Kyrgyz Premier League facts for kids
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| Organising body | Kyrgyz Professional Football League (KPFL) |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Kyrgyzstan League Second Level |
| Domestic cup(s) | Kyrgyzstan Cup Kyrgyzstan Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup |
| Current champions | Abdysh-Ata Kant (2nd title) (2023) |
| Most championships | Dordoi Bishkek (13 titles) |
| Top goalscorer | Almazbek Mirzaliev (142 goals) |
| TV partners | Kyrgyz Sport TV |
The Kyrgyz Premier League is the top professional football league in Kyrgyzstan. It's also known as the OLIMPBET Premier League because of its sponsor. This exciting league started in 1992, right after the Soviet Union broke apart.
Today, eight teams compete in the league. The most successful team is Dordoi Bishkek, which has won the championship an amazing thirteen times! The team that wins the league gets a special spot in the AFC Cup. This is a big competition for football clubs across Asia. The team that finishes last in the league each season moves down to a lower division called the Kyrgyzstan League Second Level.
In 2019, the league got a new name, becoming the Kyrgyz Premier League.
Contents
Past Champions
Champions Before Independence
Football was played in Kyrgyzstan even before it became an independent country. During the Soviet era, many different teams won championships.
Champions Since Independence
Since Kyrgyzstan became independent, many teams have fought to become the best. Here's a look at the champions, runners-up, and top goalscorers each year:
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place | Top Goalscorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Alga Bishkek (1) | SKA Dostuk Sokuluk | Alay Osh |  Igor Sergeyev – SKA Dostuk Sokuluk (26) |
| 1993 | Alga-RIIF Bishkek (2) | Spartak Tokmak | Alay Osh | Davron Babayev – Dynamo Alay Osh (38) |
| 1994 | Kant-Oil Kant (1) | Semetey Kyzyl-Kiya | Ak-Maral Tokmak | Aleksandr Merzlikin – Kant-Oil Kant (25) |
| 1995 | Kant-Oil Kant (2) | AiK Bishkek | Semetey Kyzyl-Kiya | Aleksandr Merzlikin – Kant-Oil Kant (27) |
| 1996 | Metallurg Kadamjay (1) | AiK Bishkek | Dinamo Alay Osh | Aleksandr Merzlikin – AiK Bishkek (17) |
| 1997 | Dinamo Bishkek (1) | Alga-PVO Bishkek | AiK Bishkek | Farkhat Khaitbayev – KVT Dinamo Kara-Balta (17) |
| 1998 | CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek (2) | SKA-PVO Bishkek | National Guard Bishkek | Sergey Gaizitdinov – Semetei Kyzyl-Kiya (23) |
| 1999 | Dinamo Bishkek (3) | SKA-PVO Bishkek | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu | Ismail Malikov – Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (16) |
| 2000 | SKA-PVO Bishkek (3) | Dinamo Bishkek | Polyot Bishkek | Valeriy Berezovskiy – SKA-PVO Bishkek (32) |
| 2001 | SKA-PVO Bishkek (4) | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu | Dordoy Naryn | Nurlan Rajabaliyev – Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn Kara-Suu (28) |
| 2002 | SKA-PVO Bishkek (5) | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu | Dordoi Naryn | Yevgeny Boldygin – Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (19) |
| 2003 | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (1) | SKA-PVO Bishkek | Dordoy Naryn | Roman Kornilov – SKA-PVO Bishkek (39) |
| 2004 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (1) | SKA-Shoro Bishkek | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu | Zamirbek Jumagulov – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (28) |
| 2005 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (2) | Shoro SKA Bishkek | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu | Yevgeny Boldygin – Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (23) |
| 2006 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (3) | Abdish-Ata Kant | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu | Vyacheslav Pryanishnikov – Abdish-Ata Kant (24) |
