Men's national association football team representing Kazakhstan
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Kazakhstan women's national football team.
Kazakhstan
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
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current
103 3 (4 April 2024)[1]
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)
The Kazakhstan national football team (Kazakh: Қазақстан Ұлттық футбол құрамасы, Qazaqstan Ūlttyq Futbol qūramasy, [qɑzɑqsˈtʰɑno̙ɫˈtːɯqfʊtˈboɫqo̙rɑmɑˈsɯ]) 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.
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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Global Information
3 (4 April 2024)[1]
Kazakhstan 1–0 Turkmenistan 
Pakistan 0–7 Kazakhstan 
France 8–0 Kazakhstan 
