2020 Kazakhstan Premier League

The 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League is the 29th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. FC Astana are the defending champions after winning their sixth title the previous season.

Kazakhstan Premier League
Season2020
Matches played14
Goals scored36 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerAbat Aimbetov
(3 goals)
Biggest home winKairat 5–0 Okzhetpes
(11 March 2020)
Biggest away winCaspiy 0–2 Zhetysu
(8 March 2020)
Highest scoringKairat 5–0 Okzhetpes
(11 March 2020)
Taraz 3–2 Ordabasy
(15 March 2020)
Caspiy 2–3 Astana
(15 March 2020)
Longest winning run2 matches
Kairat
Kaisar
Longest unbeaten run3 matches
Astana
Longest winless run3 matches
Okzhetpes
Longest losing run3 matches
Okzhetpes
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2020.

Season events

COVID-19

On 13 March, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan announced all league fixtures would be played behind closed doors for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 16 March the Football Federation of Kazakhstan suspended all football until 15 April.[2]

On 26 June, it was announced that the league would resume on 1 July, with no fans being permitted to watch the games.[3] The league was suspended for a second time on 3 July, for an initial two weeks, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country.[4]

Teams

FC Aktobe and FC Atyrau were relegated at the end of the 2019 season, and were replaced by FC Kyzylzhar and FC Caspiy.

Team overview
Locations of teams in the 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Astana Nur-Sultan Nur-Sultan Arena 30,000
Caspiy Aktau Zhastar Stadium 5,000
Irtysh Pavlodar Pavlodar Central Stadium 15,000
Kairat Almaty Almaty Central Stadium 25,057
Kaisar Kyzylorda Gany Muratbayev Stadium 7,500
Kyzylzhar Petropavl Karasai Stadium 11,000
Okzhetpes Kokshetau Alisher Sagynbayev Stadium 4,158
Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 20,000
Shakhter Karaganda Shakhter Stadium 20,000
Taraz Taraz Yerkebulan Babayev Stadium 11,525
Tobol Kostanay Bauyrzhan Sagintayev Stadium 10,500
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
Astana Michal Bílek Dmitri Shomko Adidas Samruk-Kazyna
Caspiy Srđan Blagojević Nike  —
Irtysh Samvel Babayan Nikita Kalmykov Puma ENRC
Kairat Talgat Baysufinov Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Nike Halyk Bank
Kaisar Stoycho Mladenov Maksat Baizhanov Nike  —
Kyzylzhar Veaceslav Rusnac Shota Grigalashvili Nike  —
Okzhetpes Andrei Karpovich Adidas  —
Ordabasy Kakhaber Tskhadadze Nike Aysu Mineral Water
Shakhter Konstantin Gorovenka Evgeniy Tarasov Nike BTL Kazakhstan
Taraz Vladimir Nikitenko Ilya Vorotnikov Nike  —
Tobol Grigori Babayan Azat Nurgaliev Adidas Polymetal
Zhetysu Dmitriy Ogai Almat Bekbaev 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. For 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.[5]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9
Astana Luka Šimunović Marin Tomasov Rangelo Janga Pieros Sotiriou Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson Žarko Tomašević Dorin Rotariu Uroš Radaković Antonio Rukavina
Caspiy Billal Sebaihi Stefan Bukorac Marko Milošević Aleksandar Stanisavljević Serge Nyuiadzi Taras Bondarenko
Irtysh Pablo Podio Kristijan Dobras Levan Kutalia Bojan Sanković Carlos Fonseca Miloš Stamenković Marko Tomić Ruslan Mingazow
Kairat Vágner Love Dino Mikanović Nebojša Kosović Jacek Góralski Konrad Wrzesiński Rade Dugalić Aderinsola Eseola
Kaisar Aleksandar Kolev Clarence Bitang Alvin Fortes Ivan Graf Ivan Pešić Elguja Lobjanidze Rizvan Ablitarov Reginaldo
Kyzylzhar Shota Grigalashvili Tamaz Tsetskhladze Momodou Ceesay Moussa Koné Vytautas Andriuškevičius Mihai Plătică Uroš Delić Gabriel Enache Maksym Drachenko
Okzhetpes Gian Plamen Dimov Artjom Dmitrijev Darko Zorić Marko Obradović Milan Stojanović Andriy Mischenko
Ordabasy Pablo Fontanello Ziguy Badibanga Mirzad Mehanović João Paulo Rúben Brígido May Mahlangu Abdoulaye Diakate Aleksandar Simčević
Shakhter Abdel Lamanje Sergei Zenjov Jérémy Manzorro Gideon Baah Cédric Kouadio Aliyu Abubakar Muhammed Usman Yevhen Tkachuk
Taraz Nils Zatl Toni Silva Ovidijus Verbickas Dejan Boljević Jovan Čađenović Goran Brkić Bratislav Punoševac
Tobol Nika Kvekveskiri Jaba Kankava Luka Zarandia Vytautas Andriuškevičius Aleksa Amanović Stephen Eze
Zhetysu Georgi Pashov Martin Toshev David Mawutor Donjet Shkodra Artūras Žulpa Pedro Eugénio Nenad Adamović Stefan Živković

