2021 Kyrgyz Premier League

Kyrgyz Premier League
Season	2021
Dates	16 March – 6 November
Champions	Dordoi Bishkek
AFC Cup	Dordoi Bishkek
Matches played	108
Goals scored	314 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mirbek Akhmataliev; (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Dordoi Bishkek 4–0 Kara-Balta; (19 March 2021); Alay Osh 5–1 Kara-Balta; (30 July 2021)
Biggest away win	Alay Osh 0–4 Abdysh-Ata Kant; (19 March 2021); Kara-Balta 2–6 Abdysh-Ata Kant; (21 August 2021)
Highest scoring	Kara-Balta 2–6 Abdysh-Ata Kant; (21 August 2021)
Longest winning run	5 matches; Alga Bishkek
Longest unbeaten run	12 matches; Dordoi Bishkek
Longest winless run	12 matches; Kara-Balta
Longest losing run	6 matches; Ilbirs Bishkek
	← 2020 2022 → All statistics correct as of 26 October 2021.

The 2021 Kyrgyz Premier League was the 30th season of the Kyrgyzstan League, Kyrgyzstan's top division of association football organized by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic. The season started on 16 March 2021, with eight teams participating, and ended on 6 November 2021.

Teams

Team overview

Locations of teams in the 2021 Kyrgyz Premier League

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Abdysh-Ata Kant	Kant	Stadion Sportkompleks Abdysh-Ata	3,000
Alay Osh	Osh	Suyumbayev Stadion	11,200
Alga Bishkek	Bishkek	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium	23,000
Dordoi Bishkek	Bishkek	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium	23,000
Ilbirs Bishkek	Bishkek	Stadium FC FFKR	1,000
Kaganat	Osh	Suyumbayev Stadion	11,200
Kara-Balta	Kara-Balta	Manas Stadium	4,000
Neftchi	Kochkor-Ata	Stadion Neftyannik Kochkor-Ata	5,000

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.

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Abdysh-Ata Kant	Ceylan Arıkan	Davliatzhan Baratov	HaWe	Nitro
Alay Osh	Numonjon Yusupov		Joma
Alga Bishkek	Valeriy Berezovskiy	Veniamin Shumeyko	Joma
Dordoi Bishkek	Aleksandr Krestinin	Mirlan Murzaev	Nike
Ilbirs Bishkek	Maksim Lisitsyn		Joma
Kaganat	Nemat Kosokov		Joma	Kaganat Invest (Home) Kyrgyz Unaa Kurulus (Away)
Kara-Balta	Vladimir Danilenko		Bigser Sport
Neftchi	Nematzhan Zakirov		Joma

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to five per Kyrgyz Premier League team. A team can use only five foreign players on the field in each game.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4	Player 5	Player 6	Player 7	AFC Players	Former Players
Abdysh-Ata Kant^[1]	Vladislav Kabachevskiy	Erbol Atabaev	Kyrylo Protsyshyn	Dadakhon Yusupov					Irisdavlat Khakimov
Alay Osh^[2]	Emmanuel Yaghr	Azamat Zhomartov	Alisher Mirzoev	Tijani Belaïd	Idris Bikmaykin	Jamshid Kobulov	Timur Talipov	Sanzhar Turakulov	Danil Polyakov Oybek Abdugafforov
Alga Bishkek^[3]	Irisdavlat Khakimov	Oluwaseun Aleriwa	Andrei Zorin						Kelvin Inkoom
Dordoi Bishkek^[4]	Maksim Shilo	Armah Emmanuel	Joel Kojo	Magamed Uzdenov	Aleksandr Bachevskiy	Kirill Krestinin	Nikola Petković		Andrey Shipilov
Ilbirs Bishkek^[5]
Kaganat^[6]	Kelvin Inkoom	Aziz Keldiyarov	Timur Koblov	Sherzodbek Abduraimov	Rashidov Dostonjon	Oyatullo Safarov	Sardor Jakhonov		Timur Talipov Jamshid Kobulov
Kara-Balta^[7]	Akzhol Kanal	Rakhat Kanat	Joseph Papengut
Neftchi^[8]	Amredin Sharifi	Said Diabate	Mikhail Payush	Mikhail Petrushchenkov	Azamat Abdullaev	Otabek Khaydarov			Artyom Kulesha Dmitri Ostrovski Sanzhar Zokirov

