In the European Futsal Championship our team got in the same group as Russia and Croatia. In the first match the team lost to Russia (2:1), and in the second match they beat Croatia (4:2). Thanks to this victory, the Kazakhstanis reached the playoffs of the European Championship. In the quarter-finals the team unexpectedly defeated the Italians (5:2), but in the semifinals lost to the Spaniards (3:5). In the match for the bronze our team beat the Serbs (5:2).

 

February 22, Kazakhstan specialist Vahid Masudov was appointed the senior coach of the Kazakhstan national youth team.

 

In the World Futsal Championship in Colombia, the Kazakhstan team got in the same group as Argentina, Costa Rica and the Solomon Islands. In the first match, our team lost to the Argentines (0:1), after beating Costa Ricans (3:1) and the Solomon Islands team (10:0). In the round of 16, our team lost to the Spaniards (2:5).

 

November 28, Astana hosted the XIV Extraordinary Election Conference of the Kazakhstan Football Federation. On the agenda the issue on election of the KFF president was considered. The conference was attended by members of the Federation and members of the Executive Committee, the KFF employees, delegates of regional football federations, as well as representatives of the media. As part of the event, delegates voted for the candidacy of Seilda Bayshakov.