Kazakhstan
UEFA. Played 273 since 4 Aug 1979: won 71, drawn 62, lost 140. Elo 1464, ranked 122 in the world; peak 1621 in 1997.
Coming fixtures
- 2026-11-13 17:00MoldovavKazakhstanGroup C3 · Stadionul ZimbruMoldova 30% · Draw 27% · Kazakhstan 43%Expected goals 1.2–1.5Likeliest 1–1 (13%)Preview & head to head
- 2026-11-16 15:00KazakhstanvSlovakiaGroup C3 · Astana ArenaKazakhstan 16% · Draw 23% · Slovakia 61%Expected goals 0.8–1.9Likeliest 0–1 (12%)Preview & head to head
Latest results
- 2026-10-06DKazakhstan2–2Faroe IslandsUEFA Nations League · Group C3 · Astana67%
- 2026-10-02LKazakhstan1–2MoldovaUpsetUEFA Nations League · Group C3 · Astana84%
- 2026-09-29LSlovakia2–1KazakhstanUEFA Nations League · Group C3 · Košice14%
- 2026-09-26DFaroe Islands1–1KazakhstanUEFA Nations League · Group C3 · Tórshavn45%
- 2026-06-09LHungary3–1KazakhstanFriendly · Debrecen12%
- 2026-06-06DArmenia1–1KazakhstanFriendly · Yerevan46%
- 2026-03-31WKazakhstan1–0ComorosFIFA Series · Astana66%
- 2026-03-25WKazakhstan2–0NamibiaFIFA Series · Astana71%
- 2025-11-18LFaroe Islands1–0KazakhstanFriendly · Pula60%
- 2025-11-15DKazakhstan1–1BelgiumFIFA World Cup qualification · Astana12%
Squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League matches against Faroe Islands, Slovakia, Moldova and Faroe Islands again on 26 and 29 September, and 2 and 6 October 2026, respectively.
- Players
- 30
- Average age
- 27.0
- Caps between them
- 683
- Most from one club
- Kairat (7)
Where they play
25 at home · 5 abroad in 2 other countries
- Kazakhstan 25
- Russia 4
- Azerbaijan 1
Average club rating 1441 (ClubElo; 26 of 30 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Zenit Saint Petersburg, ranked 28 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Bekkhan ShayzadaOrdabasy | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Temirlan AnarbekovKairat | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Aleksandr ZarutskiyAktobe | 33 | 5 | 0 |
| Stas PokatilovSabah(Azerbaijan) | 33 | 31 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Serhiy MalyiOrdabasy | 36 | 76 | 2 |
| 3 | Nuraly AlipZenit Saint Petersburg(Russia) | 26 | 56 | 1 |
| 4 | Nauryzbek ZhagorovTobol | 28 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Alibek KasymAstana | 28 | 17 | 2 |
| 11 | Yan VorogovskyAstana | 30 | 66 | 6 |
| 13 | Aleksandr MrynskiyKairat | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Temirlan YerlanovAktobe | 33 | 24 | 2 |
| Arsen AshirbekYelimay | 23 | 6 | 0 | |
| Alexander ShirobokovKairat | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 22 | Yerkin TapalovKairat | 33 | 26 | 0 |
| 5 | Damir KasabulatKairat | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Zhasulan AmirOrdabasy | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Bauyrzhan IslamkhanAstana | 33 | 58 | 4 |
| 14 | Georgy ZhukovAktobe | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| 18 | Dinmukhamed KaramanAstana | 26 | 13 | 1 |
| 20 | Ramazan OrazovYelimay | 28 | 43 | 2 |
| Islambek KuatZhenis | 33 | 75 | 6 | |
| Ismail BekbolatKairat | 18 | 2 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 7 | Galymzhan KenzhebekAkhmat Grozny(Russia) | 23 | 17 | 3 |
| 10 | Artur ShushenachevAktobe | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Azamat TuyakbaevKairat | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Stanislav BasmanovAstana | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Ramazan KarimovAstana | 27 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | Elkhan AstanovOrdabasy | 26 | 24 | 1 |
| Maksim SamorodovAkhmat Grozny(Russia) | 24 | 35 | 6 | |
| Islam ChesnokovKrylia Sovetov(Russia) | 26 | 26 | 3 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Kazakhstan national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 2 October 2026; page last edited 31 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Nations League chances: Group C3
| Team | Promoted | Play-off B/C | Stays in C | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | >99% | <1% | – | 14.6 |
| Faroe Islands | <1% | 62% | 37% | 6.4 |
| Moldova | – | 26% | 74% | 5.9 |
| Kazakhstan | – | 11% | 89% | 4.3 |
The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.
Tournament history
Nations League: 5 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Kazakhstan v Azerbaijan: played 12, won 5, drawn 3, lost 4; goals 17–15. First met 28 Apr 2004, last 11 Jun 2024.
- 2024-06-11LAzerbaijan3–2KazakhstanFriendly · Szombathely48%
- 2022-09-25LAzerbaijan3–0KazakhstanUEFA Nations League · Group C3 · Baku47%
- 2022-06-03WKazakhstan2–0AzerbaijanUEFA Nations League · Group C3 · Astana68%
- 2018-06-05WKazakhstan3–0AzerbaijanFriendly · Astana57%
- 2016-03-26WAzerbaijan0–1KazakhstanFriendly · Belek45%
- 2011-09-06LAzerbaijan3–2KazakhstanUEFA Euro qualification · Baku29%
- 2011-06-03WKazakhstan2–1AzerbaijanUEFA Euro qualification · Astana50%
- 2008-02-03DAzerbaijan0–0KazakhstanFriendly · Antalya56%
- 2007-06-06DKazakhstan1–1AzerbaijanUEFA Euro qualification · Almaty65%
- 2007-03-09WKazakhstan1–0AzerbaijanFriendly · Shymkent65%
- 2006-09-06DAzerbaijan1–1KazakhstanUEFA Euro qualification · Baku43%
- 2004-04-28LKazakhstan2–3AzerbaijanUpsetFriendly · Almaty79%
Record by competition
| Friendly | 82 | 26 | 23 | 33 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 76 | 14 | 16 | 46 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 55 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| UEFA Nations League | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Asian Games | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Cyprus International Tournament | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| East Asian Games | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| King's Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| WAFF Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| FIFA Series | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Top scorers
- Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov 11
- Ruslan Baltiyev 8
- Abat Aymbetov 8
- Dmitry Byakov 7
- Islambek Kuat 6
- Sergei Ostapenko 5
- Sergei Khizhnichenko 5
- Viktor Zubarev 4
- Oleg Litvinenko 4
- Yuriy Logvinenko 4
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.