2012 Kazakhstan Premier League

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2012
ChampionsShakhter Karagandy
RelegatedSunkar
Okzhetpes
Champions LeagueShakhter Karagandy
Europa LeagueAstana
Irtysh Pavlodar
Aktobe
Matches played144
Goals scored348 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerUlugbek Bakaev and Ihar Zyankovich (9)
Biggest home winAstana 5-0 Atyrau
Biggest away winZhetysu 1–5 Shakhter
Highest scoringZhetysu 5–2 Kaisar
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The 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 21st season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. The season was scheduled to start on 9 March 2012 and to conclude on 27 October 2012[1] Shakhter Karagandy as the defending champions having won their first league championship last year succeeded in preservation of its league title.

The league was expanded from twelve to fourteen teams for this season.

Changes from 2011 season

The league was expanded from twelve to fourteen teams for this season. This also led to a change in the competition modus. The second phase with it separate play-off groups for championship and relegation has been abolished; all teams will play a single home-and-away round-robin schedule.[citation needed]

Teams

Promoted

Relegated

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Locations of teams in the 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aktobe Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium 13,500
Akzhayik Oral Petr Atoyan Stadium 8,320
Astana Astana Astana Arena 30,000
Atyrau Atyrau Munayshy Stadium 9,000
Irtysh Pavlodar Pavlodar Central Stadium 15,000
Kairat Almaty Almaty Central Stadium 25,057
Kaisar Kyzylorda Gany Muratbayev Stadium 07,300
Okzhetpes Kokshetau Okzhetpes Stadium 10,000
Ordabasy Shymkent K. Munaitpasov Stadium, Shymkent 37,000
Shakhter Karagandy Shakhtyor Stadium 19,000
Sunkar Kaskelen Tauelsizdik 10 zhyldygy 02,500
Taraz Taraz Taraz Central Stadium 12,525
Tobol Kostanay Kostanay Central Stadium 08,323
Zhetysu Taldykorgan Zhetysu Stadium 04,000

Personnel and kits

Note: 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 Shirt sponsor
Aktobe Russia Vladimir Mukhanov Kazakhstan Samat Smakov adidas —
Akzhayik Slovakia Jozef Škrlík
Astana Czech Republic Miroslav Beránek Kazakhstan Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev adidas Qazaqstan Temir Zholy
Atyrau Kazakhstan Yuriy Konkov Kazakhstan Andrei Travin adidas
Irtysh Kazakhstan Talgat Baisufinov Kazakhstan David Loria Nike ENRC
Kairat Spain José Pérez Serer Kazakhstan Ruslan Baltiev adidas KazRosGaz
Kaisar Kazakhstan Vladimir Nikitenko Slovenia Borut Semler adidas —
Okzhetpes Kazakhstan Vladimir Cheburin Umbro —
Ordabasy Ukraine Viktor Pasulko Kazakhstan Kairat Ashirbekov adidas —
Shakhter Russia Viktor Kumykov Kazakhstan Andrey Finonchenko Umbro ArcelorMittal
Sunkar Kazakhstan Vladimir Gulyaimkhadarov
Taraz Serbia Ljupko Petrović Kazakhstan Nurtas Kurgulin Nike —
Tobol Ukraine Vyacheslav Grozny Kazakhstan Aleksandr Petukhov Erreà —
Zhetysu Serbia Slobodan Krčmarević Nike —

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Kairat England John Gregory Sacked December 2011[2][3] Pre-Season Kazakhstan Dmitry Ogay December 2011[4]
Okzhetpes Ukraine Viktor Dohadailo 14th Kazakhstan Vladimir Cheburin March 2012
Astana Ukraine Oleh Protasov Resign 10th Czech Republic Miroslav Beránek April 2012
Kaisar Kazakhstan Sergei Kogai 13th Kazakhstan Vladimir Nikitenko April 2012
Zhetysu Kazakhstan Serik Abdualiyev 13th Serbia Slobodan Krčmarević May 9, 2012[5]
Kairat Kazakhstan Dmitry Ogai 10th Spain Jose Perez Serer

