2002 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2002 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 11th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan, and took place between 28 April and 24 October.
Teams
No teams were promoted from the Kazakhstan First Division, and with Ekibastuzets-NK, Zhetysu, Taraz, Dostyk and Mangystau relegated the previous season the league was reduced to 12 teams. Before the start of the season Shakhter-Ispat-Karmet were renamed Shakhter Karagandy.Team overview
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Aktobe-Lento | Aktobe | Central Stadium | 13,200 |
| Atyrau | Atyrau | Munaishy Stadium | 9,500 |
| Esil | Kokshetau | Okzhetpes Stadium | 4,158 |
| Esil Bogatyr | Petropavl | Karasai Stadium | 11,000 |
| Irtysh | Pavlodar | Central Stadium | 15,000 |
| Kairat | Almaty | Central Stadium | 23,804 |
| Kaisar | Kyzylorda | Gany Muratbayev Stadium | 7,500 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | Karagandy | Shakhter Stadium | 20,000 |
| Tobol | Kostanay | Central Stadium | 8,323 |
| Vostok Altyn | Oskemen | Vostok Stadium | 8,500 |
| Yelimay | Semey | Spartak Stadium | |
| Zhenis Astana | Astana | Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium | 12,350 |
First round
League table
Second round
Championship round
Relegation round
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Evgeniy Lunev | Shakhter | 16 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Shatskikh | Irtysh | 13 |
| 2 | Murat Tleshev | Shakhter | 13 |
| 2 | Alibek Buleshev | Kairat | 13 |
| 5 | Oleg Litvinenko | Zhenis/Elimay | 11 |
| 6 | Dmitriy Byakov | Kairat | 11 |
| 6 | Vitaliy Kitsak | Atyrau | 11 |
| 8 | Sergei Kondratskiy | Esil Bogatyr | 10 |
| 9 |  Mendes | Zhenis | 9 |
| 9 | Nurken Mazbaev | Tobol | 9 |
| 9 | Dmitriy Yurist | Aktobe-Lento | 9 |
| 9 | Sergei Kalabukhin | Irtysh | 9 |