Kazakhstan national football team

Kazakhstan
Nickname(s) Қаршығалар (The Hawks)
Association Football Federation of Kazakhstan (FFK)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Yuri Krasnozhan
Captain Samat Smakov
Most caps Ruslan Baltiev (73)
Top scorer Ruslan Baltiev (13)
Home stadium Astana Arena
FIFA code KAZ
FIFA ranking 133 Increase 5 (9 April 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking 98 (December 2001)
Lowest FIFA ranking 166 (May 1996)
Elo ranking 125
Highest Elo ranking 70 (18 October 1997)
Lowest Elo ranking 136 (September 2005)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Kazakhstan  1–0 Turkmenistan 
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; June 1, 1992)
Biggest win
 Pakistan 0–7 Kazakhstan 
(Lahore, Pakistan; June 11, 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Kazakhstan 0–6 Turkey 
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; June 8, 2005)
 Russia 6–0 Kazakhstan 
(Moscow, Russia; May 23, 2008)

The Kazakhstan national football team (Kazakh: Қазақстан Ұлттық футбол құрама командасы) represents Kazakhstan in international men's association football and is directed by Football Federation of Kazakhstan. 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 Cup they joined UEFA, but are yet to qualify for a World Cup or UEFA European Championship.

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.[1]

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 in Lahore remains Kazakhstan's biggest-ever international win. They retained the 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–)

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 January 25, 2002. The team played UEFA opposition for the first time on November 14, 2001, and drew 0–0 away to Estonia.[2]

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1990 Was part of USSR
United States 1994 Did not enter
1998 to 2002 Did not qualify (AFC Member from 1998 to 2002)
2006 to 2014 Did not qualify (UEFA Member since 2002)
Russia 2018 To be determined
Qatar 2022
Total 0/20

UEFA European Championship record

European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992 Was part of USSR (UEFA member)
1996 to 2004 Not a member of UEFA
2008 to 2012 Did not qualify
France 2016 To be determined
European Union 2020
Total 0/14

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1956 to 1992 Was part of USSR (UEFA member)
1996 to 2000 Did not qualify
Total 0/12

Coaches

as of April 25, 2015

Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Kazakhstan Bakhtiyar Baiseitov 1992 7 4 3 0 57.14%
Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Baimukhammedov 1994 4 1 2 1 25%
Kazakhstan Serik Berdalin 1995–1997 20 6 4 10 30%
Kazakhstan Sergei Gorokhovadatskiy 1998 5 2 1 2 40%
Kazakhstan Voit Talgaev 2000 9 5 0 4 55.56%
Kazakhstan Vladimir Fomichev (caretaker) 2000 1 0 0 1 0%
Kazakhstan Vakhid Masudov 2001–2002 9 4 4 1 44.44%
Russia Leonid Pakhomov 2003–2004 9 0 2 7 0%
Kazakhstan Sergey Timofeev 2004–2005 13 0 1 12 0%
Netherlands Arno Pijpers 2006–2008 36 7 11 18 19.44%
Germany Bernd Storck 2008–2010 9 2 0 7 22.22%
Czech Republic Miroslav Beránek 2011–2013 24 5 6 13 20.83%
Russia Yuri Krasnozhan 2014– 11 2 4 5 18.18%

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Iceland on March 28 and Friendly Match against Russia on 31 March 2015.
Caps and goals are correct as of 31 March 2015 after the game against Russia.

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
GK Andrei Sidelnikov 8 March 1980 29 0 Kazakhstan Aktobe
GK Stas Pokatilov 8 December 1992 1 0 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy
GK Vladimir Plotnikov 3 April 1986 0 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
DF Yuriy Logvinenko 22 July 1988 29 3 Kazakhstan Aktobe
DF Rinat Abdulin 14 April 1982 27 2 Kazakhstan Ordabasy
DF Mark Gorman 9 February 1989 21 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
DF Dmitri Shomko 19 March 1990 17 2 Kazakhstan Astana
DF Konstantin Engel 27 July 1988 9 0 Germany Ingolstadt 04
DF Serhiy Malyi 5 June 1990 6 0 Kazakhstan Ordabasy
DF Ilia Vorotnikov 1 February 1986 6 0 Kazakhstan Taraz
DF Gafurzhan Suyumbayev 19 August 1990 5 0 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent
DF Abzal Beisebekov 30 November 1992 2 0 Kazakhstan Astana
DF Yeldos Akhmetov 1 June 1990 1 0 Kazakhstan Astana
DF Ermek Kuantayev 13 October 1989 1 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
MF Samat Smakov (Captain) 8 December 1978 65 2 Kazakhstan Irtysh
MF Azat Nurgaliev 30 June 1986 24 1 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent
MF Ulan Konysbayev 28 May 1989 23 3 Kazakhstan Astana
MF Bauyrzhan Islamkhan 23 February 1993 14 2 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
MF Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev 8 May 1990 12 3 Kazakhstan Astana
MF Askhat Tagybergen 9 August 1990 4 0 Kazakhstan Aktobe
MF Aslan Darabayev 21 January 1989 3 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
MF Zhakyp Kozhamberdy 26 February 1992 2 0 Kazakhstan Taraz
MF Georgy Zhukov 19 November 1994 1 0 Kazakhstan Astana
MF Alexander Merkel 22 February 1992 0 0 Switzerland Grasshoppers
FW Sergei Khizhnichenko 17 July 1991 29 6 Kazakhstan Aktobe
FW Aleksey Shchetkin 21 May 1991 12 1 Kazakhstan Astana
FW Daurenbek Tazhimbetov 2 May 1985 5 3 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent
FW Tokhtar Zhangylyshbay 25 May 1993 1 0 Kazakhstan Astana

