Football Club Kairat is a professional football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 as Lokomotiv Alma-Ata, they became Urozhay in 1955 and Kairat in 1956. The club's home ground is the Central Stadium which has a capacity of 23,804. The club's home kit colours are yellow and black striped shirts, black shorts and black socks.
Samat Kabiruly Smakov is a Kazakhstani football manager and a former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of FC Yelimay Semey.
This page summarises the results and performance of Kazakhstani football clubs in international competitions. Clubs began participating in the competitions of the Asian Football Confederation from the 1994–95 season until the 2000–01 season. No clubs participated in continental competitions during the 2001–02 season, as the Football Federation of Kazakhstan finalised their switch to become the 52nd member of UEFA. Kazakhstani clubs have played in UEFA competitions since the 2002–03 season. FC Astana-64, in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, were the first club to advance in a European tournament. Tobol reached the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup by winning three rounds of the Intertoto Cup in 2007. Shakhter Karagandy were the first team to reach group stage of any competition in 2013, qualifying to UEFA Europa League after being defeated in UEFA Champions League play-off round. Astana became the first ever Kazakhstani team to reach UEFA Champions League group stage in 2015, passing three rounds of qualification and play-offs. Astana also became the first ever Kazakhstani team to qualify for knockout stage of any European competition in 2017, by finishing runner-up in 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage. In 2021 Kairat became the first ever Kazakhstani club to compete in the group stage of inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League.
The 1993 Kazakhstan Premier League was the second season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 1994 Kazakhstan Top Division was the third season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 1995 Kazakhstan Top Division was the fourth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 1996 Kazakhstan Top Division was the fifth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 1997 Kazakhstan Top Division was the sixth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
The 2000 Kazakhstan Top Division was the ninth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.
Kairat Aubakirov is a retired Kazakh professional football player. He played for FC Shakhter Karagandy, FC Kairat, and FC Yelimay in the Kazakhstan Premier League, appearing in over 300 league matches, scoring almost 100 goals.
The 2015 Kazakhstan Cup is the 24th season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition began on 29 March 2015 and will end with the final in November 2015. Kairat are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 2014 competition.
The 1993 Kazakhstan Cup is the second season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The contest kicks off on March 24 and concludes with the final in November 1993. Kairat are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1992 competition.
The 1994 Kazakhstan Cup was the third season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition began on 31 May 1994, and ended with the final in November 1994. Dostyk were the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1993 competition.
The 1995 Kazakhstan Cup is the fourth season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition begins on 9 May 1995, and will end with the final in November 1995. Vostok are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1994 competition.
The 1996–97 Kazakhstan Cup is the fifth season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition begins on 7 May 1996, and will end with the final in April 1997. Yelimay are the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 1995 competition.
The 1997 Kazakhstan Cup Final was the fifth final of the Kazakhstan Cup. The match was contested by Kairat and Vostok-Adil at Central Stadium in Almaty. The match was played on 26 April 1997 and was the final match of the competition.
The 1999 Kazakhstan Cup Final was the seventh final of the Kazakhstan Cup. The match was contested by Kaisar-Hurricane and Vostok-Altyn at Central Stadium in Almaty. The match was played on 16 Jule 1999 and was the final match of the competition.
The 2016 Kazakhstan Cup was the 25th season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition began on 21 March 2016 and end with the final on 19 November 2016. Astana defeated defending champions Kairat 1–0 in the final to win their first Kazakhstan Cup since 2012.
The 2017 FC Ordabasy season is their 15th season in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, following their promotion from to the Kazakhstan First Division in 2003. Ordabasy will also play in the UEFA Europa League and Kazakhstan Cup.
The 2018 Kazakhstan Cup is the 27th season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country.
