2026 FC Kairat season
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| 2026 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Kairat Boranbayev | |||
| Manager | Rafael Urazbakhtin | |||
| Stadium | Central Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 1st | |||
| Kazakhstan Cup | Preseason | |||
| Super Cup | Runnersup | |||
| 2025–26 UEFA Champions League | League phase | |||
| 2026–27 UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jorginho (3) All: Jorginho (4) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 22,800 vs Aktobe (16 March 2026) 22,800 vs Astana (5 April 2026) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 22,800 vs Aktobe (16 March 2026) 22,800 vs Astana (5 April 2026) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 22,800 (5 April 2026) | |||
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The 2026 FC Kairat season is the 16th successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009.
On 15 December 2025, Kairat announced the signing of Jaakko Oksanen from KuPS, on a contract until 31 December 2027, commencing on 1 January 2026.[1]
On 16 January, Kairat announced the signing of Lucas Áfrico from Vanspor, on a contract until the end of the 2026 season.[2]
On 17 January, Kairat announced the signing of Sebastián Zeballos from Real Oruro, on a contract until the end of the 2027 season.[3]
On 25 January, Kairat announced that they had extended their contract with Aleksandr Mrynskiy until the 30 November 2028.[4]
On 26 January, Kairat announced that they had extended their contract with Sherkhan Kalmurza until the 30 November 2028.[5] The following day, 27 January, Kairat announced that they had extended their contract with Temirlan Anarbekov until the 30 November 2028.[6]
On 29 January, Kairat announced that Valery Gromyko and Yegor Sorokin had left the club following the expiration of their contracts.[7][8]
On 30 January, Kairat announced that Jug Stanojev had left the club on a permanent transfer to sign for Universitatea Cluj.[9]
On 11 February, Kairat announced the signing of Oiva Jukkola from Ilves, on a contract until the end of the 2027 season.[10]
On 24 February, Kairat announced that both Egor Tkachenko and Yan Trufanov had left the club in order to sign for Atyrau.[11]
On 1 March, Kairat announced that Olzhas Baybek had extended his contract with the club until the end of 2028.[12]
Squad
- As of match played 29 April 2026
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Temirlan Anarbekov | GK | 14 October 2003 | Academy | 2020 | 2028[6] | 32 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Danila Book | GK | 20 April 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 82 | Sherkhan Kalmurza | GK | 15 June 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 2028[5] | 6 | 0 | ||
| 98 | Bakhtiyar Aldashev | GK | 12 February 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Luís Mata | DF | 6 July 1997 | Zagłębie Lubin | 2025 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Damir Kasabulat | DF | 29 August 2002 | Kairat Moscow | 2022 | 2027[13] | 128 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Lev Kurgin | DF | 6 June 2002 | Kairat Moscow | 2022 | 57 | 0 | |||
| 14 | Alyaksandr Martynovich | DF | 26 August 1987 | Rubin Kazan | 2024[14] | 2025[14] | 59 | 6 | ||
| 20 | Yerkin Tapalov | DF | 3 September 1993 | Tobol | 2025[15] | 2025 (+1)[15] | 43 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Amirbek Bazarbaev | DF | 2 January 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 24 | Aleksandr Mrynskiy | DF | 15 July 2004 | Academy | 2022 | 2028[4] | 61 | 2 | ||
| 25 | Aleksandr Shirobokov | DF | 2 January 2003 | Academy | 2020 | 51 | 1 | |||
| 32 | Adlan Nurgaliev | DF | 26 January 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 35 | Sanat Nurbolat | DF | 22 September 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 44 | Lucas Áfrico | DF | 5 February 1995 | Vanspor | 2026[2] | 2026[2] | 5 | 0 | ||
| 59 | Daniyar Tashpulatov | DF | 22 August 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 73 | Akezhan Kalikulov | DF | 2 April 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 75 | Raimbek Kenesbekov | DF | 30 January 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Adilet Sadybekov | MF | 26 May 2002 | Academy | 2021 | 2025[16] | 92 | 8 | ||
| 8 | Olzhas Baybek | MF | 11 February 2005 | Academy | 2024 | 2028[12] | 27 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Sebastián Zeballos | MF | 17 July 2001 | Real Oruro | 2026[3] | 2027[3] | 5 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Jaakko Oksanen | MF | 7 November 2000 | KuPS | 2026[1] | 2027[1] | 8 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Dan Glazer | MF | 20 September 1996 | Pari NN | 2025[17] | 2026[17] | 33 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Oiva Jukkola | MF | 21 May 2002 | Ilves | 2026[10] | 2027[10] | 8 | 1 | ||
