Season | 2018 |
---|---|
Champions | Astana |
Relegated | Kyzylzhar Akzhayik |
Champions League | Astana |
Europa League | Kairat Tobol |
Matches played | 198 |
Goals scored | 471 (2.38 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marcos Pizzelli (18) |
← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 20 November 2018. |
The 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 27th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. Astana defended their championship, winning the Premier League for a fifth time.
FC Okzhetpes and FC Taraz were relegated at the end of the 2016 season, and were replaced by FC Zhetysu and FC Kyzylzhar.
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 | 20,000 |
Shakhter | Karaganda | Shakhter Stadium | 20,000 |
Tobol | Kostanay | Kostanay Central Stadium | 10,500 |
Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Zhetysu Stadium | 4,000 |
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 | Vladimir Mukhanov | Marcos Pizzelli | Adidas | — |
Akzhayik | Artur Avakyants | Miram Sapanov | Adidas | — |
Astana | Roman Hryhorchuk | Dmitri Shomko | Adidas | Samruk-Kazyna |
Atyrau | Viktor Kumykov | Marat Khayrullin | Nike | — |
Irtysh | Dimitar Dimitrov | Nikita Kalmykov | Nike | ENRC |
Kairat | Carlos Alós | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | Nike | Halyk Bank |
Kaisar | Stoycho Mladenov | Maksat Baizhanov | Nike | — |
Kyzylzhar | Andrey Kucheryavykh | Timur Muldinov | Nike | — |
Ordabasy | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | Azat Nurgaliev | Nike | Aysu Mineral Water |
Shakhter | Nikolay Kostov | Evgeniy Tarasov | Nike | BTL Kazakhstan |
Tobol | Marek Zub | Azat Nurgaliev | Adidas | Polymetal |
Zhetysu | Dmitriy Ogai | Mantas Kuklys | Adidas | — |
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.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irtysh Pavlodar | Vyacheslav Hroznyi | End of contract | 16 November 2017 [1] | Pre-season | Gerard Nus | 21 December 2017 [2] |
Tobol | Robert Yevdokimov | End of contract | 1 December 2017 | Vladimir Nikitenko | 25 December 2017 | |
Akzhayik | Vakhid Masudov | Volodymyr Mazyar | 17 December 2017 | |||
Atyrau | Kuanysh Kabdulov (caretaker) | End of contract | Vakhid Masudov | 8 January 2018 [3] | ||
Ordabasy | Aleksei Petrushin | End of contract | Georgi Dermendzhiev | 11 January 2018 [4] | ||
Shakhter Karagandy | Saulius Širmelis | End of contract | 31 December 2017 | Uladzimir Zhuravel | 9 January 2018 [5] | |
Atyrau | Vakhid Masudov | Resigned | 9 April 2018 [6] | 12th | Adrian Sosnovschi | 11 April 2018 [7] |
Irtysh Pavlodar | Gerard Nus | Sacked | 28 April 2018 [8] | 8th | Dmitry Kuznetsov (Caretaker) | 28 April 2018 |
Akzhayik | Volodymyr Mazyar | 15 May 2018 | 7th | |||
Irtysh Pavlodar | Dmitry Kuznetsov (Caretaker) | End of Contract | 13 June 2018 | 5th | Oirat Saduov | 13 June 2018 [9] |
Shakhter Karagandy | Uladzimir Zhuravel | Mutual Termination | 3 July 2018 [10] | 10th | Andrei Finonchenko (Caretaker) | 3 July 2018 [10] |
Atyrau | Adrian Sosnovschi | Resigned | 1 July 2018 [11] | 12th | Viktor Kumykov | 4 July 2018 [12] |
Irtysh Pavlodar | Oirat Saduov | Sacked | 10 July 2018 | 9th | Dimitar Dimitrov | 10 July 2018 [13] |
Tobol | Vladimir Nikitenko | Resignation | 1 August 2018 [14] | 3rd | Marek Zub | 6 August 2018 [15] |
Kairat | Carlos Alós | Mutual Consent | 15 October 2018 [16] | 2nd | Andrei Karpovich (Caretaker) | 15 October 2018 [17] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Astana (C) | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Kairat | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Tobol | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 53 | |
4 | Ordabasy | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 46 | |
5 | Kaisar | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 45 | |
6 | Zhetysu | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 43 | |
7 | Aktobe [lower-alpha 2] | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 42 | |
8 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 36 | |
9 | Atyrau | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 36 | |
10 | Irtysh Pavlodar (O) | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
11 | Kyzylzhar (R) | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 35 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
12 | Akzhayik (R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 30 |
16 November 20181st leg | Kyran | 0 – 3 | Irtysh Pavlodar | Shymkent |
15:00 (UTC+6) | D.Kuanyshbay 30' S.Turekhanov 40' A.Makhambetov 90+1' | Report | Rodrigo 9' Shestakov 40' A.Pazylkhan 49' (o.g.) | Stadium: Lokomotive Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer |
20 November 20182nd leg | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2 – 1 (5 – 1 agg.) | Kyran | Pavlodar |
15:00 (UTC+6) | A.Smailov 66' Stamenković 82' | Report | S.Abzhal 76' | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Georgiy Chekhovskiy |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Marcos Pizzelli | Aktobe | 18 |
2 | Aderinsola Eseola | Akzhayik/Kairat | 17 |
3 | Marin Tomasov | Astana | 14 |
4 | Isael | Kairat | 12 |
5 | Aleksey Shchotkin | Astana | 10 |
Bratislav Punoševac | Kaisar | ||
7 | Andrey Arshavin | Kairat | 9 |
Malick Mané | Akzhayik | ||
9 | Azat Nurgaliev | Tobol | 8 |
Babatunde Temitope Adeniji | Atyrau | ||
Damir Kojašević | Shakhter Karagandy | ||
Timur Muldinov | Kyzylzhar | ||
Roman Murtazayev | Astana | ||
Patrick Twumasi | Astana | ||
Marat Khairullin | Atyrau |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baktiyar Zaynutdinov | Astana | Irtysh Pavlodar | 6–1 | 7 April 2018 | [21] |
Milan Bojović | Zhetysu | Ordabasy | 4–2 | 14 May 2018 | [22] |
Marcos Pizzelli | Aktobe | Tobol | 3–2 | 23 June 2018 | [23] |
Aleksey Shchotkin | Astana | Kyzylzhar | 3–0 | 26 August 2018 | [24] |
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