Kazakhstan national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Kazakhstan women's national football team.

The Kazakhstan national football team (Kazakh: Қазақстан Ұлттық футбол құрамасы, Qazaqstan Ūlttyq Futbol qūramasy) represents Kazakhstan in men's international football and it is governed by the Kazakhstan Football Federation. They split from the Soviet Union national football team after independence in 1991 and joined the Asian Football Confederation's Central Asian Football Federation. After failing to qualify for the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, they joined UEFA, but are yet to qualify for a FIFA World Cup or a UEFA European Championship.

Kazakhstan

Nickname(s)	Қаршығалар / Qaršyğalar (The Hawks)
Association	Kazakhstan Football Federation (KFF)
Confederation	AFC (Asia): 1994–2002 UEFA (Europe): 2002–present
Head coach	Magomed Adiyev
Captain	Askhat Tagybergen
Most caps	Samat Smakov (76)
Top scorer	Ruslan Baltiev (13)
Home stadium	Astana Arena
FIFA code	KAZ
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	115 2 (22 December 2022)^[1]
Highest	83 (September 2016)
Lowest	166 (May 1996)
Elo ranking
Current	106 10 (18 December 2022)^[2]
Highest	70 (18 October 1997)
Lowest	136 (September 2005)
First international
Kazakhstan 1–0 Turkmenistan  (Almaty, Kazakhstan; June 1, 1992)
Biggest win
Pakistan 0–7 Kazakhstan  (Lahore, Pakistan; June 11, 1997)
Biggest defeat
France 8–0 Kazakhstan  (Paris, France; November 13, 2021)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2000)
Best result	Group stage (1 times)

History

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.^[3]

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 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 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)

Being a transcontinental country, 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 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 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, now as members of UEFA, Kazakhstan was placed in the last drawing pot with Andorra and Luxembourg,^[4] being placed in Group 2 alongside Turkey, Denmark, future UEFA Euro 2004 winners Greece, Ukraine, Georgia and Albania.^[5]

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.^[6]

For the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, Kazakhstan was once again placed in the last drawing pot. Their campaign started with two away draws against Belgium (0–0) and Azerbaijan (1–1). They lost the next three matches before getting their first official win as UEFA members in a 2–1 home triumph against Serbia with goals from Kairat Ashirbekov and Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev. After a home loss against Armenia, Kazakhstan got their sixth and seventh points after drawing again with Azerbaijan (1–1) and Belgium (2–2), both at home. Losses against Poland and Portugal 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.^[7]

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification had Kazakhstan in the 5th of 6 drawing pots, drawn in Group 6 with Croatia, England, Ukraine, Belarus and Andorra.^[8] They started the campaign with a 3–0 home win against Andorra on 20 August 2008.^[9] 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.^[10]

Kazakhstan was drawn in the Group A of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying 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 Sergey Gridin. They lost their next three games before ending the qualifying with a goalless home draw against Austria. They ended in the last place with 4 points, three behind Azerbaijan.^{[11][circular reference]}

Following recent unimpressive qualifying campaigns, Kazakhstan was once again in the last drawing pot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. 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 Germany were followed by their first and only win of the qualification by 2–1 against Faroe Islands 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 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying had Kazakhstan once more in the last drawing pot. Their first match was a home 0–0 draw against Latvia on 9 September 2014, followed by six consecutive losses before another goalless draw, away from home, against Iceland. 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.^[12]

Once again in the last drawing pot, Kazakhstan had an unimpressive 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, failing to win a single match. After two home draws against Poland and Romania 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.^[13]

For the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Kazakhstan was in Pot 3 of League D, the fourth and lowest division of the UEFA Nations League. 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.^[14]

The UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 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 Scotland,^[15] and a 1–1 away draw over Cyprus, though they still finished fifth at the end.^[16]

Kits

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
2012–2022	Adidas
2023–present	Erreà

Source: FootballShirtsVoltage.com^[17]

Rivalries

Though currently an UEFA member, Kazakhstan's best rivalries are mostly with AFC members from Central Asia, namely Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. 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

