2017 Kazakhstan Premier League

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2017
Champions LeagueAstana
Europa LeagueKairat
Irtysh
Tobol
Matches played198
Goals scored488 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorerGerard Gohou
(24 goals)
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 5 November 2017.

The 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 26th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. Astana are the defending champions having won their third league championship the previous year.

On 23 December 2016, a league format change was announced. The previous system of 22 regular season games followed by 10 games in the championship (top six) or relegation (bottom six) round was discontinued. Instead, the teams played 33 games over three rounds, with at least one home game and one away game against each opponent. These 33 games alone decided the champion, European participants and relegation.[1]

Teams

FC Zhetysu and FC Taraz were relegated at the end of the 2016 season, and were replaced by FC Kaisar and FC Altai Semey. However, on 3 February 2017, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan ruled that Altai Semey did not meet the required entry requirements for the Premier League, and ruled that FC Taraz will replace them for the 2017 season.[2]

Team overview

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Locations of teams in the 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aktobe Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium 15,000
Akzhayik Oral Petr Atoyan Stadium 8,320
Astana Astana Astana 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 Gany Muratbayev Stadium 7,500
Okzhetpes Kokshetau Okzhetpes Stadium 4,158
Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 35,000
Shakhter Karaganda Shakhter Stadium 20,000
Taraz Taraz Taraz Central Stadium 11,525
Tobol Kostanay Kostanay Central Stadium 10,500

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 Kazakhstan Igor Prokhnitsky Adidas  —
Akzhayik Kazakhstan Artur Avakyants SerbiaKazakhstan Predrag Govedarica Adidas Expo 2017
Astana Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov Kazakhstan Nenad Eric Adidas Samruk-Kazyna
Atyrau Kazakhstan Kuanysh Kabdulov (caretaker) Kazakhstan Zhasur Narzikulov Adidas  —
Irtysh Ukraine Vyacheslav Hroznyi Kazakhstan David Loria Nike ENRC
Kairat Spain Carlos Ferrer Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Nike Expo 2017
Kaisar Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov Kazakhstan Maksat Baizhanov Nike Expo 2017
Okzhetpes Ukraine Viktor Pasulko Kazakhstan Alibek Buleshev Kappa Chempionat
Ordabasy Russia Aleksei Petrushin Kazakhstan Azat Nurgaliev Adidas Aysu Mineral Water
Shakhter Lithuania Saulius Širmelis Nike  —
Taraz Kazakhstan Vait Talgayev Kazakhstan Dmitri Yevstigneyev Nike  —
Tobol Russia Robert Yevdokimov 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 Player 10
Aktobe Austria Tomáš Šimkovič Cameroon Joseph Nane France Jérémy Faug-Porret North Macedonia Muarem Muarem North Macedonia Dušan Savić Montenegro Marko Obradović Serbia Slobodan Simović Slovakia Kristián Kolčák Ukraine Oleksandr Volovyk
Akzhayik Colombia Jhoan Arenas Croatia Denis Glavina Montenegro Marko Đurović Montenegro Jovan Nikolić Nigeria Michael Odibe Paraguay Freddy Coronel Serbia Predrag Govedarica Serbia Miroslav Lečić Ukraine Kostyantyn Dudchenko
Astana Belarus Ivan Mayewski Belarus Igor Shitov Bosnia and Herzegovina Marin Aničić Bosnia and Herzegovina Srđan Grahovac Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Kabananga Croatia Marin Tomasov Ghana Patrick Twumasi Hungary László Kleinheisler Serbia Đorđe Despotović
Atyrau Croatia Jure Obšivač Georgia (country) Vladimir Dvalishvili Georgia (country) Ucha Lobjanidze Serbia Jovan Đokić Serbia Novica Maksimović Serbia Predrag Sikimić Uzbekistan Shavkat Salomov Ukraine Rizvan Ablitarov
Irtysh Brazil Rodrigo António Ivory Coast Béko Fofana Moldova Igor Bugaiov Portugal Carlos Fonseca Serbia Mario Maslać Serbia Stefan Živković Serbia Miloš Stamenković Ukraine Vladyslav Ohirya
Kairat Brazil Isael Croatia Ivo Iličević Hungary Ákos Elek Ivory Coast Gerard Gohou Norway Chuma Anene Russia Andrey Arshavin Serbia Žarko Marković Spain César Arzo Trinidad and Tobago Sheldon Bateau
Kaisar Burundi Saidi Ntibazonkiza Cameroon Abdel Lamanje Croatia Ivan Graf Martinique Mathias Coureur Serbia Milan Bojović Sierra Leone John Kamara Ukraine Volodymyr Arzhanov Ivory Coast Franck Dja Djédjé
Okzhetpes Belgium Marvin Ogunjimi Georgia (country) Gogita Gogua Lithuania Georgas Freidgeimas Russia Aleksandr Kozlov Russia Matvei Matveyev Serbia Saša Stamenković Slovenia Lucas Horvat Ukraine Vitaliy Hoshkoderya
Ordabasy Argentina Pablo Fontanello Colombia Roger Canas Bulgaria Preslav Yordanov Croatia Oliver Petrak Russia Nikita Bocharov Senegal Abdoulaye Diakate Serbia Aleksandar Simčević Serbia Srđan Vujaklija Ukraine Kyrylo Kovalchuk Uzbekistan Alexander Geynrikh
Shakhter Czech Republic Jiří Valenta Czech Republic Jakub Chleboun England Korede Aiyegbusi Serbia Marko Stanojević Serbia Milan Stojanović Slovakia Július Szöke Slovakia Štefan Zošák
Taraz Guinea Mohammed Diarra Haiti Jean-Eudes Maurice Montenegro Nemanja Mijušković Russia Andrei Gorbanets Russia Yevgeni Shipitsin Tajikistan Davron Ergashev Ukraine Maksym Feshchuk Senegal Malick Mané
Tobol Bosnia and Herzegovina Amer Bekić Albania Azdren Llullaku Central African Republic Fernander Kassaï Czech Republic Egon Vuch Georgia (country) Nika Kvekveskiri Lithuania Artūras Žulpa North Macedonia Vanče Šikov Ukraine Dmytro Nepohodov

