Kyrgyz Premier League
Kyrgyz Premier League (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Премьер Лигасы, Qyrğyz Premjer Ligasy) is the top division of professional football in Kyrgyzstan. It was created in 1992 after the Breakup of the Soviet Union. The league is composed of eight teams. The most successful team is Dordoi Bishkek who have won the league twelve times.
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| Organising body | Kyrgyz Professional Football League (KPFL) |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 10 (since 2022) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Qyrğyz Birinçi Ligasy |
| Domestic cup(s) | Kyrgyzstan Cup Kyrgyzstan Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup |
| Current champions | FC Dordoi Bishkek (13th title) (2021) |
| Most championships | FC Dordoi Bishkek (13 titles) |
| TV partners | Kyrgyz Sport TV |
| Website | kpfl.kg |
| Current: 2022 Kyrgyz Premier League | |
The winner of the league earns a spot in the AFC Cup preliminary qualifying round, Asia's second highest club continental competition. The team with the worst record at the end of each season is demoted to the Kyrgyzstan League Second Level.
Starting from the 2019 season, the league was rebranded as the Kyrgyz Premier League.[1] Previously it was known as the Top League.
Previous winners
Soviet-era champions
Champions were:[2]
- 1934: Frunze City Team
- 1935: Dinamo Frunze
- 1936: Burevestnik Frunze
- 1937s: Spartak Frunze
- 1937f: Burevestnik Frunze
- 1938s: Dinamo Frunze
- 1938f: Dinamo Frunze
- 1939–44: not played
- 1945: Frunze City Team
- 1946: Spartak Frunze
- 1947: Spartak Frunze
- 1948: Spartak Frunze
- 1949: Burevestnik Frunze
- 1950: Spartak Frunze
- 1951: Frunze City Team
- 1952: Dinamo Frunze
- 1953: Osh Region Team
- 1954: Frunze City Team
- 1955: Frunze City Team
- 1956: Frunze City Team
- 1957: Frunze Region Team
- 1958: Torpedo Frunze
- 1959: Torpedo Frunze
- 1960: SKIF Frunze
- 1961: Mayli-Say City Team
- 1962: Alga Kalininskoye
- 1963: Alga Kalininskoye
- 1964: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1965: Alga Kalininskoye
- 1966: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1967: Alga Kalininskoye
- 1968: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1969: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
- 1970: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1971: Elektrik Frunze
- 1972: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1973: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1974: Tekstilshchik Osh
- 1975: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
- 1976: Stroitel Jalal-Abad
- 1977: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1978: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
- 1979: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1980: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
- 1981: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
- 1982: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
- 1983: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
- 1984: Instrumentalshchik Frunze
- 1985: not played
- 1986: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1987: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1988: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1989: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1990: Selmashevets Frunze
- 1991: Selmashevets Frunze
Since independence
Champions since the country's independence were:[2][3][4]
2021–22 clubs
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdysh-Ata Kant | Kant | Stadion Sportkompleks Abdysh-Ata | 3,000 |
| Alay Osh | Osh | Suyumbayev Stadion | 11,200 |
| Alga Bishkek | Bishkek | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium | 23,000 |
| Dordoi Bishkek | Bishkek | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium | 23,000 |
| Ilbirs Bishkek | Bishkek | Stadium FC FFKR | 1,000 |
| Kaganat | Osh | Suyumbayev Stadion | 11,200 |
| Kara-Balta | Kara-Balta | Manas Stadium | 4,000 |
| Neftchi | Kochkor-Ata | Stadion Neftyannik Kochkor-Ata | 5,000 |
| Nur-Batken | Batken | Zentralny Stadion | 4,000 |
| Talant | Kant | Sport City Stadion | 1,500 |
Performances
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Dordoi Bishkek | 13 | 4 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| FC Alga Bishkek | 5 | 9 | 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| FC Alay Osh | 4 | 2 | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| FC Dinamo MVD Bishkek | 3 | 1 | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| FC Kant-Oil | 2 | – | 1994, 1995 |
| FC Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn Kara-Suu | 1 | 2 | 2003 |
| FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | 1 | 1 | 2010 |
| FC Metallurg Kadamjay | 1 | – | 1996 |
| FC Abdysh-Ata Kant | – | 6 | |
| FC Ak-Maral Tokmok | – | 1 | |
| FC Orto-Nur Sokuluk | – | 1 | |
| FC RUOR-Guardia Bishkek | – | 1 | |
| FC Shakhtyor Kyzyl-Kiya | – | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 29 | |
References and notes
- "Кыргызская Премьер-лига: новый сезон – новый формат". Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. 5 April 2019.
- "Kyrgyzstan – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- "Champions Kyrgyzstan" (in Russian). ffkr.kg. 2008. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- "Лучшие бомбардиры Чемпионатов Кыргызстана". flk.kg (in Russian). flk.kg. Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- kalimulla-luchshij-igrok-topligi-po-versii-flk (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- "Алиа Силла повторил рекорд 21-летней давности". flk.kg (in Russian). FLK. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "Жоел Кожо из Ганы — лучший бомбардир чемпионата Кыргызстана по футболу (список)". sport.akipress.org/ (in Russian). Aki Press. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- "Вахит Оразсахедов: «В целом „Дордой" провел довольно успешный сезон»" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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