Kazakhstan national football team

AFC Member (1992–2002)

The country of Kazakhstan declared independence from the Soviet Union on December 16, 1991. Its national team then split from the Soviet Union national football team (a UEFA member) and joined the Asian Football Confederation. At the time, they were one of strongest teams in Central Asia, and one of the most improving teams in Asia.

The team played their first match against another former-Soviet debutant, Turkmenistan, on June 1, 1992, as part of a Central Asian tournament. Kazakhstan won 1–0. The tournament also saw the footballing debuts of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. After beating Libya in a friendly in North Korea on July 3, Kazakhstan played the remainder of its Central Asian fixtures and avoided defeat in all of them. They beat Uzbekistan 1–0 at home on July 16, then drew 1–1 away in Turkmenistan on September 14, in Kyrgyzstan on September 26 and Uzbekistan on October 14. The final match was a 2–0 home victory over Kyrgyzstan on October 25.^[1]

Kazakhstan entered qualification for the first time, in the attempt to reach the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In the first round they were placed in Group 9 alongside Pakistan and Iraq. Kazakhstan's first qualifying match was won 3–0 at home in Almaty on May 11, 1997, against Pakistan. On June 6 they travelled to Baghdad to face Iraq and won 2–1, then five days later won an away match against Pakistan, 7–0 in Lahore. The result in Lahore remains Kazakhstan's biggest-ever international win. They retained the 100% start to World Cup football by beating Iraq at home 3–1 on June 29.

In the second and final round of qualification, Kazakhstan came last in the group. Their only victory was on October 18, 1997, when they beat the United Arab Emirates 3–0 at home. Kazakhstan drew three other games – all at home (versus Uzbekistan, Japan and South Korea).

In the first round of Asian qualifying, Kazakhstan were placed in Group 6 alongside Iraq, Nepal and Macau. All games in the group were to be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after Nepal failed to organise matches in Kathmandu in March 2001. After an Iraqi protest, the first three games for each team were moved to Baghdad, Iraq.

Kazakhstan started off well in Baghdad by beating Nepal 6–0 with two goals by Oleg Litvinenko on April 12, and Macau 3–0 two days later. On April 16 they held Iraq to a 1–1 draw in front of 50,000. Ruslan Baltiev put the Kazakhs in front in the 6th minute and Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail equalised with a penalty in the 31st.

In Almaty Central Stadium, Kazakhstan beat Nepal 3–0 with two goals by Maksim Igorevich Shevchenko on April 21. Two days later they beat Macau 5–0, Dmitriy Byakov and Igor Avdeyev scored two each after a goalless first half. The final game on April 25 saw a 1–1 draw against Iraq in front of 25,000. Litvinenko put Kazakhstan ahead in the 32nd but Iraq equalised ten minutes later. Despite being level on points, Iraq advanced on goal difference mainly due to a 9–1 victory over Nepal.

UEFA Member (2002–present)

Kazakhstan joined UEFA in 2002. They had to wait until the 2002 FIFA World Cup finished on June 30 before making the switch, as they had entered the tournament as an AFC member. Kazakhstan therefore could not enter qualification for UEFA Euro 2004, as the draw had been made on January 25, 2002.

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record											FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1990	Part of  Soviet Union										-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did not enter										-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did not qualify										12	5	3	4	22	21
2002											6	4	2	0	20	2
2006											12	0	1	11	6	29
2010											10	2	0	8	11	29
2014											10	1	2	7	6	21
2018											10	0	3	7	6	26
2022	To be determined										-	-	-	-	-	-
2026											-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		0/21							-		60	12	11	37	71	128

UEFA European Championship record

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1960 to 1992	Was part of USSR (UEFA member)									-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Not a member of UEFA									-	-	-	-	-	-
2000 to 2004	Candidate member of UEFA[n 1]									-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Did not qualify									14	2	4	8	11	21
2012										10	1	1	8	6	24
2016										10	1	2	7	7	18
2020	To be determined									0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0/15	0	0	0	0	0	0		34	4	7	23	24	63

