2019 Kazakhstan Premier League

The 2019 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 28th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. FC Astana defended their title, winning the championship for the sixth season in a row, whilst FC Atyrau and FC Aktobe were relegated and FC Taraz survived a relegation playoff against FC Akzhayik.

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2019
ChampionsAstana
RelegatedAtyrau
Aktobe
Champions LeagueAstana
Europa LeagueKairat
Ordabasy
Kaisar (via Kazakhstan Cup)
Matches played192
Goals scored495 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerMarin Tomasov (19)
Aderinsola Eseola (19)
← 2018
2020 →
All statistics correct as of 11 November 2019.

Teams

FC Kyzylzhar and FC Akzhayik were relegated at the end of the 2018 season, and were replaced by FC Okzhetpes and FC Taraz.

Team overview
Locations of teams in the 2019 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aktobe Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium 15,000
Astana Nur-Sultan Nur-Sultan 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 Gani Muratbayev Stadium 7,500
Okzhetpes Kokshetau Alisher Sagynbayev Stadium 4,158
Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 20,000
Shakhter Karaganda Shakhter Stadium 20,000
Taraz Taraz Yerkebulan Babayev Stadium 11,525
Tobol Kostanay Bauyrzhan Sagintayev Stadium 10,500
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
Aktobe Mykhaylo Fomenko Marcos Pizzelli Adidas  —
Astana Roman Hryhorchuk Dmitri Shomko Adidas Samruk-Kazyna
Atyrau Yuri Krasnozhan Marat Khayrullin Nike  —
Irtysh Samvel Babayan Nikita Kalmykov Nike ENRC
Kairat Talgat Baysufinov Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Nike Halyk Bank
Kaisar Stoycho Mladenov Maksat Baizhanov Nike  —
Okzhetpes Bakhytzhan Babayev Adidas  —
Ordabasy Kakhaber Tskhadadze Azat Nurgaliev Nike Aysu Mineral Water
Shakhter Nikolay Kostov Evgeniy Tarasov Nike BTL Kazakhstan
Taraz Nurken Mazbaev Ilya Vorotnikov Nike  —
Tobol Vladimir Gazzayev Azat Nurgaliev Adidas Polymetal
Zhetysu Dmitry Ogai 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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Aktobe Marcos Pizzelli Hrvoje Miličević Oleksandr Kitsak
Astana Ivan Mayewski Luka Šimunović Marin Tomasov Rangelo Janga Ndombe Mubele Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson Žarko Tomašević Dorin Rotariu Antonio Rukavina
Atyrau Alex Bruno Sebastijan Antić Antun Marković Jacques Alberto Ngwem Piotr Grzelczak Islamnur Abdulavov Vitali Ustinov Boubacar Mansaly Rizvan Ablitarov
Irtysh Jérémy Manzorro Patrik Hidi Carlos Fonseca Dejan Georgijević Milan Mirosavljev Miloš Stamenković Uroš Vitas Ruslan Mingazow
Kairat Syarhey Palitsevich Dino Mikanović Márton Eppel Han Jeong-uh Nebojša Kosović Konrad Wrzesiński Rade Dugalić Aderinsola Eseola
Kaisar Tigran Barseghyan Joshua John Ivan Sadownichy Abdel Lamanje Ivan Graf André Bukia Kule Mbombo Bratislav Punoševac
Okzhetpes Danilo Almeida Alves Plamen Dimov Artjom Dmitrijev Deimantas Petravičius Darko Zorić Milan Stojanović Ivan Bobko
Ordabasy Pablo Fontanello Ziguy Badibanga Mirzad Mehanović João Paulo May Mahlangu Abdoulaye Diakate Kyrylo Kovalchuk
Shakhter Ivan Pešić Sergei Zenjov Donjet Shkodra Reginaldo Miloš Vidović Luwagga Kizito Artem Baranovskyi Yevhen Tkachuk
Taraz Elivelto Gian Lasha Kasradze Elguja Lobjanidze Mihailo Jovanović Aleksandar Simčević Nemanja Subotić Serge Nyuiadzi
Tobol Emil Balayev Fernander Kassaï Nika Kvekveskiri Jaba Kankava Senin Sebai Vytautas Andriuškevičius Artūras Žulpa Nikita Bocharov
Zhetysu Kamo Hovhannisyan Andrey Lebedzew Nikita Naumov Martin Toshev David Mawutor Mantas Kuklys Oleg Hromțov Nenad Adamović Ruslan Stepanyuk

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
Kairat Andrei Karpovich (Caretaker) End of Contract 25 November 2018 Pre-Season Aleksey Shpilevsky 25 November 2018[1]
Aktobe Vladimir Mukhanov Pre-Season Aleksandr Sednyov 9 January 2019[2]
Okzhetpes Sergey Popkov Pre-Season Andrei Karpovich 3 January 2019[3]
Tobol Marek Zub End of Contract 31 December 2018[4] Pre-Season Vladimir Gazzayev 31 December 2018[5]
Atyrau Viktor Kumykov Mutual Consent 27 April 2019[6] 11th Kuanysh Kuandulov (Caretaker) 27 April 2019[6]
Irtysh Pavlodar Dimitar Dimitrov Suspended 2 May 2019[7] 9th Sergey Klimov (Caretaker) 2 May 2019
Atyrau Kuanysh Kuandulov (Caretaker) End of Caretaker Role 3 May 2019 11th Oleg Dulub 3 May 2019[8]
Irtysh Pavlodar Sergey Klimov (Caretaker) End of Caretaker Role 7 June 2019 9th Milan Milanović 7 June 2019[9]
Tobol Vladimir Gazzayev Resigned 21 July 2019[10] 1st Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Caretaker) 22 July 2019[11]

