After three rounds of the 2026 Conference League, four clubs – Lugano (Switzerland), Panathinaikos (Greece), Twente (Netherlands) and Monaco – have collected maximum points and lead the standings. Kairat from Almaty, despite a 1:1 draw with Atalanta in Bergamo, remains in the relegation zone. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

The point earned against Atalanta allowed Zhora Harutyunyan's team to rise from 31st to 27th place. A heavy defeat to Panathinaikos (1:5) prevented them from climbing higher. Kairat's goal difference (3:7) is the worst among all clubs that have collected two points.

Kairat's matches in the 2026 Conference League main stage

  • 01October 15. RIGA (Latvia) – KAIRAT 1:1
  • 02October 22. KAIRAT – PANATHINAIKOS (Athens, Greece) 1:5
  • 03November 5. ATALANTA (Bergamo, Italy) – KAIRAT 1:1
  • 04November 26. KAIRAT – MJALLBY (Hällevik, Sweden)
  • 05December 10. KAIRAT – UNIVERSITATEA (Craiova, Romania)
  • 06December 17. TWENTE (Enschede, Netherlands) – KAIRAT

Twente, mentioned above, secured a comeback victory over Pafos in Enschede in the third round – 3:1. The Cypriots are also familiar to Kairat, who played them in the Champions League last year. As in the Almaty game, Pafos could not avoid a sending-off. The scorer of the islanders' goal, Brazilian Lélé, left the field early. Dutchman Ruud Nijstad, Norwegian Sondre Ørjasæter and Frenchman Daouda Weidmann took full advantage.

Swedish side Mjällby, Kairat's next opponent, overcame Bosnian Borac at home – 2:0. Jacob Bergström opened the scoring shortly after the break, and Dane Mads Enggård sealed the victory late on.

Romanian Universitatea won by the same score; Kairat will face them between the matches against Mjällby and Twente. Goals from Alexandru Cicâldău and Nicușor Bancu in Craiova allowed the "students" to defeat Albanian Egnatia.

All third-round results

  • 01ATALANTA (Bergamo, Italy) – KAIRAT (Almaty, Kazakhstan) 1:1 (0:0). Goals: Gual 53 (0:1), Krstović 82 (1:1)
  • 02MJALLBY (Hällevik, Sweden) – BORAC (Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2:0 (0:0). Goals: Bergström 54, Enggård 88
  • 03UNIVERSITATEA (Craiova, Romania) – EGNATIA (Rrogozhinë, Albania) 2:0 (2:0). Goals: Cicâldău 24, Bancu 32. Sent off: Bitri (E, 83)
  • 04TWENTE (Enschede, Netherlands) – PAFOS (Cyprus) 3:1 (0:1). Goals: Lélé 40 (0:1), Nijstad 63 (1:1), Ørjasæter 76 (2:1), Weidmann 82 (3:1). Sent off: Lélé 64
  • 05PANATHINAIKOS (Athens, Greece) – CSKA (Sofia, Bulgaria) 2:1 (1:1). Goals: Calabria 41 (1:0), Almeida 44 (1:1), Táborda 68 (2:1)
  • 06RIGA (Latvia) – JABLONEC (Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic) 1:1 (1:0). Goals: Ramires 35 pen (1:0), Nebyla 49 (1:1)
  • 07MIDTJYLLAND (Herning, Denmark) – AJAX (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 1:6 (1:1). Goals: Arokodare 9 (0:1), Emegha 28 (1:1), Arokodare 52 (1:2), Weindal 59 (1:3), Klaassen 67 (1:4), Gloukh 75 (1:5), Leonardo 82 (1:6). Sent off: Vetjien (M, 43)
  • 08THUN (Switzerland) – HEARTS (Edinburgh, Scotland) 3:1 (2:0). Goals: McCarthy 22 own goal (1:0), Labo 34 (2:0), Dursun 57 (3:0), Findlay 82 (3:1)
  • 09RED STAR (Belgrade, Serbia) – INTER (Escaldes, Andorra) 2:1 (0:0). Goals: Arellano 62 (0:1), Lučić 80 (1:1), Nakayama 90+2 (2:1). Sent off: Katai 35 – Berlanga 51
  • 10LINCOLN (Gibraltar) – HAJDUK (Split, Croatia) 1:0 (0:0). Goal: Hadžikadunić 89 own goal
  • 11TRABZONSPOR (Turkey) – FREIBURG (Germany) 0:1 (0:1). Goal: Kübler 14
  • 12MONACO (Monte Carlo) – NORDSJÆLLAND (Farum, Denmark) 2:0 (1:0). Goals: Détourbet 33, Abline 90+1
  • 13COPENHAGEN (Denmark) – IBERIA (Tbilisi, Georgia) 2:1 (2:1). Goals: Elyounoussi 19 pen (1:0), Selimović 22 own goal (2:0), Dzagania 30 (2:1)
  • 14LUGANO (Switzerland) – KAUNO ŽALGIRIS (Kaunas, Lithuania) 3:0 (3:0). Goals: Simignani 11, Alioski 24, Dos Santos 32
  • 15GETAFE (Spain) – BRIGHTON (England) 0:1 (0:0). Goal: Yalcoue 64
  • 16SINT-TRUIDEN (Belgium) – BRANN (Bergen, Norway) 1:1 (0:0). Goals: Ishiwatari 48 (1:0), Mathisen 79 (1:1)
  • 17AARHUS (Denmark) – BRAGA (Portugal) 0:0
  • 18KUPS (Kuopio, Finland) – GENT (Belgium) 0:0