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dordoi Bishkek (C)	28	19	5	4	57	27	+30	62	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
2	Abdysh-Ata Kant	28	17	8	3	66	31	+35	59
3	Alga Bishkek	28	17	4	7	39	25	+14	55
4	Alay Osh	28	13	7	8	45	38	+7	46
5	Kaganat	28	10	7	11	41	40	+1	37
6	Neftchi Kochkorata	28	9	4	15	37	44	−7	31
7	Ilbirs Bishkek	28	5	2	21	24	54	−30	17
8	Kara-Balta	28	1	5	22	19	69	−50	8

Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2021. Source: KPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

Round 1–14

Home \ Away	ABD	ALA	ALG	DOR	ILB	KAG	KAR	NEF
Abdysh-Ata Kant	—	1–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	2–1	1–0	2–0
Alay Osh	0–4	—	1–2	0–0	1–0	2–1	3–0	2–3
Alga Bishkek	2–2	1–0	—	0–3	2–0	1–0	3–1	2–0
Dordoi Bishkek	3–2	0–2	1–2	—	4–1	2–2	4–0	3–1
Ilbirs Bishkek	0–1	3–4	0–2	2–4	—	0–1	4–1	0–3
Kaganat	1–1	3–1	0–1	1–2	2–0	—	2–1	2–1
Kara-Balta	2–2	1–4	0–0	0–3	1–1	1–0	—	1–2
Neftchi Kochkorata	1–3	2–3	0–1	2–2	0–1	3–2	2–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 June 2021. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Round 15–28

Home \ Away	ABD	ALA	ALG	DOR	ILB	KAG	KAR	NEF
Abdysh-Ata Kant	—	2–2	4–1	2–2	3–0	5–2	5–1	1–0
Alay Osh	2–2	—	1–0	1–1	2–1	3–3	5–1	2–2
Alga Bishkek	2–2	0–1	—	1–2	2–0	0–0	4–1	3–2
Dordoi Bishkek	1–2	1–0	1–0	—	3–0	2–0	3–0	1–0
Ilbirs Bishkek	0–1	2–3	0–1	2–3	—	1–2	1–0	0–3
Kaganat	3–3	1–1	2–1	0–3	0–2	—	1–0	5–2
Kara-Balta	2–6	0–0	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–4	—	1–2
Neftchi Kochkorata	1–1	0–1	0–1	2–0	1–2	0–0	2–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2021. Source: Flashscore
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

By match played

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Team ╲ Round
Abdysh-Ata Kant	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W
Alay Osh	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	D
Alga Bishkek	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W
Dordoi Bishkek	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W
Ilbirs Bishkek	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L
Kaganat	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	D
Kara-Balta	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L
Neftchi Kochkorata	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

As of match played 21 October 2021^[9]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mirbek Akhmataliev	Abdysh-Ata Kant	17
2	Maksat Alygulov	Abdysh-Ata Kant	13
3	Atay Dzhumashev	Abdysh-Ata Kant	12
3	Amredin Sharifi	Neftchi Kochkorata	12
5	Eldar Moldozhunusov	Alay Osh	8
	Aleriwa Oluwaseun	Alga Bishkek
	Emmanuel Yaghr	Alay Osh
	Tursunali Rustamov	Dordoi Bishkek
9	Mirlan Murzaev	Dordoi Bishkek	7
	Marlen Murzakhmatov	Ilbirs Bishkek
	Ryskeldi Artykbaev	Dordoi Bishkek

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month		Goal of the Month		References
Month	Manager	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club	References
March	Ceylan Arıkan	Abdysh-Ata Kant	Abai Bokoleev	Dordoi Bishkek	Temirbolot Tapaev	Alga Bishkek	^[10]^[11]^[12]
April
May	Aleksandr Krestinin	Dordoi Bishkek	Amredin Sharifi	Neftchi Kochkor-Ata	Nursultan Abdurakhmanov	Neftchi Kochkor-Ata	^[13]^[14]^[15]
June