2025 Kazakhstan Premier League

Kazakhstan Premier League

Season	2025
Dates	1 March 2025 - 26 October 2025
Matches played	14
Goals scored	25 (1.79 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mateus Barbosa Soares (2)
Biggest home win	Kairat 4–0 Ordabasy Tobol 2–0 Ulytau
Highest scoring	Atyrau 2–1 Elimai
Longest unbeaten run	1 matches Ordabasy Tobol Aktobe Atyrau
Longest winless run	2 matches Ordabasy
Longest losing run	1 matches Elimai Ulytau
Highest attendance	26,153 - Astana vs Kairat (2 March 2025)
Lowest attendance	200- Kyzylzhar vs Zhetysu (2 March 2025)
Total attendance	67,317
Average attendance	4,808 (9 March 2025)
← 2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 9 March 2025.

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

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

Aktobe

Astana

Atyrau

Elimai

Kairat

Kaisar

Kyzylzhar

Okzhetpes

Ordabasy

Tobol

Turan

Ulytau

Zhenis

Zhetysu

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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	Ihor Leonov	Alibek Kasym	Adidas	Olimpbet
Astana	Grigori Babayan	Abzal Beisebekov [1]	Nike	Samruk Kazyna, Olimpbet, Chery, [2] SportQory
Atyrau	Konstantin Gorovenko	Rinat Dzhumatov	Macron	GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ, Olimpbet
Elimai	Andrey Karpovich	Serikzhan Muzhikov
Kairat	Rafael Urazbakhtin	João Paulo	Joma	1XBET
Kaisar	Viktor Kumykov	Duman Narzildayev	Joma
Kyzylzhar	Aleksandr Brazevich	Oleksandr Noyok	Diadora	Olimpbet
Okzhetpes	Andrey Ferapontov	Niyaz Idrisov
Ordabasy	Andrei Martin	Askhat Tagybergen	Nike	Olimpbet
Tobol	Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev	Roman Asrankulov	Adidas	Polymetal, Olimpbet
Turan	Vitaly Zhukovsky	Ruslan Yudenkov
Ulytau	Ivan Azovskiy	Demiyat Slambekov
Zhenis	Akis Vavalis	Krystian Nowak
Zhetysu	Samat Smakov	Soslan Takulov	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 28 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	Gaby Kiki	Amadou Doumbouya	Jayro Jean	Uche Agbo	Mario Rabiu	Freddy Góndola	Bogdan Vătăjelu	Andrei Vlad	Idris Umayev	Nemanja Anđelković	Djordje Ivkovic
Astana	Nazmi Gripshi	Max Ebong	Karlo Bartolec	Josip Čondrić	Branimir Kalaica	Marin Tomasov	Ousmane Camara	Kipras Kažukolovas	Aleksa Amanović	Nnamdi Ahanonu	Geoffrey Chinedu
Atyrau	Nikita Kaplenko	Gia Chaduneli	Giorgi Gadrani	Giorgi Nikabadze	Zaza Tsitskishvili	Guilherme Morais	Yevgeni Kozlov	Arsen Siukayev	Fakhriddin Akhtamov
Elimai	Yevgeny Beryozkin	Nikita Korzun	Maicom David	Enzo	Samuel Odeyobo	Eduard Florescu	Roman Tugarev	Fejsal Mulić	Nemanja Ćalasan	Euloge Placca Fessou	Maksym Koval	Kevin Rolón
Kairat	Valery Gromyko	Alyaksandr Martynovich	João Paulo	Élder Santana	Luka Gadrani	Giorgi Zaria	Ofri Arad	Dan Glazer	Jorginho	Luís Mata	Yegor Sorokin	Jug Stanojev
Kaisar
Kyzylzhar	Rafael Sabino	Michelle Kao	Abdoul Aziz Toure	Néné Gbamblé	Senin Sebai	Ilija Martinović	Darko Zorić	Miroslav Lobantsev	Andrei Vasilyev	Anatoliy Kozlenko	Oleksandr Noyok
Okzhetpes	Nikola Cuckić	Strahinja Jovanović	Oleksiy Shevchenko
Ordabasy	Everton Moraes	Dario Čanađija	Luka Imnadze	Rashid Abubakar	Sherif Jimoh	Dumitru Celeadnic	Victor Mudrac	Kayode Saliman	Nikola Antić
Tobol	Nikolay Signevich	Victor Braga	Radoslav Tsonev	Pape-Alioune Ndiaye	Tsotne Mosiashvili	Ahmed El Messaoudi	Marko Vukčević	Ededem Essien	Ivan Miladinović	David Henen
Turan	Yegor Khatkevich	Vasily Sovpel	Igor Stasevich	Vladislav Vasilyuchek	Ruslan Yudenkov	Goran Milojko	Jovan Pajovic	Konstantin Dorofeyev	Luka Zgurski	Odil Abdumazhidov	Behruzbek Askarov	Khurshidbek Mukhtorov	Shokhboz Umarov
Ulytau	Vadim Paireli	Nicolai Solodovnicov	Georgi Bugulov	José Carrillo	Yaroslav Terekhov	Beka Vachiberadze
Zhenis	Sergey Ignatovich	Adílio	Konstantinos Venizelou	Zurab Tevzadze	Krystian Nowak	Matija Rom
Zhetysu	Maksim Kovel	Meik Karwot	Ruslan Bolov	Alan Chochiyev	Denis Kavlinov	Soslan Takulov	Saidu Fofanah

