2015 Kazakhstan First Division
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Akzhayik |
| Promoted | Akzhayik |
| Matches | 156 |
| Goals | 393 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Oleg Khromtsov (FC Akzhayik) Murat Onal (FC Kyran) (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Akzhayik 8-1 CSKA Almaty |
| Biggest away win | Bayterek 0-5 Spartak Semey |
| Highest scoring | Akzhayik 8-1 CSKA Almaty |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The 2015 Kazakhstan First Division was the 21st edition of Kazakhstan First Division, the second level football competition in Kazakhstan. 13 teams played against each other on home-away system. The top team gains promotion to the Premier League next season, while the second-placed team enters playoff series with the eleventh team of the Premier League.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to three per team. A team can use all of them on the field in each game.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akzhayik |  Yanko Valkanov
|
 Matic Maruško
|
- |
| Baikonur |  Marsel Islamkulov
|
- | - |
| Bayterek |  Alihan Ceylan
|
- | - |
| Bolat | Raul Jalilov
|
- | - |
| Caspiy | Pavel Stanev
|
 Dramane Koné
|
- |
| CSKA Almaty |  Pavel Purishkin
|
- | - |
| Ekibastuz |  Giorgi Abelashvili
|
Giorgi Narimanidze
|
 Anton Oganesov
|
| Kyran |  Murat Onal
|
- | - |
| Kyzylzhar |  Elhadji Ousseynou Ndoye
|
David Chagelishvili
|
 Moussa Limane
|
| Lashyn | - | - | - |
| Maktaaral |  Aleksandar Trajković
|
Nebojsa Stankovic
|
 Guy Martin Mitende
|
| Spartak | Daniel Peev
|
- | - |
| Vostok | Vyacheslav Kuyanov
|
- | - |
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Last updated 22 August 2015.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akzhayik (C, P) | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 21 | +39 | 53 | Promotion to the Kazakhstan Premier League |
| 2 | Vostok | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Bolat | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 48 | |
| 4 | Kyzylzhar | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 46 | |
| 5 | Caspiy | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 43 | |
| 6 | Spartak Semey | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 39 | |
| 7 | Kyran | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 36 | |
| 8 | Maktaaral | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 32 | |
| 9 | CSKA Almaty | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 27 | |
| 10 | Ekibastuz | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 26 | |
| 11 | Baikonur | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 22 | |
| 12 | Bayterek | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 52 | −39 | 10 | |
| 13 | Lashyn | 24 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 59 | −55 | 6 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points;
Two team tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goals difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals scored;
Multiple teams tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd goals difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1st points;
Two team tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goals difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals scored;
Multiple teams tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd goals difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Promotion play-offs
| 14 November 2015 | Zhetysu | 1–0 | Vostok | Astana |
| (UTC+6) | Shakhmetov  31' |
[ Summary] | Stadium: Astana Arena |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oleg Hromțov
|
Akzhayik | 14 |
| Murat Önal
|
Kyran | ||
| 3 | David Chagelishvili
|
Kyzylzhar | 10 |
 Alexey Maltsev
|
Akzhayik | ||
| 5 | Matic Maruško
|
Akzhayik | 9 |
| Aydar Argimbaev
|
Vostok | ||
| Vladimir Vyatkin
|
Vostok | ||
| 8 | Maxim Filchakov
|
Kyran | 7 |
| Aidos Tattybaev
|
Bolat |
Source:[1]
References
- ^ Top Scorers pflk.kz
External links
- Professional Football League of Kazakhstan official website(in Kazakh, Russian, and English)