The 2011–12 season was Anzhi Makhachkala's second successive season in the highest tier of football in Russia, which they finished in 5th place, qualifying for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Anzhi also competed in the Russian Cup where they were knocked out by Dynamo Moscow in the Round of 16.
Season events On 27 December 2011, Yuri Krasnozhan was appointed as Anzhi's new manager, on a five-year contract. However, on 13 February 2012, Krasnozhan resigned as manager of Anzhi, with Andrei Gordeyev and Roberto Carlos being placed in temporary charge again.
On 17 February, Guus Hiddink was announced as Anzhi's third manager of the season.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Vladimir Gabulov GK Dynamo Moscow 2011 11 0 31 Yevgeny Pomazan GK CSKA Moscow 2011 5 0 77 Aleksandr Makarov GK Saturn Ramenskoye 2011 3 0 91 Azamat Dzhioev GK Spartak Moscow 2011 0 0 Mehdi Jannatov GK Academy 2010 0 0 Defenders 3 Roberto Carlos DF Corinthians 2011 2013 28 5 4 Aleksei Igonin DF Saturn Ramenskoye 2011 6 0 13 Rasim Tagirbekov DF Trainee 2002 15 Arseny Logashov DF Khimki 2011 9 0 16 Viktor Kuzmichyov DF Saturn Ramenskoye 2011 0 0 18 Benoît Angbwa DF Saturn Ramenskoye 2011 2014 30 4 22 Christopher Samba DF Blackburn Rovers 2012 2016 10 1 30 João Carlos DF Genk 2011 29 1 63 Ali Gadzhibekov DF Trainee 2006 Midfielders 6 Mbark Boussoufa MF Anderlecht 2011 39 7 7 Kamil Agalarov MF Dagdizel Kaspiysk 2008 8 Jucilei MF Corinthians 2011 29 1 20 Mehdi Carcela MF Standard Liège 2011 8 0 21 Sharif Mukhammad MF Dynamo Makhachkala 2010 8 0 25 Odil Ahmedov MF Pakhtakor Tashkent 2011 46 2 27 Oleg Shatov MF Ural Sverdlovsk 2012 7 0 61 Magomed Mirzabekov MF Torpedo-ZIL Moscow 2010 2 0 81 Yuri Zhirkov MF Chelsea 2011 24 1 88 Aleksei Ivanov MF Saturn Ramenskoye 2011 26 1 90 Makhach Gadzhiyev MF Saturn Ramenskoye 2011 24 3 Georgy Gabulov MF Alania Vladikavkaz 2012 0 0 Forwards 10 Shamil Lakhiyalov FW Krasnodar 2011 17 Jan Holenda FW Sparta Prague 2010 43 11 89 Aleksandr Prudnikov FW loan from Spartak Moscow 2011 2012 21 3 99 Samuel Eto'o FW Inter Milan 2011 2014 23 13 Players away on loan 14 Dmitri Ivanov MF Rostov 2008 22 Miro Slavov FW Girondins de Bordeaux 2010 2 0 Badavi Huseynov DF Dagdizel Kaspiysk 2010 0 0 Oskars Kļava DF Liepājas Metalurgs 2010 10 0 Irakli Klimiashvili MF WIT Georgia 2011 0 0 Ilya Kukharchuk MF Rubin Kazan 2010 12 2 Arafat Djako FW Hapoel Acre 2010 0 0 Players that left during the season 1 Nukri Revishvili GK Rubin Kazan 2010 43 0 4 Mahir Shukurov DF Inter Baku 2010 20 0 5 Ibra Kébé MF Spartak Nizhny Novgorod 2006 9 Diego Tardelli FW Atlético Mineiro 2011 14 0 19 Zurab Arziani MF Olimpi Rustavi 2007 20 Mikhail Bakayev MF Alania Vladikavkaz 2009 21 Giorgi Iluridze FW Dinamo Tbilisi 2010 6 0 22 Balázs Dzsudzsák MF PSV Eindhoven 2011 10 0 33 Isah Eliakwu FW Varese 2010 4 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.1 January 2011GKAleksandr MakarovSaturn Moscow OblastUndisclosed1 January 