2011 FC Shakhter Karagandy season

The 2011 FC Shakhter Karagandy season was the clubs twentieth successive season in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan.

Shakhter Karagandy

2011 season
Manager	Viktor Kumykov
Stadium	Shakhter Stadium
Kazakhstan Premier League	1st
Kazakhstan Cup	Quarterfinal
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round vs St Patrick's Athletic
Top goalscorer	League: Sergei Khizhnichenko (16) All: Sergei Khizhnichenko (16)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad

As of match played 29 October 2011

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Aleksandr Grigorenko		GK	(1985-02-06)6 February 1985 (aged 26)	Atyrau	2007
16	Khamit Magayev		GK	(1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 18)	Academy	2011	0	0
30	Igor Shatskiy		GK	(1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 22)	Academy	2010	0	0
35	Aleksandr Mokin		GK	(1985-02-06)6 February 1985 (aged 26)	Atyrau	2011	35	0
	Serhiy Tkachuk		GK	(1992-02-15)15 February 1992 (aged 19)	Dynamo Kyiv	2011	0	0
Defenders
2	Aleksandr Kirov		DF	(1984-09-04)4 September 1984 (aged 27)	Astana	2011	16	0
4	Nikola Vasiljević		DF	(1983-12-19)19 December 1983 (aged 27)	Zvijezda Gradačac	2011	37	5
5	Kairat Utabayev		DF	(1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 23)	Kairat	2011	33	1
15	Igor Soloshenko		DF	(1979-05-22)22 May 1979 (aged 32)	Okzhetpes	2011	2	0
17	Andrey Paryvayew		DF	(1982-01-03)3 January 1982 (aged 29)	Gorodeya	2011	11	0
18	Ivan Shevchenko		DF	(1987-09-10)10 September 1987 (aged 24)	Astana	2011	3	0
19	Yevgeny Tarasov		DF	(1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 26)	Vostok	2009	49	0
20	Aldin Đidić		DF	(1983-08-30)30 August 1983 (aged 28)	Baltika Kaliningrad	2010	69	9
22	Arsen Tyulenov		DF	(1990-07-22)22 July 1990 (aged 21)	Nasaf	2011	0	0
24	Arman Sahimov		DF	(1991-01-04)4 January 1991 (aged 20)	Academy	2010	0	0
29	Ayan Kusaynov		DF	(1990-06-10)10 June 1990 (aged 21)	Academy	2010	1	0
36	Yevgeny Krasikov		MF	(1991-09-06)6 September 1991 (aged 20)	Academy	2010	0	0
38	Alexander Nuykin		DF	(1992-01-26)26 January 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	0	0
39	Alexander Malyshev		DF	(1992-02-25)25 February 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	0	0
40	Fedor Rudenko		DF	(1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 21)	Academy	2010	15	0
41	Pavel Lunyov		DF	(1990-01-19)19 January 1990 (aged 21)	Academy	2010	0	0
49	Artem Eletsky		DF	(1992-11-26)26 November 1992 (aged 18)	Academy	2011	0	0
Midfielders
3	Gediminas Vičius		MF	(1985-07-05)5 July 1985 (aged 26)	FBK Kaunas	2010	66	6
6	Ilnur Mangutkin		MF	(1986-09-16)16 September 1986 (aged 25)	Academy	2010	7	0
7	Askhat Borantayev		MF	(1978-08-22)22 August 1978 (aged 33)	Kaisar	2010	46	4
10	Zhambyl Kukeyev		MF	(1988-09-20)20 September 1988 (aged 23)	Lokomotiv Astana	2011	32	10
11	Maksat Baizhanov		MF	(1984-08-06)6 August 1984 (aged 27)	Zhetysu	2011	32	2
12	Igor Pikalkin		MF	(1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	15	1
13	Vadim Borovskiy		MF	(1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 24)	Atyrau	2010	40	0
21	Grigori Dubkov		MF	(1990-11-22)22 November 1990 (aged 20)	Academy	2010	30	0
23	Ulan Konysbayev		MF	(1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 22)	loan from Astana	2011	15	3
27	Nursultan Zhusupov		MF	(1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 18)	Academy	2011	0	0
28	Akhat Zholshorin		MF	(1992-06-28)28 June 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	3	0
32	Stanislav Vasilyev		MF	(1992-11-17)17 November 1992 (aged 18)	Academy	2010	0	0
34	Nursultan Ganiyev		MF	(1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 18)	Academy	2011	0	0
35	Sergey Kodzhebash		MF	(1991-05-02)2 May 1991 (aged 20)	Academy	2010	0	0
37	Zhomart Rsalin		MF	(1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 20)	Academy	2011	0	0
42	Sergey Vetrov		MF	(1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 16)	Academy	2011	0	0
47	Vladislav Akhmeyev		MF	(1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 18)	Academy	2010	2	0
48	Akzhol Amanzholov		MF	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 18)	Academy	2011	0	0
77	Dušan Petronijević		MF	(1983-11-09)9 November 1983 (aged 27)	Borac Čačak	2011	11	0
Forwards
8	Serik Dosmanbetov		FW	(1982-03-08)8 March 1982 (aged 29)	Zhetysu	2011	21	4
9	Milanko Rašković		FW	(1981-03-13)13 March 1981 (aged 30)	Čukarički	2011	20	4
14	Andrei Finonchenko		FW	(1982-06-21)21 June 1982 (aged 29)	Academy	2001	287	106
25	Toktar Zhangylyshbay		FW	(1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2011	6	1
31	Khamid Nurmukhametov		FW	(1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	0	0
37	Daniyar Zhankin		FW	(1991-02-28)28 February 1991 (aged 20)	Academy	2010	0	0
43	Aidos Tattybayev		FW	(1990-04-26)26 April 1990 (aged 21)	Gefest	2010	19	4
44	Vitaliy Li		FW	(1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 19)	Kazakhmys	2010	0	0
78	Viorel Frunză		FW	(1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 31)	Neman Grodno	2011	8	0
91	Sergei Khizhnichenko		FW	(1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 20)	Lokomotiv Astana	2011	37	16
Players that left during the season
23	Vyacheslav Erbes		MF	(1988-04-14)14 April 1988 (aged 23)	Lokomotiv Astana	2011	4	0
26	Kanat Aliyev		MF	(1985-02-09)9 February 1985 (aged 26)	Okzhetpes	2011	10	1
29	Zhandasyl Rymkhan		DF	(1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 21)	Academy	2010	0	0

