2023 Kazakhstan Premier League

The 2023 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 32nd season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. FC Astana are the defending champions after winning their seventh title the previous season.

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2023
Dates4 March – 28 October 2023
Matches played64
Goals scored174 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorerJoão Paulo (8)
Biggest home winAktobe 5–1 Okzhetpes
9 March 2023
Aktobe 4–0 Atyrau
16 April 2023
Ordabasy 4–0 Kaisar
6 May 2023
Biggest away winAtyrau 0–4 Okzhetpes
2 April 2023
Highest scoringAktobe 5–1 Okzhetpes
9 March 2023
Longest winning runKyzylzhar
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runKyzylzhar
(7 games)
Longest winless runShakhter Karagandy
Caspiy (5 games)
Longest losing runCaspiy (5 games)
Highest attendance21,845 - Kairat vs Aktobe
(14 May 2023)
Lowest attendance150 - Caspiy vs Okzhetpes
(15 April 2023)
Total attendance288 991
Average attendance4,515
(14 May 2023)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023.

Events

Teams

Akzhayik, Turan and Taraz were all relegated at the end of the 2022 season. They were replaced by Okzhetpes, Kaisar and Zhetysu from the Kazakhstan First League.

Team overview
Locations of teams in the 2023 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aksu Pavlodar Central Stadium 11,828
Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium 12,729
Astana Astana Astana Arena 30,200
Atyrau Atyrau Munaishy Stadium 8,900
Caspiy Aktau Zhastar Stadium 5,000
Kairat Almaty Central Stadium 23,804
Kaisar Kyzylorda Gany Muratbayev Stadium 7,500
Kyzylzhar Petropavl Karasai Stadium 11,000
Maktaaral Atakent Alpamys Batyr Stadium 3,000
Okzhetpes Kokshetau Alisher Sagynbayev Stadium 4,158
Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 20,000
Shakhter Karaganda Shakhter Stadium 19,500
Tobol Kostanay Central Stadium 9,500
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
Aksu Ukraine Ruslan Kostyshyn Kazakhstan Gafurzhan Suyumbayev Adidas Parimatch[1]
Aktobe Kazakhstan Andrei Karpovich Lithuania Artūras Žulpa Adidas Parimatch
Astana Kazakhstan Grigori Babayan Kazakhstan Abzal Beisebekov[2] Nike Chery[3]
Atyrau Belarus Vitaly Zhukovsky Puma GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ
Caspiy North Macedonia Igor Angelovski Kazakhstan Nurlybek Ayazbaev Adidas
Kairat Kazakhstan Kirill Keker Cameroon Macky Bagnack Nike
Kaisar Russia Viktor Kumykov Nike
Kyzylzhar Kazakhstan Ali Aliyev Nike
Maktaaral Kazakhstan Konstantin Gorovenko Belarus Ruslan Yudenkov Nike
Okzhetpes Russia Sergei Popkov Adidas
Ordabasy Belarus Aleksandr Sednyov Kazakhstan Bekkhan Shayzada Adidas
Shakhter Kazakhstan Igor Soloshenko Kazakhstan Igor Shatsky Adidas Triangle Tyres
Tobol Serbia Milic Curcic Adidas Polymetal
Zhetysu Kazakhstan Almas Kulshinbaev 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. From 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.[4]

