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{{Infobox football league season
| competition                = [[Kazakhstan Premier League]]
| season                     = 2013
| winners                    = [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]]
| relegated                  = [[FC Vostok|Vostok]] <br> [[FC Akzhayik|Akzhayik]]
| continentalcup1            = [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]]
| continentalcup2            = [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[FC Astana|Astana]] <br> [[FC Kairat|Kairat]] <br> [[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter Karagandy]]
| matches                    = 134
| total goals                = 298
| league topscorer           = {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Igor Zenkovich]]<br><small> ([[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter Karagandy]], 15 goals)</small>
| biggest home win           = Tobol 5–1 Astana (R1)<br>Akzhayik 4–0 Atyrau (R11)<br>Zhetysu 5–1 Akzhayik (R17)<br>Shakhter 4–0 Akzhayik (R22)
| biggest away win           = Zhetysu 1–4 Tobol (R11)
| highest scoring            = Kairat 3–3 Zhetysu (R1)<br>Tobol 5–1 Astana (R1)<br>Kairat 4–2 Tobol (R5)<br>Ordabasy 4–2 Akzhayik (R8)<br>Zhetysu 5–1 Akzhayik (R17)
| prevseason                 = [[2012 Kazakhstan Premier League|2012]]
| nextseason                 = [[2014 Kazakhstan Premier League|2014]]
}}

The '''2013 Kazakhstan Premier League''' was the 22nd season of the [[Kazakhstan Premier League]], the highest [[Association football|football]] league competition in [[Kazakhstan]]. The season began on 9 March 2013 and ended on 2 November. [[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter Karagandy]] are the defending champions having won their second league championship last year.

==Changes from 2012 season==
The league was reduced from fourteen to twelve teams for this season.

==Teams==
For the 2013 season, the league changed from 14 teams to 12, meaning the bottom two teams from the [[2012 Kazakhstan Premier League|previous season]], [[FC Sunkar|Sunkar]] and [[FC Okzhetpes|Okzhetpes]], along with [[FC Kaisar|Kaisar]] were relegated to the [[Kazakhstan First Division]] with only [[FC Vostok|Vostok]], the second place team, gaining promotion.

===Team overview===
{{Location map+ |Kazakhstan |width=500 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in the 2013 Kazakhstan Premier League |places=
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=50.291389 |long=57.160278 |label=[[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]] }}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=51.291389 |long=51.160278 |label=[[FC Akzhayik|Akzhayik]] }}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=47.094085 |long=51.908324 |label=[[FC Atyrau|Atyrau]] }}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=52.276383 |long=76.949712 |label=[[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=43.238331 |long=76.92435  |label=[[FC Kairat|Kairat]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=51.191892 |long=71.398408 |label=[[FC Lokomotiv Astana|Astana]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=42.335493 |long=69.593568 |label=[[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=49.818618 |long=73.075122 |label=[[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=42.901751 |long=71.382224 |label=[[FC Taraz|Taraz]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=53.225974 |long=63.636578 |label=[[FC Tobol|Tobol]] }}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=49.57     |long=82.37  |label=[[FC Vostok|Vostok]] |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Kazakhstan |lat=45.019716 |long=78.365103 |label=[[FC Zhetysu|Zhetysu]] |position=left}}
}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Team
! Location
! Venue
! Capacity
|-
| [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]]
| [[Aktobe]]
| [[Aktobe Central Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 13,500
|-
| [[FC Akzhayik|Akzhayik]]
| [[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]]
| [[Petr Atoyan Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 8,320
|-
| [[FC Astana|Astana]]
| [[Astana]]
| [[Astana Arena]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 30,000
|-
| [[FC Atyrau|Atyrau]]
| [[Atyrau]]
| [[Munaishy Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 9,000
|-
| [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh]]
| [[Pavlodar]]
| [[Pavlodar Central Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 15,000
|-
| [[FC Kairat|Kairat]]
| [[Almaty]]
| [[Almaty Central Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 25,057
|-
| [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]]
| [[Shymkent]]
| [[Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium (Shymkent)|Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 37,000
|-
| [[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter]]
| [[Karagandy]]
| [[Shakhtyor Stadium (Karagandy)|Shakhter Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 19,000
|-
| [[FC Taraz|Taraz]]
| [[Taraz]]
| [[Taraz Central Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 12,525
|-
| [[FC Tobol|Tobol]]
| [[Kostanay]]
| [[Kostanay Central Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| {{0}}8,323
|-
| [[FC Vostok|Vostok]]
| [[Oskemen]]
| [[Vostok Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| {{0}}8,500
|-
| [[FC Zhetysu|Zhetysu]]
| [[Taldykorgan]]
| [[Zhetysu Stadium]]
|style="text-align:center;"| {{0}}4,000
|}

