2018 Kazakhstan Premier League
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The 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League will be the 27th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. Astana are the defending champions having won their fourth league championship the previous year.
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Teams
FC Okzhetpes and FC Taraz were relegated at the end of the 2016 season, and were replaced by FC Zhetysu and FC Kyzylzhar.
Team overview
| 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 | 35,000 |
| Shakhter | Karaganda | Shakhter Stadium | 20,000 |
| Tobol | Kostanay | Kostanay Central Stadium | 10,500 |
| Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Zhetysu 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 |  Igor Prokhnitsky |
Adidas | — | |
| Akzhayik | Artur Avakyants |
 Predrag Govedarica |
Adidas | Expo 2017 |
| Astana |  Stanimir Stoilov |
Nenad Eric |
Adidas | Samruk-Kazyna |
| Atyrau | Kuanysh Kabdulov (caretaker) |
Zhasur Narzikulov |
Adidas | — |
| Irtysh |  Vyacheslav Hroznyi |
David Loria |
Nike | ENRC |
| Kairat |  Carlos Ferrer |
Bauyrzhan Islamkhan |
Nike | Expo 2017 |
| Kaisar | Stoycho Mladenov |
Maksat Baizhanov |
Nike | Expo 2017 |
| Kyzylzhar | ||||
| Ordabasy |  Aleksei Petrushin |
Azat Nurgaliev |
Adidas | Aysu Mineral Water |
| Shakhter |  Saulius Širmelis |
Nike | — | |
| Tobol | Robert Yevdokimov |
Adidas | — | |
| Zhetysu |
Foreign players
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.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Player 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | ||||||||||
| Akzhayik | ||||||||||
| Astana | ||||||||||
| Atyrau | ||||||||||
| Irtysh | ||||||||||
| Kairat | ||||||||||
| Kaisar | ||||||||||
| Okzhetpes | ||||||||||
| Ordabasy | ||||||||||
| Shakhter | ||||||||||
| Taraz | ||||||||||
| Tobol |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular season
In the regular season, teams play each other twice, home and away. After the regular season, the top six teams compete in the championship round while the bottom six teams compete in the regulation round. In both the championship and relegation rounds, teams play each other twice, home and away. Thus, each team plays 32 games. [1] The team in the championship round with the most points scored from 32 games wins the league. And the two teams in the relegation round with the least points scored from 32 games are relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division.
Table
Template:2018 Kazakhstan Premier League table
Results
Games 1–22
| Home \ Away | AKT | AKZ | AST | ATY | IRT | KRT | KSR | KYZ | ORD | SHA | TOB | ZHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | — | |||||||||||
| Akzhayik | — | |||||||||||
| Astana | — | |||||||||||
| Atyrau | — | |||||||||||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | — | |||||||||||
| Kairat | — | |||||||||||
| Kaisar | — | |||||||||||
| Kyzylzhar | — | |||||||||||
| Ordabasy | — | |||||||||||
| Shakhter Karagandy | — | |||||||||||
| Tobol | — | |||||||||||
| Zhetysu | — |
Games 23–33
| Home \ Away | AKT | AKZ | AST | ATY | IRT | KRT | KSR | KYZ | ORD | SHA | TOB | ZHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | — | |||||||||||
| Akzhayik | — | |||||||||||
| Astana | — | |||||||||||
| Atyrau | — | |||||||||||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | — | |||||||||||
| Kairat | — | |||||||||||
| Kaisar | — | |||||||||||
| Kyzylzhar | — | |||||||||||
| Ordabasy | — | |||||||||||
| Shakhter Karagandy | — | |||||||||||
| Tobol | — | |||||||||||
| Zhetysu | — |
Statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Top scorers
- As of matches played [2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
References
External links
- Official website (Kazakh) (Russian)Template:2018 in Kazakh football
