| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Irtysh Pavlodar |
| Champions League | Irtysh Pavlodar |
| UEFA Cup | Atyrau Zhenis Astana |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Tobol |
| Top goalscorer | Yevgeniy Lunyov (16) |
←2001 2003 → | |
The2002 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 11th season of theKazakhstan Premier League, the highestfootball league competition inKazakhstan, and took place between 28 April and 24 October.[1]
No teams were promoted from theKazakhstan First Division, and withEkibastuzets-NK,Zhetysu,Taraz,Dostyk andMangystau relegated the previous season the league was reduced to 12 teams. Before the start of the seasonShakhter-Ispat-Karmet were renamedShakhter Karagandy.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe-Lento | Aktobe | Central Stadium | 13,200 |
| Atyrau | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 9,500 |
| Esil | Kokshetau | Okzhetpes Stadium | 4,158 |
| Esil Bogatyr | Petropavl | Karasai Stadium | 11,000 |
| Irtysh | Pavlodar | Central Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kairat | Almaty | Central Stadium | 23,804 |
| Kaisar | Kyzylorda | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | 7,500 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | Karagandy | Shakhter Stadium | 20,000 |
| Tobol | Kostanay | Central Stadium | 8,323 |
| Vostok Altyn | Oskemen | Vostok Stadium | 8,500 |
| Yelimay | Semey | Spartak Stadium | |
| Zhenis Astana | Astana | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 12,350 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irtysh | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 9 | +37 | 52 | Qualification for thechampionship round |
| 2 | Atyrau | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 48 | |
| 3 | Zhenis Astana | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 40 | |
| 4 | Tobol | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 37 | |
| 5 | Shakhter Karagandy | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 36 | |
| 6 | Aktobe-Lento | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Yelimay | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 33 | Qualification for therelegation round |
| 8 | Esil Bogatyr | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 25 | |
| 9 | Kairat | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 24 | |
| 10 | Vostok Altyn | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 19 | |
| 11 | Kaisar | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 46 | −33 | 11 | |
| 12 | Esil | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | AKT | ATY | ESK | EBP | IRT | KRT | KSR | SHA | TOB | VOS | YEL | ZHN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0[a] | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Atyrau | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0[a] | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Esil | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Esil Bogatyr | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Kairat | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Kaisar | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 4–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0[a] | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Tobol | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Vostok Altyn | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Yelimay | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Zhenis Astana | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irtysh(C) | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 14 | +49 | 71 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Atyrau | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 63 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Tobol | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 52 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Zhenis Astana | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 52 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Shakhter Karagandy | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 46 | |
| 6 | Aktobe-Lento | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 43 |
| Home \ Away | AKT | ATY | IRT | SHA | TOB | ZHN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Atyrau | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 3–0[a] | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Tobol | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3[a] | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Zhenis Astana | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kairat | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 46 |
| 8 | Yelimay | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 39 |
| 9 | Esil Bogatyr | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 37 |
| 10 | Kaisar | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 32 |
| 11 | Vostok Altyn | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 32 |
| 12 | Esil | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 24 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakhter | 16 | |
| 2 | Irtysh | 13 | |
| Shakhter | |||
| Kairat | |||
| 5 | Zhenis/Elimay | 11 | |
| 6 | Kairat | 11 | |
| Atyrau | |||
| 8 | Esil Bogatyr | 10 | |
| 9 | Zhenis | 9 | |
| Tobol | |||
| Aktobe-Lento | |||
| Irtysh |