2025 Kazakhstan Premier League

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2025
Dates1 March 2025 - 26 October 2025
ChampionsKairat Almaty (5th title)
RelegatedTuran
Champions LeagueKairat Almaty
Conference LeagueAstana
Tobol
Yelimay
Matches182
Goals496 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerNazmi Gripshi (16)
Biggest home winAstana 7–0 Turan
Biggest away winAtyrau 0–4 Aktobe
Turan 0–4 Ordabasy
Ulytau 1–5 Atyrau
Highest scoringJenis 6–3 Turan
Turan 3–6 Yelimay
Longest winning run5 matches
Aktobe
Astana
Kairat Almaty
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Jenis
Longest winless run16 matches
Atyrau
Longest losing run11 matches
Turan
Highest attendance28,211
Astana vs Aktobe
(19 October 2025)
Lowest attendance100
Kyzylzhar vs Kaisar
(27 April 2025)
Total attendance911,968
Average attendance5,011
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The 2025 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 34th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.

Overview

Kazakhstan Premier League will expand to 16 teams from 2026 season, one team relegated to First Division. While, three teams from First Division promoted to Premier League.

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 (promoted after a 27 season absence) 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 Nikolay Kostov Alibek Kasym Adidas Olimpbet, Kazchrome, A'su
Astana Grigori Babayan Abzal Beisebekov[1] Adidas Samruk Kazyna, Olimpbet, Okadzaki, Miglior, SportQory
Atyrau Vitaly Zhukovsky Igor Stasevich Macron Olimpbet, A'su, Dodo Pizza
Elimai Andrey Karpovich Maksym Koval Puma
Jenis Andriy Demchenko Islambek Kuat Joma Freedom Bank
Kairat Rafael Urazbakhtin Alyaksandr Martynovich Joma 1XBET, KNK Kemikal, EcoAlmaty, Alex Saryagash
Kaisar Viktor Kumykov Duman Narzildayev Adidas Biali, Olimpbet, A'su
Kyzylzhar Milić Ćurčić Oleksandr Noyok Kelme None
Okzhetpes Kayrat Nurdauletov Niyaz Idrisov Jako None
Ordabasy Andrei Martin Sultanbek Astanov Puma Olimpbet
Tobol Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Roman Asrankulov Macron Solidcore Resources, Olimpbet
Turan Oleksandr Poklonskyi Aslan Darabayev Adidas None
Ulytau Nurken Mazbayev Demiyat Slambekov Cikers Kazakhmys
Zhetysu Samat Smakov Berik Shaykhov 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 Former players
Aktobe Nikita Korzun Amadou Doumbouya Jayro Jean Daniel Sosah Uche Agbo Mario Rabiu Freddy Góndola Bogdan Vătăjelu Andrei Vlad Idris Umayev Nemanja Anđelković Gaby Kiki
Djordje Ivkovic
Astana Nazmi Gripshi Max Ebong Ivan Bašić Karlo Bartolec Josip Čondrić Branimir Kalaica Marin Tomasov Ousmane Camara Kipras Kažukolovas Aleksa Amanović Driton Camaj Geoffrey Chinedu Nnamdi Ahanonu
Atyrau Ruslan Khadarkevich Yegor Khatkevich Vasily Sovpel Igor Stasevich Ruslan Yudenkov Tsvetelin Chunchukov Joel Kayamba Rashid Abubakar Goran Milojko Konstantin Dorofeyev Luka Zgurski Dmytro Ryzhuk Mateus Barbosa
Nikita Kaplenko
Gia Chaduneli
Giorgi Gadrani
Giorgi Nikabadze
Zaza Tsitskishvili
Guilherme Morais
Yevgeni Kozlov
Arsen Siukayev
Elimai Yevgeny Beryozkin Maicom David Marin Belančić Samuel Odeyobo Nemanja Ćalasan Euloge Placca Fessou Maksym Koval Kevin Rolón Nikita Korzun
Eduard Florescu
Roman Tugarev
Fejsal Mulić
Jenis Sergey Ignatovich Vsevolod Sadovsky Ivan Šaravanja Adílio Gian Martins Elguja Lobjanidze Zurab Tevzadze Razak Abalora Rui Batalha Matija Rom Konstantinos Venizelou
