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Kazakh Premier League

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2025

Location

Kazakhstan

Abbreviation

KAZ1

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Summary

The Kazakh Premier League (KAZ1) is the top professional division in the Kazakhstan football system. At the end of the 2025 season, the KAZ1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2026 - 2027 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025 KAZ1 team
2026 - 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2025 KAZ1 team
2026 - 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2025 KAZ1 team

The winner of the 2025 Kazakhstan Cup, typically a KAZ1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2026 - 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Leagues Pyramid - Kazakhstan

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
KAZ1	Kazakh Premier League	14
KAZ2	Kazakhstan First Division	14
KAZ3	Kazakhstan Second League	24

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
28 Feb 2025 - 25 Oct 2025			13: KAZ1 (11), KAZ2 (3)

Season Format

In the 2025 KAZ1 season, each KAZ1 team plays Home/Away matches against the other 13 KAZ1 teams once for a total of 26 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 2025 KAZ1 season, the 11th, 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 Kairat Almaty	25	17 -5-3	56	-	51	18	33	12	9 -1-2	28	29	8	21	13	8 -4-1	28	22	10	12
2	FC Astana	25	16 -6-3	54	-	60	26	34	13	8 -4-1	28	40	17	23	12	8 -2-2	26	20	9	11
3	FC Tobol	25	15 -6-4	51	-	41	22	19	13	9 -2-2	29	25	12	13	12	6 -4-2	22	16	10	6
4	FK Yelimay Semey	25	13 -6-6	45	-	44	29	15	12	8 -0-4	24	20	12	8	13	5 -6-2	21	24	17	7
5	FC Aktobe	25	13 -4-8	43	-	37	22	15	12	8 -1-3	25	17	9	8	13	5 -3-5	18	20	13	7
6	FK Zhenys	25	8 -11-6	35	-	35	31	4	12	5 -4-3	19	20	15	5	13	3 -7-3	16	15	16	-1
7	FC Okzhetpes	25	9 -6-10	33	-	32	33	-1	12	5 -2-5	17	17	15	2	13	4 -4-5	16	15	18	-3
8	FC Ordabasy	25	8 -8-9	32	-	28	25	3	13	5 -5-3	20	15	9	6	12	3 -3-6	12	13	16	-3
9	FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK	25	5 -10-10	25	-	24	31	-7	13	3 -6-4	15	13	15	-2	12	2 -4-6	10	11	16	-5
10	FC Ulytau	25	5 -7-13	22	-	18	39	-21	12	3 -4-5	13	13	21	-8	13	2 -3-8	9	5	18	-13
11	FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan	25	4 -10-11	22	-	18	40	-22	12	3 -6-3	15	8	12	-4	13	1 -4-8	7	10	28	-18
12	FC Kaysar Kyzylorda	25	3 -12-10	21	-	22	40	-18	13	2 -9-2	15	12	12	0	12	1 -3-8	6	10	28	-18
13	FC Atyrau	25	4 -7-14	19	-	20	42	-22	13	2 -4-7	10	10	21	-11	12	2 -3-7	9	10	21	-11
14	FK Turan Turkistan	25	4 -4-17	16	-	22	54	-32	13	3 -3-7	12	12	23	-11	12	1 -1-10	4	10	31	-21
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to KAZ2