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 Vladimir Loginovskiy 8 August 1985 2 0 Kazakhstan Astana v.  Iceland, 27 March 2015
GK Nenad Erić 26 May 1982 1 0 Kazakhstan Astana v.  Iceland, 27 March 2015
GK Aleksandr Mokin 19 June 1981 20 0 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy v.  Moldova, 22 February 2015
GK Aleksandr Petukhov 11 January 1985 0 0 Kazakhstan Tobol v.  Moldova, 22 February 2015
GK Vyacheslav Kotlyar 3 March 1982 0 0 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar v.  Hungary, 7 June 2014 PRE
DF Viktor Dmitrenko 4 April 1991 14 1 Kazakhstan Astana v.  Moldova, 22 February 2015
DF Piraliy Aliyev 13 January 1984 5 0 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar v.  Moldova, 22 February 2015
DF Dmitri Miroshnichenko 26 June 1992 5 0 Kazakhstan Aktobe v.  Turkey, 16 November 2014
DF Aleksandr Kirov 4 September 1984 28 0 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy v.  Turkey, 16 November 2014 PRE
DF Aleksandr Kislitsyn 8 March 1986 22 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty v.  Hungary, 7 June 2014
DF Mukhtar Mukhtarov 6 January 1986 12 0 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent v.  Hungary, 7 June 2014
DF Aleksei Muldarov 24 April 1984 3 0 Kazakhstan Aktobe v.  Hungary, 7 June 2014 PRE
DF Zakhar Korobov 17 May 1988 0 0 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar v.  Hungary, 7 June 2014 PRE
MF Anatoli Bogdanov 7 June 1981 14 0 Kazakhstan Tobol Kostanay v.  Moldova, 22 February 2015
MF Marat Shakhmetov 6 February 1989 10 0 Kazakhstan Zhetysu v.  Moldova, 22 February 2015
MF Stanislav Lunin 2 May 1993 2 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty v.  Moldova, 22 February 2015
MF Bauyrzhan Bajtana 6 May 1992 1 0 Kazakhstan Kairat v.  Moldova, 22 February 2015
MF Andrei Karpovich 18 January 1981 55 3 Kazakhstan Atyrau v.  Turkey, 16 November 2014
MF Roman Murtazaev 10 September 1993 0 0 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy v.  Turkey, 16 November 2014
MF Valeri Korobkin 2 July 1984 13 0 Kazakhstan Aktobe v.  Turkey, 16 November 2014 PRE
MF Evgeny Kostrub 27 August 1982 0 0 Kazakhstan Atyrau v.  Turkey, 16 November 2014 PRE
MF Rakhimzhan Rozybakiev 2 January 1991 0 0 Kazakhstan Kaisar v.  Turkey, 16 November 2014 PRE
MF Kairat Nurdauletov 6 November 1982 34 5 Kazakhstan Astana v.  Hungary, 7 June 2014
MF Marat Khairullin 26 April 1984 13 0 Kazakhstan Aktobe v.  Hungary, 7 June 2014
MF Pavel Shabalin 23 October 1988 3 0 Kazakhstan Aktobe v.  Hungary, 7 June 2014 PRE
FW Tanat Nusserbayev (Captain) 1 January 1987 20 2 Kazakhstan Astana v.  Moldova, 22 February 2015
FW Alex Debolt 23 June 1982 1 2 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty v.  Moldova, 22 February 2015
FW Andrei Finonchenko 21 June 1982 21 4 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy v.  Turkey, 16 November 2014 PRE

PRE Preliminary squad.

Results and fixtures

2014

2015

Kits

Kit evolution

Home

2013
2014

Away

2013
2014

Kit suppilers

The Kazakhstan's official kit suppiler is currently produced by German company Adidas, Also sponsoring the team are Kazakhtelecom a telecommunication company from Astana.

Period Kit Provider
1992–1995 Italy Lotto
1995–1997 United States Nike
1997–2005 Germany Puma
2005–2008 Italy Diadora
2008–2012 United Kingdom Umbro
2012–present Germany Adidas

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kaz-intres.html
  2. ↑ http://rsssf.com/tablesk/kaz-intres.html

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