For transfers during the season, see Winter 2022–23 transfers and Summer 2023 transfers.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 EAEU Players Former Players
Aksu Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Eskić Brazil Bryan Garcia Brazil Luiz Guedes Guinea-Bissau Toni Silva Nigeria Faith Obilor Nigeria Chidi Osuchukwu Portugal Gilson Costa Ukraine Artur Murza Belarus Alyaksandr Hutar
Belarus Andrey Solovey
Kyrgyzstan Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu
Russia Islam Zhilov
Belarus Yevgeny Zemko
Aktobe Argentina Leonel Strumia Brazil Élder Santana Croatia Andrija Filipović France Hugo Vidémont Georgia (country) Luka Gadrani Ivory Coast Anderson Niangbo Lithuania Artūras Žulpa Montenegro Miloš Raičković Russia Miroslav Lobantsev
Russia Daniil Penchikov
Russia Idris Umayev
Russia Dmitri Yashin
Astana Croatia Josip Čondrić Croatia Marin Tomasov The Gambia Dembo Darboe Montenegro Žarko Tomašević North Macedonia Aleksa Amanović Serbia Igor Ivanović Serbia Dušan Jovančić France Fabien Ourega Armenia Varazdat Haroyan
Armenia Kamo Hovhannisyan
Belarus Max Ebong
Atyrau Brazil Matheus Bissi Lithuania Domantas Antanavičius North Macedonia Demir Imeri Nigeria Effiong Nsungusi Slovenia Jakob Novak Ukraine Maksym Dehtyarov Ukraine Oleksandr Noyok Belarus Yegor Khatkevich
Belarus Ihar Stasevich
Belarus Nikita Stepanov
Russia Yevgeni Kozlov
Russia Soslan Takulov
Caspiy Georgia (country) Jaba Jighauri Georgia (country) Giorgi Pantsulaia Lithuania Vilius Armanavičius North Macedonia Stefan Kocev Portugal Rúben Brígido Senegal Abdoulaye Diakate Belarus Maksim Plotnikov
Belarus Dmitry Podstrelov
Belarus Aleksey Zalesky
Kyrgyzstan Erzhan Tokotayev
Russia Georgi Bugulov
Russia Stanislav Krapukhin
Kairat Brazil João Paulo Israel Ofri Arad Russia Anton Krachkovsky
Russia Dmitry Sergeyev
Russia Vadim Ulyanov
Russia Viktor Vasin		 Kyrgyzstan Gulzhigit Alykulov
Kaisar Brazil João Pedro Burkina Faso Ben Aziz Zagré Georgia (country) Giorgi Bukhaidze Guinea-Bissau Prosper Mendy Ivory Coast Geo Danny Ekra Montenegro Goran Milojko Ukraine Vitaliy Pryndeta Moldova Vladimir Ghinaitis Moldova Ștefan Sicaci Belarus Dzmitry Baradzin
Belarus Vasily Sovpel
Kyzylzhar Belgium Bryan Van Den Bogaert Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Veselinović Brazil Pernambuco Brazil Rafael Sabino Croatia Ivan Graf Georgia (country) Luka Imnadze Georgia (country) Tamaz Makatsaria Ukraine Yuriy Bushman Belarus Yevgeny Beryozkin
Belarus Nikita Naumov
Belarus Raman Stsyapanaw
Russia Maksim Chikanchi
Maktaaral Brazil Victor Braga Brazil Charleston Colombia Juan Sandoval Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Kabananga Ivory Coast Sékou Doumbia Ivory Coast Dramane Koné Ivory Coast Shada Ouedraogo Armenia Aram Ayrapetyan
Armenia Petros Avetisyan
Belarus Ruslan Yudenkov
Kyrgyzstan Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov
Russia Yegor Potapov
Okzhetpes Serbia Srđan Dimitrov Ukraine Ivan Brikner Ukraine Maksym Drachenko Ukraine Dmytro Ryzhuk Ukraine Ivan Tsyupa Belarus Aleksandr Dzhigero
Russia Ruslan Bolov
Russia Nikita Chagrov
Russia Vyacheslav Grab
Russia Aleksei Tatayev
Ordabasy Brazil Auro Jr. Croatia Bernardo Matić Guinea-Bissau Jorginho Senegal Mamadou Mbodj Serbia Radosav Petrović Uzbekistan Shokhboz Umarov Uzbekistan Bobur Abdikholikov Belarus Vsevolod Sadovsky Brazil Victor Braga
Shakhter Colombia Roger Cañas Colombia Francisco Javier Mina Georgia (country) Temur Chogadze Georgia (country) Anton Tolordava Serbia Stefan Bukorac
Tobol Bosnia and Herzegovina Jovan Ilic Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Suljić Ivory Coast Serges Déblé Serbia Bojan Mlađović Serbia Miljan Vukadinović Uzbekistan Igor Sergeyev Serbia Ivan Rogač Russia Timur Akmurzin
Russia Albert Gabarayev
Russia Pavel Kireyenko
Russia Ivan Konovalov
Zhetysu Algeria Ilias Hassani Georgia (country) Rati Ardazishvili Georgia (country) Mate Tsintsadze Ivory Coast Didier Kadio State of Palestine Fadi Zidan Serbia Danilo Aleksic Serbia Nikola Cuckić Serbia Jovan Stojanović Belarus Pavel Nazarenko
Belarus Ruslan Teverov

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
Shakhter Karagandy Vakhid Masudov Pre-Season Igor Soloshenko 18 January 2023[5]
Tobol Milan Milanović Milic Curcic 10 January 2023[6]
Caspiy Kakhaber Tskhadadze Mutual Termination 13 April 2023[7] 14th Igor Angelovski 18 April 2023[8]

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kyzylzhar 9 7 1 1 11 3 +8 22 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Astana 10 7 1 2 13 9 +4 22 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Ordabasy 9 6 2 1 22 9 +13 20 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
4 Kairat 9 5 3 1 21 13 +8 18
5 Aktobe 9 5 2 2 21 11 +10 17
6 Atyrau 9 4 2 3 10 15 −5 14
7 Kaisar 9 4 1 4 12 13 −1 13
8 Okzhetpes 9 3 2 4 11 10 +1 11
9 Tobol 9 3 2 4 12 14 −2 11
10 Zhetysu 9 3 1 5 7 12 −5 10
11 Shakhter Karagandy 9 2 2 5 11 14 −3 8
12 Caspiy 9 2 2 5 9 16 −7 8
13 Aksu 9 1 1 7 8 19 −11 4 Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
14 Maktaaral 10 1 0 9 6 16 −10 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. 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.[9]

