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2018 Kazakhstan Premier League

The 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 27th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. Astana defended their championship, winning the Premier League for a fifth time.

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2018
ChampionsAstana
RelegatedKyzylzhar
Akzhayik
Champions LeagueAstana
Europa LeagueKairat
Tobol
Matches played198
Goals scored471 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerMarcos Pizzelli (18)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 20 November 2018.

Teams

FC Okzhetpes and FC Taraz were relegated at the end of the 2016 season, and were replaced by FC Zhetysu and FC Kyzylzhar.

Team overview

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Locations of teams in the 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
AktobeAktobeAktobe Central Stadium15,000
AkzhayikOralPetr Atoyan Stadium8,320
AstanaAstanaAstana Arena30,000
AtyrauAtyrauMunaishy Stadium8,690
IrtyshPavlodarPavlodar Central Stadium15,000
KairatAlmatyAlmaty Central Stadium25,057
KaisarKyzylordaGany Muratbayev Stadium7,500
KyzylzharPetropavlKarasai Stadium11,000
OrdabasyShymkentKazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium20,000
ShakhterKaragandaShakhter Stadium20,000
TobolKostanayKostanay Central Stadium10,500
ZhetysuTaldykorganZhetysu 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 Vladimir Mukhanov Marcos PizzelliAdidas —
Akzhayik Artur Avakyants Miram SapanovAdidas —
Astana Roman Hryhorchuk Dmitri ShomkoAdidasSamruk-Kazyna
Atyrau Viktor Kumykov Marat KhayrullinNike —
Irtysh Dimitar Dimitrov Nikita KalmykovNikeENRC
Kairat Carlos Alós Bauyrzhan IslamkhanNikeHalyk Bank
Kaisar Stoycho Mladenov Maksat BaizhanovNike —
Kyzylzhar Andrey Kucheryavykh Timur MuldinovNike —
Ordabasy Kakhaber Tskhadadze Azat NurgalievNikeAysu Mineral Water
Shakhter Nikolay Kostov Evgeniy TarasovNikeBTL Kazakhstan
Tobol Marek Zub Azat NurgalievAdidasPolymetal
Zhetysu Dmitriy Ogai Mantas KuklysAdidas —

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 Reynaldo Hrvoje Miličević Jean-Eudes Maurice Saša Marjanović Milan Radin Aleksandar Simčević
Akzhayik Denis Glavina Artūrs Karašausks Malick Mané Andriy Tkachuk Yevhen Borovyk Ambrosiy Chachua Ihor Khudobyak Serhiy Basov
Astana Richard Almeida Ivan Mayewski Marin Aničić Pedro Henrique Marin Tomasov Rangelo Janga Junior Kabananga László Kleinheisler Antonio Rukavina
Atyrau Joseph Nane Tomislav Barbarić Jure Obšivač Tunde Adeniji František Kubík Novica Maksimović Predrag Sikimić Rizvan Ablitarov
Irtysh Gbolahan Salami Carlos Fonseca Adrian Avramia Doru Popadiuc Miloš Stamenković Adri Syarhey Kislyak
Kairat Isael Juan Felipe Syarhey Palitsevich Ivo Iličević Ákos Elek Márton Eppel Andrey Arshavin Sheldon Bateau Aderinsola Eseola
Kaisar Abdel Lamanje Ivan Graf Franck Dja Djedjé Paul Were Mathias Coureur John Kamara Bratislav Punoševac Volodymyr Arzhanov
Kyzylzhar Momodou Ceesay Shota Grigalashvili Giorgi Popkhadze Uroš Delić Freddy Coronel Miroslav Lečić Maksym Drachenko Oleksandr Stetsenko
Ordabasy Pablo Fontanello Mirzad Mehanović Luka Muženjak Helton Nikita Bocharov Abdoulaye Diakate Nemanja Kojić Kyrylo Kovalchuk
Shakhter Gegham Harutyunyan Alyaksandr Valadzko Mateo Mužek Lukas Droppa Egon Vuch Sergei Mošnikov Damir Kojašević Yevhen Tkachuk
Tobol Juan Lescano Fernander Kassaï Jaba Kankava Nika Kvekveskiri Artūras Žulpa Ionuț Larie Dmytro Nepohodov
Zhetysu Kamo Hovhannisyan Edgar Malakyan Andrey Lebedzew Ivan Sadownichy Lasha Kasradze David Mawutor Mantas Kuklys Ruslan Stepanyuk Server Djeparov

