Kazakhstan Premier League

The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (Kazakh: Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League[1][2] or simply Premier League,[3] is the top division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan and was set up in 1992. The League is fed into by the First Division and starts in spring and finishes in late autumn because of the low temperatures in the winter, with each championship corresponding to a calendar year. The majority of matches have been played at weekends in recent seasons.

Kazakhstan Premier League
Founded1992 (1992)
CountryKazakhstan
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toFirst Division
Domestic cup(s)Kazakhstan Cup
Kazakhstan Super Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsOrdabasy (1st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsAstana (7 titles)
TV partnersDomestic
Qazsport
International
Eleven Sports
OneFootball
Websitekff.kz
Current: 2023 Kazakhstan Premier League

Name changes
  • Top Division (1992–2001)
  • Super League (2002–2007)
  • Premier League (2008–present)

Current clubs

The following teams are competing in the 2023 season:

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium (Aktobe) or ODSYUSHOR №8 13,200
Astana Astana Astana Arena 30,244
Atyrau Atyrau Munayshy Stadium 8,690
Caspiy Aktau Zhastar Stadium 3,500
Kairat Almaty Central Stadium (Almaty) 23,804
Maktaaral Maktaaral Alpamys Batyr Stadium 4,229
Kaisar Kyzylorda Gany Muratbayev Stadium 7,500
Kyzylzhar Petropavl Karasai Stadium 11,000
Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 20,000
Shakhter Karagandy Karaganda Shakhter Stadium (Karagandy) 19,000
Okzhetpes Kokshetau Okzhetpes Stadium 4,500
Tobol Kostanay Kostanay Central Stadium 10,500
Aksu Pavlodar Pavlodar Central Stadium 7,000
Zhetysu Taldykorgan Zhetysu Stadium 4,000

Soviet winners of republican level

Note that some teams such as Kairat Almaty participated in the upper leagues of the Soviet annual football competition. There was no solidly established independent Kazakh championship and the republican winner was conditionally picked by the Football Federation of Kazakh SSR. Since 1936 there was taken places republican football competition among sports societies and agencies and later among "collectives of physical culture" (CPhC → KFK). Since 1980 champion of the Soviet Kazakhstan was also awarded to "teams of masters" (professional teams) competing in football competitions of the Soviet Second League.

Sources:

Best teams in republican competitions

Kazakhstan League Seasons
Season Champion Runner-up Third Place Top Scorer(s) – Goals Best Player
1992
KairatOrbadasy (Arsenal SKIF)Irtysh (Traktor)Kazakhstan Kogai (KSR) – 21Kazakhstan Volgin (KRT)
1993
Irtysh (Ansat)Ekibastuzets (Batyr)GornyakKazakhstan Shmarikov (TAR) – 28Kazakhstan Kurganskiy (EKI)
1994
Spartak (Yelimay)Irtysh (Ansat)Ordabasy (Zhiger)Kazakhstan Litvinenko (TAR) – 20Kazakhstan Musataev (ORD)
1995
Spartak (Yelimay)TarazShakhterKazakhstan Miroshnichenko (SPA) – 23Kazakhstan Miroshnichenko (SPA)
1996
TarazIrtyshSpartak (Yelimay)Kazakhstan Antonov (IRT) – 21Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (TAR)
1997
IrtyshTarazKairatKazakhstan Mazbaev (TAR) – 16Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (TAR)
1998
Spartak (Yelimay)Ekibastuzets (Batyr)IrtyshKazakhstan Litvinenko (SPA) – 14Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (KSR)
1999
IrtyshKyzylzhar (Access Esil)KairatTurkmenistan Agabaýew (KRT) – 24Kazakhstan Avdeev (KYZ)
2000
Astana-64 (Zhenis)Kyzylzhar (Access GG)IrtyshBrazil Mendes (IRT) – 21Kazakhstan Avdeev (KYZ)
2001
Astana-64 (Zhenis)AtyrauKyzylzhar (Esil B)Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (A64) – 30Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (A64)
2002
IrtyshAtyrauTobolKazakhstan Lunev (SHA) – 16Kazakhstan Lovchev (A64)
2003
IrtyshTobolAstana-64 (Zhenis)Kazakhstan Finonchenko (SHA) – 18Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
2004
KairatIrtyshTobolUzbekistan Bakaev (TOB) / Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (KRT) – 22Kazakhstan Smakov (KRT)
2005
AktobeTobolKairatKazakhstan Tleshev (IRT) – 20Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
2006
Astana-64 (Astana)AktobeTobolUzbekistan Irismetov (ALM) – 17Kazakhstan David Loria (A64)
2007
AktobeTobolShakhterUzbekistan Irismetov (ALM) – 17Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
2008
AktobeTobolIrtyshKazakhstan Tleshev (IRT) – 13Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
2009
AktobeAstana (Lokomotiv)ShakhterKazakhstan Tleshev (AKT) / Turkmenistan Baýramow (TOB) – 20Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
2010
TobolAktobeIrtyshUzbekistan Bakaev (TOB) – 16Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
2011
ShakhterZhetysuAktobeUzbekistan Bakaev (ZHE) – 18Kazakhstan Konysbayev (SHA)
2012
ShakhterIrtyshAktobeUzbekistan Bakaev (IRT) – 14Uzbekistan Bakaev (IRT)
2013
AktobeAstanaKairatBelarus Zenkovich (SHA) – 15Kazakhstan Finonchenko (SHA)
2014
AstanaAktobeKairatCentral African Republic Foxi (AST) – 16Kazakhstan Islamkhan (KRT)
2015
AstanaKairatAktobeIvory Coast Gohou (KRT) – 22Ivory Coast Gohou (KRT)
2016
AstanaKairatIrtysh PavlodarIvory Coast Gohou (KRT) – 22Kazakhstan Islamkhan (KRT)
2017
AstanaKairatOrbadasyIvory Coast Gohou (KRT) – 24Ivory Coast Gohou (KRT)
2018
AstanaKairatTobolArmenia Pizzelli (AKT) – 18Armenia Pizzelli (AKT)
2019
AstanaKairatOrbadasyCroatia Tomasov (AST) / Ukraine Eseola (KRT) – 19
2020
KairatTobolAstanaBrazil João Paulo (ORD) – 12
2021
TobolAstanaKairatCroatia Tomasov (AST) – 17
2022
AstanaAktobeTobolPortugal Eugénio (AST) – 22

