2025 Kazakhstan Premier League

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2025
Dates1 March 2025 - 26 October 2025
Matches played142
Goals scored352 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerDauren Zhumat (10)
Biggest home winOrdabasy 5–0 Kaisar
Astana 7–0 Turan
Biggest away winAtyrau 0–4 Aktobe
Highest scoringAstana 5–2 Okzhetpes
Longest unbeaten run1 matches
Ordabasy
Tobol
Aktobe
Atyrau
Longest winless run2 matches
Ordabasy
Longest losing run1 matches
Elimai
Ulytau
Highest attendance26,153 - Astana vs Kairat
(2 March 2025)
Lowest attendance100- Kyzylzhar vs Kaisar
(27 April 2025)
Total attendance645,569
Average attendance4,546
(17 August 2025)
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 17 August 2025.

The 2025 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 34th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.

Events

Teams

Shakhter Karagandy (relegated the first time in their history) were relegated at the end of the 2024 season. They were replaced by Okzhetpes (promoted after a single season absence) and Ulytau (after the first time in their history) from the Kazakhstan First League. FC Kairat entered the season as defending champions after winning their fourth title the previous season.

Team overview

Locations of teams in the 2025 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium 12,729
Astana Astana Astana Arena 30,200
Atyrau Atyrau Munaishy Stadium 8,900
Elimai Semey Spartak Stadium 8,000
Jenis Astana Astana Arena 30,200
Kairat Almaty Central Stadium 23,804
Kaisar Kyzylorda Gany Muratbayev Stadium 7,500
Kyzylzhar Petropavl Karasai Stadium 11,000
Okzhetpes Kokshetau Torpedo Stadium 4,100
Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 20,000
Tobol Kostanay Central Stadium 9,500
Turan Turkistan Turkistan Arena 7,000
Ulytau Jezkazgan Metallurg Stadium 2,500
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 Vacant Kazakhstan Alibek Kasym Adidas Olimpbet, Kazchrome, A'su
Astana Kazakhstan Grigori Babayan Kazakhstan Abzal Beisebekov[1] Adidas Samruk Kazyna, Olimpbet, Okadzaki, Miglior, SportQory
Atyrau Belarus Vitaly Zhukovsky Kazakhstan Rinat Dzhumatov Macron Olimpbet, A'su, Dodo Pizza
Elimai Kazakhstan Andrey Karpovich Kazakhstan Serikzhan Muzhikov Puma
Jenis Ukraine Andriy Demchenko Poland Krystian Nowak Joma Freedom Bank
Kairat Kazakhstan Rafael Urazbakhtin Brazil João Paulo Joma 1XBET, KNK Kemikal, EcoAlmaty, Alex Saryagash
Kaisar Russia Viktor Kumykov Kazakhstan Duman Narzildayev Adidas Biali, Olimpbet, A'su
Kyzylzhar Serbia Milić Ćurčić Ukraine Oleksandr Noyok Kelme None
Okzhetpes Kazakhstan Kayrat Nurdauletov Kazakhstan Niyaz Idrisov Jako None
Ordabasy Moldova Andrei Martin Kazakhstan Askhat Tagybergen Puma Olimpbet
Tobol Kazakhstan Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Kazakhstan Roman Asrankulov Macron Solidcore Resources, Olimpbet
Turan Kazakhstan Abdukhalik Buribayev Belarus Ruslan Yudenkov Adidas None
Ulytau Kazakhstan Nurken Mazbayev Kazakhstan Demiyat Slambekov Cikers Kazakhmys
Zhetysu Kazakhstan Samat Smakov Russia Soslan Takulov Adidas None

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to thirteen per KPL team squad of 25 players.

Foreign players in the KPL as of 28 June 2025.

