Season 2001 Champions League Zhenis Astana Top goalscorer Arsen Tlekhugov (30) Champion FC Astana-1964 End date October 22, 2001 Matches played 272 | Champions Zhenis Astana UEFA Cup Atyrau
Kairat Start date 2001 Location Kazakhstan Goals scored 679 | |
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Relegated FC Ekibastuzets, FC Zhetysu, FC Taraz, FC Ordabasy, FC Caspiy | ||
The 2001 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 10th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan, and took place between 28 April and 22 October.
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Teams
Zhiger were relegated at the end of the 2000 season, and were replaced by FC Aktobe-Lento, FC Mangystau and Atyrau. Batyr were reformed as Ekibastuzets-NK and CSKA Kairat became Kairat.
In addition to the changes in clubs in the Kazakhstan Premier League, there weer various name changes as well. Access-Golden-Grain became Esil Bogatyr, Akmola became Esil and Kaisar-Hurricane returned to being called Kaisar.
League Table
Updated to games played on 22 October 2001.
Source: http://www.kpfl.kz/eng/chempionat_2001
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.