2011 FC Astana season

FC Astana

2011 season
Chairman	Kaisar Bekenov
Manager	Holger Fach
Stadium	Astana Arena
Premier League	4th
Kazakhstan Cup	Second Round vs Kairat
Kazakhstan Super Cup	Champions
Top goalscorer	League: Dragan Bogavac (12) All: Dragan Bogavac (12)
Highest home attendance	9,000 vs Aktobe (31 March 2011) vs Shakhter Karagandy (14 August 2011)
Lowest home attendance	2,500 vs Zhetysu (6 March 2011) vs Kairat (20 April 2011) vs Kaisar (24 April 2011) vs Atyrau (8 June 2011)
Average home league attendance	4,7035 (29 October 2011)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2011 FC Astana season was the third successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. It was their first season competing as FC Astana having changed their name from Lokomotiv Astana, ^[1] finishing the season in fourth place in the league and reaching the Second Round of the Kazakhstan Cup.

Squad

As of match played 29 October 2011

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Nenad Erić	[2]	GK	(1982-05-26)26 May 1982 (aged 29)	Kairat	2011	32	0
37	Vyacheslav Kotlyar		GK	(1982-03-03)3 March 1982 (aged 29)	Kazakhmys	2011	0	0
55	Aleksei Belkin		GK	(1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 29)	Volga Tver	2010	15	0
77	Aleksandr Konochkin		GK	(1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 17)	Academy	2011	0	0
78	Rimas Martinkus		GK	(1993-01-13)13 January 1993 (aged 18)	Academy	2011	0	0
95	Aleksandr Sidorov		GK	(1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 16)	Academy	2011	0	0
Defenders
2	Damir Dautov		DF	(1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 21)	Academy	2009	53	2
4	Maksim Zhalmagambetov		DF	(1983-07-11)11 July 1983 (aged 28)	Irtysh Pavlodar	2011	11	1
5	Piraliy Aliev		DF	(1984-01-13)13 January 1984 (aged 27)	Atyrau	2011	26	1
6	Kairat Nurdauletov		DF	(1982-11-06)6 November 1982 (aged 28)	Tobol	2010	53	2
19	Mark Gorman		DF	(1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 22)	Hapoel Petah Tikva	2010	49	1
20	Dmitri Shomko		DF	(1990-03-19)19 March 1990 (aged 21)	loan from Irtysh Pavlodar	2011	12	0
27	Mikhail Rozhkov	[3]	DF	(1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 27)	Rostov	2010	63	4
30	Radmir Moksinov		DF	(1991-11-09)9 November 1991 (aged 19)	Academy	2011	0	0
35	Zhanat Zakirov		DF	(1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	0	0
43	Anuar Tokenov		DF	(1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2011	0	0
44	Pavel Khalezov		DF	(1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 17)	Academy	2010	0	0
57	Erbol Musabaev		DF	(1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	0	0
69	Ivan Navrotsky		DF	(1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	0	0
Midfielders
8	Andrei Karpovich		MF	(1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 30)	Dynamo Moscow	2011	35	2
9	Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev		MF	(1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 30)	Tobol	2011	33	10
17	Bobi Bozhinovski		MF	(1981-02-24)24 February 1981 (aged 30)	Rabotnički	2010	35	1
18	Maksim Azovskiy		MF	(1990-04-02)2 April 1990 (aged 21)	Zhetysu	2010	59	0
22	Marat Shakhmetov		MF	(1989-02-06)6 February 1989 (aged 22)	Alma-Ata	2009	77	4
23	Serik Zaynalov		MF	(1992-01-29)29 January 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	0	0
31	Azat Smagulov		MF	(1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	0	0
45	Maksim Shaubert		MF	(1992-10-24)24 October 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2011	0	0
48	Zhumazhan Musabekov		MF	(1992-12-04)4 December 1992 (aged 18)	Academy	2010	0	0
66	Bauyrzhan Seisenbekov		MF	(1989-05-24)24 May 1989 (aged 22)	Academy	2011	0	0
88	Rinat Khairullin		MF	(1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 16)	Academy	2011	0	0
91	Arsen Inkarbekov		MF	(1991-02-27)27 February 1991 (aged 20)	Academy	2010	0	0
Forwards
7	Anatolie Doroș		FW	(1983-03-21)21 March 1983 (aged 28)	Irtysh Pavlodar	2011	13	0
10	Igor Bugaiov		FW	(1984-06-26)26 June 1984 (aged 27)	Metalurh Zaporizhya	2010	64	26
11	Dragan Bogavac		FW	(1980-04-07)7 April 1980 (aged 31)	Mainz 05	2011	28	12
14	Roman Pakholyuk		FW	(1988-09-20)20 September 1988 (aged 23)	Taraz	2009	60	7
17	Tanat Nusserbayev		FW	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 24)	Ordabasy	2011	26	7
25	Aisultan Nazarbayev		FW	(1990-08-26)26 August 1990 (aged 21)	Academy	2011	0	0
34	Timur Bakhriden		FW	(1994-02-23)23 February 1994 (aged 17)	Academy	2011	0	0
37	Yerzhan Mukhamedin		FW	(1990-09-02)2 September 1990 (aged 21)	Academy	2010	0	0
40	Denis Prokopenko		FW	(1991-10-05)5 October 1991 (aged 20)	Academy	2010	3	0
49	Jaba Jamarishvili		FW	(1992-08-18)18 August 1992 (aged 19)	Academy	2010	0	0
Players away on loan
7	Ulan Konysbayev		MF	(1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 21)	Taraz	2011	13	0
13	Danilo Belić		FW	(1980-11-10)10 November 1980 (aged 30)	Zhetysu	2011	1	0
37	Islambek Kuat		MF	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 18)	Academy	2010	0	0
Players that left during the season
3	Aleksandr Kirov		DF	(1984-09-04)4 September 1984 (aged 27)	Atyrau	2010	45	3
8	Ivan Shevchenko		DF	(1987-09-10)10 September 1987 (aged 24)	Shakhter Karagandy	2010	14	0
12	Zaurbek Pliyev		DF	(1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 20)	Spartak Nalchik	2011	22	1

