1998 Kazakhstan Premier League
| Season | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yelimay |
| Relegated |
Nasha Kompaniyat Bolat Naryn |
| Asian Club Championship | Irtysh Pavlodar |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Kaisar-Hurricane |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 486 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Oleg Litvinenko (14) |
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← 1997 1999 → | |
The 1998 Kazakhstan Top Division was the seventh season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.[1][2]
Teams
Following the conclusion of the previous season, Aktobe and Ulytau were relegated, with Nasha Kompaniyat and Naryn being promoted in their place. Prior to the start of the season, Kairat were replaced by CSKA Kairat and Avtomobilist were renamed Khimik following their move to Stepnogorsk.
Team overview
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astana | Astana | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | |
| Batyr | Ekibastuz | Shakhtyor Stadium | |
| Bolat | Temirtau | Metallurg Stadium | |
| CSKA Almaty | Almaty | CSKA Stadium | |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | Pavlodar | Central Stadium | |
| Kaisar-Hurricane | Kyzylorda | Gani Muratbayev Stadium | |
| Khimik | Stepnogorsk | ||
| Naryn | Oral | Petr Atoyan Stadium | |
| Nasha Kompaniya | Astana | Locomotive Stadium | |
| Shakhter-Ispat-Karmet | Karaganda | Shakhter Stadium | |
| Taraz | Taraz | Central Stadium | |
| Vostok | Oskemen | Vostok Stadium | |
| Yelimay | Semey | Spartak Stadium | |
| Zhiger | Shymkent | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelimay (C) | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 20 | +40 | 63 | |
| 2 | Batyr | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 17 | +33 | 59 | |
| 3 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 57 | 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship |
| 4 | Kaisar-Hurricane | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 53 | 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Vostok | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 52 | |
| 6 | Astana | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 51 | |
| 7 | CSKA Kairat | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 43 | |
| 8 | Khimik | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 29 | |
| 9 | Shakhter-Ispat-Karmet | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Taraz | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 27 | |
| 11 | Zhiger | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 22 | |
| 12 | Nasha Kompaniyat | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 50 | −35 | 15 | Relegation to 1999 Kazakhstan First Division |
| 13 | Bolat | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 60 | −50 | 12 | |
| 14 | Naryn | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 73 | −62 | 3 |
Source: http://www.kpfl.kz/eng/chempionat_1998
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oleg Litvinenko |
Yelimay | 14 |
| 2 | Nurken Mazbaev |
Kaisar-Hurricane | 13 |
| 3 | Seitzhan Baibossynov |
Zhiger | 11 |
| 4 | Viktor Antonov |
Irtysh | 10 |
| Konstantin Kotov |
Astana | ||
| 6 | Vitaliy Airykh |
Taraz | 8 |
| Kairat Aubakirov |
Yelimay | ||
| Aleksandr Miroshnichenko |
Yelimay | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Klisf.info: 1998 Season stats (Russian)
- ↑ Lyakhov.kz: 1998 Season stats (Russian)
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| League system | |
| Domestic cups | |