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup record									AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956 to 1992	Was part of USSR (UEFA member)								-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	0	3	1	6
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	0	1	8	3
2004	Not a member of AFC								-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/12	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	4	9	9

Asian Games record

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Asian Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1951	Did not exist
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994	Did not enter
1998	10th place	5	2	1	2	8	6
2002–present	See Kazakhstan national under-23 football team
Total	1/13	5	2	1	2	8	6

2017

Armenia  v  Kazakhstan

26 March 2017 2018 World Cup Qualifiers	Armenia	2–0	Kazakhstan	Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4	Mkhitaryan  73' Özbiliz 75'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Kazakhstan  v  Denmark

10 June 2017 2018 World Cup Qualifiers	Kazakhstan	1–3	Denmark	Almaty, Kazakhstan
22:00 UTC+6	Kuat  76'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	N. Jørgensen  27' Eriksen  51' (pen.) Dolberg  81'	Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium Attendance: 19,065 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Kazakhstan  v  Montenegro

1 September 2017 2018 World Cup Qualifiers	Kazakhstan	0–3	Montenegro	Astana, Kazakhstan
22:00 UTC+6		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Vešović  31' Bećiraj  53' Simić  63'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 16,511 Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)

Poland  v  Kazakhstan

4 September 2017 2018 World Cup Qualifiers	Poland	3–0	Kazakhstan	Warszawa, Poland
20:45 UTC+2	Milik  11' Glik  74' Lewandowski  86' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Stadion Narodowy Attendance: 56,963 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Romania  v  Kazakhstan

5 October 2017 2018 World Cup Qualifiers	Romania	3–1	Kazakhstan	Bucureşti, Romania
21:45 UTC+3	Budescu  33', 38' (pen.) Keșerü  73'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Turysbek  82'	Stadium: Arena Naţională Attendance: 10,123 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Kazakhstan  v  Armenia

8 October 2017 2018 World Cup Qualifiers	Kazakhstan	1–1	Armenia	Astana, Kazakhstan
18:00 (22:00 UTC+6)	Turysbek  62'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Mkhitaryan  26'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 12,158 Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

2018

Hungary  v  Kazakhstan

23 March 2018 Friendly	Hungary	2–3	Kazakhstan	Budapest, Hungary
19:00 CET	Szalai  21' Németh  68'	Report	Murtazayev  6' Zaynutdinov  10' Seidakhmet  39'	Stadium: Groupama Arena Attendance: 9,038 Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

Bulgaria  v  Kazakhstan

26 March 2018 Friendly	Bulgaria	2–1	Kazakhstan	Felcsút, Hungary
19:00 CET	Popov  23' (pen.) Bodurov  90+4'	Report	Tungyshbayev  55'	Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 100 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Kazakhstan  v  Azerbaijan

5 June 2018 Friendly	Kazakhstan	3–0	Azerbaijan	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6	Murtazayev  13' Muzhikov  14' Zaynutdinov  90'	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Kazakhstan  v  Georgia

6 September 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League	Kazakhstan	0–2	Georgia	Astana, Kazakhstan
16:00 (20:00 UTC+6)		Report	Chakvetadze  69' Malyi  74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Astana Arena Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Andorra  v  Kazakhstan

10 September 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League	Andorra	1–1	Kazakhstan	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Aláez  86'	Report	Logvinenko  68'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

Latvia  v  Kazakhstan

13 October 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League	Latvia	1–1	Kazakhstan	Riga, Latvia
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)	Karašausks  40'	Report	Zaynutdinov  16'	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Kazakhstan  v  Andorra

16 October 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League	Kazakhstan	v	Andorra	Astana, Kazakhstan
16:00 (20:00 UTC+6)				Stadium: Astana Arena

Kazakhstan  v  Latvia

15 November 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League	Kazakhstan	v	Latvia	Astana, Kazakhstan
16:00 (21:00 UTC+6)				Stadium: Astana Arena

