The Kazakhstan Professional Football League, commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, 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.
This page summarises the results and performance of Kazakhstani football clubs in international competitions. Clubs began participating in the competitions of the Asian Football Confederation from the 1994–95 season until the 2000–01 season. No clubs participated in continental competitions during the 2001–02 season, as the Football Federation of Kazakhstan finalised their switch to become the 52nd member of UEFA. Kazakhstani clubs have played in UEFA competitions since the 2002–03 season. FC Astana-64, in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, were the first club to advance in a European tournament. Tobol reached the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup by winning three rounds of the Intertoto Cup in 2007. Shakhter Karagandy were the first team to reach group stage of any competition in 2013, qualifying to UEFA Europa League after being defeated in UEFA Champions League play-off round. Astana became the first ever Kazakhstani team to reach UEFA Champions League group stage in 2015, passing three rounds of qualification and play-offs. Astana also became the first ever Kazakhstani team to qualify for knockout stage of any European competition in 2017, by finishing runner-up in 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage. In 2021 Kairat became the first ever Kazakhstani club to compete in the group stage of inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League.
The 2008 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 17th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan, and took place between 8 March and 5 November.
The 1992 Kazakhstan Top Division was the inaugural season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 1994 Kazakhstan Top Division was the third season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 1995 Kazakhstan Top Division was the fourth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 1996 Kazakhstan Top Division was the fifth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 1998 Kazakhstan Top Division was the seventh season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 1999 Kazakhstan Top Division was the eighth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 2000 Kazakhstan Top Division was the ninth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 2001 Kazakhstan Premier League was the tenth season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan, and took place between 28 April and 22 October.
The 1993 Kazakhstan Cup is the second season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The contest kicks off on March 24 and concludes with the final in November 1993. Kairat are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1992 competition.
The 1994 Kazakhstan Cup was the third season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition began on 31 May 1994, and ended with the final in November 1994. Dostyk were the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1993 competition.
The 1995 Kazakhstan Cup is the fourth season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition begins on 9 May 1995, and will end with the final in November 1995. Vostok are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1994 competition.
The 1996–97 Kazakhstan Cup is the fifth season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition begins on 7 May 1996, and will end with the final in April 1997. Yelimay are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1995 competition.
The 1997–98 Kazakhstan Cup is the sixth season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition begins on 15 June 1997, and will end with the final in June 1998. Kairat are the defending champions, having won their second cup in the 1996-97 competition.
The 1998–99 Kazakhstan Cup is the seventh season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition begins on 6 May 1998, and will end with the final in Jule 1999. Irtysh are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1997-98 competition.
The 1999–00 Kazakhstan Cup is the eighth season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition begins on 11 May 1999, and will end with the final in Jule 2000. Kaisar-Hurricane are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1998-99 competition.
The 2000–01 Kazakhstan Cup was the ninth season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition began on 8 Jule 2000, and ended with the final in June 2001. Kairat were the defending champions, having won their third cup in the 1999-00 competition.
