2022 Kazakhstan Premier League

The 2022 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 31st season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. FC Tobol are the defending champions after winning their second title the previous season.

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2022
Matches played54
Goals scored108 (2 per match)
Top goalscorerSerge Nyuiadzi (6)
Biggest home winShakhter Karagandy 5-1 Maktaaral
Astana 4-0 Caspiy
Biggest away winAstana 0-3 Shakhter Karagandy
Maktaaral 0-3 Astana
Highest scoringShakhter Karagandy 5-1 Maktaaral
Longest winning runAkzhayik (3)
Astana (3)
Taraz (3)
Longest unbeaten runKairat (6)
Longest winless runMaktaaral (5)
Turan (5)
Longest losing runAksu (4)
Maktaaral (4)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2022.

Events

On 11 March, Shakhter Karagandy were awarded a 3-0 technical victory over Astana after Astana fielded seven Foreign Players on the pitch at the same time during their match on 5 March 2022.[1]

Teams

FC Kaisar and Zhetysu were relegated at the end of the 2021 season. They were replaced by Aksu and Maktaaral from the Kazakhstan First League.

Team overview
Locations of teams in the 2022 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aksu Pavlodar Central Stadium 11,828
Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium 12,729
Akzhayik Oral Petr Atoyan Stadium 8,320
Astana Nur-Sultan Astana Arena 30,200
Atyrau Atyrau Munaishy Stadium 8,900
Caspiy Aktau Zhastar Stadium 5,000
Kairat Almaty Central Stadium 23,804
Kyzylzhar Petropavl Karasai Stadium 11,000
Maktaaral Turkistan Turkistan Arena 7,000
Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 20,000
Shakhter Karaganda Shakhter Stadium 19,500
Taraz Taraz Central Stadium 12,527
Tobol Kostanay Central Stadium 9,500
Turan Turkistan Turkistan Arena 7,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aksu Ruslan Kostyshyn Gafurzhan Suyumbayev Adidas Parimatch[2]
Aktobe Petr Badlo (Acting) Artūras Žulpa Adidas Parimatch
Akzhayik Volodymyr Mazyar Sergey Shustikov Adidas -
Astana Srdjan Blagojevic Abzal Beisebekov[3] Adidas
Atyrau Konstantin Gorovenka Aram Ayrapetyan Puma GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ
Caspiy Nikolay Kostov Nurlybek Ayazbaev Adidas
Kairat Kurban Berdyev Jacek Góralski Nike
Kyzylzhar Andrei Karpovich Miroslav Lobantsev Nike
Maktaaral Andrey Ferapontov Ruslan Yudenkov Nike
Ordabasy Aleksandr Sednyov Bekkhan Shayzada Adidas
Shakhter Magomed Adiyev Igor Shatsky Adidas Triangle Tyres
Taraz Nurken Mazbaev Maksat Amirkhanov Nike
Tobol Alexander Moskalenko (Caretaker) Askhat Tagybergen Adidas
Turan Kuanysh Kabdulov (Acting) Azat Nurgaliyev Adidas

