2021 Kazakhstan Premier League

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Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2021
Matches played133
Goals scored346 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerMarin Tomasov
(11 goals)
Biggest home winTobol 5–0 Turan
(23 April 2021)
Kairat 5–0 Atyrau
(2 July 2021)
Biggest away winOrdabasy 0–5 Kyzylzhar
(26 August 2021)
Highest scoringAktobe 4–4 Ordabasy
(9 April 2021)
Astana 6–2 Atyrau
(10 April 2021)
Longest winning run9 matches
Astana
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Astana
Longest winless run11 matches
Kaisar
Longest losing run6 matches
Zhetysu
← 2020
→
All statistics correct as of 26 August 2021.

The 2021 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 30th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. FC Kairat are the defending champions after winning their third title the previous season.

Teams[]

FC Okzhetpes (relegated after two years in the top flight) was relegated at the end of the 2020 season, whilst FC Irtysh Pavlodar withdrew from the league in May 2020, and as a result also dropped down into the Kazakhstan First Division. They were replaced by FC Aktobe and FC Atyrau after they had spent one season in the Kazakhstan First Division.

Team overview[]

Locations of teams in the 2021 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium 13,200
Akzhayik Oral Petr Atoyan Stadium 8,320
Astana Nur-Sultan Astana Arena 30,000
Atyrau Atyrau Munaishy Stadium 8,690
Caspiy Aktau Zhastar Stadium 5,000
Kairat Almaty Central Stadium 25,057
Kaisar Kyzylorda Gani Muratbayev Stadium 7,500
Kyzylzhar Petropavl Karasai Stadium 11,000
Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 20,000
Shakhter Karaganda Shakhter Stadium 20,000
Taraz Taraz Central Stadium 11,525
Tobol Kostanay Central Stadium 10,500
Turan Turkistan 7,000
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 Russia Vladimir Mukhanov Kazakhstan Yury Logvinenko Germany Adidas Parimatch
Akzhayik Ukraine Volodymyr Mazyar Germany Adidas
Astana Russia Andrey Tikhonov Kazakhstan Abzal Beisebekov[1] Germany Adidas Samruk-Kazyna
Atyrau Armenia Aram Voskanyan Germany Adidas GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ
Caspiy Serbia Srdjan Blagojevic Italy Macron XCOM (Back of shirt)
Kairat Turkmenistan Kurban Berdyev Kazakhstan Gafurzhan Suyumbayev United States Nike Halyk Bank
Kaisar Kazakhstan Sultan Abildaev Germany Adidas -
Kyzylzhar Kazakhstan Andrei Karpovich United States Nike
Ordabasy Belarus Aleksandr Sednyov Kazakhstan Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev Germany Adidas -
Shakhter Russia Magomed Adiyev Russia Arsen Khubulov Germany Adidas Kazakhmys
Taraz Armenia Vardan Minasyan Germany Puma -
Tobol Kazakhstan Alexander Moskalenko (Caretaker) Kazakhstan Azat Nurgaliyev Germany Adidas Polymetal
Turan Kazakhstan Abdukhalik Buribayev Germany Adidas -
Zhetysu Kazakhstan Rinat Alyuetov Germany Adidas

Foreign players[]

