Tajikistan

Association	Tajikistan Football Federation (FFT)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	CAFA (Central Asia)
Head coach	Mubin Ergashev[1]
Captain	Saiyora Saidova
Mostcaps	Laylo Khalimova (26)
Top scorer	Gulsunbi Khalimova (7)
Home stadium	Pamir Stadium
FIFA code	TJK
Firstcolours Secondcolours
FIFA ranking
Current	158 3 (7 August 2025)[2]
Highest	99 (December 2017)
Lowest	155 (March – June 2025)
First international
Kyrgyzstan 1–1Tajikistan  (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 28 February 2017)
Biggest win
Tajikistan 6–0Singapore  (Hisor, Tajikistan; 13 November 2018)
Biggest defeat
Tajikistan 0–16North Korea  (Palembang, Indonesia; 17 August 2018)  Tajikistan 0–16China  (Palembang, Indonesia; 20 August 2018)
CAFA Championship
Appearances	2 (first in2018)
Best result	Third Place (2018)
Medal record CAFA Women's Championship 2018 CAFA Women's Championship Team

TheTajikistan women's national football team^[a] representsTajikistan inwomen's association football. The team is governed by theTajikistan Football Federation (FFT) and competes inAFC (Asian Football Confederation) andCAFA (Central Asian Football Association) women's competitions. The team is currently ranked 144th in the world byFIFA.

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 neighboringKyrgyzstan as a preparation for their2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification campaign, entering the qualification for the first timeTajikistan hosted the tournament inDushanbe with the participation of the host of the2018 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 againstIraq.^[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 thewomen'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 the2020 Olympic Games. Tajikistan which shows interest in hosting international women's Asian tournaments hosted Group A of the first round of the qualifiers inHisor'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 ofCAFA 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]

The team doesn't have a nickname officially.

Tajikistan plays the majority of their home matches on theRepublican Central Stadium, The national team also held official international matches at theHisor 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 supplier	Period	Notes
Li-Ning	2017–2022
Macron	2022–present

As of 9 December 2022^[7]

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

Saudi Arabia  v Tajikistan

23 February 2025 (2025-02-23)Friendly	Saudi Arabia	4–0	Tajikistan	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

Saudi Arabia  v Tajikistan

26 February 2025 (2025-02-26)Friendly	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Tajikistan	Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
19:30 UTC+3	Tawfiq 16' Abualsamh 50' Mobarak 67'	Report		Stadium:King Abdullah Sports City Player of the Match:Lana Abdulrazak

North Korea  v Tajikistan

29 June2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification	North Korea	10–0	Tajikistan	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
22:00 UTC+5	Kim Kyong-yong 9',39',41',45+4' (pen.) Myong Yu-jong 23' Hong Song-ok 26' Ri Hak 28',36' Han Jin-hong 54' Kim Song-gyong 62' (pen.)	Report		Stadium:Pamir Stadium Referee: Rawdha Almansoori (United Arab Emirates)

Tajikistan  v Malaysia

2 July2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification	Tajikistan	0–1	Malaysia	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
22:00 UTC+5		Report	Henrietta 90+2'	Stadium:Pamir Stadium Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)

Palestine  v Tajikistan

5 July2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification	Palestine	3–0	Tajikistan	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
22:00 UTC+5	Halim 49' Youssef 69',74'	Report		Stadium:Pamir Stadium Referee: Gulshoda Saidqulova (Uzbekistan)

As of 20 February 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Mubin Ergashev

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

The following players were called up for theFriendly matches againstSaudi Arabia on February 2025.

• Caps and goals correct as of: 11 April 2023, after the match againstPakistan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	1GK	Munisa Gulova	(2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (age 25)	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 22)	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 25)	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 24)	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 23)	7	0	WFC Zeboniso
11	4FW	Komila Rasulova	(2001-11-18)18 November 2001 (age 24)	7	0	SSHOR No.27 Sokol Moskva

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

As of 13 January 2023

*Players inbold are still active, at least at club level.

• CAFA Women's Championship

Appearances (2):2018,2022

Third place (1):2018

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 to2015	Did not exist										Did not exist
2019	Did not qualify										ViaAFC Women's Asian Cup
2023
2027
2031	To be determined										To be determined
2035
Appearances	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Summer Olympics record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996 to2016	Did not exist										Did not exist
2020	Did not qualify										4	2	0	2	11	13	−2
2024											3	0	0	3	0	12	−12
2028											ViaAFC Women's Asian Cup
2032	To be determined										To be determined
Appearances'	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		7	2	0	5	11	25	−14

*Draws include knockout matches decided onpenalty kicks.

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 to1991	Part of Soviet Union										Part of Soviet Union
1993 to2014	Did not exist										Did not exist
2018	Did not qualify										5	1	0	4	3	23	−20
2022											2	1	0	1	4	7	−3
2026											3	0	0	3	0	14	−14
2029	To be determined										To be determined
Appearances	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		10	2	0	8	7	44	−37

*Draws include knockout matches decided onpenalty kicks.

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1990	Part of Soviet Union
1994 to2014	Did not exist
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 onpenalty kicks.

Asian Games History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2018	Group Stage	North Korea	0–16	Loss	Palembang,Indonesia
		China	0–16	Loss
		Hong Kong	1–6	Loss

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

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided onpenalty kicks.

CAFA Women's Championship History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2018	Main tournament	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	Won	Tashkent,Uzbekistan
		Uzbekistan	0–11	Loss
		Iran	1–4	Loss
		Afghanistan	5–0	Won
2022	Main tournament	Turkmenistan	1–1	Draw	Dushanbe,Tajikistan
		Uzbekistan	0–6	Loss
		Iran	0–5	Loss
		Kyrgyzstan	0–1	Loss

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