According to the polls of the youth magazine “Smena”, the defender of the FC “Kairat” Seilda Baishakov became the top player of the USSR Championship Top League. One of the greatest international successes of Kazakhstani club football. FC “Kairat” from Almaty became the first Soviet team won the International Sports Railway Workers’ Union Cup. On its way towards this success “Kairat” had defeated “Locomotive” from Košice (Czechoslovakia) – 4:1 at home and 1:0 in away game. Then it first lost at home to “Slavia” from Sophia (Bulgaria) – 1:3, but had defeated it in away game – 3:0 and got in the finals to meet “Rapeed” from Bucharest (Romania). Their first game in Bucharest ended in a draw – 1:1. And at home “Kairat” won 1:0