The Kyrgyzstan national football team (; ), officially recognised by FIFA and AFC as Kyrgyz Republic, represents Kyrgyzstan in international football and is controlled by the Kyrgyz Football Union, a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Central Asian Football Association.
Stadium
Home matches are played at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium in Bishkek, which has a capacity of 23,000. A new 51,000-seat stadium, the Azattyk Arena, is currently under construction and expected in open in August 2026.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2026
2027
Coaching staff
PositionName Head coach Urmat Abdukaimov Assistant coach Goalkeeping coach Fitness coach Executive director Administrator Medical
Coaching history
ManagerFromToRecordGWDLWin % Meklis KoshaliyevAugust 1992February 1996 Yevgeniy NovikovJune 1997February 2001 Nematjan ZakirovMarch 2003March 2006 Boris PodkorytovMarch 2006December 2006 Nematjan ZakirovJanuary 2007December 2008 Anarbek OrmonbekovJanuary 2009May 2011 Murat JumakeevMay 2011September 2012 Sergey DvoryankovSeptember 2012May 2014 Mirlan Eshenov (caretaker)May 2014October 2014 Aleksandr KrestininOctober 20143 April 2023 Štefan Tarkovič24 April 202312 June 2024 Maksim Lisitsyn13 June 202427 June 2025 Urmat Abdukaimov (caretaker)27 June 202510 December 2025 Robert Prosinečki10 December 202525 August 2026 Urmat Abdukaimov25 August 2026Total
Players
Current squad The following 21 players were called up for the friendly matches against Palestine on 6 and 9 June 2026.
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up to the national team in the past 12 months but are not part of the current squad.
Notes PRE Preliminary squad standby.
Player records
Players in bold are still active with Kyrgyzstan.
Most appearances
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer1Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu8542013–present2Tamirlan Kozubayev6932015–present3Valery Kichin6162011–present Farhat Musabekov6122015–present5Mirlan Murzayev60162009–20236Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov5532016–present7Vadim Kharchenko5332003–20158Gulzhigit Alykulov5062019–present9 Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov4832015–present10 Pavel Matyash4602009–2021
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsAveragePeriod1 Mirlan Murzayev16602009–20232 Anton Zemlianukhin13332007–20233Joel Kojo11302023–present4 Vitalij Lux8322015–20195Alimardon Shukurov7382017–present6Tursunali Rustamov6322012–2023Gulzhigit Alykulov6502019–presentValery Kichin6612011–present9Edgar Bernhardt5412014–202110Viktor Maier4242015–2023Akhlidin Israilov4342013–2022Azamat Baymatov4362010–2019Bekzhan Sagynbaev4412018–presentKayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu4852013–present
Competitive record FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup recordQualification recordYearResultPosition* 1930 to 1990 Part of Part of 1994Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member 1998Did not qualify63031214 2002611439 200683141112 2010210122 2014200207 20188422108 202283141912 2026165472525 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034Total–––––––56209278289
AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup recordQualification recordYearResultPosition* 1956 to 1988 Part of Part of 1992 Not an AFC memberNot an AFC member 1996 Did not qualify410337 2000 303311 2004 21132 2007 Did not enter Did not enter 2011 Did not qualify 2015 2019Round of 1615th410367148332617 2023Group stage20th301215115242313 2027Qualified6321137Total3/915th7 1 1 5 7 12 40 18 7 15 71 57
AFC Challenge Cup
AFC Challenge Cup recordQualification recordYearResult* 2006 Third place 5 3 0 2 4 3Invited 2008 Did not qualify210122 2010 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 6202022 2012 Did not qualify310256 2014 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 3330030 Total 3/5 11 5 0 6 7 12105231210
CAFA Nations Cup CAFA Nations Cup recordYearResult 2023Fourth place310246 2025Group stage301227Total 6 1 1 4 6 13
West Asian Championship West Asian Championship recordYearResult 2000Group stage300308Total 3 0 0 3 0 8
ELF Cup In 2006, Kyrgyzstan took part in the inaugural ELF Cup in Northern Cyprus. This competition was originally intended to be for teams that were not members of FIFA; however, the organisers extended invitations to both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, who were both represented by their national futsal teams.
YearResultPosition*2006Semi-finals 5212118
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Head-to-head record
Opponents Played Won Drawn* Lost GF GA GD % Won5113440 200215-4 31204-4716416-125500143+11 100113-2 22086+2 20215-4 22071+6 201112-1 100101-1 510439-6 21114-3 606425-21 2219-833111-106312440 5014315-12 5113511-6 4121440 440083+5 100125–3 3111550 5302154+11 100112-1 2101220 7520265+21 211031+2 311136-3 7124410-6 430171+6 724165+1 410345-1 411245-1 100112-1 300307-7431063+3 100101-1 110041+3 7322810-2 143381016-6 200215-4 411237-4 401338-5 120012743-36110021+1 210132+1 Total 168502791193293–100
Honours Friendly Aceh World Solidarity Cup (1): 2017 Three Nations Cup (1): 2021
References
External links
Kyrgyz FA Kyrgyz Republic at AFC Kyrgyz Republic at FIFA