The 1997 football (soccer) season was the fifth one in Kazakhstan as an independent nation. The Kazakhstan national football team played a total number of thirteen international matches in 1997 under manager Serik Berdalin, trying to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
| WCQ [1] 11 May 1997 |
Kazakhstan | 3 – 0 | Pakistan | Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sapaev (TKM) |
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| Esmagambetov 2', 62' Yablochkin 49' |
| WCQ 6 June 1997 |
Iraq | 1 – 2 | Kazakhstan | Al Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Wei Jihong (CHN) |
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| Abdul-Ridha 2' | Klishin 41' Loginov 48' |
| WCQ 11 June 1997 |
Pakistan | 0 – 7 | Kazakhstan | Railway Stadium, Lahore Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Al-Dashti (KUW) |
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| Esmagambetov 28' Klishin 32' Loginov 36' Mazbaev 53' Zubarev 64', 68', 72' |
| WCQ 29 June 1997 |
Kazakhstan | 3 – 1 | Iraq | Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Jindamai (THA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazbaev 2' Loginov 37' Klishin 63' |
Abdul-Ridha 60' |
| Friendly [2] 2 September 1997 |
China PR | 3 – 0 | Kazakhstan | Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fan Zhiyi 17' Li Jinyu 22' Li Bing 40' |
| WCQ 6 September 1997 |
South Korea | 3 – 0 | Kazakhstan | Olympic Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 41,219 Referee: Nagalingam (SIN) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choi Yong-Soo 24', 67', 74' |
| WCQ 13 September 1997 |
United Arab Emirates | 4 – 0 | Kazakhstan | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Un-Prasert (THA) |
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| Ali Hassan 19' Mohammed Obaid 49' (pk) Zuhair Saeed 78' Khamis Saad 84' |
| WCQ 20 September 1997 |
Kazakhstan | 1 – 1 | Uzbekistan | Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 10,700 Referee: Nabil Ayad (LEB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltiev 84' (pk) | Shatskikh 85' |
| WCQ 4 October 1997 |
Kazakhstan | 1 – 1 | Japan | Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Fares (SYR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zubarev 90+2' | Akita 23' |
| WCQ 11 October 1997 |
Kazakhstan | 1 – 1 | South Korea | Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Loom (JOR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yevteyev 51' | Choi Yong-Soo 4' |
| WCQ 18 October 1997 |
Kazakhstan | 3 – 0 | United Arab Emirates | Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yaakub (MAS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparyshev 56' Yevteyev 65' Yurist 72' |
| WCQ 25 October 1997 |
Uzbekistan | 4 – 0 | Kazakhstan | Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Al-Agmi (OMA) |
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| Shkvyrin 19', 33' Fyodorov 44' Kasymov 71' |
| WCQ 8 November 1997 |
Japan | 5 – 1 | Kazakhstan | Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 56,032 Referee: Van der Ende (NED) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita 12' Nakata 16' Nakayama 44' Ihara 67' Takagi 79' |
Yevteyev 71' (pk) |
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