Kazakhstan Premier League

Premier League
Country Kazakhstan
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Founded 1992
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
(2014)
Most championships FC Irtysh Pavlodar, FC Aktobe (5)
TV partners KAZsport
Website kff.kz
2015 Kazakhstan Premier League

The Kazakhstan Premier League (Kazakh: Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы) 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 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

Current teams (2015)

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.

  • 1936 : Alma-Aty City
  • 1937 : Dinamo Alma-Ata
  • 1938 : Dinamo Alma-Ata
  • 1939-45 : no championship
  • 1946 : Dinamo Alma-Ata
  • 1947 : Lokomotiv Jambul
  • 1948 : Trudovye Rezervy Alma-Ata
  • 1949 : Dinamo Karaganda
  • 1950 : Alma-Aty City
  • 1951 : Meliorator Chimkent
  • 1952 : Meliorator Chimkent
  • 1953 : Meliorator Chimkent
  • 1954 : Dinamo Alma-Ata
  • 1955 : Dinamo Alma-Ata
  • 1956 : Alma-Aty City
  • 1957 : Stroitel Alma-Ata
  • 1958 : Spartak Alma-Ata
  • 1959 : Spartak Alma-Ata
  • 1960 : Yenbek Guryev

Zone 7 (3rd level, included teams from other republics)

Zone 8 (3rd level)

Source:[3]

Seasons summary

Season Champion Runner-up Third Place Top scorer Best Player
1992KairatOrbadasy (Arsenal SKIF)Irtysh (Traktor)Kazakhstan Kogai (KSR) - 21 Kazakhstan Volgin (KRT)
1993Irtysh (Ansat)Ekibastuzets (Batyr)GornyakKazakhstan Shmarikov (TAR) - 28Kazakhstan Kurganskiy (EKI)
1994Spartak (Yelimay)Irtysh (Ansat)Ordabasy (Zhiger)Kazakhstan Litvinenko (TAR) - 20Kazakhstan Musataev (ORD)
1995Spartak (Yelimay)TarazShakhterKazakhstan Miroshnichenko (SPA) - 23Kazakhstan Miroshnichenko (SPA)
1996TarazIrtyshSpartak (Yelimay)Kazakhstan Antonov (IRT) - 21Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (TAR)
1997IrtyshTarazKairatKazakhstan Mazbaev (TAR) - 16Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (TAR)
1998Spartak (Yelimay)Ekibastuzets (Batyr)IrtyshKazakhstan Litvinenko (SPA) - 14Kazakhstan Voskoboynikov (KSR)
1999IrtyshKyzylzhar (Access Esil)KairatTurkmenistan Agabaýew (KRT) - 24Kazakhstan Avdeev (KYZ)
2000Astana-64 (Zhenis)Kyzylzhar (Access GG)IrtyshBrazil Mendes (IRT) - 21Kazakhstan Avdeev (KYZ)
2001Astana-64 (Zhenis)AtyrauKyzylzhar (Esil B)Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (A64) - 30Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (A64)
2002IrtyshAtyrauTobolKazakhstan Lunev (SHA) - 16Kazakhstan Lovchev (A64)
2003IrtyshTobolAstana-64 (Zhenis)Kazakhstan Finonchenko (SHA) - 18Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
2004KairatIrtyshTobolUzbekistan Bakaev (TOB) - 22
Kazakhstan Tlekhugov (KRT) - 22		Kazakhstan Smakov (KRT)
2005AktobeTobolKairatKazakhstan Tleshev (IRT) - 20Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
2006Astana-64 (Astana)AktobeTobolUzbekistan Irismetov (ALM) - 17Kazakhstan David Loria (A64)
2007AktobeTobolShakhterUzbekistan Irismetov (ALM) - 17Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
2008AktobeTobolIrtyshKazakhstan Tleshev (IRT) - 13Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
2009AktobeAstana (Lokomotiv)Shakhter Kazakhstan Tleshev (AKT) - 20
Turkmenistan Baýramow (TOB) - 20 		Kazakhstan Smakov (AKT)
2010TobolAktobeIrtyshUzbekistan Bakaev (TOB) - 16Kazakhstan Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
2011ShakhterZhetysuAktobeUzbekistan Bakaev (ZHE) - 18Kazakhstan Konysbayev (SHA)
2012ShakhterIrtyshAktobeUzbekistan Bakaev (IRT) - 14Uzbekistan Bakaev (IRT)
2013AktobeAstanaKairatBelarus Zenkovich (SHA) - 15Kazakhstan Finonchenko (SHA)
2014AstanaAktobeKairatCentral African Republic Foxi Kéthévoama (AST) - 16 Kazakhstan Islamkhan (KRT)

Notes:

Performance by clubs

Last updated on 11 July 2014

# Club 92 93 94 95 969798990001020304050607080910111213141st2nd3rdCupSCFDTotal
1Irtysh312721313411256439352610545115
2Aktobe1294141011 8554121112331253213114
3Astana-6491214101396411431081811 3137
4Spartak1417113719878919 123115
5Kairat1111196334577137131010111033255112
6Shakhter7663849105126109443736114623117
7Astana 24452112226
8Tobol138101211876323232241767714319
9Taraz514821210141115127111016899410111214
10Kyzylzhar19 2239116712111314 213
11Atyrau 22451014141565101189213
12Ekibastuzets4291156211161315812812 213
13Ordabasy243414101161316614613912786754111126
14Zhetysu21256915131481315565721298112
15Gornyak83135 11
16Kaisar102178456111013161510413895134
17Caspiy1520164 17 11
18Vostok111012812557119111412149716101211112

All time top scorers

As of 2 November 2013[4]
RankPlayerGamesGoals
1 Kazakhstan Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev 377 152
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 167 105
7-8 Kazakhstan Ruslan Imankulov 366 96
7-8 Kazakhstan Aleksandr Shatskikh 275 96
9-10 Kazakhstan Kairat Aubakirov 302 94
9-10 Kazakhstan Andrei Finonchenko 248 94
11 Kazakhstan Vladimir Loginov 339 87
12-13 Kazakhstan Viktor Antonov 207 86
12-13 Kazakhstan Ruslan Duzmambetov 230 86
As of end of 2011 season[5](Bold denotes players still in Premier League)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Not just League, but Super League Lyakhov.kz 2002
  2. ↑ Press release FFK.kz, Feb.29, 2008
  3. ↑ Kazakhstan - List of Champions
  4. ↑ Жумаскалиев стал лучшим бомбардиром премьер-лиги в истории (in Russian). Vesti.kz. 2013-07-27.
  5. ↑ Kaz-football.kz All-time scorers

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