Kazakhstan Premier League

Kazakhstan Premier League
Founded1992; 32 years ago (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 Conference League
Current championsOrdabasy (1st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsAstana (7 titles)
TV partnersDomestic
Qazsport
International
Eleven Sports
OneFootball
Websiteqfl.kz
Current: 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League

The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (Kazakh: Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, Qazaqstan Premier 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.

Name changes

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

Current clubs

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The following teams are competing in the 2024 season:

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium (Aktobe) or ODSYUSHOR №8 14,500
Astana Astana Astana Arena 30,244
Atyrau Atyrau Munayshy Stadium 8,690
Zhenis Astana Astana Arena 30,244
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 25,000
Shakhter Karaganda Shakhter Stadium (Karagandy) 19,000
Elimai Semey Spartak Stadium 8,000
Tobol Kostanay Kostanay Central Stadium 10,500
Turan Turkistan Turkistan Arena 7,000
Zhetysu Taldykorgan Zhetysu Stadium 4,500

Soviet winners of republican level

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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

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Kazakhstan League Seasons

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Season Champion Runner-up Third Place Top Scorer(s) – Goals Best Player
1992
 Kairat Ordabasy (Arsenal SKIF) Irtysh (Traktor) Kazakhstan Kogai (KSR) – 21 Kazakhstan Volgin (KRT)
1993
 Irtysh (Ansat) Ekibastuzets (Batyr) Gornyak Kazakhstan Shmarikov (TAR) – 28 Kazakhstan Kurganskiy (EKI)
1994
 Elimai Irtysh (Ansat) Ordabasy (Zhiger) Kazakhstan Litvinenko (TAR) – 20 Kazakhstan Musataev (ORD)
1995
 Elimai Taraz Shakhter Kazakhstan Miroshnichenko (ELI) – 23 Kazakhstan Miroshnichenko (ELI)
1996
 Taraz Irtysh Elimai Kazakhstan Antonov (IRT) – 21 Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (TAR)
1997
 Irtysh Taraz Kairat Kazakhstan Mazbaev (TAR) – 16 Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (TAR)
1998
 Elimai Ekibastuzets (Batyr) Irtysh Kazakhstan Litvinenko (ELI) – 14 Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (KSR)
1999
 Irtysh Kyzylzhar (Access Esil) Kairat Turkmenistan Agabaýew (KRT) – 24 Kazakhstan Avdeev (KYZ)
2000
 Zhenis Kyzylzhar (Access GG) Irtysh Brazil Mendes (IRT) – 21 Kazakhstan Avdeev (KYZ)
2001
 Zhenis Atyrau Kyzylzhar (Esil B) Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (ZNS) – 30 Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (ZNS)
2002
 Irtysh Atyrau Tobol Kazakhstan Lunev (SHA) – 16 Kazakhstan Lovchev (ZNS)
2003
 Irtysh Tobol Zhenis Kazakhstan Finonchenko (SHA) – 18 Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
2004
 Kairat Irtysh Tobol Uzbekistan Bakaev (TOB) / Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (KRT) – 22 Kazakhstan Smakov (KRT)
2005
 Aktobe Tobol Kairat Kazakhstan Tleshev (IRT) – 20 Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
2006
 Zhenis (Astana) Aktobe Tobol Uzbekistan Irismetov (ALM) – 17 Kazakhstan David Loria (ZNS)
2007
 Aktobe Tobol Shakhter Uzbekistan Irismetov (ALM) – 17 Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
2008
 Aktobe Tobol Irtysh Kazakhstan Tleshev (IRT) – 13 Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
2009
 Aktobe Astana (Lokomotiv) Shakhter Kazakhstan Tleshev (AKT) / Turkmenistan Baýramow (TOB) – 20 Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
2010
 Tobol Aktobe Irtysh Uzbekistan Bakaev (TOB) – 16 Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
2011
 Shakhter Zhetysu Aktobe Uzbekistan Bakaev (ZTS) – 18 Kazakhstan Konysbayev (SHA)
2012
 Shakhter Irtysh Aktobe Uzbekistan Bakaev (IRT) – 14 Uzbekistan Bakaev (IRT)
2013
 Aktobe Astana Kairat Belarus Zenkovich (SHA) – 15 Kazakhstan Finonchenko (SHA)
2014
 Astana Aktobe Kairat Central African Republic Foxi (AST) – 16 Kazakhstan Islamkhan (KRT)
2015
 Astana Kairat Aktobe Rwanda Gohou (KRT) – 22 Rwanda Gohou (KRT)
2016
 Astana Kairat Irtysh Rwanda Gohou (KRT) – 22 Kazakhstan Islamkhan (KRT)
2017
 Astana Kairat Orbadasy Rwanda Gohou (KRT) – 24 Rwanda Gohou (KRT)
2018
 Astana Kairat Tobol Armenia Pizzelli (AKT) – 18 Armenia Pizzelli (AKT)
2019
 Astana Kairat Orbadasy Croatia Tomasov (AST) / Ukraine Eseola (KRT) – 19
2020
 Kairat Tobol Astana Brazil João Paulo (ORD) – 12
2021
 Tobol Astana Kairat Croatia Tomasov (AST) – 17
2022
 Astana Aktobe Tobol Portugal Eugénio (AST) – 22
2023
 Ordabasy Astana Aktobe Brazil João Paulo (KRT) – 17

