2013 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2013 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 22nd season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. The season began on 9 March 2013 and ended on 2 November. Shakhter Karagandy were the defending champions, having won their second league championship the previous year.
Changes from 2012 season
The league was reduced from fourteen to twelve teams for this season.Teams
For the 2013 season, the league changed from 14 teams to 12, meaning the bottom two teams from the previous season, Sunkar and Okzhetpes, along with Kaisar were relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division with only Vostok, the second place team, gaining promotion.Team overview
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Aktobe | Aktobe | Aktobe Central Stadium | 13,500 |
| Akzhayik | Oral | Petr Atoyan Stadium | 8,320 |
| Astana | Astana | Astana Arena | 30,000 |
| Atyrau | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 9,000 |
| Irtysh | Pavlodar | Pavlodar Central Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kairat | Almaty | Almaty Central Stadium | 25,057 |
| Ordabasy | Shymkent | Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 37,000 |
| Shakhter | Karagandy | Shakhter Stadium | 19,000 |
| Taraz | Taraz | Taraz Central Stadium | 12,525 |
| Tobol | Kostanay | Kostanay Central Stadium | 8,323 |
| Vostok | Oskemen | Vostok Stadium | 8,500 |
| Zhetysu | Taldykorgan | Zhetysu Stadium | 4,000 |
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 |
| Aktobe |  Vladimir Nikitenko | Petr Badlo | adidas | — |
| Akzhayik |  Ljupko Petrović | Ruslan Khairov | Puma | — |
| Astana |  Ioan Andone | Kairat Nurdauletov | adidas | Qazaqstan Temir Zholy |
| Atyrau |  Miodrag Radulović | Valentin Chureev | adidas | — |
| Irtysh | Talgat Baisufinov | Sergei Ivanov | adidas | ENRC |
| Kairat |  Vladimír Weiss | Kyril Shestakov | Nike | KazRosGaz |
| Ordabasy | Vakhid Masudov | Kairat Ashirbekov | adidas | TAU |
| Shakhter |  Viktor Kumykov | Andrey Finonchenko | Nike | — |
| Taraz |  Arno Pijpers | Vitali Yevstigneyev | adidas | — |
| Tobol | Sergei Maslenov | Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev | adidas | — |
| Vostok | Vladimir Fomichyov | Roman Nesterenko | Umbro | — |
| Zhetysu | Omari Tetradze | Zahar Korobov | adidas | — |
Managerial changes
Foreign players
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.| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 |
| Aktobe |  Petr Badlo |  Robert Primus |  Robert Arzumanyan |  Serghei Covalciuc |  Timur Kapadze | Sergei Davydov | ||
| Akzhayik |  Jakub Chleboun | Pavel Černý |  Haman Sadjo | |||||
| Astana | Nenad Erić |  Foxi Kéthévoama |  Patrick Twumasi | Blažo Igumanović | Damir Kojašević |  Zelão |  Cícero | |
| Atyrau | Jovan Golić |  George Peikrishvili | Artyom Fomin | Miloš Stojčev | Đorđe Tutorić | Nenad Injac |  Robert Alviž | Nikola Milanković |
| Irtysh | Nemanja Džodžo |  Alyaksandr Kulchy | Predrag Govedarica |  Mamoutou Coulibaly | Sergei Strukov | Ulugbek Bakayev | Štěpán Kučera | Kamoliddin Murzoev |
| Kairat | Daniel Addo |  Stuart Duff | Josip Knežević |  Alexei Eremenko | Ľubomír Michalík |  Momodou Ceesay | Artur Yedigaryan | |
| Ordabasy |  Andrew Mwesigwa |  Gueye Mansour | Artem Kasyanov | Davit Chagelishvili | Andrezinho | Edin Junuzović |  Baba Collins |  Mohamed Arouri |
| Shakhter Karagandy |  Gediminas Vičius |  Nikola Vasiljević | Andrey Paryvayew | Aldin Đidić | Gevorg Ghazaryan | Ihar Zyankovich | Aleksandar Simčević |  Roger Cañas |
| Taraz | Ersin Mehmedović | Abdoulaye Diakate | Nikolai Nesterenko | Miroslav Lečić | Vukašin Tomić | Titi Essomba | Marko Ranđelović | Obiora Odita |
| Tobol | Jhonnes |  Mensur Kurtiši | Nenad Šljivić | Igor Bugaiov | Vitali Volkov | Aleksandr Alumona | Nikola Tonev | Ognjen Krasić |
| Vostok | Martin Komárek | Radanfah Abu Bakr |  Ramón Sánchez | Ebrima Sohna |  Walter Moore | Papa Niang | ||
| Zhetysu | Mehmedalija Čović |  Davron Ergashev | Shavkat Salomov | Ruslan Melziddinov | Arūnas Klimavičius | Marko Đalović | Ivan Perić |
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
League table
Results
Championship round
Table
Results
Relegation round
Table
Results
Relegation play-off
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Igor Zenkovich | Shakhter Karagandy | 15 |
| 2 | Igor Bugaiov | Tobol | 13 |
| 3 | Momodou Ceesay | Kairat | 12 |
| 4 | Edin Junuzović | Ordabasy | 12 |
| 5 | Josip Knežević | Kairat | 10 |