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Kazakhstan Premier League

Men's top division football league in Kazakhstan

Summary

Men's top division football league in Kazakhstan

Field	Value
name	Kazakhstan Premier League
image	Kazakhstanpremierleague.svg
upright	0.75
country	Kazakhstan
confed	UEFA (Europe)
founded
teams	14 (16 from 2026)
relegation	First Division
levels	1
domest_cup	Kazakhstan Cup
Kazakhstan League Cup
Kazakhstan Super Cup
confed_cup	UEFA Champions League
UEFA Conference League
champions	Kairat (5th title)
season	2025
most_champs	Astana (7 titles)
tv	Domestic
Qazsport
International
Eleven Sports
OneFootball
website

current	2026 Kazakhstan Premier League

Kazakhstan League Cup Kazakhstan Super Cup UEFA Conference League Qazsport International Eleven Sports OneFootball

The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the Kazakh football league system.

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 clubs

The following teams are competing in the 2025 season:

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Aktobe	Aktobe	Central Stadium	12,729
Astana	Astana	Astana Arena	30,200
Atyrau	Atyrau	Munaishy Stadium	8,900
Elimai	Semey	Spartak Stadium	8,000
Jenis	Astana	Astana Arena	30,200
Jetisu	Taldykorgan	Samat Suyumbayev Stadium	4,000
Kairat	Almaty	Central Stadium	23,804
Kaisar	Kyzylorda	Gany Muratbayev Stadium	7,500
Kyzylzhar	Petropavl	Karasai Stadium	11,000
Okzhetpes	Kokshetau	Torpedo Stadium	4,100
Ordabasy	Shymkent	Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium	20,000
Tobol	Kostanay	Central Stadium	9,500
Turan	Turkistan	Turkistan Arena	7,000
Ulytau	Jezkazgan	Metallurg Stadium	2,500

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. 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.

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
1961 : Avangard Petropavlovsk
1962 : ADK Alma-Ata
1963 : Tselinnik Semipalatinsk
1964 : ADK Alma-Ata
1965 : ADK Alma-Ata
1966 : Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk
1967 : Torpedo Kokchetav
1968 : Gornyak Jezkangan
1969 : Shakhtyor Saran'
1970 : Stroitel Temir-Tau
1971 : Yenbek Jezkangan
1972 : Traktor Pavlodar
1973 : Yenbek Jezkangan
1974 : Gornyak Nikol'sky
1975 : Meliorator Chimkent
1976 : Khimik Stepnogorsk
1977 : Khimik Stepnogorsk
1978 : Trud Shevchenko
1979 : Khimik Stepnogorsk
1980 : Meliorator Chimkent
1981 : Burevestnik Kustanay Zone 7 (3rd level, included teams from other republics)
1980 : Traktor Pavlodar
1981 : Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk Zone 8 (3rd level)
1982 : Shakhtyor Karaganda
1983 : Shakhtyor Karaganda
1984 : Tselinnik Tselinograd
1985 : Meliorator Chimkent
1986 : Meliorator Chimkent
1987 : Meliorator Chimkent
1988 : Traktor Pavlodar
1989 : Traktor Pavlodar Zone 8 (4th level)
1990 : Vostok Ust'-Kamenogorsk
1991 : Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk Sources:
Kazakhstan – List of Champions. RSSSF
The Kazakh SSR Football Championship (Чемпионат Казахской ССР). Footballfacts.
The Kazakh SSR Football Championship D2 (Чемпионат Казахской ССР D2). Footballfacts.

Best teams in republican competitions

7 – Meliorator Chimkent (1951, 1952, 1953, 1975, 1985, 1986, 1987)
5 – Dinamo Alma-Ata (1937, 1938, 1946, 1954, 1955)
4 – Traktor Pavlodar (1972, 1980, 1988, 1989)
2 – Alma-Ata {collective city team} (1936, 1950, 1956)
3 – ADK Alma-Ata (1962, 1964, 1965)
3 – Khimik Stepnogorsk (1976, 1977, 1979)
3 – Yenbek Jezkangan (1968, 1971, 1973)
3 – Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk (1966, 1981, 1991)
2 – Spartak Alma-Ata (1958, 1959)
2 – Shakhter Karaganda (1982, 1983)
1 – Lokomotiv Jambul (1947)
1 – Trudovye Rezervy Alma-Ata (1948)
1 – Dinamo Karaganda (1949)
1 – Stroitel Alma-Ata (1957)
1 – Yenbek Guryev (1960)
1 – Avangard Petropavlovsk (1961)
1 – Tselinnik Semipalatinsk (1963)
1 – Torpedo Kokchetav (1967)
1 – Shakhter Saran (1969)
1 – Stroitel Temir-Tau (1970)
1 – Gornyak Nikol'sky (1974)
1 – Trud Shevchenko (1978)
1 – Tselinnik Tselinograd (1984)
1 – Vostok Ust'-Kamenogorsk (1990)

