2010 Kazakhstan Premier League
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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. Aktobe
are the defending champions, having won their fourth league title in five seasons and their third in a row last season.
This year's competition was completed in two stages. The first stage consisted of all 12 clubs playing against each other twice, once at home and once away. After these matches were completed, the league was split into two halves for the second stage, where each club played every other club in its group twice, once at home and once away. The top six clubs played for the league title while the bottom six clubs played to avoid relegation.
, Kaisar
and Kazakhmys
were relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division
at the end of last season for finishing at the bottom of the league. Because of the league's contraction to twelve clubs for this season, only the First Division champions, Kairat, were promoted in their places.
Okzhetpes
finished 11th in last season's competition and took part in a promotion/relegation playoff against the First Division runners-up, Akzhayik
, for one spot in this year's competition. Akzhayik won this match 3–2. However, during the off-season, Vostok
were expelled from this year's competition due to unpaid debts. Therefore, Okzhetpes will retain their spot in the Premier League.
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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 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. 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, having won their fourth league title in five seasons and their third in a row last season.
This year's competition was completed in two stages. The first stage consisted of all 12 clubs playing against each other twice, once at home and once away. After these matches were completed, the league was split into two halves for the second stage, where each club played every other club in its group twice, once at home and once away. The top six clubs played for the league title while the bottom six clubs played to avoid relegation.
Teams
KyzylzharFC 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...
, 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...
and 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...
were relegated to the Kazakhstan 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...
at the end of last season for finishing at the bottom of the league. Because of the league's contraction to twelve clubs for this season, only the First Division champions, Kairat, were promoted in their places.
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....
finished 11th in last season's competition and took part in a promotion/relegation playoff against the First Division runners-up, 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...
, for one spot in this year's competition. Akzhayik won this match 3–2. However, during the off-season, 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...
were expelled from this year's competition due to unpaid debts. Therefore, Okzhetpes will retain their spot in the Premier League.
Stadia and locations
| 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 | 8,333 (61.7%) |
| 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... |
Oral Oral, Kazakhstan Oral , Uralsk in Russian, formerly known as Yaitsk , is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural and Chogan Rivers close to the Russian border. As it is located on the western side of the Ural river, it is considered geographically in Europe. It has a population of 350,000... |
Petr Atoyan Stadium Petr Atoyan Stadium Petr Atoyan Stadium is a football stadium in Oral, Kazakhstan. It is the home stadium of FC Akzhayik of the Kazakhstan Premier League. The stadium holds 8,320 spectators.-External links:*... |
8,320 | 4,650 (55.9%) |
| 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 | 5,000 (57.7%) |
| 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 | 4,769 (31.8%) |
| Kairat | 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... |
Almaty Central Stadium Almaty Central Stadium The Almaty Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is shared by FC Kairat Almaty. It also serves the home stadium for the Kazakhstan national football team.... |
25,057 | 1,115 |
| 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... |
Astana Arena | 30,000 | 4,787 (16%) |
| 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... |
Okzhetpes Stadium | 4,158 | 1,637 (39.4%) |
| 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 | 3,688 (10%) |
| 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 | 5,536 (29.1%) |
| 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 | 4,188 (33.4%) |
| 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 | 5,714 (68.7%) |
| 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 | 1,981 (49.5%) |
League table
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First stage
During these matches, each team played each other team twice (once at home and once away).Second stage
During these matches, each team played every other team in their half of the table twice (once at home and once away).Top six
Bottom six
Top goalscorers
Source: KFF .| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ulugbek BakayevUlugbek Bakayev Ulugbek Bakayev is a Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FC Zhetysu as a striker.He is a member of the Uzbekistan national football team... |
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 :... |
16(6 by PK Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) |
| 2 |  Nurbol ZhumaskaliyevNurbol 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 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 :... |
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| 3 |  Georgi DaskalovGeorgi Daskalov Georgi Daskalov is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays for Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar as a striker.His first club was Pirin Blagoevgrad. He also played for Belasitsa Petrich and Velbazhd Kyustendil.... |
Irtysh Pavlodar | 15(2) |
| 4 |  Moses SakyiMoses Sakyi Moses Sakyi is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for FC Akzhayik in Kazakhstan Premier League. He is a central Striker.-Professional career:... |
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... |
14(5) |
| 5 |  Danilo BelicDanilo Belic Danilo Belić is a Serbian football player, currently playing for FC Lokomotiv Astana.-External links: **... |
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... |
13(3) |
| 6 |  Igor Bugaev |
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(2) |
| 7 | 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.... |
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:... |
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