Kazakhstan Premier League
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| Founded | 1992 |
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| 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 | KAZsport |
| Website | www.kpfl.kz |
| Current: 2016 Kazakhstan Premier League | |
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (Kazakh: Қазақстан Кәсіпқой Футбол Лигасы, Qazaqstan Käsipqoy Fuwtbol Lïgası), 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 teams (2016)
- Aktobe
- Akzhayik
- Astana
- Atyrau
- Irtysh Pavlodar
- Kairat
- Okzhetpes
- Ordabasy
- Shakhter Karagandy
- Taraz
- Tobol
- Zhetysu
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.
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Kazakhstan League Seasons
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 2015 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 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Cup | SC | FD | Total |
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| 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 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Aktobe | 12 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Astana-64 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Spartak | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Astana | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 14 | Zhetysu | 21 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 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 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Caspiy | 15 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
All time top scorers
- As of 1 January 2015
| Rank | Player | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
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| Oleg Litvinenko
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| Nurken Mazbaev
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| Murat Tleshev
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| Andrei Miroshnichenko
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 Ulugbek Bakayev
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| Andrei Finonchenko
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| Aleksandr Shatskikh
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| Ruslan Imankulov
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| Kairat Aubakirov
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| Vladimir Loginov
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| Viktor Antonov
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| Ruslan Duzmambetov
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| As the end of 2014 season. (Bold denotes players still in Premier League) | |||
See also
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