2011DFMikhail PometskoUnattachedFree1 January 2011DFBenoît AngbwaSaturn Moscow OblastUndisclosed1 January 2011MFIrakli KlimiashviliWIT GeorgiaUndisclosed1 January 2011MFMakhach GadzhiyevSaturn Moscow OblastUndisclosed1 January 2011MFViktor KuzmichyovSaturn Moscow OblastUndisclosed24 January 2011DFJoão CarlosKRC GenkUndisclosed6 February 2011MFAleksei IvanovSaturn Moscow OblastUndisclosed12 February 2011DFRoberto CarlosCorinthiansUndisclosed22 February 2011MFJucileiCorinthiansUndisclosed1 March 2011MFShamil LakhiyalovKrasnodarUndisclosed7 March 2011MFMbark BoussoufaAnderlechtUndisclosed8 March 2011FWDiego TardelliAtlético MineiroUndisclosed6 May 2011FWArafat DjakoHapoel AcreUndisclosed1 July 2011MFBalázs DzsudzsákPSV EindhovenUndisclosed1 July 2011MFOdil AhmedovPakhtakor TashkentUndisclosed1 July 2011FWIslamnur AbdulavovDynamo KyivUndisclosed28 July 2011DFArseniy LogashovKhimkiUndisclosed6 August 2011DFYuri ZhirkovChelseaUndisclosed13 August 2011FWAleksandr PrudnikovSpartak MoscowUndisclosed23 August 2011FWSamuel Eto'oInter MilanUndisclosed26 August 2011MFSeyt-Daut GarakoyevLokomotiv MoscowUndisclosed26 August 2011MFIslam SuleymanovZenit St.PetersburgUndisclosed30 August 2011GKVladimir GabulovDynamo MoscowUndisclosed30 August 2011MFMehdi CarcelaStandard LiègeUndisclosed31 August 2011GKYevgeny PomazanCSKA MoscowUndisclosed3 February 2012MFOleg ShatovUral Sverdlovsk OblastUndisclosed24 February 2012MFGeorgy GabulovAlania VladikavkazUndisclosed25 February 2012DFChristopher SambaBlackburn RoversUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.9 February 2011MFOdil AhmedovPakhtakor Tashkent30 June 201110 March 2011FWAleksandr PrudnikovSpartak Moscow30 June 2012
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 January 2011GKIlya AbayevVolga Nizhny NovgorodUndisclosed1 January 2011GKLeonid MusinUral Sverdlovsk OblastUndisclosed1 January 2011DFAkhmad MagomedovDagdizel KaspiyskUndisclosed1 January 2011DFGamzat OmarovDagdizel KaspiyskUndisclosed1 January 2011MFGocha KhojavaVolga Nizhny NovgorodUndisclosed1 January 2011MFShamil AlimagomayevMashuk-KMV PyatigorskUndisclosed1 January 2011MFDmitri VasilyevLuch-Energiya VladivostokUndisclosed1 January 2011MFDavid TsorayevKuban KrasnodarUndisclosed1 January 2011FWOtar MartsvaladzeVolga Nizhny NovgorodUndisclosed1 January 2011FWRuslan AliyevDagdizel KaspiyskUndisclosed21 January 2011MFAndrei StreltsovDynamo BryanskUndisclosed1 March 2011MFTodor TimonovBotev PlovdivUndisclosed1 April 2011DFMahir ShukurovGabalaUndisclosed2 August 2011MFZurab ArzianiVolga Nizhny NovgorodUndisclosed3 August 2011MFMikhail BakayevAlania VladikavkazUndisclosed23 December 2011GKNukri RevishviliKrasnodarUndisclosed4 January 2012FWDiego TardelliAl-GharafaUndisclosed16 January 2012MFBalázs DzsudzsákDynamo MoscowUndisclosed1 February 2012FWGiorgi IluridzeDila GoriUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.10 February 2011MFZurab ArzianiDinamo Tbilisi30 June 20111 April 2011MFMikhail PometskoDagdizel