2011 Kazakhstan Premier League
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The 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 20th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan
. The season began on 6 March 2011. Tobol
are the defending champions having won their first league championship last year.
As in the 2010 season
, the competition will be 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 amounts of points being rounded up (for example, 16.5 points would become 17 points).
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.
eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. The season began on 6 March 2011. Tobol
FC Tobol
FC Tobol is a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, they won Kazakhstan Premier league on 2010, and ended up close in 2nd and 3rd positions in last seven seasons.- Name history :*1967 :...
are the defending champions having won their first league championship last year.
As in the 2010 season
2010 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2010 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 19th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. It started on 22 March 2010 and the regular season ended on 14 August 2010. The playoff rounds began on 22 August 2010 and ended on 6 November 2010...
, the competition will be 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 amounts of points being rounded up (for example, 16.5 points would become 17 points).
Teams
AkzhayikFC Akzhayik
FC Akzhayik are a Kazakhstani football based in Oral, Kazakhstan. They are current members of the Kazakhstan Premier League.-Current Squad:- Name History :*1968 : Founded as Uralets...
and FC Okzhetpes
FC Okzhetpes
Football Club Okzhetpes Kokshetau are a Kazakhstani football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently play in the Kazakhstan Premier League....
were relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division
Kazakhstan First Division
The Kazakhstan First Division is the second division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been founded in 1994. It runs from spring and to late autumn, making each championship correspond to a...
at the end of last season
2010 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2010 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 19th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. It started on 22 March 2010 and the regular season ended on 14 August 2010. The playoff rounds began on 22 August 2010 and ended on 6 November 2010...
after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Akzhayik returned to the Kazakhstan First Division
Kazakhstan First Division
The Kazakhstan First Division is the second division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been founded in 1994. It runs from spring and to late autumn, making each championship correspond to a...
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
FC Vostok
FC Vostok is a Kazakh football club from Oskemen , a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League since 1992. The club's biggest achieved position in the league is the 5th place in 1997 and 1998...
and Kaisar
FC Kaisar
FC Kaisar Kyzylorda are a Kazakh football based in the Gany Muratbayev Stadium in Kyzylorda. They are founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League and have missed only three seasons following relegations. The most successful was the season of 1998, when they won the Kazakhstan Cup and got...
. Both clubs returned to the league after one-year absences.
In further changes, Lokomotiv Astana renamed themselves FC Astana on 20 May 2011.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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| Aktobe FC Aktobe FC Aktobe are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Aktobe. Current members and four-time champions of the Kazakhstani Premier League, they also won the country's second level league – First Division – in 2000.-Name history:... |
Aktobe Aktobe Aktobe , formerly known as Aktyubinsk , is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. With a population of 277,700, it is the capital of Aktobe Province. Aktobe has a mixed ethnic community, including Kazakhs, Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, Uyghurs, Chechens, Armenians, Jews and Greeks... |
Aktobe Central Stadium | 13,500 |
| Astana FC Lokomotiv Astana FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to... |
Astana Astana Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010... |
Astana Arena | 30,000 |
