It started on 22 March 2010 and the regular season ended on 14 August 2010.
[1] The playoff rounds began on 22 August 2010[2] and ended on 6 November 2010.
Kyzylzhar, Kaisar and Kazakhmys were relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division at the end of last season for finishing at the bottom of the league.
Because of the league's contraction to twelve clubs for this season, only the First Division champions, Kairat, were promoted in their places.
However, during the off-season, Vostok were expelled from this year's competition due to unpaid debts.