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Tajikistan women's national football team

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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 159 Decrease 1 (16 June 2026)[2]
Highest99 (December 2017)
Lowest158 (August – December 2025)
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)
Medal record
CAFA Women's Championship
Bronze medal – third place2018 CAFA Women's ChampionshipTeam

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 158th in the world by FIFA.

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
China Li-Ning2017–2022
Italy Macron2022–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 99124128121138144
AFC Ranking 232326182731

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

2026

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5 March 2026 (2026-03-05) Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–0  Tajikistan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4 Report
Report (FFT)
Stadium: UAE Football Association Stadium

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 20 February 2025
Position Name
Head coachTajikistan Mubin Ergashev

Manager history

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Name Period Matches W D L W% Note Ref.
Tajikistan Sulaymon Bobokalonov (Сулаймон Бобокалонов) 2017–2018 17 5 1 11 29.41%
Tajikistan Ildar Rakhmanov (Ильдар Рахманов)
2019
 4 1 0 3 25% [8]
Tajikistan Yusuf Rabiev (Юсуф Рабиев) 2021–202? 7 1 2 4 14.29% [9]
Tajikistan Mubin Ergashev 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 in 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 26) 1 0 Tajikistan Football Federation WFC Zeboniso
1 1GK Saiyora Saidova (captain) (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 28) 9 0 Tajikistan Football Federation WFC Zeboniso
3 1GK Ruziguli Hasan (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 23) 1 0 Tajikistan Football Federation WFC Zeboniso
2DF Madna Munosbshozoda Tajikistan Football Federation
4 2DF Karina Mirzoeva (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 22) 8 0 Tajikistan Football Federation WFC Zeboniso
8 2DF Niso Abdulloeva (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 22) 8 0 Tajikistan Football Federation WFC Zeboniso
17 2DF Marjona Fayzulloeva (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 26) 16 0 Tajikistan Football Federation
18 2DF Shamsiya Khuseinova (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 29) 9 0 Tajikistan Football Federation WFC Zeboniso
21 3MF Benazir Jumakhonzoda (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 24) 9 0 Tajikistan Football Federation Khatlon
3MF Orom Nasrulloeva Tajikistan Football Federation
3MF Zarrina Safarzoda Tajikistan Football Federation
3MF Uljamol Elmurodova Tajikistan Football Federation
3MF Zulaykho Safarova Tajikistan Football Federation
3MF Bakhrom Takhminai Tajikistan Football Federation
15 3MF Jonona Qurbonova 0 Tajikistan Football Federation
9 3MF Nekubakht Khudododova (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 24) 17 2 Tajikistan Football Federation WFC Zeboniso
10 4FW Marjona Saidova (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 24) 7 0 Tajikistan Football Federation WFC Zeboniso
11 4FW Komila Rasulova (2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 24) 7 0 Russian Football Union 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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
China 1991Part of  Soviet Union Part of  Soviet Union
Sweden 1995 to Canada 2015Did not existDid not exist
France 2019Did not qualifyVia AFC Women's Asian Cup
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
Brazil 2027
Costa RicaJamaicaMexicoUnited States 2031To be determinedTo be determined
United Kingdom 2035
Appearances 0/10 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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
United States 1996 to Brazil 2016Did not existDid not exist
Japan 2020Did not qualify 42021113−2
France 2024 3003012−12
United States 2028 Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
Australia 2032To be determinedTo be determined
Appearances' 0/9 – – – – – – – – 7 2 0 5 11 25 −14
*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
Hong Kong 1975 to Japan 1991Part of  Soviet UnionPart of  Soviet Union
Malaysia 1993 to Vietnam 2014Did not existDid not exist
Jordan 2018Did not qualify 5104323−20
India 2022 210147−3
Australia 2026 3003014−14
Uzbekistan 2029To be determinedTo be determined
Appearances 0/21 – – – – – – – – 10 2 0 8 7 44 −37
*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
China 1990Part of  Soviet Union
Japan 1994 to South Korea 2014Did not exist
Indonesia 2018Group stage11th3003138−37
China 2022To be determined
Japan 2026
Qatar 2030
Saudi Arabia 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
Uzbekistan 2018Third place3rd4202715−8
Tajikistan 2022Fifth place5th4013113−12
Appearances Third place 3rd 8 2 1 5 8 28 −20
*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Tajik: Дастаи мунтахаби занонаи футболи Тоҷикистон, romanized: Dastai 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". 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  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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