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

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Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Astana 7 4 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Aktobe 5 4 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013
Irtysh 5 4 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003
Kairat 3 5 1992, 2004, 2020
Elimai 3 – 1994, 1995, 1998
Zhenis 3 – 2000, 2001, 2006
Tobol 2 5 2010, 2021
Shakhter 2 – 2011, 2012
Taraz 1 2 1996
Ordabasy 1 1 2023
Ekibastuzets 2
Kyzylzhar 2
Atyrau 2
Zhetysu 1
Total 32 32
Notes
  • Teams in bold currently compete in Premier League.
  • Italics identifies either defunct or teams that lost professional status.

Performance by club

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As of end of the 2023 season.
# Club 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1st 2nd 3rd Cup SC FD Total
1 Kairat 1 11 11 9 6 3 3 4 5 7 7 1 3 7 13 10 10 11 10 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 4 4 3 5 6 9 1 1 25
2 Astana 2 4 4 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 7 4 1 3 3 18
3 Aktobe 12 9 4 14 10 11 8 5 5 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 6 9 7 12 7 2 3 5 5 3 1 3 1 18
4 Irtysh 3 1 2 7 2 1 3 1 3 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 3 9 3 5 2 6 10 6 3 4 10 8 12 5 4 6 1 17
5 Tobol 13 8 10 12 11 8 7 6 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 4 1 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 3 4 2 1 3 8 2 5 5 1 13
6 Ordabasy 2 4 3 4 14 10 11 6 13 16 6 14 6 13 9 12 7 8 6 7 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 10
7 Shakhter 7 6 6 3 8 4 9 10 5 12 6 10 9 4 4 3 7 3 6 1 1 4 6 10 9 7 8 9 4 6 7 10 2 3 1 1 7
8 Zhenis 9 12 14 10 13 9 6 4 1 1 4 3 10 8 1 8 11 3 1 3 7
9 Kaisar 10 21 7 8 4 5 6 11 10 13 16 15 10 4 13 8 9 5 12 6 5 6 7 13 6 2 4 6
10 Elimai 14 17 1 1 3 7 1 9 8 7 8 9 19 12 3 1 1 5
11 Taraz 5 14 8 2 1 2 10 14 11 15 12 7 11 10 16 8 9 9 4 10 11 9 11 11 10 8 10 12 1 2 1 4
12 Kyzylzhar 19 2 2 3 9 11 6 7 12 11 13 14 11 9 4 10 5 2 1 1 4
13 Atyrau 2 2 4 5 10 14 14 15 6 5 10 11 8 9 5 8 8 9 11 11 11 7 2 1 3
14 Ekibastuzets 4 2 9 11 5 6 2 11 16 13 15 8 12 8 12 2 1 3
15 Zhetysu 21 25 6 9 15 13 14 8 13 15 5 6 5 7 2 12 9 8 11 12 6 5 6 14 11 1 2 3
16 Okzhetpes 20 18 11 8 16 10 10 12 17 11 9 11 15 9 11 12 14 8 5 12 7 11 12 3 3
17 Vostok 11 10 12 8 12 5 5 7 11 9 11 14 12 14 9 7 16 10 12 11 1 1 2
18 Gornyak 8 3 13 5 1 1
19 Akzhayik 16 16 16 14 16 17 11 8 12 10 12 9 14 1 1
20 Caspiy 15 20 16 4 17 10 8 9 13 1 1
21 Aksu 6 14 1 1
22 Turan 12 13 0
23 Maktaaral 8 9 0

League participation

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Note: The tallies below include up to the 2024 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.

Soviet Top League participation

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All time top scorers

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As of 1 January 2015
Rank Player Games Goals
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

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References

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  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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