F.C ASTANA BECOMES THE FIRST KAZAKHSTAN CLUB TO PLAY CHAMPION LEAGUE MATCH.

Even though Kazakhstan lie 145 in the table in world football , but this has not stopped F.C. Astana to qualify for the champion league for the first time ever. Now F.C.Astana play Benfica in this years champion league. The club will fly a distance of 3,830 miles to play their champion league match with Benfica in Lisbon, and after that fly another 3,830 miles back home , they will be a tired lot.But if the win or draw , then the trip will be worth it, for players and fans as well. So flying to and fro from Kazakhstan it will be a total of 7,660 miles the longest distance any club have flown to play in the champion league history.