Kazakhstan 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	Stanislav Cherchesov
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	109 6 (20 June 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, [qɑzɑqsˈtʰɑn o̙ɫˈtːɯq fʊtˈboɫ qo̙rɑmɑˈsɯ]) 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.