The 2023 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 32nd season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The winners (Ordabasy) qualified for the first qualifying round of the Champions League. The 2023 Kazakhstan Cup winners (Tobol) qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. The runners-up (Astana) qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, with the third-placed team (Aktobe) qualifying for the first qualifying round. The bottom three teams (Aksu, Caspiy, and Okzhetpes) and Maktaaral (relegated due to failing licensing process for the 2024 season) were relegated to the 2024 Kazakhstan First Division.
Events
Teams Akzhayik, Turan (both relegated after 2 seasons in top flight) and Taraz (relegated after 4 seasons in top flight) were all relegated at the end of the 2022 season. They were replaced by Okzhetpes (promoted after a 2 seasons absence), Kaisar and Zhetysu (both clubs promoted after a single season absence) from the Kazakhstan First League. FC Astana entered the season as defending champions after winning their seventh title the previous season.
Team overview
Team Location Venue Capacity Aksu Pavlodar Central Stadium 11,828 Aktobe Aktobe Central Stadium 12,729 Astana Astana Astana Arena 30,200 Atyrau Atyrau Munaishy Stadium 8,900 Caspiy Aktau Zhastar Stadium 5,000 Kairat Almaty Central Stadium 23,804 Kaisar Kyzylorda Gany Muratbayev Stadium 7,500 Kyzylzhar Petropavl Karasai Stadium 11,000 Maktaaral Atakent Alpamys Batyr Stadium 3,000 Okzhetpes Kokshetau Alisher Sagynbayev Stadium 4,158 Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 20,000 Shakhter Karaganda Shakhter Stadium 19,500 Tobol Kostanay Central Stadium 9,500 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 Aksu Adnan Timurbayev Ruslan Esimov Joma Olimpbet Aktobe Andrei Karpovich Adilkhan Tanzharikov Adidas Olimpbet Astana Grigori Babayan Abzal Beisebekov Nike Samruk Kazyna, Olimpbet, Chery, SportQory Atyrau Vitaly Zhukovsky Igor Stasevich Macron GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ, Olimpbet Caspiy Konstantin Gorovenko Nurlybek Ayazbaev Hummel KazAzot, Rixos Wather World Kairat Kirill Keker Sergey Keiler Joma 1XBET Kaisar Viktor Kumykov Ruslan Sakhalbaev Joma Kyzylzhar Ali Aliyev Erkin Tapalov Diadora Olimpbet Maktaaral Kayrat Nurdauletov Ruslan Yudenkov Nike Okzhetpes Maksat Babayev Zhasulan Moldakaraev Joma Ordabasy Aleksandr Sednyov Askhat Tagybergen Nike Olimpbet Shakhter Igor Soloshenko Igor Shatsky Joma Olimpbet Tobol Milić Ćurčić Serikzhan Muzhikov Adidas Polymetal, Olimpbet Zhetysu Askar Kozhabergenov Andrey Pasechenko Nike Kainar
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. From 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.
For transfers during the season, see Winter 2022–23 transfers and Summer 2023 transfers. ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8EAEU PlayersFormer Players Aksu Nikola Eskić Bryan Garcia Mailson Lima David Mawutor Alex Junior Faith Obilor Chidi Osuchukwu Marko Nikolić Andrey Solovey Yevgeny Zemko Yevgeni Kobzar Arsen Siukayev Alyaksandr Hutar Luiz Guedes Toni Silva Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu Gilson Costa Islam Zhilov Artur Murza Aktobe Leonel Strumia China Élder Santana Andrija Filipović Luka Gadrani Ihab Ganayem Anderson Niangbo Miloš Raičković Dmitry Bessmertny Roman Izotov Miroslav Lobantsev Dmitri Yashin Hugo Vidémont Artūras Žulpa Daniil Penchikov Idris Umayev Astana Stjepan Lončar Josip Čondrić Marin Tomasov Dembo Darboe Žarko Tomašević Aleksa Amanović Dušan Jovančić Fabien Ourega Varazdat Haroyan Kamo Hovhannisyan Max Ebong Igor Ivanović Atyrau Matheus Bissi Domantas Antanavičius Demir Imeri Florijan Kadriu Effiong Nsungusi Jakob Novak Fatkhullo Olimzoda Oleksandr Noyok Yegor Khatkevich Ihar Stasevich Nikita Stepanov Yevgeni Kozlov Soslan Takulov Maksym Dehtyarov Caspiy Shqiprim Taipi Stefan Kocev Filip Avric Žiga Ovsenek Ilya Chernyak Maksim Plotnikov Georgi Bugulov Mikhail Chernomyrdin Solomon Udo Dmitry Podstrelov Aleksey Zalesky Jaba Jighauri Giorgi Pantsulaia Erzhan Tokotayev Vilius Armanavičius Rúben Brígido Stanislav