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.
Season | 2011 |
---|---|
Champions | Shakhter |
Relegated | Vostok |
Champions League | Shakhter |
Europa League | Zhetysu Aktobe Ordabasy |
Matches played | 196 |
Goals scored | 485 (2.47 per match) |
Biggest home win | Aktobe 6–1 Kaisar Irtysh 5–0 Astana Astana 6–1 Kairat Aktobe 7–2 Irtysh |
Biggest away win | Vostok 0–4 Ordabasy Kaisar 0–4 Zhetysu |
Highest scoring | Aktobe 7–2 Irtysh |
← 2010 2012 → |
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
editAkzhayik 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]
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Aktobe | Aktobe | Aktobe Central Stadium | 13,500 |
Astana | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,000 |
Atyrau | Atyrau | Munayshy Stadium | 8,660 |
Irtysh | Pavlodar | Pavlodar Central Stadium | 15,000 |
Kairat | Almaty | Almaty Central Stadium | 25,057 |
Kaisar | Kyzylorda | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | 7,300 |
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 | 8,323 |
Vostok | Oskemen | Vostok Stadium | 8,500 |
Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Zhetysu Stadium | 4,000 |
Personnel and kits
editNote: 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[citation needed] | Shirt sponsor[citation needed] |
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Aktobe | Adidas | |||
Astana | Adidas | Qazaqstan Temir Zholy | ||
Atyrau | Adidas | |||
Irtysh | Nike | ENRC | ||
Kairat | Adidas | KazRosGaz | ||
Kaisar | Adidas | |||
Ordabasy | Adidas | |||
Shakhter | Umbro | ArcelorMittal | ||
Taraz | Nike | |||
Tobol | Erreà | |||
Vostok | Adidas | |||
Zhetysu | Nike |
Foreign players
editThe 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.
First stage
editStandings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Zhetysu | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 49 | Qualification for the championship 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 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 |
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:
Results
editDuring these matches, each team played each other team twice (once at home and once away).
Second stage
editStandings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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[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 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b The winners of the 2011 Kazakhstan Cup competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Astana began the season as "Lokomotiv Astana" before being renamed in May 2011.[4]
Results
editDuring 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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Top goalscorers
editLast updated: 2 November 2011[5]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
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1 | Zhetysu | 18 | |
2 | Shakhter | 16 | |
3 | Aktobe | 12 | |
Astana | 12 | ||
Tobol | 12 | ||
6 | Ordabasy | 11 | |
7 | Aktobe | 10 | |
Irtysh | 10 | ||
Astana | 10 | ||
Kairat | 10 | ||
11 | Irtysh | 9 | |
Shakhter | 9 |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Shakhter Karagandy claim first Kazakh title". UEFA. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Федерация Футбола Казахстана. Kazakhstan Premier League (in Russian). 6 April 2011.