# 2025 Kazakhstan Premier League

The 2025 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 34th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.

## Teams

Shakhter Karagandy (relegated the first time in their history) were relegated at the end of the 2024 season. They were replaced by Okzhetpes (promoted after a single season absence) and Ulytau (after the first time in their history) from the Kazakhstan First League. FC Kairat entered the season as defending champions after winning their fourth title the previous season.

### Team overview

| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Aktobe | Aktobe | Central Stadium | 12,729 |
| Astana | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,200 |
| Atyrau | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 8,900 |
| Elimai | Semey | Spartak Stadium | 8,000 |
| Kairat | Almaty | Central Stadium | 23,804 |
| Kaisar | Kyzylorda | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | 7,500 |
| Kyzylzhar | Petropavl | Karasai Stadium | 11,000 |
| Okzhetpes | Kokshetau | Torpedo Stadium | 4,100 |
| Ordabasy | Shymkent | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 20,000 |
| Tobol | Kostanay | Central Stadium | 9,500 |
| Turan | Turkistan | Turkistan Arena | 7,000 |
| Ulytau | Jezkazgan | Metallurg Stadium | 2,500 |
| Zhenis | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,200 |
| Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Samat Suyumbayev Stadium | 4,000 |

### 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 |
| Aktobe | Ihor Leonov | Alibek Kasym | Adidas | Olimpbet |
| Astana | Grigori Babayan | Abzal Beisebekov | Adidas | Samruk Kazyna, Olimpbet, Chery, SportQory |
| Atyrau | Konstantin Gorovenko | Rinat Dzhumatov | Macron | GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ, Olimpbet |
| Elimai | Andrey Karpovich | Serikzhan Muzhikov | | |
| Kairat | Rafael Urazbakhtin | João Paulo | Joma | 1XBET |
| Kaisar | Viktor Kumykov | Duman Narzildayev | Joma | |
| Kyzylzhar | Aleksandr Brazevich | Oleksandr Noyok | Kelme | None |
| Okzhetpes | Andrey Ferapontov | Niyaz Idrisov | Jako | None |
| Ordabasy | Andrei Martin | Askhat Tagybergen | Puma | Olimpbet |
| Tobol | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev | Roman Asrankulov | Macron | Solidcore Resources, Olimpbet |
| Turan | Vitaly Zhukovsky | Ruslan Yudenkov | Adidas | None |
| Ulytau | Ivan Azovskiy | Demiyat Slambekov | Cikers | Kazakhmys |
| Zhenis | Akis Vavalis | Krystian Nowak | Joma | Freedom Bank |
| Zhetysu | Samat Smakov | Soslan Takulov | Nike | Kainar |

### Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to thirteen per KPL team squad of 25 players.
Foreign players in the KPL as of 28 February 2025.
For transfers during the season, see Winter 2024–25 transfers and Summer 2025 transfers.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Player 9 | Player 10 | Player 11 | Player 12 | Player 13 |
| Aktobe | Gaby Kiki | Amadou Doumbouya | Jayro Jean | Uche Agbo | Mario Rabiu | Freddy Góndola | Bogdan Vătăjelu | Andrei Vlad | Idris Umayev | Nemanja Anđelković | Djordje Ivkovic | | |
| Astana | Nazmi Gripshi | Max Ebong | Karlo Bartolec | Josip Čondrić | Branimir Kalaica | Marin Tomasov | Ousmane Camara | Kipras Kažukolovas | Aleksa Amanović | Nnamdi Ahanonu | Geoffrey Chinedu | | |
| Atyrau | Nikita Kaplenko | Gia Chaduneli | Giorgi Gadrani | Giorgi Nikabadze | Zaza Tsitskishvili | Guilherme Morais | Yevgeni Kozlov | Arsen Siukayev | Fakhriddin Akhtamov | | | | |
| Elimai | Yevgeny Beryozkin | Nikita Korzun | Maicom David | Enzo | Samuel Odeyobo | Eduard Florescu | Roman Tugarev | Fejsal Mulić | Nemanja Ćalasan | Euloge Placca Fessou | Maksym Koval | Kevin Rolón | |
| Kairat | Valery Gromyko | Alyaksandr Martynovich | João Paulo | Élder Santana | Luka Gadrani | Giorgi Zaria | Ofri Arad | Dan Glazer | Jorginho | Luís Mata | Yegor Sorokin | Jug Stanojev | |
| Kaisar | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyzylzhar | Rafael Sabino | Michelle Kao | Abdoul Aziz Toure | Néné Gbamblé | Senin Sebai | Ilija Martinović | Darko Zorić | Miroslav Lobantsev | Andrei Vasilyev | Anatoliy Kozlenko | Oleksandr Noyok | | |
| Okzhetpes | Nikola Cuckić | Strahinja Jovanović | Oleksiy Shevchenko | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ordabasy | Everton Moraes | Dario Čanađija | Luka Imnadze | Rashid Abubakar | Sherif Jimoh | Dumitru Celeadnic | Victor Mudrac | Kayode Saliman | Nikola Antić | | | | |
| Tobol | Nikolay Signevich | Victor Braga | Radoslav Tsonev | Pape-Alioune Ndiaye | Tsotne Mosiashvili | Ahmed El Messaoudi | Marko Vukčević | Ededem Essien | Ivan Miladinović | David Henen | | | |
| Turan | Yegor Khatkevich | Vasily Sovpel | Igor Stasevich | Vladislav Vasilyuchek | Ruslan Yudenkov | Goran Milojko | Jovan Pajovic | Konstantin Dorofeyev | Luka Zgurski | Odil Abdumazhidov | Behruzbek Askarov | Khurshidbek Mukhtorov | Shokhboz Umarov |
| Ulytau | Vadim Paireli | Nicolai Solodovnicov | Georgi Bugulov | José Carrillo | Yaroslav Terekhov | Beka Vachiberadze | | | | | | | |
| Zhenis | Sergey Ignatovich | Adílio | Konstantinos Venizelou | Zurab Tevzadze | Krystian Nowak | Matija Rom | | | | | | | |
| Zhetysu | Maksim Kovel | Meik Karwot | Ruslan Bolov | Alan Chochiyev | Denis Kavlinov | Soslan Takulov | Saidu Fofanah | | | | | | |
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 |
| Zhetysu | Kayrat Nurdauletov | | | Pre-Season | Samat Smakov | 19 December 2024 |
| Atyrau | Vitaly Zhukovsky | | 28 November 2024 | Pre-Season | Konstantin Gorovenko | 10 January 2025 |
| Turan | Rinat Alyuetov | End of contract | 10 December 2024 | Pre-Season | Vitaly Zhukovsky | 24 January 2025 |
| Ordabasy | Kirill Keker | End of contract | 20 December 2024 | Pre-Season | Andrei Martin | 22 December 2024 |
| Kyzylzhar | Ali Aliyev | End of contract | 5 January 2025 | Pre-Season | Aleksandr Brazevich | 6 January 2025 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kairat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Tobol | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Astana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Aktobe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Turan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Atyrau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Yelimay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Okzhetpes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Zhetysu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Zhenis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Kaisar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Kyzylzhar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | Relegation to Kazakhstan First Division |
| 13 | Ulytau | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | Relegation to Kazakhstan First Division |
| 14 | Ordabasy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | Relegation to Kazakhstan First Division |

### Results
#### Results table

| Home \ Away | AKT | AST | ATY | KRT | KSR | KYZ | OKZ | ORD | TOB | TUR | ULT | YEL | ZHN | ZHE |
| Aktobe | | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | | | |
| Astana | | | | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | 29 MAR |
| Atyrau | 30 MAR | | | | | | | | | | | 2–1 | | |
| Kairat | | | | | | | | 4–0 | | | | | | |
| Kaisar | | | | | | | 29 MAR | | | | | | 0–0 | |
| Kyzylzhar | | 0–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1–1 |
| Okzhetpes | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ordabasy | 0–0 | | | | | 30 MAR | | | | | | | | |
| Tobol | | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | 30 MAR | | |
| Turan | | | | 29 MAR | | | 2–0 | | | | | | | |
| Ulytau | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 MAR | |
| Yelimay | | | | | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhenis | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | |
| Zhetysu | | | | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | |

