The KFF Executive Committee made a decision, the “Super League” was changed to a new one – “Premier League”‘.

Kazakhstan Super Cup was resumed. 2007 champion FC “Aktobe” and the winner of the 2007 Cup FC “Tobyl” met at the Central Stadium of Almaty . The match was attended by 12,000 spectators. “Aktobe” won with the score 2:0.

The KFF Head during the business trip was accompanied by the General Secretary Sayan Hamitzhanov and the head of the International Department Yevgeny Ilyin. The KFF delegation held discussions with FIFA president J. Blatter, UEFA President M. Platini and the heads of various departments of international football federations.

The first international youth tournament “President Cup “organized by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan and the football club “Tsesna” with the support of the Peoples Democratic Party” Nur Otan “was held in Almaty. The main prize – $ 10,000 Youth teams U17, representing the football schools CSKA, Spartak (Moscow), CSKA (all-Russia), Besiktas (Turkey), Dynamo Minsk (Belarus), ADO Den Haag (the Netherlands), Ole Brazil (Brazil) and the youth national team of Kazakhstan, which played under the flag of the Almaty club “Tsesna”. Participants were divided into two groups. Matches of the tournament were held at the Kazakhstan Stadium Economic University named after T. Ryskulov, as well as at the Central Stadium of Almaty.

At the main arena of the country there was held an openong match of “Ole Brasil” – “ADO Den Haag “, as well as the final match between” Besiktas “and CSKA. The first was attended by 10 000 spectators, and the final – 16 000 spectators. The head of the technical development of FIFA Jean Michel Benezier, the manager of the development of FIFA Eva Pasquier and the manager of the project of UEFA “Hat-Trick” Joseph Clement attended the event. In addition, the final match was attended by the president of PFC CSKA (Russia) Evgeny Giner. The Istanbul “Besiktas” won the tournament. In the final, the Turkish team beat Moscow CSKA 3:1. In the match for third place Moscow “Spartak” won “Ole Brasil” 2:0.

Kazakhstan U21 futsal team won the 2008 European Championship qualifying tournament, held in Hungary. Our team coached by Amirzhan Mukanov won the teams of Hungary, Belarus and Latvia and qualifyed for the final tournament.