| Club: | FC Kairat |
| Season: | 2012 |
| Manager: | Dmitriy Ogai (until 6 June) José Pérez Serer (from 6 June) |
| Chairman: | Kairat Boranbayev |
| Stadium: | Central Stadium |
| League: | Kazakhstan Premier League |
| League Result: | 10th |
| Cup1: | Kazakhstan Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second Round vs Kaisar |
| League Topscorer: | Josip Knežević (6) |
| Season Topscorer: | Josip Knežević (7) |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
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The 2012 FC Kairat season was the 2nd successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009. Kairat finished the season in 10th place and reached the Second Round of the Kazakhstan Cup.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Andrei Shabanov |  | GK | 2012 10, df=yes | Atyrau | 2012 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Ildar Shaikheslamov | | GK | 2012 10, df=yes | Tsesna | 2012 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Ramil Nurmukhametov | | GK | 2012 10, df=yes | Taraz | 2012 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Vladimir Groshev | | GK | 2012 10, df=yes | Tsesna | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 71 | Denis Shchipkov | | GK | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Andrey Andreev | | GK | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ilya Vorotnikov | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Atyrau | 2011 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Nursayn Zholdasov | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Ordabasy | 2011 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Marko Đorđević |  | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Jagodina | 2011 | 45 | 3 | ||
| 29 | Mark Gorman | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Lokomotiv Astana | 2012 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Alyaksandr Bychanok |  | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | loan from Dinamo Minsk | 2012 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Sergey Keyler | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Tsesna | 2012 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Kasymzhan Taipov | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 69 | Kanat Dauletbakov | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 70 | Timur Rudoselskiy | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 78 | Dilshat Musayev | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 93 | Alikhan Shabdenov | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 98 | Anuar Umashov | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiyev | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2009 | ||||
| 7 | Ruslan Sakhalbaev | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Aktobe | 2012 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Ruslan Baltiev | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | 2011 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Evgeni Levin | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | loan from Ordabasy | 2012 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Alberto Heredia |  | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Lorca Atlético | 2012 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Dmitriy Mamonov | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Vostok | 2012 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Ilya Kalinin | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Tsesna | 2012 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 21 | Stuart Duff | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Qormi | 2012 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 22 | Kirill Shestakov | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Vostok | 2011 | 54 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Josip Knežević | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | loan from Amkar Perm | 2012 | 17 | 7 | |||
| 32 | Nurzharyk Kunov | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Sunkar | 2012 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Nurlan Dairov | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Rinat Dzhanlau | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 67 | Oybek Baltabaev | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Argen Zhumateev | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 80 | Daniyar Kundakbaev | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 85 | Alibek Anuarbek | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 89 | Bauyrzhan Tanirbergenov | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 95 | Anuar Jagippar | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 96 | Madiyar Raimbek | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | Arman Nyusup | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kasymkhan Talasbayev | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Tsesna | 2012 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Vladimir Vyatkin | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Tsesna | 2012 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 11 | Ruslan Mansurov | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | Sunkar | 2010 | ||||
| 37 | Kanat Akhmetov | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | Ak Bulak | 2012 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Souto | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | loan from Teruel | 2012 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 44 | Óscar | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | San Roque | 2012 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 46 | Georgy Makaev | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | Tsesna | 2012 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Magomed Paragulgov | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | Olé Brasil | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 87 | Boris Donchenko | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 88 | Magamed Uzdenov | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Ilyas Ilahunon | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nikita Utrobin | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | Tsesna | 2012 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Players away on loan | ||||||||||
| 23 | Oleg Nedashkovsky | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Taraz | 2012 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Players that left during the season | ||||||||||
| 5 | Burak Akyildiz |  | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Denizlispor | 2012 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Andrei Kharabara |  | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Zhetysu | 2012 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Nemanja Jovanović | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | Taraz | 2012 | 16 | 3 | ||
| 17 | Vladimir Yakovlev | | DF | 2012 10, df=yes | Taraz | 2012 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Azamat Aubakirov | | MF | 2012 10, df=yes | Sunkar | 2012 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Serik Kalabaev | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | Academy | 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Almat Abdramanov | | FW | 2012 10, df=yes | CSKA Almaty | 2012 | 5 | 1 | |||
See main article: 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League.
See main article: 2012 Kazakhstan Cup.
|-|colspan="14"|Players away from Kairat on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Kairat that left during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=150 | Kazakhstan Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 30 | Josip Knežević | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2 | MF | | 23 | Oleg Nedashkovski | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | FW | | 9 | Nemanja Jovanović | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | DF | | 27 | Marko Đorđević | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| MF | | 20 | Ilya Kalinin | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| FW | | 43 | Souto | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | | Vladimir Vyatkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | Almat Abdramanov | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | 21 | Stuart Duff | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | | 18 | Dmitriy Mamonov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | 44 | Óscar | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 7 | Ruslan Sakhalbaev | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 6 | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiyev | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 23 | 5 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | ||||
| 1 | | GK | Andrei Shabanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | | DF | Ilya Vorotnikov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | | DF | Burak Akyildiz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | | MF | Rakhimzhan Rozybakiyev | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7 | | MF | Ruslan Sakhalbaev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | | MF | Andrei Kharabara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | | FW | Nemanja Jovanović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | | MF | Evgeni Levin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | | MF | Alberto Heredia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Stuart Duff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | MF | Kirill Shestakov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 23 | | MF | Oleg Nedashkovski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27 | | DF | Marko Đorđević | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 29 | | DF | Mark Gorman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Josip Knežević | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 35 | | GK | Ramil Nurmukhametov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 37 | | FW | Kanat Akhmetov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 43 | | FW | Souto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 44 | | FW | Óscar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 45 | | DF | Alyaksandr Bychanok | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| MF | Kassymkhan Talasbayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Vladimir Vyatkin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | Almat Abdramanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 56 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 2 | ||||