Notes:

  • Historical names shown in brackets according to the season.
  • Best Player Award by FFK (1992–2005, 2008, 2010–) and GOAL Journal (2006–2007, 2009).

List of champions
Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Astana 7 3 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Aktobe 5 4 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013
Ertis 5 4 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003
Kairat 3 5 1992, 2004, 2020
Spartak 3 – 1994, 1995, 1998
Astana-64 3 – 2000, 2001, 2006
Tobol 2 5 2010, 2021
Shakhter 2 – 2011, 2012
Taraz 1 2 1996
Ekibastuzets 2
Kyzylzhar 2
Atyrau 2
Orbadasy 1 1 2023
Zhetysu 1
Total3131
Notes
  • Italics identifies either defunct or teams that lost professional status.

Performance by club
As of end of the 2022 season.
#Club929394959697989900010203040506070809101112131415161718192021221st2nd3rdCupSCFDTotal
1Astana244521111113217313317
2Aktobe1294141011855412111233123697127254313117
3Tobol138101211876323232241767777534213255113
4Kairat11111963345771371310101110332222213435691125
5Ordabasy24341410116131661461391278675444343555132129
6Aksu611
7Shakhter7663849105126109443736114610978946723117
8Maktaaral80
9Caspiy152016417108911
10Kyzylzhar1922391167121113141194102114
11Atyrau224510141415651011895889111111213
12Taraz514821210141115127111016899410119111110810121214
13Turan12130
14Akzhayik16161614161711812101291411
2Irtysh31272131341125643935261063410812546117
5Astana-64912141013964114310818113137
6Spartak1417113719878919123115
12Ekibastuzets4291156211161315812812213
14Zhetysu21256915131481315565721298111265614123
15Kaisar10217845611101316151041389512656713246
17Okzhetpes2018118161010121711911159111214851271133
20Vostok111012812557119111412149716101211112
21Gornyak8313511

League participation

Note: The tallies below include up to the 2023 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.

Soviet Top League participation

All time top scorers
As of 1 January 2015
RankPlayerGamesGoals
1
 Kazakhstan Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
405
157
2
 Kazakhstan Oleg Litvinenko
311
147
3
 Kazakhstan Nurken Mazbaev
400
142
4
 Kazakhstan Murat Tleshev
303
138
5
 Kazakhstan Andrei Miroshnichenko
242
115
6
 Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakayev
183
109
7
 Kazakhstan Andrei Finonchenko
274
98
8
 Kazakhstan Aleksandr Shatskikh
275
96
9
 Kazakhstan Ruslan Imankulov
366
96
10
 Kazakhstan Kairat Aubakirov
302
94
11
 Kazakhstan Vladimir Loginov
339
87
12
 Kazakhstan Viktor Antonov
207
86
13
 Kazakhstan Ruslan Duzmambetov
230
86
As the end of 2014 season. (Bold denotes players still in Premier League)

See also

References
  1. "Kazakhstan – League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. Galiaskar Seitzhan (13 July 2015). "Kairat Eliminates Former Euro Champions, Other Kazakh Clubs Less Lucky as Europa League Starts". The Astana Times. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. "Premier League". Kazakhstan Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. 1937. Regional-football.ru
  5. united Dynamo team of Alma-Ata and Chimkent
  6. 1938. Regional-football.ru
  7. only cup competition in 1939 and 1940, no data for 1941–1944, no competitions in 1945. Regional-football.ru
  8. 1946. Regional-football.ru
  9. 1947. Regional-football.ru
  10. 1948. Regional-football.ru
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