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Tajikistan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Crowns[citation needed]
(Tajik: Тоҷҳо / Tojho)
The Persian Lions[citation needed](Russian: Персидские Львы Tajik: Шерҳои форсй / Šerhoi forsy)
Sons of the Highlands [citation needed](Tajik: Бачаҳои Кӯҳистон / Bačahoi Kuuhiston)
Pamirians[citation needed](Tajik: Помириҳо / Pomiriho)
AssociationTajikistan Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationCAFA (Central Asia)
Head coachCroatia Petar Segrt
Most capsDavronjon Ergashev (72)
Top scorerManuchekhr Dzhalilov (20)
Home stadiumPamir Stadium
FIFA codeTJK
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 103 Decrease 1 (18 July 2024)[1]
Highest106 (July 2013)
Lowest180 (July 2003, October 2003)
First international
 Tajikistan 2–2 Uzbekistan 
(Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 17 June 1992)
Biggest win
 Tajikistan 16–0 Guam 
(Tabriz, Iran; 26 November 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 8–0 Tajikistan 
(Osaka, Japan; 11 October 2011)
Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2006)

The Tajikistan national football team (Tajik: Тими миллии футболи Тоҷикистон, Timi millii futboli Tojikiston; Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال تاجیکستان) represents Tajikistan in international football and is controlled by the Tajikistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Tajikistan. Tajikistan's home ground is the Pamir Stadium in Dushanbe.

History

After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan played its first match against Uzbekistan on 17 June 1992. It was not until 1994 that the Tajikistan National Football Federation was admitted to FIFA.

Tajikistan played its first official game on 11 April 1994 in Tashkent as part of a regional tournament. They lost that game against Kazakhstan 0–1.[3] The first official competition the team entered was the qualifiers for the 1996 Asian Cup, when it was seeded in the three-team Group 8 with Uzbekistan and Bahrain. Bahrain later withdrew, leaving Tajikistan to a play-off against their Middle Asian neighbors. Tajikistan won the first game 4–0, but were beaten in the away game 0–5 after extra time. They did not enter a World Cup qualifying competition until the France 1998 edition, recording four victories in their preliminary group stage including a 5–0 triumph over Turkmenistan, and losing only to China, which placed them second behind their eastern neighbors, but out of the competition.[3]

In a three-team qualifying section for Korea/Japan 2002, they had a record 16–0 win over Guam before losing 2–0 to Iran. After beating Bangladesh 4–0 on aggregate in the preliminary round of the qualifiers for Germany 2006, they held AFC Asian Cup semi-finalists and eventual group winners Bahrain to a goalless draw on 31 March 2004.

The team won its first international tournament, the inaugural AFC Challenge Cup, in 2006, beating Sri Lanka 4–0 in Dhaka.

Following Tajikistan's disappointing 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, Mubin Ergashev and his staff were relieved of their duties.[4]

Tajikistan were drawn into a 2019 Asian Cup qualification group with the Philippines, Yemen and Nepal. Following their defeat to Philippines on 27 March 2018, confirming Tajikistan's failure to qualify for the Asian Cup, manager Khakim Fuzailov resigned.[5]

Due to the unsuccessful performance of Tajikistan in recent years, Usmon Toshev, the Uzbek coach, was appointed to reinvigorate the Tajik side. Under Usmon, Tajikistan performed well in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying, managing to beat neighbor Kyrgyzstan 1–0 and holding the same opponent 1–1 away. However, Tajikistan suffered a heartbreaking shock 3–4 loss to minnows Myanmar away, in what was considered to be a shock given Myanmar's poor form in early games, thus putting Tajikistan into trouble. Ultimately, with the withdrawal of North Korea, Tajikistan paid dearly when its points against Mongolia were not counted, thus following Tajikistan 1–4 away loss to Japan, an Asian powerhouse, Tajikistan was officially out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Eventually, despite Myanmar replacing Mongolia to finish bottom thus added six points for Tajikistan, the Tajiks could not reduce the deficit due to poor goal difference and thus missed out on the final round.