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to eight per KPL team. A team can use only five foreign players on the field in each game.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8
Aktobe Trinidad and Tobago Robert Primus Czech Republic Lukáš Bajer Kyrgyzstan Emil Kenzhesariev Lithuania Arūnas Klimavičius Moldova Serghei Covalciuc Uzbekistan Alexander Geynrikh Uzbekistan Marat Bikmaev Uzbekistan Timur Kapadze
Akzhayik Slovenia Borut Semler Czech Republic Jakub Chleboun Kyrgyzstan Anatoliy Vlasichev Czech Republic Pavel Černý Montenegro Miloš Stojčev Belarus Ihar Zyankovich Cameroon Haman Sadjo Slovakia Miloš Brezinský
Astana Serbia Nenad Erić Cameroon Christian Ebala Central African Republic Foxi Kéthévoama North Macedonia Filip Ivanovski North Macedonia Dimitrija Lazarevski Russia Aleksei Belkin Montenegro Damir Kojašević
Atyrau Serbia Đorđe Tutorić Russia Artyom Fomin Portugal Fausto Brazil Sandro Serbia Vladimir Buač Brazil Nivaldo Iceland Hannes Sigurðsson Serbia Nikola Milanković
Irtysh Mali Mamoutou Coulibaly Bulgaria Nemanja Džodžo Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakayev Czech Republic Štěpán Kučera Bosnia and Herzegovina Darko Maletić Cameroon Titi Essomba Serbia Predrag Govedarica
Kairat Spain Alberto Heredia Scotland Stuart Duff Serbia Marko Đorđević Croatia Josip Knežević Spain Souto Spain Óscar Belarus Alyaksandr Bychanok
Kaisar Serbia Nemanja Džodžo Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradimir Crnogorac Serbia Marjan Marković Ukraine Oleg Khromtsov Nigeria Philip Edeipo Serbia Bojan Mamić Belarus Dmitri Parkhachev Morocco Karim Fachtali
Okzhetpes Serbia Marko Milovanović Romania Adrian Grigoruță Romania Ovidiu Mendizov Georgia (country) Davit Chagelishvili Turkmenistan Arslanmyrat Amanow
Ordabasy Uganda Andrew Mwesigwa Serbia Aleksandar Trajković Senegal Gueye Mansour Ukraine Artem Kasyanov Nigeria Baba Collins Serbia Vladimir Đilas Tunisia Mohamed Arouri
Shakhter Karagandy Lithuania Gediminas Vičius Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Vasiljević Latvia Eduards Višņakovs Belarus Andrey Paryvayew Serbia Filip Arsenijević Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Đidić Colombia Roger Cañas
Sunkar Czech Republic Stanislav Nohýnek Bosnia and Herzegovina Rade Đokić Serbia Goran Cvetković Moldova Gheorghe Ovseanicov Lithuania Mantas Savėnas Serbia Dragomir Vukobratović
Taraz Serbia Ersin Mehmedović Senegal Abdoulaye Diakate Croatia Neven Vukman Serbia Miroslav Lečić Serbia Ognjen Krasić Nigeria Obiora Odita Serbia Ivan Perić
Tobol Belarus Syarhey Kantsavy Brazil Jhonnes Moldova Igor Bugaiov Serbia Nenad Šljivić North Macedonia Mensur Kurtiši Russia Vitali Volkov Serbia Nemanja Jovanović Russia Sergei Strukov
Zhetysu Bulgaria Tanko Dyakov Cyprus Siniša Dobrašinović Serbia Danilo Belić Serbia Miloš Mihajlov Croatia Edin Junuzović Serbia Zoran Kostić Serbia Marko Đalović

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shakhter Karagandy (C) 26 17 2 7 48 15 +33 53 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Irtysh Pavlodar 26 15 6 5 46 20 +26 51 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Aktobe 26 15 5 6 44 22 +22 50
4 Taraz 26 14 4 8 32 30 +2 46
5 Astana 26 13 7 6 34 24 +10 46 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
6 Tobol 26 13 6 7 42 27 +15 45
7 Ordabasy 26 10 9 7 29 24 +5 39
8 Akzhayik 26 10 4 12 34 39 −5 34
9 Kaisar 26 8 6 12 21 33 −12 30
10 Kairat 26 7 8 11 23 34 −11 29
11 Atyrau 26 7 6 13 16 32 −16 27
12 Zhetysu 26 6 5 15 27 45 −18 23
13 Sunkar (R) 26 5 8 13 16 31 −15 23 Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
14 Okzhetpes (R) 26 3 2 21 20 56 −36 11
Source: FFK (in Russian)
Rules for classification: 1st points;
Two team tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goals difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals scored;
Multiple teams tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd goals difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Astana qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as winner of 2012 Kazakhstan Cup.

Results

Home \ Away AKT AKZ AST ATY IRT KRT KSR OKZ ORD SHA SUN TAR TOB ZHE
Aktobe 3–4 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 5–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–1 4–0
Akzhayik 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–2
Astana 1–0 2–1 5–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–4 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0
Atyrau 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1
Irtysh Pavlodar 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 3–0
Kairat 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–0
Kaisar 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0
Okzhetpes 1–4 0–3 1–3 1–2 1–4 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–0
Ordabasy 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 4–1
Shakhter Karagandy 2–0 3–1 0–1 4–0 0–1 4–1 3–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 5–1
Sunkar 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–0
Taraz 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–3
Tobol 2–2 6–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 0–1 2–1
Zhetysu 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 5–2 1–0 0–1 1–5 1–1 2–0 1–1
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals (Pen.)
1 Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakaev Irtysh 14 (4)
2 Kazakhstan Tanat Nuserbaev Astana 10
Belarus Ihar Zyankovich Akzhayik 10 (3)
4 Kazakhstan Baurzhan Dzholchiyev Tobol 8
Croatia Edin Junuzović Zhetysu 8
6 Senegal Mansour Gueye Ordabasy 7
Serbia Miroslav Lečić Taraz 7
Russia Sergei Strukov Irtysh/Tobol 7
Kazakhstan Daurenbek Tazhimbetov Ordabasy 7
Lithuania Gediminas Vičius Shakhter Karagandy 7

References

  1. ^ "Summary - Premier League - Kazakhstan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "John Gregory". Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Kairat football club paid John Gregori $120 000 on termination of contract". tengrinews. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Dmitry Ogay". Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  5. ^ Слободан Крчмаревич - главный тренер "Жетысу" (Slobodan Krčmarević - head coach of "Zhetysu") Archived 2012-07-10 at archive.today. Football Federation of Kazakhstan website. May 9, 2012