Kazakhstani football clubs in international competitions

This page summarises the results and performance of Kazakhstani football clubs in international competitions. Clubs began participating in the competitions of the Asian Football Confederation from the 1994–95 season until the 2000–01 season. No clubs participated in continental competitions during the 2001–02 season, as the Football Federation of Kazakhstan finalised their switch to become the 52nd member of UEFA. Kazakhstani clubs have played in UEFA competitions since the 2002–03 season. Zhenis in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League, were the first club to advance in a European tournament. Tobol reached the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup by winning three rounds of the Intertoto Cup in 2007. Shakhter were the first team to reach group stage of any competition in 2013, qualifying to UEFA Europa League after being defeated in UEFA Champions League play-off round. Astana became the first ever Kazakhstani team to reach UEFA Champions League group stage in 2015, passing three rounds of qualification and play-offs. Astana also became the first ever Kazakhstani team to qualify for knockout stage of any European competition in 2017, by finishing runner-up in 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage (reached the Round of 32). In 2021 Kairat became the first ever Kazakhstani club to compete in the group stage of inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League. In 2025, Kairat became the second Kazakhstani club to pass the Champions League Play-off round, and will be the first Kazakhstani side to compete in the League phase.

Asian competitions

Asian Club Championship 1994–95: Irtysh 1995: Elimai 1996–97: Elimai 1997–98: Taraz 1998–99: Irtysh 1999–2000: Irtysh 2000–01: Irtysh

Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1994–95: Taraz 1995: Vostok 1996–97: Ordabasy 1997–98: Kairat 1998–99: Kaisar 1999–2000: Kaisar 2000–01: Kairat

UEFA competitions

Summary

Due to Kazakhstan's spring-autumn league season, Kazakh clubs are able to start their European campaign only for the next season. Current club allocation is as following: 1 club (champion) for the Champions League 1st qualifying round, 3 clubs for the Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round. Season UEFA Season 20012002–030.50050JENATYTOB1KRTJEN20022003–040.16751IRTATYTOBJENIRT200322004–050.00050IRTTOBJENKRTTOB200432005–061.00050KRTIRTTOBTARKRT20052006–070.66750AKTTOBKRTSHAJEN4KRT20062007–080.75049JENAKTTOBALMJEN20072008–090.83345AKTTOBSHAIRT4ZTSTOBORD200852009–101.12545AKTTOBIRTKSRMEGOKZ6AKTALM20092010–110.87544AKTAST4SHATOBATYSHA20102011–121.62542TOBAKTIRTAST4SHA20112012–131.37541SHAZTSAKTORDTOB20122013–143.12540SHAIRTAKTASTIRT20132014–153.37538AKTASTKRTSHATAR20142015–164.62534ASTAKTKRTORDKRTAKT20152016–172.75032ASTKRTAKTORDKRTAST20162017–184.25028ASTKRTIRTORDASTKRT20172018–194.25029ASTKRTORD4IRTTOBKRTATY20182019–203.37528ASTKRTTOBORDKRTATY20192020–211.00024ASTKRTORDKSRATY20202021–222.87524KRTTOBASTSHAN/A7N/A20212022–231.12527TOBASTKRTKYZKRTSHA20222023–243.12529ASTAKTTOBORDAKZ20232024–253.00030ORDASTAKTTOBORD20242025–26TBDTBDKRTASTAKTORDAKTATY20252026–27TBDTBDKRTASTTOBYELTOBORD

Key to colours Champions LeagueUEFA Cup / Europa LeagueUEFA Europa Conference LeagueIntertoto Cup

Notes – Historical names shown in brackets according to respective seasons (1) Tobol did not apply for Intertoto Cup 2002 (2) No club went through appropriated licensing procedures to play on a European stage for 2004–05 season (3) Only Kairat went through appropriate licensing procedures to play on a European stage for 2005–06 season (4) Club failed to comply with licensing (5) Intertoto Cup has been discontinued after season 2008. (6) Almaty and Megasport officials announced that the two clubs have merged to a new team called Lokomotiv, who inherited Almaty UEFA Europa League 2009–10 spot earned through Kazakhstan Cup 2008. However, Lokomotiv were eventually denied the UEFA License for competing in Europa League due to legal difficulties when creating the new club. Thereby, the potential candidates for one spot left in Europa League were Kaisar, Zhetysu, Shakhter and Okzhetpes. Kaisar and Shakhter were, however, denied a license and Zhetysu eventually withdrew from Europe due to financial difficulties. That left Okzhetpes, 9th positioned club in season, as the third Europa League participant. (7) 2020 Kazakhstan Cup was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan. This situation allowed Shakhter, 4th positioned club in season, to take part in the Europa Conference League as a third participant from Kazakhstan.