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
Tobol Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Caretaker) End of Caretaker Role 14 December 2019 Pre-Season Grigori Babayan 14 December 2019[6]
Shakhter Karagandy Nikolay Kostov End of Contract 30 December 2019 Vyacheslav Hroznyi 30 December 2019[7]
Taraz Nurken Mazbayev End of Contract 31 December 2019 Vladimir Nikitenko 16 January 2020[8]
Astana Roman Hryhorchuk Mutual Termination 13 January 2020[9] Michal Bílek 14 January 2020[10]
Shakhter Karagandy Vyacheslav Hroznyi Mutual Termination 17 June 2020[11] 8th Konstantin Gorovenka 18 June 2020[12]

Regular season

In May 2020, Irtysh Pavlodar withdrew from the league.[13]

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kairat 5 4 0 1 13 2 +11 12 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Astana 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Tobol 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
4 Shakhter Karagandy 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
5 Kaisar 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
6 Taraz 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
7 Ordabasy 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
8 Zhetysu 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
9 Kyzylzhar 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
10 Caspiy 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Okzhetpes 4 0 0 4 1 10 −9 0 Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division
12 Irtysh Pavlodar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn, relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2020. 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]

Results

Games 1–22
Home \ Away AST CAS KRT KSR KYZ OKZ ORD SHA TAR TOB ZHE
Astana 14 Aug 20 Sep 25 Okt 4–0 22 Aug 1–1 30 Aug
Caspiy 2–3 0–3 26 Aug 26 Sep 18 Oct 12 Sep 1 Nov 0–2
Kairat 26 Aug 30 Aug 22 Aug 18 Oct 5–0 27 Sep 15 Aug 2–1 21 Aug 3–0
Kaisar 5 Aug 20 Sep 3 Oct 1 Nov 15 Aug 31 Jul 29 Aug 1–1 29 Aug 22 Aug
Kyzylzhar 7 Nov 30 Aug 31 Jul 9 Aug 3–1 25 Oct 22 Aug 30 Aug 3 Oct 19 Sep
Okzhetpes 12 Sep 31 Jul 9 Aug 0–1 23 Aug 7 Nov 29 Aug 19 Sep 24 Oct 3 Oct
Ordabasy 22 Aug 21 Aug 30 Aug 18 Oct 5 Aug 1–0 0–1 15 Aug 20 Sep 30 Aug
Shakhter Karagandy 18 Oct 9 Aug 1–0 19 Aug 22 Aug 24 Oct
Taraz 26 Sep 24 Oct 7 Nov 23 Aug 18 Aug 26 Aug 3–2 3 Oct 9 Aug 31 Jul
Tobol 25 Aug 2–0 12 Sep 27 Sep 23 Aug 5 Aug 26 Aug 3–1 1 Nov 15 Aug
Zhetysu 1 Nov 7 Nov 22 Aug 12 Sep 27 Aug 23 Aug 18 Aug 5 Aug 18 Oct 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers
As of matches played 18 August 2020[15]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nuraly Alip Kairat 3
Abat Aimbetov Kairat
3 Abdoulaye Diakate Ordabasy 2
Elguja Lobjanidze Kaisar
Azat Nurgaliev Tobol
Artur Shushenachev Kairat
Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson Astana
Pieros Sotiriou Astana
Konrad Wrzesiński Kairat
10 Aybol Abiken Kairat 1
Tigran Barseghyan Astana
Taras Bondarenko Caspiy
Rúben Brígido Ordabasy
Andrey Buyvolov Shakhter Karagandy
Gabriel Enache Kyzylzhar
Carlos Fonseca Irtysh Pavlodar
Kamo Hovhannisyan Kairat
Sergei Khizhnichenko Ordabasy
Yuriy Logvinenko Astana
Jérémy Manzorro Shakhter Karagandy
Zhasulan Moldakaraev Okzhetpes
Timur Muldinov Kyzylzhar
Roman Murtazayev Tobol
Duman Narzildayev Kaisar
Oralkhan Omirtayev Tobol
Aleksey Shchotkin Astana
Toni Silva Taraz
Aleksandr Sokolenko Kyzylzhar
Aleksandar Stanisavljević Caspiy
Abzal Taubay Taraz
Marin Tomasov Astana
Martin Toshev Zhetysu
Bauyrzhan Turysbek Shakhter Karagandy
Luka Zarandia Tobol
Nils Zatl Taraz
Yahor Zubovich Zhetysu

