1. Division is a league competition in Kazakhstan, with recorded season coverage from 2011 to 2025. On this page, visitors can follow live scores and fixtures, review completed results and standings, and explore player and team statistics across the competition’s available data, making it easier to track its seasons in one clear place over time.
Upcoming matches, 1. Division
Regular Season - 23
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- Regular Season - 23
Akademiya Ontustik
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- Regular Season - 23
Arys
Aktobe Jas
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- Regular Season - 23
Shakhter Karagandy
Taraz
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- Regular Season - 23
Khan Tengri
Sport Academy Kairat
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- Regular Season - 23
Astana II
Ekibastuz
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- Regular Season - 23
Turan Turkistan
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- Regular Season - 23
Regular Season - 24
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- Regular Season - 24
Arys
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- Regular Season - 24
Shakhter Karagandy
Akademiya Ontustik
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- Regular Season - 24
Astana II
Latest played matches, 1. Division
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season - 21
1. Division Standings
1st Division
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 |
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Shakhter Karagandy | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 56 | 61 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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Sport Academy Kairat | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 12 | 52 | 53 | DWWWD |
| 3 |
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Turan Turkistan | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 47 | WWWLD |
| 4 |
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Akademiya Ontustik | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 42 | WWWWD |
| 5 | Jaiyq | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 30 | LWLDL | |
| 6 |
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Astana II | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 30 | DWLLL |
| 7 |
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Taraz | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 29 | DLWDD |
| 8 |
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Ekibastuz | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 26 | LLLLW |
| 9 | Kaspij Aktau 2 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 25 | LLLDW | |
| 10 |
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Khan Tengri | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 25 | DLWWD |
| 11 |
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Aktobe Jas | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 65 | -28 | 23 | LLWWL |
| 12 |
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Arys | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 21 | WWLDD |
| 13 | Tobol 2 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 13 | WLLLW | |
| 14 | Yelimay Semey 2 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 43 | -27 | 12 | LLLLL |
1. Division Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
1. Division teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Ekibastuz | 15 |
| Kyran | 13 |
| Bulat | 12 |
| Kaspiy | 11 |
| Sport Academy Kairat | 10 |
| Maqtaaral | 9 |
| Baykonur | 8 |
| Aktobe Jas | 7 |
| Akzhayik | 7 |
| Okzhetpes | 7 |
| Altay | 6 |
| Akademiya Ontustik | 6 |
| Kyzyl-Zhar | 5 |
| Bayterek | 5 |
| CSKA Almaty | 5 |
| Lashyn | 5 |
| Taraz | 4 |
| Spartak Semey | 4 |
| Astana-64 | 4 |
| Yassy Turkistan | 4 |
| Astana II | 3 |
| Zhetysu II | 3 |
| Kaisar | 3 |
| Arys | 3 |
| Vostok | 3 |
| Gefest | 3 |
| Ak-Bulak | 3 |
| Ile-Saulet | 3 |
| Kyzylzhar | 3 |
| Khan Tengri | 3 |
| Zhetysu | 2 |
| Igilik | 2 |
| BIIK | 2 |
| Sunkar | 2 |
| SD Family | 2 |
| Zhenys | 2 |
| Taraz Karatau | 2 |
| Zhetisay | 2 |
| Aktobe | 1 |
| Atyrau | 1 |
| Irtysh | 1 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 1 |
| FK Aksu | 1 |
| SDYuShOR 8 | 1 |
| Zhetysu-Sunkar | 1 |
1. Division top scorer teams
1. Division About
1. Division is a league competition in Kazakhstan, forming part of the country’s organised football pyramid and its pathway from domestic club football to the wider European game. Its available season coverage spans 2011 to 2025, with 15 recorded seasons, providing a substantial period for comparing clubs, performances and the development of Kazakh football.
