| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | 2nd Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Kyrgyzstan Cup Kyrgyzstan Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup |
| Current champions | FC Dordoi Bishkek (2019) |
| Most championships | FC Dordoi Bishkek (11) |
| Website | kpfl.kg |
| Current: 2020 Kyrgyz Premier League | |
Kyrgyz Premier League is the top division of professional football in Kyrgyzstan. It was created in 1992 after the Breakup of the Soviet Union. The league is composed of eight teams. The most successful team is Dordoi Bishkek who have won the league nine times.
The winner of the league earns a spot in the AFC Cup preliminary qualifying round, Asia's second highest club continental competition. The team with the worst record at the end of each season is demoted to the Kyrgyzstan League Second Level.
Starting from the 2019 season, the league was rebranded as the Kyrgyz Premier League.[1] Previously it was known as the Top League.
Previous winners
Soviet-era champions
Champions were:[2]
Since independence
Champions since the country's independence were:[2][3][4]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Top goalscorer | Player of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Alga Bishkek (1) | SKA Dostuk Sokuluk |  Igor Sergeyev – SKA Dostuk Sokuluk (26) | |
| 1993 | Alga-RIIF Bishkek (2) | Spartak Tokmak | Davron Babayev – Dynamo Alay Osh (38) | |
| 1994 | Kant-Oil Kant (1) | Semetey Kyzyl-Kiya | Aleksandr Merzlikin – Kant-Oil Kant (25) | |
| 1995 | Kant-Oil Kant (2) | Alga Bishkek | Aleksandr Merzlikin – Kant-Oil Kant (27) | |
| 1996 | Metallurg Kadamjay (1) | AiK Bishkek | Aleksandr Merzlikin – AiK Bishkek (17) | |
| 1997 | Dinamo Bishkek (1) | Alga-PVO Bishkek | Farkhat Khaitbayev – KVT Dinamo Kara-Balta (17) | |
| 1998 | CAG-Dinamo-MVD Bishkek (2) | SKA-PVO Bishkek | Sergey Gaizitdinov – Semetei Kyzyl-Kiya (23) | |
| 1999 | CAG-Dinamo Bishkek (3) | SKA-PVO Bishkek | Ismail Malikov – Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (16) | |
| 2000 | SKA-PVO Bishkek (3) | Dinamo Bishkek | Valeriy Berezovskiy – SKA-PVO Bishkek (32) | |
| 2001 | SKA-PVO Bishkek (4) | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu | Nurlan Rajabaliyev – Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn Kara-Suu (28) | |
| 2002 | SKA-PVO Bishkek (5) | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu | Yevgeny Boldygin – Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (19) | |
| 2003 | Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (1) | SKA-PVO Bishkek | Roman Kornilov – SKA-PVO Bishkek (39) | |
| 2004 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (1) | SKA-Shoro Bishkek | Zamirbek Jumagulov – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (28) | |
| 2005 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (2) | SKA-Shoro Bishkek | Yevgeny Boldygin – Zhashtyk Ak Altyn Kara-Suu (23) | |
| 2006 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (3) | Abdysh-Ata Kant | Vyacheslav Pryanishnikov – Abdish-Ata Kant (24) | |
| 2007 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (4) | Abdysh-Ata Kant | Almazbek Mirzaliev – Abdish-Ata Kant (21) | |
| 2008 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (5) | Abdysh-Ata Kant | Khurshit Lutfullayev – Abdysh-Ata Kant  David Tetteh – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (13) | |
| 2009 | Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (6) | Abdysh-Ata Kant |  Maxim Kretov – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn (21) | Daniel Tagoe – Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn |
| 2010 | FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata (1) | Dordoi Bishkek | Talaybek Djumatayev – FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata (15) | Azamat Baimatov – Dordoi Bishkek |
| 2011 | Dordoi Bishkek (7) | FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | Vladimir Verevkin – Alga Bishkek (12) | |
| 2012 | Dordoi Bishkek (8) | Alga Bishkek | Kayumzhan Sharipov – Dordoi Bishkek (17) | |
| 2013 | Alay (1) | Dordoi Bishkek | Almazbek Mirzaliev (20) - Abdysh-Ata Kant | |
| 2014 | Dordoi Bishkek (9) | Abdysh-Ata Kant |  Kaleemullah Khan (18) - Dordoi Bishkek | Kaleemullah Khan – Dordoi Bishkek[5] |
| 2015 | Alay (2) | Dordoi Bishkek |  Alia Sylla (17) - Alay | |
| 2016 | Alay (3) | Dordoi Bishkek | Alia Sylla (21) - Alay | |
| 2017 | Alay (4) | Abdysh-Ata Kant | Alia Sylla (12) - Alay[6] | |
| 2018 | Dordoi Bishkek (10) | Alay | Joel Kojo (26) - Alay[7] | |
| 2019 | Dordoi Bishkek (11) | Alay |  Wahyt Orazsähedow (20) — Dordoi Bishkek[8] | Gulzhigit Alykulov [9] |
References and notes
- ^ "Кыргызская Премьер-лига: новый сезон – новый формат". Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. 5 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Kyrgyzstan – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Champions Kyrgyzstan" (in Russian). ffkr.kg. 2008. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Лучшие бомбардиры Чемпионатов Кыргызстана". flk.kg (in Russian). flk.kg. Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ kalimulla-luchshij-igrok-topligi-po-versii-flk (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Алиа Силла повторил рекорд 21-летней давности". flk.kg (in Russian). FLK. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Жоел Кожо из Ганы — лучший бомбардир чемпионата Кыргызстана по футболу (список)". sport.akipress.org/ (in Russian). Aki Press. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Вахит Оразсахедов: «В целом „Дордой" провел довольно успешный сезон»" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Лучшие футболист, тренер и команды — итоги футбольного года в Кыргызстане
External links
- League at fifa.com