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 Russia Vladimir Mukhanov Kazakhstan Samat Smakov Adidas
Astana Germany Holger Fach Kazakhstan Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Adidas Qazaqstan Temir Zholy
Atyrau Azerbaijan Ramiz Mammadov Kazakhstan Andrei Travin Adidas
Irtysh Kazakhstan Talgat Baisufinov Kazakhstan David Loria Nike ENRC
Kairat England John Gregory Kazakhstan Ruslan Baltiev Adidas KazRosGaz
Kaisar Lithuania Algimantas Liubinskas Slovenia Borut Semler Adidas
Ordabasy Ukraine Viktor Pasulko Kazakhstan Kairat Ashirbekov Adidas
Shakhter Russia Viktor Kumykov Kazakhstan Andrey Finonchenko Umbro ArcelorMittal
Taraz Kazakhstan Vait Talgayev Kazakhstan Nurtas Kurgulin Nike
Tobol Russia Sergei Petrenko Kazakhstan Aleksandr Petukhov Erreà
Vostok Ukraine Oleksandr Holokolosov Kazakhstan Renat Abdulin Adidas
Zhetysu Kazakhstan Serik Abdualiyev Kazakhstan 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina Darko Maletić Kyrgyzstan Emil Kenzhesariyev Senegal Malick Mané Serbia Vladimir Đilas Serbia Zoran Kostić Trinidad and Tobago Robert Primus
Astana North Macedonia Bobi Božinovski Moldova Anatolie Doroș Moldova Igor Bugaiov Montenegro Dragan Bogavac Serbia Nenad Erić Russia Aleksei Belkin
Atyrau Argentina Javier Leon Brazil Nivaldo Netherlands Kiran Bechan Netherlands Sylvano Comvalius Serbia Bojan Trkulja
Irtysh Bulgaria Georgi Daskalov Kyrgyzstan Sergei Ivanov Mali Mamoutou Coulibaly Serbia Predrag Govedarica Serbia Milan Nikolić Slovenia Marko Balažič
Kairat Belarus Pavel Kirylchyk Bulgaria Deyan Hristov Cameroon Stéphane Kingue Mpondo Israel Yossi Shekel Russia Artyom Fomin Serbia Marko Đorđević
Kaisar Serbia Ivan Perić Slovenia Borut Semler Nigeria Philip Edeipo Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradimir Crnogorac
Ordabasy Brazil Vagner Nigeria Baba Collins Serbia Aleksandar Trajković Uganda Andrew Mwesigwa Ukraine Artem Kasyanov
Shakhter Karagandy Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Đidić Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Vasiljević Lithuania Gediminas Vičius Moldova Viorel Frunză Serbia Dušan Petronijević
Taraz Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Memišević Senegal Abdoulaye Diakate Serbia Miloš Adamović Serbia Danilo Belić Serbia Nemanja Jovanović
Tobol Armenia Robert Zebelyan Serbia Nenad Šljivić Bosnia and Herzegovina Samir Bekrić Russia Vitali Volkov
Vostok Georgia (country) Otar Khizaneishvili Ukraine Ruslan Bidnenko Ukraine Ihor Buryak Ukraine Oleksandr Zgura
Zhetysu Lithuania Arūnas Klimavičius Serbia Marko Đalović Serbia Ivan Cvetković Serbia 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) Champions; (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 Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakaev Zhetysu 18
2 Kazakhstan Sergei Khizhnichenko Shakhter 16
3 Senegal Malick Mane Aktobe 12
Montenegro Dragan Bogavac Astana 12
Kazakhstan Sergey Gridin Tobol 12
6 Kazakhstan Daurenbek Tazhimbetov Ordabasy 11
7 Kazakhstan Marat Khairullin Aktobe 10
Kazakhstan Gleb Maltsev Irtysh 10
Kazakhstan Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Astana 10
Russia Konstantin Golovskoy Kairat 10
11 Bulgaria Georgi Daskalov Irtysh 9
Kazakhstan 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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