Kaspiysk30 June 201214 April 2011MFDmitri IvanovDagdizel Kaspiysk31 December 201113 July 2011FWMiro SlavovMetalurh Donetsk30 June 20121 August 2011DFBadavi HuseynovSumgayit City31 August 20121 August 2011DFOskars KļavaKhimki31 December 20111 August 2011DFArseny LogashovFakel Voronezh31 December 20111 August 2011FWArafat DjakoGaziantepspor1 December 20111 August 2011MFIrakli KlimiashviliPakhtakor Tashkent30 June 201231 August 2011GKVladimir GabulovCSKA Moscow31 December 20111 January 2012FWArafat DjakoAl-Arabi30 June 201222 February 2012FWIlya KukharchukUral Sverdlovsk Oblast30 June 2012
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.31 December 2011DFIbra KébéRetired31 December 2011FWIsah EliakwuGallipoli1 December 201230 June 2012DFRoberto CarlosRetired30 June 2012DFAleksei IgoninRetired30 June 2012DFMahammad MirzabeyovSumgayit 30 June 2012MFIrakli KlimiashviliDila Gori 30 June 2012FWArafat DjakoInter Baku8 September 2012
Friendlies
2012 Copa del Sol
Competitions
Premier League
First phase
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Championship Group
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Russian Cup
2010-11
2011-12
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Anzhi Makhachkala on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Anzhi Makhachkala no longer at the club:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier League2010–11 Russian Cup2011–12 Russian CupTotal1 FW99Samuel Eto'o1300132 MF6 Mbark Boussoufa70073 FW17Jan Holenda60064 DF3 Roberto Carlos40155 DF18Benoît Angbwa4004FW10Shamil Lakhiyalov40047 MF90Makhach Gadzhiyev3003FW89Aleksandr Prudnikov30039 MF7 Kamil Agalarov1102MF25Odil Ahmedov1012 Own goal101212DF 13Rasim Tagirbekov1001MF88Aleksei Ivanov1001DF30João Carlos1001MF81Yuri Zhirkov1001MF8 Jucilei1001DF22Christopher Samba1001MF14Dmitri Ivanov0011DF63Ali Gadzhibekov0011TOTALS522357
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier League2010–11 Russian Cup2011–12 Russian CupTotal1 GK1 Nukri Revishvili901102 GK1 Vladimir Gabulov40043 GK77Aleksandr Makarov1001GK31Yevgeny Pomazan1001TOTALS150116
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier League2010–11 Russian Cup2011–12 Russian CupTotal1 GKVladimir Gabulov100000103 DFRoberto Carlos000010106 MFMbark Boussoufa910000917 MFKamil Agalarov700000708 MFJucilei5000005010FWShamil Lakhiyalov2000002013DFRasim Tagirbekov7000007015DFArseny Logashov3000104017FWJan Holenda2000002018DFBenoît Angbwa5000005021MFSharif Mukhammad2000002022DFChristopher Samba1000001025MFOdil Akhmedov6000006027MFOleg Shatov1000001030DFJoão Carlos6100107163DFAli Gadzhibekov9000009081MFYuri Zhirkov4000004088FWAleksei Ivanov2010003089FWAleksandr Prudnikov2000204090FWMakhach Gadzhiyev1000102099FWSamuel Eto'o60001070Players away on loan:Players who left Anzhi Makhachkala during the season:1 GKNukri Revishvili300020505 MFIbra Kébé1000001020MFMikhail Bakayev20000020TOTALS8411090941
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