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The Kazakhstan national football team ( kk, Қазақстан Ұлттық футбол құрамасы, ''Qazaqstan Ūlttyq Futbol qūramasy'') represents
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
in men's international
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and it is governed by the
Kazakhstan Football Federation The Kazakhstan Football Federation (KFF, kz, Қазақстанның Футбол Федерациясы, Qazaqstannyñ Futbol Federatsıiasy; rus, Федерация Футбола Казахстана, r=Federatsiya Futbola Kazakhstana) is th ...
. They split from the
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after independence in 1991 and joined the
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's Central Asian Football Federation. After failing to qualify for the
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and
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s, they joined
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, but are yet to qualify for a
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or a
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.


History


AFC member (1992–2002)

The country of Kazakhstan declared independence from the
Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
on December 16, 1991. Its national team then split from the
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(a
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member) and joined the
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. 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 Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
, on June 1, 1992, as part of a Central Asian tournament. Kazakhstan won 1–0. The tournament also saw the footballing debuts of
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
,
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...
and
Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
. After beating
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in a friendly in
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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. Kazakhstan entered qualification for the first time in the attempt to reach the
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. In the first round they were placed in Group 9 alongside
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
and
Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
. Kazakhstan's first qualifying match was won 3–0 at home in
Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
on May 11, 1997, against Pakistan. On June 6 they travelled to
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to face Iraq and won 2–1, then five days later won an away match against Pakistan, 7–0 in
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. The result remains Kazakhstan's biggest-ever international win. They retained their 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
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3–0 at home. Kazakhstan drew three other games – all at home (versus Uzbekistan,
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and
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). In the first round of Asian qualifying, Kazakhstan were placed in Group 6 alongside
Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
,
Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
and
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. All games in the group were to be held in
Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...
, Kazakhstan, after Nepal failed to organise matches in
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in March 2001. After an Iraqi protest, the first three games for each team were moved to
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, Iraq. Kazakhstan started off well in Baghdad by beating Nepal 6–0 with two goals by
Oleg Litvinenko Oleg Litvinenko (russian: Олег Литвиненко; 23 November 1973 – 19 November 2007) was a Kazakh International footballer from Taraz, who played as a forward. Career Club In 1998, Litvinenko was banned from football for one-year, ...
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 Ruslan Takhiruly Baltiyev ( kk, Рұслан Тахирұлы Балтиев, ''Rūslan Tahirūly Baltiev''; born 16 September 1978) is a retired Kazakh football midfielder. He is a former Kazakh international, whom he is the top goalscorer. ...
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 The Central Stadium ( kk, "Алматы орталық стадионы", ''Almaty ortalyq stadıony'' or "Орталық стадион", ''Ortalyq stadıon''; Ortalyq Stadıony) is a multi-purpose stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the largest ...
, Kazakhstan beat Nepal 3–0 with two goals by
Maksim Igorevich Shevchenko Maksim Igorevich Shevchenko (russian: Максим Игоревич Шевченко; born 27 March 1980) is a Kazakhstani professional football coach and a former player. He works as a deputy director at the academy of the Russian club Lokomoti ...
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)

