2015 Kazakhstan Premier League

Spartak Semey was relegated at the end of the 2014 season, and were replaced by Okzhetpes.

{{Location map+ |Kazakhstan |width=500 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in the 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League |places=

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=50.291389 |long=57.160278 |label=Aktobe }}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=47.094085 |long=51.908324 |label=Atyrau }}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=52.276383 |long=76.949712 |label=Irtysh |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=43.238331 |long=76.92435 |label=Kairat |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=44.826029 |long=65.503439 |label=Kaisar }}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=51.191892 |long=71.398408 |label=Astana |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=53.285278 |long=69.391667 |label=Okzhetpes }}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=42.335493 |long=69.593568 |label=Ordabasy |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=49.818618 |long=73.075122 |label=Shakhter |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=42.901751 |long=71.382224 |label=Taraz |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=53.225974 |long=63.636578 |label=Tobol }}

{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=45.019716 |long=78.365103 |label=Zhetysu |position=left}}

}}

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11156&view=rules |title=Premier League 2015 - Regular season rules |publisher=Scoresway |access-date=13 July 2015}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section= Regular season

|source=[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/kaz/domestic/league/1084/ UEFA.com], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2015/regular-season/r30455/ Soccerway]

|team1=KRT |team2=AKT |team3=AST |team4=ATY |team5=ORD |team6=IRT |team7=OKZ |team8=TOB |team9=TAR |team10=SHA|team11=ZHE |team12=KSR

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q |result5=Q |result6=Q

|result7=R |result8=R |result9=R |result10=R |result11=R |result12=R

|update=complete

|win_AKT=12|draw_AKT=8 |loss_AKT=2 |gf_AKT=27|ga_AKT=12

|win_AST=12|draw_AST=7 |loss_AST=3 |gf_AST=40|ga_AST=19

|win_ATY=9 |draw_ATY=10|loss_ATY=3 |gf_ATY=25|ga_ATY=19

|win_IRT=7 |draw_IRT=9 |loss_IRT=6 |gf_IRT=26|ga_IRT=23

|win_KRT=13|draw_KRT=5 |loss_KRT=4 |gf_KRT=43|ga_KRT=14

|win_KSR=3 |draw_KSR=8 |loss_KSR=11|gf_KSR=12|ga_KSR=25

|win_OKZ=8 |draw_OKZ=2 |loss_OKZ=12|gf_OKZ=24|ga_OKZ=33

|win_ORD=9 |draw_ORD=8 |loss_ORD=5 |gf_ORD=21|ga_ORD=18

|win_SHA=5 |draw_SHA=3 |loss_SHA=14|gf_SHA=16|ga_SHA=38

|win_TAR=7 |draw_TAR=3 |loss_TAR=12|gf_TAR=17|ga_TAR=25

|win_TOB=7 |draw_TOB=4 |loss_TOB=11|gf_TOB=22|ga_TOB=32

|win_ZHE=4 |draw_ZHE=5 |loss_ZHE=13|gf_ZHE=17|ga_ZHE=32

|name_AKT=Aktobe

|name_AST=Astana

|name_ATY=Atyrau

|name_IRT=Irtysh Pavlodar

|name_KRT=Kairat

|name_KSR=Kaisar

|name_OKZ=Okzhetpes

|name_ORD=Ordabasy

|name_SHA=Shakhter Karagandy

|name_TAR=Taraz

|name_TOB=Tobol

|name_ZHE=Zhetysu

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 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) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11156&view=rules |title=Premier League 2015 - Regular season rules |publisher=Scoresway |access-date=13 July 2015}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Qualification for the championship round

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Qualification for the relegation round

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AKT|team2=AST|team3=ATY|team4=IRT|team5=KRT

