Kazakhstan national futsal team

The Kazakhstan national futsal team is controlled by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan, the governing body for futsal in Kazakhstan and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. They play their home games at the Jekpe Jek in Astana.

Kazakhstan

Nickname(s)	Қаршығалар (The Hawks)
Association	Football Federation of Kazakhstan
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Kaká
Captain	Leo Higuita
Most caps	Dinmukhambet Suleimenov
Top scorer	Douglas Júnior
Home stadium	Jekpe Jek
FIFA code	KAZ
FIFA ranking	7 2 (4 April 2025)[1]
Highest FIFA ranking	5 (November 2024)
Lowest FIFA ranking	8 (May 2024)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Iran 14–2 Kazakhstan (Tehran, Iran; 1 May 1996)
Biggest win
Kazakhstan 19–0 Singapore (Bangkok, Thailand; 8 May 2000)
Biggest defeat
Iran 14–2 Kazakhstan (Tehran, Iran; 1 May 1996)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 2000)
Best result	Fourth place (2021)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1999)
Best result	2nd place (2000)
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2016)
Best result	3rd place (2016)

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

Kazakhstan  v  Costa Rica

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group A	Kazakhstan	6–1	Costa Rica	Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
18:00	Yessenamanov 10' Tursagulov 11' Douglas 14' Taynan 17', 27' Orazov 27'		Rodríguez 12'	Attendance: 950 Referee: Mohamed Hassan Ahmed Youssef (Egypt)

Lithuania  v  Kazakhstan

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group A	Lithuania	0–3	Kazakhstan	Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
20:00			Taynan 1' Tursagulov 30' Akbalikov 36'	Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary)

Venezuela  v  Kazakhstan

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group A	Venezuela	1–1	Kazakhstan	Avia Solutions Group Arena, Vilnius
20:00	Vidal 40'		Douglas 5'	Attendance: 717 Referee: Aymen Kammoun (Tunisia)

Kazakhstan  v  Thailand

23 September 2021 (2021-09-23) FIFA Futsal World Cup Round of 16	Kazakhstan	7–0	Thailand	Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
20:00				Attendance: 464

Iran  v  Kazakhstan

27 September 2021 (2021-09-27) FIFA Futsal World Cup Quarter-finals	Iran	2–3	Kazakhstan	Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
20:00				Attendance: 512 Referee: Ryan Shepheard (Australia)

Portugal  v  Kazakhstan

30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-finals	Portugal	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Kazakhstan	Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
20:00				Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Nikola Jelić (Croatia)

Brazil  v  Kazakhstan

3 October 2021 (2021-10-03) FIFA Futsal World Cup Third place match	Brazil	4–2	Kazakhstan	Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas
18:00				Referee: Valeria Palma (Chile)

• (in English) Official Kazakhstan Results – KFF.kz
• (in English) Official Kazakhstan Fixtures – KFF.kz

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 29 August 2021^[2]

Name Role Paulo Ricardo Figueroa Silva (Kaká) Head coach

Manager history

As of 29 August 2021

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %	Notes
Paulo Ricardo Figueroa Silva (Kaká)	20??–present	0	0	0	0	00.0%

(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)

Team

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against the Netherlands and Romania on 15 and 20 September 2023, respectively.^[3][4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Nuralem Baidulla	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 27)		MFC Atyrau
2	1GK	Leo Higuita (captain)	(1986-06-06) 6 June 1986 (age 39)		AFC Kairat
16	1GK	Narun Serikov	(2001-09-30) 30 September 2001 (age 23)		AFC Kairat
11	2DF	Arnold Knaub	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 30)		MFC Jetisu
14	2DF	Douglas Júnior	(1988-10-15) 15 October 1988 (age 36)		AFC Kairat
15	2DF	Zhakhangir Rashit	(2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 25)		AFC Kairat
17	2DF	Birzhan Orazov	(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 30)		AFC Kairat
20	2DF	Abdirassil Abdumanapuly	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 24)		MFC Ayat
3	4FW	Taynan da Silva	(1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 32)		Sporting CP
6	4FW	Edson Gomes	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 33)		AFC Kairat
7	4FW	Azat Valiullin	(1992-05-05) 5 May 1992 (age 33)		MFC Ayat
9	4FW	Albert Akbalikov	(1995-01-05) 5 January 1995 (age 30)		AFC Kairat
10	4FW	Chingiz Yesenamanov	(1989-03-10) 10 March 1989 (age 36)		FC Semey
12	4FW	Dauren Tursagulov	(1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 29)		AFC Kairat
13	4FW	Raiymbek Zhuma	(2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 23)		FC Semey
18	4FW	Akzhol Daribay	(1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 26)		FC Semey

