| Competition: | Kazakhstan Premier League |
| Season: | 2008 |
| Winners: | Aktobe |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Aktobe |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Tobol Irtysh Pavlodar Okzhetpes |
| League Topscorer: | Alexandru Golban (13) Murat Tleshev (13) |
| Prevseason: | 2007 |
| Nextseason: | 2009 |
The 2008 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 17th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan, and took place between 8 March and 5 November.[1] [2]
For the 2007 season, Megasport and Energetik were promoted to the Premier League, replacing Taraz and Ekibastuzets, who had been thrown out of the league for Match fixing,[3]
| Team | Manager | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe |  Vladimir Mukhanov | Aktobe | Central Stadium | 13,200 | |
| Almaty | Bernd Storck | Almaty | Central Stadium | 23,804 | |
| Astana |  Vyacheslav Ledovskih | Astana | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 12,350 | |
| Atyrau | Sergey Andreyev | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 9,500 | |
| Energetic-2 | Vladimir Linchevskiy | Ekibastuz | Shakhter | 6,300 | |
| Esil Bogatyr | Evgeny Yarovenko | Petropavl | Karasai Stadium | 11,000 | |
| Irtysh | Oirat Saduov | Pavlodar | Central Stadium | 15,000 | |
| Kairat | Vakhid Masudov | Almaty | Central Stadium | 23,804 | |
| Kaisar | Vladimir Nikitenko | Kyzylorda | Gani Muratbayev Stadium | 7,000 | |
| Megasport | Vladimir Gulyamkhaidarov | Almaty | Central Stadium | 23,804 | |
| Okzhetpes | Viktor Rymar | Kokshetau | Okzhetpes Stadium | 4,158 | |
| Ordabasy |  Jovica Nikolić | Shymkent | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 20,000 | |
| Shakhter Karagandy | Ivan Azovskiy | Karagandy | Shakhter Stadium | 20,000 | |
| Tobol | Dmitriy Ogai | Kostanay | Central Stadium | 8,323 | |
| Vostok |  Oleksandr Holokolosov | Oskemen | Vostok Stadium | 8,500 | |
| Zhetysu |  Ilie Karp | Taldykorgan | Zhetysu Stadium | 4,000 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty |  Marco Bragonje | Sacked | Bernd Storck | |
| Astana | Aleksandr Irkhin | Sacked | Vyacheslav Ledovskih | |
| Atyrau | Sergei Volgin | Sacked | Sergey Andreyev | |
| Energetik-2 | Valeriy Zhuravlev | Mutual consent | Vladimir Linchevskiy | |
| Megasport | Ravil Ramazanov | Mutual consent | Vladimir Gulyamkhaidarov | |
| Okzhetpes | Vyacheslav Ledovskih | Signed by Astana | Viktor Rymar | |
| Ordabasy | Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov | Mutual consent | Jovica Nikolić | |
| Shakhter Karagandy |  Revaz Dzodzuashvili | Mutual consent | Ivan Azovskiy (caretaker) | |
| Zhetysu | Eduard Glazunov | Mutual consent | Ilie Karp |
Because Aktobe and Tobol were tied on points and number of wins after the regular season, they played out the championship in a decision game.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandru Golban | Tobol | 13 |
| Murat Tleshev | Irtysh | ||
| 3 | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev | Tobol | 12 |
| 4 | Marat Khairullin | Aktobe | 11 |
| 5 |  Georgi Daskalov | Irtysh | 10 |
| Maksat Baizhanov | Kaisar | ||
| Aleksandr Savin | Astana |