Transfers

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  BIH Nikola Vasiljević (from Zvijezda Gradačac) 5 DF  KAZ Kairat Utabayev (from Kairat) 8 FW  KAZ Serik Dosmanbetov (from Zhetysu) 9 FW  SRB Milanko Rašković (from Čukarički) 10 MF  KAZ Zhambyl Kukeyev (from Lokomotiv Astana) 11 MF  KAZ Maksat Baizhanov (from Zhetysu) 15 DF  KAZ Igor Soloshenko (from Okzhetpes) 17 DF  BLR Andrey Paryvayew (from Gorodeya) 18 FW  KAZ Ivan Shevchenko (from Lokomotiv Astana) 23 MF  KAZ Vyacheslav Erbes (from Lokomotiv Astana) 26 MF  KAZ Kanat Aliyev (from Okzhetpes) 35 GK  KAZ Aleksandr Mokin (from Ordabasy) 91 FW  KAZ Sergei Khizhnichenko (from Lokomotiv Astana)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  SRB Saša Đorđević (to Bunyodkor) 4 DF  KAZ Aleksey Danaev (to Tobol) 5 DF  KAZ Aleksandr Kislitsyn (to Tobol) 6 DF  KAZ Sergei Kozyulin (to Tarlan) 9 MF  KAZ Sergei Skorykh (to Zhetysu) 10 FW  KAZ Sergei Shaff (to Atyrau) 11 FW  RWA Jimmy Mulisa (to Vostok) 15 MF  RUS Anatoli Bogdanov (to Tobol) 16 GK  UKR Sergei Sarana (to Akzhayik) 17 MF  BLR Alyaksey Suchkow (to Neman Grodno) 22 DF  KAZ Yevgeni Goryachi (to Kairat) — MF  KAZ Mikhail Glushko — FW  KAZ Ruslan Kenetayev (to Okzhetpes)

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  KAZ Aleksandr Kirov (from Astana) 23 MF  KAZ Ulan Konysbayev (loan from Astana) 77 MF  SRB Dušan Petronijević (from Borac Čačak) 78 FW  MDA Viorel Frunză (from Neman Grodno)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  KAZ Vyacheslav Erbes (to Vostok)

