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Kazakhstan national football team
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This article is about the men's team. For the men's team, see Kazakhstan men's national football team.
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.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
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Nickname(s) | Қаршығалар / Qarşyğalar (The Hawks) | |||
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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 | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 109 ![]() | |||
Highest | 83 (September 2016) | |||
Lowest | 166 (May 1996) | |||
First international | ||||
![]() ![]() (Almaty, Kazakhstan; June 1, 1992) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
![]() ![]() (Lahore, Pakistan; June 11, 1997) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
![]() ![]() (Paris, France; November 13, 2021) | ||||
WAFF Championship | ||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) | |||
Best result | Group stage (2000) |
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