2015 Kazakhstan Premier League

The 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 24th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. The season began in March 2015 and finished in November. Astana were the defending champions having won their first league championship the previous year.

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2015
ChampionsAstana (2nd title)
RelegatedKaisar
Champions LeagueAstana
Europa LeagueKairat
Aktobe
Ordabasy
Matches played192
Goals scored418 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerGerard Gohou (22)
Biggest home winKairat 4–0 Tobol
Kairat 4–0 Shakhter
Astana 4–0 Tobol
Biggest away winShakhter 0–5 Kairat
Highest scoringAstana 4–3 Kairat
Kairat 5–2 Irtysh
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Teams

Spartak Semey was relegated at the end of the 2014 season, and were replaced by Okzhetpes.

Team overview
Locations of teams in the 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aktobe Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium 15,000
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
Okzhetpes Kokshetau Okzhetpes Stadium 4,158
Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium 35,000
Shakhter Karagandy Shakhter Stadium 20,000
Taraz Taraz Taraz Central Stadium 11,525
Tobol Kostanay Kostanay Central Stadium 010,500
Zhetysu Taldykorgan Zhetysu Stadium 04,000

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 Ioan Andone Yuriy Logvinenko Adidas —
Astana Stanimir Stoilov Tanat Nusserbayev Adidas Samruk-Kazyna
Atyrau Vladimir Nikitenko Guy Essame Nike —
Irtysh Dimitar Dimitrov Samat Smakov Nike ENRC
Kairat Vladimír Weiss Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Nike KazRosGaz
Kaisar Fyodor Shcherbachenko Martin Klein Nike —
Okzhetpes Vladimir Mukhanov Alibek Buleshev Adidas —
Ordabasy Viktor Kumykov Kairat Ashirbekov Adidas TAU
Shakhter Ihor Zakharyak Aldin Đidić Adidas —
Taraz Evgeny Yarovenko Dmitri Yevstigneyev Nike —
Tobol Sergey Maslenov Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Joma —
Zhetysu Ivan Azovskiy Andrey Pasechenko Puma —

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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8
Aktobe Ciprian Deac Marcos Pizzelli Danilo Neco Anderson Mineiro Danilo Artūras Žulpa Dele Adeleye
Astana Marin Aničić Roger Cañas Patrick Twumasi Foxi Kéthévoama Branko Ilić Nemanja Maksimović Denys Dedechko Junior Kabananga
Atyrau Michael Odibe Anton Grigoryev Ruslan Fomin Guy Essame Volodymyr Arzhanov Abdoulaye Diakate Dmitri Parkhachev Ivan Ivanović
Irtysh Alassane N'Diaye Kostyantyn Dudchenko Tomáš Jirsák Carlos Fonseca Fernander Kassaï Evandro Roncatto Ferreira Mustapha Jarju
Kairat Žarko Marković Sito Riera Isael Gerard Gohou Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Djordje Despotović Serginho Bruno Soares
Kaisar Martin Klein Rimo Hunt Sergei Strukov Vuk Mitošević Josip Knežević Anton Matsveenka Georgi Karaneychev
Okzhetpes Alyaksandr Pawlaw Vitali Volkov Daniil Chertov Oleksandr Chyzhov Michal Smejkal Luka Rotković Ivan Cvetković Dmitry Sychev
Ordabasy Artem Kasyanov Branislav Trajković Kyrylo Petrov Ivan Božić Alexander Geynrikh Aleksandar Simčević Edin Junuzović
Shakhter Nikola Vasiljević Mihret Topcagić Jan Vošahlík Pedro Sass Aubrey David Desley Ubbink Maksym Feshchuk Plamen Dimov
Taraz Jovan Golić Denys Vasilyev Oleksandr Yarovenko Dmytro Bashlay Ioan Mera Oleksandr Pyschur Izu Azuka Alan Gatagov
Tobol Serhiy Yavorskyi Nenad Šljivić Ognjen Krasić Uche Kalu Tomáš Šimkovič Arūnas Klimavičius Deivydas Matulevičius
Zhetysu Davron Ergashev Dušan Savić Ruslan Galiakberov Ilsur Samigullin Aleksei Gerasimov Elbeyi Guliyev Bobir Davlatov Mikhail Petrolay

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
Tobol Vardan Minasyan Sacked 16 April 2015[1] 8th Sergei Maslenov (caretaker) 16 April 2015[1]
Zhetysu Askar Kozhabergenov Resigned 20 April 2015[2] 12th Ivan Azovskiy (caretaker) 20 April 2015[2]
Shakhter Vladimir Cheburin Resigned 6 May 2015[3] 12th Yevgeni Sveshnikov (caretaker) 8 May 2015[3]
Irtysh Dmitri Cheryshev Sacked 8 May 2015[4] 10th Sergey Klimov (caretaker) 8 May 2015[4]
Zhetysu Ivan Azovskiy (caretaker) End of caretaker role 28 May 2015 12th Ivan Azovskiy 28 May 2015[5]
Irtysh Sergey Klimov (caretaker) End of caretaker role 1 June 2015 10th Dimitar Dimitrov 1 June 2015[6]
Shakhter Yevgeni Sveshnikov (caretaker) End of caretaker role 5 June 2015[7] 12th Ihor Zakharyak (caretaker) 5 June 2015[7]
Aktobe Vladimir Gazzayev 20 July 2015 1st Ioan Andone 20 July 2015[8]
Kaisar Dmitriy Ogai Resigned 23 July 2015[9] 12th Fyodor Shcherbachenko 06 August 2015[10]

