Shakhter ended the season bottom of the Premier League, and were relegated from the Kazakh top flight for the first time in their history.
[1][2][3] On 27 February, Shakhter Karagandy announced the signing of Igor Mostovei from Zimbru Chișinău and Dmytro Ryzhuk from Okzhetpes.
[4][5] On 29 February, Shakhter Karagandy announced the signing of Juan Asprilla, who'd last played for Boyacá Chicó.
[16] On 12 August, Shakhter Karagandy announced the loan signing of Francisco Campo from Dynamo Makhachkala until the end of the season.
[18] On 5 November, Shakhter Karagandy announced that Jiří Jarošík being appointed as new Head Coach.