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
Aktobe Russia Yuri Utkulbayev Pre-season Ukraine Ihor Rakhayev [3]
Atyrau Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov Croatia Zoran Vulić 14 December 2016[4]
Kaisar Bulgaria Stoycho Mladenov 21 November 2016[5]
Taraz Ukraine Yuriy Maksymov Kazakhstan Vait Talgayev 4 January 2017[6]
Ordabasy Kazakhstan Bakhtiyar Bayseitov Russia Aleksei Petrushin 5 February 2017[7]
Atyrau Croatia Zoran Vulić Resigned 11 April 2017[8] 12th Russia Sergei Pavlov 13 April 2017[9]
Aktobe Ukraine Ihor Rakhayev Sacked 13 May 2017[10] 12th Kazakhstan Igor Prokhnitsky (caretaker) 13 May 2017[10]
Okzhetpes Russia Vladimir Mukhanov Resigned 17 May 2017[11] 8th Kazakhstan Viktor Semenov (caretaker) 17 May 2017[11]
Aktobe Kazakhstan Igor Prokhnitsky End of caretaker spell 24 May 2017 12th Russia Vladimir Mukhanov 24 May 2017[12]
Okzhetpes Kazakhstan Viktor Semenov End of caretaker spell 25 May 2017 9th Ukraine Viktor Pasulko 25 May 2017
Shakhter Karagandy Russia Aleksei Yeryomenko Fired 29 May 2017[13] 12th Lithuania Saulius Širmelis 2 June 2017[14]
Tobol Russia Omari Tetradze Resigned 27 June 2017[15] 5th Russia Robert Yevdokimov 7 July 2017[16]
Kairat Georgia (country) Kakhaber Tskhadadze Resigned 21 July 2017[17] 2nd Kazakhstan Sergei Labodovsky (caretaker) 23 July 2017[18]
Kairat Kazakhstan Sergei Labodovsky (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 26 July 2017 2nd Spain Carlos Ferrer 26 July 2017[19]
Irtysh Pavlodar Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov Resigned 9 August 2017[20] 4th Kazakhstan Sergei Klimov (caretaker) 10 August 2017[21]
Irtysh Pavlodar Kazakhstan Sergei Klimov (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 17 August 2017 4th Ukraine Vyacheslav Hroznyi 17 August 2017[22]
Atyrau Russia Sergei Pavlov Resigned 21 September 2017[23] 11th Kazakhstan Kuanysh Kabdulov (caretaker) 21 September 2017[23]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Astana (C) 33 25 4 4 74 21 +53 79 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Kairat 33 23 9 1 75 28 +47 78 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [a]
3 Ordabasy 33 18 4 11 44 37 +7 58
4 Irtysh Pavlodar 33 12 12 9 35 32 +3 48 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [b]
5 Tobol 33 12 11 10 36 26 +10 47
6 Kaisar 33 11 9 13 30 36 −6 42
7 Shakhter Karagandy 33 12 4 17 36 50 −14 40
8 Atyrau[c] 33 10 8 15 34 54 −20 35
9 Aktobe 33 8 9 16 38 46 −8 33
10 Akzhayik (O) 33 7 9 17 29 47 −18 30 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Taraz[d] (R) 33 8 8 17 29 50 −21 26 Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
12 Okzhetpes (R) 33 7 3 23 28 61 −33 24
Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Matches won; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.[27]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Kairat qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017 Kazakhstan Cup.
  2. ^ Ordabasy would have qualified too, but they failed to obtain a licence, so Tobol took their place.
  3. ^ Atyrau started the season with –9 points as a punishment for unpaid debts to former manager Zoran Filipović.[24] On 24 April 2017, Atyrau had six points returned to after they cleared their debt to Filipović, with three points retained due to debts to Jonathas.[25]
  4. ^ Taraz had six points deducted as a punishment for unpaid debts to former player Obiora Odita.[26]

