Until the break-up of the Soviet Union, the Kazakh championship was played for in a regional league without the presence of the clubs representing the republic at the national levels. In 1980 and 1981, one 3rd level 'Zone' comprised mostly clubs from Kazakhstan but a few from towns outside such as Frunze (now Bishkek); only from the 1982 season on did Kazakhstan have an 'own' 3rd level Zone.
before independence (as Kazakh SSR)
Year Champions Runners-Up Third
NB: note that in most seasons, the best Kazakh clubs did not play at the republic level,
which in later seasons corresponded to the 3rd or 4th tier of the Soviet football pyramid
1936 Sbornaya Alma-Aty Sbornaya Aktyubinsk XI
1937 Dinamo Alma-Ata Dinamo Chimkent Dinamo Semipalatinsk
1938 Dinamo Alma-Ata Sbornaya Chimkent
1939-45 no championship
1946 Dinamo Alma-Ata Lokomotiv Jambul Metallurg Vostka Chimkent
1947 Lokomotiv Jambul Trudovye reservy Aktyubinsk Dinamo Karaganda
1948 Trudovye rezervy Alma-Ata Trudovye reservy Aktyubinsk Lokomotiv Jambul
1949 Dinamo Karaganda Dinamo Jambul Dinamo Aktyubinsk
1950 Sbornaya Alma-Aty Sbornaya Chimkent Sbornaya Jambul
1951 Metallurg Chimkent Iskra Alma-Ata Dinamo Semipalatinsk
1952 Metallurg Chimkent Lokomotiv Jambul Neftanik Gurev
1953 Metallurg Chimkent Neftanik Gurev Dinamo Alma-Ata
1954 Dinamo Alma-Ata Dinamo Semipalatinsk Metallurg Chimkent
1955 Dinamo Alma-Ata Dinamo Akmolinsk Neftanik Gurev
1956 Sbornaya Alma-Aty Sbornaya Gurev Sbornaya Pavlodar
1957 Stroitel Alma-Ata Spartak Alma-Ata Shakhtyor Karaganda
1958 Spartak Alma-Ata Shakhtyor Saran' Trudovye reservy Karaganda
1959 Spartak Alma-Ata Dinamo Jambul Yenbek Semipalatinsk
1960 Yenbek Guryev Avangard Jambul Spartak Pavlodar
1961 Avangard Petropavlovsk Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk ADK Alma-Ata
1962 ADK Alma-Ata Metallurg Temirtau GSK Semipalatinsk
1963 Tsementnik Semipalatinsk ADK Alma-Ata Stroitel Gurev
1964 ADK Alma-Ata Metallurg Temirtau Gornak Kentau
1965 ADK Alma-Ata Metallurg Temirtau Aktyubrentgen Aktyubinsk
1966 Aktyubrentgen Aktyubinsk Avtomobilist Alma-Ata Gornak Jezkangan
1967 Torpedo Kokchetav Gornak Kentau Irtysh Semipalatinsk
Zone Kazakhstan (3rd level)
1968 Yenbek Jezkazgan ADK Alma-Ata Metallurg Temirtau
1969 Traktor Pavlodar Tsementnik Semipalatinsk Yenbek Jezkazgan
1970 Tsementnik Semipalatinsk Traktor Pavlodar Leninogorets Leninogorsk
Kazahstan SSR League (4th level)
1971 Yenbek Jezkangan Metallist Petropavlovsk Metalurg Balkhas
1972 Traktor Pavlodar Metallurg Ermak Trud Shevchenko
1973 Metallurg Chimkent Shakhtyor Yekibastuz Bulat Temirtau
1974 Gornyak Nikol'sky Khimik Stepnogorsk Shakhtyor Yekibastuz
1975 Metallurg Chimkent Aktyubrentgen Aktyubins Metallist Petropavlovsk
1976 Khimik Stepnogorsk Burevestnik Kustanay Trud Shevchenko
1977 Khimik Stepnogorsk Trud Shevchenko Gornak Karazhal
1978 Trud Shevchenko Vostokmash Ust-Kamenogorsk Khimik Stepnogorsk
1979 Khimik Stepnogorsk Meliorator Chimkent Fosforit Karatau
1980 Meliorator Chimkent Gornak Karazhal Vostokmas Ust-Kamenogorsk
1981 Burevestnik Kustanay Gornak Karazhal Fosforit Karatau
Zone 7 (3rd level, included teams from other republics)
1980 Traktor Pavlodar
1981 Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk
Zone 8 (3rd level)
1982 Shakhtyor Karaganda Meliorator Chimkent Khimik Jambul
1983 Shakhtyor Karaganda Traktor Pavlodar Meliorator Chimkent
1984 Tselinnik Tselinograd Shakhtyor Karaganda Khimik Jambul
1985 Meliorator Chimkent Tselinnik Tselinograd Traktor Pavlodar
1986 Meliorator Chimkent Khimik Jambul Tselinnik Tselinograd
1987 Meliorator Chimkent Traktor Pavlodar Khimik Jambul
1988 Traktor Pavlodar Alga Frunze Energetik Kustanay
1989 Traktor Pavlodar Alga Frunze Tselinnik Tselinograd
1990 Vostok Ust'-Kamenogorsk Zhetysu Taldy-Kurgan Spartak Semipalatinsk
1991 Aktyubinets Aktyubinsk Spartak Semipalatinsk Kustanayets Kustanay
as independent championship
1992 Kairat Almaty
1993 Ansat Pavlodar
1994 Yelimay Semipalatinsk
1995 Yelimay Semipalatinsk
1996 Taraz Jambul
1997 Irtysh Pavlodar
1998 Yelimay Semipalatinsk
1999 Irtysh Bastau Pavlodar
2000 Zhenis Astana
2001 Zhenis Astana
2002 Irtysh Pavlodar
2003 Irtysh Pavlodar
2004 Kairat Almaty
2005 Aktobe LenTo
2006 FK Astana (1964)
2007 FK Aktobe
2008 FK Aktobe
2009 FK Aktobe
2010 Tobil Qostanay
2011 Shakhtyor Qaraghandi
2012 Shakhtyor Qaraghandi
2013 FK Aktobe
2014 FK Astana (2009)
2015 FK Astana (2009)
2016 FK Astana (2009)
2017 FK Astana (2009)
2018 FK Astana (2009)
2019 FK Astana (2009)
2020 Kairat Almaty
2021 Tobil Qostanay
2022 FK Astana (2009)
2023 Ordabasi Shimkent
2024 Kairat Almaty
Number of Championships (33; since 1992)
7 FK Astana (2009)
5 FK Aktobe (includes Aktobe LenTo)
Irtysh Pavlodar (includes Irtysh Bastau and Ansat)
4 Kairat Almaty
3 FK Astana (1964) (includes Zhenis Astana)
Yelimay Semipalatinsk
2 Shakhtyor Qaraghandi
Tobil Qostanay
1 Ordabasi Shimkent
Taraz Jambul
NB: a first club called FK Astana was founded in 1964, temporarily called Zhenis, and demoted to
the second level in 2009, temporarily called Namis, later renamed FK Astana 64 and dissolved
after the 2014 season;
a second club called FK Astana was formed in 2009 (called Lokomotiv until 2011) by the merger
and subsequent relocation of two clubs from Almaty (Megasport and FK Almaty).
With thanks to Hans Schöggl and Roberto Di Maggio
Sources (for period until 1992): [Tra 02], KFF, http://regional-football.ru
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Author: Karel Stokkermans
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