The 2025 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 34th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.

Events

Teams

Shakhter Karagandy (relegated the first time in their history) were relegated at the end of the 2024 season. They were replaced by Okzhetpes (promoted after a single season absence) and Ulytau (after the first time in their history) from the Kazakhstan First League. FC Kairat entered the season as defending champions after winning their fourth title the previous season.

Team overview

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Locations of teams in the 2025 Kazakhstan Premier League
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
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
Zhenis Astana Astana Arena 30,200
Zhetysu Taldykorgan Samat Suyumbayev Stadium 4,000

Personnel and kits

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 Ukraine Ihor Leonov Argentina Leonel Strumia Adidas Olimpbet
Astana Kazakhstan Grigori Babayan Kazakhstan Abzal Beisebekov[1] Nike Samruk Kazyna, Olimpbet, Chery,[2] SportQory
Atyrau Kazakhstan Konstantin Gorovenko Belarus Igor Stasevich Macron GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ, Olimpbet
Elimai Kazakhstan Andrey Karpovich Belarus Nikita Korzun
Kairat Kazakhstan Rafael Urazbakhtin Kazakhstan Sergey Keiler Joma 1XBET
Kaisar Russia Viktor Kumykov Kazakhstan Ruslan Sakhalbaev Joma
Kyzylzhar Belarus Aleksandr Brazevich Kazakhstan Erkin Tapalov Diadora Olimpbet
Okzhetpes Kazakhstan Andrey Ferapontov Kazakhstan Dmitry Miroshnichenko
Ordabasy Moldova Andrei Martin Kazakhstan Askhat Tagybergen Nike Olimpbet
Tobol Kazakhstan Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Kazakhstan Roman Asrankulov Adidas Polymetal, Olimpbet
Turan Belarus Vitaly Zhukovsky Serbia Nikola Cuckić
Ulytau Kazakhstan Ivan Azovskiy Kazakhstan Zhasulan Moldakarayev
Zhenis Greece Akis Vavalis Kazakhstan Abay Zhunusov
Zhetysu Kazakhstan Samat Smakov Kazakhstan Serikzhan Muzhikov Nike Kainar

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to thirteen per KPL team squad of 25 players.

Foreign players in the KPL as of 24 February 2025.

For transfers during the season, see Winter 2024–25 transfers and Summer 2025 transfers.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Former players
Aktobe Cameroon Gaby Kiki Guinea Amadou Doumbouya Nigeria Uche Agbo Nigeria Mario Rabiu Panama Freddy Góndola Romania Bogdan Vătăjelu Romania Andrei Vlad Russia Idris Umayev Serbia Nemanja Anđelković Serbia Djordje Ivkovic
Astana Albania Nazmi Gripshi Belarus Max Ebong Croatia Karlo Bartolec Croatia Josip Čondrić Croatia Branimir Kalaica Croatia Marin Tomasov Guinea Ousmane Camara Lithuania Kipras Kažukolovas North Macedonia Aleksa Amanović Nigeria Nnamdi Ahanonu Nigeria Geoffrey Chinedu
Atyrau Belarus Mikael Askarov Belarus Nikita Kaplenko Georgia (country) Gia Chaduneli Georgia (country) Giorgi Gadrani Georgia (country) Giorgi Nikabadze Portugal Guilherme Morais Russia Arsen Siukayev
Elimai Belarus Yevgeny Beryozkin Brazil Enzo Romania Eduard Florescu Russia Roman Tugarev Serbia Fejsal Mulić Serbia Nemanja Ćalasan Ukraine Maksym Koval Russia Denis Kavlinov Nigeria Samuel Odeyobo Uruguay Kevin Rolón Belarus Nikita Korzun Brazil Maicom David Togo Euloge Placca Fessou France Quentin Cornette
Kairat Belarus Valery Gromyko Belarus Alyaksandr Martynovich Brazil João Paulo Brazil Élder Santana Georgia (country) Luka Gadrani Georgia (country) Giorgi Zaria Israel Ofri Arad Israel Dan Glazer Portugal Jorginho Russia Yegor Sorokin Serbia Jug Stanojev
Kaisar
Kyzylzhar Ivory Coast Abdoul Aziz Toure Ivory Coast Néné Gbamblé Montenegro Ilija Martinović Montenegro Darko Zorić Russia Miroslav Lobantsev Russia Andrei Vasilyev Ukraine Anatoliy Kozlenko Ukraine Oleksandr Noyok
Okzhetpes
Ordabasy Brazil Everton Moraes Georgia (country) Luka Imnadze Ghana Rashid Abubakar Ivory Coast Sherif Jimoh Moldova Dumitru Celeadnic Moldova Victor Mudrac Nigeria Kayode Saliman Serbia Nikola Antić
Tobol Belarus Nikolay Signevich Brazil Victor Braga Montenegro Marko Vukčević
Turan
Ulytau Moldova Vadim Paireli Moldova Nicolai Solodovnicov Russia Georgi Bugulov Spain José Carrillo Ukraine Yaroslav Terekhov Ukraine Beka Vachiberadze
Zhenis Belarus Sergey Ignatovich Cyprus Konstantinos Venizelou
Zhetysu

