The Tajikistan women's national football team 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 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. eventually Tajikistan ended fifth after losing the following games against the other four teams.
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. 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.
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 stadiumsImageStadiumCapacityLocationLast matchRepublican Central Stadium20,000Dushanbev (July 20, 2022; 2022 CAFA Women's Championship)Hisor Central Stadium20,000Hisorv (September 19, 2021; Friendly)
Kit suppliers Kit supplierPeriodNotes Li-Ning 2017–2022 Macron 2022–present
FIFA World Ranking
Tajikistan's FIFA World Ranking HistoryYear's 201720182019202020212022FIFA World Ranking99124128121138144AFC Ranking232326182731
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend
2026
Coaching staff Current coaching staff
PositionNameHead coach Mubin Ergashev
Manager history NamePeriodMatchesWDLW%NoteRef. Sulaymon Bobokalonov (Сулаймон Бобокалонов) 2017–2018 17 5 1 11 % Ildar Rakhmanov (Ильдар Рахманов) 4 1 0 3 % Yusuf Rabiev (Юсуф Рабиев) 2021–202? 7 1 2 4 % Mubin Ergashev 202?–present
Players Current squad 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
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Records
*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped players #PlayerYear(s)CapsGoals1Laylo Khalimova2017–present2642Munisa Mirzoeva2017–present1913Madina Fozilova2018–present145Nekubakht Khudododova2018–present1Sakhina Saidova2017–present06Jumakhon Shukronai2017–2018132Sayramjon Kholnazarova2017–20181Marjona Fayzulloeva2017–20180Nodira Mirzoeva2017–20180Zulaikho Safarova2017–20210
Top goalscorers #PlayerYear(s)GoalsCaps1Gulsunbi Khalimova742Madina Fozilova2018–present6143Laylo Khalimova2017–present4264Natalia Sotnikova2017–20213105Nekubakht Khudododova2019–present214Shukronai Jumakhon136Munisa Mirzoeva2017–present119Sayramdzhon Kholnazarova13Madinai Iskandari5Jonona HalimovaSayyokhat Razhabova2019–present4
Honours Regional CAFA Women's Championship Appearances (2): 2018, 2022
Third place (1): 2018
Competitive record FIFA Women's World Cup
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGAGDPldWDLGSGAGD 1991Part of Part of Did not existDid not exist 2019 Did not qualify Via AFC Women's Asian Cup 2027 To be determined To be determined 2035Appearances0/10–––––––––––––––
Olympic Games YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGSGAGDPldWD*LGSGAGD 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 2028Via AFC Women's Asian Cup 2032To be determinedTo be determinedAppearances'0/9––––––––72051125−14 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Women's Asian Cup YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGSGAGDPldWD*LGSGAGD Part of Part of Did not existDid not exist 2018Did 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 determinedAppearances0/21––––––––10208744−37 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGSGAGD 1990 Part of Did not exist 2018 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 1 38 −37 2022 To be determined 2026 2030 2034AppearancesGroup stage11th3003137−36 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games HistorySeasonRoundOpponentScoresResultVenue 2018Group Stage0–16Loss Palembang, Indonesia0–16Loss 1–6Loss
CAFA Women's Championship YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGSGAGD 2018Third place3rd4202715−8 2022Fifth place5th4013113−12AppearancesThird place3rd8215828−20
*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CAFA Women's Championship HistorySeasonRoundOpponentScoresResultVenue 2018Main tournament1–0Won Tashkent, Uzbekistan0–11Loss 1–4Loss5–0Won 2022Main tournament1–1Draw Dushanbe, Tajikistan0–6Loss 0–5Loss 0–1Loss
See also Tajikistan women's national under-17 football team
Notes
References
External links Official website, FFT.tj X Inst