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	Kayrat Nurdauletov			Pre-Season	Samat Smakov	19 December 2024
Atyrau	Vitaly Zhukovsky		28 November 2024		Konstantin Gorovenko	10 January 2025
Turan	Rinat Alyuetov	End of contract	10 December 2024 [3]		Vitaly Zhukovsky	24 January 2025
Ordabasy	Kirill Keker		20 December 2024 [4]		Andrei Martin	22 December 2024 [5]
Kyzylzhar	Ali Aliyev		5 January 2025 [6]		Aleksandr Brazevich	6 January 2025 [7]

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kairat	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Tobol	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3	Astana	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
4	Aktobe	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
5	Turan	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
6	Atyrau	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
7	Yelimay	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
8	Okzhetpes	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
9	Zhetysu	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
10	Zhenis	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
11	Kaisar	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
12	Kyzylzhar	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1	Relegation to Kazakhstan First Division
13	Ulytau	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1
14	Ordabasy	2	0	1	1	0	4	−4	1

Updated to match(es) played on 9 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										2–1
Astana				1–1
Atyrau												2–1
Kairat								4–0
Kaisar													0–0
Kyzylzhar		0–2												1–1
Okzhetpes			2–1
Ordabasy	0–0
Tobol											2–0
Turan							2–0
Ulytau
Yelimay					2–0
Zhenis									0–0
Zhetysu											0–0

Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2025. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round	1	2
Aktobe	D	W
Astana	D	W
Atyrau	W	L
Kairat	D	W
Kaisar	D	L
Kyzylzhar	D	L
Okzhetpes	L	W
Ordabasy	D	L
Tobol	W	D
Turan	W	L
Ulytau	L	D
Yelimay	L	W
Zhenis	D	D
Zhetysu	D	D

Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2
Aktobe	8	4
Astana	7	2
Atyrau	3	7
Kairat	5	1
Kaisar	10	12
Kyzylzhar	4	11
Okzhetpes	13	8
Ordabasy	11	14
Tobol	1	3
Turan	2	5
Ulytau	14	13
Yelimay	12	6
Zhenis	9	10
Zhetysu	6	9

	Leader and Champions League first qualifying round
	Conference League second qualifying round
	Conference League first qualifying round
	Relegation to 2026 Kazakhstan First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Edige Oralbay for Atyrau against Elimai (2025)

Top scorers

As of matches played on 8 March 2025

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Giorgi Zaria	Kairat	2
2	Islam Chesnokov	Tobol	1
	Mateus Barbosa Soares	Aturau
	Fejsal Mulić	Elimai
	Edige Oralbay	Atyrau
	Nikolay Signevich	Tobol
	Shokhboz Umarov	Turan
	Luka Zgurski	Turan
	Samat Zharynbetov	Kyzylzhar
	Dmitriy Schmidt	Zhetysu
	Marin Tomasov	Astana
	Dastan Satpaev	Kairat
	João Paulo	Kairat
	Jug Stanojev	Kairat
	Dauren Zhumat	Okzhetpes
	Damir Marat	Okzhetpes
	Mateus Barbosa	Atyrau

Clean sheets

As of matches played 8 March 2025

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Sergey Ignatovich	Zhenis	2
	Danil Ustimenko	Tobol
3	Dumitru Celeadnic	Ordabasy	1
	Andrei Vlad	Aktobe
	Nurymzhan Salaidin	Kaisar
	Yegor Khatkevich	Turan
	Denis Kavlinov	Zhetysu
	Dmytro Nepohodov	Ulytau
	Aleksandr Zarutskiy	Kairat

Attendances

As of match played 9 March 2025

By round

2025 Kazakhstan Premier League Attendance

Round	Total	GP.	Avg. Per Game
Round 1	42,353	7	6,050
Round 2	24,964	7	3,566
Total	67,317	14	4,808

By team

Team \ Match played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	Total	Average
Aktobe	—	3,000																									3,000	3,000
Astana	26,153	—																									26,153	26,153
Atyrau	1,500	—																									1,500	1,500
Kairat	—	6,899																									6,899	6,899
Kaisar	2,000	—																									2,000	2,000
Kyzylzhar	200	400																									600	300
Okzhetpes	—	2,500																									2,500	2,500
Ordabasy	7,000	—																									7,000	7,000
Tobol	3,000	—																									3,000	3,000
Turan	2,500	—																									2,500	2,500
Ulytau	—	—																									0	1
Yelimay	—	5,300																									5,300	5,300
Zhenis	—	6,565																									6,565	6,565
Zhetysu	—	300																									300	300

References

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External links

• Official website (in Kazakh and Russian)