Foreign players

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. From the 2020 season, the KFF announced that players from countries of the Eurasian Economic Union would not be counted towards a club's foreign player limit.[4] For transfers during the season, see Winter 2021–22 transfers and Summer 2022 transfers.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 EAEU Players Former Players
Aksu Sam Johnson Faith Obilor Yevhen Kucherenko Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu
Mikhail Bakayev
Ali Gadzhibekov
Islam Zhilov
Aktobe China Hugo Vidémont Joachim Adukor Gerard Gohou Artūras Žulpa Vladimir Ghinaitis Saša Stamenković Vitaliy Balashov Ruslan Kambolov
Nikita Malyarov
Serder Serderov
Akzhayik Rafael Sabino Mate Crnčević Luka Imnadze Ștefan Sicaci Miloš Stamenković Ihor Karpenko Kostyantyn Makhnovskyi Vitaliy Pryndeta Maksym Kalenchuk Zaven Badoyan
Artur Gazdanov
Sergey Shustikov		 Šaleta Kordić
Astana Bryan Marin Tomasov Jérémy Manzorro Mohammed Kamara Rai Vloet Pedro Eugénio Marko Milošević Danylo Beskorovaynyi Kamo Hovhannisyan
Max Ebong
Dzyanis Palyakow
Artsyom Rakhmanaw
Atyrau Todor Petrović Allef Matheus Bissi Andrija Filipović Domantas Antanavičius Paweł Baranowski Piotr Grzelczak Aram Ayrapetyan
Anatoli Katrich
Dmitri Pletnev
Soslan Takulov
Nikolai Tarasov
Caspiy Ruan Teles Chafik Tigroudja Rati Ardazishvili Risto Jankov Nikola Cuckić Artem Baranovskyi Taras Bondarenko Pavel Kireyenko
Kairat João Paulo Macky Bagnack David Ekwe José Kanté Jacek Góralski Ricardo Alves Jasurbek Jaloliddinov Gulzhigit Alykulov
Anton Krachkovsky
Vadim Ulyanov
Viktor Vasin
Kyzylzhar Pablo Podio Gian Jordan Nkololo Moussa Koné Darko Zorić Stefan Živković Yuriy Bushman Artur Murza Valery Karshakevich
Sergey Tikhonovsky
Aleksandr Dovbnya
Yevgeni Kozlov
Miroslav Lobantsev
Oleg Murachyov
Andrei Panyukov
Pavel Yakovlev		 Kiryl Sidarenka
Lucas Cardoso
Maktaaral Alex Bruno Billal Sebaihi Dramane Koné Artiom Rozgoniuc Sheriddin Boboyev Serhiy Litovchenko Artur Zapadnya Pavel Chikida
Ruslan Yudenkov
Rasambek Akhmatov
Yegor Potapov
Ordabasy Victor Braga Luiz Guedes Sékou Doumbia Serge Nyuiadzi Oleksandr Batyshchev Odil Abdumazhidov Yevhen Chahovets Vsevolod Sadovsky
Nikita Shershnyov
Shakhter Đorđe Ćosić Edin Rustemović Abdel Lamanje Roger Cañas Ivan Graf Stefan Bukorac Mykola Kovtalyuk Petros Avetisyan
Pavel Nazarenko
Amir Aduyev
Vladimir Khozin
Kirill Malyarov
Taraz Jorge Elias Milen Gamakov Luka Gadrani Alex Junior Denis Kavlinov
Tobol Aleksa Amanović Žarko Tomašević Rúben Brígido Dušan Jovančić Zoran Tošić Rudi Požeg Vancaš Igor Sergeev
Turan Emil Balayev Toni Silva Samir Fazli Chidi Osuchukwu Raphael Koroma Abdoulaye Diakate Andrey Zaleski
Farkhat Musabekov
Erzhan Tokotayev
Aleksandr Kleshchenko		 Cédric Gogoua

In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Aksu Pre-Season Ruslan Kostyshyn 19 January 2022[5]
Astana Vladimir Yezhurov (Caretaker) End of role 21 November 2021 Srdjan Blagojevic 21 November 2021[6]
Atyrau Aram Voskanyan Konstantin Gorovenka 14 December 2021
Caspiy Srdjan Blagojevic Signed by Astana 21 November 2021[6] Nikolay Kostov 31 December 2021[7]
Maktaaral Konstantin Gorovenko Resigned Andrey Ferapontov 14 January 2022[8]
Taraz Vardan Minasyan Nurken Mazbaev 13 January 2022[9]
Turan Abdukhalik Buribayev Vladimir Gazzayev 14 January 2022[10]
Turan Vladimir Gazzayev Resigned 6 April 2022[11] 11th Kuanysh Kabdulov (Interim) 6 April 2022
Aktobe Vladimir Mukhanov Resigned 28 April 2022[12] 8th Petr Badlo (Acting)[13] 28 April 2022