Progress by season UEFA Season UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Cup/Europa LeagueUEFA Conference League2002–03JENATY Not heldKRT2003–04IRTATYJEN2005–06KRT2006–07AKTTOBKRT2007–08JENALMAKTTOB2008–09AKTTOBSHA2009–10AKTAKTIRTOKZTOB2010–11AKTAKTTOBSHAATY2011–12TOBSHAIRTAKT2012–13SHAZTSORDAKT2013–14SHASHAASTIRTAKT2014–15AKTAKTKRTSHAAST2015–16ASTORDAKTKRT2016–17ASTASTORDAKTKRT2017–18ASTASTORDIRTKRT2018–19ASTASTIRTTOBKRT2019–20ASTASTTOBORDKRT2020–21ASTASTORDKSRKRT2021–22KRTKRTKRTTOBASTSHA2022–23TOBTOBASTKRTKYZ2023–24ASTASTASTORDAKTTOB2024–25ORDORDTOBTOBASTAKT2025–26KRTAKTAKTASTORD2026–27KRTKRTTOBASTYELChampions LeagueUEFA Cup/Europa LeagueUEFA Conference League UEFA Season

UEFA Champions League

Season Team Round Against Home Away Agg.2002–03 Jenis QR1 Sheriff Tiraspol 3–2 1–2 4–4(a)2003–04 Irtysh QR1 AC Omonia 1–2 0–0 1–22005–06 Kairat QR1 Artmedia 2–0 1–4(aet)3–42006–07 Aktobe QR1 Liepājas Metalurgs 1–1 0–1 1–22007–08 Jenis QR1 Olimpi Rustavi 3–0 0–0 3–0QR2 Rosenborg 1–3 1–7 2–102008–09 Aktobe QR1 Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 0–4 1–42009–10 Aktobe QR2 FH 2–0 4–0 6–0QR3 Maccabi Haifa 0–0 3–4 3–42010–11 Aktobe QR2 Olimpi Rustavi 2–0 1–1 3–1QR3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 1–3 2–32011–12 Tobol QR2 Slovan Bratislava 1–1 0–2 1–32012–13 Shakhter QR2 Slovan Liberec 1–1(aet)0–1 1–22013–14 Shakhter QR2 BATE Borisov 1–0 1–0 2–0QR3 Skënderbeu Korçë 3–0 2–3 5–3PO Celtic 2–0 0–3 2–32014–15 Aktobe QR2 Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 1–0 4–0QR3 Steaua București 2–2 1–2 3–42015–16 Astana QR2 Maribor 3–1 0–1 3–2QR3 HJK 4–3 0–0 4–3PO APOEL 1–0 1–1 2–1 Group C Benfica 2–2 0–2 4th Atlético Madrid 0–0 0–4 Galatasaray 2–2 1–12016–17 Astana QR2 Žalgiris Vilnius 2–1 0–0 2–1QR3 Celtic 1–1 1–2 2–32017–18 Astana QR2 Spartaks Jurmala 1–1 1–0 2–1QR3 Legia Warsaw 3–1 0–1 3–2PO Celtic 4–3 0–5 4–82018–19 Astana QR1 Sutjeska Nikšić 1–0 2–0 3–0QR2 Midtjylland 2–1 0–0 2–1QR3 Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 0–1 0–32019–20 Astana QR1 CFR Cluj 1–0 1–3 2–32020–21 Astana QR1 Dynamo Brest 3–6 2021–22 Kairat QR1 Maccabi Haifa 2–01–1 3–1QR2 Red Star Belgrade 2–1 0–5 2–62022–23 Tobol QR1 Ferencváros 0–0 1–5 1–52023–24 Astana QR1 Dinamo Tbilisi 1–1 2–1 3–2QR2 Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 0–4 0–62024–25 Ordabasy QR1 Petrocub Hîncești 0–0 0–1 0–12025–26 Kairat QR1 Olimpija Ljubljana 2–0 1–1 3–1QR2 KuPS 3–0 0–2 3–2QR3 Slovan Bratislava 1–00–1 1–1(p)PO Celtic 0–0 0–0 0–0(p)LP Sporting CP 1–4 36th Real Madrid 0–5 Pafos 0–0 Inter Milan 1–2 Copenhagen 2–3 Olympiacos 0–1 Club Brugge 1–4 Arsenal 2–32026–27 Kairat QR1 Sutjeska 2–1 2–0 4–1 QR2 Omonia 1–0(aet) 0–1 1–1(p) QR3 Levski Sofia 0–1 0–1 0–2

