The 2001 Kazakhstan Premier League was the tenth season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan, and took place between 28 April and 22 October.
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.
Team overview
Team Location Venue Capacity Aktobe-Lento Aktobe Central Stadium 13,200 Atyrau Atyrau Munaishy Stadium 9,500 Dostyk Shymkent Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium 20,000 Ekibastuzets-NK Ekibastuz Shakhtyor Stadium 6,300 Esil Kokshetau Okzhetpes Stadium 4,158 Esil Bogatyr Petropavl Karasai Stadium 11,000 Irtysh Pavlodar Central Stadium 15,000 Kairat Almaty Central Stadium 23,804 Kaisar Kyzylorda Gany Muratbayev Stadium 7,500 Mangystau Aktau Zhastar Stadium 3,500 Shakhter-Ispat-Karmet Karagandy Shakhter Stadium 20,000 Taraz Taraz Central Stadium 12,525 Tobol Kostanay Central Stadium 8,323 Vostok Altyn Oskemen Vostok Stadium 8,500 Yelimay Semey Spartak Stadium Zhenis Astana Astana Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium 12,350 Zhetysu Taldykorgan Zhetysu Stadium 4,000
League table
Results
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Arsen TlekhugovZhenis Astana302 Guram MakayevAtyrau173 Kairat AubakirovYelimay134 Nurbol ZhumaskaliyevTobol125 Ruslan ImankulovShakhter-Ispat-Karmet116 Yuri AksenovZhenis Astana10 Vladimir GurtuevZhenis Astana/Esil
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