2015 Kazakhstan First Division

The 2015 Kazakhstan First Division was the 21st edition of Kazakhstan First Division, the second level football competition in Kazakhstan. 13 teams played against each other on home-away system. The top team gains promotion to the Premier League next season, while the second-placed team enters playoff series with the eleventh team of the Premier League.

Kazakhstan First Division
Season2015
ChampionsAkzhayik
PromotedAkzhayik
Matches played156
Goals scored393 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerOleg Khromtsov (FC Akzhayik)
Murat Onal (FC Kyran) (14 goals)
Biggest home winAkzhayik 8-1 CSKA Almaty
Biggest away winBayterek 0-5 Spartak Semey
Highest scoringAkzhayik 8-1 CSKA Almaty
2014
2016

Teams

Stadia and locations

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to three per team. A team can use all of them on the field in each game.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Akzhayik Yanko Valkanov Matic Maruško-
Baikonur Marsel Islamkulov--
Bayterek Alihan Ceylan--
Bolat Raul Jalilov--
Caspiy Pavel Stanev Dramane Koné-
CSKA Almaty Pavel Purishkin--
Ekibastuz Giorgi Abelashvili Giorgi Narimanidze Anton Oganesov
Kyran Murat Onal--
Kyzylzhar Elhadji Ousseynou Ndoye David Chagelishvili Moussa Limane
Lashyn---
Maktaaral Aleksandar Trajković Nebojsa Stankovic Guy Martin Mitende
Spartak Daniel Peev--
Vostok Vyacheslav Kuyanov--

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Last updated 22 August 2015.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1Akzhayik (C, P)2417256021+3953Promotion to the Kazakhstan Premier League
2Vostok2415543722+1550Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3Bolat2415364023+1748
4Kyzylzhar2414464119+2246
5Caspiy2412753518+1743
6Spartak Semey2411673419+1539
7Kyran2410683828+1036
8Maktaaral2471162217+532
9CSKA Almaty2483132946−1727
10Ekibastuz2475122131−1026
11Baikonur2464141938−1922
12Bayterek2424181352−3910
13Lashyn242022459−556
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points;
Two team tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goals difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals scored;
Multiple teams tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd goals difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promotion play-offs

14 November 2015 Zhetysu 1–0VostokAstana
(UTC+6)Shakhmetov 31'[ Summary]Stadium: Astana Arena

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Oleg HromțovAkzhayik14
Murat ÖnalKyran
3 David ChagelishviliKyzylzhar10
Alexey MaltsevAkzhayik
5 Matic MaruškoAkzhayik9
Aydar ArgimbaevVostok
Vladimir VyatkinVostok
8 Maxim FilchakovKyran7
Aidos TattybaevBolat

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