Tajikistan women's national football team

Summary

The Tajikistan women's national football team[a] represents Tajikistan in women's association football. The team is governed by the Tajikistan Football Federation (FFT) and competes in AFC (Asian Football Confederation) and CAFA (Central Asian Football Association) women's competitions. The team is currently ranked 144th in the world by FIFA.

Tajikistan
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AssociationTajikistan Football Federation (FFT)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationCAFA (Central Asia)
Head coachYusuf Rabiev[1]
CaptainSaiyora Saidova
Most capsLaylo Khalimova (26)
Top scorerGulsunbi Khalimova (7)
Home stadiumPamir Stadium
FIFA codeTJK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 155 Decrease 1 (6 March 2025)[2]
Highest99 (December 2017)
Lowest154 (December 2023 – December 2024)
First international
 Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Tajikistan 
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 28 February 2017)
Biggest win
 Tajikistan 6–0 Singapore 
(Hisor, Tajikistan; 13 November 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Tajikistan 0–16 North Korea 
(Palembang, Indonesia; 17 August 2018)
 Tajikistan 0–16 China 
(Palembang, Indonesia; 20 August 2018)
CAFA Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultThird Place (2018)

History

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The international debut

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Tajikistan women's football was established in 2013, but it wasn't until 2017 that the women's team had their first international match against the neighboring Kyrgyzstan as a preparation for their 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification campaign, entering the qualification for the first time Tajikistan hosted the tournament in Dushanbe with the participation of the host of the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan and other five teams including Bahrain, UAE, Iraq, and the Philippines. the Tajiks won their first-ever competitive match against Iraq.[3] eventually Tajikistan ended fifth after losing the following games against the other four teams.[4]

in 2018 Tajikistan was the first Central Asian team to participate in the women's football tournament of Asian Games. they were drawn into a group of East Asian teams with AFC powerhouse North Korea and China PR being in the same group. In that tournament, the Tajik registered their biggest loss (16–0) to both North Korea and China PR.[5] later that year the Tajik team made their first appearance in the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Group for the 2020 Olympic Games. Tajikistan which shows interest in hosting international women's Asian tournaments hosted Group A of the first round of the qualifiers in Hisor's Central Stadium. Tajikistan won their first match against Mongolia four to nil starting the qualifiers with a win that boosted Tajik's hope of advancing to the second round. in their second match with Chinese Taipei, the team lost nine goals to nil. however, the match against the Philippines was the decider. eventually, Tajikistan who scored the opening goal lost after the Philippines came back with three goals to finish at top of Tajikistan. the team finished their qualifying campaign up high with a six-nil win over Singapore, yet their biggest win on the international stage. 2018 was the year for the Tajik women's team as they played 11 matches and to conclude this year the team participate in the inaugural edition of CAFA Women's Championship hosted by Uzbekistan. four central Asian teams alongside Tajikistan participated in the first edition. Tajikistan managed to get two wins in their opening and last game against Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan respectively. which led them to finish third place.[6]

Team image

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Nicknames

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The team doesn't have a nickname officially.

Home stadium

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Tajikistan plays the majority of their home matches on the Republican Central Stadium, The national team also held official international matches at the Hisor Central stadium.

Tajikistan women's national football team home stadiums
Image Stadium Capacity Location Last match
  Republican Central Stadium 20,000 Dushanbe v    Kyrgyzstan
(July 20, 2022; 2022 CAFA Women's Championship)
Hisor Central Stadium 20,000 Hisor v    Singapore
(September 19, 2021; Friendly)

Kit suppliers

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Kit supplier Period Notes
  Li-Ning 2017–2022
  Macron 2022–present

FIFA World Ranking

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As of 9 December 2022[7]
Tajikistan's FIFA World Ranking History
Year's 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
FIFA World Ranking 99 124 128 121 138 144
AFC Ranking 23 23 26 18 27 31

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

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23 February 2025 (2025-02-23) Friendly Saudi Arabia   4–0   Tajikistan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Player of the Match: Seba Tawfiq
26 February 2025 (2025-02-26) Friendly Saudi Arabia   3–0   Tajikistan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Player of the Match: Lana Abdulrazak

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 20 February 2025
Position Name
Head coach   Ergashev Mubin

Manager history

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Name Period Matches W D L W% Note Ref.
  Sulaymon Bobokalonov (Сулаймон Бобокалонов) 2017–2018 17 5 1 11 29.41%
  Ildar Rakhmanov (Ильдар Рахманов)
2019
4 1 0 3 25% [8]
  Yusuf Rabiev (Юсуф Рабиев) 2021–202? 7 1 2 4 14.29% [9]
  Ergashev Mubin 202?–present

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the Friendly matches against   Saudi Arabia on February 2025.