===Personnel and kits===
<!---Only one link per kit maker and sponsor, please; those columns must further be cited, either as a whole or team by team.--->
<small>Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under [[FIFA]] eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! Team
! Manager
! Captain
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor
|-
|Aktobe
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Vladimir Nikitenko
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Petr Badlo
| [[adidas]]
| —
|-
|Akzhayik
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ljupko Petrović]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Ruslan Khairov
|  [[Puma SE|Puma]]
| —
|-
|Astana
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ioan Andone]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kairat Nurdauletov]]
| adidas
| [[Qazaqstan Temir Zholy]]
|-
|Atyrau
| {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Miodrag Radulović]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Valentin Chureev
| adidas
| —
|-
|Irtysh
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Talgat Baisufinov
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Sergei Ivanov (footballer born 1980)|Sergei Ivanov]]
| adidas
| [[ENRC]]
|-
|Kairat
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964)|Vladimír Weiss]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kyril Shestakov
| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| KazRosGaz
|-
|Ordabasy
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Vakhid Masudov]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kairat Ashirbekov]]
| adidas
| TAU
|-
|Shakhter
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Viktor Kumykov]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Andrey Finonchenko]]
| Nike
| —
|-
|Taraz
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Arno Pijpers]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Vitali Yevstigneyev]]
| adidas
| —
|-
|Tobol
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Sergei Maslenov
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev]]
| adidas
| —
|-
|Vostok
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Vladimir Fomichyov]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Roman Nesterenko]]
| [[Umbro]]
| —
|-
|Zhetysu
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Omari Tetradze]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zahar Korobov
| adidas
| —
|}

===Managerial changes===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Outgoing manager
! Manner of departure
! Date of vacancy
! Position in table
! Replaced by
! Date of appointment
|-
| [[FC Kairat|Kairat]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Pérez Serer]]
| End of contract
| November 2012
| Pre-Season
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964)|Vladimír Weiss]]
| November 2012
|-
| [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Viktor Pasulko]]
| End of contract
| November 2012
| Pre-Season
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Vakhid Masudov]]
| December 2012
|-
| [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Mukhanov]]
| Resign
| November 2012
| Pre-Season
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Vladimir Nikitenko
| December 2012
|-
| [[FC Atyrau|Atyrau]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Yuri Skates
| End of contract
| November 2012
| Pre-Season
| {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Miodrag Radulović]]
| December 2012
|-
| [[FC Akzhayik|Akzhayik]]
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Jozef Škrlík]]
| End of contract
| November 2012
| Pre-Season
| {{flagicon|ARM}} [[Poghos Galstyan]]
| February 2013
|-
| [[FC Vostok|Vostok]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Paul Evteev
| 
| December 2012
| Pre-Season
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Vladimir Fomichyov]]
| December 2012
|-
| [[FC Tobol|Tobol]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Vyacheslav Hrozny]]
| End of contract
| December 2012
| Pre-Season
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Sergei Maslenov
| December 2012
|-
| [[FC Zhetysu|Zhetysu]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Slobodan Krčmarević]]
| Sacked
| December 2012
| Pre-Season
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Omari Tetradze]]
| February 2013
|}

