Kazakhstan Top Division
Season1996
ChampionsTaraz
Asian Club ChampionshipTaraz
Asian Cup Winners' CupKairat
Matches played306
Goals scored749 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerViktor Antonov (21)
← 1995
1997 →

The 1996 Kazakhstan Top Division was the fifth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.[1]

Teams

There were no teams relegated at the end of the 1995 season, however Gornyak withdrew from the league at the start of the season, whilst Kaisar-Munai, Kokshe and Metallist were promoted to the Top Division. Prior to the start of the season Tsesna Akmola was renamed Tselinnik Akmola, Ansat became Irtysh Pavlodar and Aktyubinets became Aktobemunai.

Team overview

1996 Kazakhstan Premier League is located in Kazakhstan
Aktyubinets
Batyr
Bolat
Irtysh Pavlodar
Kainar
Kairat
Kaisar-Munai
Kokshe
Metallist
Munaishy
Shakhter Karagandy
SKIF-Ordabasy
Taraz
Tobol
Tselinnik Akmola
Vostok
Yelimay
Zhiger
Locations of teams in the 1996 Kazakhstan Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity
Aktyubinets Aktobe Central Stadium
Batyr Ekibastuz Shakhtyor Stadium
Bolat Temirtau Metallurg Stadium
Irtysh Pavlodar Pavlodar Central Stadium
Kainar Taldykorgan Zhetysu Stadium
Kairat Almaty Central Stadium
Kaisar-Munai Kyzylorda Gani Muratbayev Stadium
Kokshe Kokshetau Torpedo Stadium
Metallist Jezkazgan
Munaishy Aktau Zhastar Stadium
Shakhter Karagandy Karaganda Shakhter Stadium
SKIF-Ordabasy Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
Taraz Taraz Central Stadium
Tobol Kostanay Central Stadium
Tselinnik Akmola Astana Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
Vostok Oskemen Vostok Stadium
Yelimay Semey Spartak Stadium
Zhiger Shymkent Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taraz (C) 34 23 7 4 56 14 +42 76 Qualification for the Asian Club Championship
2 Irtysh Pavlodar 34 23 5 6 60 22 +38 74
3 Yelimay 34 22 8 4 64 17 +47 74
4 Munaishy 34 18 9 7 54 26 +28 63
5 Batyr 34 18 9 7 43 22 +21 63
6 Kairat 34 19 5 10 61 30 +31 62 Qualification for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup
7 Kaisar-Munai 34 15 11 8 39 25 +14 56
8 Shakhter Karagandy 34 14 10 10 52 40 +12 52
9 Kainar 34 14 6 14 35 40 −5 48
10 Aktobemunai 34 13 6 15 42 48 −6 45
11 Tobol 34 10 15 9 35 35 0 45
12 Vostok 34 12 8 14 34 35 −1 44
13 Tselinnik Akmola 34 12 3 19 44 61 −17 39
14 Zhiger 34 9 9 16 39 50 −11 36
15 Metallist 34 8 3 23 24 70 −46 27
16 SKIF-Ordabasy 34 6 6 22 29 61 −32 24
17 Bolat 34 5 2 27 26 76 −50 17
18 Kokshe 34 2 4 28 12 77 −65 10
Source: kpfl.kz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away AKT BAT BOL IRT KNR KRT KSR KOK MET MUN SHA SKI TAR TSE TOB VOS YEL ZHI
Aktobemunai 1–0 8–0 0–3 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0[a] 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–0
Batyr 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–0
Bolat 0–2 0–1 1–4 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–4 0–1 3–0 1–4 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–4 0–1
Irtysh Pavlodar 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 6–0
Kainar 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0
Kairat 4–0 0–2 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 4–1
Kaisar-Munai 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–0[a] 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0
Kokshe 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–3
Metallist 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–2 3–0[a] 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0
Munaishy 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Shakhter Karagandy 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–4 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–0
SKIF-Ordabasy 3–3 1–4 2–0 0–3 1–2 0–4 0–0 3–0[a] 5–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–1
Taraz 3–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Tselinnik Akmola 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–5 3–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–0
Tobol 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0[a] 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–1
Vostok 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 3–3 2–0 3–0[a] 5–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–6 1–1
Yelimay 3–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0[a] 6–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0
Zhiger 4–2 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 0–1 1–2 2–4 1–1 5–3 2–2 2–0 0–2
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g As Kokshe withdrew after 18 games, the remaining 16 games were turned into a 0–3 win for the opponents.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kazakhstan Viktor Antonov Irtysh 21
2 Kazakhstan Vladimir Korolev Aktobemunai 17
3 Kazakhstan Pavel Demyan Tselinnik 15
4 Kazakhstan Askar Abildaev Shakhter 14
Kazakhstan Bolat Esmagambetov Yelimay


See also

References

  1. ^ Klisf.info: 1996 Season stats (in Russian)

External links

Football in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Premier League seasons
1995–96 in European football (UEFA)
1996–97 in European football (UEFA)
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