Kazakhstan national football team

Kazakhstan
Nickname(s) Қаршығалар (The Hawks)
Association Football Federation of Kazakhstan (FFK)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach technical commission
Captain Samat Smakov
Most caps Ruslan Baltiev (73)
Top scorer Ruslan Baltiev (13)
Home stadium Astana Arena
FIFA code KAZ
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 117 Decrease 1 (5 May 2016)
Highest 98 (December 2001)
Lowest 166 (May 1996)
Elo ranking
Current 125 (9 September 2015)
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
 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, Qazaqstan ulttıq fwtbol qurama komandası) 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 a 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–present)

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.

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 2016 Did not qualify
European Union 2020
Total 0/15

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 23, 2016

Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic|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 2014–2015 11 2 4 5 18.18%

Results and fixtures

2014

2015

2016

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against Azerbaijan on March 26, and Georgia on March 29, 2016.
Caps and goals are correct as of 29 March 2016, after the game against Georgia.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK David Loria (1981-10-31) 31 October 1981 39 0 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar
1 1GK Stas Pokatilov (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 8 0 Russia Rostov
22 1GK Vladimir Plotnikov (1986-04-03) 3 April 1986 1 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
8 2DF Samat Smakov (Captain) (1978-12-08) 8 December 1978 73 2 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar
23 2DF Yuriy Logvinenko (1988-07-22) 22 July 1988 36 4 Kazakhstan Aktobe
18 2DF Dmitri Shomko (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 23 2 Kazakhstan Astana
4 2DF Mukhtar Mukhtarov (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 15 0 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent
2 2DF Serhiy Malyi (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 14 0 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar
16 2DF Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 11 0 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent
21 2DF Abzal Beisebekov (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 5 0 Kazakhstan Astana
6 2DF Yeldos Akhmetov (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 2 0 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar
3 2DF Yermek Kuantayev (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 1 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
7 3MF Ulan Konysbayev (1989-05-28) 28 May 1989 31 3 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
13 3MF Azat Nurgaliev (1986-06-30) 30 June 1986 28 2 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent
15 3MF Maksat Baizhanov (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 22 1 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
9 3MF Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 21 2 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
11 3MF Serikzhan Muzhikov (1989-06-17) 17 June 1989 7 0 Kazakhstan Astana
10 3MF Askhat Tagybergen (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 7 0 Kazakhstan Aktobe
5 3MF Islambek Kuat (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 6 2 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty
20 3MF Timur Dosmagambetov (1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 4 0 Kazakhstan Taraz
14 3MF Zhakyp Kozhamberdy (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 2 0 Kazakhstan Astana
17 4FW Tanat Nusserbayev (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 24 2 Kazakhstan Astana
19 4FW Aleksey Shchotkin (1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 18 2 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 Andrei Sidelnikov (1980-03-08) 8 March 1980 29 0 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent v.  Latvia, 14 October 2015
GK Sergey Boychenko (1977-09-27) 27 September 1977 3 0 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent v.  Latvia, 14 October 2015
GK Anton Tsirin (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 2 0 Kazakhstan Okzhetpes Kokshetau v.  Turkey, 12 June 2015
GK Nenad Erić (1982-05-26) 26 May 1982 1 0 Kazakhstan Astana v.  Turkey, 12 June 2015 PRE
GK Vladimir Loginovsky (1985-08-08) 8 August 1985 2 0 Kazakhstan Astana v.  Iceland, 27 March 2015
DF Mark Gorman (1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 26 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty v.  Latvia, 14 October 2015
DF Konstantin Engel (1988-07-27) 27 July 1988 11 0 Germany Ingolstadt 04 v.  Latvia, 14 October 2015
DF Berik Aytbayev (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 0 0 Kazakhstan Atyrau v.  Latvia, 14 October 2015
DF Rinat Abdulin (1982-04-14) 14 April 1982 29 2 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent v.  Turkey, 12 June 2015
DF Heinrich Schmidtgal (1985-11-20) 20 November 1985 15 1 Germany FSV Frankfurt v.  Turkey, 12 June 2015
DF Ilya Vorotnikov (1986-02-01) 1 February 1986 6 0 Kazakhstan Taraz v.  Turkey, 12 June 2015 PRE
MF Zhambyl Kukeyev (1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 29 2 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty v.  Latvia, 14 October 2015
MF Kazbek Geteriev (1985-06-30) 30 June 1985 7 0 Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar v.  Latvia, 14 October 2015
MF Almir Mukhutdinov (1985-06-09) 9 June 1985 0 0 Kazakhstan Taraz v.  Latvia, 14 October 2015
MF Aslan Darabayev (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 3 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty v.  Iceland, 6 September 2015
MF Georgy Zhukov (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 2 0 Netherlands Roda JC v.  Iceland, 6 September 2015
MF Alexander Merkel INJ (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 1 0 Italy Udinese v.  Iceland, 6 September 2015
MF Dmitri Miroshnichenko (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 5 0 Kazakhstan Aktobe v.  Turkey, 12 June 2015
FW Sergey Khizhnichenko (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 36 6 Kazakhstan Tobol v.  Georgia, 29 March 2016
FW Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev (1990-05-08) 8 May 1990 14 3 Kazakhstan Astana v.  Latvia, 14 October 2015
FW Alibek Buleshev (1981-04-09) 9 April 1981 9 0 Kazakhstan Okzhetpes Kokshetau v.  Turkey, 12 June 2015 PRE
FW Stanislav Lunin (1993-05-02) 2 May 1993 2 0 Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty v.  Turkey, 12 June 2015 PRE
FW Toktar Zhangylyshbay (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 1 0 Kazakhstan Astana v.  Turkey, 12 June 2015 PRE
FW Daurenbek Tazhimbetov (1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 5 3 Kazakhstan Ordabasy Shymkent v.  Russia, 31 March 2015

PRE Preliminary squad.

Top 10 most capped players

# Player Career Caps Goals
1 Ruslan Baltiev 1997–2009 73 13
2 Samat Smakov 2000–Present 71 2
3 Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev 2001–Present 57 6
4 Andrei Karpovich 2001–Present 55 3
5 Sergei Ostapenko 2007–Present 42 6
6 David Loria 2000–Present 38 0
7 Aleksandr Kuchma 2005–2008 37 2
8 Aleksandr Familtsev 1997–2006 35 1
Kairat Nurdauletov 2003–2013 35 4
Farkhadbek Irismetov 2004–2011 35 0

Top Scorers

Players listed in bold are still active at national level.

Rank Name Period Goals Caps Average
1Ruslan Baltiev1997–200913730.17
2Viktor Zubarev1997-200212180.66
3Dmitriy Byakov2000-20088330.24
4Igor Avdeyev1996-20057270.26
5Oleg Litvinenko1996–20066280.21
Sergei Khizhnichenko2009–Present6340.18
Sergei Ostapenko2007–Present6420.18
Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev2001–present6570.10
9Askhat Kadyrkulov1997-20024150.26
Andrei Finonchenko2003–Present4210.19
Yuriy Logvinenko2008–Present4340.12
Kairat Nurdauletov2003–20134350.11

Kits

Kit evolution

Home

2005-2007
2008
2009-2011
2012
2014
2015
2016

Away

2005-2007
2008
2009-2011
2012
2014
2015
2016

Kit suppilers [2]

Period Kit Provider
1994-1996 Germany Adidas
1996–1999 Germany Puma
1999-2000 Germany Adidas
2000–2002 United States Nike
2002-2005 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://football-uniform.seesaa.net/archives/20080717-1.html

External links

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