Kyrgyz Premier League

Kyrgyz Premier League
Кыргыз Премьер Лигасы
Keurgeuz Premier Ligaseu
Organising body	Kyrgyz Professional Football League (KPFL)
Founded	1992; 32 years ago
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	10 (since 2022)
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Qyrğyz Birinçi Ligasy
Domestic cup(s)	Kyrgyzstan Cup; Kyrgyzstan Super Cup
International cup(s)	AFC Cup
Current champions	FC Dordoi Bishkek (13th titles) ; (2021)
Most championships	FC Dordoi Bishkek (13 titles)
TV partners	Kyrgyz Sport TV
Website	kpfl.kg
	Current: 2022 Kyrgyz Premier League

Kyrgyz Premier League (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Премьер Лигасы, Keurgeuz Premier Ligaseu) is the division of professional football in Kyrgyzstan. It was created in 1992 after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. The league is composed of eight teams. The most successful team is Dordoi Bishkek who have won the league twelve times.

The winner of the league earns a spot in the AFC Cup preliminary qualifying round, Asia's second highest club continental competition. The team with the worst record at the end of each season is demoted to the Kyrgyzstan League Second Level.

Starting from the 2019 season, the league was rebranded as the Kyrgyz Premier League.^[1]

Previous winners

Soviet-era champions

Champions were:^[2]

1934: Frunze City Team
1935: Dinamo Frunze
1936: Burevestnik Frunze
1937s: Spartak Frunze
1937f: Burevestnik Frunze
1938s: Dinamo Frunze
1938f: Dinamo Frunze
1939–44: not played
1945: Frunze City Team
1946: Spartak Frunze
1947: Spartak Frunze
1948: Spartak Frunze
1949: Burevestnik Frunze
1950: Spartak Frunze
1951: Frunze City Team
1952: Dinamo Frunze
1953: Osh Region Team
1954: Frunze City Team
1955: Frunze City Team
1956: Frunze City Team
1957: Frunze Region Team
1958: Torpedo Frunze
1959: Torpedo Frunze
1960: SKIF Frunze
1961: Mayli-Say City Team
1962: Alga Kalininskoye
1963: Alga Kalininskoye
1964: Selmashevets Frunze
1965: Alga Kalininskoye
1966: Selmashevets Frunze
1967: Alga Kalininskoye
1968: Selmashevets Frunze
1969: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
1970: Selmashevets Frunze
1971: Elektrik Frunze
1972: Selmashevets Frunze
1973: Selmashevets Frunze
1974: Tekstilshchik Osh
1975: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
1976: Stroitel Jalal-Abad
1977: Selmashevets Frunze
1978: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
1979: Selmashevets Frunze
1980: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
1981: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
1982: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
1983: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
1984: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
1985: not played
1986: Selmashevets Frunze
1987: Selmashevets Frunze
1988: Selmashevets Frunze
1989: Selmashevets Frunze
1990: Selmashevets Frunze
1991: Selmashevets Frunze

Since independence

Champions since the country's independence were:^[2]^[3]^[4]

