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
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
AktobeAktobeAktobe Central Stadium15,000
AstanaNur-SultanNur-Sultan Arena30,000
AtyrauAtyrauMunaishy Stadium8,690
IrtyshPavlodarPavlodar Central Stadium15,000
KairatAlmatyAlmaty Central Stadium25,057
KaisarKyzylordaGani Muratbayev Stadium7,500
OkzhetpesKokshetauAlisher Sagynbayev Stadium4,158
OrdabasyShymkentKazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium20,000
ShakhterKaragandaShakhter Stadium20,000
TarazTarazYerkebulan Babayev Stadium11,525
TobolKostanayBauyrzhan Sagintayev Stadium10,500
ZhetysuTaldykorganSamat Suyumbayev Stadium4,000

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.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Aktobe Mykhaylo Fomenko Marcos PizzelliAdidas —
Astana Roman Hryhorchuk Dmitri ShomkoAdidasSamruk-Kazyna
Atyrau Yuri Krasnozhan Marat KhayrullinNike —
Irtysh Samvel Babayan Nikita KalmykovNikeENRC
Kairat Talgat Baysufinov Bauyrzhan IslamkhanNikeHalyk Bank
Kaisar Stoycho Mladenov Maksat BaizhanovNike —
Okzhetpes Bakhytzhan BabayevAdidas —
Ordabasy Kakhaber Tskhadadze Azat NurgalievNikeAysu Mineral Water
Shakhter Nikolay Kostov Evgeniy TarasovNikeBTL Kazakhstan
Taraz Nurken Mazbaev Ilya VorotnikovNike —
Tobol Vladimir Gazzayev Azat NurgalievAdidasPolymetal
Zhetysu Dmitry OgaiAdidas —

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.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8Player 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

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Kairat Andrei Karpovich (Caretaker)End of Contract25 November 2018Pre-Season Aleksey Shpilevsky25 November 2018[1]
Aktobe Vladimir MukhanovPre-Season Aleksandr Sednyov9 January 2019[2]
Okzhetpes Sergey PopkovPre-Season Andrei Karpovich3 January 2019[3]
Tobol Marek ZubEnd of Contract31 December 2018[4]Pre-Season Vladimir Gazzayev31 December 2018[5]
Atyrau Viktor KumykovMutual Consent27 April 2019[6]11th Kuanysh Kuandulov (Caretaker)27 April 2019[6]
Irtysh Pavlodar Dimitar DimitrovSuspended2 May 2019[7]9th Sergey Klimov (Caretaker)2 May 2019
Atyrau Kuanysh Kuandulov (Caretaker)End of Caretaker Role3 May 201911th Oleg Dulub3 May 2019[8]
Irtysh Pavlodar Sergey Klimov (Caretaker)End of Caretaker Role7 June 20199th Milan Milanović7 June 2019[9]
Tobol Vladimir GazzayevResigned21 July 2019[10]1st Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Caretaker)22 July 2019[11]

Regular season

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Astana (C)3322386728+3969Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Kairat3322296532+3368Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3Ordabasy3319865224+2865
4Tobol3319684527+1863
5Zhetysu3316894525+2056
6Kaisar33126153743−642Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
7Okzhetpes33117154449−540
8Irtysh Pavlodar33114183045−1537
9Shakhter Karagandy3398164047−735
10Taraz (O)3378182860−3229Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11Atyrau (R)3368192558−3326Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
12Aktobe[b] (R)3376203575−4015
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Games 1–22

Home \ AwayAKTASTATYIRTKRTKSROKZORDSHATARTOBZHE
Aktobe2–32–02–11–31–30–20–32–22–30–11–2
Astana4–13–10–10–24–12–12–11–24–02–11–0
Atyrau1–10–31–32–11–31–21–00–01–10–12–1
Irtysh Pavlodar0–10–41–00–20–12–10–20–02–00–20–3
Kairat3–00–12–02–15–14–10–12–12–00–10–0
Kaisar0–10–00–12–02–10–10–02–21–15–10–1
Okzhetpes4–01–13–01–01–21–20–02–23–11–20–1
Ordabasy1–03–21–11–00–01–23–03–03–00–01–0
Shakhter Karagandy3–01–01–14–01–20–11–01–21–00–12–0
Taraz1–12–02–00–00–11–22–61–01–20–12–0
Tobol2–10–23–03–03–50–22–01–12–04–10–0
Zhetysu1–10–20–04–03–01–05–11–12–01–00–1
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Games 23–33

Home \ AwayAKTASTATYIRTKRTKSROKZORDSHATARTOBZHE
Aktobe3–21–11–23–22–2
Astana5–00–23–13–02–15–0
Atyrau1–40–32–21–30–3
Irtysh Pavlodar5–02–14–21–00–0
Kairat6–02–10–14–12–04–1
Kaisar1–30–10–11–11–10–2
Okzhetpes0–11–00–42–31–1
Ordabasy4–11–12–00–23–23–0
Shakhter Karagandy0–10–43–02–20–1
Taraz2–20–22–10–00–5
Tobol2–10–12–01–01–20–0
Zhetysu5–02–12–10–13–20–0
Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

15 November 2019 1st legAkzhayik0 – 0 Taraz Oral
15:00 (UTC+6)ReportStadium: Petr Atoyan Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Grigory Moskovchenko
18 November 2019 2nd leg Taraz 3 – 1
(3 – 1 agg.)
AkzhayikTaraz
15:00 (UTC+6)Sarsenov 9'
Abzal Taubay 14', 26'
ReportSimčević 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]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Marin TomasovAstana19
Aderinsola EseolaKairat
3 Abat AimbetovAktobe16
Márton EppelKairat
5 João PauloOrdabasy15
6 Tigran BarseghyanKaisar11
Azat NurgalievTobol
8 Kule MbomboKaisar9
Martin ToshevZhetysu
10 Toktar ZhangylyshbayOrdabasy8
Ivan PešićShakhter Karagandy
Sergei ZenjovShakhter Karagandy
Elguja LobjanidzeTaraz
Serge NyuiadziTaraz
Senin SebaiTobol
Bauyrzhan TurysbekTobol

Clean sheets

Updated to matches played on 10 November 2019.
RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Emil BalayevTobol18
2 Dmytro NepohodovOrdabasy16
3 Stas PokatilovKairat13
4 Almat BekbaevZhetysu11
5 Nenad ErićAstana10
Igor ShatskiyShakhter Karagandy
7 Aleksandr GrigorenkoKaisar6
8 Andrey ShabanovZhetysu5
Anton TsirinIrtysh Pavlodar
10 Yaroslav BaginskyOkzhetpes4
Mukhammejan SeisenTaraz
Alexander ZarutskyAtyrau

References

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