2003 Kazakhstan Premier League
| Season | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Irtysh Pavlodar |
| Top goalscorer | Andrei Finonchenko (18) |
← 2002 2004 → | |
The 2003 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 12th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan, and took place between 12 April and 3 November.[1]
Teams
There were 5 promoted teams to the Premier League for this season, Ekibastuzets, Batys, Dostyk, Taraz and Zhetysu. The Premier League was expanded to 17 teams before the season started and to 19 teams for the 2004 season, this mean no teams were relegated before or after the season. Before the start of the season Vostok Altyn were renamed Vostok and Dostyk became Ordabasy.
Due to failure to comply with UEFA regulations, no teams qualified for any UEFA competition.
Team overview
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe-Lento | Aktobe | Central Stadium | 13,200 |
| Atyrau | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 9,500 |
| Batys | Oral | Petr Atoyan Stadium | 8,320 |
| Ekibastuzets | Ekibastuz | Shakhtyor Stadium | 6,300 |
| Esil | Kokshetau | Okzhetpes Stadium | 4,158 |
| Esil Bogatyr | Petropavl | Karasai Stadium | 11,000 |
| Irtysh | Pavlodar | Central Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kairat | Almaty | Central Stadium | 23,804 |
| Kaisar | Kyzylorda | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | 7,500 |
| Ordabasy | Shymkent | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 20,000 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | Karagandy | Shakhter Stadium | 20,000 |
| Taraz | Taraz | Central Stadium | 12,525 |
| Tobol | Kostanay | Central Stadium | 8,323 |
| Vostok | Oskemen | Vostok Stadium | 8,500 |
| Zhenis Astana | Astana | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 12,350 |
| Yelimay | Semey | Spartak Stadium | |
| Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Zhetysu Stadium | 4,000 |
League Table
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Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of match played 3 November 2003[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andrei Finonchenko
|
Shakhter | 16 |
| 2 | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
|
Tobol | 16 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Shatskikh
|
Zhenis | 14 |
 Rejepmyrat Agabaýew
|
Atyrau | ||
| 5 | Alibek Buleshev
|
Kairat | 13 |
| Oleg Litvinenko
|
Elimay | ||
| 7 | Muslim Agaýew
|
Irtysh | 11 |
| 8 | Murat Tleshev
|
Irtysh | 10 |
| Pavel Udalov
|
Vostok | ||
| Dilmurat Nazarov
|
Taraz | ||
| Oleg Tarasov
|
Kairat | ||
| Valeriy Garkusha
|
Tobol |
References
- ^ a b "2003 PREMIER LEAGUE". www.kpfl.kz/ (in Russian). Football Federation of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 9 December 2015.