Kazakhstan national football team
The Kazakhstan national football team (Kazakh: Қазақстан Ұлттық футбол құрамасы, Qazaqstan Ūlttyq Futbol qūramasy, [qɑzɑqsˈtʰɑn o̙ɫˈtːɯq fʊtˈboɫ qo̙rɑmɑˈsɯ]) 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.
| Nickname(s) | Қаршығалар / Qarşyğalar (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 | Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov (14) | |||
| Home stadium | Astana Arena | |||
| FIFA code | KAZ | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 103 3 (4 April 2024) | |||
| Highest | 83 (September 2016) | |||
| Lowest | 166 (May 1996) | |||
| 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) | ||||
| World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 0 | |||
| Best result | 5th in Qualification Final Round Group (1998 qualifying) | |||
| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 0 (first in 2008 qualifying) | |||
| Best result | Play-off semi-finals (2024) | |||
| Asian Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 0 (first in 1996 qualifying) | |||
| Best result | 2nd in Qualifying Group (2000 qualifying) | |||
| WAFF Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (2000) | |||
| Asian Games | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1998) | |||
| Best result | 10th place (1998) | |||
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