2024 Kazakhstan Premier League

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season	2024
Dates	1 March - 10 November 2024
Matches played	60
Goals scored	120 (2 per match)
Top goalscorer	Maksim Samorodov (4)
Biggest home win	Ordabasy 5–0 Shakhter Karagandy; (2 March 2024) Kairat 4–2 Shakhter Karagandy; (2 June 2024)
Biggest away win	Kaisar 1-3 Aktobe; (1 March 2024); Kaisar 0–3 Kyzylzhar; (6 March 2024)
Highest scoring	Ordabasy 5–0 Shakhter Karagandy; (2 March 2024) ; Tobol 4–2 Yelimay; (6 March 2024)
Longest winning run	2 matches; Ordabasy; Tobol; Aktobe; Yelimay
Longest unbeaten run	4 matches; Aktobe; Ordabasy
Longest winless run	3 matches; Shakhter Karagandy; Zhenis
Longest losing run	3 matches; Turan ; Zhenis
Highest attendance	22,804 - Kairat vs Aktobe ; (20 April 2024)
Lowest attendance	100 - Zhenis vs Turan ; (20 April 2024)
Total attendance	251,105
Average attendance	4,256 ; (2 June 2024)
	← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 2 June 2024.

The 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 33rd season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.

Events edit

Teams edit

The league consisted of thirteen teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the 2023 Kazakhstan First Division.

The three promoted teams were First Division champions Elimai (promoted after a nine season absence), runners-up Turan (promoted after a single season absence), and third-placed Zhenis (promoted for the first time in history if counting the new club founded in 2009 or promoted after a 15 season absence if counting the club who went bankrupt in 2009). They replaced the 2023 Kazakhstan Premier League bottom three teams; Okzhetpes (relegated after one season in the top flight), Caspiy (relegated after four seasons in top flight), and Aksu (relegated after two seasons in the top flight). Maktaaral were also relegated (after two seasons in the top flight) after being refused a Premier League license, reducing the number of teams to thirteen.^[2]

Team overview edit

Locations of teams in the 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Aktobe	Aktobe	Central Stadium	12,729
Astana	Astana	Astana Arena¹	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	7,000
Kyzylzhar	Petropavl	Karasai Stadium	11,000
Ordabasy	Shymkent	Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium	20,000
Shakhter	Karaganda	Shakhter Stadium	19,500
Tobol	Kostanay	Central Stadium	10,500
Turan	Turkistan	Turkistan Arena	7,000
Zhenis	Astana	Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium	12,250
Zhetysu	Taldykorgan	Samat Suyumbayev Stadium	5,550

¹ Astana will play their home matches at the Khan Taniri Stadium in Almaty due to renovation work to the Astana Arena.^[3]

Personnel and kits edit

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	Dmytro Parfenov	Adilkhan Tanzharikov	Adidas	Olimpbet
Astana	Grigori Babayan	Abzal Beisebekov^[4]	Adidas	Samruk Kazyna, Olimpbet, Chery,^[5] SportQory
Atyrau	Vitaly Zhukovsky	Igor Stasevich	Macron	GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ, Olimpbet
Elimai	Andrei Karpovich	Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev	Puma
Kairat	Aleksandr Kerzhakov	Danil Ustimenko	Joma	1XBET
Kaisar	Viktor Kumykov	Ruslan Sakhalbaev	Joma
Kyzylzhar	Ali Aliyev	Yevgeny Beryozkin	Nike	Olimpbet
Ordabasy	Aleksandr Sednyov	Askhat Tagybergen	Nike	Olimpbet
Shakhter	Andrei Finonchenko (Acting Head Coach)	Aydos Tattybayev	Kelme	Olimpbet
Tobol	Milić Ćurčić	Ruslan Valiullin	Macron	Polymetal, Olimpbet
Turan	Kuanysh Karakulov	Nikola Cuckić	Nike
Zhenis	Samat Smakov	Rinat Khayrullin	Diadora
Zhetysu	Kayrat Nurdauletov	Serikzhan Muzhikov	Nike	Kainar

Foreign players edit

The number of foreign players is restricted to thirteen per KPL team squad of 25 players.

Foreign players in KPL as of April 17, 2024.

