Kyrgyzstan national football team

Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Kyrgyz football players played for the USSR national football team. After Kyrgyzstan gained independence on August 31, 1991, the national team was created. Kyrgyzstan played its first match on August 23, 1992, in the Central Asian Cup against Uzbekistan in Tashkent. The match ended in a 3-0 victory for Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan eventually finished in fourth place. The team was scheduled to play against Turkmenistan on July 16, 1992, but the match was cancelled due to the absence of the Turkmenistan team. In 1993, Kyrgyzstan participated in the 1993 ECO Cup in Iran, but failed to advance past the group stage.

In 1994, the Football Federation of Kyrgyzstan was admitted as a full member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA. The team participated in the Uzbekistan Independence Cup, but finished in last place. The team did not play any matches in 1995, and in 1996, they participated in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification, finishing in second place in their group and failing to advance. In 1997, Kyrgyzstan participated in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, but was eliminated in the first round after finishing second in their group.

In 1999, Kyrgyzstan played in 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification, but finished in last place in their group. The team participated in the 2000 WAFF Championship, but again finished in last place. In 2001, Kyrgyzstan participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, but was eliminated in the first round after finishing third in their group.

In 2002, the team did not play any matches, and in 2003, they participated in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, finishing in second place in their group and failing to advance. That same year, they also participated in the first round of the qualifying tournament for the 2006 World Cup, advancing to the next round after defeating Pakistan in both matches. In 2004, Kyrgyzstan participated in the second stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, but finished in fourth place in their group.

Kyrgyzstan starting line-up against Philippines at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group C match gaining their first ever win in their history in the tournament.

In the years since, Kyrgyzstan has seen some success, participating in the 2010, 2014, and 2018 editions of the AFC Challenge Cup, finishing in third place in 2010 and as runners-up in 2014 . During the third round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Kyrgyzstan was grouped with India, Myanmar and Macau in which they got 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 lost seeing Kyrgyzstan qualified to their first ever AFC Asian Cup in the 2019 edition. In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Kyrgyzstan was drawn in Group C alongside China, Philippines and heavyweights South Korea. The team lost back to back to China and South Korea needing a desperate win against the Philippines in the last match to at least qualified to the knockout stage which Vitalij Lux scored a hat-trick gaining Kyrgyzstan their first ever win in their history of the tournament seeing them through to the Round of 16 facing United Arab Emirates. Throughout the match, UAE was leading at 2–1 where in the 90' minute stoppage time, Tursunali Rustamov scored a header from a corner kick to equalised the match at 2–2 sending it into extra time however their luck ran out as Ahmed Khalil scored a penalty seeing Kyrgyzstan out from the tournament. In the same year, Kyrgyzstan reached their highest-ever FIFA ranking of 75th.

In the 2023 Asian Cup qualification, Kyrgyzstan hosted all of the Group F matches being grouped with neighbours, Tajikistan and two Southeast Asia countries, Myanmar and Singapore. In the first match, the team bounced back from 1–0 down as Valery Kichin converted a penalty to level the score in the 77' minute in which Viktor Maier scored the winner in the 82' minute to secure the three points for Kyrgyzstan. In the next fixture, Viktor Maier scored a brace against Myanmar securing another three points for Kyrgyzstan before facing Tajikistan in a goalless draw in the final fixture seeing both team advancing to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.

In 2023, Kyrgyzstan alongside Uzbekistan hosted the inaugural 2023 CAFA Nations Cup.

The following players were called up for the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup between 10 and 20 June 2023.[8]

Caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2023, after the match against Iran.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Erzhan Tokotayev	(2000-07-17) 17 July 2000	12	0	Caspiy
13	1GK	Sultan Chomoev	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003	0	0	Dordoi Bishkek
16	1GK	Anton Kochenkov	(1987-04-02) 2 April 1987	1	0	Arsenal Tula
	1GK	Artem Pryadkin	(2001-09-18) 18 September 2001	0	0	Dordoi Bishkek
2	2DF	Valery Kichin	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992	41	4	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
3	2DF	Tamirlan Kozubaev	(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994	36	1	Eastern
4	2DF	Khristiyan Brauzman	(2003-08-15) 15 August 2003	9	0	Abdysh-Ata Kant
5	2DF	Ayzar Akmatov	(1998-08-24) 24 August 1998	16	1	Abdysh-Ata Kant
11	2DF	Bekzhan Sagynbayev	(1994-09-11) 11 September 1994	29	3	Kitchee
14	2DF	Suyuntbek Mamyraliev	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998	3	0	Dordoi Bishkek
18	2DF	Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993	52	3	Aksu
29	2DF	Kayrat Izakov	(1997-06-08) 8 June 1997	4	0	Abdysh-Ata Kant
	2DF	Azamat Baymatov	(1989-12-03) 3 December 1989	35	3	Alga Bishkek
	2DF	Aleksandr Mishchenko	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997	14	0	Dordoi Bishkek
7	3MF	Tursunali Rustamov	(1990-01-31) 31 January 1990	28	6	Dordoi Bishkek
8	3MF	Farkhat Musabekov	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994	48	2	Abdysh-Ata Kant
12	3MF	Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov	(1996-03-18) 18 March 1996	25	1	Maktaaral
20	3MF	Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov	(1995-06-03) 3 June 1995	32	2	Muras United
22	3MF	Anton Zemlyanukhin	(1988-12-11) 11 December 1988	30	12	Alga Bishkek
23	3MF	Erbol Atabayev	(2001-08-15) 15 August 2001	8	0	Dynamo Makhachkala
32	3MF	Alimardon Shukurov	(1999-09-28) 28 September 1999	22	5	Neman Grodno
	3MF	Azim Azarov	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996	5	1	Abdysh-Ata Kant
	3MF	Magamed Uzdenov	(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994	2	0	Alga Bishkek
	3MF	Raul Dzhalilov	(1994-07-20) 20 July 1994	1	0	Alga Bishkek
9	4FW	Ernist Batyrkanov	(1998-02-21) 21 February 1998	18	2	Kelantan United
10	4FW	Mirlan Murzayev	(1990-03-29) 29 March 1990	52	12	Hanoi
17	4FW	Gulzhigit Alykulov	(2000-11-25) 25 November 2000	20	3	Kairat
24	4FW	Eldar Moldozhunusov	(1995-09-15) 15 September 1995	10	1	Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
25	4FW	Atay Dzhumashev	(1998-09-15) 15 September 1998	3	0	Abdysh-Ata Kant
26	4FW	Joel Kojo	(1998-08-21) 21 August 1998	1	0	Dinamo Samarqand
	4FW	Beknaz Almazbekov	(2005-06-23) 23 June 2005	1	0	Galatasaray
	4FW	Kai Merk	(1998-08-28) 28 August 1998	1	0	Union Titus Pétange
	4FW	Maksat Alygulov	(2000-12-21) 21 December 2000	0	0	Alga Bishkek
	4FW	Nikolay Davydov	(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998	0	0	FC Ismaning

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.

Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2006	Semi-finals		5	2	1	2	11	8

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.