  • Caps and goals correct as of: 11 April 2023, after the match against   Pakistan
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
16 1GK Munisa Gulova (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 24) 1 0   WFC Zeboniso
1 1GK Saiyora Saidova (captain) (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 27) 9 0   WFC Zeboniso
3 1GK Ruziguli Hasan (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0   WFC Zeboniso

2DF Madna Munosbshozoda  
4 2DF Karina Mirzoeva (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 21) 8 0   WFC Zeboniso
8 2DF Niso Abdulloeva (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 21) 8 0   WFC Zeboniso
17 2DF Marjona Fayzulloeva (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24) 16 0  
18 2DF Shamsiya Khuseinova (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 28) 9 0   WFC Zeboniso

21 3MF Benazir Jumakhonzoda (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 23) 9 0   Khatlon
3MF Orom Nasrulloeva  
3MF Zarrina Safarzoda  
3MF Uljamol Elmurodova  
3MF Zulaykho Safarova  
3MF Bakhrom Takhminai  
15 3MF Jonona Qurbonova 0  
9 3MF Nekubakht Khudododova (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 23) 17 2   WFC Zeboniso

10 4FW Marjona Saidova (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22) 7 0   WFC Zeboniso
11 4FW Komila Rasulova (2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 23) 7 0   SSHOR No.27 Sokol Moskva

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up




Records

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As of 13 January 2023

*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Honours

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Regional

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Appearances (2): 2018, 2022
  Third place (1): 2018

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD Pld W D* L GS GA GD
  1991 Part of   Soviet Union Part of   Soviet Union
  1995 Did not enter Did not enter
  1999
  2003
  2007
  2011
  2015
  2019 Did not qualify The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
   2023 The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
  2027 To be determined The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
   2031 To be determined The AFC qualification will serve as the qualifying tournament
  2035 To be determined The AFC qualification will serve as the qualifying tournament
Appearances 0/3
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD Pld W D* L GS GA GD
  1996 Did not enter Did not enter
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 11 13 −2
  2024 To be determined
  2028 To be determined
Appearances 0/1 4 2 0 2 11 13 −2
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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AFC Women's Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD Pld W D* L GS GA GD
  1975 Part of   Soviet Union; in UEFA Part of   Soviet Union; in UEFA
  1977
  1980
  1981
  1983
  1986
  1989
  1991
  1993 Did not enter Did not enter
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2006
  2008
  2010
  2014
  2018 Did not qualify 5 1 0 4 3 23 −20
  2022 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3
Appearances 0/2 7 2 0 5 7 30 −23
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

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Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD
  1990 Part of   Soviet Union; in Europe
  1994 Did not enter
  1998
  2002
  2006
  2010
  2014
  2018 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 1 38 −37
  2022 To be determined
  2026
  2030
  2034
Appearances Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 1 37 −36
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CAFA Women's Championship

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CAFA Women's Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD
  2018 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 7 15 −8
  2022 Fifth place 5th 4 0 1 3 1 13 −12
Appearances Third place 3rd 8 2 1 5 8 28 −20

See also

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  • Tajikistan women's national under-17 football team

Notes

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  1. ^ Tajik: Дастаи мунтахаби занонаи футболи Тоҷикистон, romanizedDastai muntakhabi zanonai futboli Tojikiston

References

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  1. ^ "Tajikistan Football Federation". FIFA.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers - Group A: Iraq 0-1 Tajikistan". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "THE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT OF THE ASIAN CUP-2018 AMONG WOMEN'S TEAMS ENDED IN DUSHANBE". the-afc.com (in Russian). Asian Football Confederation. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ "China crush Tajikistan 16-0 in Asian Games women's football match". xinhuanet.com. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Uzbekistan inaugural CAFA Women's Championship winners". the-cafa.com. CAFA. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ "FIFA TAJIKISTAN WOMEN'S RANKING". FIFA. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. ^ "THE WOMEN'S TEAM OF TAJIKISTAN TOOK PART IN THE "HOPE" CUP IN KARAKOL". fft.tj (in Russian). 13 September 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Yusuf Rabiev is the new coach of the women's team". sports.tj (in Russian). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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