Kazakhstan national football team
| Nickname | Қаршығалар / Qarşyğalar (The Hawks) | |||
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| Association | Kazakhstan Football Federation (KFF) | |||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia): 1994–2002 UEFA (Europe): 2002–present | |||
| Head coach | Talgat Baysufinov | |||
| Captain | Nuraly Alip | |||
| Most caps | Samat Smakov (76) | |||
| Top scorer | Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov (15) | |||
| Home stadium | Astana Arena | |||
| FIFA code | KAZ | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 114 (19 January 2026) | |||
| Highest | 83 (September 2016) | |||
| Lowest | 166 (May 1996) | |||
| First international | ||||
| Kazakhstan 1–0 Turkmenistan (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 1 June 1992) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
| Pakistan 0–7 Kazakhstan (Lahore, Pakistan; 11 June 1997) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| France 8–0 Kazakhstan (Paris, France; 13 November 2021) | ||||
| WAFF Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (2000) | |||
The Kazakhstan national football team (Kazakh: Қазақстан Ұлттық футбол құрамасы, Qazaqstan Ūlttyq Futbol qūramasy, [qɑzɑqˈstɑn ʊɫt̚ˈtɤq fʊdˈboɫ qʊrɑmɑˈsə]) represents Kazakhstan in men's international football and it is governed by the Kazakhstan Football Federation. They split from the Soviet Union national 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.