| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions League | Astana |
| Europa League | Kairat Irtysh Tobol |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 488 (2.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gerard Gohou (24 goals) |
←2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 5 November 2017. | |
The2017 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 26th season of theKazakhstan Premier League, the highestfootball league competition inKazakhstan.Astana are the defending champions having won their third league championship theprevious year.
On 23 December 2016, a league format change was announced. The previous system of 22 regular season games followed by 10 games in the championship (top six) or relegation (bottom six) round was discontinued. Instead, the teams played 33 games over three rounds, with at least one home game and one away game against each opponent. These 33 games alone decided the champion, European participants and relegation.[1]
FC Zhetysu andFC Taraz were relegated at the end of the 2016 season, and were replaced byFC Kaisar andFC Altai Semey. However, on 3 February 2017, theFootball Federation of Kazakhstan ruled that Altai Semey did not meet the required entry requirements for the Premier League, and ruled thatFC Taraz will replace them for the 2017 season.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | Adidas | — | ||
| Akzhayik | Adidas | Expo 2017 | ||
| Astana | Adidas | Samruk-Kazyna | ||
| Atyrau | Adidas | — | ||
| Irtysh | Nike | ENRC | ||
| Kairat | Nike | Expo 2017 | ||
| Kaisar | Nike | Expo 2017 | ||
| Okzhetpes | Kappa | Chempionat | ||
| Ordabasy | Adidas | Aysu Mineral Water | ||
| Shakhter | Nike | — | ||
| Taraz | Nike | — | ||
| Tobol | Adidas | — |
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.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | Pre-season | [3] | ||||
| Atyrau | 14 December 2016[4] | |||||
| Kaisar | 21 November 2016[5] | |||||
| Taraz | 4 January 2017[6] | |||||
| Ordabasy | 5 February 2017[7] | |||||
| Atyrau | Resigned | 11 April 2017[8] | 12th | 13 April 2017[9] | ||
| Aktobe | Sacked | 13 May 2017[10] | 12th | 13 May 2017[10] | ||
| Okzhetpes | Resigned | 17 May 2017[11] | 8th | 17 May 2017[11] | ||
| Aktobe | End of caretaker spell | 24 May 2017 | 12th | 24 May 2017[12] | ||
| Okzhetpes | End of caretaker spell | 25 May 2017 | 9th | 25 May 2017 | ||
| Shakhter Karagandy | Fired | 29 May 2017[13] | 12th | 2 June 2017[14] | ||
| Tobol | Resigned | 27 June 2017[15] | 5th | 7 July 2017[16] | ||
| Kairat | Resigned | 21 July 2017[17] | 2nd | 23 July 2017[18] | ||
| Kairat | End of caretaker spell | 26 July 2017 | 2nd | 26 July 2017[19] | ||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | Resigned | 9 August 2017[20] | 4th | 10 August 2017[21] | ||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | End of caretaker spell | 17 August 2017 | 4th | 17 August 2017[22] | ||
| Atyrau | Resigned | 21 September 2017[23] | 11th | 21 September 2017[23] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astana(C) | 33 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 21 | +53 | 79 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Kairat | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 75 | 28 | +47 | 78 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Ordabasy | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 58 | |
| 4 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 48 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[b] |
| 5 | Tobol | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 47 | |
| 6 | Kaisar | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 42 | |
| 7 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 40 | |
| 8 | Atyrau[c] | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 35 | |
| 9 | Aktobe | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 33 | |
| 10 | Akzhayik(O) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 30 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 11 | Taraz[d](R) | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 26 | Relegation to theKazakhstan First Division |
| 12 | Okzhetpes(R) | 33 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | AKT | AKZ | AST | ATY | IRT | KRT | KSR | OKZ | ORD | SHA | TAR | TOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Akzhayik | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Astana | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Atyrau | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 |
| Kairat | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Kaisar | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Okzhetpes | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Ordabasy | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Taraz | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Tobol | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
| Home \ Away | AKT | AKZ | AST | ATY | IRT | KRT | KSR | OKZ | ORD | SHA | TAR | TOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Akzhayik | 2–2 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| Astana | — | 2–0 | — | 7–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — |
| Atyrau | 2–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | — |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 |
| Kairat | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
| Kaisar | — | — | 1–4 | 4–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 |
| Okzhetpes | 0–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | — |
| Ordabasy | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | — | 3–2 | — | — | 1–0 | — |
| Shakhter Karagandy | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | — | 1–1 |
| Taraz | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | — | — | 2–3 | — | — |
| Tobol | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | — |
| 9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) | Akzhayik | 2–1 | Makhtaaral | Astana |
| 15:00 (UTC+6) | Dudchenko | Report | S.Chulagov | Stadium:Astana Arena |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kairat | 24 | |
| 2 | Astana | 19 | |
| 3 | Astana | 13 | |
| 4 | Kairat | 11 | |
| 5 | Shakhter Karagandy | 10 | |
| Tobol | |||
| 7 | Aktobe | 9 | |
| Ordabasy | |||
| 9 | Astana | 8 | |
| Kairat |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobol | Atyrau | 3–0 | 8 March 2017 | [29] | |
| Kairat | Shakhter Karagandy | 4–1 | 8 April 2017 | [30] | |
| Astana | Shakhter Karagandy | 4–1 | 28 May 2017 | [31] | |
| Shakhter Karagandy | Taraz | 3–2 | 21 October 2017 | [32] | |
| Tobol | Okzhetpes | 4–1 | 22 October 2017 | [33] |