Erdon Daci
Krystian Nowak
Gonçalo Teixeira
Jakub Novak
Mika
Kairat Valery Gromyko Alyaksandr Martynovich João Paulo Élder Santana Edmilson Ricardinho Giorgi Zaria Ofri Arad Dan Glazer Jorginho Luís Mata Yegor Sorokin Jug Stanojev Luka Gadrani
Kaisar
Kyzylzhar Rafael Sabino Michael Kaho Abdoul Aziz Toure Néné Gbamblé Senin Sebai Nnamdi Ahanonu Miroslav Lobantsev Andrei Vasilyev Anatoliy Kozlenko Oleksandr Noyok Ilija Martinović
Darko Zorić
Okzhetpes Enzo Nikola Cuckić Strahinja Jovanović Franjo Prce
Oleksiy Shevchenko
Ordabasy Alan Dias Everton Moraes João Paulino Dario Čanađija Luka Imnadze Dumitru Celeadnic Victor Mudrac Mihai Căpățînă Nikola Antić Vladyslav Naumets Yuriy Vakulko Rashid Abubakar
Sherif Jimoh
Kayode Saliman
Tobol Yegor Khvalko Nikolay Signevich Victor Braga Henrique Devens Pape-Alioune Ndiaye Tsotne Mosiashvili Ahmed El Messaoudi Nemanja Cavnić' Marko Vukčević Ededem Essien Ivan Miladinović Shokhboz Umarov Radoslav Tsonev
David Henen
Turan Danila Ignatov Nicolai Solodovnicov Yevgeny Goshev Luka Čermelj Veljko Trifunović Yegor Khatkevich
Vasily Sovpel
Igor Stasevich
Ruslan Yudenkov
Goran Milojko
Jovan Pajović
Konstantin Dorofeyev
Luka Zgurski
Odil Abdumazhidov
Bekhruzbek Askarov
Khurshidbek Mukhtorov
Shokhboz Umarov
Ulytau Piruz Marakvelidze Kotaro Kishi Jovan Pajović Georgi Bugulov José Carrillo Yaroslav Terekhov Beka Vachiberadze Dmytro Yusov Vadim Paireli
Nicolai Solodovnicov
Zhetysu Maksim Kovel Meik Karwot Raphael Success Alan Chochiyev Denis Kavlinov Soslan Takulov Maksim Zhitnev Mohamed Buya Turay Saidu Fofanah 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 Kayrat Nurdauletov Pre-Season Samat Smakov 19 December 2024
Atyrau Vitaly Zhukovsky 28 November 2024 Konstantin Gorovenko 10 January 2025
Turan Rinat Alyuetov End of contract 10 December 2024[2] Vitaly Zhukovsky 24 January 2025
Ordabasy Kirill Keker 20 December 2024[3] Andrei Martin 22 December 2024[4]
Kyzylzhar Ali Aliyev 5 January 2025[5] Aleksandr Brazevich 6 January 2025[6]
Kyzylzhar Aleksandr Brazevich Sacked 9 April 2025 8th Milić Ćurčić 12 April 2025
Atyrau Konstantin Gorovenko Sacked 21 April 2025 13th Kuanysh Kabdulov 22 April 2025
Aktobe Ihor Leonov Resigned 21 April 2025[7] 4th Vyacheslav Levchuk 21 April 2025 (Caretaker)[8]
14 May 2025 (Permanent)[9]
Aktobe 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 Kairat (C) 26 18 5 3 53 19 +34 59 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Astana 26 17 6 3 66 30 +36 57 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Tobol 26 16 6 4 45 25 +20 54 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a]
4 Elimai 26 14 6 6 47 31 +16 48 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
5 Aktobe 26 13 4 9 39 29 +10 43
6 Jenis 26 8 12 6 37 30 +7 36
7 Ordabasy 26 9 8 9 37 28 +9 35
8 Okzhetpes 26 10 5 11 37 43 −6 35
9 Kyzylzhar 26 6 9 11 25 32 −7 27
10 Ulytau 26 5 8 13 20 41 −21 23
11 Kaisar 26 3 13 10 24 42 −18 22
12 Zhetysu 26 4 9 13 19 43 −24 21
13 Atyrau 26 4 7 15 22 45 −23 19
14 Turan (R) 26 4 4 18 25 58 −33 16 Relegation to Kazakhstan First Division
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]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2025 Kazakhstan Cup, Tobol, finished in the top three of the Premier League, the remaining Conference League first qualifying round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results

