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Athletics national side
Kazakhstan
National team · Kazakhstan
«The Hawks»
65
Matches
20
wins
11
draws
34
losses
64–107
Goals
−43
Difference
1.0
Scored per game
Form
L
18 Nov 2025 · Away Faroe Islands · 0:1
W
25 Mar · Home Namibia · 2:0
W
31 Mar · Home Comoros · 1:0
D
6 Jun · Away Armenia · 1:1
W
9 Jun · Home Hungary · 3:1
D
26 Sep · Away Faroe Islands · 1:1
Astana carries the national team's name and, since the country became independent on 16 December 1991, its identity on the pitch. The team split from the Soviet Union set-up the following year and took its first steps as a member of the Asian Football Confederation, opening its international account against Turkmenistan on 1 June 1992.
What followed was a deliberate change of direction rather than a natural drift: on 1 January 2002 Kazakhstan left Asia for the Union of European Football Associations. The switch meant starting again in some sense — the first match under the new banner came against Ukraine in September 2004 — and the results since have been earned the hard way. No World Cup, no European Championship, not even a finals appearance at either. The nearest thing to a breakthrough came in qualifying for Euro 2024, when a second-place finish in the group sent the team into the play-offs, where Greece ended the run with a 5–0 defeat.
Two names carry the team's record book. Samat Smakov built his 76 caps between 2000 and 2016, while Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov became the country's all-time leading scorer in October 2023, his 15th goal pushing past the 13 that had stood in Ruslan Baltiev's name.
The Hawks, as they are known, play in yellow at home and blue away, at the Astana Arena, which holds 30,200.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 26 Sep | UEFA Nations League |
Faroe Islands
A
|
1:1 | D |
| 9 Jun | Friendlies |
Hungary
H
|
3:1 | W |
| 6 Jun | Friendlies |
Armenia
A
|
1:1 | D |
| 31 Mar | FIFA Series |
Comoros
H
|
1:0 | W |
| 25 Mar | FIFA Series |
Namibia
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 25 Mar | Friendlies |
Comoros
H
|
Standing
UEFA Nations LeagueGroup stage · Group 3
| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
 England
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 0 |
| 3 |
 Republic of Ireland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:1 | 3 |
| 3 |
 Kazakhstan
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
| 4 |
 Czech Republic
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
| 4 |
 Israel
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 65
65
Matches
20
wins
11
draws
34
losses
64–107
Goals
−43
Difference
1.0
Scored per game
wins
draws
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 65 | 30 | 35 |
| Scored | 64 | 34 | 30 |
| Conceded | 107 | 30 | 77 |
| Scored per game | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Conceded per game | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Difference | −43 | +4 | −47 |
Key players
by appearances over the last yearSquad of Kazakhstan
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Age | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Aleksandr Mrynskiy |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 2 | |
 Sergiy Maliy |
Defender | 36 | 3 |
| 5 |  Islambek Kuat |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 7 | |
 Galymzhan Kenzhebek |
Forward | 23 | 3 |
| 8 | |
 Zhasulan Amirkhanov |
Forward | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | |
 Nuraly Alip |
Defender | 26 | 3 |
| 20 |  Ramazan Orazov |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 4 |  A. Ashirbek |
Midfielder | 3 | ||
| 16 | |
 Aleksandr Zarutskiy |
Goalkeeper | 33 | 3 |
| 15 |  Erkin Tapalov |
Defender | 3 | ||
| 18 | |
 Dinmukhamed Karaman |
Midfielder | 26 | 3 |
| 11 | |
 Yan Vorogovskiy |
Defender | 30 | 3 |
| 10 | |
 Maksim Samorodov |
Forward | 24 | 2 |
| 15 | |
 Sanzhar Satanov |
Midfielder | 25 | 2 |
| 22 | |
 M. Abraev |
Forward | 18 | 2 |
| 13 | |
 Abinur Nurymbet |
Midfielder | 21 | 2 |
| 1 | |
 Bekkhan Shaizada |
Goalkeeper | 28 | 2 |
| 9 |  Islam Chesnokov |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 12 |  Temirlan Anarbekov |
Goalkeeper | 2 | ||
| 23 |  Adilet Sadybekov |
Midfielder | 2 | ||
| 19 |  D. Satapaev |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 25 |  Sagi Sovet |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 6 |  Alibek Kassym |
Defender | 2 | ||
| 17 |  Magzhan Toktymbai |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 14 |  Roman Murtazayev |
Forward | 2 | ||
| 22 |  Ismail Bekbolat |
Forward | 1 | ||
| 17 | |
 Stanislav Basmanov |
Forward | 25 | 1 |
| 23 |  Temirlan Erlanov |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 14 |  Nauryzbek Zhagorov |
Midfielder | 1 | ||
| 10 | |
 Artur Shushenachev |
Forward | 28 | 1 |
| 1 |  Stas Pokatilov |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 12 |  Bekkhan Shayzada |
Goalkeeper | 1 | ||
| 21 | |
 Elkhan Astanov |
Midfielder | 26 | 1 |
| 19 | |
 Ramazan Karimov |
Forward | 27 | 1 |
| 6 |  Aleksandr Shirobokov |
Defender | 1 | ||
| 9 | |
 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan |
Midfielder | 33 | 1 |
Fixtures of Kazakhstan
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