| Competition: | Kazakhstan Premier League |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Winners: | Astana |
| Relegated: | Kyzylzhar Akzhayik |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Astana |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Kairat Tobol |
| Matches: | 198 |
| Total Goals: | 471 |
| League Topscorer: | Marcos Pizzelli (18) |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
| Updated: | 20 November 2018 |
The 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 27th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. Astana defended their championship, winning the Premier League for a fifth time.
FC Okzhetpes and FC Taraz were relegated at the end of the 2016 season, and were replaced by FC Zhetysu and FC Kyzylzhar.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktobe |  Vladimir Mukhanov |  Marcos Pizzelli | Adidas | — | |
| Akzhayik |  Artur Avakyants | Miram Sapanov | Adidas | — | |
| Astana |  Roman Hryhorchuk | Dmitri Shomko | Adidas | Samruk-Kazyna | |
| Atyrau | Viktor Kumykov | Marat Khayrullin | Nike | — | |
| Irtysh | Dimitar Dimitrov | Nikita Kalmykov | Nike | ENRC | |
| Kairat |  Carlos Alós | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | Nike | Halyk Bank | |
| Kaisar | Stoycho Mladenov | Maksat Baizhanov | Nike | — | |
| Kyzylzhar | Andrey Kucheryavykh | Timur Muldinov | Nike | — | |
| Ordabasy |  Kakhaber Tskhadadze | Azat Nurgaliev | Nike | Aysu Mineral Water | |
| Shakhter | Nikolay Kostov | Evgeniy Tarasov | Nike | BTL Kazakhstan | |
| Tobol |  Marek Zub | Azat Nurgaliev | Adidas | Polymetal | |
| Zhetysu | Dmitriy Ogai | Mantas Kuklys | Adidas | — |
The number of foreign players is restricted to eight per KPL team. A team can use only five foreign players on the field in each game.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irtysh Pavlodar | Vyacheslav Hroznyi | End of contract | 16 November 2017[1] | Pre-season | Gerard Nus | 21 December 2017[2] | |
| Tobol | Robert Yevdokimov | End of contract | 1 December 2017 | Vladimir Nikitenko | 25 December 2017 | ||
| Akzhayik | Vakhid Masudov | Volodymyr Mazyar | 17 December 2017 | ||||
| Atyrau | Kuanysh Kabdulov (caretaker) | End of contract | Vakhid Masudov | 8 January 2018[3] | |||
| Ordabasy | Aleksei Petrushin | End of contract | Georgi Dermendzhiev | 11 January 2018[4] | |||
| Shakhter Karagandy |  Saulius Širmelis | End of contract | 31 December 2017 |  Uladzimir Zhuravel | 9 January 2018[5] | ||
| Atyrau | Vakhid Masudov | Resigned | 9 April 2018[6] | 12th |  Adrian Sosnovschi | 11 April 2018[7] | |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | Gerard Nus | Sacked | 28 April 2018[8] | 8th | Dmitry Kuznetsov (Caretaker) | 28 April 2018 | |
| Akzhayik | Volodymyr Mazyar | 15 May 2018 | 7th | ||||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | Dmitry Kuznetsov (Caretaker) | End of Contract | 13 June 2018 | 5th | Oirat Saduov | 13 June 2018[9] | |
| Shakhter Karagandy | Uladzimir Zhuravel | Mutual Termination | 3 July 2018[10] | 10th | Andrei Finonchenko (Caretaker) | 3 July 2018 | |
| Atyrau | Adrian Sosnovschi | Resigned | 1 July 2018[11] | 12th | Viktor Kumykov | 4 July 2018[12] | |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | Oirat Saduov | Sacked | 10 July 2018 | 9th | Dimitar Dimitrov | 10 July 2018[13] | |
| Tobol | Vladimir Nikitenko | Resignation | 1 August 2018[14] | 3rd | Marek Zub | 6 August 2018[15] | |
| Kairat | Carlos Alós | Mutual Consent | 15 October 2018[16] | 2nd | Andrei Karpovich (Caretaker) | 15 October 2018[17] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcos Pizzelli | Aktobe | 18 |
| 2 | Aderinsola Eseola | Akzhayik/Kairat | 17 |
| 3 | Marin Tomasov | Astana | 14 |
| 4 |  Isael | Kairat | 12 |
| 5 | Aleksey Shchotkin | Astana | 10 |
 Bratislav Punoševac | Kaisar | ||
| 7 | Andrey Arshavin | Kairat | 9 |
 Malick Mané | Akzhayik | ||
| 9 | Azat Nurgaliev | Tobol | 8 |
| Babatunde Temitope Adeniji | Atyrau | ||
 Damir Kojašević | Shakhter Karagandy | ||
| Timur Muldinov | Kyzylzhar | ||
| Roman Murtazayev | Astana | ||
 Patrick Twumasi | Astana | ||
| Marat Khairullin | Atyrau |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baktiyar Zaynutdinov | Astana | Irtysh Pavlodar | 6–1 | [19] | ||
| Milan Bojović | Zhetysu | Ordabasy | 4–2 | [20] | ||
| Marcos Pizzelli | Aktobe | Tobol | 3–2 | [21] | ||
| Aleksey Shchotkin | Astana | Kyzylzhar | 3–0 | [22] |
