# 2011–12 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season

The 2011–12 season was Anzhi Makhachkala's 2nd 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

    As of match played 13 May 2012
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Vladimir Gabulov | GK | (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 (aged 28) | Dynamo Moscow | 2011 | | 11 | 0 |
| 31 | Yevgeny Pomazan | GK | (1989-01-31)31 January 1989 (aged 23) | CSKA Moscow | 2011 | | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | Aleksandr Makarov | GK | (1978-08-23)23 August 1978 (aged 33) | Saturn Ramenskoye | 2011 | | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | Azamat Dzhioev | GK | (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 21) | Spartak Moscow | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Mehdi Jannatov | GK | (1992-01-26)26 January 1992 (aged 20) | Academy | 2010 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Roberto Carlos | DF | (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 39) | Corinthians | 2011 | 2013 | 28 | 5 |
| 4 | Aleksei Igonin | DF | (1976-03-18)18 March 1976 (aged 36) | Saturn Ramenskoye | 2011 | | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Rasim Tagirbekov | DF | (1984-05-04)4 May 1984 (aged 28) | Trainee | 2002 | | | |
| 15 | Arseny Logashov | DF | (1991-08-20)20 August 1991 (aged 20) | Khimki | 2011 | | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | Viktor Kuzmichyov | DF | (1992-03-19)19 March 1992 (aged 20) | Saturn Ramenskoye | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Benoît Angbwa | DF | (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 30) | Saturn Ramenskoye | 2011 | 2014 | 30 | 4 |
| 22 | Christopher Samba | DF | (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 28) | Blackburn Rovers | 2012 | 2016 | 10 | 1 |
| 30 | João Carlos | DF | (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 30) | Genk | 2011 | | 29 | 1 |
| 63 | Ali Gadzhibekov | DF | (1989-08-06)6 August 1989 (aged 22) | Trainee | 2006 | | | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Mbark Boussoufa | MF | (1984-08-15)15 August 1984 (aged 27) | Anderlecht | 2011 | | 39 | 7 |
| 7 | Kamil Agalarov | MF | (1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 23) | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 2008 | | | |
| 8 | Jucilei | MF | (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 24) | Corinthians | 2011 | | 29 | 1 |
| 20 | Mehdi Carcela | MF | (1989-07-01)1 July 1989 (aged 22) | Standard Liège | 2011 | | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | Sharif Mukhammad | MF | (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 22) | Dynamo Makhachkala | 2010 | | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Odil Ahmedov | MF | (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 24) | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2011 | | 46 | 2 |
| 27 | Oleg Shatov | MF | (1990-07-29)29 July 1990 (aged 21) | Ural Sverdlovsk | 2012 | | 7 | 0 |
| 61 | Magomed Mirzabekov | MF | (1990-11-16)16 November 1990 (aged 21) | Torpedo-ZIL Moscow | 2010 | | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Yuri Zhirkov | MF | (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 28) | Chelsea | 2011 | | 24 | 1 |
| 88 | Aleksei Ivanov | MF | (1981-09-01)1 September 1981 (aged 30) | Saturn Ramenskoye | 2011 | | 26 | 1 |
| 90 | Makhach Gadzhiyev | MF | (1987-10-18)18 October 1987 (aged 24) | Saturn Ramenskoye | 2011 | | 24 | 3 |
| | Georgy Gabulov | MF | (1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 23) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2012 | | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | Shamil Lakhiyalov | FW | (1979-10-28)28 October 1979 (aged 32) | Krasnodar | 2011 | | | |
| 17 | Jan Holenda | FW | (1985-08-22)22 August 1985 (aged 26) | Sparta Prague | 2010 | | 43 | 11 |
| 89 | Aleksandr Prudnikov | FW | (1989-02-24)24 February 1989 (aged 23) | loan from Spartak Moscow | 2011 | 2012 | 21 | 3 |