After failing to have a direct spot for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Tajikistan hired German-Croatian manager Petar Segrt, and Tajikistan took part in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round, joining with old foes Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan, as well as another Southeast Asian rival Singapore. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the third round was played only in a single round-robin group format with a centralised host, which Tajikistan's group saw its neighbour Kyrgyzstan hosting it. Tajikistan was able to take advantage from this proximity and defeated both Myanmar (4–0) and Singapore (1–0), before holding neighbour Kyrgyzstan in a goalless draw, topping the group and, after failing in five previous attempts, Tajikistan was able to qualify to its first-ever AFC Asian Cup in 2023. Tajikistan won the 2022 edition of King's Cup in Thailand, defeating Malaysia.[6]

Team image

Kit

In September 2017, Tajikistan's kit was supplied by Chinese sporting apparel company Li-Ning.[7] In 2022, Tajikistan switched to having their kit supplied by Italian sporting apparel company Macron.

Home stadium

Tajikistan play their home matches at the Pamir Stadium

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.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) Friendly Syria  1–0  Tajikistan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+5
  • Al Somah 16'
Report Stadium: Shabab Al Ahli Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed (United Arab Emirates)
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) AFC AC Q Tajikistan  4–0  Myanmar Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
15:30 UTC+5 Mabatshoev 9', 57'
Dzhalilov 56' (pen.)
Pandzhshanbe 84'
Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) AFC AC Q Singapore  0–1  Tajikistan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
15:30 UTC+5 Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 84
Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan)
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) AFC AC Q Kyrgyzstan  0–0  Tajikistan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+5 Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 17,340
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 2022 King's Cup Trinidad and Tobago  1–2  Tajikistan Chiang Mai, Thailand
15:30 UTC+5 J. García 27' Report Rakhimov 47'
Panjshanbe 75'
Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium
Attendance: 7,288
Referee: Torphong Somsing (Thailand)
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 2022 King's Cup Tajikistan  0–0
(3–0 p)
 Malaysia Chiang Mai, Thailand
18:30 UTC+5 Report Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium
Attendance: 488
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)
Penalties
17 November 2022 Friendly Tajikistan  0–0  Russia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:00 UTC+5 Report Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

2023

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–0  Tajikistan Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
23:00 UTC+5 Report Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly Kuwait  2–1  Tajikistan Kuwait City, Kuwait
23:59 UTC+5 Al-Fadhel 9'
Al-Khaldi 61'
Report A.Dzhalilov 90' Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ahmed Abu Bakar Saeed Al Kaf (Oman)
16 November 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ Tajikistan  v Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Stadium: Pamir Stadium
21 November 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ v  Tajikistan TBA

2024

17 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup  Tajikistan v  Qatar Doha
20:30 Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
22 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup  Tajikistan v  Lebanon Doha
18:00 Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
21 March 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ v  Tajikistan TBA
Stadium: TBA
26 March 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ Tajikistan  v Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Stadium: Pamir Stadium
6 June 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ v  Tajikistan TBA
11 June 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ Tajikistan  v Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Coaching staff

As of 1 February 2022
Position Name
Head coach Croatia Petar Šegrt[8]
Assistant coaches Georgia (country) Gela Shekiladze[8]
Georgia (country) Tamaz Bokeria[8]
Goalkeeper coach Tajikistan Alisher Tuychiev[8]
Physiotherapists Tajikistan Saidjon Ergashev
Tajikistan Davron Juraev[8]
Team Doctor Tajikistan Dr. Farrukh Avezov[8]
Match analyst Tajikistan Alifbek Beromov[8]
Technical director Tajikistan Salokhidin Gafurov[8]

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called for Tajikistan's friendly match against United Arab Emirates on 25 March 2023, and against Kuwait on 28 March 2023.[9]

