The 2023 FC Kairat season was the 13th successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009.

Season events

On 10 January,

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extended his contract until the end of 2024. On 17 January, Galymzhan Kenzhebek extended his contract until the end of 2024. On 31 January,

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joined Pari NN on loan until the summer. On 21 February, Kairat announced the loan signing of Ofri Arad from Maccabi Haifa for the season. On 28 February, Kairat announced the signing of Dmitry Sergeyev from Zenit St.Petersburg to a two-year contract with the option of an additional year. On 3 March, Daniyar Usenov extended his contract until the end of 2024. On 15 March, Rustam Emirov was loaned to Khan Tengri for the season. On 20 March, Daniyar Usenov was loaned to Caspiy for the season. On 30 March, Kairat announced the signing of Mikael Askarov on a contract until the end of 2024, whilst also loaning him out to Ekibastuz for the season. On 14 April,

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left Kairat to join

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. On 21 July,

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extended his contract with Kairat until the end of 2024. On 15 September, Vyacheslav Shvyryov extended his contract with Kairat until the end of 2024. On 4 October, Arsen Buranchiev extended his contract with Kairat until the end of 2024.

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Premier League

Results summary

Results by round

League table

Results

Kazakhstan Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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