Kyrgyzstan national football team

Kyrgyzstan

Nickname(s)	"Ак барстар" (Snow Leopards)
Association	Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic
Sub-confederation	CAFA (Central Asia)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Aleksandr Krestinin
Captain	Azamat Baymatov
Most caps	Vadim Kharchenko (54)
Top scorer	Anton Zemlianukhin (7)
Home stadium	Spartak Stadium
FIFA code	KGZ
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	100 (5 May 2016)
Highest	100 (April–May 2016)
Lowest	201 (March 2013)
Elo ranking
Current	174
Highest	149 (9 April 2006)
Lowest	175 (February 2013)
First international
Uzbekistan 3–0 Kyrgyzstan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; August 23, 1992)[1]
Biggest win
Kyrgyzstan 6–0 Maldives  (Tehran, Iran; June 13, 1997)
Biggest defeat
Iran 7–0 Kyrgyzstan (Damascus, Syria; June 4, 1997)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 2006)
Best result	2006

The Kyrgyzstan national football team (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасынын улуттук курама командасы, Kırgız Respublikasının uluttuk kurama komandası) is the national team of Kyrgyzstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is a member of the Central Asian Football Association, which is a member of the Asian Football Confederation.

History

After the breakup of the Soviet Union and declaration of its independence, Kyrgyzstan became a fully recognized FIFA and AFC member. They played their first match away in Tashkent, against Uzbekistan on 23 August 1992 in the Central Asia Tournament, losing 3–0.

In June 1993, Kyrgyzstan travelled to Tehran, Iran for the 1993 ECO Cup. They lost 3–2 on 6 June to Azerbaijan and then drew 1–1 two days later against Tajikistan.

In April 1994, Kyrgyzstan played other Central Asian teams in a tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. On 13 April they lost 5–1 to Turkmenistan, then on 15 April 1–0 to Tajikistan. On 17 April they drew 0–0 against Kazakhstan before losing 3–0 to the hosts two days later.^[1]

World Cup record

World Cup Finals										World Cup Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1990	Was part of USSR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		5	3	0	2	12	11
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	1	1	4	3	9
2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		8	3	1	4	11	12
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		2	1	0	1	2	2
2014	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		2	0	0	2	0	7
2018	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		8	4	2	2	10	8
Total	-	0/21	-	-	-	-	-	-		31	12	5	15	38	49

Asian Cup record

• 1956 to 1992 – Did not enter, was part of USSR

Asian Cup Finals										Asian Cup Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956 to 1992	Was part of USSR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	0	3	3	7
2000	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-		3	0	0	3	3	11
2004	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-		2	1	0	1	3	2
2007	Did not enter		-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-		2010 AFC Challenge Cup was used to determine qualification for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2015	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-		2012 & 2014 AFC Challenge Cup are used to determine qualification for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Total	Best:		-	-	-	-	-	-		9	2	0	7	9	20

AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup Finals AFC Challenge Cup Qualifications Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA 2006 Third 5 3 0 2 4 3 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2 1 0 1 2 2 2010 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 2 2 2012 Did not qualify - - - - - - 3 1 0 2 5 6 2014 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 Total Best: Third 11 5 0 6 7 12 10 5 2 3 12 10 West Asian Championship 2000 – Group Stage 2002 to 2007– Did not enter ELF Cup In 2006, Kyrgyzstan took part in the inaugural ELF Cup in Northern Cyprus. This competition was originally intended to be for teams that were not members of FIFA; however, the organisers extended invitations to both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, who were both represented by their national futsal teams. Year Round Position Matches Wins Draws* Losses Goals Scored Goals Against 2006 Semi-Final 5 2 1 2 11 8 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) {{2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round Group B table |show_matches=no}} Recent fixtures and results 2015 Bangladesh  v  Kyrgyzstan 11 June 2015 2018 WCQ Bangladesh  1–3  Kyrgyzstan Dhaka, Bangladesh 17:00 BST (UTC+6) Bernhardt  32' (o.g.) Report Zemlianukhin  8', 41' Bernhardt  29' (pen.) Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka Referee: Sukhbir Singh Kyrgyzstan  v  Australia 16 June 2015 2018 WCQ Kyrgyzstan  1–2  Australia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 20:00 KGT (UTC+6) Mirzaliev  90' Report Jedinak  2' Oar  67' Stadium: Spartak Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri Jordan  v  Kyrgyzstan 3 September 2015 2018 WCQ Jordan  0–0  Kyrgyzstan Irbid, Jordan 19:00 UTC+3 Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) Stadium: Al-Hassan Stadium Referee: Mohd bin Yaacob Kyrgyzstan  v  Tajikistan 8 October 2015 2018 WCQ Kyrgyzstan  2–2  Tajikistan Spartak Stadium, Bishkek 18:00 UTC+6 Duyshobekov  7' Zemlianukhin  90+4' (pen.) Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) Jalilov  65' Vasiev  71' (pen.) Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard Kyrgyzstan  v  Bangladesh 13 October 2015 2018 WCQ Kyrgyzstan  2–0  Bangladesh Spartak Stadium, Bishkek 18:00 UTC+6 Lux  27' Amirov  89' Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain) Australia  v  Kyrgyzstan 12 November 2015 2018 WCQ Australia  3–0  Kyrgyzstan Canberra Stadium, Canberra 20:00 UTC+11 Jedinak  40' (pen.) Cahill  50' Amirov  69' (o.g.) Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) Attendance: 19,412 Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea) Kyrgyzstan  v  Jordan 17 November 2015 2018 WCQ Kyrgyzstan  1–0  Jordan Spartak Stadium, Bishkek 17:30 UTC+6 Zemlianukhin  48' Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) Referee: Çarymyrat Kurbanow (Turkmenistan) 2016 Tajikistan  v  Kyrgyzstan 29 March 2016 2018 WCQ Tajikistan  0–1  Kyrgyzstan Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe 18:00 UTC+5 Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) Lux  18' Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) Kyrgyzstan  v  Lebanon June 6, 2016 Friendly Kyrgyzstan  v  Lebanon Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan  v  Kazakhstan August 30, 2016 Friendly Kyrgyzstan  v  Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan  v  Philippines September 16, 2016 Friendly Kyrgyzstan  v  Philippines Kyrgyzstan Philippines  v  Kyrgyzstan November 9, 2016 Friendly Philippines  v  Kyrgyzstan Manila, Philippines Coaches Manager From To Record G W D L Win % Meklis Koshaliyev August 1992 February 1996 15 1 3 11 06.67 Yevgeniy Novikov June 1997 February 2001 19 4 1 14 21.05 Nematjan Zakirov March 2003 March 2006 12 4 2 6 33.33 Boris Podkorytov March 2006 December 2006 6 3 0 3 50.00 Nematjan Zakirov January 2007 December 2008 12 4 0 8 33.33 Anarbek Ormonbekov January 2009 May 2011 13 3 3 7 23.08 Murat Jumakeev May 2011 September 2012 3 0 0 3 00.00 Sergey Dvoryankov September 2012 May 2014 6 3 1 2 50.00 Mirlan Eshenov (Caretaker) May 2014 October 2014 3 0 0 3 00.00 Aleksandr Krestinin October 2014 Present^a 10 4 2 4 40.00 Total 98 25 12 61 25.51 ^a Accurate up to and including 29 March 2016. Players Current Squad The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on 29 March against Tajikistan.[2] Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2016 after the game against Tajikistan. 