Kazakhstan Premier League
The Premjer League ( Kazakh and Russian Премьер - Лига ) is the highest football league in Kazakhstan and has been held since the FIFA country's accession in 1992. In the same year the Kazakh Cup competition was first held. By 2001, the league was called the Supreme League and from 2002 to 2007 the name of Super League.
Mode
The playing time of the Premjer league is adapted to the calendar year and will take place between March and November. In the regular season, all teams compete in a round-trip game against each other. After the completion of the regular season 6 top ranked play in a playoff season from the master. The placed in the regular season in the squares 7-12 play in a relegation round of the losers. Relegation Playoff and also played in the league mode.
Teams in 2014
The following teams participated in the 2014 season:
- FK Aktobe
- FK Astana
- FK Qairat Almaty
- Shakhtar Karaganda
- Ordabassy Shymkent
- Ertis Pavlodar
- Tobyl Qostanai
- FK Atyrau
- Schetissu Taldyqorghan
- FK Taras
- Qaisar Kyzylorda ( climber )
- Spartak Semey ( climber )
The master of Premjer League
- 2000 - Zhenis Astana
- 2001 - Zhenis Astana
- 2002 - Ertis Pavlodar
- 2003 - Ertis Pavlodar
- 2004 - FK Qairat Almaty
- 2005 - FK Aktobe
- 2006 - FK Astana -64
- 2007 - FK Aktobe
- 2008 - FK Aktobe
- 2009 - FK Aktobe
- 2010 - Tobyl Qostanai
- 2011 - Shakhtar Karaganda
- 2012 - Shakhtar Karaganda
- 2013 - FK Aktobe
Record champions
Top scorers
Most games
Top scorers
UEFA five year ranking
Position in the UEFA five year ranking (in brackets the previous year placement). The abbreviation CL and EL countries behind the coefficients indicate the number of representatives in the 2014/15 season of the Champions League and the Europa League.
- 36 (33 ) Ireland Ireland (league, cup ) - coefficient: 7.375 - CL: 1, EL: 3
- 37 (35 ) Lithuania Lithuania (league, cup ) - coefficient: 6.500 - CL: 1, EL: 3
- 38 (40 ) Kazakhstan (league, cup ) - coefficient: 5.958 - CL: 1, EL: 3
- 39 (38 ) Latvia Latvia (league, cup ) - coefficient: 5.791 - CL: 1, EL: 3
- 40 (41 ) Iceland Iceland (league, cup ) - coefficient: 5,416 - CL: 1, EL: 3
As of the end of the European campaign of 2012/13