Georgia  v  Kazakhstan

19 November 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League	Georgia	v	Kazakhstan	Tbilisi, Georgia
18:00 (21:00 UTC+4)				Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Nations League matches against Latvia and Andorra on 11 October and 16 October 2018.^[2]
Caps and goals are correct as of 10 September 2018, after the game against Andorra.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nenad Erić	(1982-05-26) 26 May 1982	5	0	Astana
12	1GK	Vladimir Plotnikov	(1986-04-03) 3 April 1986	2	0	Kairat
22	1GK	Dmytro Nepohodov	(1988-02-17) 17 February 1988	0	0	Tobol
23	2DF	Yuriy Logvinenko	(1988-07-22) 22 July 1988	46	5	Astana
18	2DF	Dmitri Shomko	(1990-03-19) 19 March 1990	38	2	Astana
2	2DF	Serhiy Malyi	(1990-06-05) 5 June 1990	27	0	Astana
16	2DF	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev	(1990-08-19) 19 August 1990	23	1	Kairat
21	2DF	Abzal Beisebekov	(1992-11-30) 30 November 1992	20	0	Astana
4	2DF	Yevgeny Postnikov	(1986-04-16) 16 April 1986	5	0	Astana
6	2DF	Yan Vorogovskiy	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996	2	0	Kairat
	2DF	Nuraly Alip	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999	1	0	Kairat
9	3MF	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	(1993-02-23) 23 February 1993	33	2	Kairat
5	3MF	Islambek Kuat	(1993-01-12) 12 January 1993	21	3	Kairat
7	3MF	Serikzhan Muzhikov	(1989-08-07) 7 August 1989	18	1	Astana
11	3MF	Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev	(1995-01-14) 14 January 1995	9	1	Ordabasy
10	3MF	Georgy Zhukov	(1994-11-19) 19 November 1994	7	0	Kairat
19	3MF	Baktiyar Zaynutdinov	(1998-04-02) 2 April 1998	4	2	Astana
	3MF	Magomed Paragulgov	(1994-03-26) 26 March 1994	2	0	Kairat
8	3MF	Duman Narzildayev	(1993-09-06) 6 September 1993	0	0	Kaysar Kyzylorda
	4FW	Maxim Fedin	(1996-06-08) 8 June 1996	0	0	Tobol
13	4FW	Aleksey Shchotkin	(1991-05-21) 21 May 1991	23	2	Astana
14	4FW	Roman Murtazayev	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993	16	2	Astana
15	4FW	Bauyrzhan Turysbek	(1991-10-15) 15 October 1991	5	2	Tobol
17	4FW	Yerkebulan Seidakhmet	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000	3	1	Ufa

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Kazakhstan's squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Stas Pokatilov	(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992	15	0	Kairat	v.  Azerbaijan, 5 June 2018
GK	Aleksandr Mokin	(1981-06-19) 19 June 1981	20	0	Astana	v.  Bulgaria, 26 March 2018
DF	Dmitri Miroshnichenko	(1992-02-26) 26 February 1992	8	0	Tobol	v.  Andorra, 10 September 2018
DF	Aybol Abiken	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996	0	0	Kairat	v.  Andorra, 10 September 2018
DF	Stanislav Lunin INJ	(1993-05-02) 2 May 1993	2	0	Kairat	v.  Georgia, 6 September 2018 WD
DF	Yeldos Akhmetov	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990	14	0	Kairat	v.  Bulgaria, 26 March 2018
FW	Vyacheslav Shvyrev	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001	0	0	Kairat	v.  Azerbaijan, 5 June 2018
FW	Sergei Khizhnichenko	(1991-07-17) 17 July 1991	47	8	Ordabasy	v.  Bulgaria, 26 March 2018
FW	Yuriy Pertsukh	(1996-05-13) 13 May 1996	2	0	Atyrau	v.  Bulgaria, 26 March 2018
PRE Preliminary squad. INJ Injured after call up squad. RET Retired from the national team.

Kit suppliers

Period	Kit Provider
1994–1996	Adidas
1996–1998	Puma
1998–1999	Grand Sport
1999–2000	Adidas
2000–2002	Nike
2002–2003	Umbro
2003–2004	Nike
2004–2005	Puma
2005–2008	Diadora
2008–2012	Umbro
2012–present	Adidas

Source: FootballShirtsVoltage.com^[3]