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Kazakh Premier League

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2026

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 2026 season, the KAZ1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2027 - 2028 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2026 KAZ1 team
2027 - 2028 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2026 KAZ1 teams

The winner of the 2026 Kazakhstan Cup, typically a KAZ1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2027 - 2028 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Leagues Pyramid - Kazakhstan

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
KAZ1	Kazakh Premier League	16
KAZ2	Kazakhstan First Division	14
KAZ3	Kazakhstan Second League	24

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
7 Mar 2026 - 1 Nov 2026			16: KAZ1 (13), KAZ2 (3)

Season Format

In the 2026 KAZ1 season, each KAZ1 team plays Home/Away matches against the other 13 KAZ1 teams once for a total of 26 league matches per team. 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 2026 KAZ1 season, the 15th and 16th 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	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2	FC Altai Semey	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
3	FC Astana	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
4	FC Atyrau	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
5	FC Irtysh Pavlodar	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
6	FC Kairat Almaty	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
7	FC Kaysar Kyzylorda	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
8	FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
9	FC Okzhetpes	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
10	FC Ordabasy	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
11	FC Tobol	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
12	FC Ulytau	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
13	FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
14	FK Kaspiy	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
15	FK Yelimay Semey	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
16	FK Zhenys	0	0 -0-0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0 -0-0	0	0	0	0
2027-2028 UEFACL 2027-2028 UEFAECL Relegation to KAZ2