Transfers

Winter

In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   SRB Nenad Erić (from Kairat) 5 DF   KAZ Piraliy Aliev (from Atyrau) 7 MF   KAZ Ulan Konysbayev (from Taraz) 8 MF   KAZ Andrei Karpovich (from Aktobe) 9 MF   KAZ Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (from Tobol) 11 FW   MNE Dragan Bogavac (from Mainz 05) 12 DF   RUS Zaurbek Pliyev (from Spartak Nalchik) 13 FW   SRB Danilo Belić (from Zhetysu) 17 FW   KAZ Tanat Nusserbayev (from Ordabasy) 20 DF   KAZ Dmitri Shomko (loan from Irtysh) 37 GK   KAZ Vyacheslav Kotlyar(from Kazakhmys)

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   TKM Arslan Satubaldin(to Kaisar) 4 DF   MKD Vlade Lazarevski (to Amiens) 5 DF   KAZ Maksim Samchenko (to Zhetysu) 7 MF   KAZ Zhambyl Kukeyev (to Shakhter Karagandy) 8 FW   KAZ Sergei Khizhnichenko (to Shakhter Karagandy, previously on loan to Atyrau) 9 MF   MDA Valeriu Andronic (to SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk) 11 FW   UKR Roman Pakholyuk (to Taraz) 15 MF   KAZ Vyacheslav Erbes (to Shakhter Karagandy) 16 GK   KAZ Roman Tsyganovkin(to Astana-1964) 21 GK   KAZ Beybitzhan Mamraimov 23 FW   KAZ Sergei Ostapenko (to Zhetysu) 32 MF   KAZ Olzhas Spanov(to Ak Bulak) 37 MF   KAZ Islambek Kuat (loan to Okzhetpes) 38 MF   KAZ Askat Baimuldaev 41 FW   KAZ Stanislav Miroshnichenko 44 MF   KAZ Askat Baimuldaev 45 MF   KAZ Anuar Isaev 46 DF   KAZ Abdumutam Zholdasov 47 MF   KAZ Dmitry Kaminsky 49 MF   KAZ Kirill Sazonov 51 FW   KAZ Bimuhamed Bukeev 53 FW   KAZ Yerlan Turashbaev(to Kaisar) 77 GK   RUS Roman Gerus (to Dynamo Bryansk)

