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2026 FC Kairat season

FC Kairat
2026 season
ChairmanKairat Boranbayev
ManagerRafael Urazbakhtin
StadiumCentral Stadium
Premier LeaguePreseason
Kazakhstan CupPreseason
Super CupPreseason
2025–26 UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
2026–27 UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Three Players (1)

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.

Season events

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]

Squad

As of match played 29 January 2026
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
77 Temirlan Anarbekov Kazakhstan GK (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 Academy 2020 2028[6] 24 0
82 Sherkhan Kalmurza Kazakhstan GK (2007-06-15) 15 June 2007 Academy 2025 2028[5] 5 0
Defenders
3 Luís Mata Portugal DF (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 Zagłębie Lubin 2025 38 0
4 Damir Kasabulat Kazakhstan DF (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 Kairat Moscow 2022 2027[11] 123 0
5 Lev Kurgin Kazakhstan DF (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 Kairat Moscow 2022 54 0
14 Alyaksandr Martynovich Belarus DF (1987-08-26) 26 August 1987 Rubin Kazan 2024[12] 2025[12] 53 5
20 Yerkin Tapalov Kazakhstan DF (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 Tobol 2025[13] 2025 (+1)[13] 35 1
24 Aleksandr Mrynskiy Kazakhstan DF (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 Academy 2022 2028[4] 53 1
25 Aleksandr Shirobokov Kazakhstan DF (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 Academy 2020 45 1
44 Lucas Áfrico Brazil DF (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 Vanspor 2026[2] 2026[2] 0 0
59 Daniyar Tashpulatov Kazakhstan DF (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 Academy 2025 4 0
Egor Tkachenko Kazakhstan DF (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 Kairat Moscow 2022 39 0
Midfielders
6 Adilet Sadybekov Kazakhstan MF (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 Academy 2021 2025[14] 89 8
17 Olzhas Baybek Kazakhstan MF (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 Academy 2024 21 1
18 Dan Glazer Israel MF (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 Pari NN 2025[15] 2026[15] 29 0
42 Mukhamedali Abish Kazakhstan MF (2007-10-22) 22 October 2007 Academy 2026 1 0
Sebastián Zeballos Argentina MF (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 Real Oruro 2026[3] 2027[3] 0 0
Oiva Jukkola Finland MF (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 Ilves 2026[10] 2027[10] 0 0
Jaakko Oksanen Finland MF (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 KuPS 2026[1] 2027[1] 0 0
Forwards
7 Jorginho Portugal FW (1997-11-09) 9 November 1997 Differdange 03 2025[16] 2026[16] 45 13
9 Dastan Satpayev Kazakhstan FW (2008-08-12) 12 August 2008 Academy 2024 42 19
26 Edmilson Brazil FW (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 Celje 2025[17] 2027[17] 22 5
79 Mansur Birkurmanov Kazakhstan FW (2007-04-04) 4 April 2007 Academy 2026 1 0
81 Ismail Bekbolat Kazakhstan FW (2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 Academy 2025 9 0
87 Azamat Tuyakbaev Kazakhstan FW (2007-07-13) 13 July 2007 Academy 2025 5 1
89 Ramazan Bagdat Kazakhstan FW (2006-10-09) 9 October 2006 Academy 2025 18 3
99 Ricardinho Brazil FW (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 on loan from Viktoria Plzeň 2025[18] 2026[18] 24 3
Players away on loan
Left during the season
33 Jug Stanojev Serbia MF (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 Spartak Subotica 2024[19] 2027[19] 48 3
55 Valery Gromyko Belarus MF (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 Kaisar 2024[20] 2025[20] 57 7
80 Yegor Sorokin Russia DF (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 Unattached 2024[21] 2025[21] 54 2

Transfers

Main articles: List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2025–26 and List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2026

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
15 December 2025[a] MF Finland Jaakko Oksanen KuPS Undisclosed [1]
16 January 2026 DF Brazil Lucas Áfrico Vanspor Undisclosed [2]
17 January 2026 MF Argentina Sebastián Zeballos Real Oruro Undisclosed [3]
11 February 2026 MF Finland Oiva Jukkola Ilves Undisclosed [10]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
19 June 2025 FW Brazil Ricardinho Viktoria Plzeň 30 June 2026 [18]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
17 January 2026 FW Kazakhstan Gleb Valgushev Kyzylzhar Undisclosed [22]
30 January 2026 MF Serbia Jug Stanojev Universitatea Cluj Undisclosed [9]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.
5 January 2026 FW Brazil Élder Santana [23]
6 January 2026 MF Georgia (country) Giorgi Zaria [24]
7 January 2026 DF Israel Ofri Arad FCSB 20 January 2026 [25][26]
29 January 2026 DF Russia Yegor Sorokin Chengdu Rongcheng 5 February 2026 [8][27]
29 January 2026 MF Belarus Valery Gromyko Maxline Vitebsk 9 February 2026 [7]
  1. ^ Transfer announced on the shown date, becoming official on 1 January 2026.