Caps and goals updated as of 28 March 2023, after the match against Kuwait.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Rustam Yatimov (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26) 31 0 Tajikistan Istiklol
16 1GK Shokhrukh Kirgizboev (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Tajikistan Khujand
22 1GK Mukhriddin Khasanov (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Tajikistan Istiklol

2 2DF Zoir Dzhuraboyev (1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 25) 25 1 Uzbekistan Neftchi Fergana
3 2DF Tabrezi Davlatmir (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 26) 24 0 Tajikistan Istiklol
4 2DF Siyovush Asrorov (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 32) 46 0 Tajikistan Istiklol
5 2DF Manuchekhr Safarov (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23) 24 0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
12 2DF Akhtam Nazarov (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 31) 69 5 Uzbekistan Andijon
13 2DF Vakhdat Khanonov (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 24) 18 0 Iran Persepolis
14 2DF Daler Imomnazarov (1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Tajikistan Istiklol
18 2DF Alidzhon Karomatullozoda (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Tajikistan Istiklol
19 2DF Mekhrubon Karimov (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Georgia (country) Samgurali Tsqaltubo

6 3MF Salam Ashurmamadov (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Portugal Dumiense
7 3MF Parvizdzhon Umarbayev (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 29) 38 7 Bulgaria CSKA 1948
8 3MF Amirbek Juraboev (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 28) 48 0 Malaysia Kedah Darul Aman
9 3MF Komron Tursunov (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 28) 26 6 India TRAU
10 3MF Alisher Dzhalilov (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 30) 16 5 Tajikistan Istiklol
11 3MF Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 25) 44 2 Uzbekistan Nasaf
17 3MF Ehson Panjshanbe (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 25) 40 4 Tajikistan Istiklol
20 3MF Alidzhoni Ayni (2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 20) 7 0 Tajikistan Istiklol

15 4FW Shervoni Mabatshoev (2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 23) 13 3 Tajikistan Istiklol
21 4FW Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 33) 48 20 Tajikistan Istiklol
23 4FW Shahrom Samiev (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23) 19 4 Moldova Zimbru Chișinău
24 4FW Nuriddin Khamrokulov (1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 24) 7 0 Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up during the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Safarmad Gaforov (2004-04-14) 14 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ v.  Kyrgyzstan, 14 June 2022
GK Daler Barotov (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Tajikistan Khujand v.  Kyrgyzstan, 14 June 2022

DF Davronjon Ergashev (1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 36) 72 8 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor v.  Kyrgyzstan, 14 June 2022

MF Khurshed Abdulloev (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Tajikistan CSKA Pamir Dushanbe v.  Russia, 17 November 2022
MF Khusrav Toirov (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Russia, 17 November 2022
MF Murodali Aknazarov (2004-11-19) 19 November 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Turkey Antalyaspor v.  Russia, 17 November 2022
MF Azizbek Khaitov (2003-04-06) 6 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Tajikistan Dynamo Dushanbe v.  Russia, 17 November 2022
MF Amadoni Kamolov (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Paracuellos Antamira v.  Malaysia, 25 September 2022
MF Parviz Baki-Akhunov (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Tajikistan Istiklol v.  Malaysia, 25 September 2022
MF Shahrom Sulaymonov (1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Tajikistan Istiklol v.  Kyrgyzstan, 14 June 2022

FW Rustam Soirov (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 21) 9 0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent v.  Russia, 17 November 2022
FW Sheriddin Boboev (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25) 23 2 Iran Sanat Naft Abadan v.  Kyrgyzstan, 14 June 2022