|team6=KSR|team7=OKZ|team8=ORD|team9=SHA|team10=TAR

|team11=TOB|team12=ZHE

|name_AKT=Aktobe

|match_AKT_AST=0–0

|match_AKT_ATY=1–1

|match_AKT_IRT=2–1

|match_AKT_KRT=0–0

|match_AKT_KSR=0–0

|match_AKT_OKZ=4–2

|match_AKT_ORD=0–0

|match_AKT_SHA=0–1

|match_AKT_TAR=3–1

|match_AKT_TOB=2–1

|match_AKT_ZHE=2–0

|name_AST=Astana

|match_AST_AKT=0–0

|match_AST_ATY=0–0

|match_AST_IRT=2–2

|match_AST_KRT=4–3

|match_AST_KSR=2–0

|match_AST_OKZ=2–0

|match_AST_ORD=1–1

|match_AST_SHA=2–1

|match_AST_TAR=4–1

|match_AST_TOB=4–0

|match_AST_ZHE=2–1

|name_ATY=Atyrau

|match_ATY_AKT=0–2

|match_ATY_AST=1–1

|match_ATY_IRT=0–0

|match_ATY_KRT=0–0

|match_ATY_KSR=2–1

|match_ATY_OKZ=2–1

|match_ATY_ORD=1–1

|match_ATY_SHA=1–0

|match_ATY_TAR=2–1

|match_ATY_TOB=1–2

|match_ATY_ZHE=3–0

|name_IRT=Irtysh Pavlodar

|match_IRT_AKT=1–0

|match_IRT_AST=0–3

|match_IRT_ATY=1–2

|match_IRT_KRT=1–1

|match_IRT_KSR=4–2

|match_IRT_OKZ=3–1

|match_IRT_ORD=2–0

|match_IRT_SHA=3–1

|match_IRT_TAR=0–1

|match_IRT_TOB=1–1

|match_IRT_ZHE=1–0

|name_KRT=Kairat

|match_KRT_AKT=1–2

|match_KRT_AST=2–0

|match_KRT_ATY=0–1

|match_KRT_IRT=1–0

|match_KRT_KSR=1–0

|match_KRT_OKZ=4–0

|match_KRT_ORD=2–1

|match_KRT_SHA=4–0

|match_KRT_TAR=2–0

|match_KRT_TOB=4–0

|match_KRT_ZHE=2–0

|name_KSR=Kaisar

|match_KSR_AKT=0–0

|match_KSR_AST=2–1

|match_KSR_ATY=0–0

|match_KSR_IRT=0–0

|match_KSR_KRT=0–0

|match_KSR_OKZ=0–2

|match_KSR_ORD=1–1

|match_KSR_SHA=2–0

|match_KSR_TAR=1–3

|match_KSR_TOB=0–1

|match_KSR_ZHE=0–0

|name_OKZ=Okzhetpes

|match_OKZ_AKT=2–3

|match_OKZ_AST=1–2

|match_OKZ_ATY=2–2

|match_OKZ_IRT=0–1

|match_OKZ_KRT=1–3

|match_OKZ_KSR=1–0

|match_OKZ_ORD=0–1

|match_OKZ_SHA=1–0

|match_OKZ_TAR=2–0

|match_OKZ_TOB=1–0

|match_OKZ_ZHE=2–0

|name_ORD=Ordabasy

|match_ORD_AKT=0–1

|match_ORD_AST=0–2

|match_ORD_ATY=2–0

|match_ORD_IRT=1–1

|match_ORD_KRT=2–2

|match_ORD_KSR=0–0

|match_ORD_OKZ=2–1

|match_ORD_SHA=1–0

|match_ORD_TAR=1–0

|match_ORD_TOB=2–0

|match_ORD_ZHE=0–0

|name_SHA=Shakhter Karagandy

|match_SHA_AKT=0–1

|match_SHA_AST=0–4

|match_SHA_ATY=1–1

|match_SHA_IRT=2–2

|match_SHA_KRT=0–5

|match_SHA_KSR=1–2

|match_SHA_OKZ=3–0

|match_SHA_ORD=0–1

|match_SHA_TAR=2–0

|match_SHA_TOB=1–0

|match_SHA_ZHE=2–1

|name_TAR=Taraz

|match_TAR_AKT=0–1

|match_TAR_AST=2–0

|match_TAR_ATY=0–1

|match_TAR_IRT=0–0

|match_TAR_KRT=1–0

|match_TAR_KSR=3–0

|match_TAR_OKZ=1–1

|match_TAR_ORD=0–1

|match_TAR_SHA=0–0

|match_TAR_TOB=1–0

|match_TAR_ZHE=2–0

|name_TOB=Tobol

|match_TOB_AKT=0–2

|match_TOB_AST=1–1

|match_TOB_ATY=2–2

|match_TOB_IRT=1–0

|match_TOB_KRT=1–3

|match_TOB_KSR=1–0

|match_TOB_OKZ=0–2

|match_TOB_ORD=1–3

|match_TOB_SHA=4–1

|match_TOB_TAR=3–0

|match_TOB_ZHE=3–1

|name_ZHE=Zhetysu

|match_ZHE_AKT=1–1

|match_ZHE_AST=1–3

|match_ZHE_ATY=1–2

|match_ZHE_IRT=2–2

|match_ZHE_KRT=0–3

|match_ZHE_KSR=2–1

|match_ZHE_OKZ=0–1

|match_ZHE_ORD=3–0

|match_ZHE_SHA=3–0

|match_ZHE_TAR=1–0

|match_ZHE_TOB=0–0

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2015/regular-season/r30455/matches/?ICID=PL_3N_02 Soccerway]

