Kazakhstan Premier League 2009
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Kazakhstan Premier League 2009 is the 18th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan
. It started on 7 March 2009 and will end in November 2009. Aktobe
are the defending champions.
after finishing in 14th place. FC Atyrau
, who originally were going to be demoted as well, were spared because of the withdrawal of Alma-Ata in December 2008.
Kazakhmys
and Taraz
finished the 2008 season
of the First Division in first two places and were therefore promoted to the Premier League.
After the withdrawal of Alma-Ata, the club merged with fellow Almaty
team Megasport
to create a new side called Lokomotiv
. The club is based in Astana
.
On 20 January 2009 Kairat voluntarily withdrew from the league because of financial reasons. On the same day Astana
also withdrew due to unpaid debts.
Esil Bogatyr were renamed Kyzylzhar
.
On 29 January 2009, after two withdrawals, one club merger and one name change, FFK
board finally decided that the 2009 season would feature 14 instead of 16 teams.
On 2 March 2009 Kazakhmys
withdrew from the league due to financial difficulties caused by global economic crisis. Since there was no time to find a replacement or take any action, FFK board decided that there would be only 13 teams participating in 2009 season of Kazakhstan Premier League. However, on 5 March 2009 Kazakhmys addressed a letter to FFK revoking their decision and stating that they would guarantee financing of the club to participate in the Premier League.
will feature 12 clubs. The bottom three teams will be directly relegated while the 11th-placed team will play a relegation play-off against the runners-up of the First division
.
and FC Akzhayik
from the First Division
competed in a promotion/relegation play-off for one spot in the 2010 season
. Akzhayik won 3–2 and were promoted to the Premier League. However, Okzhetpes were spared from relegation as well after the license of Vostok
was revoken after the Oskemen
club failed to pay all its debts by 30 January 2010.
18 goals Wladimir Baýramow (FC Tobol
) Murat Tleshev
(FC Aktobe
)
13 goals Danilo Belić
(FC Zhetysu
)
12 goals Andrey Tikhonov
(FC Lokomotiv Astana
)
11 goals Serhiy Kostyuk (FC Shakhter)
10 goals Geysar Alekperzade (FC Tobol
/FC Kazakhmys
) Ivan Perić (FC Shakhter)
9 goals Dmitri Parkhachev
(FC Ordabasy
) Denis Zubko
(FC Atyrau
)
8 goals Konstantin Golovskoy
(FC Aktobe
) Toafik Salhi
(FC Vostok
) Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
(FC Tobol
)
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. It started on 7 March 2009 and will end in November 2009. Aktobe
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:...
are the defending champions.
Team changes
Energetik-2 were relegated to the First DivisionKazakhstan 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...
after finishing in 14th place. 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...
, who originally were going to be demoted as well, were spared because of the withdrawal of Alma-Ata in December 2008.
Kazakhmys
FC Kazakhmys
FC Kazakhmys are a Kazakhstani football club based in Satpayev, Karagandy Province. They won the First Division 2007, but were not able to start in the Premier League 2008 due to financial difficulties. In the 2008 season the club became champion again and promoted to the Kazakhstan Premier League...
and 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...
finished the 2008 season
Kazakhstan First Division 2008
The Kazakhstan First Division of 2008 was the 13th edition of Kazakhstan First Division, the second level football competition in Kazakhstan. Unlike the previous years, number of teams were shortened, due to creation of reserve teams league for Premier League teams. Thus, this season 14 teams...
of the First Division in first two places and were therefore promoted to the Premier League.
After the withdrawal of Alma-Ata, the club merged with fellow 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...
team Megasport
FC Megasport
FC Megasport were a Kazakhstani football club based in Almaty. The club was founded in 2005. They were members of Kazakhstan Premier League. At the beginning of 2009, they merged with FC Almaty to form FC Lokomotiv Astana.- 2008 Squad :...
to create a new side called Lokomotiv
FC Lokomotiv Astana
FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to...
. The club is based in 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...
.
On 20 January 2009 Kairat voluntarily withdrew from the league because of financial reasons. On the same day Astana
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...
also withdrew due to unpaid debts.
Esil Bogatyr were renamed Kyzylzhar
FC Kyzylzhar
FC Kyzylzhar is a Kazakhstani football club, playing in the north Kazakh city of Petropavl at the Avangard Stadium. They are founding members of Kazakhstan Premier League. Kyzylzhar is the name of district in the city. Their main sponsors are Bogatyr Access Komir Ltd, a coal mining company. They...
.
On 29 January 2009, after two withdrawals, one club merger and one name change, FFK
Football Federation of Kazakhstan
The Football Federation of Kazakhstan is the governing body of football in Kazakhstan. It organizes the football league, the Kazakhstan Premier League, and the Kazakhstan national football team...
board finally decided that the 2009 season would feature 14 instead of 16 teams.
On 2 March 2009 Kazakhmys
FC Kazakhmys
FC Kazakhmys are a Kazakhstani football club based in Satpayev, Karagandy Province. They won the First Division 2007, but were not able to start in the Premier League 2008 due to financial difficulties. In the 2008 season the club became champion again and promoted to the Kazakhstan Premier League...
withdrew from the league due to financial difficulties caused by global economic crisis. Since there was no time to find a replacement or take any action, FFK board decided that there would be only 13 teams participating in 2009 season of Kazakhstan Premier League. However, on 5 March 2009 Kazakhmys addressed a letter to FFK revoking their decision and stating that they would guarantee financing of the club to participate in the Premier League.
Structural changes
On 20 March 2009, FFK board decided that the 2010 season2010 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2010 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 19th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. It started on 22 March 2010 and the regular season ended on 14 August 2010. The playoff rounds began on 22 August 2010 and ended on 6 November 2010...
will feature 12 clubs. The bottom three teams will be directly relegated while the 11th-placed team will play a relegation play-off against the runners-up of the 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...