Friendlies

7 February 2026 Pakhtakor 1–1 Kairat Antalya, Turkey
19:00 UZT (UTC+5) Resan 50' Report Shirobokov 24'
13 February 2026 Kairat – Orenburg Antalya, Turkey
19:00 (UTC+5)
19 February 2026 Kairat – Pari NN Antalya, Turkey
13:00 (UTC+5)
19 February 2026 Kairat – Pari NN Antalya, Turkey
19:00 (UTC+5)

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Super Cup 2026 Final 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Kazakhstan Cup 2026 Round of 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
2025–26 UEFA Champions League 20 January 2026 29 January 2026 2025 season League Phase (36th) 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 000.00
2026–27 UEFA Champions League 2026 First qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 000.00

Last updated: 29 January 2026
Source: Competitions

2025–26 UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

League Phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
32 Netherlands Ajax 8 2 0 6 8 21 −13 6
33 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 8 1 1 6 10 21 −11 4
34 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 8 0 3 5 5 19 −14 3
35 Spain Villarreal 8 0 1 7 5 18 −13 1
36 Kazakhstan Kairat 8 0 1 7 7 22 −15 1
Source: UEFA[28]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
20 January 2026 7 Kairat Kazakhstan 1–4 Belgium Club Brugge Astana, Kazakhstan
20:30 (UTC+5) Sorokin Yellow card 80'
Sadybekov 90+2' Yellow card 90+2'		 Report[29] Stanković 32'
Vanaken 38'
Vermant 74'
Mechele 84'		 Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 11,324[30]
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 England 3–2 Kazakhstan Kairat London, England
01:00 (UTC+5) Gyökeres 3'
Calafiori Yellow card 6'
Havertz 15'
Martinelli 36'		 Report[31] Jorginho 7' (pen.) Yellow card 69'
Ricardinho 90+4'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 50,200[32]
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

Super Cup

2026 –
(UTC+6)

Premier League

Main article: 2026 Kazakhstan 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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 26 October 2025.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Bye

Results

2026 –
(UTC+6)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Jenis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kaspiy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Kairat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Kaisar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Kyzylzhar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: March 2026. Source: UEFA, Soccerway
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..[33]

Kazakhstan Cup

Main article: 2026 Kazakhstan Cup
2026 –
(UTC+6)

2026–27 UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2026–27 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

2026 First qualifying round
1st leg		 –
(UTC+6)
2026 First qualifying round
2nd leg		 –
(– agg.)
(UTC+6)

Squad statistics

As of match played 29 January 2026

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Super Cup 2025–26 UEFA Champions League 2026–27 UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF Portugal POR Luís Mata 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 DF Kazakhstan KAZ Damir Kasabulat 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
5 DF Kazakhstan KAZ Lev Kurgin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
6 MF Kazakhstan KAZ Adilet Sadybekov 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 1 0 0
7 FW Portugal POR Jorginho 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
14 DF Belarus BLR Aleksandr Martynovich 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
18 MF Israel ISR Dan Glazer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
20 DF Kazakhstan KAZ Yerkin Tapalov 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
24 MF Kazakhstan KAZ Alexander Mrynskiy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
25 DF Kazakhstan KAZ Aleksandr Shirobokov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 FW Brazil BRA Edmilson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
42 MF Kazakhstan KAZ Mukhamedali Abish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 GK Kazakhstan KAZ Temirlan Anarbekov 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
79 FW Kazakhstan KAZ Mansur Birkurmanov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
89 FW Kazakhstan KAZ Ramazan Bagdat 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
99 FW Brazil BRA Ricardinho 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0
Players away from Kairat on loan:
Players who left Kairat during the season:
33 MF Serbia SRB Jug Stanojev 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
55 MF Belarus BLR Valery Gromyko 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
80 DF Russia RUS Yegor Sorokin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Super Cup 2025–26 UEFA Champions League 2026–27 UEFA Champions League Total
1 MF Kazakhstan 6 Adilet Sadybekov 0 0 0 1 0 1
FW Portugal 7 Jorginho 0 0 0 1 0 1
FW Brazil 99 Ricardinho 0 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 0 0 0 3 0 3

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Kazakhstan Cup Super Cup 2025–26 UEFA Champions League 2026–27 UEFA Champions League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
6 Kazakhstan MF Adilet Sadybekov 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 Portugal FW Jorginho 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Kairat during the season:
80 Russia DF Yegor Sorokin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0

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