Regular season

In the regular season twelve teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of 22 matches per team. The top six teams advanced to the Championship round and the bottom six teams qualified for the Relegation round.[11]

Regular season table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kairat 22 13 5 4 43 14 +29 44 Qualification for the championship round
2 Aktobe 22 12 8 2 27 12 +15 44
3 Astana 22 12 7 3 40 19 +21 43
4 Atyrau 22 9 10 3 25 19 +6 37
5 Ordabasy 22 9 8 5 21 18 +3 35
6 Irtysh Pavlodar 22 7 9 6 26 23 +3 30
7 Okzhetpes 22 8 2 12 24 33 −9 26 Qualification for the relegation round
8 Tobol 22 7 4 11 22 32 −10 25
9 Taraz 22 7 3 12 17 25 −8 24
10 Shakhter Karagandy 22 5 3 14 16 38 −22 18
11 Zhetysu 22 4 5 13 17 32 −15 17
12 Kaisar 22 3 8 11 12 25 −13 17
Source: UEFA.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.[12]

Championship round

The top six teams from Regular season will participate in the Championship round where they will play each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of 10 matches per team. They will start this round with their points from Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and they will keep their Regular season record (matches won, draws, losses and goal differential). After completion of the Championship round the winners will be the Champions of 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League and qualify for 2016–17 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. The runners-up and third-placed team will qualify for Europa League first qualifying round and the fourth placed team may also qualify for Europa League if they or one of the top three teams wins the 2015 Kazakhstan Cup.[11]

Championship round table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Astana (C) 32 20 7 5 55 26 +29 46 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Kairat 32 20 7 5 60 19 +41 45 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Aktobe 32 15 9 8 35 25 +10 32
4 Ordabasy 32 12 10 10 32 31 +1 29
5 Atyrau 32 11 12 9 31 33 −2 27
6 Irtysh Pavlodar 32 10 10 12 37 39 −2 25
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams are tied); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Play-off (only if deciding champion when three or teams are tied); 13) Draw.[13]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Kairat qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Kazakhstan Cup.

Relegation round

The bottom six teams from Regular season will participate in the Relegation round where they will play each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of 10 matches per team. They will start this round with their points from Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and they will keep their Regular season record (matches won, draws, losses and goal differential). After completion of the Relegation round the winners will be considered 7th-placed team of 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League, the runners-up will be 8th and so on, with the last team being 12th. The 11th-placed team will qualify for Relegation play-off against runners-up of 2015 Kazakhstan First Division, with the loser being eliminated, and the 12th-placed team will be directly relegated to 2016 Kazakhstan First Division as the last-placed team.[11]

Relegation round table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
7 Tobol 32 12 6 14 32 42 −10 30
8 Okzhetpes 32 12 6 14 36 41 −5 29
9 Taraz 32 10 8 14 25 33 −8 26
10 Shakhter Karagandy 32 9 5 18 27 47 −20 23
11 Zhetysu (O) 32 8 6 18 28 46 −18 22 Qualification for the relegation play-off
12 Kaisar (R) 32 4 12 16 20 36 −16 16 Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.[14]
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Relegation play-off
14 November 2015 Zhetysu1–0VostokAstana
15:00 (UTC+6) Shakhmetov  31' Summary Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Igor Aleshin

Statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played by 8 November 2015[15]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Gerard Gohou Kairat 22
2 Luka Rotković Okzhetpes 13
Đorđe Despotović Zhetysu/Kairat
4 Dušan Savić Zhetysu 12
5 Tanat Nusserbayev Astana 11
6 Sergei Khizhnichenko Aktobe 9
Oleksandr Pyschur Taraz
8 Kostyantyn Dudchenko Irtysh 8
Roger Cañas Astana
Alibek Buleshev Okzhetpes
Edin Junuzović Kaisar/Ordabasy

    Hat-tricks
    PlayerForAgainstResultDate
    Gerard GohouKairatTobol4–07 March 2015[16]
    Nurbol ZhumaskaliyevTobolShakhter Karagandy4–15 April 2015[17]
    Uche KaluTobolZhetysu3–116 May 2015[18]
    Kostyantyn DudchenkoIrtyshKaisar4–224 May 2015[19]
    Gerard GohouKairatOkzhetpes3–16 June 2015[20]
    Sergei KhizhnichenkoAktobeOkzhetpes4–25 July 2015[21]

    Scoring

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