#### Results by match played

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 |
| Aktobe | D | W |
| Astana | D | W |
| Atyrau | W | L |
| Kairat | D | W |
| Kaisar | D | L |
| Kyzylzhar | D | L |
| Okzhetpes | L | W |
| Ordabasy | D | L |
| Tobol | W | D |
| Turan | W | L |
| Ulytau | L | D |
| Yelimay | L | W |
| Zhenis | D | D |
| Zhetysu | D | D |

#### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 |
| Aktobe | 8 | 4 |
| Astana | 7 | 2 |
| Atyrau | 3 | 7 |
| Kairat | 5 | 1 |
| Kaisar | 10 | 12 |
| Kyzylzhar | 4 | 11 |
| Okzhetpes | 13 | 8 |
| Ordabasy | 11 | 14 |
| Tobol | 1 | 3 |
| Turan | 2 | 5 |
| Ulytau | 14 | 13 |
| Yelimay | 12 | 6 |
| Zhenis | 9 | 10 |
| Zhetysu | 6 | 9 |
* Leader and Champions League first qualifying round
* Conference League second qualifying round
* Conference League first qualifying round
* Relegation to 2026 Kazakhstan First Division

## Statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Edige Oralbay for Atyrau against Elimai (2025)

#### Top scorers

    As of matches played on 8 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Giorgi Zaria | Kairat | 2 |
| 2 | Islam Chesnokov | Tobol | 1 |
| 2 | Mateus Barbosa Soares | Aturau | 1 |
| 2 | Fejsal Mulić | Elimai | 1 |
| 2 | Edige Oralbay | Atyrau | 1 |
| 2 | Nikolay Signevich | Tobol | 1 |
| 2 | Shokhboz Umarov | Turan | 1 |
| 2 | Luka Zgurski | Turan | 1 |
| 2 | Samat Zharynbetov | Kyzylzhar | 1 |
| 2 | Dmitriy Schmidt | Zhetysu | 1 |
| 2 | Marin Tomasov | Astana | 1 |
| 2 | Dastan Satpaev | Kairat | 1 |
| 2 | João Paulo | Kairat | 1 |
| 2 | Jug Stanojev | Kairat | 1 |
| 2 | Dauren Zhumat | Okzhetpes | 1 |
| 2 | Damir Marat | Okzhetpes | 1 |
| 2 | Mateus Barbosa | Atyrau | 1 |

### Clean sheets

    As of matches played 8 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Sergey Ignatovich | Zhenis | 2 |
| 1 | Danil Ustimenko | Tobol | 2 |
| 3 | Dumitru Celeadnic | Ordabasy | 1 |
| 3 | Andrei Vlad | Aktobe | 1 |
| 3 | Nurymzhan Salaidin | Kaisar | 1 |
| 3 | Yegor Khatkevich | Turan | 1 |
| 3 | Denis Kavlinov | Zhetysu | 1 |
| 3 | Dmytro Nepohodov | Ulytau | 1 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Zarutskiy | Kairat | 1 |

### Attendances

    As of match played 9 March 2025

#### By round

2025 Kazakhstan Premier League Attendance :
| Round | Total | GP. | Avg. Per Game |
| Round 1 | 42,353 | 7 | 6,050 |
| Round 2 | 24,964 | 7 | 3,566 |
| Total | 67,317 | 14 | 4,808 |

#### By team

| Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | Total | Average |
| Aktobe | — | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Astana | 26,153 | — | 26,153 | 26,153 |
| Atyrau | 1,500 | — | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Kairat | — | 6,899 | 6,899 | 6,899 |
| Kaisar | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Kyzylzhar | 200 | 400 | 600 | 300 |
| Okzhetpes | — | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| Ordabasy | 7,000 | — | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| Tobol | 3,000 | — | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Turan | 2,500 | — | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| Ulytau | — | — | 0 | 1 |
| Yelimay | — | 5,300 | 5,300 | 5,300 |
| Zhenis | — | 6,565 | 6,565 | 6,565 |
| Zhetysu | — | 300 | 300 | 300 |