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. For the 2020 season, the KFF announced that players from countries of the Eurasian Economic Union would not be counted towards a club's foreign player limit.[2]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Aktobe Cameroon Hervaine Moukam Czech Republic Michal Jeřábek Lithuania Artūras Žulpa Mali Tongo Doumbia Serbia Bojan Dubajić Uzbekistan Igor Sergeev
Akzhayik Ukraine Artem Baranovskyi Ukraine Oleksiy Chychykov Ukraine Mykola Kovtalyuk Ukraine Serhiy Litovchenko
Astana Albania Eneo Bitri Croatia Luka Šimunović Croatia Marin Tomasov Moldova Valeriu Ciupercă Montenegro Žarko Tomašević Serbia Antonio Rukavina Spain Cadete
Atyrau Bosnia and Herzegovina Petar Kunić Brazil Alex Bruno Brazil Allef Brazil Bryan Brazil Gian Haiti Alex Christian Poland Piotr Grzelczak Serbia Danijel Stojković
Caspiy France Chafik Tigroudja Serbia Stefan Bukorac Serbia Nikola Cuckić Serbia Marko Milošević Tunisia Wajdi Sahli Turkmenistan Ruslan Mingazow Ukraine Taras Bondarenko
Kairat Brazil Vágner Love Brazil João Paulo Cameroon Macky Bagnack Croatia Dino Mikanović Guinea José Kanté Montenegro Nebojša Kosović Poland Jacek Góralski Portugal Ricardo Alves Serbia Rade Dugalić
Kaisar Cameroon Clarence Bitang Lithuania Karolis Laukžemis Montenegro Jovan Čađenović Montenegro Stefan Denković Senegal Ousmane N'Diaye
Kyzylzhar Argentina Pablo Podio Bosnia and Herzegovina Semir Smajlagić Georgia (country) Shota Grigalashvili Ivory Coast Moussa Koné Montenegro Darko Zorić Serbia Nemanja Obradović Ukraine Yuriy Bushman Ukraine Maksym Drachenko
Ordabasy Argentina Pablo Fontanello Nigeria Chidi Osuchukwu Senegal Abdoulaye Diakate Serbia Aleksandar Simčević Tajikistan Muhammadjon Rakhimov
Shakhter Belgium Ziguy Badibanga Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Rustemović Bulgaria Martin Toshev Croatia Ivan Graf Ghana Gideon Baah North Macedonia David Atanaskoski Serbia Vuk Mitošević
Taraz Ivory Coast Kódjo Nigeria Faith Obilor Serbia Nenad Adamović Serbia Uros Nenadovic
Tobol France Jérémy Manzorro Georgia (country) Elguja Lobjanidze Guinea-Bissau Toni Silva North Macedonia Aleksa Amanović Portugal Rúben Brígido Serbia Dušan Jovančić Serbia Zoran Tošić
Turan Montenegro Branislav Janković Nigeria Chisom Nkobie Serbia Milan Stojanović Serbia Stefan Živković Ukraine Yevhen Smirnov Turkmenistan Wahyt Orazsähedow
Zhetysu Estonia Artjom Dmitrijev Georgia (country) Tengiz Tsikaridze Romania Gabriel Enache Ukraine Rizvan Ablitarov Ukraine Temur Partsvania

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
Aktobe Pre-Season Alyaksey Baha 21 January 2021[3]
Kyzylzhar Veaceslav Rusnac Andrei Karpovich 8 January 2021[4]
Ordabasy Kakhaber Tskhadadze Aleksandr Sednyov 21 January 2021[5]
Taraz Vladimir Nikitenko Vardan Minasyan 3 February 2021[6]
Shakhter Karagandy Konstantin Gorovenka Ali Aliyev 20 January 2021[7]
Zhetysu Dmitry Ogai Rinat Alyuetov 15 January 2021[8]
Shakhter Karagandy Ali Aliyev Resigned 10 April 2021[9] 14th Andrei Finonchenko (Caretaker) 10 April 2021[9]
Shakhter Karagandy Andrei Finonchenko (Caretaker) End of role 16 April 2021 14th Magomed Adiyev 16 April 2021[10]
Aktobe Alyaksey Baha Resigned 5 May 2021[11] 10th Vladimir Zelenovskiy (Caretaker) 5 May 2021[11]
Aktobe Vladimir Zelenovskiy (Caretaker) End of role 7 June 2021[12] 10th Vakhid Masudov 7 June 2021[12]
Kairat Aleksey Shpilevsky Signed by Erzgebirge Aue 7 June 2021[13] 3rd Kirill Keker (Caretaker) 7 June 2021[13]
Tobol Grigori Babayan Signed by CSKA Moscow 17 June 2021[14][15] 2nd Alexander Moskalenko (Caretaker) 18 June 2021[16]
Aktobe Vakhid Masudov Resigned 26 July 2021[17] 10th Mukhtar Erimbetov (Caretaker) 26 July 2021[17]
Aktobe Mukhtar Erimbetov (Caretaker) End of role 4 August 2021[18] 10th Vladimir Mukhanov 4 August 2021[18]

Regular season[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tobol 20 13 6 1 42 16 +26 45 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Astana 20 13 5 2 42 21 +21 44 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Kairat 20 10 7 3 44 18 +26 37
4 Kyzylzhar 20 9 5 6 27 17 +10 32
5 Ordabasy 20 8 6 6 27 25 +2 30
6 Akzhayik 20 9 1 10 18 20 −2 28
7 Atyrau 20 7 5 8 20 30 −10 26
8 Caspiy 20 6 6 8 24 27 −3 24
9 Taraz 20 6 6 8 21 24 −3 24
10 Aktobe 20 6 6 8 26 30 −4 24
11 Shakhter Karagandy 20 6 4 10 17 27 −10 22
12 Turan 20 4 7 9 17 35 −18 19
13 Kaisar 20 3 6 11 20 35 −15 15 Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
14 Zhetysu[a] 20 4 2 14 18 38 −20 11
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2021. 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.[20]
Notes:
  1. ^ Zhetysu had three points deducted on 10 March 2021 as a punishment for the unavailability of their nominated reserve stadium for their second match-day fixture.[19]