Results

Games 1–22

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

Games 23–33

Home \ Away AKT AKZ AST ATY IRT KRT KSR OKZ ORD SHA TAR TOB
Aktobe — — 0–3 — — — 0–1 — 2–0 2–0 — 1–0
Akzhayik 2–2 — — 1–0 — — 0–0 2–0 — 1–2 — —
Astana — 2–0 — 7–0 2–1 0–2 — 4–0 — — 2–0 —
Atyrau 2–2 — — — 0–0 0–1 — — — 3–1 3–2 —
Irtysh Pavlodar 1–1 0–1 — — — 1–1 0–0 — — 1–0 — 1–2
Kairat 3–2 2–1 — — — — 3–1 — 5–1 3–1 — 2–0
Kaisar — — 1–4 4–1 — — — 2–1 1–1 — — 1–0
Okzhetpes 0–2 — — 1–2 1–2 0–1 — — — — 2–1 —
Ordabasy — 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 — — 3–2 — — 1–0 —
Shakhter Karagandy — — 0–1 — — — 2–1 2–1 2–1 — — 1–1
Taraz 1–0 0–1 — — 1–1 1–5 0–1 — — 2–3 — —
Tobol — 2–0 1–1 2–0 — — — 4–1 0–0 — 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) Akzhayik 2–1MakhtaaralAstana
15:00 (UTC+6) Dudchenko 45+1', 86' Report S.Chulagov 35' Stadium: Astana Arena

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of matches played 28 October 2017[28]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ivory Coast Gerard Gohou Kairat 24
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Kabananga Astana 19
3 Ghana Patrick Twumasi Astana 13
4 Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Kairat 11
5 Serbia Milan Stojanović Shakhter Karagandy 10
Kazakhstan Aleksey Shchotkin Tobol
7 Belarus Ihar Zyankovich Aktobe 9
Kazakhstan Tanat Nusserbayev Ordabasy
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Srđan Grahovac Astana 8
Brazil Isael Kairat

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Kazakhstan Aleksey Shchotkin Tobol Atyrau 3–0 8 March 2017 [29]
Ivory Coast Gerard Gohou Kairat Shakhter Karagandy 4–1 8 April 2017 [30]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Kabananga Astana Shakhter Karagandy 4–1 28 May 2017 [31]
Serbia Milan Stojanović Shakhter Karagandy Taraz 3–2 21 October 2017 [32]
Czech Republic Egon Vůch Tobol Okzhetpes 4–1 22 October 2017 [33]

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