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

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

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

Current clubs

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 Almaty Central Stadium (Almaty) 23,804
Maktaaral Maktaaral Alpamys Batyr Stadium 4,229
Kaisar Kyzylorda Kyzylorda Gany Muratbayev Stadium 7,500
Kyzylzhar Petropavl Petropavl Karasai Stadium 11,000
Ordabasy Shymkent Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 25,000
Shakhter Karagandy Karaganda Shakhter Stadium (Karagandy) 19,000
Yelimay Semey Semey Spartak Stadium 8,000
Tobol Kostanay Kostanay Kostanay Central Stadium 10,500
Turan Turkistan Turkistan Turkistan Arena 7,000
Zhetysu Taldykorgan Taldykorgan Zhetysu Stadium 4,500

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
KairatOrdabasy (Arsenal SKIF)Irtysh (Traktor)Kazakhstan Kogai (KSR) – 21Kazakhstan Volgin (KRT)
Irtysh (Ansat)Ekibastuzets (Batyr)GornyakKazakhstan Shmarikov (TAR) – 28Kazakhstan Kurganskiy (EKI)
Spartak (Yelimay)Irtysh (Ansat)Ordabasy (Zhiger)Kazakhstan Litvinenko (TAR) – 20Kazakhstan Musataev (ORD)
Spartak (Yelimay)TarazShakhterKazakhstan Miroshnichenko (SPA) – 23Kazakhstan Miroshnichenko (SPA)
TarazIrtyshSpartak (Yelimay)Kazakhstan Antonov (IRT) – 21Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (TAR)
IrtyshTarazKairatKazakhstan Mazbaev (TAR) – 16Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (TAR)
Spartak (Yelimay)Ekibastuzets (Batyr)IrtyshKazakhstan Litvinenko (SPA) – 14Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (KSR)
IrtyshKyzylzhar (Access Esil)KairatTurkmenistan Agabaýew (KRT) – 24Kazakhstan Avdeev (KYZ)
Astana-64 (Zhenis)Kyzylzhar (Access GG)IrtyshBrazil Mendes (IRT) – 21Kazakhstan Avdeev (KYZ)
Astana-64 (Zhenis)AtyrauKyzylzhar (Esil B)Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (A64) – 30Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (A64)
IrtyshAtyrauTobolKazakhstan Lunev (SHA) – 16Kazakhstan Lovchev (A64)
IrtyshTobolAstana-64 (Zhenis)Kazakhstan Finonchenko (SHA) – 18Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
KairatIrtyshTobolUzbekistan Bakaev (TOB) / Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (KRT) – 22Kazakhstan Smakov (KRT)
AktobeTobolKairatKazakhstan Tleshev (IRT) – 20Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
Astana-64 (Astana)AktobeTobolUzbekistan Irismetov (ALM) – 17Kazakhstan David Loria (A64)
AktobeTobolShakhterUzbekistan Irismetov (ALM) – 17Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
AktobeTobolIrtyshKazakhstan Tleshev (IRT) – 13Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
AktobeAstana (Lokomotiv)ShakhterKazakhstan Tleshev (AKT) / Turkmenistan Baýramow (TOB) – 20Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
TobolAktobeIrtyshUzbekistan Bakaev (TOB) – 16Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
ShakhterZhetysuAktobeUzbekistan Bakaev (ZHE) – 18Kazakhstan Konysbayev (SHA)
ShakhterIrtyshAktobeUzbekistan Bakaev (IRT) – 14Uzbekistan Bakaev (IRT)
AktobeAstanaKairatBelarus Zenkovich (SHA) – 15Kazakhstan Finonchenko (SHA)
AstanaAktobeKairatCentral African Republic Foxi (AST) – 16Kazakhstan Islamkhan (KRT)
AstanaKairatAktobeIvory Coast Gohou (KRT) – 22Ivory Coast Gohou (KRT)
AstanaKairatIrtysh PavlodarIvory Coast Gohou (KRT) – 22Kazakhstan Islamkhan (KRT)
AstanaKairatOrbadasyIvory Coast Gohou (KRT) – 24Ivory Coast Gohou (KRT)
AstanaKairatTobolArmenia Pizzelli (AKT) – 18Armenia Pizzelli (AKT)
AstanaKairatOrbadasyCroatia Tomasov (AST) / Ukraine Eseola (KRT) – 19
KairatTobolAstanaBrazil João Paulo (ORD) – 12
TobolAstanaKairatCroatia Tomasov (AST) – 17
AstanaAktobeTobolPortugal Eugénio (AST) – 22
OrdabasyAstanaAktobeBrazil 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

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
Astana 7 4 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
Ordabasy 1 1 2023
Ekibastuzets 2
Kyzylzhar 2
Atyrau 2
Zhetysu 1
Total3232
Notes
  • Italics identifies either defunct or teams that lost professional status.

Performance by club

As of end of the 2023 season.
#Club92939495969798990001020304050607080910111213141516171819202122231st2nd3rdCupSCFDTotal
1Kairat111119633457713713101011103322222134435691125
2Astana2445211111132127413318
3Aktobe12941410118554121112331236971272355313118
4Irtysh31272131341125643935261063410812546117
5Tobol1381012118763232322417677775342138255113
6Ordabasy24341410116131661461391278675444343555111321210
7Shakhter766384910512610944373611461097894671023117
8Astana-64912141013964114310818113137
9Kaisar102178456111013161510413895126567136246
10Spartak1417113719878919123115
11Taraz514821210141115127111016899410119111110810121214
12Kyzylzhar19223911671211131411941052114
13Atyrau2245101414156510118958891111117213
14Ekibastuzets4291156211161315812812213
15Zhetysu2125691513148131556572129811126561411123
16Okzhetpes201811816101012171191115911121485127111233
17Vostok111012812557119111412149716101211112
18Gornyak8313511
19Akzhayik16161614161711812101291411
20Caspiy15201641710891311
21Aksu61411
22Turan12130
23Maktaaral890

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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