Kairat Almaty

Club Overview

Club History

FC Kairat Almaty (Kazakh: Қайрат Алматы Футбол Клубы) is a Kazakh football club, playing in Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty.

Like many clubs in the Soviet Union they went through a number of name changes in their history. They were known Dinamo Almaty when founded in 1952, before changing in 1954 to Lokomotiv Almaty, and later Urozhai Almaty, before settling on Kairat. They were the leading Kazakh team during the Soviet era, the only ever club to compete at the Soviet Top League, and to win the Soviet First League (second tier of competition) in both 1976 and 1983. The team achieved an all time high Soviet Super League finish of 7th in 1986 and altogether spent 24 seasons in the Soviet top division, a record for a Central Asian team. During the existence of the USSR Kairat Almaty was a part of the Voluntary Sports Society Kairat.

FC Kairat Almaty was the first Soviet Team to win European Cup ever! It happened in 1971 in Almaty, where Fc Kairat beat FC Rapid Bucharest with 2-1 and won European Railworks Cup.

The club also has a highly successful Futsal team AFC Kairat, who has been Kazakh champions in 2003-2007 seasons and reached semi-finals of UEFA Futsal Cup in 2005-06 and 2007-08 seasons.

Club Rivalries

Stars of the Current Squad

Club Legends

Most Appearances

Most Goals

Player Recognition & Awards

Team Honours

   * Kazakhstan Premier League: 2

1992, 2004

   * Kazakhstan Cup: 5

1992, 1996,1999,2001, 2003

   * Soviet First League: 2

1976, 1983

   * USSR Federation Cup: 1

1988

   * European Railworks Cup: 1

1971

Club Management

Uniforms

Stadium

Sponsors

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