2011 Kazakhstan Cup
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The 2011 Kazakhstan Cup was the 20th season of the Kazakhstan Cup
Kazakhstan Cup
The Kazakhstan Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan football, run by the Football Union of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for clubs in the Kazakh SSR but did not become a proper national competition until 1992.-Winners of Kazakh SSR Cup...

, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 since the independence of the country. The competition began on 12 April 2011 and will end on a yet unknown date. Lokomotiv Astana
FC Lokomotiv Astana
FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to...

 were the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 2010 competition
2010 Kazakhstan Cup
2010 Kazakhstan Cup was the 19th season of the annual nationwide cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition started on 18 April 2010. Atyrau are the defending champions, having won their first cup last year...

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The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League will be the fourth season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. The final will be played at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, the Netherlands....

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Round 1

The draw was conducted on 25 March 2010 at the offices of the Football Federation of Kazakhstan
Football Federation of Kazakhstan
The Football Federation of Kazakhstan is the governing body of football in Kazakhstan. It organizes the football league, the Kazakhstan Premier League, and the Kazakhstan national football team...

. Entering this round were 28 clubs from both the 2011 Premier League
2011 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 20th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. The season began on 6 March 2011...

 and First Division
2011 Kazakhstan First Division
-External links:*; standings, results, fixtures...

 seasons. Both 2010 cup
2010 Kazakhstan Cup
2010 Kazakhstan Cup was the 19th season of the annual nationwide cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition started on 18 April 2010. Atyrau are the defending champions, having won their first cup last year...

 finalists, Lokomotiv Astana
FC Lokomotiv Astana
FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to...

 and Shakhter Karagandy, were given a bye to Round 2. The matches took place on 13 April 2011.

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Round 2

Entering this round of the competition were the 14 winners from Round 1 and the two finalists from last year's cup competition, Lokomotiv Astana
FC Lokomotiv Astana
FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to...

 and Shakhter Karagandy. These matches took place on 20 April 2011.
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Quarterfinals

Entering this round of the competition were the eight winners from Round 2. These matches took place on 11 May 2011.
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Semifinals

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Final

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