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| Founded | 1994; 32 years ago (1994) |
|---|---|
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Number of clubs | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Premier League |
| Relegation to | Second League |
| Domestic cup | Kazakhstan Cup |
| Current champions | Caspiy (2nd title) (2025) |
| Most championships | Okzhetpes (5) |
| Website | pflk kpl |
| Current:2025 Kazakhstan First Division | |
TheKazakhstan First Division (Kazakh:Қазақстан бірінші лигасы,romanized: Qazaqstan bırınşı ligasy) is the second division offootball inKazakhstan. The League is controlled by theFootball Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into theKazakhstan Premier League, having been founded in 1994. It runs from spring and to late autumn, making each championship correspond to a calendar year.
| Season | Champion | Clubs | Top scorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Caspiy | 10 | Viktor Babenko (Zhetysu) | 19 |
| 1995 | Kaisar | 13 | Sergei Kurnayev (Ferro Aktobe) | 11 |
| 1996 | not held | |||
| 1997 | Ferro Aktobe | 9 | Vladimir Glevich (Okzhetpes) | 7 |
| 1998 | Ordabasy | 6 | Andrei Travin, Askar Kozhabergenov, Sergey Klimov (all -Kairat) | 4 |
| 1999 | Dinamo Shymkent | 8 | Baglan Yergeshev Keden Shymkent | 5 |
| 2000 | Aktobe | 7 | Andrey Nesmeyanov (Aktobe) | 5 |
| 2001 | Ordabasy | 8 | ? | ? |
| 2002 | Ekibastuzets | 7 |  Vadim Chizhikov (Ekibastuzets) | 11 |
| 2003 | Okzhetpes (NE) &Yassi (SW) | 12+11 | Yerlan Urazayev (FC Almaty) | 20 |
| 2004 | Bolat (NE) & Zhambyl (SW) | 13+13 | Vasiliy Prosekov (Energetik) & Aleksei Shakin (CSKA Almaty) | 16 |
| 2005 | Energetik (NE) &Kaisar (SW) | 13+12 | Vasiliy Prosekov (Energetik) | 34 |
| 2006 | Avangard (NE) &Zhetysu (SW) | 13+14 | Rustam Usmanov (Zhetysu) | 32 |
| 2007 | Kazakhmys | 14+12 | Geysar Alakbarzadeh (Kazakhmys) | 23 |
| 2008 | Kazakhmys | 14 | Igor Abdusheev (Aktobe-Zhas) | 27 |
| 2009 | Kairat | 14 | Aleksei Maltsev (Akzhayik) | 19 |
| 2010 | Vostok | 18 | Dauren Kussainov (Sunkar) | 27 |
| 2011 | Sunkar | 17 | Kanat Akhmetov - (Aktobe-Zhas) | 24 |
| 2012 | Ile-Saulet | 16 | Kuanysh Begalin - (Ekibastuzets) | 22 |
| 2013 | Kaisar | 18 | Zhassulan Moldakaraev - (Kaisar) | 28 |
| 2014 | Okzhetpes | 15 | Konstantin Zadorozhniy - (FC Sunkar) | 23 |
| 2015 | Akzhayik | 13 | Oleg Khromcov - (Akzhayik) | 28 |
| 2016 | Kaisar | 10 | Akeksey Shakin - (Altai) | 14 |
| 2017 | Zhetysu | 9 |  Boško Stupić - (Kyzylzhar) | 13 (3pen.) |
| 2018 | Okzhetpes | 12 | Abylaikhan Makhambetov - (Kyran) | 20 (2pen.) |
| 2019 | Kyzylzhar | 14 | Aidos Tattybaev - (Caspiy) | 19 (6pen.) |
| 2020 | Aktobe &Atyrau | 7+7 | ||
| 2021 | Aksu | 12 | ||
| 2022 | Okzhetpes | 14 |  Mamadou Diallo - (Kaisar) | 8 |
| 2023 | Elimai | 15 | ||
| 2024 | Okzhetpes | 16 | Zhasulan Moldakarayev - (Ulytau) | 19 |
| 2025 | Caspiy | 14 | Miras Turlybek - (Caspiy) | 23 |
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