===Foreign players===
The number of foreign players is restricted to eight per KPL team. A team can use only five foreign players on the field in each game.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!Club
!Player 1
!Player 2
!Player 3
!Player 4
!Player 5
!Player 6
!Player 7
!Player 8
|-
| [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]] 
| {{flagicon|UKR}} Petr Badlo
| {{flagicon|TRI}} '''[[Robert Primus]]'''
| {{flagicon|ARM}} '''[[Robert Arzumanyan]]'''
| {{flagicon|MDA}} '''[[Serghei Covalciuc]]'''
| {{flagicon|UZB}} '''[[Timur Kapadze]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergei Sergeyevich Davydov|Sergei Davydov]]
| 
| 
|-
| [[FC Akzhayik|Akzhayik]] 
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jakub Chleboun]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Černý (footballer born 1985)|Pavel Černý]]
| {{flagicon|CMR}} '''[[Haman Sadjo]]'''
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| [[FC Astana|Astana]] 
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nenad Erić]]
| {{flagicon|CAF}} '''[[Foxi Kéthévoama]]'''
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Patrick Twumasi]]
| {{flagicon|MNE}} '''[[Blažo Igumanović]]'''
| {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Damir Kojašević]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Zelão]]
| {{flagicon|GNB}} '''[[Cícero Semedo|Cícero]]'''
| 
|-
| [[FC Atyrau|Atyrau]] 
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jovan Golić]]
| {{flagicon|GEO}} George Peikrishvili
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Artyom Fomin]]
| {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Miloš Stojčev]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} '''[[Đorđe Tutorić]]'''
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nenad Injac]]
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Robert Alviž]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nikola Milanković]]
|-
| [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh]] 
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nemanja Džodžo]]
| {{flagicon|BLR}} '''[[Alyaksandr Kulchy]]'''
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Predrag Govedarica]]
| {{flagicon|MLI}} '''[[Mamoutou Coulibaly]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergei Strukov]]
| {{flagicon|UZB}} '''[[Ulugbek Bakayev]]'''
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Štěpán Kučera]]
| {{flagicon|UZB}} '''[[Kamoliddin Murzoev]]'''
|-
| [[FC Kairat|Kairat]] 
| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Daniel Ashley Addo|Daniel Addo]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart Duff]]
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Josip Knežević]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Alexei Eremenko]]'''
| {{flagicon|SVK}} '''[[Ľubomír Michalík]]'''
| {{flagicon|GAM}} '''[[Momodou Ceesay]]'''
| {{flagicon|ARM}} '''[[Artur Yedigaryan]]'''
| 
|-
| [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]] 
| {{flagicon|UGA}} '''[[Andrew Mwesigwa]]'''
| {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Gueye Mansour]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Artem Kasyanov]]
| {{flagicon|GEO}} Davit Chagelishvili
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[André Luiz Rodrigues Lopes|Andrezinho]]
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Edin Junuzović]]
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Babajide Collins Babatunde|Baba Collins]]
| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Mohamed Larbi Arouri|Mohamed Arouri]]
|-
| [[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter Karagandy]] 
| {{flagicon|LTU}} '''[[Gediminas Vičius]]'''
| {{flagicon|BIH}} '''[[Nikola Vasiljević (Bosnian footballer)|Nikola Vasiljević]]'''
| {{flagicon|BLR}} '''[[Andrey Paryvayew]]'''
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Aldin Đidić]]
| {{flagicon|ARM}} '''[[Gevorg Ghazaryan]]'''
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Ihar Zyankovich]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Simčević]]
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Roger Cañas]]
|-
| [[FC Taraz|Taraz]] 
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ersin Mehmedović]]
| {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Abdoulaye Diakate]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nikolai Nesterenko]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Miroslav Lečić]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Vukašin Tomić]]
| {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Titi Essomba]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Marko Ranđelović]]
| {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Obiora Odita]]
|-
| [[FC Tobol|Tobol]] 
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jhonnes]]
| {{flagicon|MKD}} '''[[Mensur Kurtiši]]'''
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nenad Šljivić]]
| {{flagicon|MDA}} '''[[Igor Bugaiov]]'''
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vitali Volkov]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aleksandr Alumona]]
| {{flagicon|MKD}} [[Nikola Tonev]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ognjen Krasić]]
|-
| [[FC Vostok|Vostok]] 
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Komárek]]
| {{flagicon|TRI}} '''[[Radanfah Abu Bakr]]'''
| {{flagicon|SLV}} '''[[Ramón Sánchez]]'''
| {{flagicon|GAM}} '''[[Ebrima Sohna]]'''
| {{flagicon|GUY}} '''[[Walter Moore (footballer, born 1984)|Walter Moore]]'''
| {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Papa Niang]]
| 
| 
|-
| [[FC Zhetysu|Zhetysu]] 
| {{flagicon|BIH}} '''[[Mehmedalija Čović]]'''
| {{flagicon|TJK}} '''[[Davron Ergashev]]'''
| {{flagicon|UZB}} '''[[Shavkat Salomov]]'''
| {{flagicon|UZB}} '''[[Ruslan Melziddinov]]'''
| {{flagicon|LTU}} '''[[Arūnas Klimavičius]]'''
| {{flagicon|SRB}} '''[[Marko Đalović]]'''
| {{flagicon|SRB}} '''[[Ivan Perić]]'''
| 
|-
|}