| 99 | Samuel Eto'o | FW | (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 31) | Inter Milan | 2011 | 2014 | 23 | 13 |
| Players away on loan ||||||||||
| 14 | Dmitri Ivanov | MF | (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 25) | Rostov | 2008 | | | |
| 22 | Miro Slavov | FW | (1990-09-08)8 September 1990 (aged 21) | Girondins de Bordeaux | 2010 | | 2 | 0 |
| | Badavi Huseynov | DF | (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 20) | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 2010 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Oskars Kļava | DF | (1983-08-08)8 August 1983 (aged 28) | Liepājas Metalurgs | 2010 | | 10 | 0 |
| | Irakli Klimiashvili | MF | (1988-05-30)30 May 1988 (aged 23) | WIT Georgia | 2011 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Ilya Kukharchuk | MF | (1990-08-02)2 August 1990 (aged 21) | Rubin Kazan | 2010 | | 12 | 2 |
| | Arafat Djako | FW | (1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 23) | Hapoel Acre | 2010 | | 0 | 0 |
| Players that left during the season ||||||||||
| 1 | Nukri Revishvili | GK | (1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 25) | Rubin Kazan | 2010 | | 43 | 0 |
| 4 | Mahir Shukurov | DF | (1982-12-12)12 December 1982 (aged 29) | Inter Baku | 2010 | | 20 | 0 |
| 5 | Ibra Kébé | MF | (1978-12-24)24 December 1978 (aged 33) | Spartak Nizhny Novgorod | 2006 | | | |
| 9 | Diego Tardelli | FW | (1985-05-10)10 May 1985 (aged 27) | Atlético Mineiro | 2011 | | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Zurab Arziani | MF | (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 24) | Olimpi Rustavi | 2007 | | | |
| 20 | Mikhail Bakayev | MF | (1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 24) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2009 | | | |
| 21 | Giorgi Iluridze | FW | (1992-02-20)20 February 1992 (aged 20) | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2010 | | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Balázs Dzsudzsák | MF | (1986-12-23)23 December 1986 (aged 25) | PSV Eindhoven | 2011 | | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | Isah Eliakwu | FW | (1985-10-25)25 October 1985 (aged 26) | Varese | 2010 | | 4 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 January 2011 | GK | Aleksandr Makarov | Saturn Moscow Oblast | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | DF | Mikhail Pometsko | Unattached | Free |
| 1 January 2011 | DF | Benoît Angbwa | Saturn Moscow Oblast | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | Irakli Klimiashvili | WIT Georgia | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | Makhach Gadzhiyev | Saturn Moscow Oblast | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | Viktor Kuzmichyov | Saturn Moscow Oblast | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2011 | DF | João Carlos | KRC Genk | Undisclosed |
| 6 February 2011 | MF | Aleksei Ivanov | Saturn Moscow Oblast | Undisclosed |
| 12 February 2011 | DF | Roberto Carlos | Corinthians | Undisclosed |
| 22 February 2011 | MF | Jucilei | Corinthians | Undisclosed |
| 1 March 2011 | MF | Shamil Lakhiyalov | Krasnodar | Undisclosed |
| 7 March 2011 | MF | Mbark Boussoufa | Anderlecht | Undisclosed |
| 8 March 2011 | FW | Diego Tardelli | Atlético Mineiro | Undisclosed |
| 6 May 2011 | FW | Arafat Djako | Hapoel Acre | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Balázs Dzsudzsák | PSV Eindhoven | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Odil Ahmedov | Pakhtakor Tashkent | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2011 | FW | Islamnur Abdulavov | Dynamo Kyiv | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2011 | DF | Arseniy Logashov | Khimki | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2011 | DF | Yuri Zhirkov | Chelsea | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2011 | FW | Aleksandr Prudnikov | Spartak Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 23 August 2011 | FW | Samuel Eto'o | Inter Milan | Undisclosed |