Krapukhin Abdoulaye Diakate Kairat João Paulo Macky Bagnack Ofri Arad Anton Krachkovsky Dmitry Sergeyev Vadim Ulyanov Viktor Vasin Gulzhigit Alykulov Kaisar João Pedro Ben Aziz Zagré Giorgi Bukhaidze Geo Danny Ekra Goran Milojko Vitaliy Pryndeta Nikola Dišić Ștefan Sicaci Dzmitry Baradzin Vasily Sovpel Vladimir Ghinaitis Prosper Mendy Kyzylzhar Pablo Podio Mladen Veselinović Ivan Graf Luka Imnadze Darko Bulatović Boris Smiljanić Yuriy Bushman Dmytro Khlyobas Yevgeny Beryozkin Nikita Naumov Roman Stepanov Maksim Chikanchi Bryan Van Den Bogaert Pernambuco Rafael Sabino Tamaz Makatsaria Maktaaral Victor Braga Charleston Billal Sebaihi Lasha Parunashvili Dramane Koné Serge Nyuiadzi Aram Ayrapetyan Anton Shramchenko Uladzislaw Kasmynin Ruslan Yudenkov Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov Yegor Potapov Petros Avetisyan Juan Sandoval Junior Kabananga Sékou Doumbia Shada Ouedraogo Okzhetpes Benjamin Tatar Srđan Dimitrov Maksym Drachenko Dmytro Ryzhuk Ivan Tsyupa Ruslan Bolov Nikita Chagrov Vyacheslav Grab Aleksei Tatayev Aleksandr Dzhigero Ivan Brikner Ordabasy Auro Jr. Bernardo Matić Jorginho Mamadou Mbodj Artem Byesyedin Yevheniy Makarenko Shokhboz Umarov Bobur Abdikholikov Vsevolod Sadovsky Victor Braga Radosav Petrović Shakhter Roger Cañas Francisco Mina Temur Chogadze Anton Tolordava Stefan Bukorac Đorđe Ćosić Tobol Jovan Ilic Momčilo Mrkaić Serges Déblé Igor Ivanović Bojan Mlađović Ivan Rogač Miljan Vukadinović Yevhen Shakhov Pavel Zabelin Albert Gabarayev Pavel Kireyenko Ivan Konovalov Timur Akmurzin Igor Sergeyev Asmir Suljić Zhetysu Mate Tsintsadze Moussa Bakayoko Didier Kadio Nikola Cuckić Aleksandar Ješić Anes Rušević Ivan Brikner Pavel Nazarenko Layonel Adams Sergei Revyakin Ilias Hassani Ruslan Teverov Rati Ardazishvili Fadi Zidan Danilo Aleksic Jovan Stojanović 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 Shakhter Karagandy Vakhid Masudov Pre-Season Igor Soloshenko 18 January 2023 Tobol Milan Milanović Milic Curcic 10 January 2023 Caspiy Kakhaber Tskhadadze Mutual Termination 13 April 2023 14th Igor Angelovski 18 April 2023 Zhetysu Almas Kulshinbaev 26 April 2023 10th Askar Kozhabergenov 26 April 2023 Aksu Ruslan Kostyshyn Mutual agreement 28 April 2023 13th Oyrat Saduov 29 April 2023 Aksu Oyrat Saduov End of role 3 May 2023 13th Vakhid Masudov 4 May 2023 Maktaaral Konstantin Gorovenko Resigned 14 May 2023 14th Ruslan Esatov 14 May 2023 Maktaaral Ruslan Esatov End of role 19 May 2023 14th Kayrat Nurdauletov 19 May 2023 Okzhetpes Sergei Popkov Sacked 10 July 2023 11th Andrey Ferapontov 11 July 2023 Caspiy Igor Angelovski Resigned 18 July 2023 13th Sashko Poposki 18 July 2023 Caspiy Sashko Poposki Resigned 2 August 2023 13th Konstantin Gorovenko 2 August 2023
Regular season
League table
Results Results table
Statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 João PauloKairat172 Askhat TagybergenOrdabasy113 Yevgeni KozlovAtyrau8 Dzmitry BaradzinKaisar Abat AymbetovAstana Ramazan KarimovMaktaaral Artur ShushenachevKairat8 Bobur AbdikholikovOrdabasy7 Serges DébléTobol Effiong NsungusiAtyrau Ivan SviridovShakhter Karagandy
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref. AstanaOkzhetpes 5–2 (H)
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Yegor KhatkevichAtyrau112 Stas PokatilovAktobe103 Josip ČondrićAstana94 Bekkhan ShayzadaOrdabasy8 Ștefan SicaciKaisar6 Raman StsyapanawKyzylzhar77 Igor ShatskyShakhter Karagandy6 Nikita ChagrovOkzhetpes9 Danil UstimenkoKairat5 Ivan KonovalovTobol
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoal of the MonthReferencesManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubMarch Ali AliyevKyzylzhar Maksim SamorodovAktobe Andrija FilipovićAktobeApril João PauloKairat Askhat TagybergenOrdabasyMay Aleksandr SednyovOrdabasy Askhat TagybergenOrdabasy Ihar StasevichAtyrauJune Kayrat NurdauletovMaktaaral João PauloKairat Alisher KenzhegulovAktobeJuly Milic CurcicTobol Askhat TagybergenOrdabasyAugust Kayrat NurdauletovMaktaaral Andrija FilipovićAktobeSeptember Andrei KarpovichAktobe
Attendances
Source: European Football Statistics
References
External links Official website