| Competition: | Kazakhstan Premier League |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Dates: | 4 March – 29 October 2023 |
| Winners: | Ordabasy |
| Relegated: | Aksu Caspiy Okzhetpes Maktaaral |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Ordabasy |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Tobol |
| Continentalcup3: | Conference League |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Aktobe Astana |
| Matches: | 182 |
| Total Goals: | 445 |
| League Topscorer: | João Paulo (17) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Longest Wins: | Ordabasy (7 games) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Ordabasy (16 games) |
| Longest Winless: | Okzhetpes (8 games) |
| Longest Losses: | Aksu (7 games) |
| Highest Attendance: | [1] |
| Lowest Attendance: | |
| Attendance: | 854,169 |
| Average Attendance: | (1,264) |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
| Updated: | 29 October 2023 |
The 2023 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 32nd season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The winners (Ordabasy) qualified for the first qualifying round of the Champions League. The 2023 Kazakhstan Cup winners (Tobol) qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. The runners-up (Astana) qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, with the third-placed team (Aktobe) qualifying for the first qualifying round. The bottom three teams (Aksu, Caspiy, and Okzhetpes) and Maktaaral (relegated due to failing licensing process for the 2024 season) were relegated to the 2024 Kazakhstan First Division.
Akzhayik, Turan (both relegated after 2 seasons in top flight) and Taraz (relegated after 4 seasons in top flight) were all relegated at the end of the 2022 season. They were replaced by Okzhetpes (promoted after a 2 seasons absence), Kaisar and Zhetysu (both clubs promoted after a single season absence) from the Kazakhstan First League. FC Astana entered the season as defending champions after winning their seventh title the previous season.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksu | Pavlodar | Central Stadium | 11,828 | |
| Aktobe | Aktobe | Central Stadium | 12,729 | |
| Astana | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,200 | |
| Atyrau | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 8,900 | |
| Caspiy | Aktau | Zhastar Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Kairat | Almaty | Central Stadium | 23,804 | |
| Kaisar | Kyzylorda | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | 7,500 | |
| Kyzylzhar | Petropavl | Karasai Stadium | 11,000 | |
| Maktaaral | Atakent | Alpamys Batyr Stadium | 3,000 | |
| Okzhetpes | Kokshetau | Alisher Sagynbayev Stadium | 4,158 | |
| Ordabasy | Shymkent | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 20,000 | |
| Shakhter | Karaganda | Shakhter Stadium | 19,500 | |
| Tobol | Kostanay | Central Stadium | 9,500 | |
| Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Samat Suyumbayev Stadium | 4,000 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksu |  Adnan Timurbayev | Ruslan Esimov | Joma | Olimpbet | |
| Aktobe | Adilkhan Tanzharikov | Adidas | Olimpbet | ||
| Astana | Grigori Babayan | Abzal Beisebekov[2] | Nike | Samruk Kazyna, Olimpbet, Chery,[3] SportQory | |
| Atyrau |  Igor Stasevich | Macron | GAZ Stroy Montazh KZ, Olimpbet | ||
| Caspiy | Konstantin Gorovenko | Nurlybek Ayazbaev | Hummel | KazAzot, Rixos Wather World | |
| Kairat | Kirill Keker | Sergey Keiler | Joma | 1XBET | |
| Kaisar |  Viktor Kumykov | Ruslan Sakhalbaev | Joma | ||
| Kyzylzhar | Erkin Tapalov | Diadora | Olimpbet | ||
| Maktaaral | Kayrat Nurdauletov | Ruslan Yudenkov | Nike | ||
| Okzhetpes | Maksat Babayev | Zhasulan Moldakaraev | Joma | ||
| Ordabasy | Askhat Tagybergen | Nike | Olimpbet | ||
| Shakhter | Igor Soloshenko | Joma | Olimpbet | ||
| Tobol |  Milić Ćurčić | Serikzhan Muzhikov | Adidas | Polymetal, Olimpbet | |
| Zhetysu | Askar Kozhabergenov | Andrey Pasechenko | Nike | Kainar |
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.From the 2020 season, the KFF announced that players from countries of the Eurasian Economic Union would not be counted towards a club's foreign player limit.[4]
For transfers during the season, see Winter 2022–23 transfers and Summer 2023 transfers.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhter Karagandy | Vakhid Masudov | Pre-Season | Igor Soloshenko | 18 January 2023[5] | |||
| Tobol | Milan Milanović | Milic Curcic | 10 January 2023[6] | ||||
| Caspiy | Kakhaber Tskhadadze | Mutual Termination | 13 April 2023[7] | 14th | Igor Angelovski | 18 April 2023[8] | |
| Zhetysu | Almas Kulshinbaev | 26 April 2023 | 10th | Askar Kozhabergenov | 26 April 2023 | ||
| Aksu | Ruslan Kostyshyn | Mutual agreement | 28 April 2023[9] | 13th | Oyrat Saduov | 29 April 2023[10] | |
| Aksu | Oyrat Saduov | End of role | 3 May 2023 | 13th | Vakhid Masudov | 4 May 2023[11] | |
| Maktaaral | Konstantin Gorovenko | Resigned | 14 May 2023[12] | 14th | Ruslan Esatov | 14 May 2023 | |
| Maktaaral | Ruslan Esatov | End of role | 19 May 2023 | 14th | Kayrat Nurdauletov | 19 May 2023[13] | |
