Kyrgyz Premier League ('' ky, Кыргыз Премьер Лигасы, Keurgeuz Premier Ligaseu'') is the division of professional football in Kyrgyzstan. It was created in 1992 after the

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. The league is composed of eight teams. The most successful team is

Dordoi Bishkek Football Club Dordoi Bishkek ('' ky, Дордой Бишкек Футбол Клубу, Dordoj Bişkek Futbol Klubu'') is a Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz professional association football, football club based in Bishkek, that competes in the Kyrgyz Premier ...

who have won the league thirteen times. The winner of the league earns a spot in the

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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 The National League ('' ky, Улуттук Лига, translit=uluttuk liga,'' ) is the second highest division of Football in Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan football, below the Kyrgyz Premier League. Since 2023 season the league is composed of 16 teams w ...

. Starting from the 2019 season, the league was rebranded as the Kyrgyz Premier League.

Previous winners

Soviet-era champions

Champions were: *1934: Frunze City Team *1935: Dinamo Frunze *1936: Burevestnik Frunze *1937s: Spartak Frunze *1937f: Burevestnik Frunze *1938s: Dinamo Frunze *1938f: Dinamo Frunze *1939–44: ''not played'' *1945: Frunze City Team *1946: Spartak Frunze *1947: Spartak Frunze *1948: Spartak Frunze *1949: Burevestnik Frunze *1950: Spartak Frunze *1951: Frunze City Team *1952: Dinamo Frunze *1953: Osh Region Team *1954: Frunze City Team *1955: Frunze City Team *1956: Frunze City Team *1957: Frunze Region Team *1958: Torpedo Frunze *1959: Torpedo Frunze *1960: SKIF Frunze *1961: Mayli-Say City Team *1962: Alga Kalininskoye *1963: Alga Kalininskoye *1964: Selmashevets Frunze *1965: Alga Kalininskoye *1966: Selmashevets Frunze *1967: Alga Kalininskoye *1968: Selmashevets Frunze *1969: Instrumentalshchik Frunze *1970: Selmashevets Frunze *1971: Elektrik Frunze *1972: Selmashevets Frunze *1973: Selmashevets Frunze *1974: Tekstilshchik Osh *1975: Instrumentalshchik Frunze *1976: Stroitel Jalal-Abad *1977: Selmashevets Frunze *1978: Instrumentalshchik Frunze *1979: Selmashevets Frunze *1980: Instrumentalshchik Frunze *1981: Instrumentalshchik Frunze *1982: Instrumentalshchik Frunze *1983: Instrumentalshchik Frunze *1984: Instrumentalshchik Frunze *1985: ''not played'' *1986: Selmashevets Frunze *1987: Selmashevets Frunze *1988: Selmashevets Frunze *1989: Selmashevets Frunze *1990: Selmashevets Frunze *1991: Selmashevets Frunze

Since independence

Champions since the country's independence were:

2021–22 clubs

Performances

Performance by club

League participation

As of 2022, 62 clubs have participated. Note: The tallies below include up to the 2022 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants. * 28 seasons: Alga Bishkek * 24 seasons:

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* 21 seasons:

Kara-Balta Kara-Balta (lit. 'black ax', Russian and ky, Кара-Балта) is a city and municipality on the Kara-Balta River, in Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan, the capital of Jayyl District. It was founded in 1825 under the Kokand Khanate, and received city ...

* 20 seasons: Abdysh-Ata Kant * 18 seasons:

Neftchi Kochkor-Ata Football Club Neftchi Kochkor-Ata ('' ky, Нефтчи Кочкор-Ата Футбол Клубу, Neftçi Qoçqor-Ata Futbol Klubu'') is a Kyrgyz professional football club based in Kochkor-Ata. Founded in 1952, the club competes in the Kyrgyz ...

* 13 seasons: Zhashtyk-Ak-Altyn Kara-Suu * 11 seasons: Dzhalal-Abad, Shakhtyor Kyzyl-Kiya * 10 seasons: Dinamo MVD Bishkek * 9 seasons: Dinamo-UVD Osh, RUOR-Guardia Bishkek * 6 seasons:

Ala-Too Naryn FC Ala-Too Naryn is a Kyrgyzstani football club based in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan that played in the top division in Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyzstan League. History Ala-Too Naryn was founded in 1992, taking part in the first season of the Kyrgyzstan League, ...

, Issyk-Kol Karakol, SKA-Alay Osh * 5 seasons: Dinamo-Manas-SKIF Bishkek, Ilbirs Bishkek, Kaganat, Rotor Bishkek, Sher Bishkek * 4 seasons: Ak-Maral Tokmok, Ak-Zhol, Kant-Oil, Orto-Nur Sokuluk * 3 seasons: Aldiyer Kurshab,

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, Kara-Shoro Uzgen, KG United, Polyot Bishkek, Talas * 2 seasons: Abdysh-Ata-99,

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Dordoi-Plaza FC Dordoi-Plaza is a Kyrgyzstani football club based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan that played in the top division in Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyzstan League. Achievements Kyrgyzstan League: *8th place: 2009 Kyrgyzstan Cup The Kyrgyzstan Cup ('' ky, К ...

, Energetik Karaköl, Instrumentalshchik Bishkek, Shakhtyor Tashkömür, Shoro Bishkek, Team Kyrgyzstan U-21, Uchkun Kara-Suu * 1 season: Ak-Bura Osh, Alamudun, Alga-2 Bishkek, Ata-Spor Bishkek, Bakit Mailuu-Suu, Bazar-Korgon-Babur,

Belovodskoye Belovodskoye ( Kyrgyz and russian: Беловодское) is a large village in the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 23,046 in 2021. It is the administrative seat of Moskva District, and is located on the European route E40 (M39) ...

, Dinamo-Chuy UVD, Dinamo Kant, Ekolog Bishkek, Energetik Bishkek, Kelechek Osh, Kolos Nizhnechuyskoye, Lokomotiv Dzhalal-Abad,

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, Muras-Sport Bishkek,

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, Nur-Batken, Olimpia-85 Bishkek,

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, Team Kyrgyzstan U-17, Tsementnik Kant, Zhashtyk Osh

References and notes

External links

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