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The Football Federation of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстанның Футбол Федерациясы, Qazaqstannıñ fwtbol federacïyası; Russian: Федерация Футбола Казахстана, Federatsiya futbola Kazakhstana) is the governing body of football in Kazakhstan. It organizes the football league, the Kazakhstan Premier League, and the Kazakhstan national football team. It is based in Almaty.
[edit] Previous names
Football Association of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1991-2000)
Football Union of Kazakhstan (2000-2007)
[edit] 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 AFC. The reason of choosing Asian football direction was decided by voting.
[edit] See also
Football in Kazakhstan
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