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{{National football association |
  Logo               = Football Federation of Kazakhstan.svg |
  Badge_size         = 220px |
  Founded            = 1914<ref>[http://www.kff.kz/151 ОСНОВНЫЕ ВЕХИ ИСТОРИИ КАЗАХСТАНСКОГО ФУТБОЛА, 1991-1995]</ref>/1992 |
  FIFA affiliation   = 1994 |
  Region             = [[UEFA]] |
  Region affiliation = 2002 |
  President          = [[Erlan Kozhagapanov]]|
  Coach              = [[Arno Pijpers]]|
}}
The '''Football Federation of Kazakhstan''' ({{lang-kz|'''Қазақстанның Футбол Федерациясы''', ''Qazaqstannıñ fwtbol federacïyası''}}; {{lang-ru|'''Федерация Футбола Казахстана''', ''Federatsiya futbola Kazakhstana''}}) is the governing body of [[Football (soccer)|football]] in [[Kazakhstan]]. It organizes the football league, the [[Kazakhstan Premier League]], and the [[Kazakhstan national football team]]. It is based in [[Almaty]].

== Previous names ==
*''Football Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1992–2000)''
*''Football Union of Kazakhstan (2000–2007)
*''Football Federation of Kazakhstan (2007–present)

==History==
The Football Federation Kazakhstan was founded in 1992 with the reorganization of the Soviet Republican Football Association of the [[Kazakh SSR]] (created in 1989).<ref>[http://www.kff.kz/149 ОСНОВНЫЕ ВЕХИ ИСТОРИИ КАЗАХСТАНСКОГО ФУТБОЛА, 1971-1989]</ref> The same year (1992) the Football Association of Kazakhstan became an associate member of [[FIFA]] and the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) (or in 1993<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=puBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-xMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6897%2C4441591|title=AFC membership reaches 44|date=30 April 1993|publisher=[[New Straits Times]] ([[Google News Archive]])|accessdate= }}</ref>). Its foundation marked the beginning of organising the Kazakh football according to international standards. F.F.K. has developed into the biggest sport federation of the country, football in Kazakhstan being regarded as the "king of sports", occupying first place in sport fans' preferences.

In 1992, the federation conducted various professional level competitions, such as the national league championship and the cup. While being an associate member, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan was not permitted to participate in official international competitions for national teams, therefore in mid to late 1992 and April 1994 it participated in regional competitions along with its former [[Central Asia]]n companions of the [[Soviet Union]] from [[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]], [[Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic|Kyrgyzstan]], [[Tajikistan National Football Federation|Tajikistan]], and [[Football Association of Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]].<ref>[http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/int/kaz-intres-1992.html Kazakhstan International Matches - Details 1992-1999]</ref> In 1994 the F.F.K. was finally accepted as a full member of [[FIFA]] and the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]. The decision to join the AFC was taken after a vote. The first national team match with a team outside of Central Asia took place in December 1995. The same year [[Oleg Litvinenko]], representing [[Kazakhstan]], was recognized as the best Asian player (for the month of October).

In 2000, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan became a candidate member of [[UEFA]] and obtained its full membership a couple of years later.

In 2008, the federation established a major U-17 tournament, the [[Kazakhstan President Cup (football)|Kazakhstan President Cup]]. Spain won it in 2014 and 2015.

== See also ==
*[[Football in Kazakhstan]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.kff.kz/ Official Website] {{kk icon}} {{en icon}} {{ru icon}}
*[http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=kaz/index.html  Kazakhstan] at FIFA site
*[http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=KAZ/index.html  Kazakhstan] at UEFA site

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