| Okzhetpes | Sergei Popkov | Sacked | 10 July 2023 | 11th | Andrey Ferapontov | 11 July 2023 | |
| Caspiy | Igor Angelovski | Resigned | 18 July 2023[14] | 13th | Sashko Poposki | 18 July 2023 | |
| Caspiy | Sashko Poposki | Resigned | 2 August 2023 | 13th | Konstantin Gorovenko | 2 August 2023[15] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yegor Khatkevich | Atyrau | 11 |
| 2 | Stas Pokatilov | Aktobe | 10 |
| 3 | Josip Čondrić | Astana | 9 |
| 4 | Bekkhan Shayzada | Ordabasy | 8 |
 Ștefan Sicaci | Kaisar | ||
| 6 | Raman Stsyapanaw | Kyzylzhar | 7 |
| 7 | Igor Shatsky | Shakhter Karagandy | 6 |
| Nikita Chagrov | Okzhetpes | ||
| 9 | Danil Ustimenko | Kairat | 5 |
| Ivan Konovalov | Tobol |
| Round | Total | Avg. Per Game | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope='row' | Round 1 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 2 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 3 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 4 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 5 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 6 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 7 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 8 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 9 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 10 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 11 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 12 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 13 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 14 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 15 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 16 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 17 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 18 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 19 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 20 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 21 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 22 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 23 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 24 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 25 | 7 | ||
| scope='row' | Round 26 | [17] | 7 | |
| Total | 182 |
| Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Total | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 | 2,500 | 2,100 | 2,500 | 2,630 | 5,230 | 5,150 | 4,150 | 4,850 | 2,900 | 1,300 | 1,500 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,600 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 12,600 | 12,000 | 12,600 | 12,354 | 12,600 | 12,800 | 12,700 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3,500 | 9,500 | 8,500 | 10,200 | 5,000 | 6,500 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 3,632 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 7,500 | 4,200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2,500 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 5,500 | 3,500 | 2,500 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1,000 | 250 | 150 | 2,500 | 2,800 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 3,200 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6,000 | 5,200 | 5,920 | 15,200 | 21,845 | 6,785 | 5,467 | 4,546 | 4,350 | 11,345 | 20,356 | 14,678 | 4,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3,800 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 5,800 | 4,000 | 6,500 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 1,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 2,000 | 1,800 | 800 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 1,900 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2,000 | 2,200 | 1,500 | 700 | 15,500 | 2,700 | 2,150 | 1,000 | 800 | 1,700 | 900 | 500 | 1,200 | |||||||||||||||||
| 300 | 1,000 | 250 | 1,000 | 355 | 150 | 400 | 500 | 100 | 500 | 250 | 1,500 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 | 12,000 | 18,063 | 18,000 | 19,563 | 22,168 | 18,063 | 16,000 | 14,000 | 13,843 | 18,063 | 18,063 | 18,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| 300 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 3,500 | 7,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 7,500 | 5,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2,500 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 1,600 | 4,200 | 2,000 | 2,900 | 2,200 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| 800 | 600 | 2,500 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 2,000 | 2,100 | 2,500 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| March | Ali Aliyev | Kyzylzhar | Maksim Samorodov | Aktobe | Andrija Filipović | Aktobe | [18] [19] [20] |
| April | João Paulo | Kairat | Askhat Tagybergen | Ordabasy | [21] [22] [23] | ||
| May | Aleksandr Sednyov | Ordabasy | Askhat Tagybergen | Ordabasy | Ihar Stasevich | Atyrau | [24] [25] [26] |
| June | Kayrat Nurdauletov | Maktaaral | João Paulo | Kairat | Alisher Kenzhegulov | Aktobe | [27] [28] [29] |
| July | Milic Curcic | Tobol | Askhat Tagybergen | Ordabasy | [30] [31] | ||
| August | Kayrat Nurdauletov | Maktaaral | Andrija Filipović | Aktobe | [32] [33] [34] | ||
| September | Andrei Karpovich | Aktobe | [35] [36] | ||||
