FC “Kairat” Almaty took the seventh place in USSR Championship Top League, which became the highest achievement of a Kazakhstani club in that tournament.

Kazakhstan Cup among master-teams was held for the first time. Its first winner became “Dynamo” from Tselinograd. The USSR Football Federation formed the Kazakhstani zone of B class teams. It included 21 clubs. The first winner of the tournament was “Yenbek” from Dzhezkazgan.