| 27 | Mukhamedali Abish | MF | 22 October 2007 | Academy | 2026 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 37 | Evgeniy Petrik | MF | 31 May 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 57 | Shyngys Duysenbek | MF | 13 January 2006 | Academy | 2023 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 71 | Karim Makhametzhan | MF | 11 October 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 78 | Alamgir Smakov | MF | 28 May 2008 | Academy | 2026 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Jorginho | FW | 9 November 1997 | Differdange 03 | 2025[18] | 2026[18] | 53 | 17 | ||
| 9 | Edmilson | FW | 19 April 1997 | Celje | 2025[19] | 2027[19] | 30 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Dastan Satpayev | FW | 12 August 2008 | Academy | 2024 | 50 | 22 | |||
| 15 | Mansur Birkurmanov | FW | 4 April 2007 | Academy | 2026 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Azamat Tuyakbaev | FW | 13 July 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 23 | Ramazan Bagdat | FW | 9 October 2006 | Academy | 2025 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 76 | Ermukhammad Kerimkhan | FW | 4 April 2008 | Academy | 2026 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 81 | Ismail Bekbolat | FW | 10 January 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 99 | Ricardinho | FW | 23 April 2001 | on loan from Viktoria Plzeň | 2025[20] | 2026[20] | 31 | 3 | ||
| Players away on loan | ||||||||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 33 | Jug Stanojev | MF | 29 July 1999 | Spartak Subotica | 2024[21] | 2027[21] | 48 | 3 | ||
| 55 | Valery Gromyko | MF | 23 January 1997 | Kaisar | 2024[22] | 2025[22] | 57 | 7 | ||
| 80 | Yegor Sorokin | DF | 4 November 1995 | Unattached | 2024[23] | 2025[23] | 54 | 2 | ||
| Egor Tkachenko | DF | 14 April 2003 | Kairat Moscow | 2022 | 39 | 0 | ||||
| Yan Trufanov | FW | 17 May 2004 | Academy | 2022 | 20 | 4 | ||||
Transfers
Friendlies
| 7 February 2026 | Pakhtakor | 1–1 | Kairat | Antalya, Turkey |
| 19:00 UZT (UTC+5) | Resan |
Report | Shirobokov |
| 19 February 2026 | Kairat | 3–4 | Pari NN | Antalya, Turkey |
| 13:00 (UTC+5) | Birkurmanov Ricardinho |
Report |
| 28 March 2026 | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2–0 | Kairat | Saint Petersburg |
| 21:00 (UTC+5) | Nino Sobolev |
Report | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 7 March 2026 | Matchday 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 57.14 | ||
| Super Cup | 28 February 2026 | 28 February 2026 | Final | Runnersup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Kazakhstan Cup | 8 April 2026 | 29 April 2026 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
| 2025–26 UEFA Champions League | 20 January 2026 | 29 January 2026 | 2025 season | League Phase (36th) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
| 2026–27 UEFA Champions League | 2026 | First qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Total | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 41.67 | ||||
Last updated: 29 April 2026
Source: Competitions
2025–26 UEFA Champions League
League Phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 6 | |
| 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 4 | |
| 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 3 | |
| 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 | |
| 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 1 |
| 20 January 2026 7 | Kairat | 1–4 | | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 20:30 (UTC+5) | Sorokin Sadybekov |
Report[33] | Stanković Vanaken Vermant Mechele |
Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,324[34] Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
| Note: Match played at the Astana Arena in Astana instead of Kairat's regular Central Stadium in Almaty. | ||||
| 29 January 2026 8 | Arsenal | 3–2 | | London, England |
| 01:00 (UTC+5) | Gyökeres Calafiori Havertz Martinelli |
Report[35] | Jorginho Ricardinho |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 50,200[36] Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
Super Cup
| 28 February 2026 | Kairat | 2–2 (4 – 5 p) | Tobol | Astana |
| 18:00 (UTC+6) | Tapalov Mrynskiy Jorginho Oksanen Edmilson |
Report | Guerra Cavnić Marat Tagybergen Zhumat |
Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 15,546 Referee: Denis Tevyashov[37] |
| Penalties | ||||
| Ricardinho Oksanen Kasabulat Baybek Satpayev |
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Premier League
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Last updated: 26 April 2026.
