The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan and was set up in 1992. The League is fed into by the First Division and starts in spring and finishes in late autumn because of the low temperatures in the winter, with each championship corresponding to a calendar year. The majority of matches have been played at weekends in recent seasons.

Name changes

Current clubs

The following teams are competing in the 2024 season:

Soviet winners of republican level

Note that some teams such as Kairat Almaty participated in the upper leagues of the Soviet annual football competition. There was no solidly established independent Kazakh championship and the republican winner was conditionally picked by the Football Federation of Kazakh SSR. Since 1936 there was taken places republican football competition among sports societies and agencies and later among "collectives of physical culture" (CPhC → KFK). Since 1980 champion of the Soviet Kazakhstan was also awarded to "teams of masters" (professional teams) competing in football competitions of the Soviet Second League. Zone 7 (3rd level, included teams from other republics) Zone 8 (3rd level) Zone 8 (4th level) Sources:

Best teams in republican competitions

Kazakhstan League Seasons

Notes:

List of champions

Performance by club

League participation

Note: The tallies below include up to the 2024 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.

Soviet Top League participation

All time top scorers