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Zhaksylyk Amandossov	(1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 32)			MFC Atyrau	v.  Slovenia, 8 March 2023
DF	Nurabek Kabylbayev	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 29)			MFC Rakhmet	v.  Montenegro, 9 November 2022
DF	Leo Jaraguá	(1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 38)			JEC Krona Futsal	v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2022
DF	Yevgeniy Koshkin	(1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 33)			MFC Rakhmet	v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2022
FW	Rinat Turegazin	(1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 30)			FC Semey	v.  Montenegro, 9 November 2022
FW	Batyrkhan Kenzhegali	(2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 (age 20)			MFC Rai	v.  Montenegro, 9 November 2022
FW	Serik Mazhitov	(1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 28)			MFC Rakhmet	v.  Montenegro, 12 October 2022
COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from international futsal.

Competitive record

All-time record

As of 16 September 2022

Tournament	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
FIFA World Cup	14	6	2	6	47	42	+5	20
FIFA World Cup Qualification	17	7	3	6	55	59	-4	24
European Championship	14	7	3	4	49	34	+15	25
European Championship Qualification	29	17	3	9	103	72	+31	54
Asian Championship	15	9	2	4	77	42	+35	29
Minor Tournament	10	4	3	3	33	36	-3	15
Friendly Match	16	12	4	1	52	27	+25	40
Total	104	56	16	32	375	289	+86	185

• Source:^[5]

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Part of Soviet Union								-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not enter								-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify								2nd of 3	4	2	0	2	20	27
2000	1st round	3	0	0	3	8	24		2nd of 9	5	3	1	1	36	16
2004	Did not qualify								Group 4 runner up	2	1	0	1	5	4
2008									Group 8 runner up	3	2	0	1	10	11
2012									Group 7 4th place	3	0	1	2	3	11
2016	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	15	7		Play-offs	5	3	2	0	17	6
2021	Fourth place	7	4	2	1	24	11		Group D winner	6	5	0	1	23	10
2024	Quarter-finals	5	3	1	1	18	9		Group A winner	9	8	1	0	32	11
Total	4/10	19	9	3	7	65	51		7/9	37	24	5	8	146	96

UEFA European Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Euro record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Not a member of UEFA								-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999									-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Candidate member of UEFA								-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	did not enter								-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	did not qualify								Group A 3rd place	3	1	1	1	9	12
2007									Group E 3rd place	6	4	0	2	36	20
2010									Group 2 3rd place	6	3	1	2	18	16
2012									Group 1 3rd place	3	1	0	2	5	11
2014									Group 3 3rd place	3	1	1	1	4	6
2016	Third Place	5	3	0	2	18	13		Play-offs	5	4	0	1	20	7
2018	Fourth Place	5	2	2	1	14	9		Group 6 winners	3	3	0	0	11	0
2022	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	17	12		Group 5 winners	6	6	0	0	30	5
2026	to be determined								2026	To be determined
Total	3/13	14	7	3	4	49	34		8/13	35	23	3	9	133	77

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
Malaysia 1999	Third Place	5	3	0	2	17	18
Thailand 2000	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	36	16
Iran 2001	Quarterfinals	5	3	1	1	24	8
Total	3/3	15	9	2	4	77	42

Minor Tournament

this table consist of only senior A team Results (not include Youth and club match results)