Role within Kazakh football
Kazakhstan’s football structure is built around a tiered league system. The Kazakhstan Premier League occupies the summit, followed by the First and Second Divisions, with promotion and relegation linking the levels. This pyramid gives clubs a performance-based route towards the highest domestic stage while creating opportunities for players, coaches and regional teams to progress through competitive football.
The competition exists within that national framework rather than as an isolated tournament. League football provides the regular schedule through which clubs build a season-long record, compete for standing and pursue access to higher levels. It also supports the wider development of the sport in a country whose clubs operate between Central Asian geography and European football governance.
Kazakhstan has been a full UEFA member since 2002. That affiliation places its clubs and national teams within the European competition system, while domestic league performance can contribute to qualification routes for UEFA competitions. The national league therefore has significance beyond its own table: strong domestic results can lead to opportunities in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Conference League, subject to the applicable qualification places and licensing requirements for the relevant season.
Governance and access
Football in Kazakhstan is overseen by the Kazakhstan Football Federation, known as the KFF. Professional competitions operate within the federation’s regulatory environment, with clubs expected to satisfy sporting, financial and infrastructure requirements where licensing rules apply. Promotion from a lower division is principally earned through sporting performance, but entry to a higher level also depends on meeting the relevant eligibility standards.
This combination of results and licensing is important to the integrity of the pyramid. A successful club must not only finish in a qualifying position; it must also be capable of fulfilling the organisational requirements associated with the level it seeks to enter. The same principle protects the professional standards of the competition and helps connect domestic football with UEFA and FIFA expectations.
Format and match system
League competition in Kazakhstan typically uses a double round-robin format. Clubs play their opponents home and away, producing a table based on results across the campaign. A standard league victory is worth three points, a draw one point and a defeat no points. This rewards winning while ensuring that consistency over the full schedule remains central to the final standings.
When clubs finish level on points, standings are determined through competition tiebreak procedures. The supplied structure identifies overall goal difference, total wins, goals scored and head-to-head results among the relevant criteria. The precise order can depend on the regulations governing the particular season, so the official competition rules for an edition take precedence when a ranking dispute arises.
The league itself is a table-based competition, not a knockout tournament. Kazakhstan’s domestic cup competitions provide the separate knockout dimension of the national calendar. In cup ties or designated playoff situations, a match level after 90 minutes may continue through two 15-minute periods of extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout. Those procedures should not be treated as the normal resolution method for an ordinary league fixture.
Seasonal rhythm and sporting stakes
Kazakhstan’s football calendar generally follows a spring-to-autumn cycle. Matches commonly begin in early spring and continue into late autumn, a pattern shaped by the country’s severe winter conditions. The schedule allows the main league programme, cup activity and the closing stages of the campaign to be completed before the most difficult weather period.
The principal sporting objective is to finish at the top of the relevant league table. At the highest domestic level, the champion is recognised as Kazakhstan’s national champion and gains the strongest route into UEFA qualification. Other high finishers, together with the Kazakhstan Cup winner, may also obtain access to European qualifying competitions, depending on the applicable allocation and the season’s final domestic results.
Promotion and relegation add another layer of pressure at the other end of the table. Lower-ranked clubs may face demotion, while ambitious teams from the division below compete for advancement. These consequences make every point meaningful across the campaign, whether a club is challenging for honours, seeking European football or trying to preserve its place in the division.
Why the competition matters
1. Division reflects the importance of structured league football to Kazakhstan’s sporting development. Regular home-and-away competition gives clubs a reliable platform for developing professional players, building local support and testing themselves against teams from different cities and regions. It also helps create the domestic performances from which players can emerge for the Kazakhstan national team.
The competition sits within a football culture that has increasingly oriented itself towards European standards since Kazakhstan joined UEFA. Its value is therefore measured not only by the champion it produces, but also by the quality of the pathway it offers: from regional and lower-division football, through professional league competition, to the European qualifying stage. For readers comparing seasons from 2011 through 2025, the competition’s standings, fixtures and results provide a useful view of that continuing sporting progression.