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| Founded | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) |
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| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegationto | First Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Kazakhstan Cup Kazakhstan Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League |
| Current champions | Ordabasy (1st title) (2023) |
| Most championships | Astana (7 titles) |
| TV partners | Domestic Qazsport International Eleven Sports OneFootball |
| Website | qfl.kz |
| Current: 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League | |
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (Kazakh: Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy), 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.
The following teams are competing in the 2024 season:
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | Aktobe | Central Stadium (Aktobe)orODSYUSHOR №8 | 14,500 |
| Astana | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,244 |
| Atyrau | Atyrau | Munayshy Stadium | 8,690 |
| Zhenis | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,244 |
| Kairat | Almaty | Central Stadium (Almaty) | 23,804 |
| Maktaaral | Maktaaral | Alpamys Batyr Stadium | 4,229 |
| Kaisar | Kyzylorda | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | 7,500 |
| Kyzylzhar | Petropavl | Karasai Stadium | 11,000 |
| Ordabasy | Shymkent | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 25,000 |
| Shakhter | Karaganda | Shakhter Stadium (Karagandy) | 19,000 |
| Elimai | Semey | Spartak Stadium | 8,000 |
| Tobol | Kostanay | Kostanay Central Stadium | 10,500 |
| Turan | Turkistan | Turkistan Arena | 7,000 |
| Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Zhetysu Stadium | 4,500 |
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. Since 1936 there was taken places republican football competition among sports societies and agencies and later among "collectives of physical culture" (CPhC → KFK). Since 1980 champion of the Soviet Kazakhstan was also awarded to "teams of masters" (professional teams) competing in football competitions of the Soviet Second League.
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| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
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| Astana | 7 | 4 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Aktobe | 5 | 4 | 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013 |
| Irtysh | 5 | 4 | 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003 |
| Kairat | 3 | 5 | 1992, 2004, 2020 |
| Elimai | 3 | – | 1994, 1995, 1998 |
| Zhenis | 3 | – | 2000, 2001, 2006 |
| Tobol | 2 | 5 | 2010, 2021 |
| Shakhter | 2 | – | 2011, 2012 |
| Taraz | 1 | 2 | 1996 |
| Ordabasy | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ekibastuzets | 2 | ||
| Kyzylzhar | 2 | ||
| Atyrau | 2 | ||
| Zhetysu | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 32 |
| # | 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Cup | SC | FD | Total |
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| 1 | Kairat | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 2 | Astana | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Aktobe | 12 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| 4 | 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 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | |||||
| 5 | Tobol | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| 6 | Ordabasy | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Zhenis | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kaisar | 10 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Elimai | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Taraz | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 12 | Kyzylzhar | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Atyrau | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ekibastuzets | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Zhetysu | 21 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Okzhetpes | 20 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Akzhayik | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Caspiy | 15 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Aksu | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Turan | 12 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Maktaaral | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The tallies below include up to the 2024 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.
| Rank | Player | Games | Goals |
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1
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 Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
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405
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157
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2
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Oleg Litvinenko
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311
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147
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3
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Nurken Mazbaev
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400
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142
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4
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Murat Tleshev
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303
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138
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5
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Andrei Miroshnichenko
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242
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115
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6
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 Ulugbek Bakayev
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183
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109
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7
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Andrei Finonchenko
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274
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98
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8
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Aleksandr Shatskikh
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275
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96
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9
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Ruslan Imankulov
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366
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96
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10
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Kairat Aubakirov
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302
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94
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11
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Vladimir Loginov
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339
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87
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12
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Viktor Antonov
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207
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86
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13
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Ruslan Duzmambetov
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230
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86
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