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Zhetysu Kazakhstan Kayrat Nurdauletov Pre-Season Kazakhstan Samat Smakov 19 December 2024
Atyrau Belarus Vitaly Zhukovsky 28 November 2024 Kazakhstan Konstantin Gorovenko 10 January 2025
Turan Kazakhstan Rinat Alyuetov End of contract 10 December 2024[3] Belarus Vitaly Zhukovsky 24 January 2025
Ordabasy Kyrgyzstan Kirill Keker 20 December 2024[4] Moldova Andrei Martin 22 December 2024[5]
Kyzylzhar Kazakhstan Ali Aliyev 5 January 2025[6] Belarus Aleksandr Brazevich 6 January 2025[7]

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aktobe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Astana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Atyrau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Kairat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kaisar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Kyzylzhar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Okzhetpes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ordabasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Tobol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Turan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Ulytau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Yelimay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Kazakhstan First Division
13 Zhenis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Zhetysu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 March 2025. Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head matches won; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored; 10) Head-to-head away goals scored; 11) Draw.[8]

Results

Results table

Home \ Away AKT AST ATY KRT KSR KYZ OKZ ORD TOB TUR ULT YEL ZHN ZHE
Aktobe
Astana
Atyrau
Kairat
Kaisar
Kyzylzhar
Okzhetpes
Ordabasy
Tobol
Turan
Ulytau
Yelimay
Zhenis
Zhetysu
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played

Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round

Leader and Champions League first qualifying round
Conference League second qualifying round
Conference League first qualifying round
Relegation to 2026 Kazakhstan First Division
Source: [citation needed]

Statistics

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Универсал Бейсебеков, который теперь стал капитаном. Как менялась роль игрока в "Астане"". vesti.kz/ (in Russian). Vesti. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Chery Казахстан – официальный партнер футбольного клуба «Астана»". fcastana.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Рахмет Ринат Мұратұлы! 🤝". instagram.com/fc.turan/ (in Kazakh). FC Turan Instagram. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Рахмет, Кирилл Сергеевич!". instagram.com/fc__ordabasy/ (in Kazakh). FC Ordabasy Instagram. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Андрей Мартин – «Ордабасы» клубының жаңа бас бапкері". instagram.com/fc__ordabasy/ (in Kazakh). FC Ordabasy Instagram. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Рақмет, Әли Ханәлиұлы!". instagram.com/fcqyzyljar (in Kazakh). FC Kyzylzhar Instagram. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Қош келдіңіз, Александр Вячеславович!". instagram.com/fcqyzyljar (in Kazakh). FC Kyzylzhar Instagram. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Регламент Olimpbet-Чемпионата Республики Казахстан по футболу среди клубов Премьер-Лиги сезона 2023 года" [RegulationsOlimpbet-Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan on footballamong the 2023 Premier League clubs] (PDF). Kazakhstan Premier League (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Kazakhstan_Premier_League
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