| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shakhter |
| Relegated | Vostok |
| Champions League | Shakhter |
| Europa League | Zhetysu Aktobe Ordabasy |
| Matches | 196 |
| Goals | 485 (2.47 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Aktobe 6–1Kaisar Irtysh 5–0Astana Astana 6–1Kairat Aktobe 7–2Irtysh |
| Biggest away win | Vostok 0–4Ordabasy Kaisar 0–4Zhetysu |
| Highest scoring | Aktobe 7–2Irtysh |
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The2011 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 20th season of theKazakhstan Premier League, the highestfootball league competition inKazakhstan. 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.
As in the2010 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]
Akzhayik andFC Okzhetpes were relegated to theKazakhstan First Division at the end oflast season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Akzhayik returned to theKazakhstan 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 championsVostok andKaisar. Both clubs returned to the league after one-year absences.
In further changes,Lokomotiv Astana renamed themselvesFC Astana on 20 May 2011.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer[citation needed] | Shirt sponsor[citation needed] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhetysu | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 49 | Qualification for thechampionship group |
| 2 | Astana[a] | 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 therelegation 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 |
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 |
| 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 theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Zhetysu | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 38 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Aktobe | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 34 | |
| 4 | Astana[b] | 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 | |
| 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 theKazakhstan First Division |
During these matches, each team played every other team in their half of the table twice (once at home and once away).
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Last updated: 2 November 2011[5]
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