FC “Elimay” from Semipalatinsk became the first Kazakhstani club that reached the second round of the XIV Asian Cup tournament.

Debut in the international arena of the 10th Asian Football Championships qualifiers among women teams.

Forward of Semipalatinsk “Elimay” and Olympic team of Kazakhstan Oleg Litvinenko, became the top scorer of the first stage of the Asian part of the Olympic qualifying round “Atlanta-96”, scoring 10 goals. In October 1995, according to AFC, Oleg Litvinenko became the top player in Asia Debut of Kazakhstan Olympic team in the international arena and won in the qualifying group of the first stage of the Asian part of the qualifying round of the XXVI Olympic Games in Atlanta.