Season | 2016 |
---|---|
Champions | Astana (3rd title) |
Relegated | Zhetysu Taraz |
Champions League | Astana |
Europa League | Kairat Irtysh Pavlodar Ordabasy |
Matches played | 192 |
Goals scored | 491 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gerard Gohou (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Kairat 6–0 Okzhetpes (21 May 2016)[1] |
Biggest away win | Shakhter Karagandy 0–5 Kairat (11 June 2016)[2] Akzhayik 0–5 Tobol (24 July 2016)[3] |
Highest scoring | Aktobe 2–6 Kairat (19 June 2016)[4] Aktobe 4–4 Ordabasy (13 August 2016)[5] |
← 2015 2017 → |
The 2016 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 25th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. Astana were the defending champions having won their second league championship the previous year, and they successfully defended their title this season. The season began on 12 March 2016 and concluded on 29 October 2016; the relegation play-off took place on 5 November 2016.
Teams
FC Kaisar was relegated at the end of the 2015 season, and was replaced by Akzhayik.
Team overview
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Aktobe | Aktobe | Aktobe Central Stadium | 15,000 |
Akzhayik | Oral | Petr Atoyan Stadium | 8,320 |
Astana | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,000 |
Atyrau | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 8,690 |
Irtysh | Pavlodar | Pavlodar Central Stadium | 15,000 |
Kairat | Almaty | Almaty Central Stadium | 25,057 |
Okzhetpes | Kokshetau | Okzhetpes Stadium | 4,158 |
Ordabasy | Shymkent | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 35,000 |
Shakhter | Karaganda | Shakhter Stadium | 20,000 |
Taraz | Taraz | Taraz Central Stadium | 11,525 |
Tobol | Kostanay | Kostanay Central Stadium | 10,500 |
Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Zhetysu 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aktobe | Yuri Utkulbayev | Lotto | — | |
Akzhayik | Artur Avakyants | Predrag Govedarica | Adidas | Expo 2017 |
Astana | Stanimir Stoilov | Tanat Nusserbayev | Adidas | Samruk-Kazyna |
Atyrau | Stoycho Mladenov | Zhasur Narzikulov | Adidas | — |
Irtysh | Dimitar Dimitrov | David Loria | Nike | ENRC |
Kairat | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | Nike | Expo 2017 |
Okzhetpes | Vladimir Mukhanov | Alibek Buleshev | Adidas | Chempionat |
Ordabasy | Bakhtiyar Bayseitov | Azat Nurgaliev | Adidas | TAU |
Shakhter | Aleksei Yeryomenko | Maksat Baizhanov | Adidas | — |
Taraz | Yuriy Maksymov | Dmitri Yevstigneyev | Adidas | — |
Tobol | Omari Tetradze | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev | Adidas | — |
Zhetysu | Almas Kulshinbaev | Andrey Pasechenko | Adidas | — |
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.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aktobe | Ioan Andone | Mutual consent | 10 November 2015[6] | Pre-season | Yuri Utkulbayev | 22 December 2015[7] |
Taraz | Evgeny Yarovenko | Mutual consent | 11 November 2015[8] | Nurmat Mirzabayev | ||
Kairat | Vladimír Weiss | Mutual consent | 30 November 2015[9] | Aleksandr Borodyuk | 28 December 2015[10] | |
Shakhter | Ihor Zakhariak | Jozef Vukušič | 8 January 2016[11] | |||
Tobol | Sergey Maslenov | Dmitriy Ogai | 23 December 2015 | |||
Zhetysu | Ivan Azovskiy | Almas Kulshinbaev | 5 January 2016[12] | |||
Kairat | Aleksandr Borodyuk | Resigned | 5 April 2016[13] | 9th | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | 7 April 2016[14] |
Tobol | Dmitriy Ogai | Mutual consent | 28 April 2016[15] | 5th | ||
Taraz | Nurmat Mirzabayev | 15 May 2016 | 12th | Yuriy Maksymov | 15 May 2016[16] | |
Shakhter Karagandy | Jozef Vukušič | Resigned | 3 August 2016[17] | 11th | Aleksei Yeryomenko | 4 August 2016[18] |
Regular season
In the regular season twelve teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of 22 matches per team. The top six teams advanced to the Championship round and the bottom six teams qualified for the Relegation round.[19]
Regular season table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Astana | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 53 | Qualification for the championship round |
2 | Kairat | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 46 | |
3 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 41 | |
4 | Okzhetpes | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 37 | |
5 | Ordabasy | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 33 | |
6 | Aktobe | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | Atyrau | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the relegation round |
8 | Tobol | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 28[lower-alpha 1] | |
9 | Zhetysu | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 23 | |
10 | Shakhter Karagandy | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 21 | |
11 | Taraz | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 19 | |
12 | Akzhayik | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 44 | −32 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Matches won; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.[20]
Notes:
Regular season results
Championship round
The top six teams from the regular season will participate in the Championship round where they will play each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of 10 matches per team. In contrast to the previous season, teams will carry forward their entire regular season record, with no halving of points. After completion of the Championship round the winners will be the Champions of 2016 Kazakhstan Premier League and qualify for 2017–18 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. The runners-up and third-placed team will qualify for Europa League first qualifying round and the fourth-placed team will also qualify for Europa League because one of the top three teams will win the 2016 Kazakhstan Cup.[19]
Championship round table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Astana (C) | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Kairat | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 30 | +45 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 49 | |
4 | Ordabasy | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 48 | |
5 | Okzhetpes | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 45 | |
6 | Aktobe | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams are tied); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head matches won; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Matches won; 10) Goals scored; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Draw.[21]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ Astana qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Kazakhstan Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
Championship round results
Relegation round
The worst six teams from the regular season participated in the Relegation round where they played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of 10 matches per team. In contrast to the previous season, teams carried forward their entire regular season record, with no halving of points. After completion of the Relegation round the winners are considered the 7th-placed team of 2016 Kazakhstan Premier League, the runners-up being 8th and so on, with the last team being 12th. The 11th-placed team, Taraz, qualified for the relegation play-off against Altai Semey, the runners-up of 2016 Kazakhstan First Division, with the losing team being eliminated, and the 12th-placed team, Zhetysu, will be directly relegated to 2017 Kazakhstan First Division as the last-placed team.[19]
Relegation round table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Tobol | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 41 | |
8 | Atyrau | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 39 | |
9 | Shakhter Karagandy | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 36 | |
10 | Akzhayik | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 35[lower-alpha 1] | |
11 | Taraz | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 35[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the relegation play-offs[lower-alpha 2] |
12 | Zhetysu (R) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 31 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goal difference; 8) Matches won; 9) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.[22]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Relegation round results
Relegation play-offs
5 November 2016 | Taraz | 0–3 | Altai Semey | Astana |
14:00 (UTC+6) | Report | Shakin 4' Shaff 45' (pen.) Nurgaliyev 51' |
Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Artyom Kuchin |
Altai Semey are promoted to the 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League; Taraz are relegated to the 2017 Kazakhstan First Division.
