Season | 2018 |
---|---|
Champions | Astana |
Relegated | Kyzylzhar Akzhayik |
Champions League | Astana |
Europa League | Kairat Tobol |
Matches played | 198 |
Goals scored | 471 (2.38 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marcos Pizzelli (18) |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 27th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. Astana defended their championship, winning the Premier League for a fifth time.
FC Okzhetpes and FC Taraz were relegated at the end of the 2016 season, and were replaced by FC Zhetysu and FC Kyzylzhar.
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Aktobe | Aktobe | Aktobe Central Stadium | 15,000 |
Akzhayik | Oral | Petr Atoyan Stadium | 8,320 |
Astana | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,000 |
Atyrau | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 8,690 |
Irtysh | Pavlodar | Pavlodar Central Stadium | 15,000 |
Kairat | Almaty | Almaty Central Stadium | 25,057 |
Kaisar | Kyzylorda | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | 7,500 |
Kyzylzhar | Petropavl | Karasai Stadium | 11,000 |
Ordabasy | Shymkent | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 20,000 |
Shakhter | Karaganda | Shakhter Stadium | 20,000 |
Tobol | Kostanay | Kostanay Central Stadium | 10,500 |
Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Zhetysu Stadium | 4,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aktobe | ![]() |
![]() |
Adidas | — |
Akzhayik | ![]() |
![]() |
Adidas | — |
Astana | ![]() |
![]() |
Adidas | Samruk-Kazyna |
Atyrau | ![]() |
![]() |
Nike | — |
Irtysh | ![]() |
![]() |
Nike | ENRC |
Kairat | ![]() |
![]() |
Nike | Halyk Bank |
Kaisar | ![]() |
![]() |
Nike | — |
Kyzylzhar | ![]() |
![]() |
Nike | — |
Ordabasy | ![]() |
![]() |
Nike | Aysu Mineral Water |
Shakhter | ![]() |
![]() |
Nike | BTL Kazakhstan |
Tobol | ![]() |
![]() |
Adidas | Polymetal |
Zhetysu | ![]() |
![]() |
Adidas | — |
The number of foreign players is restricted to eight per KPL team. A team can use only five foreign players on the field in each game.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irtysh Pavlodar | ![]() |
End of contract | 16 November 2017[1] | Pre-season | ![]() |
21 December 2017[2] |
Tobol | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 December 2017 | ![]() |
25 December 2017 | |
Akzhayik | ![]() |
![]() |
17 December 2017 | |||
Atyrau | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() |
8 January 2018[3] | ||
Ordabasy | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() |
11 January 2018[4] | ||
Shakhter Karagandy | ![]() |
End of contract | 31 December 2017 | ![]() |
9 January 2018[5] | |
Atyrau | ![]() |
Resigned | 9 April 2018[6] | 12th | ![]() |
11 April 2018[7] |
Irtysh Pavlodar | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 April 2018[8] | 8th | ![]() |
28 April 2018 |
Akzhayik | ![]() |
15 May 2018 | 7th | |||
Irtysh Pavlodar | ![]() |
End of Contract | 13 June 2018 | 5th | ![]() |
13 June 2018[9] |
Shakhter Karagandy | ![]() |
Mutual Termination | 3 July 2018[10] | 10th | ![]() |
3 July 2018[10] |
Atyrau | ![]() |
Resigned | 1 July 2018[11] | 12th | ![]() |
4 July 2018[12] |
Irtysh Pavlodar | ![]() |
Sacked | 10 July 2018 | 9th | ![]() |
10 July 2018[13] |
Tobol | ![]() |
Resignation | 1 August 2018[14] | 3rd | ![]() |
6 August 2018[15] |
Kairat | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 15 October 2018[16] | 2nd | ![]() |
15 October 2018[17] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Astana (C) | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Kairat | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Tobol | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 53 | |
4 | Ordabasy | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 46 | |
5 | Kaisar | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 45 | |
6 | Zhetysu | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 43 | |
7 | Aktobe[b] | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 42 | |
8 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 36 | |
9 | Atyrau | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 36 | |
10 | Irtysh Pavlodar (O) | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
11 | Kyzylzhar (R) | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 35 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
12 | Akzhayik (R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 30 |
Home \ Away | AKT | AKZ | AST | ATY | IRT | KRT | KSR | KYZ | ORD | SHA | TOB | ZHE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aktobe | — | 5–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Akzhayik | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Astana | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Atyrau | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Irtysh Pavlodar | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Kairat | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Kaisar | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Kyzylzhar | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Ordabasy | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Shakhter Karagandy | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Tobol | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
Zhetysu | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Home \ Away | AKT | AKZ | AST | ATY | IRT | KRT | KSR | KYZ | ORD | SHA | TOB | ZHE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aktobe | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | |||||
Akzhayik | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||||||
Astana | — | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |||||
Atyrau | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||||||
Irtysh Pavlodar | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
Kairat | 6–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||
Kaisar | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
Kyzylzhar | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
Ordabasy | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | |||||
Shakhter Karagandy | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | ||||||
Tobol | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | |||||
Zhetysu | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
16 November 2018 1st leg | Kyran | 0 – 3 | Irtysh Pavlodar | Shymkent |
15:00 (UTC+6) | D.Kuanyshbay ![]() S.Turekhanov ![]() A.Makhambetov ![]() |
Report | Rodrigo ![]() Shestakov ![]() A.Pazylkhan ![]() |
Stadium: Lokomotive Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer |
20 November 2018 2nd leg | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2 – 1 (5 – 1 agg.) | Kyran | Pavlodar |
15:00 (UTC+6) | A.Smailov ![]() Stamenković ![]() |
Report | S.Abzhal ![]() |
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Georgiy Chekhovskiy |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Aktobe | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
Akzhayik/Kairat | 17 |
3 | ![]() |
Astana | 14 |
4 | ![]() |
Kairat | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
Astana | 10 |
![]() |
Kaisar | ||
7 | ![]() |
Kairat | 9 |
![]() |
Akzhayik | ||
9 | ![]() |
Tobol | 8 |
![]() |
Atyrau | ||
![]() |
Shakhter Karagandy | ||
![]() |
Kyzylzhar | ||
![]() |
Astana | ||
![]() |
Astana | ||
![]() |
Atyrau |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Astana | Irtysh Pavlodar | 6–1 | 7 April 2018 | [21] |
![]() |
Zhetysu | Ordabasy | 4–2 | 14 May 2018 | [22] |
![]() |
Aktobe | Tobol | 3–2 | 23 June 2018 | [23] |
![]() |
Astana | Kyzylzhar | 3–0 | 26 August 2018 | [24] |
| |
---|---|
« 2017 2019 » | |
Domestic leagues |
|
Domestic cups |
|
European competitions |
|
Related to national team |
|
Club seasons | |
Premier League |
|
|
Kazakhstan Premier League seasons
| |
---|---|
|