2011 Kazakhstan Premier League

The 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 20th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. The season began on 6 March 2011 and ended on 29 October 2011.[1] Tobol were the defending champions having won their first league championship last year.

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2011
ChampionsShakhter
RelegatedVostok
Champions LeagueShakhter
Europa LeagueZhetysu
Aktobe
Ordabasy
Matches played196
Goals scored485 (2.47 per match)
Biggest home winAktobe 6–1 Kaisar
Irtysh 5–0 Astana
Astana 6–1 Kairat
Aktobe 7–2 Irtysh
Biggest away winVostok 0–4 Ordabasy
Kaisar 0–4 Zhetysu
Highest scoringAktobe 7–2 Irtysh
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As in the 2010 season, the competition was completed in two stages, with all twelve clubs playing twice against each other before splitting up into two groups of six teams each, according to their position after 22 matches. However, all earned points after the first stage will be halved this time, with any odd numbers of points being rounded up.[2] Shakhter won the championship, the teams' first title.[3]

Teams

Akzhayik and FC Okzhetpes were relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division at the end of last season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Akzhayik returned to the Kazakhstan First Division after just one season, while Okzhetpes eventually had to leave the Kazakh top league after 15 seasons.

The relegated teams will be replaced by First Division champions Vostok and Kaisar. Both clubs returned to the league after one-year absences.

In further changes, Lokomotiv Astana renamed themselves FC Astana on 20 May 2011.[4]

Locations of teams in the 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aktobe Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium 13,500
Astana Astana Astana Arena 30,000
Atyrau Atyrau Munayshy Stadium 08,660
Irtysh Pavlodar Pavlodar Central Stadium 15,000
Kairat Almaty Almaty Central Stadium 25,057
Kaisar Kyzylorda Gany Muratbayev Stadium 07,300
Ordabasy Shymkent K. Munaitpasov Stadium, Shymkent 37,000
Shakhter Karagandy Shakhtyor Stadium 19,000
Taraz Taraz Taraz Central Stadium 12,525
Tobol Kostanay Kostanay Central Stadium 08,323
Vostok Oskemen Vostok Stadium 08,500
Zhetysu Taldykorgan Zhetysu Stadium 04,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aktobe Vladimir Mukhanov Samat Smakov Adidas
Astana Holger Fach Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Adidas Qazaqstan Temir Zholy
Atyrau Ramiz Mammadov Andrei Travin Adidas
Irtysh Talgat Baisufinov David Loria Nike ENRC
Kairat John Gregory Ruslan Baltiev Adidas KazRosGaz
Kaisar Algimantas Liubinskas Borut Semler Adidas
Ordabasy Viktor Pasulko Kairat Ashirbekov Adidas
Shakhter Viktor Kumykov Andrey Finonchenko Umbro ArcelorMittal
Taraz Vait Talgayev Nurtas Kurgulin Nike
Tobol Sergei Petrenko Aleksandr Petukhov Erreà
Vostok Oleksandr Holokolosov Renat Abdulin Adidas
Zhetysu Serik Abdualiyev Aidar Kumisbekov Nike

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to six per KPL team. A team can use only five foreign players on the field in each game.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
Aktobe Darko Maletić Emil Kenzhesariyev Malick Mané Vladimir Đilas Zoran Kostić Robert Primus
Astana Bobi Božinovski Anatolie Doroș Igor Bugaiov Dragan Bogavac Nenad Erić Aleksei Belkin
Atyrau Javier Leon Nivaldo Kiran Bechan Sylvano Comvalius Bojan Trkulja
Irtysh Georgi Daskalov Sergei Ivanov Mamoutou Coulibaly Predrag Govedarica Milan Nikolić Marko Balažič
Kairat Pavel Kirylchyk Deyan Hristov Stéphane Kingue Mpondo Yossi Shekel Artyom Fomin Marko Đorđević
Kaisar Ivan Perić Borut Semler Philip Edeipo Gradimir Crnogorac
Ordabasy Vagner Baba Collins Aleksandar Trajković Andrew Mwesigwa Artem Kasyanov
Shakhter Karagandy Aldin Đidić Nikola Vasiljević Gediminas Vičius Viorel Frunză Dušan Petronijević
Taraz Damir Memišević Abdoulaye Diakate Miloš Adamović Danilo Belić Nemanja Jovanović
Tobol Robert Zebelyan Nenad Šljivić Samir Bekrić Vitali Volkov
Vostok Otar Khizaneishvili Ruslan Bidnenko Ihor Buryak Oleksandr Zgura
Zhetysu Arūnas Klimavičius Marko Đalović Ivan Cvetković Miloš Mihajlov

