The 2011–12 Rostov season was the 3rd straight season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They finished the season in 13th place, meaning they had to win a Relegation Playoff against Shinnik Yaroslavl, which they won 4–0 on aggregate. Rostov also competed in the 2010–11 & 2011–12 Russian Cup reaching the semi-finals in both.
Rostov started the season with Oleh Protasov as manager, but he was sacked as manager on 13 May 2011, being replaced by Volodymyr Lyutyi in a caretaker capacity. Lyutyi himself was sacked as caretaker on 20 June 2011, being replaced by Andrei Talalayev, also as caretaker. On 1 July Sergei Balakhnin was appointed as Protasov's permanent successor, but was replaced as manager on 18 April 2012 by Anatoli Baidachny.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 12 Ilya Madilov GK Istra 2011 0 0 21 Stipe Pletikosa GK Spartak Moscow 2011 25 0 22 Dejan Radić GK Spartak Nalchik 2010 16 0 41 Artyom Orsayev GK Youth team 2011 0 0 62 Vladislav Suslov GK Youth team 2011 0 0 97 Sergei Pesyakov GK loan from Spartak Moscow 2012 2012 2 0 Defenders 3 Kornel Saláta DF Slovan Bratislava 2011 45 3 4 Isaac Okoronkwo DF Moscow 2010 60 0 15 Ivan Živanović DF Sampdoria 2008 16 Dmitri Kruglov DF Inter Baku 2011 22 1 24 Denis Kolodin DF loan from Dynamo Moscow 2012 2012 11 0 28 Igor Smolnikov DF loan from Lokomotiv Moscow 2011 2012 28 1 72 Valentin Filatov DF Spartak Nalchik 2011 12 0 89 Vitali Dyakov DF Lokomotiv Moscow 2012 6 0 Midfielders 2 Timofei Kalachev MF Krylia Sovetov 2010 6 Oscar Ahumada MF Veracruz 2011 3 0 7 Élson MF VfB Stuttgart 2011 17 0 11 Dragan Blatnjak MF Khimki 2010 48 2 47 Khoren Bayramyan MF Youth Team 2010 20 0 81 Răzvan Cociș MF Al-Nassr 2011 29 4 84 Alexandru Gațcan MF Rubin Kazan 2008 88 Edgaras Česnauskis MF Dynamo Moscow 2011 28 0 92 Roman Yemelyanov MF loan from Shakhtar Donetsk 2011 19 0 Forwards 9 Roman Adamov FW loan from Rubin Kazan 2010 10 Dmitri Kirichenko FW Saturn Ramenskoye 2011 24 2 18 Michal Papadopulos FW Zhemchuzhina-Sochi 2011 11 1 19 Héctor Bracamonte FW Terek Grozny 2011 28 7 23 Dmitry Poloz FW Lokomotiv Moscow 2012 10 0 Out on loan 49 Nikita Vasilyev MF Spartak Moscow 2010 0 0 Left during the season 5 Aleksandr Khokhlov DF Zenit St.Petersburg 2011 10 0 8 Chavdar Yankov MF loan from Metalurh Donetsk 2010 29 2 13 Aleksei Rebko MF Dynamo Moscow 2011 15 0 14 Anri Khagush DF loan from Rubin Kazan 2010 49 3 17 Maksim Grigoryev FW loan from MITOS Novocherkassk 2011 33 6 20 Anis Boussaïdi DF PAOK 2011 18 0 30 Anton Kochenkov GK loan from Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2011 20 0 33 Dmitri Malyaka MF loan from MITOS Novocherkassk 2011 4 0 77 Andriy Proshyn DF Alania Vladikavkaz 2010 9 0 90 Artyom Kulesha MF loan from Rubin Kazan 2011 3 0 99 Oleg Ivanov MF Krylia Sovetov 2011 17 1
Reserve squad
Transfers Winter 2010–11
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Summer 2011
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Winter 2011–12
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Competitions Premier League
First phase
Results by round
Results
Table
Relegation Group
Results by round
Results
Table
Relegation play-offs
Russian Cup 2010-11
2011-12
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Rostov on loan during the season:
|colspan="14"|Players left Rostov during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRelegation Play-off2010-11 Russian Cup2011-12 Russian CupTotal1 FW9 Roman Adamov11200132 FW19Héctor Bracamonte600173 FW10Dmitri Kirichenko510064 FW17Maksim Grigoryev201255 MF2 Timofei Kalachev40004MF84Alexandru Gațcan40004MF11Dragan Blatnjak30104MF81Răzvan Cociș310049 DF3 Kornel Saláta2001310 FW18Michal Papadopulos10001DF14Anri Khagush10001DF4 Isaac Okoronkwo10001DF28Igor Smolnikov10001DF16Dmitri Kruglov10001MF99Oleg Ivanov00011TOTALS4442555
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRelegation Play-off2010-11 Russian Cup2011-12 Russian CupTotal1 GK21Stipe Pletikosa520072 GK30Anton Kochenkov3.50104.53 GK22Dejan Radić1.50001.54 GK97Sergei Pesyakov00011TOTALS1021114
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRelegation Play-off2010-11 Russian Cup2011-12 Russian CupTotal2 MFTimofei Kalachev71001010913 DFKornel Saláta51000000514 DFIsaac Okoronkwo1010000101116 MFOscar Ahumada10000000107 MFÉlson30000000309 FWRoman Adamov11000100012010FWDmitri Kirichenko100000001011MFDragan Blatnjak000010001016DFDmitri Kruglov100000001017FWMaksim Grigoryev300010004019FWHéctor Bracamonte600000208021GKStipe Pletikosa200000002023FWDmitry Poloz100000001024DFDenis Kolodin510000005128DFIgor Smolnikov711000008147MFKhoren Bayramyan200000002072DFValentin Filatov300000003081MFRăzvan Cociș500000005084MFAlexandru Gațcan16210000017288MFEdgaras Česnauskis700021009189DFVitali Dyakov001000001092MFRoman Yemelyanov5100001061Players away on loan:49MFNikita Vasilyev1000000010Players who left Rostov during the season:5 DFAleksandr Khokhlov40000000408 MFChavdar Yankov410010102014DFAnri Khagush16100001017120DFAnis Boussaïdi210000002130GKAnton Kochenkov100000001033MFDmitri Malyaka300000003077DFAndriy Proshyn010010001199MFOleg Ivanov4000100050TOTALS1361230917015513
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