For transfers during the season, see Winter 2024–25 transfers and Summer 2025 transfers.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Former players
Aktobe Belarus Nikita Korzun Cameroon Gaby Kiki Guinea Amadou Doumbouya Haiti Jayro Jean Niger Daniel Sosah Nigeria Uche Agbo Nigeria Mario Rabiu Panama Freddy Góndola Romania Bogdan Vătăjelu Romania Andrei Vlad Russia Idris Umayev Serbia Nemanja Anđelković Serbia Djordje Ivkovic
Astana Albania Nazmi Gripshi Belarus Max Ebong Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Bašić Croatia Karlo Bartolec Croatia Josip Čondrić Croatia Branimir Kalaica Croatia Marin Tomasov Guinea Ousmane Camara Lithuania Kipras Kažukolovas North Macedonia Aleksa Amanović Montenegro Driton Camaj Nigeria Geoffrey Chinedu Nigeria Nnamdi Ahanonu
Atyrau Belarus Ruslan Khadarkevich Belarus Yegor Khatkevich Belarus Vasily Sovpel Belarus Igor Stasevich Belarus Ruslan Yudenkov Bulgaria Tsvetelin Chunchukov Democratic Republic of the Congo Joel Kayamba Ghana Rashid Abubakar Montenegro Goran Milojko Russia Konstantin Dorofeyev Russia Luka Zgurski Ukraine Dmytro Ryzhuk Brazil national football team Mateus Barbosa
Belarus national football team Nikita Kaplenko
Georgia national football team Gia Chaduneli
Georgia (country) Giorgi Gadrani
Georgia (country) Giorgi Nikabadze
Georgia (country) Zaza Tsitskishvili
Portugal national football team Guilherme Morais
Russia Yevgeni Kozlov
Russia Arsen Siukayev
Elimai Belarus Yevgeny Beryozkin Brazil Maicom David Croatia Marin Belančić Nigeria Samuel Odeyobo Serbia Nemanja Ćalasan Togo Euloge Placca Fessou Ukraine Maksym Koval Uruguay Kevin Rolón Belarus national football team Nikita Korzun
Romania national football team Eduard Florescu
Russia Roman Tugarev
Serbia Fejsal Mulić
Jenis Belarus Sergey Ignatovich Belarus Vsevolod Sadovsky Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Šaravanja Brazil Adílio Brazil Gian Martins Georgia (country) Elguja Lobjanidze Georgia (country) Zurab Tevzadze Portugal Rui Batalha Slovenia Matija Rom Cyprus national football team Konstantinos Venizelou
North Macedonia national football team Erdon Daci
Poland Krystian Nowak
Portugal Gonçalo Teixeira
Slovenia Jakub Novak
Spain Mika
Kairat Belarus Valery Gromyko Belarus Alyaksandr Martynovich Brazil João Paulo Brazil Élder Santana Brazil Edmilson Brazil Ricardinho Georgia (country) Luka Gadrani Georgia (country) Giorgi Zaria Israel Ofri Arad Israel Dan Glazer Portugal Jorginho Portugal Luís Mata Russia Yegor Sorokin Serbia Jug Stanojev
Kaisar
Kyzylzhar Brazil Rafael Sabino Ivory Coast Michael Kaho Ivory Coast Abdoul Aziz Toure Ivory Coast Néné Gbamblé Ivory Coast Senin Sebai Nigeria Nnamdi Ahanonu Russia Miroslav Lobantsev Russia Andrei Vasilyev Ukraine Anatoliy Kozlenko Ukraine Oleksandr Noyok Montenegro Ilija Martinović
Montenegro Darko Zorić
Okzhetpes Brazil Enzo Serbia Nikola Cuckić Serbia Strahinja Jovanović Croatia Franjo Prce
Ukraine Oleksiy Shevchenko
Ordabasy Brazil Alan Dias Brazil Everton Moraes Cape Verde João Paulino Croatia Dario Čanađija Georgia (country) Luka Imnadze Moldova Dumitru Celeadnic Moldova Victor Mudrac Romania Mihai Căpățînă Serbia Nikola Antić Ukraine Vladyslav Naumets Ukraine Yuriy Vakulko Ghana Rashid Abubakar
Ivory Coast Sherif Jimoh
Nigeria Kayode Saliman
Tobol Belarus Yegor Khvalko Belarus Nikolay Signevich Brazil Victor Braga Brazil Henrique Devens France Pape-Alioune Ndiaye Georgia (country) Tsotne Mosiashvili Morocco Ahmed El Messaoudi Montenegro Nemanja Cavnić' Montenegro Marko Vukčević Nigeria Ededem Essien Russia Ivan Miladinović Bulgaria Radoslav Tsonev
Togo David Henen
Turan Moldova Danila Ignatov Moldova Nicolai Solodovnicov Russia Yevgeny Goshev Serbia Luka Čermelj Serbia Veljko Trifunović Belarus Yegor Khatkevich
Belarus Vasily Sovpel
Belarus Igor Stasevich
Belarus Ruslan Yudenkov
Montenegro Goran Milojko
Montenegro Jovan Pajović
Russia Konstantin Dorofeyev
Russia Luka Zgurski
Uzbekistan Odil Abdumazhidov
Uzbekistan Bekhruzbek Askarov
Uzbekistan Khurshidbek Mukhtorov
Uzbekistan Shokhboz Umarov
Ulytau Georgia (country) Piruz Marakvelidze Japan Kotaro Kishi Montenegro Jovan Pajović Russia Georgi Bugulov Spain José Carrillo Ukraine Yaroslav Terekhov Ukraine Beka Vachiberadze Ukraine Dmytro Yusov Moldova Vadim Paireli
Moldova Nicolai Solodovnicov
Zhetysu Belarus Maksim Kovel Germany Meik Karwot Nigeria Raphael Success Russia Alan Chochiyev Russia Denis Kavlinov Russia Soslan Takulov Russia Maksim Zhitnev Sierra Leone Mohamed Buya Turay Sierra Leone Saidu Fofanah Russia Ruslan Bolov

