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

Association	Tajikistan Football Federation (FFT)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	CAFA (Central Asia)
Head coach	Mubin Ergashev [1]
Captain	Saiyora Saidova
Most caps	Laylo Khalimova (26)
Top scorer	Gulsunbi Khalimova (7)
Home stadium	Pamir Stadium
FIFA code	TJK
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	155 (12 June 2025) [2]
Highest	99 (December 2017)
Lowest	155 (March – June 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
Appearances	2 (first in 2018 )
Best result	Third 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

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 June 2026 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 July 2026 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 July 2026 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)

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	1 GK	Munisa Gulova	(2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 25)	1	0	WFC Zeboniso
1	1 GK	Saiyora Saidova (captain)	(1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 27)	9	0	WFC Zeboniso
3	1 GK	Ruziguli Hasan	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 22)	1	0	WFC Zeboniso
	2 DF	Madna Munosbshozoda
4	2 DF	Karina Mirzoeva	(2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 21)	8	0	WFC Zeboniso
8	2 DF	Niso Abdulloeva	(2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 21)	8	0	WFC Zeboniso
17	2 DF	Marjona Fayzulloeva	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)	16	0
18	2 DF	Shamsiya Khuseinova	(1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 28)	9	0	WFC Zeboniso
21	3 MF	Benazir Jumakhonzoda	(2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 23)	9	0	Khatlon
	3 MF	Orom Nasrulloeva
	3 MF	Zarrina Safarzoda
	3 MF	Uljamol Elmurodova
	3 MF	Zulaykho Safarova
	3 MF	Bakhrom Takhminai
15	3 MF	Jonona Qurbonova			0
9	3 MF	Nekubakht Khudododova	(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 23)	17	2	WFC Zeboniso
10	4 FW	Marjona Saidova	(2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 23)	7	0	WFC Zeboniso
11	4 FW	Komila Rasulova	(2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 23)	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

See also: Category:Tajikistan women's international footballers

As of 13 January 2023

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

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps Goals 1 Laylo Khalimova 2017–present 26 4 2 Munisa Mirzoeva 2017–present 19 1 3 Madina Fozilova 2018–present 14 5 Nekubakht Khudododova 2018–present 1 Sakhina Saidova 2017–present 0 6 Jumakhon Shukronai 2017–2018 13 2 Sayramjon Kholnazarova 2017–2018 1 Marjona Fayzulloeva 2017–2018 0 Nodira Mirzoeva 2017–2018 0 Zulaikho Safarova 2017–2021 0

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps 1 Gulsunbi Khalimova 2018 7 4 2 Madina Fozilova 2018–present 6 14 3 Laylo Khalimova 2017–present 4 26 4 Natalia Sotnikova 2017–2021 3 10 5 Nekubakht Khudododova 2019–present 2 14 Shukronai Jumakhon 2018 13 6 Munisa Mirzoeva 2017–present 1 19 Sayramdzhon Kholnazarova 2018 13 Madinai Iskandari 2017 5 Jonona Halimova 2017 Sayyokhat Razhabova 2019–present 4

Honours

Regional

• CAFA Women's Championship

Appearances (2): 2018, 2022

Third place (1): 2018

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record											Qualification
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 to 2015	Did not exist										Did not exist
2019	Did not qualify										Via AFC Women's Asian Cup
2023
2027
2031	To be determined										To be determined
2035
Appearances	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record											Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996 to 2016	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											Via AFC 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 on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record											Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1975 to 1991	Part of   Soviet Union										Part of   Soviet Union
1993 to 2014	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 on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1990	Part of   Soviet Union
1994 to 2014	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 on penalty 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

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 on penalty 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

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.

External links

• Official website, FFT.tj (in Tajik)
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