Kazakhstan Premier League
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP  | |
| Founded | 1992 (1992) |
|---|---|
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | First Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Kazakhstan Cup Kazakhstan Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | Champions League Europa League |
| Current champions | Astana (2016) |
| Most championships | Irtysh, Aktobe (5) |
| TV partners | Qazsport |
| Website | www.kpfl.kz |
 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League | |
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (Kazakh: Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы), 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.
Contents
1 Name changes
2 Current clubs
3 Soviet winners of republican level
4 Kazakhstan League Seasons
5 Performance by club
6 All time top scorers
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Name changes
Top Division (1992–2001)
Super League (2002–2007)
Premier League (2008–present)
Current clubs
The following teams are competing in the 2017 season:
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
Aktobe | Aktobe | Central Stadium (Aktobe) | 13,200 |
Akzhayik | Oral | Petr Atoyan Stadium | 8,320 |
Astana | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,244 |
Atyrau | Atyrau | Munayshy Stadium | 8,690 |
Irtysh Pavlodar | Pavlodar | Pavlodar Central Stadium | 15,000 |
Kairat | Almaty | Central Stadium (Almaty) | 23,804 |
Okzhetpes | Kokshetau | Okzhetpes Stadium | 4,158 |
Ordabasy | Shymkent | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 37,000 |
Shakhter Karagandy | Karaganda | Shakhtyor Stadium | 19,000 |
Taraz | Taraz | Taraz Central Stadium | 12,525 |
Tobol | Kostanay | Kostanay Central Stadium | 10,500 |
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.
|
|
Zone 7 (3rd level, included teams from other republics)
Zone 8 (3rd level)
|
Source:[4]
Kazakhstan League Seasons
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place | Top Scorer(s) – Goals | Best Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kairat | Orbadasy (Arsenal SKIF) | Irtysh (Traktor) |  Kogai (KSR) – 21 | Volgin (KRT) |
| 1993 | Irtysh (Ansat) | Ekibastuzets (Batyr) | Gornyak | Shmarikov (TAR) – 28 | Kurganskiy (EKI) |
| 1994 | Spartak (Yelimay) | Irtysh (Ansat) | Ordabasy (Zhiger) | Litvinenko (TAR) – 20 | Musataev (ORD) |
| 1995 | Spartak (Yelimay) | Taraz | Shakhter | Miroshnichenko (SPA) – 23 | Miroshnichenko (SPA) |
| 1996 | Taraz | Irtysh | Spartak (Yelimay) | Antonov (IRT) – 21 | Voskoboynikov (TAR) |
| 1997 | Irtysh | Taraz | Kairat | Mazbaev (TAR) – 16 | Voskoboynikov (TAR) |
| 1998 | Spartak (Yelimay) | Ekibastuzets (Batyr) | Irtysh | Litvinenko (SPA) – 14 | Voskoboynikov (KSR) |
| 1999 | Irtysh | Kyzylzhar (Access Esil) | Kairat |  Agabaýew (KRT) – 24 | Avdeev (KYZ) |
| 2000 | Astana-64 (Zhenis) | Kyzylzhar (Access GG) | Irtysh |  Mendes (IRT) – 21 | Avdeev (KYZ) |
| 2001 | Astana-64 (Zhenis) | Atyrau | Kyzylzhar (Esil B) | Tlekhugov (A64) – 30 | Tlekhugov (A64) |
| 2002 | Irtysh | Atyrau | Tobol | Lunev (SHA) – 16 | Lovchev (A64) |
| 2003 | Irtysh | Tobol | Astana-64 (Zhenis) | Finonchenko (SHA) – 18 | Zhumaskaliyev (TOB) |
| 2004 | Kairat | Irtysh | Tobol |  Bakaev (TOB) / Tlekhugov (KRT) – 22 | Smakov (KRT) |
| 2005 | Aktobe | Tobol | Kairat | Tleshev (IRT) – 20 | Zhumaskaliyev (TOB) |
| 2006 | Astana-64 (Astana) | Aktobe | Tobol | Irismetov (ALM) – 17 | David Loria (A64) |
| 2007 | Aktobe | Tobol | Shakhter | Irismetov (ALM) – 17 | Smakov (AKT) |
| 2008 | Aktobe | Tobol | Irtysh | Tleshev (IRT) – 13 | Smakov (AKT) |
| 2009 | Aktobe | Astana (Lokomotiv) | Shakhter | Tleshev (AKT) / Baýramow (TOB) – 20 | Smakov (AKT) |
| 2010 | Tobol | Aktobe | Irtysh | Bakaev (TOB) – 16 | Zhumaskaliyev (TOB) |
| 2011 | Shakhter | Zhetysu | Aktobe | Bakaev (ZHE) – 18 | Konysbayev (SHA) |
| 2012 | Shakhter | Irtysh | Aktobe | Bakaev (IRT) – 14 | Bakaev (IRT) |
| 2013 | Aktobe | Astana | Kairat |  Zenkovich (SHA) – 15 | Finonchenko (SHA) |
| 2014 | Astana | Aktobe | Kairat |  Foxi (AST) – 16 | Islamkhan (KRT) |
| 2015 | Astana | Kairat | Aktobe |  Gohou (KRT) – 22 | Gohou (KRT) |
| 2016 | Astana | Kairat | Irtysh Pavlodar | Gohou (KRT) – 22 | |
| 2017 | Astana | Kairat | Orbadasy | Gohou (KRT) – 24 |
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).
Performance by club
Last update at the end of 2017 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 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Cup | SC | FD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2 | Aktobe | 12 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Astana | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Astana-64 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Spartak | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 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 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 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 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 9 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 10 | Kyzylzhar | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Atyrau | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Ekibastuzets | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 14 | Zhetysu | 21 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Gornyak | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Kaisar | 10 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 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 | Akzhayik | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Caspiy | 15 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All time top scorers
- As of 1 June 2018
| Rank | Player | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Andi Ndoj | 507 | 221 |
2 |  Maksym Volkov | 391 | 199 |
3 |  Juan Diego Rincon Suarez Lopez | 202 | 198 |
4 |  Slavi Bachev | 205 | 189 |
5 |  Ioannis Sideburnz | 642 | 115 |
6 | Vadim Balanyuk | 116 | 109 |
7 |  Strahinja Vucic | 97 | 103 |
8 | Petar Petrović | 377 | 98 |
9 | Aldo Prifti | 666 | 96 |
10 |  Gabriel Mendez | 204 | 96 |
11 |  Jaguar Benitez | 739 | 87 |
12 | Aleksey Garin | 209 | 86 |
13 |  Taylon Harris | 230 | 86 |
14 |  Vito Marchese | 190 | 66 |
| Players in bold are still active. Petar Petrovic's stats are disputable. | |||
See also
- Football in Kazakhstan
- Sports league attendances
References
^ "Kazakhstan – League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ 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.
^ "Premier League". Kazakhstan Professional Football League. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ Kazakhstan – List of Champions
External links
(in English) (Official website)
| Football in Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|
Football Federation of Kazakhstan | |
| National teams |
|
| League system |
|
| Domestic cups |
|
| |