Results table
Home \ Away AKS AKT AST ATY CAS KRT KSR KYZ MAK OKZ ORD SHA TOB ZHE
Aksu 0–1 1–3 0–2 2–1
Aktobe 2–1 4–0 1–3 5–1
Astana 1–4 0–3 2–0 2–0 2–1
Atyrau 2–1 2–1 0–4 2–1
Caspiy 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1
Kairat 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–3
Kaisar 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0
Kyzylzhar 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Maktaaral 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–2
Okzhetpes 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
Ordabasy 1–1 3–1 4–0 4–1 2–0
Shakhter K 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–4
Tobol 3–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 2–1
Zhetysu 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played
Team ╲ Round123456789
AksuLLDWLLLL
AktobeWWWLDWDW
AstanaWWLWWLWWW
AtyrauDWWLLLWD
CaspiyLLLLLWDD
KairatDWWDLWDW
KaisarLLDWWWLL
KyzylzharWWWWWWDL
MaktaaralLLLLWLLLL
OkzhetpesWLLWWLDL
OrdabasyWWWLDWDW
Shakhter KaragandyLLLDLWDW
TobolWWWDLLDL
ZhetysuLLLDWLWW
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2023. Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789
Kyzylzhar55411111
Astana33752422
Ordabasy11244343
Aktobe42133234
Kairat86567555
Tobol24325766
Atyrau77679997
Okzhetpes68886888
Kaisar109998679
Zhetysu1212141210111010
Shakhter Karagandy914121113101111
Caspiy1411131414141212
Aksu1313101011121313
Maktaaral1110111312131414
Leader
Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation to 2023 Kazakhstan First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source:

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers
As of matches played on 10 May 2023
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil João Paulo Kairat 7
2 Kazakhstan Askhat Tagybergen Ordabasy 5
3 Kazakhstan Maksim Samorodov Aktobe 4
Russia Yevgeni Kozlov Atyrau
Uzbekistan Igor Sergeyev Tobol
Uzbekistan Bobur Abdikholikov Ordabasy
Kazakhstan Arman Kenesov Aktobe
Kazakhstan Artur Shushenachev Kairat
Guinea-Bissau Toni Silva Aksu
10 Ivory Coast Serges Déblé Tobol 3
Serbia Srđan Dimitrov Okzhetpes
Brazil Pernambuco Kyzylzhar
Georgia (country) Giorgi Pantsulaia Caspiy
Kazakhstan Miras Turlybek Aksu
Belarus Vasily Sovpel Kaisar
Kazakhstan Abat Aymbetov Astana

    Clean sheets
    As of matches played 10 May 2023
    Rank Player Club Clean sheets
    1 Belarus Raman Stsyapanaw Kyzylzhar 5
    Croatia Josip Čondrić Astana
    3 Russia Nikita Chagrov Okzhetpes 3
    4 Kazakhstan Stas Pokatilov Aktobe 2
    Kazakhstan Igor Shatsky Shakhter Karagandy
    6 Russia Ivan Konovalov Tobol 1
    Kazakhstan Mukhammedzhan Seysen Ordabasy
    Belarus Yegor Khatkevich Atyrau
    Moldova Ștefan Sicaci Kaisar
    Kazakhstan Danil Ustimenko Kairat
    Kazakhstan Bekkhan Shayzada Ordabasy
    Kazakhstan Andrey Pasechenko Zhetysu

      Attendances
      As of match played 10 May 2023

      By round
      2023 Kazakhstan Premier League Attendance
      Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
      Round 1 28,60074,086
      Round 2 10,60071,514
      Round 3 34,70074,957
      Round 4 24,75073,536
      Round 5 35,48375,069
      Round 6 36,05075,150
      Round 7 30,75074,393
      Round 8 39,56375,652
      Round 19 1,70011,700
      Total 242,196 57 4,249

        By team
        Team \ Match played 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526TotalAverage
        Aksu—3,000—2,500—2,100——7,6002,533
        Aktobe—3,000—3,000—2,600—1,50010,1002,525
        Astana3,500—9,5008,500—10,200—5,00036,7007,340
        Atyrau—2,500—6,000——4,000—12,5004,167
        Caspiy—1,000—250—150—2,5003,900975
        Kairat6,000—5,200—5,920—15,200—32,3208,080
        Kaisar3,800—3,000—4,000—5,800—16,6004,150
        Kyzylzhar—200——2,000—1,800—4,0001,333
        Maktaaral2,000—2,200—1,500—700—1,7008,1001,620
        Okzhetpes——300—1,000—250—1,550517
        Ordabasy10,000—12,000—18,06318,000—19,56377,62615,525
        Shakhter Karagandy—300—2,000—1,000—6,0009,3002,325
        Tobol2,500—2,500—3,000—3,0002,50013,5002,700
        Zhetysu800600—2,500—2,000—2,5008,4001,680

        Awards

        Monthly awards
        Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month References
        ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
        March Kazakhstan Ali Aliyev Kyzylzhar Kazakhstan Maksim Samorodov Aktobe Croatia Andrija Filipović Aktobe [10][11][12]
        April Brazil João Paulo Kairat Kazakhstan Askhat Tagybergen Ordabasy [13][14][15]

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