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

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Irtysh Pavlodar Vyacheslav HroznyiEnd of contract16 November 2017[1]Pre-season Gerard Nus21 December 2017[2]
Tobol Robert YevdokimovEnd of contract1 December 2017 Vladimir Nikitenko25 December 2017
Akzhayik Vakhid Masudov Volodymyr Mazyar17 December 2017
Atyrau Kuanysh Kabdulov (caretaker)End of contract Vakhid Masudov8 January 2018[3]
Ordabasy Aleksei PetrushinEnd of contract Georgi Dermendzhiev11 January 2018[4]
Shakhter Karagandy Saulius ŠirmelisEnd of contract31 December 2017 Uladzimir Zhuravel9 January 2018[5]
Atyrau Vakhid MasudovResigned9 April 2018[6]12th Adrian Sosnovschi11 April 2018[7]
Irtysh Pavlodar Gerard NusSacked28 April 2018[8]8th Dmitry Kuznetsov (Caretaker)28 April 2018
Akzhayik Volodymyr Mazyar15 May 20187th
Irtysh Pavlodar Dmitry Kuznetsov (Caretaker)End of Contract13 June 20185th Oirat Saduov13 June 2018[9]
Shakhter Karagandy Uladzimir ZhuravelMutual Termination3 July 2018[10]10th Andrei Finonchenko (Caretaker)3 July 2018[10]
Atyrau Adrian SosnovschiResigned1 July 2018[11]12th Viktor Kumykov4 July 2018[12]
Irtysh Pavlodar Oirat SaduovSacked10 July 20189th Dimitar Dimitrov10 July 2018[13]
Tobol Vladimir NikitenkoResignation1 August 2018[14]3rd Marek Zub6 August 2018[15]
Kairat Carlos AlósMutual Consent15 October 2018[16]2nd Andrei Karpovich (Caretaker)15 October 2018[17]

Regular season

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Astana (C)3324546622+4477Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Kairat3319596033+2762Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3Tobol33158103630+653
4Ordabasy33137133844−646
5Kaisar331112103531+445
6Zhetysu331110123640−443
7Aktobe[b]33139115147+442
8Shakhter Karagandy33812132936−736
9Atyrau3399153447−1336
10Irtysh Pavlodar (O)33105182845−1735Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11Kyzylzhar (R)33105182748−2135Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
12Akzhayik (R)3379173148−1730
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.[19]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Games 1–22

Home \ AwayAKTAKZASTATYIRTKRTKSRKYZORDSHATOBZHE
Aktobe—5–31–15–11–11–13–12–03–12–00–11–1
Akzhayik1–1—3–01–11–01–20–02–04–11–11–32–0
Astana3–13–0—2–03–01–12–02–05–32–01–03–0
Atyrau1–12–00–2—2–01–32–10–00–10–00–21–0
Irtysh Pavlodar2–12–01–62–1—1–20–15–01–21–10–10–2
Kairat3–23–01–22–04–0—4–12–12–02–01–02–1
Kaisar0–11–10–20–00–01–2—2–10–03–02–20–0
Kyzylzhar2–12–10–21–11–01–30–0—1–21–01–21–0
Ordabasy3–12–11–20–21–02–11–22–1—2–10–11–2
Shakhter Karagandy1–11–21–03–00–11–12–22–10–0—0–11–1
Tobol2–31–10–03–21–11–00–30–11–10–1—1–0
Zhetysu1–21–10–22–22–11–31–02–14–21–00–1—
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Games 23–33

Home \ AwayAKTAKZASTATYIRTKRTKSRKYZORDSHATOBZHE
Aktobe—1–22–00–21–03–12–3
Akzhayik0–0—1–20–40–00–1
Astana—4–03–20–03–01–13–0
Atyrau3–12–10–1—3–22–1
Irtysh Pavlodar2–01–0—0–10–11–1
Kairat6–10–14–20–1—0–00–0
Kaisar2–21–2—2–12–11–0
Kyzylzhar2–11–0—1–22–11–1
Ordabasy0–01–01–00–22–0—1–1
Shakhter Karagandy0–11–03–12–1—2–1
Tobol1–01–20–03–01–0—2–2
Zhetysu3–10–02–01–01–11–1—
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

16 November 2018 1st legKyran0 – 3 Irtysh Pavlodar Shymkent
15:00 (UTC+6)D.Kuanyshbay  30'
S.Turekhanov  40'
A.Makhambetov  90+1'		ReportRodrigo 9'
Shestakov 40'
A.Pazylkhan 49' (o.g.)		Stadium: Lokomotive Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer
20 November 2018 2nd leg Irtysh Pavlodar 2 – 1
(5 – 1 agg.)		KyranPavlodar
15:00 (UTC+6)A.Smailov 66'
Stamenković 82'		ReportS.Abzhal 76'Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Georgiy Chekhovskiy

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of matches played 11 November 2018[20]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Marcos PizzelliAktobe18
2 Aderinsola EseolaAkzhayik/Kairat17
3 Marin TomasovAstana14
4 IsaelKairat12
5 Aleksey ShchotkinAstana10
Bratislav PunoševacKaisar
7 Andrey ArshavinKairat9
Malick ManéAkzhayik
9 Azat NurgalievTobol8
Babatunde Temitope AdenijiAtyrau
Damir KojaševićShakhter Karagandy
Timur MuldinovKyzylzhar
Roman MurtazayevAstana
Patrick TwumasiAstana
Marat KhairullinAtyrau

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Baktiyar ZaynutdinovAstanaIrtysh Pavlodar6–17 April 2018[21]
Milan BojovićZhetysuOrdabasy4–214 May 2018[22]
Marcos PizzelliAktobeTobol3–223 June 2018[23]
Aleksey ShchotkinAstanaKyzylzhar3–026 August 2018[24]

References

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