Tajikistan women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Tajikistan national football team.
Tajikistan
AssociationTajikistan Football Federation (FFT)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationCAFA (Central Asia)
Head coachMubin Ergashev[1]
CaptainSaiyora Saidova
Most capsLaylo Khalimova (26)
Top scorerGulsunbi Khalimova (7)
Home stadiumPamir Stadium
FIFA codeTJK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 155 (12 June 2025)[2]
Highest99 (December 2017)
Lowest154 (December 2023 – December 2024)
First international
 Kyrgyzstan 1–1  
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 28 February 2017)
Biggest win
  6–0 Singapore 
(Hisor, Tajikistan; 13 November 2018)
Biggest defeat
  0–16 North Korea 
(Palembang, Indonesia; 17 August 2018)
  0–16 China 
(Palembang, Indonesia; 20 August 2018)
CAFA Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultThird Place (2018)
Medal record
CAFA Women's Championship
2018 CAFA Women's Championship Team

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.

History

The international debut

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

Nicknames

The team doesn't have a nickname officially.

Home stadium

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

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

FIFA World Ranking

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

Main article: Tajikistan women's national football team results
See also: 2021 in association football, 2021 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

23 February 2025 (2025-02-23) Friendly Saudi Arabia  4–0   Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3
  • Tawfiq 2', 36'
  • Mobarak 55'
  • Mukhayzin 83' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Player of the Match: Seba Tawfiq
26 February 2025 (2025-02-26) Friendly Saudi Arabia  3–0   Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Player of the Match: Lana Abdulrazak
29 June 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification North Korea  10–0   Dushanbe, Tajikistan
22:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Referee: Rawdha Almansoori (United Arab Emirates)
2 July 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification   0–1  Malaysia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
22:00 UTC+5 Report Henrietta 90+2' Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)
5 July 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Palestine  3–0   Dushanbe, Tajikistan
22:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Referee: Gulshoda Saidqulova (Uzbekistan)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 20 February 2025
Position Name
Head coach Mubin Ergashev

Manager history

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]
Mubin Ergashev 202?–present

Players

Current squad

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 1 0 WFC Zeboniso
1 1GK Saiyora Saidova (captain) (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 9 0 WFC Zeboniso
3 1GK Ruziguli Hasan (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 1 0 WFC Zeboniso
2DF Madna Munosbshozoda
4 2DF Karina Mirzoeva (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 8 0 WFC Zeboniso
8 2DF Niso Abdulloeva (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 8 0 WFC Zeboniso
17 2DF Marjona Fayzulloeva (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 16 0
18 2DF Shamsiya Khuseinova (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 9 0 WFC Zeboniso
21 3MF Benazir Jumakhonzoda (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 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 17 2 WFC Zeboniso
10 4FW Marjona Saidova (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 7 0 WFC Zeboniso
11 4FW Komila Rasulova (2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 7 0 SSHOR No.27 Sokol Moskva

Recent call-ups

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

Main article: List of Tajikistan women's international footballers
As of 13 January 2023

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

Honours

Regional

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

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

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 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

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
2028
Appearances 0/1 – – – – – – – – 4 2 0 2 11 13 −2
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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
2026 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11
Appearances 0/2 – – – – – – – – 9 2 0 7 7 41 −34
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

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

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

  • Tajikistan women's national under-17 football team

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Tajikistan Football Federation". FIFA.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 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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