2022 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2022 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 31st season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. FC Tobol were the defending champions after winning their second title the previous season.
Season | 2022 |
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Dates | 5 March – 6 November |
Champions | Astana |
Relegated | Taraz Turan Akzhayik |
Champions League | Astana |
Europa Conference League | Aktobe Tobol |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 478 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Pedro Eugénio (18) |
Biggest home win | Astana 6–0 Kairat |
Biggest away win | Kairat 0–4 Astana |
Highest scoring | Shakhter Karagandy 5–1 Maktaaral Astana 6–0 Kairat Tobol 4–2 Maktaaral Shakhter Karagandy 4–2 Aksu Astana 5–1 Atyrau |
Longest winning run | Aktobe (8) |
Longest unbeaten run | Aktobe Atyrau (8) |
Longest winless run | Atyrau Kyzylzhar Taraz (7) |
Longest losing run | Aksu (5) |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2022. |
Events
On 11 March, Shakhter Karagandy were awarded a 3-0 technical victory over Astana after Astana fielded seven foreign players on the pitch at the same time during their match on 5 March 2022.[1]
Teams
FC Kaisar (relegated after five years in the top flight) and Zhetysu (relegated after four years in the top flight) were relegated at the end of the 2021 season. They were replaced by Aksu and Maktaaral from the Kazakhstan First League (both promoted to the top division for the first time in their history).
Team overview
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Aksu | Pavlodar | Central Stadium | 11,828 |
Aktobe | Aktobe | Central Stadium | 12,729 |
Akzhayik | Oral | Petr Atoyan Stadium | 8,320 |
Astana | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,200 |
Atyrau | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 8,900 |
Caspiy | Aktau | Zhastar Stadium | 5,000 |
Kairat | Almaty | Central Stadium | 23,804 |
Kyzylzhar | Petropavl | Karasai Stadium | 11,000 |
Maktaaral | Zhetisay | Erlan Zeykenov Stadium | 3,000 |
Ordabasy | Shymkent | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 20,000 |
Shakhter | Karaganda | Shakhter Stadium | 19,500 |
Taraz | Taraz | Central Stadium | 12,527 |
Tobol | Kostanay | Central Stadium | 9,500 |
Turan | Turkistan | Turkistan Arena | 7,000 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Aksu | Ruslan Kostyshyn | Gafurzhan Suyumbayev | Adidas | Parimatch[2] |
Aktobe | Andrei Karpovich | Artūras Žulpa | Adidas | Parimatch |
Akzhayik | Oleg Bejenar | Sergey Shustikov | Adidas | - |
Astana | Grigori Babayan | Abzal Beisebekov[3] | Adidas | |
Atyrau | Vitaly Zhukovsky | Aram Ayrapetyan | Puma | GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ |
Caspiy | Nikolay Kostov | Nurlybek Ayazbaev | Adidas | |
Kairat | Kirill Keker | Macky Bagnack | Nike | |
Kyzylzhar | Ali Aliyev | Miroslav Lobantsev | Nike | |
Maktaaral | Konstantin Gorovenko | Ruslan Yudenkov | Nike | |
Ordabasy | Aleksandr Sednyov | Bekkhan Shayzada | Adidas | |
Shakhter | Vakhid Masudov | Igor Shatsky | Adidas | Triangle Tyres |
Taraz | Nurken Mazbaev | Maksat Amirkhanov | Nike | |
Tobol | Milan Milanović | Askhat Tagybergen | Adidas | Polymetal |
Turan | Aleksandr Kuchma | Azat Nurgaliyev | Adidas |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to eight per KPL team. A team can use only five foreign players on the field in each game. From the 2020 season, the KFF announced that players from countries of the Eurasian Economic Union would not be counted towards a club's foreign player limit.[4]
For transfers during the season, see Winter 2021–22 transfers and Summer 2022 transfers.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Aksu | Pre-Season | Ruslan Kostyshyn | 19 January 2022[5] | |||
Astana | Vladimir Yezhurov (Caretaker) | End of role | 21 November 2021 | Srdjan Blagojevic | 21 November 2021[6] | |
Atyrau | Aram Voskanyan | Konstantin Gorovenka | 14 December 2021 | |||
Caspiy | Srdjan Blagojevic | Signed by Astana | 21 November 2021[6] | Nikolay Kostov | 31 December 2021[7] | |
Maktaaral | Konstantin Gorovenko | Resigned | Andrey Ferapontov | 14 January 2022[8] | ||
Taraz | Vardan Minasyan | Nurken Mazbaev | 13 January 2022[9] | |||
Turan | Abdukhalik Buribayev | Vladimir Gazzayev | 14 January 2022[10] | |||
Turan | Vladimir Gazzayev | Resigned | 6 April 2022[11] | 11th | Kuanysh Kabdulov (Interim) | 6 April 2022 |
Aktobe | Vladimir Mukhanov | Resigned | 28 April 2022[12] | 8th | Petr Badlo (Acting) | 28 April 2022[13] |
Kyzylzhar | Andrei Karpovich | Resigned | 29 April 2022[14] | 13th | Ali Aliyev | 29 April 2022[15] |
Shakhter Karagandy | Magomed Adiyev | Appointed Kazakhstan Manager | 5 May 2022[16] | 7th | Konstantin Emeljanov (Acting) | 5 May 2022 |
Aktobe | Petr Badlo (Acting) | End of role | 6 May 2022 | 6th | Andrei Karpovich | 6 May 2022[17] |
Tobol | Alexander Moskalenko (Caretaker) | Mutual agreement | 16 May 2022[18] | 7th | Milan Milanović | 20 May 2022[19] |
Kairat | Kurban Berdyev | Mutual agreement | 6 June 2022[20] | 8th | Kirill Keker | 8 June 2022[21] |
Turan | Kuanysh Kabdulov (Interim) | End of role | 11 June 2022 | Sergey Kogay (Interim) | 12 June 2022 | |