Results[]

Games 1–26[]

Home \ Away AKT AKZ AST ATY CAS KRT KSR KYZ ORD SHA TAR TOB TUR ZHE
Aktobe 2–1 0–2 1–0 30 Oct 17 Oct 1–1 1–1 4–4 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 26 Sep
Akzhayik 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 26 Sep 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 30 Oct 17 Oct 3–2
Astana 19 Sep 1–0 6–2 2–0 1–1 17 Oct 3–1 0–2 4–3 26 Sep 1–1 30 Oct 1–0
Atyrau 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 24 Oct 0–0 0–1 1–0 26 Sep 2–2 2–2
Caspiy 1–1 24 Oct 2–2 19 Sep 1–1 2–4 3 Oct 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0
Kairat 4–2 3 Oct 24 Oct 5–0 5–1 1–0 19 Sep 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 5–1 2–0
Kaisar 3 Oct 0–1 2–5 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 19 Sep 2–3 1–3 0–0 24 Oct
Kyzylzhar 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 30 Oct 2–0 2–2 17 Oct 26 Sep 3–0
Ordabasy 0–1 2–1 1–4 17 Oct 26 Sep 2–1 4–2 0–5 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0
Shakhter Karagandy 1–0 1–2 0–1 30 Oct 17 Oct 26 Sep 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–3 0–1 3–1
Taraz 3–1 1–0 0–1 3 Oct 1–0 0–2 30 Oct 0–0 24 Oct 4–0 19 Sep 1–1 2–3
Tobol 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 3 Oct 24 Oct 3–0 5–0 2–1
Turan 24 Oct 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 19 Sep 3 Oct 0–1 2–4 0–2
Zhetysu 1–5 19 Sep 3 Oct 1–2 0–1 30 Oct 2–0 0–0 0–4 0–1 17 Oct 0–2 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2021. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played[]

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
TobolWDDWWDWLWWDWWWDWWDWW
AstanaDWDWWWWWWWWWDDDWLLWW
KairatWWDWDDLWDDLWDWWWWDWL
AkzhayikLWLLWLWLWWWWLLLWDWLL
OrdabasyLWWDLWWLLDDDDDWLWWLW
AtyrauLLLLDDWWWLWDWWLLWDLD
CaspiyDLWLDDWWLDLWWDWLLDLL
KyzylzharWDWWLLWWDLWLLDWLDWDW
TarazWDDWWWLWLLLLDDLLDLWD
AktobeDDWDWLLLLWDLLLWWDLWD
TuranDLDLLDLLWWWLWLDLDDLD
Shakhter KaragandyWLLLLWLWDDLLLDLWDWLW
KaisarLLDWLDLLDLDLLLDWLDWL
ZhetysuLWLLDLLLLLLWWWLLLLDL
Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2021. Source:[citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed


Statistics[]

Scoring[]

Top scorers[]

As of matches played on 26 August 2021
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Croatia Marin Tomasov Astana 11
2 Kazakhstan Artur Shushenachev Kairat 9
3 Guinea José Kanté Kairat 8
Serbia Nemanja Nikolić Tobol
Brazil João Paulo Ordabasy
6 Uzbekistan Igor Sergeev Aktobe 7
Portugal Pedro Eugénio Taraz
Lithuania Karolis Laukžemis Kaisar
Brazil Vágner Love Kairat
10 Kazakhstan Azat Nurgaliyev Tobol 6
Kazakhstan Abat Aymbetov Astana
Russia David Karayev Caspiy
Ukraine Mykola Kovtalyuk Akzhayik

Clean sheets[]

As of matches played on 14 April 2021.
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Russia Miroslav Lobantsev Kyzylzhar 3
Kazakhstan Aleksandr Mokin Tobol
Kazakhstan Mukhammejan Seisen Taraz
4 Kazakhstan Stas Pokatilov Kairat 2
5 Kazakhstan Timurbek Zakirov Shakhter Karagandy 1
Kazakhstan Dmytro Nepohodov Taraz
Kazakhstan Andrey Shabanov Zhetysu
Kazakhstan Bekkhan Shayzada Ordabasy
Ukraine Serhiy Litovchenko Akzhayik
Serbia Marko Milošević Caspiy

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