Astana are the defending champions having won their third league championship the previous year.
These 33 games alone decided the champion, European participants and relegation.
However, on 3 February 2017, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan ruled that Altai Semey did not meet the required entry requirements for the Premier League, and ruled that FC Taraz will replace them for the 2017 season.
[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
The number of foreign players is restricted to eight per KPL team.