According to information from the KPL press service, this season 16 teams will compete for the championship title, which is two more than last year. The increase in the number of participants and the expansion of club geography is expected to raise the level of competition and the overall standard of the tournament. Recall that in the 2025 season, when the league was called the Kyrgyz Premier League, 14 teams participated in the competition, and the championship title was won by "Bars" from Karakol.
In the new season, teams such as "Dordoi," "Ilbirs," "Aziyagol," "Alga," "Bishkek City" (Bishkek), "Abdysh-Ata" (Kant), "Aziya" (Talas), "Alay," and "OshMU" (Osh), "Bars" (Karakol), "Kyrgyzaltyn" (Kara-Balta), "Muras United" (Manas), "Nefchi" (Kochkor-Ata), "Ozgon" (Uzgen), "Talant" (Besh-Kungey), and "Toktogul" (Toktogul) will join the fight.
The schedule for the first round of matches is as follows:
On March 1, matches are expected between "Ilbirs" and "Alay" and "Nefchi" with "Ozgon." On March 2, the matches "Kyrgyzaltyn" - "OshMU" and "Aziyagol" - "Abdysh-Ata" will take place. The round will conclude on March 3 with the meeting of "Alga" with "Talant" and "Bishkek City" with "Bars." The matches "Toktogul" - "Muras United" and "Aziya" - "Dordoi" have been postponed to March 18.
The new season, with a record number of participants and broad representation from different regions, promises to be one of the most significant in the history of the national championship.