| Atyrau FC Atyrau FC Atyrau are a Kazakh football club based at the Munayshy Stadium in Atyrau. They are current members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been promoted in 2001, and have played in the top division for the last six seasons. In that time they have twice been league runners-up... |
Atyrau Atyrau Atyrau , known as Guryev until 1991, is a city in Kazakhstan, and the capital of Atyrau Province. It is located at the mouth of the Ural River, 2700 kilometers west of Almaty and 350 kilometers east of the Russian city of Astrakhan. Other transliterations include Aterau, Atirau, Atyraw, Atyraou,... |
Munayshy Stadium Munayshy Stadium Munayshy Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Atyrau.... |
8,660 |
| Irtysh | Pavlodar Pavlodar Pavlodar is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Province. It is located 350 km northeast of the national capital Astana, and 400 km southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. , the city has a population of 331710... |
Pavlodar Central Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kairat | Almaty Almaty Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500... |
Almaty Central Stadium Almaty Central Stadium The Almaty Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is shared by FC Kairat Almaty. It also serves the home stadium for the Kazakhstan national football team.... |
25,057 |
| Kaisar FC Kaisar FC Kaisar Kyzylorda are a Kazakh football based in the Gany Muratbayev Stadium in Kyzylorda. They are founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League and have missed only three seasons following relegations. The most successful was the season of 1998, when they won the Kazakhstan Cup and got... |
Kyzylorda | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | 7,300 |
| Ordabasy FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:... |
Shymkent Shymkent Shymkent , formerly known as Chimkent , is the capital city of South Kazakhstan Province, the most populated region in Kazakhstan. It is the third most populous city in Kazakhstan behind Almaty and Astana with a population of 629,600 . A major railroad junction on the Turkestan-Siberia Railway, the... |
K. Munaitpasov Stadium, Shymkent | 37,000 |
| Shakhter | Karagandy | Shakhtyor Stadium Shakhtyor Stadium (Karagandy) Shakhtyor Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Shakhter.... |
19,000 |
| Taraz FC Taraz FC Taraz are a Kazakh football club based at the Tsentralny Stadium in Taraz. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were champions in 1996, and cup winners in 2004... |
Taraz Taraz Taraz , is a city and a center of the Jambyl Province in Kazakhstan. It is located in the south of Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, on the Talas River... |
Taraz Central Stadium | 12,525 |
| Tobol FC Tobol FC Tobol is a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, they won Kazakhstan Premier league on 2010, and ended up close in 2nd and 3rd positions in last seven seasons.- Name history :*1967 :... |
Kostanay Kostanay Kostanay , formerly known as Kustanay and Nikolayevsk , is a city located in the northern part of Kazakhstan at the Tobol River. The population living in Kostanay is 301,317 people. Kostanay is the capital of Kostanay Province.-Public institutions:In Kostanay there are 8 higher educational... |
Kostanay Central Stadium | 8,323 |
| Vostok FC Vostok FC Vostok is a Kazakh football club from Oskemen , a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League since 1992. The club's biggest achieved position in the league is the 5th place in 1997 and 1998... |
Oskemen Oskemen Oskemen and Ust-Kamennaya , is the capital of the East Kazakhstan Province. It is served by the Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport.-History:... |
Vostok Stadium Vostok Stadium Vostok Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Vostok.... |
8,500 |
| Zhetysu FC Zhetysu FC Zhetysu are a Kazakh football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they missed five seasons because of relegations.-Name History:*1981 : Founded as Zhetysu... |
Taldykorgan Taldykorgan Taldykorgan , formerly known as Taldy-Kurgan , is the administrative center of Almaty Province, Kazakhstan. It has a population of 118,400 . Most of the people are Kazakhs.-Education:... |
Zhetysu Stadium Zhetysu Stadium Zhetysu Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Zhetysu.-External links:*... |
4,000 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFAFIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe |  Vladimir MukhanovVladimir Mukhanov Vladimir Mukhanov is a Russian football coach and currently coach of the FC Aktobe.He played 37 games in Soviet Top League and scored 6 goals. He started his managerial career in 1992 and managed several Russian First Division teams until 2003, when he came in charge of Kazakhstan Premier League... |