Summer

In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF   KAZ Maksim Zhalmagambetov (from Irtysh) 7 FW   MDA Anatolie Doroș (from Irtysh) 14 FW   UKR Roman Pakholyuk (from Taraz)

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   KAZ Aleksandr Kirov (to Shakhter Karagandy) 7 MF   KAZ Ulan Konysbayev (loan to Shakhter Karagandy) 8 DF   KAZ Ivan Shevchenko(to Shakhter Karagandy) 12 DF   RUS Zaurbek Pliyev (to Alania Vladikavkaz) 13 FW   SRB Danilo Belić (loan to Taraz)

Competitions

Super Cup

Main article: Kazakhstan Super Cup

Tobol v Astana

2 March 2011	Tobol	1 – 2	Astana	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Kislitsyn 54' Kučera  60' Sheptytskyi  85'	Summary	Bugaiov 15', 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

Premier League

Main article: 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League

First round

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	13	6	3	35	19	+16	45	9	1	1	24	7	+17	4	5	2	11	12	−1

Last updated: 30 July 2011.
Source: See Results

Results

Astana v Zhetysu

6 March 20111	Astana	0 – 2	Zhetysu	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Gorman  57'	Summary	Muzhikov  40' Ostapenko 65'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

Astana v Ordabasy

12 March 20112	Astana	1 – 0	Ordabasy	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Konysbayev  59' Nusserbayev 87'	Summary	Perić  54' Nurgaliev  59' Yevstigneyev  79' Tazhimbetov  85'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Gennadiy Zhukovskiy

Taraz v Astana

17 March 20113	Taraz	1 – 2	Astana	Taraz
16:30 (UTC+6)	Stjepanović 61' Kurgulin  69' D.Evstigneev  70' Memišević  90'	Summary	Aliev 8' 90' Shakhmetov  23' Nusserbayev 43' Pliyev  52' Nurdauletov  69'	Stadium: Taraz Central Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Astana v Aktobe

31 March 20114	Astana	1 – 0	Aktobe	Astana
17:30 (UTC+6)	Nusserbayev 21' Pliyev  61'	Summary	Chichulin  39' Bono  69'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Sergey Pasko

Shakhter Karagandy v Astana

4 April 20115	Shakhter Karagandy	0 – 0	Astana	Karagandy
17:00 (UTC+6)	A.Barantsev  23' Đidić  27'	Summary		Stadium: Shakhter Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Astana v Vostok

9 April 20116	Astana	2 – 0	Vostok	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Bogavac 32' Shakhmetov 65'	Summary	M.Gabyshev  39' Avdeyev  48' Y.Lunev  85'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Kairat Slambekov

Kairat v Astana

16 April 20117	Kairat	2 – 3	Astana	Almaty
17:00 (UTC+6)	Đorđević  29'  32' Nusserbayev 56' (o.g.) E.Kostrub 72'	Summary	Zhumaskaliyev 18' 90' Nusserbayev 40' Aliev  55' Bogavac 80' Rozhkov  90'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Astana v Kaisar

24 April 20118	Astana	5 – 1	Kaisar	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Zhumaskaliyev 25', 90+3' Nusserbayev  45' Bogavac 63' Aliev  67' Konysbayev 78' Shakhmetov 90'	Summary	Bogdan  24' S.Sagyndykov  47' Ibraev 66' Maxim  75'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aleksei Bobrov