UEFA Cup / Europa League

Season Team Round Against Home Away Agg.2002–03 AtyrauQR Matador Púchov 0–0 0–2 0–2 Kairat Red Star Belgrade 0–2 0–3 0–52003–04 JenisQR Viktoria Žižkov 1–3 0–3 1–6 Atyrau Levski Sofia 1–4 0–2 1–62006–07 KairatQR1 Videoton 2–1 0–1 2–2(a) Tobol Basel 0–0 1–3 1–32007–08 Alma-AtaQR1 ViOn Zlaté Moravce 1–1 1–3 2–4 Aktobe Mattersburg 1–0 2–4 3–4 Tobol QR2 Dyskobolia Grodzisk 0–1 0–2 0–32008–09 TobolQR1 Austria Wien 1–00–2 1–2 Shakhter Debrecen 1–1 0–1 1–22009–10 IrtyshQR1 Haladás 2–10–1 2–2(a) Okzhetpes Zimbru Chişinău 0–2 2–1 2–3 Tobol QR2 Galatasaray 1–1 0–2 1–3 Aktobe PO Werder Bremen 0–2 3–6 3–82010–11 TobolQR1 Zrinjski Mostar 1–21–2 2–4 Shakhter Ruch Chorzów 1–2 0–1 1–3 Atyrau QR2 Győri ETO 0–3 0–2 0–5 Aktobe PO AZ 2–1 0–2 2–32011–12 Shakhter QR1 Koper 2–11–1 3–2 QR2 St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 0–2 2–3Irtysh QR1 Jagiellonia Białystok 2–0 0–1 2–1 QR2 Metalurgi Rustavi 0–2 1–1 1–3Aktobe QR2 Kecskeméti 0–0 1–1 1–1(a) QR3 Alania Vladikavkaz 1–1 1–1 2–2(p)2012–13 Zhetysu QR1 Lech Poznan 1–1 0–2 1–3Ordabasy QR1 Jagodina 0–0 1–0 1–0 QR2 Rosenborg 1–2 2–2 3–4Aktobe QR1 Torpedo Kutaisi 1–01–1 2–1 QR2 Milsami Orhei 3–0 2–4 5–4 QR3 Genk 1–2 1–2 2–42013–14 Astana QR1 Botev Plovdiv 0–1 0–5 0–6Irtysh QR1 Levski Sofia 2–0 0–0 2–0 QR2 Široki Brijeg 3–2 0–2 3–4Aktobe QR1 Gandzasar 2–12–1 4–2 QR2 Hødd 2–0 0–1 2–1 QR3 Breiðablik 1–0 0–1 1–1(p) PO Dynamo Kyiv 2–3 1–5 3–8ShakhterGS AZ 1–10–14th PAOK 0–2 1–2 Maccabi Haifa 2–2 1–22014–15 Kairat QR1 Kukësi 1–00–0 1–0 QR2 Esbjerg 1–1 0–1 1–2Shakhter QR1 Shirak 4–0 2–1 6–1 QR2 Atlantas 3–0 0–0 3–0 QR3 Hajduk Split 4–2 0–3 4–5Astana QR1 Pyunik 2–0 4–1 6–1 QR2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 0–1 3–1 QR3 AIK 1–1 3–0 4–1 PO Villarreal0–3 0–4 0–7 AktobePO Legia Warsaw0–1 0–2 0–32015–16 Kairat QR1 Red Star Belgrade 2–1 2–0 4–1 QR2 Alashkert 3–0 1–2 4–2 QR3 Aberdeen 2–1 1–1 3–2PO Bordeaux 2–1 0–1 2–2(a) Aktobe QR1 Nõmme Kalju 0–1 0–0 0–1 Ordabasy Beitar Jerusalem 0–0 1–2 1–2 2016–17 Kairat QR1 Teuta Durrës 5–0 1–0 6–0QR2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 1–2 2–3 Aktobe QR1 MTK Budapest 1–1 0–2 1–3 Ordabasy Čukarički 3–3 0–3 3–6AstanaPO BATE Borisov 2–0 2–2 4–2GS Olympiacos 1–1 1–4 4th APOEL 2–1 1–2 Young Boys 0–0 0–32017–18 Kairat QR1 Atlantas 6–0 2–1 8–1QR2 Skënderbeu Korçë 1–1 0–2 1–3Irtysh QR1 Dunav Ruse 1–0 2–0 3–0QR2 Red Star Belgrade 1–1 0–2 1–3 Ordabasy QR1 Široki Brijeg 0–0 0–2 0–2Astana GS Villarreal 2–3 1–3 2nd Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0 1–0 Slavia Prague 1–1 1–0R32 Sporting CP 1–3 3–3 4–62018–19 Kairat QR1 Engordany 7–1 3–0 10–1QR2 AZ 2–0 1–2 3–2QR3 Sigma Olomouc 1–2 0–2 1–4Tobol QR1 Samtredia 2–0 1–0 3–0QR2 Pyunik 2–1 0–1 2–2(a) Irtysh QR1 Trakai 0–1 0–0 0–1Astana PO APOEL 1–0 0–1 1–1 (p)GS Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 2–2 3rd Rennes 2–0 0–2 Jablonec 2–1 1–12019–20 Kairat QR1 Široki Brijeg 2–1 2–1 4–2QR2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 0–2 1–3 Tobol QR1 Jeunesse Esch 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)Ordabasy Torpedo Kutaisi 1–0 2–0 3–0QR2 Mladá Boleslav 2–3 1–1 3–4Astana Santa Coloma4–1 0–0 4–1QR3 Valletta 5–1 4–0 9–1PO BATE Borisov 3–0 0–2 3–2GS Manchester United 2–1 0–1 4th Partizan 1–2 1–4 AZ Alkmaar 0–5 0–62020–21 OrdabasyQR1 Botoșani 1–2 Kairat Noah 4–1 QR2 Maccabi Haifa 1–2 Astana Budućnost Podgorica 0–1 Kaisar APOEL 1–4 2021–22 Kairat QR3 Alashkert 0–0 2–32–32023–24 Astana QR3 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–1 1–5 3–62024–25 Tobol QR1 Ružomberok 1–0 2–5 3–52025–26 Aktobe QR1 Legia Warsaw 0–1 0–1 0–22025–26 Kairat PO Anderlecht 0–3