 Samat SmakovSamat Smakov - Club career :Smakov started his career in his home town Semey playing for FC Elimay, and has since played for different teams, including FC Rostov in Russian Premier League. He is a Four-time champion of Kazakhstan with four different clubs. Having a strong leadership qualities, he has captained... |
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| Astana |  Holger FachHolger Fach Holger Fach is a former German footballer and a current manager for Lokomotiv Astana. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also pitch in at centre back.-Football career:... |
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev is a Kazakh football attacking midfielder and forward. He plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana.- Early career:At the age of 11, Nurbol was selected for a youth club, Namys , which was created to find the most promising talents in the nation. His first coach was Talgat Nurmagambetov... |
Adidas | Qazaqstan Temir Zholy Qazaqstan Temir Zholy Kazakhstan Temir Zholy , also National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, is the national railway company of Kazakhstan.-Organization:... |
| Atyrau |  Ramiz MammadovRamiz Mammadov Ramiz Mammadov was and Azerbaijani football player. Sometimes he is confused with his Muscovite colleague Ramiz Mamedov.He played between 1992 and 2005, for teams such as FC Kapaz , Garabag , Kur , Shafa , and Turan . Toward the end of his career, he played in Iran... |
Andrei Travin Andrei Travin Andrei Travin is a Kazakh midfielder and defender. He was born on 27 April 1979. He plays for FC Zhetysu, as well as the Kazakhstan national football team.-Kairat Almaty:... |
Adidas | |
| Irtysh | Talgat Baisufinov |
David Loria David Loria David Grigorievich Loria is a Kazakh football goalkeeper of Georgian descent born on 31 October 1981. He signed contract with PFC Spartak Nalchik at the start of 2009. He also plays for the Kazakhstan national football team since 2000.-International career:... |
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ENRC |
| Kairat |  John GregoryJohn Gregory John Charles Gregory is an English former footballer and currently works as a manager. He has previously managed: Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wanderers, Aston Villa, Derby County, Queens Park Rangers, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and F.C. Ashdod... |
Ruslan Baltiev Ruslan Baltiev Ruslan Tahirovich Baltiev is a Kazakh football midfielder who currently plays for Kazakhstani club FC Kairat. He is a former Kazakh international whom is the most capped player and the top goalscorer of all-time for.-Club career:... |
Adidas | KazRosGaz |
| Kaisar |  Algimantas LiubinskasAlgimantas Liubinskas Algimantas Liubinskas is a Lithuanian politician and former manager of the Lithuania national football team and last time he is the head coach of FC Kaisar in the Kazakhstan Premier League.-Football:... |
 Borut SemlerBorut Semler Borut Semler is a Slovenian footballer who is currently with the Georgian club FC Dinamo Tbilisi.-Career:... |
Adidas | |
| Ordabasy |  Viktor PasulkoViktor Pasulko Viktor Vasyl'ovych Pasulko is a retired ex-USSR football player. Pasulko played most of his career as a midfielder in various teams. Last 10 years of his career he spent in Germany playing for a lower division teams... |
Kairat Ashirbekov Kairat Ashirbekov Kairat Ashirbekov is a Kazakhstani football midfielder and playmaker. He has played for the club FC Lokomotiv Astana since 2009. His national team debut was in 7 July 2006 against Tajikistan friendly match.-Club career stats:Last update: 10 February 2009... |
Adidas | |
| Shakhter | Viktor Kumykov Viktor Kumykov Viktor Balyutovich Kumykov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As of 2009, he manages Nasaf Qarshi.-External links:*... |
Andrey Finonchenko |
Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment... |
ArcelorMittal |
| Taraz | Vait Talgayev |
Nurtas Kurgulin |
Nike | |
| Tobol | Sergei Petrenko Sergei Petrenko (footballer) Sergei Anatolyevich Petrenko is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1972 for FC Torpedo Moscow.... |
Aleksandr Petukhov |
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| Vostok | Oleksandr Holokolosov Oleksandr Holokolosov (football manager) Oleksandr Holokolosov is an Odessa-native Soviet footballer and a Ukrainian football manger.Holokolosov coached FC Sheriff Tiraspol until March 2002.... |
Renat Abdulin |
Adidas | |
| Zhetysu | Serik Abdualiyev |
