Kazakhstan Premier League 2001 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Promotion and relegation of 2000 season

Three teams were promoted:

FC Aktobe-Lento
FC Aktobe
FC Aktobe are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Aktobe. Current members and four-time champions of the Kazakhstani Premier League, they also won the country's second level league – First Division – in 2000.-Name history:...
FC Mangystau
FC Caspiy
FC Caspiy is a Kazakhstani football club based at the Zhastar Stadium in Aktau. The club name derived from Caspian Sea . They play in the First Division. Their best year was 1996, when they finished 4th in Premier League and reached semi-finals of Kazakhstan Cup...
FC Atyrau
FC Atyrau
FC Atyrau are a Kazakh football club based at the Munayshy Stadium in Atyrau. They are current members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been promoted in 2001, and have played in the top division for the last six seasons. In that time they have twice been league runners-up...

Also:

FC Batyr
FC Ekibastuzets
FC Ekibastuzets are a Kazakhstani football club based at the Shakhtyor Stadium in Ekibastuz. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Super League. They have missed only three seasons of the competition: In 2000 withdrew because of financial reasons, in 2002 in the First Division because of relegation...

(Reaccepted. Failed to finish due to financial reasons last season)

One team relegated:

FC Zhiger
FC Ordabasy
FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:...

Also

FC CSKA Kairat was disorganized and joined to FC Kairat

Club name changes

At the start of season:

FC Batyr

FC Ekibastuzets

FC Ekibastuzets are a Kazakhstani football club based at the Shakhtyor Stadium in Ekibastuz. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Super League. They have missed only three seasons of the competition: In 2000 withdrew because of financial reasons, in 2002 in the First Division because of relegation...

became FC Ekibaztuzets-NK

FC Ekibastuzets

,

Access-Golden-Grain became FC Esil Bogatyr,

FC Akmola

FC Okzhetpes

Football Club Okzhetpes Kokshetau are a Kazakhstani football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently play in the Kazakhstan Premier League....

became FC Esil

FC Okzhetpes

Football Club Okzhetpes Kokshetau are a Kazakhstani football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently play in the Kazakhstan Premier League....

,

FC Kaisar-Hurricane

FC Kaisar

FC Kaisar Kyzylorda are a Kazakh football based in the Gany Muratbayev Stadium in Kyzylorda. They are founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League and have missed only three seasons following relegations. The most successful was the season of 1998, when they won the Kazakhstan Cup and got...