    Clean sheets
    Updated to matches played on 1 July 2020.
    Rank Player Club Clean sheets
    1 Almat Bekbaev Zhetysu 2
    Marsel Islamkulov Kaisar
    Igor Shatskiy Tobol
    4 Nenad Erić Astana 1
    Vladimir Plotnikov Ordabasy
    Stas Pokatilov Kairat
    Timurbek Zakirov Shakhter Karagandy
    Danil Ustimenko Kairat
    David Yurchenko Shakhter Karagandy
    gollark: Oh no.
    gollark: I because that makes it apioid.
    gollark: Apio is obvious.
    gollark: Well, the traditional suffix for daemons is d.
    gollark: * mechanisms

    References
    1. "KAZAKHSTAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION SUSPENDS SPORTING EVENTS". kff.kz/. Football Federation of Kazakhstan. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
    2. "ПФЛК о приостановке футбольных матчей". pflk.kz (in Russian). Kazakhstan Premier League. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
    3. "OLIMPBET-Чемпионат Казахстана возобновляется 1 июля". pflk.kz/ (in Russian). Kazakhstan Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
    4. "OLIMPBET-Чемпионат Казахстана приостановлен". pflk.kz/ (in Russian). Kazakhstan Premier League. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
    5. "Кто из иностранцев больше не считается легионерами в Казахстане?". sports.kz/ (in Russian). Sports KZ. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
    6. "Григорий Бабаян – главный тренер Тобола". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
    7. "ВЯЧЕСЛАВ ГРОЗНЫЙ — ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР ФК ШАХТЕР". shakhter.kz/ (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
    8. "Владимир Никитенко - главный тренер Тараза". fctaraz.kz/ (in Russian). FC Taraz. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
    9. "Роман Григорчук покинул Астану". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
    10. "Михал Билек – новый главный тренер Астаны". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
    11. "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ВЯЧЕСЛАВ ГРОЗНЫЙ ПОКИДАЕТ ШАХТЕР". shakhter.kz/ (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    12. "КОНСТАНТИН ГОРОВЕНКО — ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР ФК ШАХТЕР". shakhter.kz/ (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    13. "Irtysh Pavlodar stellt Spielbetrieb ein – Legionäre verlassen den Verein". Transfermarkt.at (in German). 30 May 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
    14. "РЕГЛАМЕНТ ЧЕМПИОНАТА РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН ПО ФУТБОЛУ СРЕДИ КЛУБОВ ПРЕМЬЕР-ЛИГИ НА 2018 год" [Regulations of the Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan on football among clubs of the prime league for 2018] (PDF). Kazakhstan Premier League (in Russian). Retrieved 11 November 2018.
    15. UEFA.com
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.