| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 March – 10 November 2024[1] |
| Champions | Kairat Almaty |
| Relegated | Shakhter Karagandy |
| Champions League | Kairat Almaty |
| Europa League | Aktobe |
| Conference League | Astana Ordabasy |
| Matches | 156 |
| Goals | 369 (2.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Islam Chesnokov (10) |
| Biggest home win | Elimai 6–0Turan (17 August 2024) Kairat 5–1Turan (20 October 2024) Kyzylzhar 6–2Kaisar (2 November 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Kaisar 0–3Kyzylzhar (6 March 2024) Aktobe 1–3Elimai (31 August 2024) Elimai 0–3Astana (20 October 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Aktobe 3–4Tobol |
| Longest winning run | 2 matches Ordabasy Tobol Aktobe Yelimay |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches Astana |
| Longest winless run | 14 matches Shakhter Karagandy |
| Longest losing run | 3 matches Turan Zhenis |
| Highest attendance | 22,804 -Kairat vsAktobe (20 April 2024) |
| Lowest attendance | 100 -Zhenis vsTuran (20 April 2024) |
| Total attendance | 674,370 |
| Average attendance | 4,323( (10 November 2024) |
←2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024. | |
The2024 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 33rd season of theKazakhstan Premier League, the highestfootball league competition inKazakhstan.
The league consisted of thirteen teams; ten teams remaining from the previous season, and three teams promoted from the2023 Kazakhstan First Division.
The three promoted teams were First Division championsElimai (promoted after a nine season absence), runners-upTuran (promoted after a single season absence), and third-placedZhenis (promoted for the first time in history if counting the new club founded in 2009 or promoted after a 15 season absence if counting the club who went bankrupt in 2009). They replaced the2023 Kazakhstan Premier League bottom three teams;Okzhetpes (relegated after one season in the top flight),Caspiy (relegated after four seasons in top flight), andAksu (relegated after two seasons in the top flight).Maktaaral were also relegated (after two seasons in the top flight) after being refused a Premier League license, reducing the number of teams to thirteen.[2]
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | Aktobe | Central Stadium | 12,729 |
| Astana | Astana | Astana Arena1 | 30,200 |
| Atyrau | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 8,900 |
| Elimai | Semey | Spartak Stadium | 8,000 |
| Kairat | Almaty | Central Stadium | 23,804 |
| Kaisar | Kyzylorda | Gani Muratbayev Stadium | 7,000 |
| Kyzylzhar | Petropavl | Karasai Stadium | 11,000 |
| Ordabasy | Shymkent | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 20,000 |
| Shakhter | Karaganda | Shakhter Stadium | 19,500 |
| Tobol | Kostanay | Central Stadium | 10,500 |
| Turan | Turkistan | Turkistan Arena | 7,000 |
| Zhenis | Astana | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 12,250 |
| Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Samat Suyumbayev Stadium | 5,550 |
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 | Olimpbet | ||
| Astana | Adidas | Samruk Kazyna, Olimpbet,Chery,[5] SportQory | ||
| Atyrau | Macron | GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ, Olimpbet | ||
| Elimai | Puma | |||
| Kairat | Joma | 1XBET | ||
| Kaisar | Joma | |||
| Kyzylzhar | Nike | Olimpbet | ||
| Ordabasy | Nike | Olimpbet | ||
| Shakhter | Kelme | Olimpbet | ||
| Tobol | Macron | Polymetal, Olimpbet | ||
| Turan | Nike | |||
| Zhenis | Diadora | |||
| Zhetysu | Nike | Kainar |
The number of foreign players is restricted to thirteen per KPL team squad of 25 players.
Foreign players in the KPL as of 12 August 2024.
