2015 Kazakhstan First Division

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Kazakhstan First Division
Season2015
Champions Akzhayik
PromotedAkzhayik
Matches played156
Goals scored393 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer Oleg Khromtsov (FC Akzhayik)
Murat Onal (FC Kyran) (14 goals)
Biggest home win Akzhayik 8-1 CSKA Almaty
Biggest away win Bayterek 0-5 Spartak Semey
Highest scoring Akzhayik 8-1 CSKA Almaty
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The 2015 Kazakhstan First Division was the 21st edition of Kazakhstan First Division, the second level football competition in Kazakhstan. 13 teams played against each other on home-away system. The top team gains promotion to the Premier League next season, while the second-placed team enters playoff series with the eleventh team of the Premier League.

Contents

Teams

Stadia and locations

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to three per team. A team can use all of them on the field in each game.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Akzhayik Flag of Bulgaria.svg Yanko Valkanov Flag of Slovenia.svg Matic Maruško -
Baikonur Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Marsel Islamkulov --
Bayterek Flag of Turkey.svg Alihan Ceylan --
Bolat Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Raul Jalilov --
Caspiy Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavel Stanev Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Dramane Koné -
CSKA Almaty Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pavel Purishkin --
Ekibastuz Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Abelashvili Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Narimanidze Flag of Ukraine.svg Anton Oganesov
Kyran Flag of the Netherlands.svg Murat Onal --
Kyzylzhar Flag of Senegal.svg Elhadji Ousseynou Ndoye Flag of Georgia.svg David Chagelishvili Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Moussa Limane
Lashyn ---
Maktaaral Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Trajković Flag of Serbia.svg Nebojsa Stankovic Flag of Cameroon.svg Guy Martin Mitende
Spartak Flag of Bulgaria.svg Daniel Peev --
Vostok Flag of Ukraine.svg Vyacheslav Kuyanov --

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

Last updated 22 August 2015.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1 Akzhayik (C, P)2417256021+3953Promotion to the Kazakhstan Premier League
2 Vostok 2415543722+1550Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Bolat 2415364023+1748
4 Kyzylzhar 2414464119+2246
5 Caspiy 2412753518+1743
6 Spartak Semey 2411673419+1539
7 Kyran 2410683828+1036
8 Maktaaral 2471162217+532
9 CSKA Almaty 24831329461727
10 Ekibastuz 24751221311026
11 Baikonur 24641419381922
12 Bayterek 24241813523910
13 Lashyn 242022459556
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points;
Two team tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goals difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals scored;
Multiple teams tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd goals difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Promotion play-offs

14 November 2015 Zhetysu 1–0 Vostok Astana
(UTC+6) Shakhmetov Soccerball shade.svg31'[ Summary]Stadium: Astana Arena

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Moldova.svg Oleg Hromțov Akzhayik14
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Murat Önal Kyran
3 Flag of Georgia.svg David ChagelishviliKyzylzhar10
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Alexey MaltsevAkzhayik
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Matic Maruško Akzhayik9
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aydar ArgimbaevVostok
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladimir VyatkinVostok
8 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Maxim FilchakovKyran7
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aidos TattybaevBolat

Source: [1]

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