Competitions

Kazakhstan Premier League

Main article: 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League

First round

Results

Shakhter Karagandy v Kaisar

7 March 2011 1	Shakhter Karagandy	1 – 0	Kaisar	Astana
17:30 (UTC+6)	Rašković  31' G.Dubkov  53' S.Dosmanbetov  69'	Report	A.Baltaev  25' Crnogorac  53' Orlovschi  69' Edeipo  74'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Oleg Sokolov

Shakhter Karagandy v Atyrau

12 March 2011 2	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 2	Atyrau	Astana
18:30 (UTC+6)	Đidić  42' Finonchenko  42' V.Borovskiy  81'	Report	Bechan  34' Leon  42' 73' Travin  51' 53' S.Shaff  83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

Shakhter Karagandy v Irtysh Pavlodar

17 March 2011 3	Shakhter Karagandy	3 – 0	Irtysh Pavlodar	Karaganda
17:30 (UTC+6)	Baizhanov  55' (pen.) Khizhnichenko  75' Kukeyev  90+1'	Report	Coulibaly  43' Akhmetov  44' Daskalov  68' Tleshev  73' K.Zarechniy  73'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

Tobol v Shakhter Karagandy

31 March 2011 4	Tobol	1 – 2	Shakhter Karagandy	Kostanay
17:00 (UTC+6)	Kučera  42'  56' Paryvayew  87' (o.g.)	Report	Utabayev  36' A.Borantayev  42', 45' Baizhanov  61' Rašković  63' Mokin  78'	Stadium: Stadion Zatobolets Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Shakhter Karagandy v Astana

4 April 2011 5	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 0	Astana	Karaganda
17:00 (UTC+6)	A.Barantsev  23' Đidić  27'	Report		Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Ordabasy v Shakhter Karagandy

9 April 2011 6	Ordabasy	1 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Shymkent
17:00 (UTC+6)	Irismetov  30' Trajković  33' Perić  42' Yevstigneyev  69' Mukhtarov  90' Asanbayev  90'	Report	Rašković  40' Utabayev  62'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Shakhter Karagandy v Taraz

16 April 2011 7	Shakhter Karagandy	3 – 0	Taraz	Temirtau
17:30 (UTC+6)	Vičius  24' Khizhnichenko  61' Kukeyev  68' K.Aliyev  75'	Report	A.Anarmetov  56' Kurgulin  71' Memišević  90+2'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Igor Aleshin

Aktobe v Shakhter Karagandy

24 April 2011 8	Aktobe	0 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Aktobe
17:00 (UTC+6)	Mané  34' Chichulin  55' Kenzhesariyev  74' P.Badlo  87'	Report	Kukeyev  56' Paryvayew  62'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

Shakhter Karagandy v Zhetysu

30 April 2011 9	Shakhter Karagandy	3 – 3	Zhetysu	Temirtau
17:30 (UTC+6)	Khizhnichenko  33' Baizhanov  75' S.Dosmanbetov  77', 86' Utabayev  90+3'	Report	Muzhikov  22' Shchotkin  26' Bakayev  73'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sergey Pasko

Shakhter Karagandy v Vostok

7 May 2011 10	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 0	Vostok	Karaganda
17:30 (UTC+6)	Kukeyev  63' (pen.) Finonchenko  64' Khizhnichenko  85'	Report	Mrđanin  45' Kovachev  75' R.Kismetov  89'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Oleg Sokolov

Kairat v Shakhter Karagandy

15 May 2011 11	Kairat	2 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Shestakov  34' Golovskoy  49' 70' Strukov  82'	Report	Rašković  22' Utabayev  52' A.Borantayev  66'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

Shakhter Karagandy v Kairat

21 May 2011 12	Shakhter Karagandy	4 – 2	Kairat	Karaganda
18:30 (UTC+6)	Baizhanov  3' Khizhnichenko  8' 37' Kukeyev  12' (pen.), 31' (pen.) Zhangylyshbay  90' Soloshenko  90'	Report	Y.Goriachiy  6' M.Muminov  8'  34' Strukov  18' Klimov  50' Đorđević  90'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Vostok v Shakhter Karagandy

26 May 2011 13	Vostok	1 – 2	Shakhter Karagandy	Oskemen
18:00 (UTC+6)	S.Zhumakhanov  56' 87' P.Udalov  68'	Report	Khizhnichenko  12', 44'	Stadium: Vostok Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

Zhetysu v Shakhter Karagandy

8 June 2011 14	Zhetysu	1 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Taldykorgan
18:00 (UTC+6)	Bakayev  28' (pen.) Mihajlov  45' V.Berikbayev  58' Muzhikov  84' Stepanenko  88'	Report	Baizhanov  40' Vasiljević  45' Khizhnichenko  45' Utabayev  84' Rašković  85' Vičius  90'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gennadiy Zhukovskiy

