Summary
The Kazakh Premier League (KAZ1) is the top professional division in the Kazakhstan football system. At the end of the 2024 season, the KAZ1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024 KAZ1 team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2024 KAZ1 team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2024 KAZ1 team
The winner of the 2024 Kazakhstan Cup, typically a KAZ1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Kazakhstan
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| KAZ1 | Kazakh Premier League | 13 |
| KAZ2 | Kazakhstan First Division | 14 |
| KAZ3 | Kazakhstan Second League | 24 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 1 Mar 2022 - 27 Oct 2023 | 13: KAZ1 (11), KAZ2 (2) | ||
Season Format
In the 2024 KAZ1 season, each KAZ1 team plays Home/Away matches against the other 112 KAZ1 teams once for a total of 24 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) matches won, (3) total goals scored, (4) away goals scored, (5) head-to-head points, (6) head-to-head matches won, (7) head-to-head goal difference, (8) head-to-head goals scored, (9) head-to-head away goals scored, then (10) a drawing.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024 KAZ1 season, the 12th and 13th place KAZ1 teams will be relegated directly to the KAZ2.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | FC Aktobe | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | - | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | - | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | FC Ordabasy | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | - | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | FC Tobol | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | - | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | FC Kairat Almaty | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | FC Astana | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | FK Yelimay Semey | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 8 | FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FK Zhenys | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | - | 2 | 9 | -7 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -9 |
| 10 | FC Atyrau | 5 | 0 -4-1 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 0 -3-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FK Turan Turkistan | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | - | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 12 | FC Shakhter Karagandy | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | - | 1 | 9 | -8 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 |
| 13 | FC Kaysar Kyzylorda | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation to KAZ2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | FC Astana | Sportkompleks BÏIK pole 9 |
 | FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK | Stadion Munayşı |
 | FC Kairat Almaty | Gani Muratbayev Stadium |
 | FC Ordabasy | Stadion Spartak (Semey) |
 | FK Aksu | Stadion Shakhter |
 | FC Aktobe | Ortalıq Stadion (Jetisu) |
 | FK Yelimay Semey | Stadion Shakhter |
| FC Atyrau | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
| FK Turan Turkistan | Stadion Karasai |
 | FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
| FC Ordabasy | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
| FC Kaysar Kyzylorda | Stadion Shakhter |
| FC Shakhter Karagandy | Stadion Spartak (Semey) |
| FC Tobol | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium |
| FC Kaysar Kyzylorda | Astana Arena |
| FC Aktobe | Stadion Karasai |
| FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan | Sportkompleks BÏIK pole 9 |
Results
| 10 | FC Shakhter Karagandy | Ortalıq Stadion (Jetisu) |
| 13 | FC Aktobe | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
| 11 | FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium |
| 10 | FK Turan Turkistan | Stadion Shakhter |
| 11 | FC Atyrau | Gani Muratbayev Stadium |
| 01 | FC Ordabasy | Sportkompleks BÏIK pole 9 |
| 10 | FC Astana | Stadion Shakhter |
| 00 | FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
| 10 | FC Kaysar Kyzylorda | Ortalıq Stadion (Pavlodar) |
| 40 | FK Zhenys | Stadion Karasai |
| 12 | FC Kairat Almaty | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium |
| 01 | FK Yelimay Semey | Sportivnyy Kompleks Kaznu |
| 00 | FC Tobol | Stadion Karasai |
| CANC | FC Kaysar Kyzylorda | Ortalıq Stadion (Almatı) |
| 01 | FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan | Stadion Munayşı |
| 02 | FK Turan Turkistan | Stadion Shakhter |