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Top goalscorer	Player of the Year
1992	Alga Bishkek (1)	SKA Dostuk Sokuluk	Igor Sergeyev – SKA Dostuk Sokuluk (26)
1993	Alga-RIIF Bishkek (2)	Spartak Tokmak	Davron Babayev – Dynamo Alay Osh (38)
1994	Kant-Oil Kant (1)	Semetey Kyzyl-Kiya	Aleksandr Merzlikin – Kant-Oil Kant (25)
1995	Kant-Oil Kant (2)	Alga Bishkek	Aleksandr Merzlikin – Kant-Oil Kant (27)
1996	Metallurg Kadamjay (1)	AiK Bishkek	Aleksandr Merzlikin – AiK Bishkek (17)
1997	Dinamo Bishkek (1)	Alga-PVO Bishkek	Farkhat Khaitbayev – KVT Dinamo Kara-Balta (17)
1998	CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek (2)	SKA-PVO Bishkek	Sergey Gaizitdinov – Semetei Kyzyl-Kiya (23)
1999	CAG-Dinamo Bishkek (3)	SKA-PVO Bishkek	Ismail Malikov – Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (16)
2000	SKA-PVO Bishkek (3)	Dinamo Bishkek	Valeriy Berezovskiy – SKA-PVO Bishkek (32)
2001	SKA-PVO Bishkek (4)	Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu	Nurlan Rajabaliyev – Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn Kara-Suu (28)
2002	SKA-PVO Bishkek (5)	Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu	Yevgeny Boldygin – Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (19)
2003	Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (1)	SKA-PVO Bishkek	Roman Kornilov – SKA-PVO Bishkek (39)
2004	Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (1)	SKA-Shoro Bishkek	Zamirbek Jumagulov – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (28)
2005	Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (2)	SKA-Shoro Bishkek	Yevgeny Boldygin – Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (23)
2006	Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (3)	Abdysh-Ata Kant	Vyacheslav Pryanishnikov – Abdish-Ata Kant (24)
2007	Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (4)	Abdysh-Ata Kant	Almazbek Mirzaliev – Abdish-Ata Kant (21)
2008	Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (5)	Abdysh-Ata Kant	Khurshit Lutfullayev – Abdysh-Ata Kant David Tetteh – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (13)
2009	Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (6)	Abdysh-Ata Kant	Maxim Kretov – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (21)	Daniel Tagoe – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn
2010	FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata (1)	Dordoi Bishkek	Talaybek Djumatayev – FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata (15)	Azamat Baimatov – Dordoi Bishkek
2011	Dordoi Bishkek (7)	FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata	Vladimir Verevkin – Alga Bishkek (12)
2012	Dordoi Bishkek (8)	Alga Bishkek	Kayumzhan Sharipov – Dordoi Bishkek (17)
2013	Alay (1)	Dordoi Bishkek	Almazbek Mirzaliev (20) - Abdysh-Ata Kant
2014	Dordoi Bishkek (9)	Abdysh-Ata Kant	Kaleemullah Khan (18) - Dordoi Bishkek	Kaleemullah Khan – Dordoi Bishkek^[5]
2015	Alay (2)	Dordoi Bishkek	Alia Sylla (17) - Alay
2016	Alay (3)	Dordoi Bishkek	Alia Sylla (21) - Alay
2017	Alay (4)	Abdysh-Ata Kant	Alia Sylla (12) - Alay^[6]
2018	Dordoi Bishkek (10)	Alay	Joel Kojo (26) - Alay^[7]
2019	Dordoi Bishkek (11)	Alay	Wahyt Orazsähedow (20) — Dordoi Bishkek^[8]	Gulzhigit Alykulov^{[citation needed]}
2020	Dordoi Bishkek (12)	Alga Bishkek	Mirlan Murzaev (10) — Dordoi Bishkek
2021	Dordoi Bishkek (13)	Abdysh-Ata Kant	Mirbek Akhmataliev (17) — Abdysh-Ata Kant

2021–22 clubs

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Abdysh-Ata Kant	Kant	Stadion Sportkompleks Abdysh-Ata	3,000
Alay Osh	Osh	Suyumbayev Stadion	11,200
Alga Bishkek	Bishkek	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium	23,000
Dordoi Bishkek	Bishkek	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium	23,000
Ilbirs Bishkek	Bishkek	Stadium FC FFKR	1,000
Kaganat	Osh	Suyumbayev Stadion	11,200
Kara-Balta	Kara-Balta	Manas Stadium	4,000
Neftchi	Kochkor-Ata	Stadion Neftyannik Kochkor-Ata	5,000
Nur-Batken	Batken	Zentralny Stadion	4,000
Talant	Kant	Sport City Stadion	1,500

Performances

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning years
FC Dordoi Bishkek	13	4	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
FC Alga Bishkek	5	9	1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002
FC Alay Osh	4	2	2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
FC Dinamo MVD Bishkek	3	1	1997, 1998, 1999
FC Kant-Oil	2	–	1994, 1995
FC Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn Kara-Suu	1	2	2003
FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata	1	1	2010
FC Metallurg Kadamjay	1	–	1996
FC Abdysh-Ata Kant	–	7
FC Ak-Maral Tokmok	–	1
FC Orto-Nur Sokuluk	–	1
FC RUOR-Guardia Bishkek	–	1
FC Shakhtyor Kyzyl-Kiya	–	1
Total	30	30

League participation

As of 2022, 62 clubs have participated. Note: The tallies below include up to the 2022 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.