INJ Withdrew due to injury
RET Retired
WTH Withdrawn

Records

As of match played 28 March 2023[10]
Players in bold are still active with Tajikistan.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Italy 1990 Was part of Soviet Union Soviet Union Was part of Soviet Union Soviet Union
United States 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
France 1998 Did not qualify 6 4 1 1 15 2
South KoreaJapan 2002 2 1 0 1 16 2
Germany 2006 8 4 1 3 9 9
South Africa 2010 4 1 2 1 7 4
Brazil 2014 6 2 0 4 6 14
Russia 2018 8 1 2 5 9 20
Qatar 2022 8 4 1 3 14 12
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/21 42 16 7 19 76 63

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Japan 1992 Did not enter Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 4 5
Lebanon 2000 3 2 0 1 6 5
China 2004 6 2 2 2 3 5
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify 2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015 2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
United Arab Emirates 2019 16 5 3 8 25 29
Qatar 2023 Qualified 11 6 2 3 19 12
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total Best: 1/10 38 16 7 15 57 56

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup Finals AFC Challenge Cup Qualifications
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Bangladesh 2006 Champions 6 5 0 1 18 2
India 2008 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 2 0 1 7 1
Sri Lanka 2010 Third place 5 3 0 2 8 5 Automatic Qualifier
Nepal 2012 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 2 1 0 4 0
Maldives 2014 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 4 1
Total Best: Champions 16 10 2 3 32 12 9 6 1 2 15 2

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Host nation(s) / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
National Team
Japan Hiroshima 1994 Did not enter
Thailand Bangkok 1998 Second round 5 1 1 3 8 13
Total Best: Second round 5 1 1 3 8 13

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

CAFA Nations Cup

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
KyrgyzstanUzbekistan 2023 Qualified
Total

RCD Cup/ECO Cup record

Other tournaments

ELF Cup

In 2006, Tajikistan took part in the inaugural ELF Cup in Northern Cyprus. This competition was originally intended to be for teams that were not members of FIFA; however, the organisers extended invitations to both Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, who were both represented by their national futsal teams. Tajikistan failed to get past the group stage.

Head-to-head record

As of match played 28 March 2023
 Afghanistan 6 5 1 0 12 1 +11 83.33
 Australia 2 0 0 2 0 10 -10 0
 Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
 Bahrain 5 0 2 3 1 11 -10 0
 Bangladesh 10 7 2 1 29 5 +24 70
 Belarus 1 0 0 1 1 6 -5 0
 Bhutan 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100
 Brunei 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100
 Cambodia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100
 China 5 0 1 4 1 9 -8 0
 Estonia 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
 Hong Kong 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50
 Guam 1 1 0 0 16 0 +16 100
 India 5 3 1 1 11 7 +4 60
 Iran 3 0 0 3 1 13 -12 0
 Iraq 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 0
 Japan 4 0 0 4 1 19 -18 0
 Jordan 4 1 0 3 2 8 -6 25
 Kazakhstan 5 0 1 4 3 9 -6 0
 Kuwait 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0
 Kyrgyzstan 14 8 3 3 16 10 +6 57.14
 Macau 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100
 Malaysia 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 33.33
 Maldives 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 66.67
 Mongolia 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100
 Myanmar 5 4 0 1 15 4 +11 80
   Nepal 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 100
 North Korea 6 1 1 4 2 6 -4 16.67
 Oman 5 1 1 3 8 11 -3 20
 Pakistan 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100
 Palestine 4 0 3 1 4 6 -2 0
 Philippines 5 1 1 3 7 8 -1 20
 Qatar 4 1 0 3 3 10 -7 25
 Russia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
 Singapore 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 33.33
 South Korea 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
 Sri Lanka 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 75
 Syria 8 3 1 4 11 7 +4 37.5
 Thailand 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 33.33
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100
 Turkmenistan 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 50
 Uganda 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 0
 Uzbekistan 8 1 2 5 7 16 -9 12.5
 Vietnam 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 100
 Yemen 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 25
Total 165 65 32 68 240 222 +17 39.39

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Preceded by
Newly Created
AFC Challenge Cup Champions
2006 (First title)
Succeeded by
2008 India