FC “Ordabasy” from Shymkent achieved the quarter-finals of the VII Asian Winners Cup and became the first Kazakhstani club achieved the third round of this tournament.

Kazakhstan national futsal team debuted in FIFA’s official tournament as it played in the qualifying group of the III Futsal World Cup in Teheran (Iran).

Kazakhstan national team debuted in AFC’s official tournament as it played in the qualifying round of the XI Asian championship

FIFA referee from Semipalatinsk Aleksandr Borisov refereed the final match of the VII Asian youth championship and became the first Kazakhstani referee to be involved in a major game of the continental championship invited by the AFC

Two Brazilians – forward Marcos Roberto Sampaio Pimenta and defender Antonio Roberto ze Maria were invited to Semipalatinsk’s “Yelimai” and became the first players from far abroad played for a Kazakhstan club.

Semipalatinsk’s FC “Yelimai” got to the quarter-finals of the IV Commonwealth Сhampions Cup and became the first Kazakhstan club reached into the second round of this tournament.