Kazakhstan League Seasons

Champion	Runner-up	Third Place	Top Scorer(s) – Goals	Best Player
Kairat	Ordabasy (Arsenal SKIF)	Irtysh (Traktor)	KAZ Kogai (KSR) – 21	KAZ Volgin (KRT)
Irtysh (Ansat)	Ekibastuzets (Batyr)	Gornyak	KAZ Shmarikov (TAR) – 28	KAZ Kurganskiy (EKI)
Elimai	Irtysh (Ansat)	Ordabasy (Zhiger)	KAZ Litvinenko (TAR) – 20	KAZ Musataev (ORD)
Elimai	Taraz	Shakhter	KAZ Miroshnichenko (ELI) – 23	KAZ Miroshnichenko (ELI)
Taraz	Irtysh	Elimai	KAZ Antonov (IRT) – 21	KAZ Voskoboynikov (TAR)
Irtysh	Taraz	Kairat	KAZ Mazbaev (TAR) – 16	KAZ Voskoboynikov (TAR)
Elimai	Ekibastuzets (Batyr)	Irtysh	KAZ Litvinenko (ELI) – 14	KAZ Voskoboynikov (KSR)
Irtysh	Kyzylzhar (Access Esil)	Kairat	TKM Agabaýew (KRT) – 24	KAZ Avdeev (KYZ)
Jenis	Kyzylzhar (Access GG)	Irtysh	BRA Mendes (IRT) – 21	KAZ Avdeev (KYZ)
Jenis	Atyrau	Kyzylzhar (Esil B)	KAZ Tlekhugov (JEN) – 30	KAZ Tlekhugov (JEN)
Irtysh	Atyrau	Tobol	KAZ Lunev (SHA) – 16	KAZ Lovchev (JEN)
Irtysh	Tobol	Jenis	KAZ Finonchenko (SHA) – 18	KAZ Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
Kairat	Irtysh	Tobol	UZB Bakaev (TOB) / KAZ Tlekhugov (KRT) – 22	KAZ Smakov (KRT)
Aktobe	Tobol	Kairat	KAZ Tleshev (IRT) – 20	KAZ Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
Jenis (Astana)	Aktobe	Tobol	UZB Irismetov (ALM) – 17	KAZ David Loria (JEN)
Aktobe	Tobol	Shakhter	UZB Irismetov (ALM) – 17	KAZ Smakov (AKT)
Aktobe	Tobol	Irtysh	KAZ Tleshev (IRT) – 13	KAZ Smakov (AKT)
Aktobe	Astana (Lokomotiv)	Shakhter	KAZ Tleshev (AKT) / TKM Baýramow (TOB) – 20	KAZ Smakov (AKT)
Tobol	Aktobe	Irtysh	UZB Bakaev (TOB) – 16	KAZ Zhumaskaliyev (TOB)
Shakhter	Jetisu	Aktobe	UZB Bakaev (JET) – 18	KAZ Konysbayev (SHA)
Shakhter	Irtysh	Aktobe	UZB Bakaev (IRT) – 14	UZB Bakaev (IRT)
Aktobe	Astana	Kairat	BLR Zenkovich (SHA) – 15	KAZ Finonchenko (SHA)
Astana	Aktobe	Kairat	CAF Foxi (AST) – 16	KAZ Islamkhan (KRT)
Astana	Kairat	Aktobe	RWA Gohou (KRT) – 22	RWA Gohou (KRT)
Astana	Kairat	Irtysh	RWA Gohou (KRT) – 22	KAZ Islamkhan (KRT)
Astana	Kairat	Orbadasy	RWA Gohou (KRT) – 24	RWA Gohou (KRT)
Astana	Kairat	Tobol	ARM Pizzelli (AKT) – 18	ARM Pizzelli (AKT)
Astana	Kairat	Orbadasy	CRO Tomasov (AST) / UKR Eseola (KRT) – 19
Kairat	Tobol	Astana	BRA João Paulo (ORD) – 12
Tobol	Astana	Kairat	CRO Tomasov (AST) – 17
Astana	Aktobe	Tobol	POR Eugénio (AST) – 22
Ordabasy	Astana	Aktobe	BRA João Paulo (KRT) – 17
Kairat	Astana	Aktobe	BRA João Paulo (KRT) / KAZ Chesnokov (TOB) / BLR Signevich (ATY) – 10
Kairat	Astana	Tobol	ALB Nazmi Gripshi (AST) – 16

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).

