Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan Futbol Assotsiatsiyasy

The Football Federation of Kazakhstan (Kazakh language: Қазақстанның Футбол Федерациясы, Russian language: Федерация Футбола Казахстана) is the governing body of Football (soccer) 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 Republic Kazakhstan (1991-2000)

Football Union of Kazakhstan (2000-2007)

History

The Football Federation Kazakhstan was founded in 1991. Its foundation marked organising the Kazakh football according to international standards. From that day on, F.F.K. has developed into the biggest sports federation of the country, as football in Kazakhstan is regarded as the "king of sports" occupying the first place in sports' fans preferences. In 1994 F.F.K. was accepted as full member of FIFA and Asian Football Confederation. The reason of choosing Asian football direction was decided by voting.

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Federation_of_Kazakhstan