Aidar Kumisbekov Aidar Kumisbekov Aidar Kumisbekov is a Kazakhstani professional footballer. He plays as a defender for the Kazakhstan national football team and FC Zhetysu.As of July 2007 he has 9 caps for the national team. Kumisbekov played for Kazakhstan at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Ghana.-External links:... |
Nike |
League table
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First stage
During these matches, each team played each other team twice (once at home and once away).Second stage
During these matches, each team played every other team in their half of the table twice (once at home and once away).Top six
Bottom six
Top goalscorers
Last updated: 2 November 2011| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ulugbek Bakaev |
Zhetysu FC Zhetysu FC Zhetysu are a Kazakh football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they missed five seasons because of relegations.-Name History:*1981 : Founded as Zhetysu... |
18 |
| 2 | Sergei Khizhnichenko Sergei Khizhnichenko Sergei Khizhnichenko is a Kazakh football player, who plays for FC Shakhter Karagandy in the Kazakhstan Premier League.-Career:Khizhnichenko began his career in 2006 with FC Vostok and in January 2008 he was promoted to the senior team.... |
Shakhter | 16 |
| 3 |  Malick ManeMalick Mane Malick Mane is a Senegalese football striker. He currently plays for FC Aktobe on loan from Sandefjord Fotball.- Career statistics :-References:... |
Aktobe FC Aktobe FC Aktobe are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Aktobe. Current members and four-time champions of the Kazakhstani Premier League, they also won the country's second level league – First Division – in 2000.-Name history:... |
12 |
 Dragan BogavacDragan Bogavac Dragan Bogavac is a Montenegrin footballer, who now plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana in Kazakhstan Premier League. He is the cousin of Danko Boskovic.-External links:* *... |
Astana FC Astana FC Astana-64 are a Kazakhstani football club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt... |
12 | |
| Sergey Gridin Sergey Gridin Sergey Gridin Gridin scored a brace on his national team debut, a 2-1 victory over Azerbaijan, in a Euro 2012 qualifier on the 3rd of June 2011.-Club Career Stats:Last update: 10 July 2011-External links:*... |
Tobol FC Tobol FC Tobol is a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, they won Kazakhstan Premier league on 2010, and ended up close in 2nd and 3rd positions in last seven seasons.- Name history :*1967 :... |
12 | |
| 6 | Daurenbek Tazhimbetov Daurenbek Tazhimbetov - Club Career Stats :Last update: 1 February 2011-References:... |
Ordabasy FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:... |
11 |
| 7 | Marat Khairullin Marat Khairullin Marat Nailyevich Khairullin is a Russian football attacking midfielder/forward. Currently he plays for FC Aktobe.Khairullin previously played for FC Rubin Kazan's B team.- Honours :* Kazakhstan League Winner: 22007, 2008... |
Aktobe FC Aktobe FC Aktobe are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Aktobe. Current members and four-time champions of the Kazakhstani Premier League, they also won the country's second level league – First Division – in 2000.-Name history:... |
10 |
| Gleb Maltsev Gleb Maltsev Gleb Maltsev is a Kazakhstan footballer currently playing for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Irtysh as a forward. He started his career at FC Kyzylzhar.-Club Career Stats:Last update: 10 July 2011-External links:*... |
Irtysh | 10 | |
| Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev is a Kazakh football attacking midfielder and forward. He plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana.- Early career:At the age of 11, Nurbol was selected for a youth club, Namys , which was created to find the most promising talents in the nation. His first coach was Talgat Nurmagambetov... |
Astana FC Astana FC Astana-64 are a Kazakhstani football club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt... |
10 | |
| Konstantin Golovskoy Konstantin Golovskoy Konstantin Yuryevich Golovskoy is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Aktobe in Kazakhstan. He also holds Kazakhstani citizenship.-Achievements:* Russian Premier League winner: 1996, 1997, 1998.* Russian Cup winner: 1998.... |
Kairat | 10 | |
| 11 |  Georgi DaskalovGeorgi Daskalov Georgi Daskalov is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays for Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar as a striker.His first club was Pirin Blagoevgrad. He also played for Belasitsa Petrich and Velbazhd Kyustendil.... |
Irtysh | 9 |
| Zhambyl Kukeyev |
Shakhter | 9 |