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2018 Kazakhstan Premier League

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.

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2018
ChampionsAstana
RelegatedKyzylzhar
Akzhayik
Champions LeagueAstana
Europa LeagueKairat
Tobol
Matches played198
Goals scored471 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerMarcos Pizzelli (18)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 20 November 2018.

Teams edit

FC Okzhetpes and FC Taraz were relegated at the end of the 2016 season, and were replaced by FC Zhetysu and FC Kyzylzhar.

Team overview edit

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Locations of teams in the 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League
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

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   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  —

Foreign players edit

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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Aktobe   Marcos Pizzelli   Reynaldo   Hrvoje Miličević   Jean-Eudes Maurice   Saša Marjanović   Milan Radin   Aleksandar Simčević
Akzhayik   Denis Glavina   Artūrs Karašausks   Malick Mané   Andriy Tkachuk   Yevhen Borovyk   Ambrosiy Chachua   Ihor Khudobyak   Serhiy Basov
Astana   Richard Almeida   Ivan Mayewski   Marin Aničić   Pedro Henrique   Marin Tomasov   Rangelo Janga   Junior Kabananga   László Kleinheisler   Antonio Rukavina
Atyrau   Joseph Nane   Tomislav Barbarić   Jure Obšivač   Tunde Adeniji   František Kubík   Novica Maksimović   Predrag Sikimić   Rizvan Ablitarov
Irtysh   Gbolahan Salami   Carlos Fonseca   Adrian Avramia   Doru Popadiuc   Miloš Stamenković   Adri   Syarhey Kislyak
Kairat   Isael   Juan Felipe   Syarhey Palitsevich   Ivo Iličević   Ákos Elek   Márton Eppel   Andrey Arshavin   Sheldon Bateau   Aderinsola Eseola
Kaisar   Abdel Lamanje   Ivan Graf   Franck Dja Djedjé   Paul Were   Mathias Coureur   John Kamara   Bratislav Punoševac   Volodymyr Arzhanov
Kyzylzhar   Momodou Ceesay   Shota Grigalashvili   Giorgi Popkhadze   Uroš Delić   Freddy Coronel   Miroslav Lečić   Maksym Drachenko   Oleksandr Stetsenko
Ordabasy   Pablo Fontanello   Mirzad Mehanović   Luka Muženjak   Helton   Nikita Bocharov   Abdoulaye Diakate   Nemanja Kojić   Kyrylo Kovalchuk
Shakhter   Gegham Harutyunyan   Alyaksandr Valadzko   Mateo Mužek   Lukas Droppa   Egon Vuch   Sergei Mošnikov   Damir Kojašević   Yevhen Tkachuk
Tobol   Juan Lescano   Fernander Kassaï   Jaba Kankava   Nika Kvekveskiri   Artūras Žulpa   Ionuț Larie   Dmytro Nepohodov
Zhetysu   Kamo Hovhannisyan   Edgar Malakyan   Andrey Lebedzew   Ivan Sadownichy   Lasha Kasradze   David Mawutor   Mantas Kuklys   Ruslan Stepanyuk   Server Djeparov

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
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]

Regular season edit

Table edit

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[a]
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[b] 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
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.[19]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of 2018 Kazakhstan Cup, Kairat, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the next best-placed team (the fourth-placed team).
  2. ^ Aktobe had six points deducted on 27 April 2018 as a punishment for unpaid debts to former player Danilo Neco.[18]

Results edit

Games 1–22 edit

Home \ Away AKT AKZ AST ATY IRT KRT KSR KYZ ORD SHA TOB ZHE
Aktobe — 5–3 1–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–1
Akzhayik 1–1 — 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Astana 3–1 3–0 — 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 5–3 2–0 1–0 3–0
Atyrau 1–1 2–0 0–2 — 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–0
Irtysh Pavlodar 2–1 2–0 1–6 2–1 — 1–2 0–1 5–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2
Kairat 3–2 3–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 — 4–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1
Kaisar 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 — 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–0
Kyzylzhar 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 — 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–0
Ordabasy 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 — 2–1 0–1 1–2
Shakhter Karagandy 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 — 0–1 1–1
Tobol 2–3 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–0
Zhetysu 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 4–2 1–0 0–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Games 23–33 edit

Home \ Away AKT AKZ AST ATY IRT KRT KSR KYZ ORD SHA TOB ZHE
Aktobe — 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–3
Akzhayik 0–0 — 1–2 0–4 0–0 0–1
Astana — 4–0 3–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 3–0
Atyrau 3–1 2–1 0–1 — 3–2 2–1
Irtysh Pavlodar 2–0 1–0 — 0–1 0–1 1–1
Kairat 6–1 0–1 4–2 0–1 — 0–0 0–0
Kaisar 2–2 1–2 — 2–1 2–1 1–0
Kyzylzhar 2–1 1–0 — 1–2 2–1 1–1
Ordabasy 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 — 1–1
Shakhter Karagandy 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 — 2–1
Tobol 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 — 2–2
Zhetysu 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs edit

16 November 2018 1st legKyran0 – 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 2018 2nd leg Irtysh Pavlodar 2 – 1
(5 – 1 agg.)		KyranPavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6) A.Smailov   66'
Stamenković   82'		 Report S.Abzhal   76' Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Georgiy Chekhovskiy

Statistics edit

Scoring edit

Top scorers edit

As of matches played 11 November 2018[20]
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

Hat-tricks edit

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]

References edit

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External links edit

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