became FC Kaisar

FC Kaisar

Final Standing

Pos	Team	City	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	FC Zhenis FC Astana FC Astana-64 are a Kazakhstani football club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt... (C)	Astana Astana Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...	32	26	3	3	78	30	48	81
2	FC Atyrau FC Atyrau FC Atyrau are a Kazakh football club based at the Munayshy Stadium in Atyrau. They are current members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been promoted in 2001, and have played in the top division for the last six seasons. In that time they have twice been league runners-up...	Atyrau Atyrau Atyrau , known as Guryev until 1991, is a city in Kazakhstan, and the capital of Atyrau Province. It is located at the mouth of the Ural River, 2700 kilometers west of Almaty and 350 kilometers east of the Russian city of Astrakhan. Other transliterations include Aterau, Atirau, Atyraw, Atyraou,...	32	21	7	4	53	16	37	70
3	FC Esil Bogatyr	Petropavl Petropavl Petropavl is a city on the Ishim River in North Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia, about 261 km west of Omsk along the Trans-Siberian Railway. It is capital of the North Kazakhstan Province...	32	21	6	5	51	16	35	69
4	FC Irtysh FC Irtysh FC Irtysh are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Pavlodar. The most successful club in the country since independence, Irtysh won the Kazakhstan Premier league in 1993 , 1997, 1999, 2002 and 2003. They are also founding members of the top league and never relegated to lower...	Pavlodar Pavlodar Pavlodar is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Province. It is located 350 km northeast of the national capital Astana, and 400 km southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. , the city has a population of 331710...	32	17	9	6	48	22	26	60
5	FC Kairat (CW)	Almaty Almaty Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...	32	15	7	10	42	33	9	52
6	FC Tobol FC Tobol FC Tobol is a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, they won Kazakhstan Premier league on 2010, and ended up close in 2nd and 3rd positions in last seven seasons.- Name history :*1967 :...	Kostanay Kostanay Kostanay , formerly known as Kustanay and Nikolayevsk , is a city located in the northern part of Kazakhstan at the Tobol River. The population living in Kostanay is 301,317 people. Kostanay is the capital of Kostanay Province.-Public institutions:In Kostanay there are 8 higher educational...	32	15	4	13	48	43	5	49
7	FC Yelimay FC Semey FC Spartak Semey are a Kazakhstani football club based in Semey. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, and under the name Yelimay they were three-time champions of Kazakhstan in 1994, 1995 and 1998...	Semey Semey Semey , formerly known as Semipalatinsk and Alash-kala , is a city in Kazakhstan, in the northeastern province of East Kazakhstan, near the border with Siberia, around north of Almaty, and southeast of the Russian city of Omsk, along the Irtysh River.-History:The first settlement was in 1718,...	32	14	6	12	47	42	5	48
8	FC Aktobe-Lento FC Aktobe FC Aktobe are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Aktobe. Current members and four-time champions of the Kazakhstani Premier League, they also won the country's second level league – First Division – in 2000.-Name history:...	Aktobe Aktobe Aktobe , formerly known as Aktyubinsk , is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. With a population of 277,700, it is the capital of Aktobe Province. Aktobe has a mixed ethnic community, including Kazakhs, Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, Uyghurs, Chechens, Armenians, Jews and Greeks...	32	13	6	13	33	40
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9	FC Vostok-Altyn FC Vostok FC Vostok is a Kazakh football club from Oskemen , a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League since 1992. The club's biggest achieved position in the league is the 5th place in 1997 and 1998...	Oskemen Oskemen Oskemen and Ust-Kamennaya , is the capital of the East Kazakhstan Province. It is served by the Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport.-History:...	32	13	5	14	42	43
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10	FC Esil FC Okzhetpes Football Club Okzhetpes Kokshetau are a Kazakhstani football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently play in the Kazakhstan Premier League....	Kokshetau Kokshetau Kokshetau , formerly known as Kokchetav is the administrative center of Akmola Province, northern Kazakhstan. It has a population of 125,225 .-Geography:Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan, is distant 1245 km south-eastwards...	32	12	8	12	35	37
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11	FC Kaisar FC Kaisar FC Kaisar Kyzylorda are a Kazakh football based in the Gany Muratbayev Stadium in Kyzylorda. They are founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League and have missed only three seasons following relegations. The most successful was the season of 1998, when they won the Kazakhstan Cup and got...	Kyzylorda	32	11	7	14	33	40
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12	FC Shakhter-Ispat-Karmet FC Shakhter "FC Shakhter" redirects here. For other uses, see Shakhtar .FC Shakhter are a Kazakh football based in the Shakhtyor Stadium in Karagandy. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992...	Karagandy	32	10	10	12	31	37
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13	FC Ekibastuzets-NK FC Ekibastuzets FC Ekibastuzets are a Kazakhstani football club based at the Shakhtyor Stadium in Ekibastuz. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Super League. They have missed only three seasons of the competition: In 2000 withdrew because of financial reasons, in 2002 in the First Division because of relegation...	Ekibastuz Ekibastuz Ekibastuz is a town in Pavlodar Province, northeastern Kazakhstan. it had a population of 141,000. It is served by Ekibastuz Airport.-History:...	32	10	7	15	30	49
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14	FC Zhetysu FC Zhetysu FC Zhetysu are a Kazakh football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they missed five seasons because of relegations.-Name History:*1981 : Founded as Zhetysu...	Taldykorgan Taldykorgan Taldykorgan , formerly known as Taldy-Kurgan , is the administrative center of Almaty Province, Kazakhstan. It has a population of 118,400 . Most of the people are Kazakhs.-Education:...	32	7	5	20	38	57
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15	FC Taraz FC Taraz FC Taraz are a Kazakh football club based at the Tsentralny Stadium in Taraz. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were champions in 1996, and cup winners in 2004...	Taraz Taraz Taraz , is a city and a center of the Jambyl Province in Kazakhstan. It is located in the south of Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, on the Talas River...	32	6	3	23	26	57
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16	FC Dostyk FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:...	Shymkent Shymkent Shymkent , formerly known as Chimkent , is the capital city of South Kazakhstan Province, the most populated region in Kazakhstan. It is the third most populous city in Kazakhstan behind Almaty and Astana with a population of 629,600 . A major railroad junction on the Turkestan-Siberia Railway, the...	32	4	9	19	28	58
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17	FC Mangystau FC Caspiy FC Caspiy is a Kazakhstani football club based at the Zhastar Stadium in Aktau. The club name derived from Caspian Sea . They play in the First Division. Their best year was 1996, when they finished 4th in Premier League and reached semi-finals of Kazakhstan Cup...	Aktau Aktau Aktau , formerly known as Shevchenko , is a city in Kazakhstan's Mangyshlak Peninsula and country's only seaport on the Caspian Sea. It is the capital of Mangystau Province in western Kazakhstan...	32	3	6	23	16	59
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(C)	2001 Champions
(CW)	2001 Cup winner
	Qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2002-03 UEFA Champions League 2002-03 The 2002–03 UEFA Champions League was the 11th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since its rebranding in 1992, and the 48th European Cup tournament overall. The competition was won by Milan, who beat Juventus on penalties in the European Cup's...
	Qualified for the UEFA Cup 2002-03
	Relegated to First Division Kazakhstan First Division The Kazakhstan First Division is the second division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been founded in 1994. It runs from spring and to late autumn, making each championship correspond to a...

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Kazakhstan Champions 2001
FC Zhenis FC Astana FC Astana-64 are a Kazakhstani football club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt... Second Title

Top scorers

Player	Team	Goals (from penalty)
Arsen Tlekhugov Arsen Tlekhugov Arsen Tlekhugov is a Kazakh football forward. He is currently playing for FJ Buxoro. He capped once for National team and was top scorer of Kazakhstan Super League twice.-Club career stats:Last update: 10 February 2008-Awards:...	Zhenis	30 (4)
Guram Makaev	Atyrau	17 (3)
Kairat Aubakirov	Yelimay	13 (4)
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev is a Kazakh football attacking midfielder and forward. He plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana.- Early career:At the age of 11, Nurbol was selected for a youth club, Namys , which was created to find the most promising talents in the nation. His first coach was Talgat Nurmagambetov...	Tobol	12
Ruslan Imankulov	Shakhter-Ispat-Karmet	11 (7)
Yuri Aksenov Yuri Aksenov Yuri Aleksandrovich Aksenov is a Kazakhstani professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Vostok. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1990 for FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin. He played for the main squad of FC Rotor Volgograd in the Russian Cup.-Honours:* Russian Cup...	Zhenis	10
Vladimir Gurtuev	Zhenis/Esil	10 (1)

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