Shakhter Karagandy v Aktobe

12 June 2011 15	Shakhter Karagandy	1 – 0	Aktobe	Karaganda
17:30 (UTC+6)	Rašković  15' Finonchenko  49' V.Borovskiy  62'	Report	Khairullin  90+2'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Shakhter Karagandy v Tobol

16 June 2011 19	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 0	Tobol	Karaganda
19:00 (UTC+6)	Khizhnichenko  55', 70'	Report		Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

Taraz v Shakhter Karagandy

19 June 2011 16	Taraz	0 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Taraz
18:00 (UTC+6)	Diakate  42'	Report	Khizhnichenko  19' I.Shevchenko  36' V.Borovskiy  46'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

Shakhter Karagandy v Ordabasy

25 June 2011 17	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 2	Ordabasy	Karaganda
18:00 (UTC+6)	A.Borantayev  30' Utabayev  36' Baizhanov  64' (pen.) Konysbayev  89' Khizhnichenko  90+4'	Report	Irismetov  29'  86' Nurgaliev  54' (pen.) 63' Mukhtarov  68' Yevstigneyev  72' Kasyanov  89'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

Astana v Shakhter Karagandy

3 July 2011 18	Astana	2 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Zhumaskaliyev  40' 57' Bogavac  60'	Report	Baizhanov  75' A.Borantaev  90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Kairat Slambekov

Atyrau v Shakhter Karagandy

26 July 2011 21	Atyrau	1 – 4	Shakhter Karagandy	Atyrau
19:30 (UTC+6)	Travin  37' Comvalius  63' Nivaldo  78' Trkulja  90+2'	Report	Khizhnichenko  13' Finonchenko  24' Kukeyev  33', 90+4' Utabayev  83'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Kaisar v Shakhter Karagandy

30 July 2011 22	Kaisar	0 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Kyzylorda
19:00 (UTC+6)	Semler  35' Edeipo  56'	Report	Finonchenko  33' Vasiljević  45' Konysbayev  56' Kirov  73'	Stadium: Gani Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

Irtysh Pavlodar v Shakhter Karagandy

3 August 2011 20	Irtysh Pavlodar	2 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Pavlodar
19:00 (UTC+6)	A.Danayev  34' Tleshev  53' 65' Akhmetov  63' F.Siminidi  88'	Report	Petronijević  23' Finonchenko  26' Đidić  88'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Pavel Saliy

League table

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

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.[1]

Championship Round

Results

Astana v Shakhter Karagandy

14 August 2011 23	Astana	1 – 2	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Bogavac  31' (pen.) Rozhkov  58' Doroș  87'	Report	Khizhnichenko  29' 86' Utabayev  30' 64' Konysbayev  58'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Shakhter Karagandy v Aktobe

20 August 2011 24	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 1	Aktobe	Karaganda
18:00 (UTC+6)	Finonchenko  50' Kukeyev  57'	Report	Kostić  39' 67' Chichulin  88'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 8,250 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

Shakhter Karagandy v Ordabasy

25 August 2011 25	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 2	Ordabasy	Karaganda
18:00 (UTC+6)	Finonchenko  17' Kukeyev  25' Khizhnichenko  61' Frunză  86' Utabayev  90'  90+1'	Report	Mukhtarov  25' Ashirbekov  42', 88' Yevstigneyev  84' Nurgaliev  90' Collins  90+1'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Sergey Pasko

Irtysh Pavlodar v Shakhter Karagandy

10 September 2011 26	Irtysh Pavlodar	2 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Pavlodar
19:00 (UTC+6)	K.Zarechniy  22' Maltsev  36' 43' Shabalin  43' Chernyshov  60' Tsirin  90+1'	Report	Finonchenko  14' Konysbayev  42' Baizhanov  67'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Shakhter Karagandy v Zhetysu

17 September 2011 27	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 1	Zhetysu	Karaganda
17:00 (UTC+6)	Konysbayev  10' 57' Kukeyev  83' Mokin  90+3'	Report	Samchenko  2' Shchotkin  23' Muzhikov  67' Bakayev  69' Mihajlov  75'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Aktobe v Shakhter Karagandy

