The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( Kazakh : Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы , Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy ), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League , is the top division of football in Kazakhstan . The League is controlled by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan and was set up in 1992. The League is fed into by the First Division and starts in spring and finishes in late autumn because of the low temperatures in the winter, with each championship corresponding to a calendar year. The majority of matches have been played at weekends in recent seasons.
5-650: The following teams are competing in the 2024 season: Note that some teams such as Kairat Almaty participated in the upper leagues of the Soviet annual football competition. There was no solidly established independent Kazakh championship and the republican winner was conditionally picked by the Football Federation of Kazakh SSR . Since 1936 there was taken places republican football competition among sports societies and agencies and later among "collectives of physical culture" (CPhC → KFK). Since 1980 champion of
10-448: 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
15-547: Is the 33rd season of the Kazakhstan Premier League , the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan . 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
20-608: The Soviet Kazakhstan was also awarded to "teams of masters" (professional teams) competing in football competitions of the Soviet Second League. Zone 7 (3rd level, included teams from other republics) Zone 8 (3rd level) Zone 8 (4th level) Sources: Notes: Note: The tallies below include up to the 2024 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants. 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League The 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League
25-447: 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. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The number of foreign players is restricted to thirteen per KPL team squad of 25 players. Foreign players in
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