2007 Kazakhstan Premier League

Kazakhstan Premier League

Season	2007
Champions	Aktobe
Champions League	Aktobe
UEFA Cup	Tobol Shakhter Karagandy
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Zhetysu
Top goalscorer	Jafar Irismetov (17)
← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 16th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.^[1]

Teams

For the 2007 season, Zhetysu were promoted to the Premier League, replacing Energetik. Avangard also earned promotion to the Premier League, but due not having the financial capabilities they weren't promoted and as a result Kaisar were spared relegation.

Team overview

Aktobe

Almaty

Astana

Atyrau

Ekibastuzets

Esil Bogatyr

Irtysh

Kairat

Kaisar

Okzhetpes

Ordabasy

Shakhter

Taraz

Tobol

Vostok

Zhetysu

Locations of teams in the 2007 Kazakhstan Premier League

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Aktobe	Aktobe	Central Stadium	13,200
Almaty	Almaty	Central Stadium	23,804
Astana	Astana	Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium	12,350
Atyrau	Atyrau	Munaishy Stadium	9,500
Ekibastuzets	Ekibastuz	Shakhtyor Stadium	6,300
Esil Bogatyr	Petropavl	Karasai Stadium	11,000
Irtysh	Pavlodar	Central Stadium	15,000
Kairat	Almaty	Central Stadium	23,804
Kaisar	Kyzylorda	Gani Muratbayev Stadium	7,000
Okzhetpes	Kokshetau	Okzhetpes Stadium	4,158
Ordabasy	Shymkent	Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium	20,000
Shakhter Karagandy	Karagandy	Shakhter Stadium	20,000
Taraz	Taraz	Central Stadium	12,525
Tobol	Kostanay	Central Stadium	8,323
Vostok	Oskemen	Vostok Stadium	8,500
Zhetysu	Taldykorgan	Zhetysu Stadium	4,000

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aktobe (C)	30	22	6	2	55	12	+43	72	2008–09 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round
2	Tobol	30	19	7	4	60	20	+40	64	2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round
3	Shakhter Karagandy	30	17	7	6	45	23	+22	58
4	Irtysh	30	16	4	10	34	27	+7	052^2
5	Zhetysu	30	13	7	10	33	32	+1	046^2	2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round
6	Almaty	30	13	5	12	35	32	+3	44
7	Vostok	30	12	5	13	30	38	−8	41
8	Astana	30	11	8	11	34	25	+9	38
9	Ordabasy	30	9	11	10	28	29	−1	38
10	Kaisar	30	10	7	13	27	37	−10	37
11	Esil Bogatyr	30	8	13	9	24	28	−4	37
12	Ekibastuzets (R)	30	8	8	14	28	38	−10	032^1	Relegation to 2008 First Division
13	Kairat	30	9	3	18	23	43	−20	30
14	Atyrau	30	8	6	16	29	39	−10	30
15	Okzhetpes	30	8	5	17	26	56	−30	029^1
16	Taraz (R)	30	3	6	21	16	50	−34	15	Relegation to 2008 First Division

Updated to games played on 10 November 2007.
Source: http://www.kpfl.kz/eng/chempionat_2007
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Ekibastuzets were expelled from the Premier League for Match fixing,^[2] and as a result Okzheptes spared relegation. ² Irtysh did not earn a UEFA license, therefore their 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup place was given to Zhetysu.^[3]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of match played 10 November 2007^[1]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jafar Irismetov	Almaty	17
2	Serghei Rogaciov	Aktobe	16
3	Murat Suyumagambetov	Astana	10
	Sergei Ostapenko	Tobol
5	Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev	Tobol	9
	Ulugbek Bakayev	Tobol
	Yuri Aksenov	Vostok
8	Sergei Strukov	Irtysh	8
	Mihails Miholaps	Shakhter
	Aleksandr Mitrofanov	Aktobe

References

1. "2007 PREMIER LEAGUE". www.kpfl.kz/ (in Russian). Football Federation of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
2. "Околофутбол". www.sports.kz/ (in Russian). sports.kz. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
3. "Иртыш все-таки оказался в пролете". www.sports.kz/ (in Russian). sports.kz. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2015.