In 1992, a new era in history beganKazakhstan. Together with gaining independence, this country has the opportunity to play its own national championships in all sports, including football.
Football of Kazakhstan at that time wasAsian Football Confederation, where, after joining FIFA in 1994, the national team of this country was determined. She unsuccessfully tried to break into the world championship in matches with the teams of other Asian countries. Since 2002, football in Kazakhstan has moved under the auspices of UEFA, however, success in trying to break through both the continental championships and the world team has not won.
The championship of Kazakhstan on football from other European championships is distinguished by a very sophisticated formula for the competition.
A dozen teams at the first stage play the usual two-round tournament, and after conducting all 22 rounds the squads are divided into two sixes according to the occupied places:
The main provisions of the rules of the competition are as follows:
Club football in Kazakhstan is characterized byfinancial instability, because there were times when deserving the right to play in the top division of the team for material reasons could not confirm their participation in it. The decision to replace such teams is also taken in the Executive Committee.
According to the regulations, each club has the right30 players must be announced for the championship, including at least 22 people who have been raised in Kazakhstan football. In this case, if the pupils in the club have only 21, then declare for the season, he can only 29 players. In the application for each match must be inscribed the surnames of at least 13 inmates.
Each club can claim for the championship no more than 8 players who are representatives of other states, but at the same time only 6 of them have the right to be on the field.
Each team has the right to declare up to 25 players under 20 years of age, and no more than 10 people over 16 years of age to participate in the Kazakhstan Youth Championship.
For the championship match, any team in the game of football(Kazakhstan), the tournament table of which involves intrigue in every match from the first to the last round, can enter into the application the names of 20 people - starting in the starting line-up of 11 players, as well as 9 reserve waiting for their turn to strengthen the game.
Clubs are obliged to enter into the record of each match at least two players not older than 20 years of age who are pupils of Kazakhstan football.
In the football championship of Kazakhstan there are only two periods when clubs are allowed to claim and add new players:
Dozayavki allowed, based on the interests of clubs representing the country in European Cup tournaments, as well as the national team.
Judging by the latest success of Kazakhstanclub football, in particular, the hit of "Astana" in the group round of the Champions League, then the measures for the development of football in this country are beginning to bear their first fruits. True, it is worth noting that in the European Cups there are no restrictions on the "legionaries", and all players-foreigners can act at once.