Results table

Home \ Away KRT AST TOB ELI JEN AKT KSR KYZ OKZ ORD ATY TUR ULT ZTS
Kairat 1–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 4–0 4–0 4–0 1–0 5–0
Astana 1–1 1–3 3–3 4–2 5–3 5–1 3–3 5–2 2–1 2–1 7–0 4–0 3–0
Tobol 1–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 2–0 2–1
Elimai 1–0 0–2 2–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
Jenis 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 6–3 2–0 3–1
Aktobe 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2
Kaisar 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2
Kyzylzhar 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–1
Okzhetpes 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 4–3 1–0 3–0[a]
Ordabasy 0–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 5–0 0–0 7–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0
Atyrau 1–4 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1
Turan 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–6 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–4 1–0 1–1 0–0
Ulytau 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–5 2–1 1–2
Zhetysu 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Originally 1-2, but later was awarded 3-0 due to an inegible player

Results by match played

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
AktobeDWWWLWWWWLLDLWWWDLLLWWLWLD
AstanaDWWWDWDLWWWWWDWLWWWWWLDWWD
AtyrauWLLLLLLLDLLLLDLLWLDDDDWWDL
ElimaiLWDWWWLLWDLDWWLDLWDWWWDWWW
JenisDDDDLDLLDLDWWDWWWDWLDWLWDD
KairatDWWWDWWWLLWDWWWWDWWWLWWWWD
KaisarDLDLDLDLWWDDDLLLDWLDLDDLDD
KyzylzharDLDLWWLWDDLDLDDWLLLDDLWLLW
OkzhetpesLWDLWDWWLWWLWDWLWDDLLLLLLW
OrdabasyDLDLWWWWLLDDLLDWLWDDLLWLWD
TobolWDDWWLWWWWWDWDWWDLWLWWLWWD
TuranWLLWDLDWLLLLLLLLLLLDWLDLLL
UlytauLDDLLLLLLWWWDLLDLWLDLWDLDD
ZhetysuDDLDLLDLDWDDLWLLWLWWDLDLLL
Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round

To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 17, but then played between rounds 8 and 9, it will be added to the standings for round 8.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Kairat41111111232222222211221111
Astana62332223321111111122112222
Tobol13443544444434433333333333
Elimai125555357556655556555555544
Aktobe84224432113343344444444455
Jenis81087101010101112131299887888778666
Ordabasy81414139876677777778777887877
Okzhetpes138687765765566665666666788
Kyzylzhar61111118699888888999999999999
Ulytau1312111414141414141312111112121112121212131210101010
Kaisar81210121211111210101091011111211101111111112121111
Zhetysu4913911121211121111131310101010111010101011111212
Atyrau3791013131313131414141414141414141414141414131313
Turan15766988999101213131313131313121313141414
Leader and Champions League first qualifying round
Conference League first qualifying round
Relegation to 2026 Kazakhstan First Division
Source:

Statistics

Scoring

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

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nazmi Gripshi Astana 16
2 Dastan Satpayev Kairat 14
3 Marin Tomasov Astana 12
Dauren Zhumat Okzhetpes
5 Geoffrey Chinedu Astana 11
6 Jorginho Kairat 10
7 Islam Chesnokov Tobol 9
Ousmane Camara Astana
Jayro Jean Aktobe
Euloge Placca Fessou Elimai

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Marin Tomasov Astana Zhetsyu 3–0 (H) 30 March 2025
Geoffrey Chinedu Aktobe 5–3 (H) 19 October 2025


Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Andrei Vlad Aktobe 9
Sergey Ignatovich Jenis
3 Yegor Khatkevich Turan (3)
Atyrau (5) 		8
4 Danil Ustimenko Tobol 7
Bekkhan Shayzada Ordabasy
Maksym Koval Elimai
7 Temirlan Anarbekov Kairat 6
Mukhammedzhan Seysen Astana
Kazhymukan Tolepbergen Okzhetpes
10 Denis Kavlinov Zhetysu 5
Nurymzhan Salaidin Kaisar

Attendances

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 48,400 7 6,914
Round 9 27,550 7 3,936
Round 10 35,399 7 5,057
Round 11 36,700 7 5,243
Round 12 27,253 7 3,893
Round 13 37,478 7 5,354
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 25,440 7 3,634
Round 19 34,485 7 4,926
Round 20 40,700 7 5,814
Round 21 34,304 7 4,901
Round 22 39,685 7 5,669
Round 23 49,013 7 7,002
Round 24 47,300 7 6,757
Round 25 48,611 7 6,944
Round 26 52,600 7 7,514
Total 911,968 182 5,011

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 12,000 — 6,500 — 8,500 128,200 9,862
Astana 26,153 — 8,922 10,052 — 5,895 — 7,200 — 8,465 — 5,953 — 6,630 — — 5,000 — 6,800 — 3,450 — 15,233 — 28,211 — 137,964 10,613
Atyrau 1,500 — 5,500 — 2,500 — 3,500 — 2,500 3,000 — 2,500 — 3,000 — 4,000 — 3,000 — 5,000 — — 4,000 — 3,700 — 43,700 3,362
Kairat — 6,899 — 5,342 — 9,754 — 9,150 — 6,734 — — 6,378 — 5,137 — 5,123 — 4,785 — 8,954 — 22,800 23,800 — 22,800 137,656 10,589
Kaisar 2,000 — 2,000 — 3,500 — 3,800 — 3,000 — 3,500 3,500 — 3,500 — 3,200 — 4,500 — 6,500 — 4,000 — — 2,200 — 45,200 3,477
Kyzylzhar 200 400 — 200 — 100 — 7,000 — 4,500 — 4,000 — — 3,500 — 2,500 — 2,500 — 3,000 — 2,000 — 8,000 — 37,900 2,915
Okzhetpes — 2,500 — 3,500 — 2,098 — — 3,200 — 2,800 — 3,200 — 300 — 100 — 3,000 2,700 — 4,185 — 2,500 — 1,800 31,883 2,453
Ordabasy 7,000 — 3,000 — 1,900 2,000 — 8,500 — 9,000 — 6,500 — 10,000 — 8,000 — — 3,100 — 5,000 — 2,480 — 2,000 — 68,480 5,268
Tobol 3,000 — 2,700 — 3,000 — 2,800 — 4,000 — 4,500 — 4,000 3,500 — 4,200 — 7,000 — 7,000 — 4,000 — 4,000 — — 53,700 4,131
Turan 2,500 — 3,700 — 3,500 — 1,400 1,150 — 700 — 800 — 600 — 1,000 — 1,500 — — 1,100 — 1,500 — 2,000 — 21,450 1,650
Ulytau — — 4,000 — 1,900 — 3,800 — 4,550 — 2,500 — 1,500 3,000 — 2,000 — 2,940 — 2,500 — 2,000 — 2,000 — 2,000 34,690 2,668
Elimai — 5,300 — 3,480 — — 8,000 — 8,300 — 8,500 — 6,000 — 7,000 — 6,000 4,500 — 8,500 — 6,500 — 6,500 — 8,000 86,580 6,660
Zhenis — 6,565 — — 5,500 — 4,500 — 2,000 — 2,500 — 4,000 — 3,000 500 — 2,000 — 8,500 — 7,000 — 2,000 — 8,500 56,565 4,351
Zhetysu — 300 — 200 — 3,000 — 3,000 — 3,000 — 4,000 — — 2,000 — 3,000 — 2,000 — 3,000 — 1,000 — 2,500 1,000 28,000 2,154

Awards

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