The
Kazakhstan Professional Football League , commonly referred to as
Kazakh Premier League or simply
Premier League, is the top division of
football in
Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the
Football Federation of Kazakhstan and was set up in 1992. The League is fed into by the
First Division and starts in spring and finishes in late autumn because of the low temperatures in the winter, with each championship corresponding to a calendar year. The majority of matches have been played at weekends in recent seasons.