'''In bold:''' Players that have been capped for their national team.

==League table==
{{Fb cl header}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 1|t=Aktobe         |w=14|d=5 |l=3 |gf=30|ga=12|bc=#D0F0C0|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl3 qr |rows=6|competition=[[#Championship round|Championship round]]}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 2|t=Astana         |w=12|d=5 |l=5 |gf=35|ga=24|bc=#D0F0C0|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 3|t=Shakhter       |w=10|d=5 |l=7 |gf=31|ga=23|bc=#D0F0C0|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 4|t=Irtysh         |w=9 |d=7 |l=6 |gf=24|ga=20|bc=#D0F0C0|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 5|t=Kairat         |w=7 |d=10|l=5 |gf=28|ga=24|bc=#D0F0C0|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 6|t=Ordabasy       |w=8 |d=6 |l=8 |gf=20|ga=20|bc=#D0F0C0|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 7|t=Atyrau         |w=7 |d=6 |l=9 |gf=18|ga=28|bc=#FFEEEE|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl3 qr |rows=6|competition=[[#Relegation round|Relegation round]]}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 8|t=Tobol          |w=7 |d=5 |l=10|gf=30|ga=27|bc=#FFEEEE|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 9|t=Vostok         |w=5 |d=8 |l=9 |gf=12|ga=24|bc=#FFEEEE|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl team |p=10|t=Zhetysu        |w=4 |d=12|l=6 |gf=20|ga=25|bc=#FFEEEE|dp=3|pn=#|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl team |p=11|t=Taraz          |w=4 |d=6 |l=12|gf=19|ga=29|bc=#FFEEEE|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl team |p=12|t=Akzhayik       |w=4 |d=7 |l=11|gf=24|ga=35|bc=#FFEEEE|dp=6|pn=#|advances=y}}
{{Fb cl footer |u=4 August 2013 |s=[http://www.ffk.kz/eng/main FFK] {{ru icon|date=July 2011}} |orfc=1st points; <br>Two team tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goals difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals scored; <br>Multiple teams tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd goals difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored|nt=<sup>#</sup> Zhetysu were deducted 3 points and Akzhayik were deducted 6 points.|date=May 2012 }}

==Results==
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{{fb r team |t=Zhetysu }}
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-->{{Fb r footer |u=4 August 2013|s= {{ru icon|date=July 2012}} |date=July 2012}}

==Championship round==

===Table===
{{Fb cl header |hth=yes}}
{{Fb cl team |p=1|t=Aktobe         |w=20|d=6 |l=6 |gf=46|ga=22|dp=23|bc=#D0F0C0|champion=y|qualified=y}}
{{Fb cl2 qr |s=2014-15 |c=UCL |r=QR2}}
{{Fb cl team |p=2|t=Astana         |w=19|d=5 |l=8 |gf=54|ga=35|dp=20|bc=#BBEBFF|qualified=y}}
{{Fb cl2 qr |rows=2 |s=2014-15 |c=UEL |r=QR1}}
{{Fb cl team |p=3|t=Kairat         |w=12|d=12|l=8 |gf=44|ga=38|dp=15|bc=#BBEBFF|qualified=y}}
{{Fb cl team |p=4|t=Irtysh         |w=12|d=8 |l=12|gf=41|ga=39|dp=17}}
{{Fb cl team |p=5|t=Shakhter       |w=12|d=7 |l=13|gf=43|ga=45|dp=17|bc=#CCF3FF|qualified=y}}
{{Fb cl2 qr |rows=1 |s=2014-15 |c=UEL |r=QR1|nt=1}}
{{Fb cl team |p=6|t=Ordabasy       |w=11|d=8 |l=13|gf=33|ga=34|dp=18}}
{{Fb cl footer |u=2 November 2013 |s=[http://uk.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2013/championship-round/r20283/ Soccerway] <br><sup>1</sup>[[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakter]] qualified for the [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|2014–15 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round]] by winning the [[2013 Kazakhstan Cup]].|orfc=1st points; <br>Two team tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goals difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals scored; <br>Multiple teams tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd goals difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored.
|date=February 2014}}