}}

The top six teams from 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. They will start this round with their points from Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and they will keep their Regular season record (matches won, draws, losses and goal differential). After completion of the Championship round the winners will be the Champions of 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League and qualify for 2016–17 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 may also qualify for Europa League if they or one of the top three teams wins the 2015 Kazakhstan Cup.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section= Championship round

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2015/championship-round/r30457/ Soccerway]

|team1=AST |team2=KRT |team3=AKT |team4=ORD |team5=ATY |team6=IRT

|result1=CL2Q |result2=EL1Q |result3=EL1Q |result4=EL1Q

|update=complete

|win_AKT=15|draw_AKT=9 |loss_AKT=8 |gf_AKT=35|ga_AKT=25

|win_AST=20|draw_AST=7 |loss_AST=5 |gf_AST=55|ga_AST=26

|win_ATY=11|draw_ATY=12|loss_ATY=9 |gf_ATY=31|ga_ATY=33

|win_IRT=10|draw_IRT=10|loss_IRT=12|gf_IRT=37|ga_IRT=39

|win_KRT=20|draw_KRT=7 |loss_KRT=5 |gf_KRT=60|ga_KRT=19

|win_ORD=12|draw_ORD=10|loss_ORD=10|gf_ORD=32|ga_ORD=31

|status_AST=C

|startpoints_AKT=-22

|startpoints_AST=-21

|startpoints_ATY=-18

|startpoints_IRT=-15

|startpoints_KRT=-22

|startpoints_ORD=-17

|name_AKT=Aktobe

|name_AST=Astana

|name_ATY=Atyrau

|name_IRT=Irtysh Pavlodar

|name_KRT=Kairat

|name_ORD=Ordabasy

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams are tied); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored; 11) Away goals scored; 12) Play-off (only if deciding champion when three or teams are tied); 13) Draw.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11156&view=rules |title=Premier League 2015 - Season rules |publisher=Scoresway |access-date=13 July 2015}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_CL2Q=green1 |text_CL2Q=Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round

|col_EL1Q=blue1 |text_EL1Q=Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round

|note_res_EL1Q=Kairat qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Kazakhstan Cup.

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AKT|team2=AST|team3=ATY|team4=IRT|team5=KRT

|team6=ORD

|name_AKT=Aktobe

|match_AKT_AST=0–1

|match_AKT_ATY=1–0

|match_AKT_IRT=3–2

|match_AKT_KRT=0–3

|match_AKT_ORD=1–0

|name_AST=Astana

|match_AST_AKT=1–0

|match_AST_ATY=4–1

|match_AST_IRT=1–0

|match_AST_KRT=0–1

|match_AST_ORD=2–1

|name_ATY=Atyrau

|match_ATY_AKT=1–1

|match_ATY_AST=0–1

|match_ATY_IRT=1–0

|match_ATY_KRT=1–2

|match_ATY_ORD=1–3

|name_IRT=Irtysh Pavlodar

|match_IRT_AKT=1–0

|match_IRT_AST=2–1

|match_IRT_ATY=2–0

|match_IRT_KRT=0–2

|match_IRT_ORD=1–2

|name_KRT=Kairat

|match_KRT_AKT=2–1

|match_KRT_AST=0–1

|match_KRT_ATY=0–0

|match_KRT_IRT=5–2

|match_KRT_ORD=2–0

|name_ORD=Ordabasy

|match_ORD_AKT=2–1

|match_ORD_AST=2–3

|match_ORD_ATY=0–1

|match_ORD_IRT=1–1

|match_ORD_KRT=0–0

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2015/championship-round/r30457/matches/?ICID=PL_3N_02 Soccerway]

}}

The bottom six teams from Regular season will participate in the Relegation round where they will play each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of 10 matches per team. They will start this round with their points from Regular season halved, rounded upwards, and they will keep their Regular season record (matches won, draws, losses and goal differential). After completion of the Relegation round the winners will be considered 7th-placed team of 2015 Kazakhstan Premier League, the runners-up will be 8th and so on, with the last team being 12th. The 11th-placed team will qualify for Relegation play-off against runners-up of 2015 Kazakhstan First Division, with the loser being eliminated, and the 12th-placed team will be directly relegated to 2016 Kazakhstan First Division as the last-placed team.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section= Relegation round

