2013 Kazakhstan Premier League


The 2013 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 22nd season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. The season began on 9 March 2013 and ended on 2 November. Shakhter Karagandy were the defending champions, having won their second league championship the previous year.

Changes from 2012 season

The league was reduced from fourteen to twelve teams for this season.

Teams

For the 2013 season, the league changed from 14 teams to 12, meaning the bottom two teams from the previous season, Sunkar and Okzhetpes, along with Kaisar were relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division with only Vostok, the second place team, gaining promotion.

Team overview

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
AktobeAktobeAktobe Central Stadium13,500
AkzhayikOralPetr Atoyan Stadium8,320
AstanaAstanaAstana Arena30,000
AtyrauAtyrauMunaishy Stadium9,000
IrtyshPavlodarPavlodar Central Stadium15,000
KairatAlmatyAlmaty Central Stadium25,057
OrdabasyShymkentKazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium37,000
ShakhterKaragandyShakhter Stadium19,000
TarazTarazTaraz Central Stadium12,525
TobolKostanayKostanay Central Stadium8,323
VostokOskemenVostok Stadium8,500
ZhetysuTaldykorganZhetysu Stadium4,000

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.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Aktobe

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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Player 8
Aktobe

First round

League table


Championship round

Table


Relegation round

Table


Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
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