| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Astana |
| Relegated | Kyzylzhar Akzhayik |
| Champions League | Astana |
| Europa League | Kairat Tobol |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 471 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marcos Pizzelli (18) |
←2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 20 November 2018. | |
The2018 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 27th season of theKazakhstan Premier League, the highestfootball league competition inKazakhstan.Astana defended their championship, winning the Premier League for a fifth time.
FC Okzhetpes andFC Taraz were relegated at the end of the 2017 season, and were replaced byFC Zhetysu andFC Kyzylzhar.
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 | — | ||
| Astana | Adidas | Samruk-Kazyna | ||
| Atyrau | Nike | — | ||
| Irtysh | Nike | ENRC | ||
| Kairat | Nike | Halyk Bank | ||
| Kaisar | Nike | — | ||
| Kyzylzhar | Nike | — | ||
| Ordabasy | Nike | Aysu Mineral Water | ||
| Shakhter | Nike | BTL Kazakhstan | ||
| Tobol | Adidas | Polymetal | ||
| Zhetysu | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irtysh Pavlodar | End of contract | 16 November 2017[1] | Pre-season | 21 December 2017[2] | ||
| Tobol | End of contract | 1 December 2017 | 25 December 2017 | |||
| Akzhayik | 17 December 2017 | |||||
| Atyrau | End of contract | 8 January 2018[3] | ||||
| Ordabasy | End of contract | 11 January 2018[4] | ||||
| Shakhter Karagandy | End of contract | 31 December 2017 | 9 January 2018[5] | |||
| Atyrau | Resigned | 9 April 2018[6] | 12th | 11 April 2018[7] | ||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | Sacked | 28 April 2018[8] | 8th | 28 April 2018 | ||
| Akzhayik | 15 May 2018 | 7th | ||||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | End of Contract | 13 June 2018 | 5th | 13 June 2018[9] | ||
| Shakhter Karagandy | Mutual Termination | 3 July 2018[10] | 10th | 3 July 2018[10] | ||
| Atyrau | Resigned | 1 July 2018[11] | 12th | 4 July 2018[12] | ||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | Sacked | 10 July 2018 | 9th | 10 July 2018[13] | ||
| Tobol | Resignation | 1 August 2018[14] | 3rd | 6 August 2018[15] | ||
| Kairat | Mutual Consent | 15 October 2018[16] | 2nd | 15 October 2018[17] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astana(C) | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 77 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Kairat | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 62 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Tobol | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 53 | |
| 4 | Ordabasy | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 46 | |
| 5 | Kaisar | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 45 | |
| 6 | Zhetysu | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 43 | |
| 7 | Aktobe[b] | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 36 | |
| 9 | Atyrau | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 36 | |
| 10 | Irtysh Pavlodar(O) | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 35 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 11 | Kyzylzhar(R) | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 35 | Relegation to theKazakhstan First Division |
| 12 | Akzhayik(R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | AKT | AKZ | AST | ATY | IRT | KRT | KSR | KYZ | ORD | SHA | TOB | ZHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | — | 5–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Akzhayik | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Astana | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Atyrau | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Kairat | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Kaisar | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Kyzylzhar | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Ordabasy | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Tobol | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Zhetysu | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Home \ Away | AKT | AKZ | AST | ATY | IRT | KRT | KSR | KYZ | ORD | SHA | TOB | ZHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | |||||
| Akzhayik | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Astana | — | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |||||
| Atyrau | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Kairat | 6–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||
| Kaisar | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Kyzylzhar | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Ordabasy | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | |||||
| Shakhter Karagandy | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | ||||||
| Tobol | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | |||||
| Zhetysu | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
| 16 November 20181st leg | Kyran | 0 – 3 | Irtysh Pavlodar | Shymkent |
| 15:00 (UTC+6) | D.Kuanyshbay S.Turekhanov A.Makhambetov | Report | Rodrigo Shestakov A.Pazylkhan | Stadium:Lokomotive Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer |
| 20 November 20182nd leg | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2 – 1 (5 – 1agg.) | Kyran | Pavlodar |
| 15:00 (UTC+6) | A.Smailov Stamenković | Report | S.Abzhal | Stadium:Central Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Georgiy Chekhovskiy |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aktobe | 18 | |
| 2 | Akzhayik/Kairat | 17 | |
| 3 | Astana | 14 | |
| 4 | Kairat | 12 | |
| 5 | Astana | 10 | |
| Kaisar | |||
| 7 | Kairat | 9 | |
| Akzhayik | |||
| 9 | Tobol | 8 | |
| Atyrau | |||
| Shakhter Karagandy | |||
| Kyzylzhar | |||
| Astana | |||
| Astana | |||
| Atyrau |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astana | Irtysh Pavlodar | 6–1 | 7 April 2018 | [21] | |
| Zhetysu | Ordabasy | 4–2 | 14 May 2018 | [22] | |
| Aktobe | Tobol | 3–2 | 23 June 2018 | [23] | |
| Astana | Kyzylzhar | 3–0 | 26 August 2018 | [24] |