Four/Three Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2002 Tbilisi Cup	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	3	20	-17	0
2008 Baku Cup	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	3
2014 Tashkent Cup	Champions	3	2	1	0	9	5	+4	7
2016 Thailand Cup	Champions	3	1	2	0	15	6	+9	5
2017 Thailand Cup	Runners-up	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
Total	5/5	13	6	4	3	39	39	0	22

• Source:^[6][7][8][9]

2017 Thailand Fives Ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Argentina	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7	Champions
2	Kazakhstan	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Runners-up
3	Thailand (H)	3	1	0	2	8	7	+1	3	Third place
4	Mozambique	3	0	0	3	6	19	−13	0	Fourth place

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

2016 Thailand Fives Ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Kazakhstan	3	1	2	0	15	6	+9	5	Champions
2	Thailand (H)	3	1	2	0	12	10	+2	5	Runners-up
3	Iran	3	1	1	1	12	12	0	4	Third place
4	Japan	3	0	1	2	4	15	−11	1	Fourth place

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

2014 Tashkent Cup Ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Kazakhstan	3	2	1	0	9	5	+4	7	Champions
2	Azerbaijan	3	2	0	1	8	8	0	6	Runners-up
3	Uzbekistan (H)	3	0	2	1	5	8	−3	2	Third place
4	Belarus	3	0	1	2	5	6	−1	1	Fourth place

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

Head-to-head record

As of 13 April 2025

Opponents	Conf.	Played	Won	Drawn*	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Japan	AFC	5	2	2	1	23	14	+9
Iran	AFC	1	1	1	5	15	34	-19
Uzbekistan	AFC	11	8	2	1	39	21	+19
Argentina	CONMEBOL	3	0	1	1	0	1	-1
Poland	UEFA	2	1	1	0	8	1	+7
Serbia	UEFA	1	1	0	0	5	2	+3
North Macedonia	UEFA	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Denmark	UEFA	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
Spain	UEFA	6	0	2	4	11	28	-17
Italy	UEFA	3	2	0	1	9	10	-1
Croatia	UEFA	4	2	1	1	7	8	-1
Russia	UEFA	9	0	4	5	12	25	-13
France	UEFA	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4
Slovenia	UEFA	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Czech Republic	UEFA	4	3	0	1	15	9	+6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	UEFA	3	3	0	0	17	5	+12
Georgia	UEFA	6	5	0	1	17	11	+6
Portugal	UEFA	4	2	1	1	9	10	–1
Romania	UEFA	6	2	1	3	15	20	-5
Belarus	UEFA	6	4	1	1	19	8	+11
Azerbaijan	UEFA	10	6	1	3	38	41	-3
Latvia	UEFA	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
China	AFC	2	1	0	1	8	7	+1
Hungary	UEFA	3	2	0	1	12	6	+6
Ukraine	UEFA	5	0	2	3	7	12	-5
Moldova	UEFA	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Slovakia	UEFA	1	0	0	1	4	6	-2
Ireland	UEFA	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
Cyprus	UEFA	3	3	0	0	17	6	+11
England	UEFA	1	1	0	0	5	2	+3
Libya	CAF	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Andorra	UEFA	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4
Kyrgyzstan	AFC	2	2	0	0	8	3	+5
Malta	UEFA	1	1	0	0	13	0	+13
Armenia	UEFA	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Bulgaria	UEFA	1	1	0	0	6	5	+1
Tajikistan	AFC	3	3	0	0	26	8	+22
Malaysia	AFC	2	2	0	0	12	4	+8
Kuwait	AFC	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
Guatemala	CONCACAF	1	0	0	1	5	6	-1
Brazil	CONMEBOL	2	0	0	2	3	16	-13
Singapore	AFC	1	1	0	0	19	0	+19
New Zealand	OFC	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10
Thailand	AFC	4	3	1	0	16	7	+9
South Korea	AFC	2	0	1	1	6	11	-5
Vietnam	AFC	2	0	1	1	3	6	-3
Total		111	60	18	33	395	291	+104