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team. In Italic: Players that joined in mid-season

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Zhetysu Kazakhstan Kayrat Nurdauletov Pre-Season Kazakhstan Samat Smakov 19 December 2024
Atyrau Belarus Vitaly Zhukovsky 28 November 2024 Kazakhstan Konstantin Gorovenko 10 January 2025
Turan Kazakhstan Rinat Alyuetov End of contract 10 December 2024[2] Belarus Vitaly Zhukovsky 24 January 2025
Ordabasy Kyrgyzstan Kirill Keker 20 December 2024[3] Moldova Andrei Martin 22 December 2024[4]
Kyzylzhar Kazakhstan Ali Aliyev 5 January 2025[5] Belarus Aleksandr Brazevich 6 January 2025[6]
Kyzylzhar Belarus Aleksandr Brazevich Sacked 9 April 2025 8th Serbia Milić Ćurčić 12 April 2025
Atyrau Kazakhstan Konstantin Gorovenko Sacked 21 April 2025 13th Kazakhstan Kuanysh Kabdulov 22 April 2025
Aktobe Ukraine Ihor Leonov Resigned 21 April 2025[7] 4th Belarus Vyacheslav Levchuk 21 April 2025 (Caretaker)[8]
14 May 2025 (Permanent)[9]
Aktobe Belarus Vyacheslav Levchuk Sacked 10 August 2025[10] 4th

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Astana 19 13 4 2 45 16 +29 43 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Kairat 20 13 4 3 41 17 +24 43 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Tobol 19 12 5 2 35 18 +17 41
4 Aktobe 20 11 3 6 29 17 +12 36
5 Elimai 21 10 5 6 31 22 +9 35
6 Okzhetpes 21 8 5 8 28 29 −1 29
7 Jenis 20 6 10 4 23 17 +6 28
8 Ordabasy 20 7 7 6 24 19 +5 28
9 Zhetysu 21 5 8 8 17 29 −12 23
10 Kyzylzhar 21 4 9 8 21 27 −6 21
11 Kaisar 20 3 9 8 19 32 −13 18
12 Turan 21 4 3 14 15 39 −24 15 Relegation to Kazakhstan First Division
13 Ulytau 20 3 5 12 11 30 −19 14
14 Atyrau 21 2 5 14 13 40 −27 11
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. 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.[11]

Results

Results table

Home \ Away KRT AST ATY ELI JEN AKT KSR KYZ OKZ ORD TOB TUR ULT ZTS
Kairat 4–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 4–0 1–0
Astana 1–1 2–1 4–2 3–3 5–2 2–1 1–3 7–0 4–0 3–0
Atyrau 1–4 0–2 2–1 0–4 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1
Elimai 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–1 3–0 3–0
Jenis 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–1
Aktobe 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0
Kaisar 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2
Kyzylzhar 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–3 2–1 1–1
Okzhetpes 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–2 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2
Ordabasy 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 5–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–0
Tobol 1–3 5–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1
Turan 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–4 1–2 0–0
Ulytau 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2
Zhetysu 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
AktobeDWWWLWWWWLLDLWWWDPLLW
AstanaDWWWDWDLWWWWWDWLWWPPW
AtyrauWLLLLLLLDLLLLDLLWLDDD
ElimaiLWDWWWLLWDLDWWLDLWDWW
JenisDDDDLDLPDLDWWDWWWDWLD
KairatDWWWDWWPLLWDWWWWDWWWL
KaisarDLDLDLDLWWDDPLLLDWPDLD
KyzylzharDLDLWWLWDDLDLDDWLLLDD
OkzhetpesLWDLWDWWLWWLWDWLWDDLL
OrdabasyDLDLWWWWPLDDLLDWLWDDL
TobolWDDWWLWWPWWDWDWWDLWPW
TuranWLLWDLDWLLLLLLLLLLLDW
UlytauLDDLLLLLLWWWPLLDLPLDLD
ZhetysuDDLDLLDLDWDDLWLLWLWWD
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213
Kairat5111111122222
Aktobe8422443211344
Astana7233222332111
Tobol1344354444433
Ordabasy11141413987667777
Elimai12655535755665
Okzhetpes13868776576556
Kyzylzhar4111111869988888
Turan257669889991012
Kaisar1012101211111112101010910
Jenis9108710101010111213129
Zhetysu69139121212111211111313
Atyrau37910131313131314141414
Ulytau14131214141414141413121111
Leader and Champions League first qualifying round
Conference League second qualifying round
Conference League first qualifying round
Relegation to 2026 Kazakhstan First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 22 June 2025. Source:

Statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Edige Oralbay for Atyrau against Elimai (2025)

Top scorers

As of matches played on 31 May 2025
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kazakhstan Dauren Zhumat Okzhetpes 10
2 Albania Nazmi Gripshi Astana 9
3 Croatia Marin Tomasov Astana 8
Kazakhstan Dastan Satpayev Kairat
5 Portugal Jorginho Kairat 7
Kazakhstan Aybar Zhaksylykov Kaisar
Haiti Jayro Jean Aktobe
Kazakhstan Islam Chesnokov Tobol
9 Guinea Ousmane Camara Astana 6
Nigeria Geoffrey Chinedu
Brazil Adílio Jenis
Belarus Nikolay Signevich Tobol
13 Togo Euloge Placca Fessou Elimai 5
Georgia (country) Giorgi Zaria Kairat

Clean sheets

As of matches played 31 May 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Romania Andrei Vlad Aktobe 5
Ukraine Maksym Koval Elimai
3 Kazakhstan Danil Ustimenko Tobol 4
Kazakhstan Bekkhan Shayzada Ordabasy
Kazakhstan Mukhammedzhan Seysen Astana
Belarus Sergey Ignatovich Jenis
7 Belarus Yegor Khatkevich Turan 3
Kazakhstan Nurymzhan Salaidin Kaisar

Attendances

As of match played 17 August 2025

By round

2025 Kazakhstan Premier League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 42,353 7 6,050
Round 2 24,964 7 3,566
Round 3 29,822 7 4,260
Round 4 25,774 7 3,682
Round 5 21,800 7 3,114
Round 6 35,247 7 5,035
Round 7 27,800 7 3,971
Round 8 39,250 6 6,542
Round 9 23,550 6 3,925
Round 10 35,399 7 5,057
Round 11 36,700 7 5,243
Round 12 27,253 7 3,893
Round 13 35,978 6 5,996
Round 14 30,230 7 4,319
Round 15 32,437 7 4,634
Round 16 22,900 7 3,271
Round 17 33,723 7 4,818
Round 18 22,500 6 3,750
Round 19 27,685 6 4,614
Round 20 33,700 6 5,617
Round 21 34,304 7 4,901
Total 645,569 142 4,546

By team

Team \ Match played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total Average
Aktobe — 3,000 — 3,000 — 12,400 — 12,400 — — 12,400 — 12,400 — 11,500 — 12,000 12,300 — 9,800 101,200 10,120
Astana 26,153 — 8,922 10,052 — 5,895 — 7,200 — 8,465 — 5,953 — 6,630 — — 5,000 — 3,450 87,720 8,772
Atyrau 1,500 — 5,500 — 2,500 — 3,500 — 2,500 3,000 — 2,500 — 3,000 — 4,000 — 3,000 — 5,000 — 36,000 3,273
Kairat — 6,899 — 5,342 — 9,754 — — 6,734 — — 6,378 — 5,137 — 5,123 — 4,785 — 8,954 59,106 6,567
Kaisar 2,000 — 2,000 — 3,500 — 3,800 — 3,000 — 3,500 3,500 3,500 — 3,200 — 4,500 6,500 — 2,200 41,200 3,433
Kyzylzhar 200 400 — 200 — 100 — 7,000 — 4,500 — 4,000 — — 3,500 — 2,500 — 2,500 — 3,000 25,400 2,540
Okzhetpes — 2,500 — 3,500 — 2,098 — — 3,200 — 2,800 — 3,200 — 300 — 100 — 3,000 2,700 — 23,398 2,340
Ordabasy 7,000 — 3,000 — 1,900 2,000 — 8,500 9,000 — 6,500 — 10,000 — 8,000 — — 3,100 — 5,000 64,000 5,818
Tobol 3,000 — 2,700 — 3,000 — 2,800 — — 4,500 — 4,000 3,500 — 4,200 — 7,000 — — 34,700 3,856
Turan 2,500 — 3,700 — 3,500 — 1,400 1,150 — 700 — 800 — 600 — 1,000 — 1,500 — — 1,100 17,950 1,632
Ulytau — — 4,000 — 1,900 — 3,800 — 4,550 — 2,500 — 3,000 — 2,000 — — 2,500 — 24,250 3,031
Elimai — 5,300 — 3,480 — — 8,000 — 8,300 — 8,500 — 6,000 — 7,000 — 6,000 4,500 — 8,500 — 65,580 6,558
Zhenis — 6,565 — — 5,500 — 4,500 2,000 — 2,500 — 4,000 — 3,000 500 — 2,000 — 8,500 — 39,065 3,907
Zhetysu — 300 — 200 — 3,000 — 3,000 — 3,000 — 4,000 — — 2,000 — 3,000 — 2,000 — 3,000 23,500 2,350

Awards

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