Main article: Kazakhstan national football team results

https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/kasachstan-team/21/

2022

Moldova   v   Kazakhstan

24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League play-outs 1st Leg	Moldova	1–2	Kazakhstan	Chișinău, Moldova
18:00 (19:00 UTC+2)	Nicolaescu   45+1'	Report	Malyi   63' Posmac   79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 5,387 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Kazakhstan   v   Moldova

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) 2020–21 UEFA Nations League play-outs 2nd Leg	Kazakhstan	0–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (5–4 p)	Moldova	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
		Report	Armaș   13'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 12,582 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
	Penalties
	Abiken   Beysebekov   Dosmagambetov   Zaynutdinov   Zhaksylykov   Zhukov		Caimacov   Armaș   Mandrîcenco   Crăciun   Nicolaescu   Revenco
Note: 2–2 on aggregate. Kazakhstan won 5–4 on penalties

Kazakhstan   v   Azerbaijan

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	Kazakhstan	2–0	Azerbaijan	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6	Aymbetov   50', 60'	Report		Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 19,823 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Slovakia   v   Kazakhstan

6 June 2022 (2022-06-06) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	Slovakia	0–1	Kazakhstan	Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 UTC+2		Report	Darabayev   26'	Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium Attendance: 4,146 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Belarus   v   Kazakhstan

10 June 2022 (2022-06-10) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	Belarus	1–1	Kazakhstan	Novi Sad, Serbia
20:45 UTC+2	Malkevich   84'	Report	Aymbetov   13'	Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

Kazakhstan   v   Slovakia

13 June 2022 (2022-06-13) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	Kazakhstan	2–1	Slovakia	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6	Vorogovskiy   18' Astanov   39'	Report	Bero   51'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 28,745 Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)

Kazakhstan   v   Belarus

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	Kazakhstan	2–1	Belarus	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6	Gabyshev   18' Zaynutdinov   79'	Report	Savitsky   45+3'	Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 29,637 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Azerbaijan   v   Kazakhstan

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League	Azerbaijan	3–0	Kazakhstan	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4	Marochkin   66' (o.g.) Ozobić   74' Nuriyev   90+1'	Report		Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 2,950 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Uzbekistan   v   Kazakhstan

16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) Friendly	Uzbekistan	2–0	Kazakhstan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Erkinov   12' Shomurodov   45'	Report		Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

United Arab Emirates   v   Kazakhstan

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) Friendly	United Arab Emirates	2–1	Kazakhstan	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4	Lima   14', 71'	Report	Aymbetov   62'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

2023

Kazakhstan   v   Slovenia

23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Kazakhstan	v	Slovenia	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:00 UTC+6		Report		Stadium: Astana Arena

Kazakhstan   v   Denmark

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Kazakhstan	v	Denmark	Astana, Kazakhstan
19:00 UTC+6		Report		Stadium: Astana Arena

San Marino   v   Kazakhstan

16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	San Marino	v	Kazakhstan	Novi Sad, Serbia
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium

Northern Ireland   v   Kazakhstan

19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Northern Ireland	v	Kazakhstan	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park

Kazakhstan   v   Finland

7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Kazakhstan	v	Finland	Astana, Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6		Report		Stadium: Astana Arena

Kazakhstan   v   Northern Ireland

10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Kazakhstan	v	Northern Ireland	Astana, Kazakhstan
19:00 UTC+6		Report		Stadium: Astana Arena

Denmark   v   Kazakhstan

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Denmark	v	Kazakhstan	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Parken

Finland   v   Kazakhstan

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Finland	v	Kazakhstan	Helsinki, Finland
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium

Kazakhstan   v   San Marino

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Kazakhstan	v	San Marino	Astana, Kazakhstan
21:00 UTC+6		Report		Stadium: Astana Arena

Slovenia   v   Kazakhstan

20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Slovenia	v	Kazakhstan	Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stožice Stadium

Coaches

Russian manager Magomed Adiyev is the current head coach of Kazakhstan national team. He was named a manager on 6 May 2022.^[18] In November 2022, the contract was extended for another 2 years.^[19]

As of 20 September 2022

Technical Staff^[20]

Position	Name
Head Coach	Magomed Adiyev
Assistant Coaches	Yevgeniy Kostrub
	Ruslan Baltiyev
Goalkeeping Coach	Valeriy Sitalo
Fitness Coach	Yerlan Ibraiym
Performance analyst	Magomed Nozadze