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of matches played 29 October 2016[23]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gerard Gohou | Kairat | 22 |
2 | Roman Murtazayev | Irtysh Pavlodar | 18 |
3 | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | Kairat | 17 |
4 | Malick Mané | Taraz | 13 |
5 | Dušan Savić | Zhetysu | 12 |
Azat Nurgaliev | Ordabasy/Astana | ||
7 | Sergei Khizhnichenko | Tobol | 10 |
Alexander Geynrikh | Ordabasy | ||
9 | Serge Bando N'Ganbe | Okzhetpes | 9 |
10 | Marat Khairullin | Okzhetpes | 8 |
Đorđe Despotović | Astana | ||
Andrey Arshavin | Kairat | ||
Volodymyr Arzhanov | Atyrau | ||
Tomáš Šimkovič | Tobol | ||
Freddy Coronel | Akzhayik |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dušan Savić | Zhetysu | Taraz | 3–2 | 15 June 2016 | [24] |
Alexander Geynrikh | Ordabasy | Aktobe | 4–4 | 13 August 2016 | [25] |
Malick Mané | Taraz | Zhetysu | 3–2 | 10 September 2016 | [26] |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Ulan Konysbayev for Atyrau against Zhetysu (12 March 2016)
- Fastest goal of the season: 1st minute,
- Latest goal of the season: 90+4th minute,
- Alassane N'Diaye for Tobol against Taraz (1 May 2016)[28]
- Marat Khairullin for Okzhetpes against Zhetysu (10 May 2016)[29]
References
- ↑ "KAIRAT VS. OKZHETPES 6 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "SHAKHTER KARAGANDY VS. KAIRAT 0 - 5". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "AKZHAYIK VS. TOBOL 0 - 5". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "AKTOBE VS. KAIRAT 2 - 6". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "AKTOBE VS. ORDABASY 4 - 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ По обоюдному согласию. fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Юрий Уткульбаев представлен коллективу. fc-aktobe.kz/ (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ Яровенко покидает Тараз. sports.kz/ (in Russian). sports.kz. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ Трудовые отношения ФК Кайрат и Владимира Вайсса подошли к концу. fckairat.kz/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 30 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ↑ "Александр Бородюк – главный тренер ФК Кайрат". www.fckairat.kz/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ "ЙОЗЕФ ВУКУШИЧ – ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР ФК ШАХТЕР". shahter.kz (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ↑ "Алмас Кулшинбаев — главный тренер Жетысу". www.sports.kz/ (in Russian). sports.kz. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ АЛЕКСАНДР БОРОДЮК РАСТОРГ КОНТРАКТ С ФК КАЙРАТ. fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ Кахабер Цхададзе – главный тренер Кайрата. fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Дмитрий Огай оставил пост главного тренера. fc-tobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ Юрий Максимов — новый главный тренер Тараза
- ↑ ВУКУШИЧ ПОКИНУЛ ПОСТ ГЛАВНОГО ТРЕНЕРА. shahter.kz (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ ЕРЕМЕНКО НАЗНАЧЕН ГЛАВНЫМ ТРЕНЕРОМ. shahter.kz (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Premier League 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "РЕГЛАМЕНТ ЧЕМПИОНАТА НА 2016 год" [Championship Regulations for 2016] (PDF). pflk.kz. Kazakhstan Premier League. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "РЕГЛАМЕНТ ЧЕМПИОНАТА НА 2016 год" [Championship Regulations for 2016] (PDF). pflk.kz. Kazakhstan Premier League. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "РЕГЛАМЕНТ ЧЕМПИОНАТА НА 2016 год" [Championship Regulations for 2016] (PDF). pflk.kz. Kazakhstan Premier League. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ UEFA.com
- ↑ "Taraz 2-3 Zhetysu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Aktobe 4-4 Ordabasy". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Tarz 3-2 Zhetysu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ "Tobol 2-2 Zhetysu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Tobol 1-0 Taraz". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Zhetysu 1-4 Okzhetpes". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Kazakh and Russian)