For transfers during the season, see Winter 2023–24 transfers and Summer 2024 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	Former players
Aktobe	Leonel Strumia	Dmitry Bessmertny	Gaby Kiki	Mateo Barać	Dorny Romero	José Cevallos	Amadou Doumbouya	Jayro Jean	Uche Agbo	Bogdan Vătăjelu	Idris Umayev
Astana	Max Ebong	Josip Čondrić	Marin Tomasov	Fabien Ourega	Barnes Osei	Giannis Masouras	Ousmane Camara	Kipras Kažukolovas	Nnamdi Ahanonu	Aleksa Amanović			Carlitos
Atyrau	Yegor Khatkevich	Nikolay Signevich	Igor Stasevich	Nikita Stepanov	Mateus Barbosa	Joel Kayamba	Lamine Jarjou	Pedro Eugénio	Soslan Takulov	Jakob Novak	Fatkhullo Olimzoda	Oleksandr Noyok
Elimai	Nikolay Zolotov	Nikita Korzun	Ivan Šaravanja	China	Maicom David	Robert Tambe	Quentin Cornette	Denis Kavlinov	Miroslav Lobantsev	Egor Sorokin	Dmitri Yashin	Sada Thioub
Kairat	João Paulo	Élder Santana	Luka Gadrani	Giorgi Zaria	Ofri Arad	Dmitry Sergeyev	Vadim Ulyanov	Viktor Vasin	Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev
Kaisar	Dzmitry Baradzin	Valeriy Gromyko	Vasily Sovpel	Ruslan Yudenkov	Ştefan Sicaci	Goran Milojko	Jovan Pajovic	Vitaliy Pryndeta	Shokhnazar Norbekov
Kyzylzhar	Yevgeny Beryozkin	Konstantin Rudenok	Bryan Van Den Bogaert	Rafael Sabino	Zoran Nižić	Irakli Bugridze	Luka Imnadze	Vladislavs Sorokins	Boris Cmiljanić	Nikola Bogdanovski	Rúben Brígido	Oleksiy Shchebetun
Ordabasy	Vsevolod Sadovsky	Reginaldo	Lovro Cvek	Karlo Sentić	Dembo Darboe	Zlatan Šehović	Artem Byesyedin	Yevheniy Makarenko	Ihor Plastun	Jasurbek Yakhshiboev	Shokhboz Umarov
Shakhter	Arthur Bougnone	Juan Asprilla	Roger Cañas	Imeda Ashortia	Anton Tolordava	Igor Mostovei	Mitar Ćuković	Layonel Adams	Filip Stamenković	Dmytro Ryzhuk
Tobol	Radoslav Tsonev	Pape-Alioune Ndiaye	Godberg Cooper	David Domgjoni	Ahmed El Messaoudi	Ededem Essien	Albert Gabarayev	Igor Ivanović	Ivan Miladinović	David Henen	Yevhen Shakhov
Turan	Vladislav Vasilyuchek	Leonardo Vaca	Antonio Jakoliš	Artjom Dmitrijev	David Mawutor	Viktor Velkoski	Artyom Arkhipov	Pavel Kireyenko	Marko Nikolić	Nikola Cuckić	Branislav Sluka	Fedi Ben Choug
Zhenis	Denis Grechikho	Syarhey Volkaw	Marin Belancić	Alexander Jakobsen	Irakli Bidzinashvili	Zurab Tevzadze	Vasilios Karagounis	Arb Manaj	Krystian Nowak	Iljasa Zulfiu	Matija Rom	Benjamin Hjertstrand
Zhetysu	Anton Shramchenko	Victor Braga	Elivelton	Gia Chaduneli	Tsotne Mosiashvili	Maksim Chikanchi	Arsen Siukayev	Orest Kostyk

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

Managerial changes edit

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Shakhter Karagandy	Igor Soloshenko	Resigned	2 April 2024	13th	Andrei Finonchenko (Acting Head Coach)	2 April 2024
Kairat	Kirill Keker	Resigned	29 April 2024^[6]	8th	Rafael Urazbakhtin (Caretaker)	29 May 2024
Kairat	Rafael Urazbakhtin (Caretaker)	End of caretaker role	29 May 2024	3rd	Aleksandr Kerzhakov	29 May 2024^[7]

Regular season edit

League table edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aktobe	8	4	3	1	14	6	+8	15	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Elimai	8	4	3	1	10	8	+2	15	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3	Kairat	9	4	3	2	9	7	+2	15	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4	Zhetysu	8	4	2	2	7	6	+1	14
5	Ordabasy	8	3	4	1	11	5	+6	13
6	Astana	9	3	3	3	10	7	+3	12^[a]
7	Tobol	8	3	3	2	10	7	+3	12^[a]
8	Atyrau	8	2	4	2	6	5	+1	10
9	Kyzylzhar	9	2	3	4	9	8	+1	9
10	Kaisar	8	2	3	3	5	9	−4	9
11	Turan	8	2	1	5	5	9	−4	7
12	Shakhter	8	2	1	5	3	11	−8	7
13	Zhenis	9	2	1	6	4	15	−11	7	Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. 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]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Astana are ahead of Tobol on away goals scored: Astana 5, Tobol 2