For transfers during the season, seeWinter 2023–24 transfers andSummer 2024 transfers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhter Karagandy | Igor Soloshenko | Resigned | 2 April 2024 | 13th | Andrei Finonchenko | 2 April 2024 |
| Kairat | Kirill Keker | Resigned | 29 April 2024[6] | 8th | Rafael Urazbakhtin (Caretaker) | 29 May 2024 |
| Zhenis | Levan Korgalidze | Mutual agreement | 21 May 2024[7] | 13th | Akis Vavalis | 22 May 2024[8] |
| Kairat | Rafael Urazbakhtin (Caretaker) | End of caretaker role | 29 May 2024 | 3rd | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | 29 May 2024[9] |
| Tobol | Milić Ćurčić | Mutual agreement | 10 June 2024[10] | 7th | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Caretaker) | 10 June 2024[11] |
| Tobol | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Caretaker) | End of role | 3 July 2024[12] | 4th | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev | 3 July 2024[12] |
| Ordabasy | Aleksandr Sednyov | Resigned | 18 August 2024[13] | 3rd | Aleksandr Kuchma(Acting) | 22 August 2024[14] |
| Ordabasy | Aleksandr Kuchma(Acting) | End of role | 26 August 2024 | 3rd | Kirill Keker | 26 August 2024[15] |
| Aktobe | Dmytro Parfenov | Mutual agreement | 31 August 2024[16] | 2nd | Ihor Leonov | 6 September 2024[17] |
| Kairat | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Mutual agreement | 3 September 2024[18] | 1st | Rafael Urazbakhtin | 6 September 2024[19] |
| Shakhter Karagandy | Andrei Finonchenko | Resigned | 9 September 2024[20] | 13th | Konstantin Yemelyanov | 9 September 2024[20] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kairat(C) | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 47 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Astana | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 46 | Qualification for theConference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Aktobe(W) | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 43 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Ordabasy | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 42 | Qualification for theConference League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Tobol | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 39 | |
| 6 | Elimai | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 37 | |
| 7 | Atyrau | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 35 | |
| 8 | Kaisar | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 34 | |
| 9 | Kyzylzhar | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 29 | |
| 10 | Zhenis | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 24 | |
| 11 | Zhetysu | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 23 | |
| 12 | Turan | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 20 | |
| 13 | Shakhter(R) | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 45 | −33 | 10 | Relegation toKazakhstan First Division |
| Home \ Away | AKT | AST | ATY | ELI | KRT | KSR | KYZ | ORD | SHA | TOB | TUR | ZNS | ZTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Astana | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Atyrau | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Elimai | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Kairat | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Kaisar | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Kyzylzhar | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Ordabasy | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Shakhter | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tobol | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Turan | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Zhenis | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Zhetysu | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | W | P | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | P | L | W | W |
| Astana | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | P | L | W | L | P | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W |
| Atyrau | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | P | W | W | W | D | L | D | P | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | L |
| Elimai | D | L | W | W | P | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | P | L |
| Kairat | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | P | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | P | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Kaisar | L | L | P | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | L | P | W | W | L | W |
| Kyzylzhar | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | P | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | P | L | L | L | W | D | W | W |
| Ordabasy | W | D | L | W | D | D | P | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | P | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W |
| Shakhter | L | L | L | W | L | P | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | P |
| Tobol | W | W | D | P | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | P | W | L |
| Turan | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | P | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | P | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | L |
| Zhenis | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | P | D | L | L | P | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L |
| Zhetysu | P | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | L | P | W | L | L | L | L |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Astana | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Atyrau | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Elimai | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Kairat | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaisar | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Kyzylzhar | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ordabasy | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Shakhter | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Tobol | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Turan | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Zhenis | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Zhetysu | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kairat | Turan | 5–1 (H) | 19 October 2024 | [22] | |
| Kaisar | Shakhter Karagandy | 5–1 (H) | 20 October 2024 | [23] | |
| Kyzylzhar | Kaisar | 6–2 (H) | 2 November 2024 | [24] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobol | 11 | |
| 2 | Atyrau | 10 | |
| 3 | Zhetysu | 8 | |
| Aktobe | |||
| 5 | Astana | 7 | |
| 6 | Kaisar | 6 | |
| Kairat | |||
| 8 | Elimai | 5 | |
| 9 | Kyzylzhar | 4 | |
| Ordabasy |