| 26 August 2011 | MF | Seyt-Daut Garakoyev | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 26 August 2011 | MF | Islam Suleymanov | Zenit St.Petersburg | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2011 | GK | Vladimir Gabulov | Dynamo Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2011 | MF | Mehdi Carcela | Standard Liège | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2011 | GK | Yevgeny Pomazan | CSKA Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 3 February 2012 | MF | Oleg Shatov | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | Undisclosed |
| 24 February 2012 | MF | Georgy Gabulov | Alania Vladikavkaz | Undisclosed |
| 25 February 2012 | DF | Christopher Samba | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 9 February 2011 | MF | | Odil Ahmedov | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 30 June 2011 | |
| 10 March 2011 | FW | | Aleksandr Prudnikov | Spartak Moscow | 30 June 2012 | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 January 2011 | GK | Ilya Abayev | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | GK | Leonid Musin | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | DF | Akhmad Magomedov | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | DF | Gamzat Omarov | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | Gocha Khojava | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | Shamil Alimagomayev | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | Dmitri Vasilyev | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | MF | David Tsorayev | Kuban Krasnodar | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | FW | Otar Martsvaladze | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2011 | FW | Ruslan Aliyev | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2011 | MF | Andrei Streltsov | Dynamo Bryansk | Undisclosed |
| 1 March 2011 | MF | Todor Timonov | Botev Plovdiv | Undisclosed |
| 1 April 2011 | DF | Mahir Shukurov | Gabala | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2011 | MF | Zurab Arziani | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2011 | MF | Mikhail Bakayev | Alania Vladikavkaz | Undisclosed |
| 23 December 2011 | GK | Nukri Revishvili | Krasnodar | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2012 | FW | Diego Tardelli | Al-Gharafa | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2012 | MF | Balázs Dzsudzsák | Dynamo Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2012 | FW | Giorgi Iluridze | Dila Gori | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 10 February 2011 | MF | Zurab Arziani | Dinamo Tbilisi | 30 June 2011 |
| 1 April 2011 | MF | Mikhail Pometsko | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 30 June 2012 |
| 14 April 2011 | MF | Dmitri Ivanov | Dagdizel Kaspiysk | 31 December 2011 |
| 13 July 2011 | FW | Miro Slavov | Metalurh Donetsk | 30 June 2012 |
| 1 August 2011 | DF | Badavi Huseynov | Sumgayit City | 31 August 2012 |
| 1 August 2011 | DF | Oskars Kļava | Khimki | 31 December 2011 |
| 1 August 2011 | DF | Arseny Logashov | Fakel Voronezh | 31 December 2011 |
| 1 August 2011 | FW | Arafat Djako | Gaziantepspor | 1 December 2011 |
| 1 August 2011 | MF | Irakli Klimiashvili | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 30 June 2012 |
| 31 August 2011 | GK | Vladimir Gabulov | CSKA Moscow | 31 December 2011 |
| 1 January 2012 | FW | Arafat Djako | Al-Arabi | 30 June 2012 |
| 22 February 2012 | FW | Ilya Kukharchuk | Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | 30 June 2012 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 31 December 2011 | DF | Ibra Kébé | Retired | Retired |
| 31 December 2011 | FW | Isah Eliakwu | Gallipoli | 1 December 2012 |
| 30 June 2012 | DF | Roberto Carlos | Retired | Retired |
| 30 June 2012 | DF | Aleksei Igonin | Retired | Retired |
| 30 June 2012 | DF | Mahammad Mirzabeyov | Sumgayit | |
| 30 June 2012 | MF | Irakli Klimiashvili | Dila Gori | |
| 30 June 2012 | FW | Arafat Djako | Inter Baku | 8 September 2012 |