28 seasons: Alga Bishkek
24 seasons: Alay, Dordoi Bishkek
21 seasons: Kara-Balta
20 seasons: Abdysh-Ata Kant
18 seasons: Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
13 seasons: Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn Kara-Suu
11 seasons: Dzhalal-Abad, Shakhtyor Kyzyl-Kiya
10 seasons: Dinamo MVD Bishkek
9 seasons: Dinamo-UVD Osh, RUOR-Guardia Bishkek
6 seasons: Ala-Too Naryn, Issyk-Kol Karakol, SKA-Alay Osh
5 seasons: Dinamo-Manas-SKIF Bishkek, Ilbirs Bishkek, Kaganat, Rotor Bishkek, Sher Bishkek
4 seasons: Ak-Maral Tokmok, Ak-Zhol, Kant-Oil, Orto-Nur Sokuluk
3 seasons: Aldiyer Kurshab, Kant, Kara-Shoro Uzgen, KG United, Polyot Bishkek, Talas
2 seasons: Abdysh-Ata-99, Ala-Buka, Dordoi-Plaza, Energetik Karaköl, Instrumentalshchik Bishkek, Shakhtyor Tashkömür, Shoro Bishkek, Team Kyrgyzstan U-21, Uchkun Kara-Suu
1 season: Ak-Bura Osh, Alamudun, Alga-2 Bishkek, Ata-Spor Bishkek, Bakit Mailuu-Suu, Bazar-Korgon-Babur, Belovodskoye, Dinamo-Chuy UVD, Dinamo Kant, Ekolog Bishkek, Energetik Bishkek, Kelechek Osh, Kolos Nizhnechuyskoye, Lokomotiv Dzhalal-Abad, Metallurg Kadamjay, Muras-Sport Bishkek, Nookat, Nur-Batken, Olimpia-85 Bishkek, Talant, Team Kyrgyzstan U-17, Tsementnik Kant, Zhashtyk Osh

References and notes

^ "Кыргызская Премьер-лига: новый сезон – новый формат". Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. 5 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Kyrgyzstan – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
^ "Champions Kyrgyzstan" (in Russian). ffkr.kg. 2008. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
^ "Лучшие бомбардиры Чемпионатов Кыргызстана". flk.kg (in Russian). flk.kg. Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
^ kalimulla-luchshij-igrok-topligi-po-versii-flk (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Алиа Силла повторил рекорд 21-летней давности". flk.kg (in Russian). FLK. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
^ "Жоел Кожо из Ганы — лучший бомбардир чемпионата Кыргызстана по футболу (список)". sport.akipress.org (in Russian). Aki Press. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
^ "Вахит Оразсахедов: «В целом „Дордой" провел довольно успешный сезон»" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

External links

League at fifa.com

[1] "Кыргызская Премьер-лига: новый сезон – новый формат". Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. 5 April 2019.

[rsf-2] "Kyrgyzstan – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

[3] "Champions Kyrgyzstan" (in Russian). ffkr.kg. 2008. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

[4] "Лучшие бомбардиры Чемпионатов Кыргызстана". flk.kg (in Russian). flk.kg. Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

[5] ulla-luchshij-igrok-topligi-po-versii-flk (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "Алиа Силла повторил рекорд 21-летней давности". flk.kg (in Russian). FLK. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

[7] "Жоел Кожо из Ганы — лучший бомбардир чемпионата Кыргызстана по футболу (список)". sport.akipress.org (in Russian). Aki Press. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

[8] "Вахит Оразсахедов: «В целом „Дордой" провел довольно успешный сезон»" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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