| 2026 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Kairat Boranbayev | |||
| Manager | Rafael Urazbakhtin | |||
| Stadium | Central Stadium | |||
| Premier League | Preseason | |||
| Kazakhstan Cup | Preseason | |||
| Super Cup | Preseason | |||
| 2025–26 UEFA Champions League | League phase | |||
| 2026–27 UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Three Players (1) | |||
The 2026 FC Kairat season is the 16th successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009.
On 15 December 2025, Kairat announced the signing of Jaakko Oksanen from KuPS, on a contract until 31 December 2027, commencing on 1 January 2026. [1]
On 16 January, Kairat announced the signing of Lucas Áfrico from Vanspor, on a contract until the end of the 2026 season. [2]
On 17 January, Kairat announced the signing of Sebastián Zeballos from Real Oruro, on a contract until the end of the 2027 season. [3]
On 25 January, Kairat announced that they had extended their contract with Aleksandr Mrynskiy until the 30 November 2028. [4]
On 26 January, Kairat announced that they had extended their contract with Sherkhan Kalmurza until the 30 November 2028. [5] The following day, 27 January, Kairat announced that they had extended their contract with Temirlan Anarbekov until the 30 November 2028. [6]
On 29 January, Kairat announced that Valery Gromyko and Yegor Sorokin had left the club following the expiration of their contracts. [7] [8]
On 30 January, Kairat announced that Jug Stanojev had left the club on a permanent transfer to sign for Universitatea Cluj. [9]
On 11 February, Kairat announced the signing of Oiva Jukkola from Ilves, on a contract until the end of the 2027 season. [10]
On 24 February, Kairat announced that both Egor Tkachenko and Yan Trufanov had left the club in order to sign for Atyrau. [11]
On 1 March, Kairat announced that Olzhas Baybek had extended his contract with the club until the end of 2028. [12]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Temirlan Anarbekov | | GK | 14 October 2003 | Academy | 2020 | 2028 [6] | 28 | 0 | |
| 30 | Danila Book | | GK | 20 April 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 82 | Sherkhan Kalmurza | | GK | 15 June 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 2028 [5] | 5 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Luís Mata | | DF | 6 July 1997 | Zagłębie Lubin | 2025 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Damir Kasabulat | | DF | 29 August 2002 | Kairat Moscow | 2022 | 2027 [13] | 126 | 0 | |
| 5 | Lev Kurgin | | DF | 6 June 2002 | Kairat Moscow | 2022 | 54 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Alyaksandr Martynovich | | DF | 26 August 1987 | Rubin Kazan | 2024 [14] | 2025 [14] | 55 | 5 | |
| 20 | Yerkin Tapalov | | DF | 3 September 1993 | Tobol | 2025 [15] | 2025 (+1) [15] | 39 | 1 | |
| 21 | Amirbek Bazarbaev | | DF | 2 January 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Aleksandr Mrynskiy | | DF | 15 July 2004 | Academy | 2022 | 2028 [4] | 57 | 2 | |
| 25 | Aleksandr Shirobokov | | DF | 2 January 2003 | Academy | 2020 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 44 | Lucas Áfrico | | DF | 5 February 1995 | Vanspor | 2026 [2] | 2026 [2] | 2 | 0 | |
| 59 | Daniyar Tashpulatov | | DF | 22 August 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Adilet Sadybekov | | MF | 26 May 2002 | Academy | 2021 | 2025 [16] | 89 | 8 | |
| 8 | Olzhas Baybek | | MF | 11 February 2005 | Academy | 2024 | 2028 [12] | 23 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sebastián Zeballos | | MF | 17 July 2001 | Real Oruro | 2026 [3] | 2027 [3] | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | Jaakko Oksanen | | MF | 7 November 2000 | KuPS | 2026 [1] | 2027 [1] | 4 | 1 | |
| 18 | Dan Glazer | | MF | 20 September 1996 | Pari NN | 2025 [17] | 2026 [17] | 33 | 0 | |
| 19 | Oiva Jukkola | | MF | 21 May 2002 | Ilves | 2026 [10] | 2027 [10] | 4 | 0 | |
| 27 | Mukhamedali Abish | | MF | 22 October 2007 | Academy | 2026 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Jorginho | | FW | 9 November 1997 | Differdange 03 | 2025 [18] | 2026 [18] | 49 | 14 | |
| 9 | Edmilson | | FW | 19 April 1997 | Celje | 2025 [19] | 2027 [19] | 26 | 5 | |
| 10 | Dastan Satpayev | | FW | 12 August 2008 | Academy | 2024 | 46 | 20 | ||
| 15 | Mansur Birkurmanov | | FW | 4 April 2007 | Academy | 2026 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Azamat Tuyakbaev | | FW | 13 July 2007 | Academy | 2025 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Ramazan Bagdat | | FW | 9 October 2006 | Academy | 2025 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 81 | Ismail Bekbolat | | FW | 10 January 2008 | Academy | 2025 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 99 | Ricardinho | | FW | 23 April 2001 | on loan from Viktoria Plzeň | 2025 [20] | 2026 [20] | 28 | 3 | |
