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.
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| Founded | 1992 |
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| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | First Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Kazakhstan Cup Kazakhstan Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Conference League |
| Current champions | Kairat (4th title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Astana (7 titles) |
| TV partners | Domestic Qazsport International Eleven Sports OneFootball |
| Website | qfl.kz |
| Current: 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League | |
Name changes
edit- Top Division (1992–2001)
- Super League (2002–2007)
- Premier League (2008–present)
Current clubs
editThe 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
editNote 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:
- Kazakhstan – List of Champions. RSSSF
- The Kazakh SSR Football Championship (Чемпионат Казахской ССР). Footballfacts. (in Russian)
- The Kazakh SSR Football Championship D2 (Чемпионат Казахской ССР D2). Footballfacts. (in Russian)
Best teams in republican competitions
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Kazakhstan League Seasons
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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
edit| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astana | 7 | 5 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Aktobe | 5 | 4 | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013 |
| Irtysh | 5 | 4 | 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003 |
| Kairat | 4 | 5 | 1992, 2004, 2020, 2024 |
| 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
edit- 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 | 24 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Cup | SC | FD | Total |
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| 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 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 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 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| 3 | Astana | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Zhenis | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 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 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Elimai | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Okzhetpes | 20 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 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 | ||||||||
| 13 | Kyzylzhar | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Atyrau | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ekibastuzets | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 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 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 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 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Maktaaral | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League participation
editNote: The tallies below include up to the 2024 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.
- 33 seasons: Shakhter
- 31 seasons: Kairat, Tobol
- 29 seasons: Aktobe
- 28 seasons: Irtysh, Taraz
- 26 seasons: Kaisar, Zhetysu
- 25 seasons: Ordabasy
- 23 seasons: Atyrau, Okzhetpes
- 20 seasons: Vostok
- 18 seasons: Kyzylzhar, Zhenis
- 16 seasons: Astana
- 15 seasons: Ekibastuzets
- 14 seasons: Akzhayik, Elimai
- 9 seasons: Caspiy, Zhiger
- 8 seasons: Shakhter-Bulat
- 5 seasons: Alma-Ata, Tomiris
- 4 seasons: CSKA Almaty, Gornyak, Yassy
- 3 seasons: Turan, Ulytau
- 2 seasons: Aksu, Azhar, Ekibastuz, Maktaaral
- 1 season: Arman, BGS, Dinamo Alma-Ata, Dostyk, Kazakhmys, Megasport, Namys Almaty, Nasha Kampaniya, Sunkar, Yelimay
Soviet Top League participation
edit- 24 seasons: Kairat
All time top scorers
edit- As of 1 January 2015
| Rank | Player | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1
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 Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
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405
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157
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2
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Oleg Litvinenko
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311
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147
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3
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Nurken Mazbaev
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400
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142
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4
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Murat Tleshev
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303
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138
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5
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Andrei Miroshnichenko
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242
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115
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6
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 Ulugbek Bakayev
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183
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109
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7
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Andrei Finonchenko
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274
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98
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8
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Aleksandr Shatskikh
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275
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96
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9
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Ruslan Imankulov
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366
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96
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10
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Kairat Aubakirov
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302
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94
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11
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Vladimir Loginov
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339
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87
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12
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Viktor Antonov
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207
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86
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13
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Ruslan Duzmambetov
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230
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86
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| As the end of 2014 season. (Bold denotes players still in Premier League) | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ 1937. Regional-football.ru
- ^ united Dynamo team of Alma-Ata and Chimkent
- ^ 1938. Regional-football.ru
- ^ only cup competition in 1939 and 1940, no data for 1941–1944, no competitions in 1945. Regional-football.ru
- ^ 1946. Regional-football.ru
- ^ 1947. Regional-football.ru
- ^ 1948. Regional-football.ru