FC “Kairat” Almaty for the second time in its history won the UEFA Futsal Cup. In the final match “Shakhter” defeated the Spanish “Barcelona”.

FC “Astana” became the first club in the history of Kazakhstan football, which managed to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League, had beaten Cyprus “APOEL” – 2:1 (1:0 at home, 1:1 away). The rivals in the group stage were “Benfica”, Madrid “Atletico” and the Turkish “Galatasaray”.