Coaching history

As of match played 19 November 2022

Manager	Nat.	Period	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Bakhtiyar Baiseitov		1992	7	4	3	0	057.14
Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov		1994	4	1	2	1	025.00
Serik Berdalin		1995–1997	20	6	4	10	030.00
Sergei Gorokhovadatskiy		1998	5	2	1	2	040.00
Vait Talgayev		2000	9	5	0	4	055.56
Vladimir Fomichyov		2000	1	0	0	1	000.00
Vakhid Masudov		2001–2002	9	4	4	1	044.44
Leonid Pakhomov		2003–2004	9	0	2	7	000.00
Sergey Timofeev		2004–2005	13	0	1	12	000.00
Arno Pijpers		2006–2008	36	7	11	18	019.44
Bernd Storck		2008–2010	9	2	0	7	022.22
Miroslav Beránek		2011–2013	24	5	6	13	020.83
Yuri Krasnozhan		2014–2015	11	2	4	5	018.18
Talgat Baysufinov		2016–2017	8	2	3	3	025.00
Aleksandr Borodyuk		2017–2018	7	0	1	6	000.00
Stanimir Stoilov		2018	9	3	3	3	033.33
Michal Bílek		2019–2020	18	5	3	10	027.78
Talgat Baysufinov		2020–2022	10	1	3	6	010.00
Andrei Karpovich		2022	2	1	0	1	050.00
Magomed Adiyev		2022–	8	4	1	3	050.00

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the friendlies.^[21]
• Match dates: 16 and 19 November 2022
• Opposition:   Uzbekistan and   United Arab Emirates
• Caps and goals correct as of: 19 November 2022, after the match against   United Arab Emirates

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Igor Shatsky	(1989-05-11) 11 May 1989 (age 33)	15	0	Shakhter Karagandy
	1GK	Danil Ustimenko	(2000-08-08) 8 August 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Kairat
	1GK	Aleksandr Zarutskiy	(1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 29)	0	0	Astana
	2DF	Nuraly Alip	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 23)	22	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg
	2DF	Sultanbek Astanov	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 23)	1	0	Kairat
	2DF	Abzal Beysebekov	(1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 30)	38	0	Astana
	2DF	Timur Dosmagambetov	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 33)	16	0	Astana
	2DF	Mikhail Gabyshev	(1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 33)	6	1	Astana
	2DF	Bagdat Kairov	(1993-04-27) 27 April 1993 (age 29)	10	0	Tobol
	2DF	Serhiy Malyi	(1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 (age 32)	62	1	Tobol
	2DF	Aleksandr Marochkin	(1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 32)	30	0	Tobol
	2DF	Dmitry Shomko	(1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 32)	48	2	Aktobe
	2DF	Temirlan Yerlanov	(1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 29)	15	1	Aktobe
	3MF	Aslan Darabayev	(1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 33)	16	1	Astana
	3MF	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	(1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 29)	48	3	Unattached
	3MF	Islambek Kuat	(1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 29)	54	6	Astana
	3MF	Ramazan Orazov	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 24)	12	0	Aktobe
	3MF	Askhat Tagybergen	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 32)	42	0	Tobol
	3MF	Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov	(1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 24)	26	10	CSKA Moscow
	4FW	Elkhan Astanov	(2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 22)	9	1	Ordabasy
	4FW	Abat Aymbetov	(1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 27)	26	6	Astana
	4FW	Maksim Samorodov	(2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 20)	3	0	Aktobe
	4FW	Artur Shushenachev	(1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 24)	6	0	Kairat
	4FW	Aybar Zhaksylykov	(1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 25)	9	0	Tobol
	4FW	Abylaykhan Zhumabek	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Taraz