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

First stage

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zhetysu 22 15 4 3 39 16 +23 49 Qualification for the championship group
2 Astana[lower-alpha 1] 22 13 6 3 35 19 +16 45
3 Shakhter Karagandy 22 13 3 6 35 20 +15 42
4 Aktobe 22 12 5 5 39 19 +20 41
5 Irtysh Pavlodar 22 11 3 8 38 34 +4 36
6 Ordabasy 22 8 7 7 28 19 +9 31
7 Tobol 22 8 3 11 30 28 +2 27 Qualification for the relegation group
8 Taraz 22 6 3 13 15 24 −9 21
9 Kairat 22 5 5 12 20 37 −17 20
10 Atyrau 22 4 8 10 15 30 −15 20
11 Vostok 22 3 9 10 15 32 −17 18
12 Kaisar 22 4 4 14 13 44 −31 16
Source: kff.kz (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored. The winners of the 2011 Kazakhstan Cup competition will qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Notes:
  1. Astana began the season as "Lokomotiv Astana" before being renamed in May 2011.[4]

Results

During these matches, each team played each other team twice (once at home and once away).

Home \ Away AKT AST ATY IRT KRT KSR ORD SHA TAR TOB VOS ZHE
Aktobe 0–0 2–0 7–2 3–0 6–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1
Astana 1–0 3–2 0–0 6–1 5–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–2
Atyrau 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0
Irtysh Pavlodar 2–3 5–0 3–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 3–1 2–3
Kairat 3–0 2–3 2–0 1–3 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1
Kaisar 0–2 2–4 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–4
Ordabasy 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1
Shakhter Karagandy 1–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 4–2 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–3
Taraz 0–2 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–1
Tobol 1–2 0–1 0–0 4–1 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–0
Vostok 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–4 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0
Zhetysu 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 4–1 3–0
Source: kff.kz (in Russian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shakhter Karagandy (C) 32 19 6 7 52 29 +23 42 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Zhetysu 32 19 5 8 51 27 +24 38 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Aktobe 32 15 9 8 53 31 +22 34
4 Astana[lower-alpha 2] 32 16 7 9 50 37 +13 33
5 Irtysh Pavlodar 32 15 5 12 50 50 0 32
6 Ordabasy 32 11 10 11 41 36 +5 28 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Tobol 32 14 3 15 48 44 +4 32
8 Kaisar 32 10 5 17 29 53 −24 27
9 Taraz 32 10 5 17 30 39 −9 25
10 Atyrau 32 8 10 14 28 43 −15 24
11 Kairat 32 8 8 16 30 49 −19 22
12 Vostok (R) 32 5 11 16 23 47 −24 17 Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
Source: kff.kz (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. The winners of the 2011 Kazakhstan Cup competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
  2. Astana began the season as "Lokomotiv Astana" before being renamed in May 2011.[4]

Results

During these matches, each team played every other team in their half of the table twice (once at home and once away).

Top goalscorers

Last updated: 2 November 2011[5]

Rank Player Club Goals (Pen.)
1 Ulugbek Bakaev Zhetysu 18
2 Sergei Khizhnichenko Shakhter 16
3 Malick Mane Aktobe 12
Dragan Bogavac Astana 12
Sergey Gridin Tobol 12
6 Daurenbek Tazhimbetov Ordabasy 11
7 Marat Khairullin Aktobe 10
Gleb Maltsev Irtysh 10
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Astana 10
Konstantin Golovskoy Kairat 10
11 Georgi Daskalov Irtysh 9
Zhambyl Kukeyev Shakhter 9

References
  1. Футбольный сезон-2011 стартует 2 марта. [The 2011 football season will begin on 2 March.] (in Russian). Football Federation of Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  2. "The Board of the Football Federation of Kazakhstan has made significant changes to the Rules". Football Federation of Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. "Shakhter Karagandy claim first Kazakh title". UEFA. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  4. ФК «Локомотив» переименован в ФК «Астана». official website (in Russian). Kazakhstan Football Federation. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  5. Федерация Футбола Казахстана. Kazakhstan Premier League (in Russian). 6 April 2011.
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