Source: See Results
Results by round
Results
| 7 March 2026 1 | Altai | 0–1 | Kairat | Almaty |
| 16:00 (UTC+6) | Nazimkhanov |
Report | Kasabulat Glazer Jorginho |
Stadium: Khan-Tengri Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Sergey Nozhenko |
| 16 March 2026 2 | Kairat | 1–0 | Aktobe | Almaty |
| 19:00 (UTC+6) | Áfrico Jukkola Satpayev Tapalov Kasabulat |
Report | Yerlanov Zeljković Shushenachev Trofimets |
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Sanzhar Iskakov |
| 21 March 2026 3 | Zhetysu | 0–0 | Kairat | Almaty |
| 16:00 (UTC+6) | Orynbasar Pajovic Kashken |
Report | Mata Jorginho |
Stadium: Khan-Tengri Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Sayat Sulikanov |
| 5 April 2026 4 | Kairat | 4–0 | Astana | Almaty |
| 18:00 (UTC+5) | Jorginho Satpayev Martynovich Oksanen |
Report | Shomko Karaman |
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Denis Tevyashov |
| 11 April 2026 5 | Tobol | 1–1 | Kairat | Kostanay |
| 17:00 (UTC+6) | Milovanović Guerra Marochkin Tagybergen Zhumashev Cavnić Marat |
Report | Satpayev Oksanen |
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alexander Zatula |
| 18 April 2026 25 | Kairat | 2–0 | Yelimay | Almaty |
| 18:00 (UTC+6) | Edmilson Jorginho |
Report | Aripov Taykenov |
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 14,275 Referee: Anton Kuchma |
| 26 April 2026 7 | Kairat | 2–2 | Yelimay | Almaty |
| 18:00 (UTC+6) | Jukkola Edmilson |
Report | Fessou Tyulyubay Miladinović Ashirbek |
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 21,465 Referee: Bulat Sariev |
| 2 May 2026 8 | Irtysh Pavlodar | – | Kairat | Pavlodar |
| 17:00 (UTC+6) | Stadium: Central Stadium |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kairat | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 15 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Ordabasy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Elimai | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | |
| 4 | Okzhetpes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | |
| 5 | Astana | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head matches won; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored; 10) Head-to-head away goals scored; 11) Draw..[38]
Kazakhstan Cup
| 8 April 2026 Round of 32 | Jaiyq | 1–3 | Kairat | Oral |
| 15:00 (UTC+6) | Mukhametzhanov Abdrakhmanov Umbetov |
Report | Tuyakbayev Petrik |
Stadium: Petr Atoyan Stadium Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Eldos Kanaev |
| 29 April 2026 Round of 16 | Kaisar | 2–1 | Kairat | Kyzylorda |
| 20:00 (UTC+6) | Kaldybekov Tolegenov Tazhibay Askarov |
Report | Duysenbek Bazarbaev Bagdat Kurgin Bekbolat Tuyakbaev |
Stadium: Gani Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Georgy Chekhovsky |
2026–27 UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
| 2026 First qualifying round 1st leg | – | |||
| (UTC+6) |