List of champions

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Winning years
Astana	7	5	1	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Kairat	5	5	6	1992, 2004, 2020, 2024, 2025
Irtysh	5	4	6	1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003
Aktobe	5	4	5	2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013
Spartak	3	–	1	1994, 1995, 1998
Jenis	3	–	1	2000, 2001, 2006
Tobol	2	5	5	2010, 2021
Shakhter	2	–	3	2011, 2012
Taraz	1	2	–	1996
Ordabasy	1	–	2	2023
Kyzylzhar	–	2	1
Atyrau	–	2	–
Ekibastuzets	–	2	–
Tomiris	–	1	–
Jetisu	–	1	–
Gornyak	–	–	1
Zhiger	–	–	1

;Notes:

Teams in bold currently compete in Premier League.
Italics identifies either defunct or teams that lost professional status.

Performance by clubs

#	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	24	25	1st	2nd	3rd		Cup
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	1	1	5	5	6
2	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	3	5	5	5	4	2	3
3	Astana		2	4	4	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	2	7	6	1	3	3		20
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	5	3	2	5	5	3
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	4	7	1	1	3
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	13		2		3
8	Zhenis	9	12	14	10	13	9	6	4	1	1	4	3	10	8	1	8	11		10	6	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	8	11
10	Elimai	14	17	1	1	3	7	1	9	8	7	8	9	19		12		6	4	3		1	1		1	6
11	Okzhetpes	20		18	11	8	16	10	10	12	17	11	9	11	15	9	11	12		14		8	5	12			7	11		12		8							5	5
12	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
13	Kyzylzhar	19		2	2	3	9	11	6	7	12	11	13	14			11			9	4	10	5	9	9		2	1			1	4
14	Atyrau		2	2	4	5	10	14	14	15	6	5	10	11	8	9	5	8	8	9	11		11	11	7	7	13		2		1			3
15	Ekibastuzets	4	2	9	11	5	6	2	11	16	13		15	8	12	8	12			2				1	3
16	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	11	12		1
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	Gornyak	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		12	14							0
23	Maktaaral		8	9								0
24	Ulytau		22		15	14		10							0

League participation

Note: The tallies below include up to the 2025 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.

33 seasons: Shakhter
32 seasons: Kairat, Tobol
30 seasons: Aktobe
28 seasons: Irtysh, Taraz
27 seasons: Kaisar, Jetisu
26 seasons: Ordabasy
24 seasons: Atyrau, Okzhetpes
20 seasons: Vostok
19 seasons: Kyzylzhar, Jenis
17 seasons: Astana
14 seasons: Akzhayik, Ekibastuzets, Spartak
9 seasons: Caspiy, Zhiger
8 seasons: Shakhter-Bulat
5 seasons: Alma-Ata, Tomiris
4 seasons: CSKA Almaty, Gornyak, Turan, Turkestan, Ulytau
2 seasons: Aksu, Azhar, Ekibastuz, Elimai, Maktaaral
1 season: Arman, BGS, Dinamo Alma-Ata, Dostyk, Kazakhmys, Megasport, Namys Almaty, Nasha Kampaniya, Sunkar

Soviet Top League participation

24 seasons: Kairat

All time top scorers

Rank	Player	Games	Goals
	KAZ Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
	KAZ Oleg Litvinenko
	KAZ Nurken Mazbaev
	KAZ Murat Tleshev
	KAZ Andrei Miroshnichenko
	UZB Ulugbek Bakayev
	KAZ Andrei Finonchenko
	KAZ Aleksandr Shatskikh
	KAZ Ruslan Imankulov
	KAZ Kairat Aubakirov
	KAZ Vladimir Loginov
	KAZ Viktor Antonov
	KAZ Ruslan Duzmambetov
As the end of 2014 season. (Bold denotes players still in Premier League)

References

"Kazakhstan – League". [[UEFA]].
Galiaskar Seitzhan. (13 July 2015). "Kairat Eliminates Former Euro Champions, Other Kazakh Clubs Less Lucky as Europa League Starts". The Astana Times.
"Premier League". Kazakhstan Professional Football League.
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