.
Team overview
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe 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... |
Aktobe Central Stadium | 13,500 |
| 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,... |
Munayshy Stadium Munayshy Stadium Munayshy Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Atyrau.... |
8,660 |
| Irtysh | 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... |
Pavlodar Central Stadium | 15,000 |
| 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 | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | 7,300 |
| Kazakhmys FC Kazakhmys FC Kazakhmys are a Kazakhstani football club based in Satpayev, Karagandy Province. They won the First Division 2007, but were not able to start in the Premier League 2008 due to financial difficulties. In the 2008 season the club became champion again and promoted to the Kazakhstan Premier League... |
Satpaev Satpaev Satpayev , until 1990 Nikolsk is a city in Kazakhstan's Karagandy Province. The city is named after Kanysh Satpayev, one of the founders of Soviet metallogeny, principal advocate and the first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.... |
Kazakhmys Stadium | 2,300 |
| Kyzylzhar FC Kyzylzhar FC Kyzylzhar is a Kazakhstani football club, playing in the north Kazakh city of Petropavl at the Avangard Stadium. They are founding members of Kazakhstan Premier League. Kyzylzhar is the name of district in the city. Their main sponsors are Bogatyr Access Komir Ltd, a coal mining company. They... |
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... |
Avangard Stadium Avangard Stadium Avangard Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Petropavl, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Esil Bogatyr.... |
11,000 |
| Lokomotiv FC Lokomotiv Astana FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to... |
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... |
K. Munaitpasov Stadium, Astana | 12,350 |
| Okzhetpes 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... |
Torpedo Stadium | 6,000 |
| Ordabasy 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... |
K. Munaitpasov Stadium, Shymkent | 37,000 |
| Shakhter | Karagandy | Shakhtyor Stadium Shakhtyor Stadium (Karagandy) Shakhtyor Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Shakhter.... |
19,000 |
| 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... |
Taraz Central Stadium | 12,525 |
| 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... |
Kostanay Central Stadium | 8,323 |
| Vostok 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:... |
Vostok Stadium Vostok Stadium Vostok Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Vostok.... |
8,500 |
| 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:... |
Zhetysu Stadium Zhetysu Stadium Zhetysu Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Zhetysu.-External links:*... |
4,000 |
League table
Relegation play-offs
FC OkzhetpesFC 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....
and FC Akzhayik
FC Akzhayik
FC Akzhayik are a Kazakhstani football based in Oral, Kazakhstan. They are current members of the Kazakhstan Premier League.-Current Squad:- Name History :*1968 : Founded as Uralets...
from the 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...
competed in a promotion/relegation play-off for one spot in the 2010 season
2010 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2010 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 19th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. It started on 22 March 2010 and the regular season ended on 14 August 2010. The playoff rounds began on 22 August 2010 and ended on 6 November 2010...
. Akzhayik won 3–2 and were promoted to the Premier League. However, Okzhetpes were spared from relegation as well after the license of Vostok
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...
was revoken after the Oskemen
Oskemen
Oskemen and Ust-Kamennaya , is the capital of the East Kazakhstan Province. It is served by the Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport.-History:...
club failed to pay all its debts by 30 January 2010.
Results
Top goalscorers
Updated to games on 25 October; Source: Kazakhstan Football Federation18 goals Wladimir Baýramow (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 :...
) Murat Tleshev
Murat Tleshev
Murat Tleshev is a Kazakh football forward born on 18 April 1980. He plays for the club FC Irtysh Pavlodar. He also plays for the Kazakhstan national football team....
(FC Aktobe
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:...
)
13 goals Danilo Belić
Danilo Belic
Danilo Belić is a Serbian football player, currently playing for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-External links: **...
(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...
)
12 goals Andrey Tikhonov
Andrey Tikhonov
Andrey Valeryevich Tikhonov |Korolyov]], Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Russian association football midfielder currently employed a coach of FC Spartak Moscow...
(FC Lokomotiv Astana
FC Lokomotiv Astana
FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to...
)
11 goals Serhiy Kostyuk (FC Shakhter)
10 goals Geysar Alekperzade (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 :...
/FC Kazakhmys
FC Kazakhmys
FC Kazakhmys are a Kazakhstani football club based in Satpayev, Karagandy Province. They won the First Division 2007, but were not able to start in the Premier League 2008 due to financial difficulties. In the 2008 season the club became champion again and promoted to the Kazakhstan Premier League...
) Ivan Perić (FC Shakhter)
9 goals Dmitri Parkhachev
Dmitri Parkhachev
Dmitri Parkhachev is a footballer who plays for FC Zhetysu in the Kazakhstan Premier League.-Career:Parkhachev began his career playing for Belarusian Premier League sides FC Dnepr-Transmash Mahilyow, FC Dinamo Minsk and FC Dinamo Brest. In the summer of 2007, he joined Azerbaijani club Olimpik Baku...
(FC Ordabasy
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:...
) Denis Zubko
Denis Zubko
Denis Ivanovich Zubko is an association football player playing striker. Currently, he plays for FC Rotor Volgograd.-International career:...
(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...
)
8 goals Konstantin Golovskoy
Konstantin Golovskoy
Konstantin Yuryevich Golovskoy is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Aktobe in Kazakhstan. He also holds Kazakhstani citizenship.-Achievements:* Russian Premier League winner: 1996, 1997, 1998.* Russian Cup winner: 1998....
(FC Aktobe
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:...
) Toafik Salhi
Toafik Salhi
Toafik Salhi is a professional Tunisian football midfielder who plays for PFC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian Premier League.-External links:* *...
(FC Vostok
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...
) 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...
(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 :...
)