Results edit

Results table edit

Home \ Away	AKT	AST	ATY	ELI	KRT	KSR	KYZ	ORD	SHA	TOB	TUR	ZNS	ZTS
Aktobe		1–1	1–1					0–0				3–0
Astana				0–1		1–1				2–2		2–0
Atyrau		1–0					2–0	1–1					0–1
Elimai			0–0		1–1	1–0		1–1	2–1
Kairat	1–3		1–0			1–0	2–1		4–2				0–0
Kaisar	1–3		1–1		1–0		0–3					1–0
Kyzylzhar	0–2			1–1						0–0	0–1	4–0
Ordabasy					1–2		1–1		5–0	1–0			3–1
Shakhter		1–0				0–0				1–0	0–2
Tobol				4–2		1–2					2–0	1–1	1–0
Turan	0–1	0–2			0–0			0–1					2–3
Zhenis			0–1	1–2	0–2				1–0		1–0
Zhetysu	2–1	0–2					0–0		1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played edit

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Team ╲ Round
Aktobe	W	P	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W
Astana	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	P
Atyrau	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	P	W	W
Elimai	D	L	W	W	P	D	W	W	D	D
Kairat	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	W
Kaisar	L	L	P	L	D	W	D	D	W	W
Kyzylzhar	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	D
Ordabasy	W	D	L	W	D	D	P	W	D	W
Shakhter	L	L	L	W	L	P	D	L	W	L
Tobol	W	W	D	P	D	D	W	L	L	L
Turan	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	P	L
Zhenis	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L
Zhetysu	P	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	L

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round edit

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

	Leader and Champions League first qualifying round
	Conference League second qualifying round
	Conference League first qualifying round
	Relegation to 2025 Kazakhstan First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Statistics edit

Scoring edit

First goal of the season: Elkhan Astanov for Astana against Zhenis (1 March 2024)

Top scorers edit

As of matches played on 19 May 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Maksim Samorodov	Aktobe	4
	Yevgeny Beryozkin	Kyzylzhar
	Idris Umayev	Aktobe
4	João Paulo	Kairat	3
	Nikolay Signevich	Atyrau
	Jasurbek Yakhshiboev	Ordabasy
7	Elkhan Astanov	Astana	2
	Roger Canas	Shakhter Karagandy
	China	Elimai
	Boris Cmiljanić	Kyzylzhar
	Gogberg Cooper	Tobol
	Valeriy Gromyko	Kaisar
	David Henen	Tobol
	Igor Ivanović	Tobol
	Serhiy Malyi	Ordabasy
	Arb Manaj	Zhenis
	Roman Murtazayev	Elimai
	Serikzhan Muzhikov	Zhetysu
	Yuri Pertsukh	Ordabasy
	Vyacheslav Shvyryov	Kairat
	Marin Tomasov	Astana
	Leonardo Vaca	Turan
	Ruslan Yudenkov	Kaisar

Own goals edit

Nikita Kalmykov - for Astana vs Zhenis (1 March 2024)
Olzhas Kerimzhanov - for Ordabasy vs Atyrau (6 March 2024)
Ihor Plastun - for Kairat vs Ordabasy (31 March 2024)

Clean sheets edit

As of matches played on 19 May 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Bekkhan Shayzada	Ordabasy	4
	Arsen Siukayev	Zhetysu
	Dzhurakhon Babakhanov	Kyzylzhar
4	Stas Pokatilov	Tobol	3
	Igor Shatsky	Aktobe
	Ștefan Sicaci	Kaisar
	Timurbek Zakirov	Turan
9	Vadim Ulyanov	Kairat	2
	Josip Čondrić	Astana
	Yegor Khatkevich	Atyrau
	Denis Kavlinov	Elimai
	Danil Ustimenko	Kairat
	Egor Tsuprikov	Kaisar
15	Temirlan Anarbekov	Zhenis	1
	Igor Mostovei	Shakhter
	Aleksandr Zarutskiy	Astana
	Nurasyl Tokhtarov	Atyrau
	Miroslav Lobantsev	Elimai

Discipline edit

Red cards edit

As of match played 19 May 2024

Duman Narzildayev - Kaisar vs Kyzylzhar (6 March 2024)
Ivan Šaravanja - Tobol vs Elimai (6 March 2024)
Mateo Barać - Aktobe vs Zhenis (31 March 2024)
Aleksa Amanović - Astana vs Elimai (31 March 2024)
Igor Stasevich - Kaisar vs Atyrau (20 April 2024)
Fedi Ben Choug - Turan vs Astana (27 April 2024)
Abay Zhunusov - Zhenis vs Elimai (4 May 2024)
Ermek Abdulla - Tobol vs Zhetysu (4 May 2024)
Mateus Barbosa Soares - Kairat vs Atyrau (4 May 2024)
Islambek Kuat - Aktobe vs Astana (4 May 2024)
Arsen Buranchiev - Zhenis vs Kairat (12 May 2024)
Ivan Miladinovic - Ordabasy vs Tobol (12 May 2024)
Viktor Braga- Zhetysu vs Kyzylzhar (19 May 2024)
Tsotne Mosiashvili- Zhetysu vs Kyzylzhar (19 May 2024)