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	Mukhammedzhan Seysen	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 23)	1	0	Taraz	v.   Azerbaijan, 25 September 2022
GK	Bekkhan Shayzada	(1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 24)	0	0	Ordabasy	v.   Azerbaijan, 25 September 2022
GK	Stas Pokatilov	(1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 30)	26	0	Aktobe	v.   Moldova, 29 March 2022^PRE
DF	Yury Logvinenko	(1988-07-22) 22 July 1988 (age 34)	58	5	Aktobe	v.   Azerbaijan, 25 September 2022
DF	Yan Vorogovsky	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 26)	29	2	RWDM47	v.   Azerbaijan, 25 September 2022
DF	Yeldos Akhmetov	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 32)	17	0	Taraz	v.   Azerbaijan, 25 September 2022
DF	Marat Bystrov	(1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 (age 30)	16	0	Akhmat Grozny	v.   Azerbaijan, 25 September 2022
DF	Talgat Kusyapov	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Astana	v.   Azerbaijan, 25 September 2022
DF	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev	(1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 (age 32)	42	4	Aksu	v.   Belarus, 22 September 2022^PRE
DF	Alibek Kasym	(1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 24)	2	0	Kyzylzhar	v.   Belarus, 22 September 2022^PRE
DF	Nurlan Dairov	(1995-06-26) 26 June 1995 (age 27)	0	0	Taraz	v.   Moldova, 29 March 2022
MF	Samat Zharynbetov	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 29)	7	0	Tobol	v.   Azerbaijan, 25 September 2022
MF	Vladislav Vasilyev	(1997-04-10) 10 April 1997 (age 25)	12	0	Tobol	v.   Slovakia, 30 June 2022
MF	Bauyrzhan Baytana	(1992-05-06) 6 May 1992 (age 30)	5	0	Taraz	v.   Slovakia, 30 June 2022
MF	Arman Kenesov	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Aktobe	v.   Slovakia, 30 June 2022
MF	Georgy Zhukov	(1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 28)	20	0	Cangzhou Mighty Lions	v.   Moldova, 29 March 2022
MF	Duman Narzildayev	(1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 29)	2	0	Caspiy	v.   Moldova, 29 March 2022^PRE
MF	Aybol Abiken	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 26)	13	1	Unattached	v.   Moldova, 29 March 2022^DQ
MF	Abylaykhan Nazymkhanov	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Shakhter Karagandy	v.   Moldova, 29 March 2022
MF	Aslan Adil	(1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 24)	0	0	Caspiy	v.   Moldova, 29 March 2022
FW	Roman Murtazayev	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 29)	25	3	Shakhter Karagandy	v.   Azerbaijan, 25 September 2022
FW	Adilet Sadybekov	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 20)	1	0	Kairat	v.   Azerbaijan, 25 September 2022
FW	Aleksey Shchyotkin	(1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 (age 31)	38	3	Kuban Krasnodar	v.   Moldova, 29 March 2022^PRE
^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

As of 25 September 2022^[22]

Players in bold are still active with Kazakhstan.

Most appearances

 

Samat Smakov is Kazakhstan's most capped player with 76 appearances.

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Samat Smakov	76	2	2000–2017
2	Ruslan Baltiev	73	13	1997–2009
3	Serhiy Malyi	62	1	2014–present
4	Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev	58	7	2001–2014
	Yuriy Logvinenko	58	5	2008–present
6	Andrei Karpovich	55	3	2001–2014
7	Islambek Kuat	54	6	2015–present
8	Sergey Khizhnichenko	52	8	2009–present
9	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	48	3	2012–present
	Dmitri Shomko	48	2	2011–present
11	David Loria	46	0	2000–2019

Top goalscorers

 

Ruslan Baltiev is Kazakhstan's top scorer with 13 goals.

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Ruslan Baltiev	13	73	0.18	1997–2009
2	Viktor Zubarev	12	18	0.67	1997–2002
3	Baktiyar Zaynutdinov	10	26	0.38	2018–present
4	Dmitriy Byakov	8	33	0.24	2000–2008
	Sergei Khizhnichenko	8	52	0.15	2009–present
6	Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev	7	58	0.12	2001–2014
7	Abat Aymbetov	6	26	0.23	2019–present
	Igor Avdeyev	6	27	0.22	1996–2005
	Oleg Litvinenko	6	28	0.21	1996–2006
	Sergei Ostapenko	6	42	0.14	2007–2014
	Islambek Kuat	6	54	0.11	2015–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											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										Part of   Soviet Union
1994	Did not enter										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											8	0	3	5	5	20
2026	To be determined										To be determined
Total		0/22							-		68	12	14	42	76	148

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1960 to   1992	Part of   Soviet Union									Part of   Soviet Union
1996	Not a UEFA member									Not a UEFA member
2000 to   2004	Candidate member of UEFA^[n 1]									Candidate member of UEFA
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										10	3	1	6	13	17
2024	To be determined									To be determined
Total		0/15	0	0	0	0	0	0		44	7	8	29	37	80

1. In 2000, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan became a candidate member of UEFA and obtained its full membership a couple of years later.

