Kazakh Football Premier League round 1 starts March 15

12 teams are expected to vie for the champion's title. The current Kazakh Premier League champion - FC Aktobe, as well as FC Shakhter Karagandy, FC Kairat Almaty and FC Astana are the overwhelming favorites of this season. FC Taraz (Taraz city) vs FC Aktobe (Aktobe city), Irtysh (Pavlodar city) vs FC Shakhter (Karaganda city, FC Tobol (Kostanay city) vs FC Spartak (Semey city), FC Kairat (Almaty city) vs FC Atyrau (Atyrau city), FC Astana (Astana city) vs FC Zhetysu (Taldykorgan city), FC Kaisar (Kyzylorda city) vs FC Ordabasy (Shymkent city) will play each other in the first round of the Kazakh Premier League.