The 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 21st season of the
Kazakhstan Premier League
The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...
, the highest
football league competition in
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
. The season was scheduled to start on 9 March 2012 and to conclude on 27 October 2012
as the defending champions having won their first league championship last year succeeded in preservation of its league title.
The league was expanded from twelve to fourteen teams for this season.
Changes from 2011 season
The league was expanded from twelve to fourteen teams for this season. This also led to a change in the competition modus. The second phase with it separate play-off groups for championship and relegation has been abolished; all teams will play a single home-and-away round-robin schedule.
Teams
Promoted
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Sunkar
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Okzhetpes
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Akzhayik
Relegated
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Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
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.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
References
{{2012–13 in European football (UEFA)
Kazakhstan Premier League seasons
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