Kazakh Premier League
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2024
Location
Kazakhstan
Abbreviation
KAZ1
Summary
The Kazakh Premier League (KAZ1) is the top professional division in the Kazakhstan football system. At the end of the 2024 season, the KAZ1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024 KAZ1 team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2024 KAZ1 team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2024 KAZ1 team
The winner of the 2024 Kazakhstan Cup, typically a KAZ1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Kazakhstan
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| KAZ1 | Kazakh Premier League | 13 |
| KAZ2 | Kazakhstan First Division | 14 |
| KAZ3 | Kazakhstan Second League | 24 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 1 Mar 2022 - 27 Oct 2023 | 13: KAZ1 (11), KAZ2 (2) | ||
Season Format
In the 2024 KAZ1 season, each KAZ1 team plays Home/Away matches against the other 112 KAZ1 teams once for a total of 24 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) matches won, (3) total goals scored, (4) away goals scored, (5) head-to-head points, (6) head-to-head matches won, (7) head-to-head goal difference, (8) head-to-head goals scored, (9) head-to-head away goals scored, then (10) a drawing.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024 KAZ1 season, the 12th and 13th place KAZ1 teams will be relegated directly to the KAZ2.
More Info...
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | FK Yelimay Semey | 20 | 10 -7-3 | 37 | - | 34 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 6 -5-0 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 2 | FC Kairat Almaty | 19 | 10 -5-4 | 35 | - | 28 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | FC Aktobe | 20 | 9 -7-4 | 34 | - | 32 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | FC Ordabasy | 18 | 9 -6-3 | 33 | - | 29 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | FC Astana | 18 | 9 -4-5 | 31 | - | 23 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | FC Tobol | 19 | 8 -6-5 | 30 | - | 28 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | FC Atyrau | 18 | 6 -8-4 | 26 | - | 18 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | FC Kaysar Kyzylorda | 20 | 6 -7-7 | 25 | - | 19 | 22 | -3 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 9 | FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan | 19 | 4 -8-7 | 20 | - | 14 | 23 | -9 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| 10 | FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK | 19 | 5 -4-10 | 19 | - | 18 | 20 | -2 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | -4 |
| 11 | FK Turan Turkistan | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | - | 14 | 23 | -9 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
| 12 | FK Zhenys | 19 | 3 -5-11 | 14 | - | 12 | 28 | -16 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 10 | 0 -4-6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -12 |
| 13 | FC Shakhter Karagandy | 20 | 2 -3-15 | 9 | - | 9 | 33 | -24 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 10 | 0 -0-10 | 0 | 4 | 20 | -16 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation to KAZ2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Thu - 3 Oct 2024
 | FT | FC Ordabasy | Stadion Karasai |
 | FT | FK Yelimay Semey | Ortalıq Stadion (Jetisu) |
Fri - 4 Oct 2024
 | FC Kairat Almaty | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
 | FK Turan Turkistan | Stadion Munayşı |
 | FK Aksu | Gani Muratbayev Stadium |
Wed - 16 Oct 2024
 | FC Shakhter Karagandy | Astana Arena |
Fri - 18 Oct 2024
 | FC Ordabasy | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
Sat - 19 Oct 2024
 | FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan | Astana Arena |
| FK Turan Turkistan | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
Sun - 20 Oct 2024
| FC Astana | Stadion Spartak (Varna) |
| FC Atyrau | Stadion Karasai |
| FC Shakhter Karagandy | Gani Muratbayev Stadium |
Wed - 23 Oct 2024
| FC Tobol | Sportkompleks BÏIK pole 9 |
Fri - 25 Oct 2024
Sat - 26 Oct 2024
| FC Kairat Almaty | Ortalıq Stadion (Jetisu) |
| FK Yelimay Semey | Stadion Munayşı |
| FK Zhenys | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium |
Sun - 27 Oct 2024
| FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK | Stadion Shakhter |
Results
Sun - 29 Sep 2024
Sat - 28 Sep 2024
| 10 | FC Shakhter Karagandy | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
Fri - 27 Sep 2024
| PSPD | FK Turan Turkistan | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium |
Sun - 22 Sep 2024
| 24 | FC Astana | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium |
| 12 | FK Yelimay Semey | Stadion Shakhter |
| 10 | FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK | Sportkompleks BÏIK pole 9 |
Sat - 21 Sep 2024
| 10 | FC Kaysar Kyzylorda | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
Fri - 20 Sep 2024
| CANC | FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
Wed - 18 Sep 2024
| 01 | FC Astana | Gani Muratbayev Stadium |
Sun - 15 Sep 2024
| 30 | FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
| 10 | FC Atyrau | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium |
| 21 | FC Tobol | Stadion Spartak (Varna) |
Sat - 14 Sep 2024
| 21 | FC Shakhter Karagandy | Sportkompleks BÏIK pole 9 |
| 21 | FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK | Astana Arena |
| 10 | FC Kaysar Kyzylorda | Astana Arena |
Fri - 13 Sep 2024
| CANC | FC Kairat Almaty | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
Sun - 1 Sep 2024
| 00 | FK Zhenys | Stadion Shakhter |
| 00 | FK Turan Turkistan | Ortalıq Stadion (Jetisu) |