Shakhter Karagandy | Konstantin Emeljanov (Acting) | End of role | 28 June 2022[22] | 9th | Vakhid Masudov | 28 June 2022[22] |
Akzhayik | Volodymyr Mazyar | 12 July 2022 | 13th | Igor Picușceac | 14 July 2022[23] | |
Atyrau | Konstantin Gorovenko | Resigned | 19 August 2022[24] | 8th | Vyacheslav Bogatyrev (Caretaker) | 19 August 2022 |
Akzhayik | Igor Picușceac | Moved to Assistant Manager | 20 August 2022 | 13th | Oleg Bejenar | 21 August 2022 |
Atyrau | Vyacheslav Bogatyrev (Caretaker) | End of role | 21 August 2021 | 8th | Vitaly Zhukovsky | 22 August 2022[25] |
Turan | Sergey Kogay (Interim) | End of role | 1 September 2022 | Aleksandr Kuchma | 1 September 2022 | |
Maktaaral | Andrey Ferapontov | 7 September 2022 | Konstantin Gorovenko | 8 September 2022 | ||
Astana | Srdjan Blagojevic | Signed by Debrecen | 13 September 2022[26] | 2nd | Grigori Babayan | 13 September 2022[27] |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Astana (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 53 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Aktobe | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Tobol | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
4 | Kairat | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 42 | |
5 | Ordabasy[lower-alpha 1] | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
6 | Aksu | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 36 | |
7 | Shakhter Karagandy | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 32 | |
8 | Maktaaral | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 31 | |
9 | Caspiy | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 31 | |
10 | Kyzylzhar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 30 | |
11 | Atyrau | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 29 | |
12 | Taraz (R) | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 28 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
13 | Turan (R) | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 28 | |
14 | Akzhayik (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head matches won; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored; 10) Head-to-head away goals scored; 11) Draw.[28]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Qualified as cup winners
Results table
Results by match played
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Positions by round
Leader | |
Europa Conference League second qualifying round | |
Relegation to 2023 Kazakhstan First Division |
Statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Billal Sebaihi for Maktaaral against Ordabasy (5 March 2022)
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 6 November 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Pedro Eugénio | Astana | 18 |
2 | Marin Tomasov | Astana | 15 |
3 | Andrija Filipović | Atyrau | 13 |
4 | João Paulo | Kairat | 11 |
5 | Timur Dosmagambetov | Shakhter Karagandy/Astana | 9 |
Abat Aymbetov | Astana | ||
Igor Sergeyev | Tobol | ||
8 | Hugo Vidémont | Aktobe | 8 |
Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev | Aksu | ||
Artur Shushenachev | Kairat | ||
Gerard Gohou | Aktobe | ||
Askhat Tagybergen | Tobol | ||
Abylayhan Zhumabek | Taraz |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
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Yuriy Bushman | Kyzylzhar | Atyrau | 3–3 (A) | 14 May 2022 | [29] |
Marin Tomasov | Astana | Kairat | 6–0 (H) | 14 May 2022 | [30] |
Marin Tomasov | Astana | Maktaaral | 4–0 (H) | 3 July 2022 | [31] |
Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev | Aksu | Maktaaral | 4–2 (H) | 4 September 2022 | [32] |
João Paulo | Kairat | Turan | 1–3 (A) | 11 September 2022 | [33] |
Abat Aymbetov | Astana | Ordabasy | 6–0 (H) | 9 October 2022 | [34] |
Timur Dosmagambetov | Astana | Kairat | 4–0 (A) | 15 October 2022 | [35] |
Pedro Eugénio | Astana | Atyrau | 5–1 (H) | 23 October 2022 | [36] |
Elguja Lobjanidze | Kyzylzhar | Caspiy | 4–1 (H) | 6 November 2022 | [37] |
Clean sheets
- As of matches played 6 November 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Erzhan Tokotayev | Turan | 8 |
Danil Ustimenko | Kairat | ||
3 | Stas Pokatilov | Aktobe | 7 |
Aram Ayrapetyan | Atyrau | ||
Nurlybek Ayazbaev | Caspiy | ||
6 | Marko Milošević | Astana | 6 |
Aleksandr Mokin | Tobol | ||
Yevhen Kucherenko | Aksu | ||
Aleksandr Zarutskiy | Astana | ||
10 | Ștefan Sicaci | Akzhayik | 5 |
Mukhammedzhan Seysen | Taraz | ||
Igor Shatsky | Shakhter Karagandy | ||
Serhiy Litovchenko | Maktaaral |
Aleksandr Mokin & Timur Akmurzin both played in Tobol's 4-0 victory over Ordabasy on 27 August 2022
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | References | |||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
March | Nikolay Kostov | Caspiy | José Kanté | Kairat | Hugo Vidémont | Aktobe | [38][39][40] |
April | Aleksandr Sednyov | Ordabasy | Bauyrzhan Baytana | Taraz | Gerard Gohou | Aktobe | [41][42][43] |
May | Konstantin Gorovenko | Atyrau | Andrija Filipović | Atyrau | Ular Zhaksybaev | Aksu | [44][45][46] |
June | Andrei Karpovich | Aktobe | Elkhan Astanov | Ordabasy | Hugo Vidémont | Aktobe | |
July |
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External links
- Official website (in Kazakh and Russian)