Atyrau v Astana

30 April 20119	Atyrau	0 – 0	Astana	Atyrau
18:00 (UTC+6)	Jonathas  58' Travin  85'	Summary	I.Shevchenko  67'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

Astana v Irtysh

7 May 201110	Astana	0 – 0	Irtysh	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Zhumaskaliyev  90+1'	Summary	Y.Akhmetov  90'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Pavel Saliy

Tobol v Astana

15 May 201111	Tobol	0 – 1	Astana	Kostanay
15:00 (UTC+6)	Ovshinov  11'	Summary	Pliyev  11' Shakhmetov 72'	Stadium: Kostanay Central Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Igor Aleshin

Astana v Tobol

21 May 201112	Astana	3 – 1	Tobol	Astana
15:00 (UTC+6)	Rozhkov 13' Bugaiov 21' 28' Konysbayev 76'	Summary	Šljivić  47' Bogdanov  69' Sheptytskyi  87'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gennadiy Zhukovskiy

Irtysh v Astana

26 May 201113	Irtysh	5 – 0	Astana	Pavlodar
19:00 (UTC+6)	Chernyshov  8' K.Zarechniy 20' Daskalov 37', 64' A.Mikhaylyuk  52' Shabalin 64', 90'	Summary	Konysbayev  27' Pliyev  55'	Stadium: Pavlodar Central Stadium Attendance: 4,200

Astana v Atyrau

8 June 201114	Astana	3 – 2	Atyrau	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Rozhkov 23' Zhumaskaliyev 35' Nusserbayev 67'	Summary	K.Aleynikov 74', 79' V.Yakovlev  87'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bolat Karlibayev

Kaisar v Astana

12 June 201115	Kaisar	2 – 4	Astana	Kyzylorda
18:00 (UTC+6)	Bogdan 7' S.Sagyndykov  27' Azovskiy  31' A.Baltaev  47' Crnogorac  63' Maxim 66' Edeipo  66'	Summary	Nusserbayev 11' Zhumaskaliyev 40' Bugaiov  47' Pliyev 52' Bogavac 71'	Stadium: Gany Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Aydin Rakhimbayev

Astana v Kairat

19 June 201116	Astana	6 – 1	Kairat	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Bugaiov 3', 55' (pen.) Bogavac 22' Gorman 35' Konysbayev 74' Zhumaskaliyev 81'	Summary	Y.Goriachiy  36' A.Tsvetkov  54' Klimov  68' Strukov 90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer

Vostok v Astana

25 June 201117	Vostok	0 – 0	Astana	Oskemen
18:00 (UTC+6)	Zgura  56' Abdulin  87'	Summary	Aliev  17' Božinovski  89' Zhalmagambetov  90'	Stadium: Vostok Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Viktor Antonov

Astana v Shakhter Karagandy

3 July 201118	Astana	2 – 0	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Zhumaskaliyev  40'57' Bogavac 60'	Summary	Baizhanov  75' A.Borantaev  90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Kairat Slambekov

Aktobe v Astana

10 July 201119	Aktobe	0 – 0	Astana	Aktobe
21:00 (UTC+6)	Logvinenko  72'	Summary	D.Dautov  68' Pakholyuk  83'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

Astana v Taraz

16 July 201120	Astana	1 – 0	Taraz	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Bogavac 90' (pen.)	Summary	Adamović  24' V.Yakovlev  90+1' Jovanović  90+2'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Ordabasy v Astana

23 July 201121	Ordabasy	1 – 1	Astana	Shymkent
18:30 (UTC+6)	Tazhimbetov 59' Trajković  63' Mwesigwa  60'	Summary	Bogavac 4' Nurdauletov  24' Pliyev  47' Shakhmetov  61' Erić  90'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Igor Khisamutdinov

Zhetysu v Astana

30 July 201122	Zhetysu	1 – 0	Astana	Taldykorgan
18:30 (UTC+6)	Ostapenko 8' Kharabara  58'	Summary	Rozhkov  30'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Pavel Saliy