| Players away on loan | ||||||||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 33 | Jug Stanojev | | MF | 29 July 1999 | Spartak Subotica | 2024 [21] | 2027 [21] | 48 | 3 | |
| 55 | Valery Gromyko | | MF | 23 January 1997 | Kaisar | 2024 [22] | 2025 [22] | 57 | 7 | |
| 80 | Yegor Sorokin | | DF | 4 November 1995 | Unattached | 2024 [23] | 2025 [23] | 54 | 2 | |
| Egor Tkachenko | | DF | 14 April 2003 | Kairat Moscow | 2022 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Yan Trufanov | | FW | 17 May 2004 | Academy | 2022 | 20 | 4 | |||
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2025 [a] | MF | | Jaakko Oksanen | KuPS | Undisclosed | [1] |
| 16 January 2026 | DF | | Lucas Áfrico | Vanspor | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 17 January 2026 | MF | | Sebastián Zeballos | Real Oruro | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 11 February 2026 | MF | | Oiva Jukkola | Ilves | Undisclosed | [10] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2025 | FW | | Ricardinho | Viktoria Plzeň | 30 June 2026 | [20] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 2026 | FW | | Gleb Valgushev | Kyzylzhar | Undisclosed | [24] |
| 30 January 2026 | MF | | Jug Stanojev | Universitatea Cluj | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 24 February 2026 | DF | | Egor Tkachenko | AtyrauCluj | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 24 February 2026 | FW | | Yan Trufanov | AtyrauCluj | Undisclosed | [11] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2026 | FW | | Élder Santana | [25] | ||
| 6 January 2026 | MF | | Giorgi Zaria | Dinamo Tbilisi | 6 March 2026 | [26] [27] |
| 7 January 2026 | DF | | Ofri Arad | FCSB | 20 January 2026 | [28] [29] |
| 29 January 2026 | DF | | Yegor Sorokin | Chengdu Rongcheng | 5 February 2026 | [8] [30] |
| 29 January 2026 | MF | | Valery Gromyko | Maxline Vitebsk | 9 February 2026 | [7] |
| 7 February 2026 | Pakhtakor | 1–1 | Kairat | Antalya, Turkey |
| 19:00 UZT (UTC+5) | Resan | Report | Shirobokov |
| 19 February 2026 | Kairat | 3–4 | Pari NN | Antalya, Turkey |
| 13:00 (UTC+5) | Birkurmanov Ricardinho | Report |
| 28 March 2026 | Zenit St.Petersburg | – | Kairat | Saint Petersburg |
| 21:00 (UTC+5) | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 7 March 2026 | Matchday 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 66.67 | ||
| Super Cup | 28 February 2026 | 28 February 2026 | Final | Runnersup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Kazakhstan Cup | 2026 | Round of 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| 2025–26 UEFA Champions League | 20 January 2026 | 29 January 2026 | 2025 season | League Phase (36th) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
| 2026–27 UEFA Champions League | 2026 | First qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 33.33 | ||||
Last updated: 21 March 2026
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 6 |
| 33 | | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 4 |
| 34 | | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 3 |
| 35 | | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 |
| 36 | | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 1 |
| 20 January 20267 | Kairat | 1–4 | | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 20:30 (UTC+5) | Sorokin Sadybekov | Report [32] | Stanković Vanaken Vermant Mechele | Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 11,324 [33] Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
| Note: Match played at the Astana Arena in Astana instead of Kairat's regular Central Stadium in Almaty. | ||||
| 29 January 20268 | Arsenal | 3–2 | | London, England |
| 01:00 (UTC+5) | Gyökeres Calafiori Havertz Martinelli | Report [34] | Jorginho Ricardinho | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 50,200 [35] Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
| 28 February 2026 | Kairat | 2–2 (4 – 5 p) | Tobol | Astana |
| 18:00 (UTC+6) | Tapalov Mrynskiy Jorginho Oksanen Edmilson | Report | Guerra Cavnić Marat Tagybergen Zhumat | Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 15,546 Referee: Denis Tevyashov [36] |
| Penalties | ||||
| Ricardinho Oksanen Kasabulat Baybek Satpayev | ||||
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Last updated: 21 March 2026.
