8	45

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	UEFA Europa Conference League	Total
1	GK	23	Ivan Konovalov	5	3	2	10
2	GK	12	Sultan Busurmanov	2	2	0	4
			TOTALS	7	5	2	14

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		UEFA Europa Conference League		Total
3		DF	Roman Asrankulov	4	0	3	0	4	0	11	0
4		DF	Ivan Rogač	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
5		DF	Daniyar Semchenkov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6		MF	Jovan Ilić	4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
7		MF	Zhaslan Zhumashev	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
8		FW	Serges Déblé	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
10		MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov	6	0	2	0	1	0	9	0
11		MF	Islam Chesnokov	4	0	4	0	3	0	11	0
12		GK	Sultan Busurmanov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		MF	Pavel Zabelin	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14		MF	Samat Zharynbetov	3	1	2	0	2	0	7	1
15		DF	Albert Gabarayev	5	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
17		DF	Timur Zhakupov	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
18		MF	Pavel Kireyenko	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		FW	Momčilo Mrkaić	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
21		MF	Miljan Vukadinović	2	0	2	0	2	0	6	0
23		GK	Ivan Konovalov	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
24		DF	Bagdat Kairov	3	0	1	0	2	0	6	0
30		DF	Bojan Mlađović	5	0	0	0	3	0	8	0
51		MF	Beybit Galym	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
70		MF	Igor Ivanović	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
90		MF	Yevhen Shakhov	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Players who left Tobol during the season:
20		MF	Ramazan Orazov	2	0	1	0	2	0	5	0
22		DF	Aleksandr Marochkin	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
99		MF	Asmir Suljić	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	64	2	24	0	29	0	117	2

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External links

Official Website

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.82133018123979-26] Tobol qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2023 Kazakhstan Cup.

[table_note_res_EXP0.82133018123979-27] Maktaaral were expelled from the league due to failing licensing process.

[Momčilo_Mrkaić-1] 1 2 "Момчило Мркаич – игрок "Тобола"". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[Yevhen_Shakhov-2] 1 2 ""Тобол" официально объявляет о подписании украинского полузащитника Евгения Шахова". fctobol.kz (in Kazakh). FC Tobol. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[Igor_Ivanović-3] 1 2 "Футбольный клуб "Тобол" арендовал полузащитника "Астаны" Игора Ивановича до конца года". fctobol.kz (in Kazakh). FC Tobol. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

[Ruslan_Valiullin-4] 1 2 "Руслан вернулся!". fctobol.kz (in Kazakh). FC Tobol. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[5] "Багдат Кайыров – игрок "Тобола"". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

[Serikzhan_Muzhikov-6] "Серикжан Мужиков – игрок Тобола". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[7] "Александр Марочкин – новичок Тобола". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[8] "Игорь Сергеев – игрок Тобола". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[9] "Тимур Акмурзин – жаңа ойыншы". instagram.com/fctobol/ (in Kazakh). FC Tobol Instagram. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[10] "ORAZOV JE IGRALEC KOPRA". fckoper.si (in Slovenian). FC Koper. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[11] "ASMIR SULJIĆ POTPISAO DVOGODIŠNJI UGOVOR SA FK VELEŽ". fkvelez.ba (in Bosnian). FK Velež Mostar. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[12] "Спасибо, Игорь!". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[13] "โควตาเอเชีย! ทัพ "เดอะ แรบบิท" คว้า อิกอร์ เซอร์เกเยฟ ดาวยิงอุซเบฯ เสริมทัพ". bgputd.com (in Thai). BG Pathum United F.C. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[14] "Спасибо, Александр!". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[15] "Ресми: Александр Марочкин – "Астана" ойыншысы". facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial (in Kazakh). FC Astana Facebook. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[16] "Рақмет, Тима!". instagram.com/fctobol/ (in Kazakh). FC Tobol Instagram. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[17] "Спасибо, Багдат!". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[Bagdat_Kairov_Aktobe-18] "Kayta oraluynmen, Baga!". instagram.com/fcaktobe_official (in Russian). FC Aktobe Instagram. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[19] "Спасибо, Серж!". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[20] "Serges Déblé returns to Pyunik". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[21] "Navbatdagi transfer! "Lokomotiv"ga bo'ydor himoyachi kelmoqda". lokomotiv.uz (in Uzbek). PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[Samat_Zharynbetov_Ordabasy-22] "Ресми: Самат Жарынбетов "Ордабасы" ойыншысы". instagram.com/fc__ordabasy/?hl=en (in Kazakh). FC Ordabasy Instagram. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

[23] "МИЉАН ВУКАДИНОВИЋ У ОПРЕМИ МЛАДОСТИ ГАТ". fkmladostgat.rs (in Serbian). FK Mladost Novi Sad. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[24] "ФК "Тобол" засчитано техническое поражение". pflk.kz (in Russian). Kazakhstan Football Federation. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

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[28] "Регламент Olimpbet-Чемпионата Республики Казахстан по футболу среди клубов Премьер-Лиги сезона 2023 года" [RegulationsOlimpbet-Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan on footballamong the 2023 Premier League clubs] (PDF). Kazakhstan Premier League (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-26.

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