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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 [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

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 summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	3	1	6	15	18	−3	10	3	0	2	11	8	+3	0	1	4	4	10	−6

Last updated: 29 October 2011.
Source: See Results

Results

Astana v Shakhter Karagandy

14 August 20111	Astana	1 – 2	Shakhter Karagandy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Bogavac 31' (pen.) Rozhkov  58' Doroș  87'	Summary	Khizhnichenko 29' 86' Utabayev  30'64' Konysbayev  58'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ruslan Duzmambetov

Zhetysu v Astana

20 August 20112	Zhetysu	1 – 0	Astana	Taldykorgan
18:30 (UTC+6)	Bakayev  44' Mihajlov 61'	Summary	Karpovich  44' Shakhmetov  71'	Stadium: Zhetysu Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Astana v Irtysh

25 August 20113	Astana	5 – 1	Irtysh	Astana
19:00 (UTC+6)	Zhumaskaliyev 21' Nusserbayev 47' Bogavac 65', 74' (pen.) Bugaiov 72'	Summary	Ivanov  44' Chernyshov  73' Maltsev 79'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kairat Slambekov

Aktobe v Astana

10 September 20114	Aktobe	1 – 1	Astana	Aktobe
19:00 (UTC+6)	Khairullin 38' Đilas  40' S.Lisenkov  73' Kostić  88'	Summary	Zhumaskaliyev  59'90' Pakholyuk  70' Božinovski  79'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Pavel Saliy

Ordabasy v Astana

17 September 20115	Ordabasy	3 – 2	Astana	Shymkent
17:00 (UTC+6)	Tazhimbetov 17' Kasyanov 27' (pen.), 80' 67' Yevstigneyev  39'  77'	Summary	Nurdauletov 44' 77'  89' Nusserbayev  52' Shakhmetov  66' Zhalmagambetov 68' Pakholyuk  72'	Stadium: Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Berik Rakhimbekov

Astana v Zhetysu

24 September 20116	Astana	1 – 0	Zhetysu	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Zhalmagambetov  9'  77' Zhumaskaliyev 45+1' Bogavac  90+2'	Summary		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko

Irtysh v Astana

30 September 20117	Irtysh	3 – 1	Astana	Pavlodar
19:00 (UTC+6)	Asanbayev 3' 71' Y.Akhmetov  30' Coulibaly  36' Chernyshov  53' Maltsev 77'	Summary	Karpovich  36' D.Dautov  58'  60' Chernyshov 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Pavlodar Central Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Kairat Slambekov

Astana v Aktobe

15 October 20118	Astana	3 – 2	Aktobe	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Karpovich  39' Bugaiov 45', 65', 70' 54' Shakhmetov  77'  87'	Summary	Mané 15' Kenzhesariev  43' Smakov  54' Kostić 61' P.Badlo  68'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Akmalkhan Kholmatov

Astana v Ordabasy

22 October 20119	Astana	1 – 3	Ordabasy	Astana
17:00 (UTC+6)	Božinovski  48' Bogavac 77'	Summary	Yevstigneyev 8' T.Adyrbekov  16'  62' Tazhimbetov 38', 47' Nesterenko  59'  83'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pavel Saliy

Shakhter Karagandy v Astana

29 October 201110	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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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]

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

Astana v Kairat

20 April 2011Second Round	Astana	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p)	Kairat	Astana
18:30 (UTC+6)	Bugaiov 89' Bogavac  115'	Summary Report	I.Vorotnikov  18' Fomin 75' Shestakov  119'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko
	Penalties
	Aliev Rozhkov Bugaiov Shakhmetov		Baltiev Strukov Kirylchyk Y.Kostrub Golovskoy