Attendances edit

As of match played 2 June 2024

By round edit

2024 Kazakhstan Premier League Attendance
Round	Total	GP.	Avg. Per Game
Round 1	22,441	6	3,740
Round 2	9,900	6	1,650
Round 3	22,775	6	3,796
Round 4	23,057	6	3,843
Round 5	37,104	6	6,184
Round 6	23,550	6	3,925
Round 7	24,389	6	4,065
Round 8	23,255	6	3,876
Round 9	37,100	6	6,183
Round 10	27,534	5	5,507
Total	251,105	59	4,256

By team edit

Team \ Match played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Average
Aktobe	—	—	3,000	3,000	—	—	12,600	—	12,600	—	31,200	7,800
Astana	1,094	—	1,575	—	1,700	—	—	1,032	—	—	5,401	1,350
Atyrau	—	5,000	5,500	—	—	4,500	—	—	5,500	—	20,500	5,125
Elimai	700	—	—	500	—	8,000	—	8,000	8,000	—	25,200	5,040
Kairat	5,347	—	—	8,357	22,804	—	6,589	—	—	10,159	53,256	10,651
Kaisar	4,000	1,000	—	—	1,500	4,450	—	—	4,000	—	14,950	2,990
Kyzylzhar	—	—	3,000	2,500	—	—	2,000	4,000	—	4'000	15,500	3,100
Ordabasy	8,500	—	8,700	—	9,000	—	—	9,573	—	8,500	44,273	8,855
Shakhter	—	—	1,000	4,000	—	—	1,500	—	3,000	—	9,500	2,375
Tobol	2,800	2,600	—	—	—	2,500	1,500	—	—	4,600	14,000	2,800
Turan	—	250	—	4,700	—	300	—	150	—	275	5,675	1,135
Zhenis	—	250	—	—	100	—	200	500	—		1,050	263
Zhetysu	—	800	—	—	2,000	3,800	—	—	4,000	—	10,600	2,650

Awards edit

References edit

^ Календарь Премьер-лиги сезона-2024 (19.01.2024). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
^ "ПРЕМЬЕР-ЛИГА СТАРТУЕТ С 13 КЛУБАМИ: ПОДРОБНОСТИ". qfl.kz (in Russian). Kazakhstan Football League. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
^ "Ресми: «Астана» биылғы маусымды Алматыда өткізеді". facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial (in Kazakh). FC Astana Facebook. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
^ "Универсал Бейсебеков, который теперь стал капитаном. Как менялась роль игрока в "Астане"". vesti.kz/ (in Russian). Vesti. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Chery Казахстан – официальный партнер футбольного клуба «Астана»". fcastana.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ "СПАСИБО ЗА ВСЁ, КИРИЛЛ СЕРГЕЕВИЧ!". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "АЛЕКСАНДР КЕРЖАКОВ – ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР «КАЙРАТА»". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Регламент Olimpbet-Чемпионата Республики Казахстан по футболу среди клубов Премьер-Лиги сезона 2023 года" [RegulationsOlimpbet-Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan on footballamong the 2023 Premier League clubs] (PDF). Kazakhstan Premier League (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-26.

External links edit

Official website (in Kazakh and Russian)

[table_hth_AST0.31871576435804-8] Astana are ahead of Tobol on away goals scored: Astana 5, Tobol 2

[1] Календарь Премьер-лиги сезона-2024 (19.01.2024). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-19.

[2] "ПРЕМЬЕР-ЛИГА СТАРТУЕТ С 13 КЛУБАМИ: ПОДРОБНОСТИ". qfl.kz (in Russian). Kazakhstan Football League. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

[3] "Ресми: «Астана» биылғы маусымды Алматыда өткізеді". facebook.com/FCAstanaOfficial (in Kazakh). FC Astana Facebook. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

[4] "Универсал Бейсебеков, который теперь стал капитаном. Как менялась роль игрока в "Астане"". vesti.kz/ (in Russian). Vesti. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[5] "Chery Казахстан – официальный партнер футбольного клуба «Астана»". fcastana.kz (in Russian). FC Astana. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

[6] "СПАСИБО ЗА ВСЁ, КИРИЛЛ СЕРГЕЕВИЧ!". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[7] "АЛЕКСАНДР КЕРЖАКОВ – ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР «КАЙРАТА»". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[9] "Регламент Olimpbet-Чемпионата Республики Казахстан по футболу среди клубов Премьер-Лиги сезона 2023 года" [RegulationsOlimpbet-Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan on footballamong the 2023 Premier League clubs] (PDF). Kazakhstan Premier League (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-26.

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