Kazakhstan Football Federation was founded (initially it was Football Federation of Kazakhstan).

 

The midfielder Ruslan Baltiev became the first player who had played 50 matches for the Kazakhstan national team.

 

The Kazakhstan national team won their first victory in the official UEFA match at the Central Stadium of Almaty. Our team won Serbia in the 2008 EURO qualifying with a score of 2:1. Kairat Ashirbekov (48 minutes) and Nurbol Zhumaskaliev (67 minutes) scored goals.