Being a
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, Kazakhstan joined
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in 2002. They had to wait until the
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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
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, as the draw had been made on 25 January 2002. Since joining UEFA, Kazakhstan has been a relative minnow within the continent, with most of their qualifications being unsuccessful and often finish near dead last or bottom. In the
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, now as members of UEFA, Kazakhstan was placed in the last drawing pot with
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and
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, being placed in Group 2 alongside
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, future
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winners
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,
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,
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and
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. Their first official UEFA match was on 8 September 2004 and ended in a home defeat by 2–1 against Ukraine. Kazakhstan lost their next 9 matches, including a 6–0 home defeat against Turkey, their tied-biggest defeat up to 2018 and conceding a home defeat to Greece into four minutes of the stoppage time. Their sole point of the qualifying came in the next match, on 8 October 2005, in a 0–0 away draw against Georgia played behind closed doors, before losing the last match at home against Denmark. For the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, Kazakhstan was once again placed in the last drawing pot. Their campaign started with two away draws against
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(0–0) and
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(1–1). They lost the next three matches before getting their first official win as UEFA members in a 2–1 home triumph against
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with goals from Kairat Ashirbekov and Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev. After a home loss against
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, Kazakhstan got their sixth and seventh points after drawing again with Azerbaijan (1–1) and Belgium (2–2), both at home. Losses against
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and
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were followed by their second win, this time away from home, with Sergei Ostapenko scoring the winning goal against Armenia. Their last match was a delayed game against Serbia, ending in defeat. In the end, Kazakhstan finished with 10 points and in 6th out of the 8 Group A teams. The
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had Kazakhstan in the 5th of 6 drawing pots, drawn in Group 6 with
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,
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, Ukraine,
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and
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. They started the campaign with a 3–0 home win against Andorra on 20 August 2008. However, that was the only opponent they managed to get points from, after they won the reverse fixture 3–1 on 9 September 2009 and losing all the other group matches. Kazakhstan finished in 5th, ahead only of Andorra, who lost all of their matches. Kazakhstan was drawn in the Group A of the
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and lost the first five matches without managing to score a single goal before defeating Azerbaijan on 3 June 2011 by 2–1 with two goals from
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. They lost their next three games before ending the qualifying with a goalless home draw against
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. They ended in the last place with 4 points, three behind Azerbaijan. Following recent unimpressive qualifying campaigns, Kazakhstan was once again in the last drawing pot for the
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. Their campaign in Group C started with two defeats before getting their first point in a goalless home draw against Austria on 12 October 2012. Losses to Austria and twice to
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were followed by their first and only win of the qualification by 2–1 against
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on 6 September 2013. They still got a fifth point in a 1–1 away drawn against the same opponents. Kazakhstan finished in 5th place, ahead only of the Faroese. The
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had Kazakhstan once more in the last drawing pot. Their first match was a home 0–0 draw against
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on 9 September 2014, followed by six consecutive losses before another goalless draw, away from home, against
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. After their seventh defeat of the qualifying, Kazakhstan ended the campaign with a 1–0 away win against Latvia on 13 October 2015. The goal scored by Islambek Kuat got the Kazakhs the 5th place, tied in points with the Latvians, but with a better head-to-head record. Once again in the last drawing pot, Kazakhstan had an unimpressive
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campaign, failing to win a single match. After two home draws against Poland and
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in their first three matches, Kazakhstan lost their following six matches, ending the qualifying with a 1–1 home draw against Armenia and finishing last in Group E. For the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Kazakhstan was in Pot 3 of
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. Drawn in Group 1 with Georgia, Latvia and Andorra, their campaign started with a 2–0 home loss against group winners Georgia. Away draws against Andorra and Latvia had Georgia with 9 points after the three first matches, with all the other teams tied with 2 points. Kazakhstan defeated Andorra by 4–0 on 16 October, but the Georgia win against Latvia got the Georgians promoted to League C with two matches still to be played. Their sixth and last point came in a 1–1 home draw against Latvia, before being defeated by Georgia in the last group match and finishing in the second place of the group. The
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for Kazakhstan once again was unsuccessful, with the team continued to fail in the qualification due to being inferior to Russia and Belgium. However, Kazakhstan won ten points in the qualification, its best performance up to date in any Euro qualifications, including a shock 3–0 home win over
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, and a 1–1 away draw over
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, though they still finished fifth at the end.


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Rivalries

Though currently an
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member, Kazakhstan's best rivalries are mostly with AFC members from Central Asia, namely
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...
,
Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
,
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...
and
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
. The Hawks' two biggest rivals are Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, which dates back from early USSR rule. These rivalries are still of great importance for many Kazakhs, since Kazakhstan does not have any real rivalry with any UEFA national team.


Results and fixtures

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2022


2023


Coaches

Russian manager
Magomed Adiyev Magomed Musayevich Adiyev (russian: Магомед Мусаевич Адиев; born 30 June 1977) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of the Kazakhstan national team. Coaching career On 14 November 2019, he signe ...
is the current head coach of Kazakhstan national team. He was named a manager on 6 May 2022. In November 2022, the contract was extended for another 2 years.


Coaching history


Players


Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendlies. * Match dates: 16 and 19 November 2022 * Opposition: and * Caps and goals correct as of: 19 November 2022, after the match against


Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Kazakhstan's squad in the last 12 months. DQ Banned from football for several months/years.
PRE Preliminary squad.
INJ Injured after call up squad.
SUS Suspended for the next match.
WD Player was withdrawn from the roster for non-injury related reasons.
RET Retired from the national team.


Player records

:''Players in bold are still active with Kazakhstan.''


Most appearances


Top goalscorers


Competitive record


FIFA World Cup


UEFA European Championship


UEFA Nations League


AFC Asian Cup


Asian Games

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


WAFF West Asian Championship


Record versus other countries


See also

*
Football in Kazakhstan Football in Kazakhstan is governed by the national body the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The FFK organises the men's, women's and futsal national teams. Football is the most popular sport in the country, followed by ice hockey. History ...


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