2012 season | ||||
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Chairman | Kaisar Bekenov | |||
Manager | Oleh Protasov (until 27 April 2012) Miroslav Beránek (from 4 May 2012) | |||
Stadium | Astana Arena | |||
Premier League | 5th | |||
Kazakhstan Cup | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Tanat Nusserbayev (10) All: Tanat Nusserbayev (11) | |||
Highest home attendance | 8,000 vs Irtysh Pavlodar (8 April 2012) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 500 vs Ak Bulak (27 June 2012) | |||
Average home league attendance | 5,169 (11 November 2012) | |||
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The 2012 FC Astana season was the fourth successive season that Astana played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. They finished the season in 5th place whilst also winning the Kazakhstan Cup, and as a result qualified for the Europa League for the first time.
Astana started the season under the management of Oleh Protasov, who'd replaced Holger Fach at the end of the 2011 season. Protasov left in April, with Miroslav Beránek taking over as manager in May.