Source: See Results
| 7 March 20261 | Altai | 0–1 | Kairat | Almaty |
| 16:00 (UTC+6) | Nazimkhanov | Report | Kasabulat Glazer Jorginho | Stadium: Khan-Tengri Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Sergey Nozhenko |
| 16 March 20262 | Kairat | 1–0 | Aktobe | Almaty |
| 19:00 (UTC+6) | Áfrico Jukkola Satpayev Tapalov Kasabulat | Report | Yerlanov Zeljković Shushenachev Trofimets | Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Sanzhar Iskakov |
| 21 March 20263 | Zhetysu | 0–0 | Kairat | Almaty |
| 16:00 (UTC+6) | Orynbasar Pajovic Kashken | Report | Mata Jorginho | Stadium: Khan-Tengri Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Sayat Sulikanov |
| 5 April 20264 | Kairat | – | Astana | Almaty |
| 18:00 (UTC+6) | Stadium: Central Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ordabasy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Okzhetpes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Kairat | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Elimai | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Kyzylzhar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | – | |||
| (UTC+6) |
| 2026First qualifying round 1st leg | – | |||
| (UTC+6) |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Super Cup | 2025–26 UEFA Champions League | 2026–27 UEFA Champions League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | Temirlan Anarbekov | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Luís Mata | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF | Damir Kasabulat | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Lev Kurgin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | MF | Adilet Sadybekov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | FW | Jorginho | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | MF | Olzhas Baybek | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Edmilson | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | FW | Dastan Satpayev | 4 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | MF | Sebastián Zeballos | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | MF | Jaakko Oksanen | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | DF | Aleksandr Martynovich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | FW | Mansur Birkurmanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | MF | Dan Glazer | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | MF | Oiva Jukkola | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | DF | Yerkin Tapalov | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | FW | Ramazan Bagdat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | MF | Alexander Mrynskiy | 6 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | DF | Aleksandr Shirobokov | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 27 | MF | Mukhamedali Abish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | DF | Lucas Áfrico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 99 | FW | Ricardinho | 6 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Players away from Kairat on loan: | |||||||||||||||||
| Players who left Kairat during the season: | |||||||||||||||||
| 33 | MF | Jug Stanojev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 55 | MF | Valery Gromyko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 80 | DF | Yegor Sorokin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Super Cup | 2025–26 UEFA Champions League | 2026–27 UEFA Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 7 | Jorginho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | | 10 | Dastan Satpayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 24 | Aleksandr Mrynskiy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 13 | Jaakko Oksanen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 6 | Adilet Sadybekov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | 99 | Ricardinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Super Cup | 2025–26 UEFA Champions League | 2026–27 UEFA Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Temirlan Anarbekov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Super Cup | 2025–26 UEFA Champions League | 2026–27 UEFA Champions League | Total | ||||||||
| 3 | | DF | Luís Mata | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4 | | DF | Damir Kasabulat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | MF | Adilet Sadybekov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | FW | Jorginho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | FW | Edmilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | MF | Dan Glazer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | MF | Oiva Jukkola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | DF | Yerkin Tapalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 44 | | DF | Lucas Áfrico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||||||
| Players who left Kairat during the season: | |||||||||||||||||
| 80 | | DF | Yegor Sorokin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||||