Regular season

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Astana (C) 33 22 3 8 67 28 +39 69 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Kairat 33 22 2 9 65 32 +33 68 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Ordabasy 33 19 8 6 52 24 +28 65
4 Tobol 33 19 6 8 45 27 +18 63
5 Zhetysu 33 16 8 9 45 25 +20 56
6 Kaisar 33 12 6 15 37 43 −6 42 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Okzhetpes 33 11 7 15 44 49 −5 40
8 Irtysh Pavlodar 33 11 4 18 30 45 −15 37
9 Shakhter Karagandy 33 9 8 16 40 47 −7 35
10 Taraz (O) 33 7 8 18 28 60 −32 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Atyrau (R) 33 6 8 19 25 58 −33 26 Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
12 Aktobe[lower-alpha 2] (R) 33 7 6 20 35 75 −40 15
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.[14]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Kaisar qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2019 Kazakhstan Cup.
  2. Aktobe had six points deducted on 18 February 2019 as a punishment for unpaid debts to former player Dele Adeleye.[12] On 14 March 2019, Aktobe were handed a further six point deduction for unpaid debts to former player Nemanja Nikolić.[13]

Results

Games 1–22
Home \ Away AKT AST ATY IRT KRT KSR OKZ ORD SHA TAR TOB ZHE
Aktobe — 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–3 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–2
Astana 4–1 — 3–1 0–1 0–2 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 2–1 1–0
Atyrau 1–1 0–3 — 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1
Irtysh Pavlodar 0–1 0–4 1–0 — 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–3
Kairat 3–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 — 5–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0
Kaisar 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 — 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 0–1
Okzhetpes 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 — 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 0–1
Ordabasy 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 — 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0
Shakhter Karagandy 3–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 — 1–0 0–1 2–0
Taraz 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–6 1–0 1–2 — 0–1 2–0
Tobol 2–1 0–2 3–0 3–0 3–5 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 — 0–0
Zhetysu 1–1 0–2 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 5–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 —
Source: soccerway.com
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Games 23–33
Home \ Away AKT AST ATY IRT KRT KSR OKZ ORD SHA TAR TOB ZHE
Aktobe 3–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–2
Astana 5–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–1 5–0
Atyrau 1–4 0–3 2–2 1–3 0–3
Irtysh Pavlodar 5–0 2–1 4–2 1–0 0–0
Kairat 6–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 4–1
Kaisar 1–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2
Okzhetpes 0–1 1–0 0–4 2–3 1–1
Ordabasy 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–0
Shakhter Karagandy 0–1 0–4 3–0 2–2 0–1
Taraz 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–5
Tobol 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0
Zhetysu 5–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–0
Source: soccerway.com
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs
15 November 2019 1st legAkzhayik0 – 0TarazOral
15:00 (UTC+6) Report Stadium: Petr Atoyan Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Grigory Moskovchenko
18 November 2019 2nd legTaraz3 – 1
(3 – 1 agg.)		AkzhayikTaraz
15:00 (UTC+6) Sarsenov  9'
Abzal Taubay  14', 26'		 Report Simčević  28' (o.g.) Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Grigory Moskovchenko

Statistics

Scoring
  • First goal of the season: Ablaykhan Makhambetov for Zhetysu against Okzhetpes (9 March 2019)

Top scorers
As of matches played 10 November 2019[15]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Marin Tomasov Astana 19
Aderinsola Eseola Kairat
3 Abat Aimbetov Aktobe 16
Márton Eppel Kairat
5 João Paulo Ordabasy 15
6 Tigran Barseghyan Kaisar 11
Azat Nurgaliev Tobol
8 Kule Mbombo Kaisar 9
Martin Toshev Zhetysu
10 Toktar Zhangylyshbay Ordabasy 8
Ivan Pešić Shakhter Karagandy
Sergei Zenjov Shakhter Karagandy
Elguja Lobjanidze Taraz
Serge Nyuiadzi Taraz
Senin Sebai Tobol
Bauyrzhan Turysbek Tobol

    Clean sheets
    Updated to matches played on 10 November 2019.
    Rank Player Club Clean sheets
    1 Emil Balayev Tobol 18
    2 Dmytro Nepohodov Ordabasy 16
    3 Stas Pokatilov Kairat 13
    4 Almat Bekbaev Zhetysu 11
    5 Nenad Erić Astana 10
    Igor Shatskiy Shakhter Karagandy
    7 Aleksandr Grigorenko Kaisar 6
    8 Andrey Shabanov Zhetysu 5
    Anton Tsirin Irtysh Pavlodar
    10 Yaroslav Baginsky Okzhetpes 4
    Mukhamedzhan Seisen Taraz
    Alexander Zarutsky Atyrau

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