24 September 2011 28	Aktobe	1 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Aktobe
18:00 (UTC+6)	Y.Averchenko  80'	Report	Vasiljević  49' Vičius  55'  67' Mokin  90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Ordabasy v Shakhter Karagandy

30 September 2011 29	Ordabasy	0 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Shymkent
17:00 (UTC+6)	Yevstigneyev  48' Mukhtarov  90'	Report	Baizhanov  80'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Shakhter Karagandy v Irtysh Pavlodar

15 October 2011 30	Shakhter Karagandy	3 – 1	Irtysh Pavlodar	Karaganda
17:00 (UTC+6)	Đidić  16' 57' Baizhanov  45' S.Dosmanbetov  80' Finonchenko  90+3'	Report	Daskalov  2' Kuchma  45+1' Ivanov  65' Chernyshov  66' A.Danayev  81'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

Zhetysu v Shakhter Karagandy

22 October 2011 31	Zhetysu	0 – 2	Shakhter Karagandy	Taldykorgan
17:00 (UTC+6)	Skorykh  74'	Report	Finonchenko  24' A.Borantaev  35'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 5,850 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Shakhter Karagandy v Astana

29 October 2011 10	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 0	Astana	Karaganda
15:00 (UTC+6)	Khizhnichenko  18', 80' Kukeyev  35' Vasiljević  66'	Summary	Shomko  53' Rozhkov  54' Karpovich  66' Bugaiov  69' Shakhmetov  82'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 18,900 Referee: Kairat Slambekov

Table

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

Source: kff.kz (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored.
(C) Champion.
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.[1]

Kazakhstan Cup

Main article: 2011 Kazakhstan Cup

Kazakhmys v Shakhter Karagandy

20 April 2011 Second Round	Kazakhmys	0 – 3	Shakhter Karagandy	Temirtau
17:00 (UTC+6)	E.Iskakov  78' S.Yakushin  85'	Report	A.Borantaev  3' (pen.) Soloshenko  7' Rašković  40' 43', 49' Vičius  83'	Stadium: Metallurg Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

Shakhter Karagandy v Taraz

11 May 2011 Quarterfinal	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 4	Taraz	Karaganda
15:00 (UTC+6)	Utabayev  4' Vasiljević  26' 87' Finonchenko  78' I.Mangutkin  85'	Report	Pakholyuk  9' 85' O.Nedashkovskiy  30' Islamkhan  33' Diakate  49' R.Nurmukhametov  55' Jovanović  60' D.Yevstigneyev  87'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Rounds

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Koper v Shakhter Karagandy

1 July 2011 First qualifying round 1st leg	Koper	1 – 1	Shakhter Karagandy	Koper, Slovenia
00:45 (UTC+6)	E.Handanagić  17' Hasić  42' Bubanja  84' B.Djukić  90+3'	Report	Đidić  80' Vasiljević  87' Kukeyev  90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 2,500[2] Referee: Georgi Vadachkoria (Georgia)

Shakhter Karagandy v Koper

7 July 2011 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Koper	Karaganda, Kazakhstan
19:00 (UTC+6)	Kukeyev  37' Konysbayev  45', 84' 56' Finonchenko  63' Rašković  90+3'	Report	Osterc  32' 90+4' Hadžić  40' B.Djukić  64' E.Handanagić  69'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 10,000[3] Referee: Anastassios Kakos (Greece)

Shakhter Karagandy v St Patrick's Athletic

14 July 2011 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Shakhter Karagandy	2 – 1	St Patrick's Athletic	Karaganda, Kazakhstan
19:00 (UTC+6)	Vasiljević  52', 86' Finonchenko  65' S.Dosmanbetov  90+4'	Report	D.McMillan  79'	Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 12,000[4] Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

St Patrick's Athletic v Shakhter Karagandy

22 July 2011 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	St Patrick's Athletic	2 – 0 (3 – 2 agg.)	Shakhter Karagandy	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
00:45 (UTC+6)	E.McMillan  14' Shortall  31' Doyle  45+1' 70' Bradley  82' Kavanagh  90'	Report	Khizhnichenko  31' Baizhanov  45+2' Petronijević  61' Konysbayev  78' Đidić  80'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 2,250[5] Referee: Sébastien Delferiere (Belgium)