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Taraz 9 5 2 2 11 6 +5 17 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Caspiy 9 5 1 3 10 9 +1 16 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Astana 9 4 2 3 14 10 +4 14
4 Ordabasy 9 4 2 3 13 9 +4 14
5 Atyrau 9 4 2 3 9 8 +1 14
6 Aktobe 9 4 2 3 9 11 −2 14
7 Shakhter Karagandy 8 4 1 3 15 10 +5 13
8 Kairat 9 3 4 2 9 7 +2 13
9 Tobol 9 3 3 3 12 12 0 12
10 Aksu 8 3 1 4 8 8 0 10
11 Akzhayik 8 3 1 4 4 6 −2 10
12 Turan 8 1 5 2 4 7 −3 8
13 Kyzylzhar 9 1 4 4 6 11 −5 7 Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
14 Maktaaral 9 1 2 6 6 16 −10 5
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head matches won; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored; 10) Head-to-head away goals scored; 11) Draw.[14]

Games 1–26
Home \ Away AKS AKT AKZ AST ATY CAS KRT KYZ MAK ORD SHA TAR TOB TUR
Aksu 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–2
Aktobe 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1
Akzhayik 0–1 1–0 0–0 TBC
Astana 1–0 4–0 0–3 2–1 3–3
Atyrau 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
Caspiy 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 0–0
Kairat 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Kyzylzhar 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1
Maktaaral 2–1 0–3 0–1 0–1
Ordabasy 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–1
Shakhter Karagandy TBC 0–1 5–1 4–1
Taraz 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–1
Tobol 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–0
Turan 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match played
Team ╲ Round123456789
AksuDWPLLLLWW
AktobeLWLDWDWLW
AkzhayikLPLDWWWLL
AstanaLLWWWLWDD
AtyrauDLWWLLWDW
CaspiyWDWWLWLWL
KairatWWDDWDLLD
KyzylzharLLLWDDLDD
MaktaaralDLLLLWLDL
OrdabasyDLWLWDWWL
Shakhter KaragandyWWPDWLLLW
TarazDWDLLWWWW
TobolWDWWLDLDL
TuranDPLLDDWDD
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910
Aksu63791012131110
Aktobe14791088786
Akzhayik131213121110101011
Astana71410655243
Atyrau898579975
Caspiy343241112
Kairat121312368
Kyzylzhar121314111211121313
Maktaaral41012141413141414
Ordabasy5116866424
Shakhter Karagandy914424897
Taraz1065797631
Tobol252133559
Turan11811131314111212
Leader
Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Relegation to 2023 Kazakhstan First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source:

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers
As of matches played on 2 May 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Serge Nyuiadzi Ordabasy 6
2 José Kanté Kairat 5
Andrija Filipović Atyrau
Pedro Eugénio Astana
5 Hugo Vidémont Aktobe 4
Timur Dosmagambetov Shakhter Karagandy
Abylayhan Zhumabek Taraz
8 Askhat Tagybergen Tobol 3
Aybol Abiken Aksu
Zoran Tošić Tobol
Igor Sergeyev Tobol
Ruan Teles Caspiy
Rai Vloet Astana
Elkhan Astanov Ordabasy

    Clean sheets
    As of matches played 2 May 2022
    Rank Player Club Clean sheets
    1 Erzhan Tokotayev Turan 5
    2 Aleksandr Mokin Tobol 4
    Danil Ustimenko Kairat
    Ștefan Sicaci Akzhayik
    Nurlybek Ayazbaev Caspiy
    Mukhammedzhan Seysen Taraz
    7 Marko Milošević Astana 3
    Aram Ayrapetyan Atyrau
    9 Yevhen Kucherenko Aksu 2
    Igor Shatsky Shakhter Karagandy
    Bekkhan Shayzada Ordabasy
    Stas Pokatilov Aktobe
    Marsel Islamkulov Aksu

    Awards

    Monthly awards
    Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month References
    ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
    March Nikolay Kostov Caspiy José Kanté Kairat Hugo Vidémont Aktobe [15][16][17]

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