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2015/relegation-round/r30456/ Soccerway]

|highest_pos=7

|team7=TOB |team8=OKZ |team9=TAR |team10=SHA |team11=ZHE |team12=KSR

|result11=RPO |result12=REL

|update=complete

|win_OKZ=12|draw_OKZ=6 |loss_OKZ=14|gf_OKZ=36|ga_OKZ=41

|win_TOB=12|draw_TOB=6 |loss_TOB=14|gf_TOB=32|ga_TOB=42

|win_TAR=10|draw_TAR=8 |loss_TAR=14|gf_TAR=25|ga_TAR=33

|win_SHA=9 |draw_SHA=5 |loss_SHA=18|gf_SHA=27|ga_SHA=47

|win_ZHE=8 |draw_ZHE=6 |loss_ZHE=18|gf_ZHE=28|ga_ZHE=46

|win_KSR=4 |draw_KSR=12|loss_KSR=16|gf_KSR=20|ga_KSR=36

|status_KSR=R

|status_ZHE=O

|name_OKZ=Okzhetpes

|name_TOB=Tobol

|name_TAR=Taraz

|name_SHA=Shakhter Karagandy

|name_ZHE=Zhetysu

|name_KSR=Kaisar

|startpoints_OKZ=-13

|startpoints_TOB=-12

|startpoints_TAR=-12

|startpoints_SHA=-9

|startpoints_ZHE=-8

|startpoints_KSR=-8

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 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) Goals scored; 10) Away goals scored; 11) Draw.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11156&view=rules |title=Premier League 2015 - Season rules |publisher=Scoresway |access-date=13 July 2015}}

|res_col_header=R

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the relegation play-off

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=KSR|team2=OKZ|team3=SHA|team4=TAR|team5=TOB

|team6=ZHE

|name_KSR=Kaisar

|match_KSR_OKZ=0–1

|match_KSR_SHA=0–1

|match_KSR_TAR=0–0

|match_KSR_TOB=1–2

|match_KSR_ZHE=3–1

|name_OKZ=Okzhetpes

|match_OKZ_KSR=2–1

|match_OKZ_SHA=1–0

|match_OKZ_TAR=0–0

|match_OKZ_TOB=1–2

|match_OKZ_ZHE=1–1

|name_SHA=Shakhter Karagandy

|match_SHA_KSR=1–1

|match_SHA_OKZ=0–0

|match_SHA_TAR=3–0

|match_SHA_TOB=1–2

|match_SHA_ZHE=3–1

|name_TAR=Taraz

|match_TAR_KSR=1–1

|match_TAR_OKZ=3–3

|match_TAR_TOB=1–0

|match_TAR_SHA=2–0

|match_TAR_ZHE=1–0

|name_TOB=Tobol

|match_TOB_KSR=0–0

|match_TOB_OKZ=1–0

|match_TOB_TAR=0–0

|match_TOB_SHA=2–1

|match_TOB_ZHE=1–3

|name_ZHE=Zhetysu

|match_ZHE_KSR=2–1

|match_ZHE_OKZ=0–3

|match_ZHE_SHA=0–1

|match_ZHE_TAR=1–0

|match_ZHE_TOB=2–0

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2015/relegation-round/r30456/matches/?ICID=PL_3N_02 Soccerway]

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = {{Start date|2015|11|14|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 (UTC+6)

|team1 = Zhetysu

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/14/kazakhstan/play-offs-12/fc-zhetysu-taldykorgan/fc-vostok-ust-kamenogorsk/2167661/?ICID=HP_MS_184_01 Summary]

|team2 = Vostok

|goals1 = Shakhmetov {{goal|31}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Astana Arena

|location = Astana

|attendance = 1,000

|referee = Igor Aleshin

|nobars = 1

}}

{{updated|matches played by 8 November 2015}}[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/kaz/domestic/league/1084/ UEFA.com]

{{notelist}}

• First goal of the season: Ivan Božić for Ordabasy against Irtysh (7 March 2015){{cite web|title=Ordabasy 1-1 Irtysh|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/07/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-ordabasy-shymkent/fc-irtysh-pavlodar/2010820/?ICID=PL_MS_02|website=uk.soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=16 March 2015}}
• Fastest goal of the season: 2nd minute,
• Grigori Sartakov for Irtysh against Tobol (21 March 2015){{cite web|title=Irtysh 1 - 1 Tobol|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/03/21/kazakhstan/premier-league/fc-irtysh-pavlodar/fc-tobyl-kostanai/2010839/?ICID=PL_MS_02|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=23 March 2015}}
• Latest goal of the season: 94th minute,
• Gerard Gohou for Kairat against Tobol (7 March 2015){{cite web|title=Kairat 2-0 Zhetysu|url=http://www.soccer24.com/match/p4fq6AXn/#match-summary|website=soccer24.com|publisher=Soccer24|access-date=16 March 2015}}

{{reflist|30em}}

{{2015 in Kazakh football}}

{{Kazakhstan Premier League seasons}}

{{2014–15 in European football (UEFA)}}

{{2015–16 in European football (UEFA)}}

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