Squad statistics

As of match played 29 October 2011

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Aleksandr Grigorenko	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF		Aleksandr Kirov	16	0	13	0	0	0	3	0
3	MF		Gediminas Vičius	36	1	29+1	1	2	0	4	0
4	DF		Nikola Vasiljević	37	5	31	2	1+1	1	4	2
5	DF		Kairat Utabayev	33	1	27+1	1	1	0	4	0
6	MF		Ilnur Mangutkin	7	0	1+4	0	2	0	0	0
7	MF		Askhat Borantayev	29	4	18+7	3	2	1	1+1	0
8	FW		Serik Dosmanbetov	21	4	1+16	4	0	0	0+4	0
9	FW		Milanko Rašković	20	4	12+4	2	2	2	0+2	0
10	MF		Zhambyl Kukeyev	32	10	27	9	0+1	0	4	1
11	MF		Maksat Baizhanov	32	2	26+2	2	0	0	4	0
13	MF		Vadim Borovskiy	25	0	15+7	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
14	FW		Andrei Finonchenko	26	9	18+4	8	0+1	1	3	0
15	DF		Igor Soloshenko	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
17	DF		Andrey Paryvayew	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Ivan Shevchenko	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Yevgeny Tarasov	11	0	5+5	0	1	0	0	0
20	DF		Aldin Đidić	37	1	31	1	2	0	4	0
21	MF		Grigori Dubkov	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
22	DF		Arsen Tyulenev	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Ulan Konysbayev	15	3	11	1	0	0	4	2
25	FW		Toktar Zhangylyshbay	6	1	0+6	1	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Kanat Aliyev	10	1	3+5	1	2	0	0	0
28	MF		Akhat Zholshorin	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0
35	GK		Aleksandr Mokin	35	0	31	0	0	0	4	0
40	DF		Fyodor Rudenko	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF		Dušan Petronijević	11	0	5+4	0	0	0	1+1	0
78	FW		Viorel Frunză	8	0	0+8	0	0	0	0	0
91	FW		Sergei Khizhnichenko	37	16	29+2	16	0+2	0	4	0
Players away from Shakhter Karagandy on loan:
Players who appeared for Shakhter Karagandy that left during the season:
23	MF		Vyacheslav Erbes	4	0	0+2	0	2	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	FW		91	Sergei Khizhnichenko	16	0	0	16
2	MF		10	Zhambyl Kukeyev	9	0	1	10
3	FW		14	Andrei Finonchenko	8	1	0	9
4	DF		4	Nikola Vasiljević	2	1	2	5
5	FW		8	Serik Dosmanbetov	4	0	0	4
	FW		7	Askhat Borantaev	3	1	0	4
	FW		9	Milanko Rašković	2	2	0	4
8	MF		23	Ulan Konysbayev	1	0	2	3
9	MF		11	Maksat Baizhanov	2	0	0	2
10	DF		5	Kairat Utabayev	1	0	0	1
	FW		25	Toktar Zhangylyshbay	1	0	0	1
	MF		3	Gediminas Vičius	1	0	0	1
	MF		26	Kanat Aliyev	1	0	0	1
	DF		20	Aldin Đidić	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	52	5	5	62

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		UEFA Europa League		Total
2		DF	Aleksandr Kirov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		MF	Gediminas Vičius	4	1	1	0	0	0	5	1
4		DF	Nikola Vasiljević	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
5		DF	Kairat Utabayev	11	1	1	0	0	0	12	1
6		MF	Ilnur Mangutkin	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
7		DF	Askhat Borantayev	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
8		FW	Serik Dosmanbetov	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
9		FW	Milanko Rašković	4	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
10		MF	Zhambyl Kukeyev	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
11		MF	Maksat Baizhanov	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
13		MF	Vadim Borovskiy	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
14		FW	Andrei Finonchenko	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
15		DF	Igor Soloshenko	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
17		DF	Andrey Paryvayew	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		FW	Ivan Shevchenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		DF	Aldin Đidić	4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
21		MF	Grigori Dubkov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Ulan Konysbayev	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
35		GK	Aleksandr Mokin	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
77		MF	Dušan Petronijević	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
78		FW	Viorel Frunză	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
91		FW	Sergei Khizhnichenko	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Players who left Shakhter Karagandy during the season:
			TOTALS	63	3	6	0	13	0	82	3

References

1. 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.
2. "Koper vs. Shakhter Karagandy – 30 June 2011". Soccerway. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
3. "Shakhter Karagandy vs. Koper – 7 July 2011". Soccerway. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
4. "Shakhter Karagandy vs. St Patrick's – 14 July 2011". Soccerway. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
5. "St Patrick's vs. Shakhter Karagandy – 21 July 2011". Soccerway. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2012.