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2018–19	D	1	Group stage	2nd	6	1	3	2	8	7		47th
2020–21	C	4	Group stage	4th	8	2	1	5	7	11		45th
2022–23	C	3	Group stage	1st	6	4	1	1	8	6		36th
2024–25	B	To be determined
Total			Group stage	3/3	20	7	5	8	23	24	36th

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1956 to   1992	Part of   Soviet Union								Part of   Soviet Union
1996	Did not qualify								4	1	0	3	1	6
2000									4	3	0	1	8	3
2004 to present	Not an AFC member								Not an AFC member
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	4	0	4	9	9

Asian Games

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

See also: Kazakhstan national under-23 football team

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1951 to   1990	Part of   Soviet Union
1994	Did not enter
1998	10th place	5	2	1	2	8	6
2002 to present	See national under-23 team
Total	1/13	5	2	1	2	8	6

WAFF West Asian Championship

WAFF Championship record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2000	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	9
2002 to present	Not a WAFF member
Total	1/1	3	1	0	2	3	9

Record versus other countries

As of match played 19 November 2022

Opponents	Played	Won	Drawn*	Lost	GF	GA	GD	% Won
Albania	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4	0
Andorra	4	3	1	0	11	2	+9	75
Armenia	7	1	2	4	6	12	−6	14.29
Austria	4	0	2	2	0	6	−6	0
Azerbaijan	11	5	3	3	15	12	+3	45.45
Bahrain	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100
Belarus	7	1	2	4	6	16	−10	14.29
Belgium	6	0	2	4	3	13	−10	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	0
Bulgaria	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0
Burkina Faso	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
China	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	33.33
Croatia	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0
Cyprus	4	0	1	3	4	8	−4	0
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	3	6	−3	0
Denmark	4	0	0	4	3	12	−9	0
England	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0
Estonia	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	33.33
France	2	0	0	2	0	10	−10	0
Faroe Islands	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	25
Finland	5	0	1	4	1	7	−6	0
Georgia	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	16.67
Germany	4	0	0	4	1	14	−13	0
Greece	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0
Hungary	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	50
Iceland	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	0
Iran	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0
Iraq	4	2	2	0	7	4	+3	50
Japan	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	0
Jordan	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	50
Kuwait	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kyrgyzstan	8	5	2	1	18	6	+12	62.5
Laos	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100
Latvia	7	1	4	2	5	7	−2	14.29
Lebanon	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0
Libya	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	100
Lithuania	3	1	1	1	4	3	1	33.33
Macau	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	100
Malta	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0
Moldova	7	3	1	3	7	6	+1	42.86
Montenegro	4	0	1	3	0	11	−11	0
Nepal	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	100
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0
North Korea	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
North Macedonia	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
Oman	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100
Pakistan	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	100
Palestine	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	100
Poland	5	0	1	4	3	12	−9	0
Portugal	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0
Qatar	4	2	0	2	4	6	−2	50
Republic of Ireland	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0
Romania	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	0
Russia	4	0	1	3	0	11	−11	0
Saudi Arabia	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0
San Marino	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	100
Scotland	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	50
Serbia	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	50
Singapore	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100
South Korea	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	0
Sweden	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0
Syria	4	0	1	3	1	8	−7	0
Tajikistan	5	4	1	0	9	3	+6	80
Thailand	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	0
Turkey	6	0	0	6	2	19	−17	0
Turkmenistan	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	33.33
Ukraine	6	0	2	4	6	12	−6	0
United Arab Emirates	4	1	0	3	6	11	−5	25
Uzbekistan	6	1	3	3	4	10	−6	14.29
Vietnam	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
Total	231	57	54	120	241	383	−142	24.68

See also

•  Association football portal

• Football in Kazakhstan

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