Squad statistics

As of match played 29 October 2011

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SRB	Nenad Erić	32	0	31	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	KAZ	Damir Dautov	23	0	8+13	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
4	DF	KAZ	Maksim Zhalmagambetov	11	1	5+6	1	0	0	0	0
5	DF	KAZ	Piraliy Aliev	26	1	23+2	1	1	0	0	0
6	DF	KAZ	Kairat Nurdauletov	33	1	31	1	1	0	1	0
7	FW	MDA	Anatolie Doroș	13	0	6+7	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	KAZ	Andrei Karpovich	10	0	9	0	0	0	1	0
9	MF	KAZ	Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev	33	10	31	10	1	0	1	0
10	FW	MDA	Igor Bugaiov	28	10	25+1	7	1	1	1	2
11	FW	MNE	Dragan Bogavac	28	12	25+1	12	1	0	1	0
14	FW	UKR	Roman Pakholyuk	9	0	3+6	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	MKD	Bobi Božinovski	17	0	5+11	0	1	0	0	0
17	FW	KAZ	Tanat Nusserbayev	26	7	21+4	7	1	0	0	0
18	MF	KAZ	Maksim Azovskiy	24	0	9+13	0	1	0	1	0
19	DF	KAZ	Mark Gorman	33	1	31	1	1	0	1	0
20	DF	KAZ	Dmitri Shomko	12	0	4+7	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	KAZ	Marat Shakhmetov	29	3	26+1	3	0+1	0	0+1	0
27	DF	KAZ	Mikhail Rozhkov	28	2	26	2	1	0	1	0
40	FW	KAZ	Denis Prokopenko	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
55	GK	RUS	Aleksei Belkin	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players away from Astana on loan:
7	MF	KAZ	Ulan Konysbayev	13	0	4+7	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
13	FW	SRB	Danilo Belić	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Astana that left during the season:
3	DF	KAZ	Aleksandr Kirov	9	0	4+4	0	0	0	1	0
8	DF	KAZ	Ivan Shevchenko	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	RUS	Zaurbek Pliyev	22	1	21	1	1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Kazakhstan Super Cup	Total
1	FW		11	Dragan Bogavac	12	0	0	12
2	MF		9	Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev	10	0	0	10
	FW		10	Igor Bugaiov	7	1	2	10
4	FW		17	Tanat Nusserbayev	7	0	0	7
5	MF		22	Marat Shakhmetov	3	0	0	3
	MF		7	Ulan Konysbayev	3	0	0	3
7	DF		27	Mikhail Rozhkov	2	0	0	2
8	DF		5	Piraliy Aliev	1	0	0	1
	DF		12	Zaurbek Pliyev	1	0	0	1
	DF		19	Mark Gorman	1	0	0	1
	DF		6	Kairat Nurdauletov	1	0	0	1
	DF		4	Maksim Zhalmagambetov	1	0	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	50	1	2	53

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Kazakhstan Super Cup	Total
1	GK		1	Nenad Erić	12	0	0	12
				TOTALS	12	0	0	12

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Kazakhstan Super Cup		Total
1		GK	Nenad Erić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Damir Dautov	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
4		DF	Maksim Zhalmagambetov	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
5		DF	Piraliy Aliev	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6		DF	Kairat Nurdauletov	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
7		FW	Anatolie Doroș	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Andrei Karpovich	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
9		MF	Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
10		FW	Igor Bugaiov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Dragan Bogavac	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
14		FW	Roman Pakholyuk	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
15		MF	Bobi Božinovski	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17		FW	Tanat Nusserbayev	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19		DF	Mark Gorman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		DF	Dmitri Shomko	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Marat Shakhmetov	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
27		DF	Mikhail Rozhkov	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
Players who left Astana during the season:
7		MF	Ulan Konysbayev	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
8		DF	Ivan Shevchenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12		DF	Zaurbek Pliyev	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	54	7	1	0	0	0	55	7

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. Erić was born in Požega, SFR Yugoslavia, becoming a Kazakhstani citizen in 2014, making his debut for Kazakhstan in February 2015.
3. Rozhkov was born in Moscow, Russia, but qualified to represent Kazakhstan, making his debut for Kazakhstan in March 2010.