The 2018

FC Kairat Football Club Kairat () is a professional football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 as Lokomotiv Alma-Ata, they became Urozhay in 1955 and Kairat in 1956. ...

season was the eighth successive season in which the club played in the

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, the highest tier of

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in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009. Kairat participated in the

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and the

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as well as the

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and

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Season events

On 15 October 2018,

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left Kairat by mutual consent, with

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being appointed as

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Squad

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Loans in

Loans out

Released

Trial

Friendlies

Competitions

Super Cup

Premier League

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Kazakhstan Cup

Final

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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