2009 Kazakhstan Premier League
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Kazakhstan Premier League 2009 was the 18th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. It started on 7 March 2009 and ended in November 2009. Aktobe were the defending champions.
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Changes from 2008
Team changes
Energetik-2 were relegated to the First Division after finishing in 14th place. FC Atyrau, who originally were going to be demoted as well, were spared because of the withdrawal of Alma-Ata in December 2008.<ref>Атырау в Премьер Лиге Template:Ru icon</ref>
Kazakhmys and Taraz finished the 2008 season of the First Division in first two places and were therefore promoted to the Premier League.
After the withdrawal of Alma-Ata, the club merged with fellow Almaty team Megasport to create a new side called Lokomotiv. The club is based in Astana.<ref>Almaty pair consolidate to accumulate</ref>
On 20 January 2009 Kairat voluntarily withdrew from the league because of financial reasons.<ref>"Кайрат" хочет играть в первой лиге. Template:Ru icon</ref> On the same day FC Astana-64 also withdrew due to unpaid debts.<ref>Astana fall short of Kazakh requirements</ref>
Esil Bogatyr were renamed Kyzylzhar.<ref>Петропавловск отныне болеет за "Кызылжар" Template:Ru icon</ref>
On 29 January 2009, after two withdrawals, one club merger and one name change, FFK board finally decided that the 2009 season would feature 14 instead of 16 teams.<ref>Состоялось заседание Исполкома ФФК. Template:Ru icon</ref>
On 2 March 2009 Kazakhmys withdrew from the league due to financial difficulties caused by global economic crisis. Since there was no time to find a replacement or take any action, FFK board decided that there would be only 13 teams participating in 2009 season of Kazakhstan Premier League.<ref>Футбольный клуб "Казахмыс" отказался от участия в Премьер-лиге. Template:Ru icon</ref> However, on 5 March 2009 Kazakhmys addressed a letter to FFK revoking their decision and stating that they would guarantee financing of the club to participate in the Premier League.<ref>"Казахмыс" снова в числе участников Премьер-лиги. Template:Ru icon</ref>
Structural changes
On 20 March 2009, FFK board decided that the 2010 season will feature 12 clubs.<ref>В 2010 году в Премьер-лиге будут выступать 12 клубов. Template:Ru icon</ref> The bottom three teams will be directly relegated while the 11th-placed team will play a relegation play-off against the runners-up of the First division.<ref>Состоялось заседание Исполнительного комитета ФФК. Template:Ru icon</ref>
Team overview
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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| Aktobe | Aktobe | Aktobe Central Stadium | 13,500 |
| Atyrau | Atyrau | Munayshy Stadium | Template:08,660 |
| Irtysh | Pavlodar | Pavlodar Central Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kaisar | Kyzylorda | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | Template:07,300 |
| Kazakhmys | Satpaev | Kazakhmys Stadium | Template:02,300 |
| Kyzylzhar | Petropavl | Avangard Stadium | 11,000 |
| Lokomotiv | Astana | K. Munaitpasov Stadium, Astana | 12,350 |
| Okzhetpes | Kokshetau | Torpedo Stadium | Template:06,000 |
| Ordabasy | Shymkent | K. Munaitpasov Stadium, Shymkent | 37,000 |
| Shakhter | Karagandy | Shakhtyor Stadium | 19,000 |
| Taraz | Taraz | Taraz Central Stadium | 12,525 |
| Tobol | Kostanay | Kostanay Central Stadium | Template:08,323 |
| Vostok | Oskemen | Vostok Stadium | Template:08,500 |
| Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Zhetysu Stadium | Template:04,000 |
League table
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Relegation play-offs
FC Okzhetpes and FC Akzhayik from the First Division competed in a promotion/relegation play-off for one spot in the 2010 season. Akzhayik won 3–2 and were promoted to the Premier League. However, Okzhetpes were spared from relegation as well after the license of Vostok was revoked after the Oskemen club failed to pay all its debts by 30 January 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Results
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Top goalscorers
Updated to games on 25 October; Source: Kazakhstan Football Federation
- 18 goals
- 13 goals
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- Template:Flagicon Geysar Alekperzade (FC Tobol/FC Kazakhmys)
- Template:Flagicon Ivan Perić (FC Shakhter)
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- Template:Flagicon Konstantin Golovskoy (FC Aktobe)
- Template:Flagicon Toafik Salhi (FC Vostok)
- Template:Flagicon Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (FC Tobol)
External links
References
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