On 11 January, Kairat announced the signing of Kamo Hovhannisyan to a two-year contract.[1]
On 19 January, Kairat announced the signing of Jacek Góralski to a three-year contract.[2]
On 27 January, Kairat announced the signing of Gulzhigit Alykulov on a two-year contract, with the option of a third,[3] and the signing of Abat Aimbetov to a one-year contract, with the option of a second.[4]
On 3 February, Danil Ustimenko extended his contract with Kairat until the end of the 2024 season, Adam Adakhadzhiev and Vyacheslav Shvyrev extended their contracts until the end of the 2023 season and Artur Shushenachev extended his contract until the end of the 2022 season.[5]
On 13 March, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan announced all league fixtures would be played behind closed doors for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] On 16 March the Football Federation of Kazakhstan suspended all football until 15 April.[7]
After Ramazan Orazov left the club in March to join BFC Daugavpils, whilst still having a valid contract with Kairat, Kairat filled a grievance lawsuit with FIFA against the Latvian club, seeking compensation.[9]
On 26 July, it was announced that the league would resume on 1 July, with no fans being permitted to watch the games.[10] On 3 July, the Kazakhstan Premier League was suspended for two-weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
On 8 July, Kairat announced the signing of Brazilian international Vágner Love on a six-month contract, with the option to extend it.[12]
On 5 November, Kairat extended their contract with Vágner Love until the end of the 2021 season,[15] with Rade Dugalić extending his contract until the end of the 2022 season on 6 November,[16] and Dino Mikanović also extending his contract for two year on 7 November.[17]
On 20 November, Nebojša Kosović extended his contract with Kairat for an additional two-years,[18] with the club confirming that Nuraly Alip is under contract with Kairat until the 2023 the following day.[19]
On 2 December, Nurlan Dairov and Konrad Wrzesiński left the club after their contracts had expired.[20]
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Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anatolyi Vishnichenko
Note: Match originally scheduled for 20 March, but postponed on 16 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Note: Match originally scheduled for 3 April and then 4 July, but postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][11] Match played at the UTB Talgar stadium in Talgar, instead of Caspiy's regular Zhastar Stadium in Aktau. Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Askhat Abdanbayev
Note: Match originally scheduled for 11 April and then 10 July, but postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][11] Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.