This is a list with association football stadiums in Kazakhstan with a capacity of at least 5,000. The largest non-football stadium in Kazakhstan is the 11,578-capacity indoor stadium named Barys Arena, the home of ice hockey club HC Barys
Stadium | Capacity | City | Tenant(s) | Opening | Notes |
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Shymkent Stadium | 35,000 | Shymkent | FC Ordabasy | 2026 | [4] [5] |
Yelimai Stadium | 12,500 | Semey | FC Yelimay | 2026 | [6] [7] |
New Kyzylorda Stadium | 10,000 | Kyzylorda | FC Kaisar | 2025 | [8] |
Stadium | Capacity | City | Tenant(s) | Opening | Notes |
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Aktobe Stadium | 35,000 | Aktobe | FC Aktobe | Contraction start in 2025 | [9] |
Atyrau Stadium | 12,000 | Atyrau | FC Atyrau | 2026 | [10] |
Soldier Beach Stadium | 8,000 | Aktau | FC Caspiy | TBD | [11] |
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