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Pavel Matiash 11 July 1987 24 0 UiTM F.C. 16 GK Valery Kashuba 14 September 1984 12 0 Dordoi 23 GK Ruslan Amirov 14 October 1990 3 0 Turanspor 5 DF Kursanbek Sheratov 10 March 1989 13 0 Dordoi 7 DF Azamat Baymatov (Captain) 3 December 1988 22 3 Sitra Club 2 DF Valerii Kichin 12 October 1992 18 0 Tyumen 4 DF Tamirlan Kozubaev 1 July 1994 3 0 Jagodina 3 DF Viktor Maier 16 May 1990 8 0 SV Meppen 17 DF Daniel Tagoe 3 March 1986 10 0 Dordoi 15 DF Sherzod Shakirov 18 November 1990 5 0 Dordoi 13 MF Edgar Bernhardt 30 March 1986 8 1 Al-Oruba 22 MF Anton Zemlianukhin 11 December 1988 19 7 Sisaket 6 MF Tursunali Rustamov 31 January 1990 6 1 Alga 21 MF Farhat Musabekov 3 January 1994 8 0 Academia Chișinău 20 MF Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov 3 June 1995 7 1 Krumkachy 14 MF Pavel Sidorenko 26 March 1987 16 0 Alga 9 MF Islam Shamshiev 1 March 1991 3 0 Dordoi 8 MF Aziz Sydykov 23 June 1992 13 1 Dordoi 18 MF Kairat Zhyrgalbek Uulu 13 June 1994 10 1 Dordoi 11 MF Akhlidin Israilov 16 September 1994 9 2 Dynamo-2 Kyiv 10 FW Mirlan Murzaev 29 March 1990 22 4 Al-Ahli 12 FW David Tetteh 10 August 1985 14 3 Dordoi 19 FW Vitalij Lux 27 February 1989 8 2 Unterhaching Recent call-ups The following players have been called throughout 2015 and are still available for selection. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Maksim Zinchenko 14 October 1990 3 0 Dordoi v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE GK Kalysbek Akimaliev 16 November 1992 0 0 Abdysh-Ata v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE GK Maksim Agapov 20 March 1988 10 0 Dordoi v.  Australia, 12 November 2015 ^PRE DF Talant Samsaliev 27 April 1980 39 1 Dordoi v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE DF Akram Umarov 7 February 1994 1 0 Krumkachy v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE DF Ilyaz Alimov 24 August 1990 0 0 Alay v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE DF Mustafa Yusupov 1 July 1995 0 0 Ala-Too v.  Australia, 12 November 2015 ^PRE DF Marat Ajiniyazov 1 March 1993 6 0 Dordoi v.  Jordan, 3 September 2015 MF Vadim Kharchenko 29 May 1984 54 3 Dordoi v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE MF Avazbek Otkeev 13 June 1994 0 0 Dordoi v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE MF Bekzhan Sagynbaev 11 September 1994 0 0 Dordoi v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE MF Elkhan Temirbaev 13 June 1994 0 0 Dordoi v.  Australia, 12 November 2015 ^PRE MF Taalaibek Dinmuhamed 1 January 1995 0 0 Dordoi v.  Australia, 12 November 2015 ^PRE MF Sergej Evljuskin 4 January 1988 0 0 Hessen Kassel v.  Bangladesh, 11 June 2015 ^PRE FW Ildar Amirov 9 October 1987 34 2 Turanspor v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE FW Ivan Filatov 11 March 1988 3 0 Sohar v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE FW Roman Levchenko 24 July 1996 0 0 Dordoi v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE FW Abay Bokoleev 3 January 1996 34 2 Milasspor v.  Tajikistan, 29 March 2016 ^PRE FW Almazbek Mirzaliev 10 June 1987 16 1 Dordoi v.  Australia, 12 November 2015 ^PRE Previous squads 2006 AFC Challenge Cup squad 2010 AFC Challenge Cup squad Records As of 4 September 2015 Most Caps # Player Caps Goals Career 1 Vadim Kharchenko 54 3 2003– 2 Ruslan Sydykov 43 1 1997–2013 3 Talant Samsaliev 39 1 2003– = Vyacheslav Amin 38 1 2000–2009 5 Davron Askarov 36 0 2006– 6 Ildar Amirov 34 2 2006– = Vladimir Salo 30 0 1994–2004 8 Zakir Jalilov 29 0 1992–2015 9 Ruslan Jamshidov 28 3 1999–2011 10 Valeriy Berezovskiy 27 1 1997–2008 Top Goalscorers # Player Goals Caps Career 1 Anton Zemlianukhin 7 19 2007– 2 Mirlan Murzaev 4 22 2009– 3 Cholponbek Esenkul Uulu 3 8 2007– = Sergey Chikishev 3 12 2003–2010 = David Tetteh 3 14 2013– = Sergey Kutsov 3 16 1996–2001 = Farkhat Khaitbaev 3 17 1994–2000 = Azamat Baymatov 3 22 2010– = Zamirbek Zhumagulov 3 18 1992–2003 = Ruslan Jamshidov 3 28 1999–2011 = Vadim Kharchenko 3 54 2003– References Hyung-Jin, Yoon (30 Apr 2006). "Kyrgyzstan International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 November 2010. "Расширенный список кандидатов в Национальную сборную Кыргызстана по футболу". http://ffkr.kg/ (in Russian). Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016. External link in |website= (help) External links Kyrgyzstan at FIFA.com Kyrgyz FA (Kyrgyz) (Russian)