Founded | 1992 |
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Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 7 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | 2nd Division |
Domestic cup(s) | Kyrgyzstan Cup Kyrgyzstan Super Cup |
International cup(s) | AFC Cup |
Current champions | Dordoi Bishkek (2018) |
Most championships | Dordoi Bishkek (10) |
Website | flk.kg |
Top League is the top division of the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. It was created in 1992 after the Break-up of the Soviet Union. The league is composed of eight teams. The most successful team is Dordoi Bishkek who have won the league nine times.
FC Dordoi is a Kyrgyz football club based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The club was founded in 1997.
The winner of the league earns a spot in the AFC Cup preliminary qualifying round, Asia's second highest club continental competition. The team with the worst record at the end of each season is demoted to the Kyrgyzstan League Second Level.
The AFC Cup is an annual International association football competition between domestic clubs run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Qualification to the competition is available to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries that fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their 'Vision Asia' document. Countries which are 'emerging' nations are eligible to participate in the AFC Cup, whereas countries which have better infrastructure and football prowess are entered into the AFC Champions League.
The Kyrgyzstan League Second Level is the second highest division of Kyrgyzstan Football, below the Kyrgyzstan League.
Starting from the 2019 season, the league was rebranded as the Kyrgyz Premier League. [1]
Champions were: [2]
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Champions since the country's independence were: [2] [3] [4]
Pavel Viktorovich Matyash is a Kyrgyzstani footballer who plays for FC Dordoi Bishkek of Kyrgyzstan League and the Kyrgyzstan national football team.
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