## Friendlies
### 2012 Copa del Sol

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Copenhagen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Anzhi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 |
| 4 | Aalesund | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Kalmar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Tromsø | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### First phase
##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 November 2011. Source: See Results

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Kuban Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 49 | Qualification to Championship group |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 49 | Qualification to Championship group |
| 8 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 48 | Qualification to Championship group |
| 9 | Krasnodar | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 38 | Qualification to Relegation group |
| 10 | Rostov | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation group |

#### Championship Group
##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2012. Source: See Results

##### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zenit St. Petersburg (C) | 44 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 88 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | CSKA Moscow | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 73 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Dynamo Moscow | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 72 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 70 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Rubin Kazan | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 68 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 66 | |
| 8 | Kuban Krasnodar | 44 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 61 | |
* ↑ Rubin have won the 2011–12 Russian Cup and thus have qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

### Russian Cup
#### 2011-12
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 13 May 2012

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | 2010–11 Russian Cup | 2010–11 Russian Cup | 2011–12 Russian Cup | 2011–12 Russian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Vladimir Gabulov | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Roberto Carlos | 28 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | RUS | Aleksei Igonin | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Mbark Boussoufa | 39 | 7 | 36+2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | RUS | Kamil Agalarov | 31 | 2 | 26+3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Jucilei | 29 | 1 | 25+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | RUS | Shamil Lakhiyalov | 32 | 4 | 24+6 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | RUS | Rasim Tagirbekov | 45 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Arseny Logashov | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CZE | Jan Holenda | 25 | 6 | 17+7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | CMR | Benoît Angbwa | 30 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | MAR | Mehdi Carcela | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | RUS | Sharif Mukhammad | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CGO | Christopher Samba | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | UZB | Odil Akhmedov | 46 | 2 | 42+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | RUS | Oleg Shatov | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | BRA | João Carlos | 29 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | RUS | Yevgeny Pomazan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | DF | RUS | Mahammad Mirzabeyov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 63 | DF | RUS | Ali Gadzhibekov | 42 | 1 | 36+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 77 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Makarov | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | MF | RUS | Yuri Zhirkov | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | RUS | Aleksei Ivanov | 26 | 1 | 11+13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Prudnikov | 21 | 3 | 7+12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | RUS | Makhach Gadzhiyev | 24 | 3 | 11+12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | CMR | Samuel Eto'o | 23 | 13 | 21+1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from Anzhi Makhachkala on loan: ||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Ivanov | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | UKR | Miro Slavov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Anzhi Makhachkala no longer at the club: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GEO | Nukri Revishvili | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | SEN | Ibra Kébé | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Diego Tardelli | 14 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Mikhail Bakayev | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | HUN | Balázs Dzsudzsák | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | NGA | Isah Eliakwu | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | 2010–11 Russian Cup | 2011–12 Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 99 | Samuel Eto'o | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | MF | 6 | Mbark Boussoufa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 17 | Jan Holenda | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | 3 | Roberto Carlos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | 18 | Benoît Angbwa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Shamil Lakhiyalov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 90 | Makhach Gadzhiyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 89 | Aleksandr Prudnikov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 7 | Kamil Agalarov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 25 | Odil Ahmedov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 13 | Rasim Tagirbekov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 88 | Aleksei Ivanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 30 | João Carlos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 81 | Yuri Zhirkov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 8 | Jucilei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 22 | Christopher Samba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 14 | Dmitri Ivanov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 63 | Ali Gadzhibekov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 52 | 2 | 3 | 57 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | 2010–11 Russian Cup | 2011–12 Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Nukri Revishvili | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Vladimir Gabulov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | GK | 77 | Aleksandr Makarov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | GK | 31 | Yevgeny Pomazan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | 2010–11 Russian Cup | 2010–11 Russian Cup | 2011–12 Russian Cup | 2011–12 Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Vladimir Gabulov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Roberto Carlos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Mbark Boussoufa | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Kamil Agalarov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jucilei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Shamil Lakhiyalov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Rasim Tagirbekov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Arseny Logashov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Jan Holenda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Benoît Angbwa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Sharif Mukhammad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Christopher Samba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Odil Akhmedov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Oleg Shatov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | João Carlos | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 63 | DF | Ali Gadzhibekov | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 81 | MF | Yuri Zhirkov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | Aleksei Ivanov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | Aleksandr Prudnikov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | Makhach Gadzhiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Samuel Eto'o | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Anzhi Makhachkala during the season: ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Nukri Revishvili | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Ibra Kébé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Mikhail Bakayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 94 | 1 |