| 2007 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (4) | Abdish-Ata Kant | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu | Almazbek Mirzaliev – Abdish-Ata Kant (21) |
| 2008 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (5) | Abdish-Ata Kant | Alay Osh | Khurshit Lutfullayev – Abdysh-Ata Kant David Tetteh – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (13) |
| 2009 | Dordoi-Dynamo (6) | Abdish-Ata Kant | Alay Osh |  Maxim Kretov – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (21) |
| 2010 | Neftchi Kochkor-Ata (1) | Dordoi-Dynamo | Abdish-Ata Kant | Talaybek Djumatayev – Neftchi Kochkor-Ata (15) |
| 2011 | Dordoi Bishkek (7) | Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | Abdish-Ata Kant | Vladimir Verevkin – Alga Bishkek (12) |
| 2012 | Dordoi Bishkek (8) | Alga Bishkek | Alay Osh | Kayumzhan Sharipov – Dordoi Bishkek (17) |
| 2013 | Alay Osh (1) | Dordoi Bishkek | Abdish-Ata Kant | Almazbek Mirzaliev (20) - Abdysh-Ata Kant |
| 2014 | Dordoi Bishkek (9) | Abdish-Ata Kant | Alga Bishkek |  Kaleemullah Khan (18) - Dordoi Bishkek |
| 2015 | Alay Osh (2) | Dordoi Bishkek | Abdish-Ata Kant |  Alia Sylla (17) - Alay |
| 2016 | Alay Osh (3) | Dordoi Bishkek | Alga Bishkek | Alia Sylla (21) - Alay |
| 2017 | Alay Osh (4) | Abdysh-Ata Kant | Dordoi Bishkek | Alia Sylla (12) - Alay |
| 2018 | Dordoi Bishkek (10) | Alay Osh | Abdysh-Ata Kant | Joel Kojo (26) - Alay |
| 2019 | Dordoi Bishkek (11) | Alay Osh | Alga Bishkek |  Wahyt Orazsähedow (20) — Dordoi Bishkek |
| 2020 | Dordoi Bishkek (12) | Alga Bishkek | Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | Mirlan Murzaev (10) — Dordoi Bishkek |
| 2021 | Dordoi Bishkek (13) | Abdysh-Ata Kant | Alga Bishkek | Mirbek Akhmataliev (17) — Abdysh-Ata Kant |
| 2022 | Abdysh-Ata Kant (1) | Alay Osh | Alga Bishkek | Emmanuel Yaghr (14) — FC Alay |
| 2023 | Abdysh-Ata Kant (2) | Alay Osh | Dordoi Bishkek |  Danin Talović (14) — Dordoi Bishkek |
Teams in 2023
Here are the teams that played in the Kyrgyz Premier League during the 2023 season:
| Team | Location | Home Stadium | Capacity |
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| Abdysh-Ata Kant | Kant | Nitro Arena | 1200 |
| Alay Osh | Osh | Suyumbayev Stadion | 11,200 |
| Alga Bishkek | Bishkek | KGAFKiS | 1000 |
| Dordoi Bishkek | Bishkek | SC Dordoi | 850 |
| Ilbirs Bishkek | Bishkek | Football Center | 200 |
| Kara-Balta | Kara-Balta | Manas Stadium | 4,000 |
| Muras United | Jalal-Abad | Kurmanbek Stadium | 4500 |
| Neftchi | Kochkor-Ata | Stadion Neftyannik Kochkor-Ata | 5,000 |
| OshSU Aldier | Osh | Suyumbayev Stadion | 4,000 |
| Talant | Besh-Künggöy | Besh-Küngöy Stadium | unknown |
Club Success
How Teams Have Performed
This table shows which clubs have won the most championships, finished second, or placed third in the Kyrgyz Premier League.
| Club | Wins | Runner-up | Third Place | Winning Years |
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| Dordoi Bishkek | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Alga Bishkek | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Alay Osh | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Dinamo MVD Bishkek | 3 | 1 | – | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Abdysh-Ata Kant | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2022, 2023 |
| Kant-Oil | 2 | – | – | 1994, 1995 |
| Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn Kara-Suu | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2003 |
| Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2010 |
| Metallurg Kadamjay | 1 | – | – | 1996 |
| RUOR-Guardia Bishkek | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Ak-Maral Tokmok | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Shakhtyor Kyzyl-Kiya | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Orto-Nur Sokuluk | – | 1 | – | |
| Dinamo-UVD Osh | – | – | 1 | |
| Polyot Bishkek | – | – | 1 |
See also
In Spanish: Liga de fútbol de Kirguistán para niños
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