2000 Kazakhstan Premier League Explained

Competition:Kazakhstan Top Division
Season:2000
Winners:Zhenis Astana
Matches:210
Total Goals:553
League Topscorer:Mendes (21)
Prevseason:1999
Nextseason:2001

The 2000 Kazakhstan Top Division was the ninth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.[1] [2] [3]

Teams

Following the conclusion of the previous season, no teams were relegated or promoted. Prior to the start of the season, Sintez became Tomiris, Access-Esil became Access-Golden Grain whilst Akmola moved back to Kokshetau.

During the middle of the season, Batyr withdrew due to financial problems, and Tomiris and Zhiger merged to form Dostyk. Dostyk were awarded the points that Tomiris had accumulated, whilst Zhiger were treated as having technical losses (0:3) in all remaining games.

Team overview

TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Access-Golden-GrainPetropavlKarasai Stadium
AkmolaKokshetauTorpedo Stadium
CSKA AlmatyAlmatyCSKA Stadium
DostykShymkentKazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
Irtysh-BastauPavlodarCentral Stadium
KairatAlmatyCentral Stadium
Kaisar-HurricaneKyzylordaGani Muratbayev Stadium
Shakhter-Ispat-KarmetKaragandaShakhter Stadium
TarazTarazCentral Stadium
TobolKostanayCentral Stadium
Vostok-AltynOskemenVostok Stadium
YelimaySemeySpartak Stadium
Zhenis AstanaAstanaKazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
ZhetysuTaldykorganZhetysu Stadium
ZhigerShymkentKazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium

League table

Golden match

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 MendesIrtysh-Bastau21
2 Kairat AubakirovYelimay15
Vladimir NiederhausZhenis
4 Seitzhan BaibossynovZhiger/Dostyk14
5 Oleg LitvinenkoKairat13
6 Vaso SepashviliZhenis12
Vladimir LoginovKaisar-Hurricane
Ruslan ImankulovShakhter-Ispat-Karmet

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.klisf.info/tourns/kaz/2000/10.htm Klisf.info: 2000 Season stats
  2. http://www.klisf.info/tourns/kaz/2000/10s.htm Klisf.info: 2000 Season team roster
  3. http://www.lyakhov.kz/football/00/main00.shtml Lyakhov.kz: 2000 Season stats