===Results===
{{Fb r header |nt=6 |Aktobe |Astana |Irtysh |Kairat |Ordabasy |Shakhter }}

{{Fb r team |t=Aktobe }}
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{{Fb r team |t=Irtysh }}
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{{Fb r team |t=Kairat }}
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-->{{Fb r footer |u=2 November 2013 |s=[http://uk.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2013/championship-round/r20283/ Soccerway] |date=February 2014}}

==Relegation round==

===Table===
{{Fb cl header}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 7|t=Tobol          |w=14|d=6 |l=12|gf=48|ga=33|dp=13}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 8|t=Atyrau         |w=10|d=11|l=11|gf=26|ga=38|dp=13}}
{{Fb cl team |p= 9|t=Zhetysu        |w=6 |d=17|l=9 |gf=22|ga=32|dp=13}}
{{Fb cl team |p=10|t=Taraz          |w=7 |d=9 |l=16|gf=30|ga=38|dp= 9}}
{{Fb cl team |p=11|t=Vostok         |w=6 |d=13|l=13|gf=20|ga=37|dp=11|bc=#FFE6E6|qualified=y}}
{{Fb cl3 qr |relegation=y |competition=[[#Relegation play-off|Relegation play-off]]}}
{{Fb cl team |p=12|t=Akzhayik       |w=7 |d=10|l=15|gf=37|ga=50|dp=12|bc=#FFCCCC|relegated=y}}
{{Fb cl3 qr |relegation=y |competition=2014 [[Kazakhstan First Division]]}}
{{Fb cl footer |u=2 November 2013 |s=[http://uk.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2013/relegation-round/r20284/ Soccerway] |orfc=1st points; <br>Two team tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goals difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals scored; <br>Multiple teams tiebreak: 1st overall wins; 2nd goals difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored|date=February 2014}}

===Results===
{{Fb r header |nt=6 |Akzhayik |Atyrau |Taraz |Tobol |Vostok |Zhetysu }}

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{{Fb r team |t=Zhetysu }}
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-->{{Fb r footer |u=2 November 2013 |s=[http://uk.soccerway.com/national/kazakhstan/premier-league/2013/relegation-round/r20284/ Soccerway] |date=February 2014}}

==Relegation play-off==
{{football box
|date=6 November 2013
|time=19:00
|team1='''[[FC Spartak Semey|Spartak Semey]]'''
|score=1–0
|aet=yes
|goals1= [[Pavel Puryshkin|Puryshkin]] {{goal|118}}
|team2=[[FC Vostok]]
|stadium=[[Spartak Stadium (Semey)|Spartak Stadium]], [[Semey]]
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

==Top goalscorers==
{{updated|11 November 2013}}<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=kaz/domesticleague/topscorers/index.html UEFA.com]</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Igor Zenkovich]]
|[[FC Shakhter Karagandy|Shakhter Karagandy]]{{#tag:ref|Zenkovich scored 9 for [[FC Akzhayik|Akzhayik]].|group="lower-alpha"}}
|15 (3)
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|MDA}} [[Igor Bugaiov]]
|[[FC Tobol|Tobol]]
|13 (2)
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|GAM}} [[Momodou Ceesay]]
|[[FC Kairat|Kairat]]
| 12
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Edin Junuzović]]
|[[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]]
| 12 (0)
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Josip Knežević]]
|[[FC Kairat|Kairat]]
| 10 (4)
|}
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kazakhstan Premier League seasons}}
{{2012–13 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2013–14 in European football (UEFA)}}

[[Category:Kazakhstan Premier League seasons]]
[[Category:2013 in Kazakhstani football|1]]
[[Category:2012–13 in European association football leagues|Kazakh]]
[[Category:2013–14 in European association football leagues|Kazakh]]