Kazakhstan Premier League
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For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues.
| Premier League |
|---|
| Season 2008 |
| Founded |
| 1992 |
| Nation |
 Kazakhstan |
| Relegation To |
| First Division |
| Number of Teams |
| 16 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 1 |
| European Qualification |
| Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup |
| Cups |
| Kazakhstan Cup Kazakhstan Super Cup |
| Current Champions (2007) |
| FC Aktobe |
The Kazakhstan Premier League is the top division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and was set up in 1992. The League is fed into by the First Division, starting spring and finishing in late fall, making each championship correspond to a calendar year. The most matches are played during weekends in recent seasons.
Contents |
[edit] Name changes
Kazakhstan Top Division (1992-2001)
Kazakhstan Super League (2002-2007) [1]
Kazakhstan Premier League (2008- ) [2]
[edit] Seasons summary
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place | Top scorer | Best Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Kairat | SKIF Ordabasy | Irtysh | Sergei Kogai (Kaisar) - 21 |
Sergei Volgin (Kairat) |
| 1993 | Irtysh | Ekibastuzets | Gornyak | Aleksandr Shmarikov (Taraz) - 28 |
Nikolai Kurganskiy (Ekibastuzets) |
| 1994 | Semey | Irtysh | Ordabasy | Oleg Litvinenko (Taraz) - 20 |
Kanat Musataev (SKIF Ordabasy) |
| 1995 | Semey | Taraz | Shakhter | Andrei Miroshnichenko (Semey) - 23 |
Andrei Miroshnichenko (Semey) |
| 1996 | Taraz | Irtysh | Semey | Viktor Antonov (Irtysh) - 21 |
Oleg Voskoboynikov (Taraz) |
| 1997 | Irtysh | Taraz | Kairat | Nurken Mazbaev (Taraz) - 16 |
Oleg Voskoboynikov (Taraz) |
| 1998 | Semey | Ekibastuzets | Irtysh | Oleg Litvinenko (Semey) - 14 |
Oleg Voskoboynikov (Kaisar) |
| 1999 | Irtysh | Esil Bogatyr | Kairat |  Rejepmurad Agabayev (Kairat) - 24 |
Igor Avdeev (Esil Bogatyr) |
| 2000 | Astana | Esil Bogatyr | Irtysh |  Nilton Pereira Mendes (Irtysh) - 21 |
Igor Avdeev (Esil Bogatyr) |
| 2001 | Astana | Atyrau | Esil Bogatyr | Arsen Tlekhugov (Astana) - 30 |
Arsen Tlekhugov (Astana) |
| 2002 | Irtysh | Atyrau | Tobol | Evgeniy Lunev (Shakhter) - 16 |
Evgeniy Lovchev (Astana) |
| 2003 | Irtysh | Tobol | Astana | Andrei Finonchenko (Shakhter) - 18 |
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Tobol) |
| 2004 | Kairat | Irtysh | Tobol |  Ulugbek Bakaev (Tobol) - 22 Arsen Tlekhugov (Kairat) - 22 |
Samat Smakov (Kairat) |
| 2005 | Aktobe | Tobol | Kairat | Murat Tleshev (Irtysh) - 20 |
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Tobol) |
| 2006 | Astana | Aktobe | Tobol | Jafar Irismetov (Almaty) - 17 |
David Loria (Astana) |
| 2007 | Aktobe | Tobol | Shakhter | Jafar Irismetov (Almaty) - 17 |
Samat Smakov (Aktobe) |
Notes:
- Current club names shown in table. Historical names could be different.
- Best Player Award by FFK (1992-2005) and GOAL Journal (2006-.)
[edit] Performance by club
| Club | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irtysh | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Astana | 3 | - | 1 |
| Semey | 3 | - | 1 |
| Aktobe | 2 | 1 | - |
| Kairat | 2 | - | 3 |
| Taraz | 1 | - | - |
| Tobol | - | 3 | 3 |
| Esil-Bogatyr | - | 2 | 1 |
| Atyrau | - | 2 | - |
| Ekibastuzets | - | 2 | - |
| SKIF Ordabasy | - | 1 | - |
| Shakhter | - | - | 2 |
| Gornyak | - | - | 1 |
| Ordabasy | - | - | 1 |
[edit] All time Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleg Litvinenko |
148 | |
| 2 | Nurken Mazbaev |
142 | |
| 3 | Andrei Miroshnichenko |
115 | |
| 4 | Ruslan Imankulov |
98 | |
| 5 | Kairat Aubakirov |
94 | |
| 6 | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev |
92 | |
| 7-8 | Murat Tleshev |
88 | |
| 7-8 | Aleksandr Shatskikh |
88 | |
| 9 | Vladimir Loginov |
87 | |
| 10-11 | Viktor Antonov |
86 | |
| 10-11 | Ruslan Duzmambetov |
86 | |
| 12 | Guram Makaev |
85 | |
| 13 | Oleg Malyshev |
84 | |
| 14 | Nilton Pereira Mendes |
79 | |
| 15-16 | Viktor Zubarev |
77 | |
| 15-16 | Pavel Demyan |
77 | |
| 17 | Maksim Nizovtsev |
74 | |
| 18-19 | Arsen Tlekhugov |
73 | |
| 18-19 | Alibek Buleshev |
73 | |
| As of start of 2008 season[3](Bold denotes players still in Premier League) | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Not just League, but Super League Lyakhov.kz 2002
- ^ Press release FFK.kz, Feb.29, 2008
- ^ Lyakhov.kz All-time scorers
[edit] External links
- Current standings from Football Federation of Kazakhstan website
- UEFA Kazakhstan page
- Current standings at Soccerway.com
