The 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 20th season of the

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

, the highest

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league competition in

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. The season began on 6 March 2011 and ended on 29 October 2011.

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were the defending champions having won their first league championship last year. 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. Shakhter won the championship, the teams' first title.

Teams

Akzhayik and

FC Okzhetpes Football Club Okzhetpes ( kk, Оқжетпес Футбол Клубы, ''Oqjetpes Kókshetaý Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakhstani professional football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently plays in the Kazakhstan Premie ...

were relegated to the

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at the end of last season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Akzhayik returned to the

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

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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.

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Foreign players

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.

First stage

Standings

Results

During these matches, each team played each other team twice (once at home and once away).

Second stage

Standings

Results

During these matches, each team played every other team in their half of the table twice (once at home and once away).

Top goalscorers

Last updated: 2 November 2011

References

External links

Official website
{{2011–12 in European football (UEFA) Kazakhstan Premier League seasons 1 Kazakh Kazakh