UEFA Conference League

Season Team Round Against Home Away Agg.2021–22 Tobol QR2 Hajduk Split 4–1 0–2 4–3QR3 Žilina 0–1 0–50–6Astana QR2 Aris Thessaloniki 2–0 1–2 3–2QR3 KuPS 3–4 1–1 4–5Shakhter QR2 FCSB 2–1 0–1 2–2 (p)QR3 Kolos Kovalivka 0–0 0–0 0–0 (p)PO Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 1–2 2–4Kairat Fola Esch 3–1 4–1 7–2GS Basel 2–3 2–4 4th Qarabağ 1–2 1–2 Omonia0–0 0–02022–23 Tobol QR2 Lincoln Red Imps 2–0 1–0 3–0QR3 Zrinjski 1–1 0–1 1–2 Kairat QR2 Kisvárda 0–1 0–1 0–2 Astana Raków Częstochowa 0–1 0–5 0–6Kyzylzhar Osijek 1–2 2–0 3–2QR3 APOEL 0–0 0–1 0–12023–24 Ordabasy QR2 Legia Warsaw 2–2 2–3 4–5 Aktobe Torpedo Kutaisi1–2 4–1 5–3QR3 Sepsi OSK 0–1 1–1 1–2 Tobol QR1 Honka 2–1 0–0 2–1QR2 Basel 1–2 3–1 4–3QR3 Derry City 1–0 0–1 1–1 (p)PO Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 0–3 1–5 Astana Partizani 1–0 1–1 2–1GS Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 1–5 3rd Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 0–3 Ballkani 0–0 2–12024–25 Aktobe QR1 Sarajevo 0–1 3–2 3–3 (p) Tobol QR2 St. Gallen 1–4 0–1 1–5 Ordabasy Differdange 034–3 0–1 4–4 (p)QR3 Pyunik 0–1 0–1 0–2Astana QR2 Milsami Orhei 1–0 1–1 2–1QR3 Corvinul Hunedoara 6–1 2–1 8–2PO Brann 3–0 0–2 3–2LP TSC 1–0 28th The New Saints 0–2 Pafos 0–1 Vitória de Guimarães 1–1 Chelsea 1–3 APOEL 1–12025–26 Ordabasy QR1 Torpedo Kutaisi 1–1 3–4 4–5 Aktobe QR2 Sparta Prague 2–10–4 2–5 Astana Zimbru Chișinău 1–1 2–0 3–1 QR3 Lausanne-Sport 0–2 1–3 1–52026–27 Astana QR1 Dinamo City 1–4 1–0 2–4 Yelimay Alashkert 2–2 1–1 3–3 (p)Tobol QR2 Panevėžys 1–1 1–1 2–2 (p) QR3 Partizan 1–2 0–3 1–5Kairat LP Riga TBD Panathinaikos Atalanta Mjällby Universitatea Craiova Twente

UEFA Intertoto Cup