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Nickname: | Crowns |
Association: | TFF |
Confederation: | AFC (Asia) |
Sub-Confederation: | CAFA (Central Asia) |
Coach: | Gela Shekiladze |
Captain: | Parvizdzhon Umarbayev |
Most Caps: | Akhtam Nazarov (86) |
Top Scorer: | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (20) |
Home Stadium: | Pamir Stadium |
Fifa Trigramme: | TJK |
Fifa Max: | 99 |
Fifa Max Date: | 15 February 2024 |
Fifa Min: | 180 |
Fifa Min Date: | July 2003, October 2003 |
Elo Max: | 85 |
Elo Max Date: | November 2003 |
Elo Min: | 165 |
Elo Min Date: | October 2018 |
First Game: | 2–2 (Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 17 June 1992) |
Largest Win: | 16–0 (Tabriz, Iran; 26 November 2000) |
Largest Loss: | 8–0 (Osaka, Japan; 11 October 2011) |
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Regional Name: | Asian Cup |
Regional Cup Apps: | 1 |
Regional Cup First: | 2023 |
Regional Cup Best: | Quarter-finals (2023) |
2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 4 |
2Ndregional Name: | AFC Challenge Cup |
2Ndregional Cup First: | 2006 |
2Ndregional Cup Best: | Champions (2006) |
3Rdregional Cup Apps: | 1 |
3Rdregional Name: | Asian Games |
3Rdregional Cup First: | 1998 |
3Rdregional Cup Best: | Second round (1998) |
4Thregional Cup Apps: | 1 |
4Thregional Name: | CAFA Nations Cup |
4Thregional Cup First: | 2023 |
4Thregional Cup Best: | Group stage (2023) |
The Tajikistan national football team 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.
Tajikistan played its first official game on 11 April 1994 in Tashkent as part of a regional tournament. It lost that game against Kazakhstan 0–1.[1] The first official competition the team entered was the qualifiers for the 1996 AFC Asian Cup, when it was seeded in the 3-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, and were beaten in the away game 0–5 after extra time. It did not enter a World Cup qualifying tournament until the 1998 FIFA World Cup edition, recording 4 victories in its preliminary group stage including a 5–0 triumph over Turkmenistan, and losing only to China, which placed it second behind its eastern neighbors, and out of the tournament.[1]
Following Tajikistan's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, coach Mubin Ergashev and his staff were relieved of their duties.[2]
Tajikistan were drawn into a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification group with the Philippines, Yemen and Nepal. Following defeat to the Philippines on 27 March 2018, confirming Tajikistan's failure to qualify for the Asian Cup, manager Khakim Fuzailov resigned.[3]
After failing to have a direct spot for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Tajikistan hired Croatian manager Petar Šegrt, and Tajikistan took part in the third round of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification, joining with Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, and Singapore. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the third round was played in a single round-robin group format with a centralised host, which Tajikistan's group saw its neighbour Kyrgyzstan hosting it. Tajikistan defeated Myanmar (4–0) and Singapore (1–0), before holding neighbour Kyrgyzstan to a goalless draw, topping the group and, after failing in 5 previous attempts, Tajikistan was able to qualify to its first-ever AFC Asian Cup and a major tournament in 2023. Tajikistan was invited to the 2022 King's Cup in Thailand held in September 2022 where Tajikistan defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 and sees them advanced to the final defeating Malaysia in the penalty shootout winning their second international trophy.[4]
In the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Tajikistan reached the quarter-finals for the first time in their history after losing 1-0 to the eventual runner-up Jordan due to a 66th minute own goal from Vahdat Hanonov.
In September 2017, Tajikistan's kit was supplied by Chinese sporting apparel company Li-Ning.[5]
See main article: Tajikistan national football team fixtures and results and Tajikistan national football team results (2020–present).
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Gela Shekiladze |
Assistant coach | Tamaz Bokeria |
Goalkeeper coach | Alisher Tuychiev[6] |
Physiotherapists | Saidjon Ergashev Davron Juraev |
Team Doctor | Dr. Farrukh Avezov |
Match analyst | Alifbek Beromov |
Technical director | Salokhidin Gafurov |
Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
The following 23 players were called for Tajikistan's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against and on 6 & 11 June.[7]
Caps and goals updated as of 11 June 2024, after the match against .
The following players have been called up during the past 12 months. INJ
Withdrew due to injuryPlayers in bold are still active with Tajikistan.
width=30 | Rank ! | width=175 | Player ! | width=50 | Caps ! | width=50 | Goals ! | width=100 | Career |
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1 | Akhtam Nazarov | 86 | 5 | 2011–present | |||||
2 | Davron Erghashev | 72 | 8 | 2008–2022 | |||||
3 | Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev | 71 | 10 | 2007–2019 | |||||
4 | Amirbek Juraboev | 57 | 0 | 2014–present | |||||
5 | Ehson Panjshanbe | 55 | 5 | 2016–present | |||||
Parvizdzhon Umarbayev | 55 | 10 | 2015–present | ||||||
7 | Dilshod Vasiev | 52 | 9 | 2007–2017 | |||||
8 | Nuriddin Davronov | 51 | 9 | 2008–2021 | |||||
Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 51 | 20 | 2011–present | ||||||
Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov | 51 | 3 | 2016–present |
width=30 | Rank ! | width=175 | Player ! | width=50 | Goals ! | width=50 | Caps ! | width=50 | Ratio ! | width=100 | Career |
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1 | Manuchekhr Dzhalilov | 20 | 51 | 2011–present | |||||||
2 | Yusuf Rabiev | 15 | 40 | 2003–2015 | |||||||
3 | Numonjon Hakimov | 13 | 36 | 2003–2011 | |||||||
4 | Tokhirjon Muminov | 11 | 27 | 1993–2003 | |||||||
5 | Parvizdzhon Umarbayev | 10 | 55 | 2015–present | |||||||
Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev | 10 | 71 | 2007–2019 | ||||||||
7 | Nuriddin Davronov | 9 | 51 | 2008–2021 | |||||||
Dilshod Vasiev | 9 | 52 | 2006–2015 | ||||||||
9 | Aliyor Ashurmamadov | 8 | 15 | 1992–2006 | |||||||
Shahrom Samiev | 8 | 32 | 2015–present | ||||||||
Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov | 8 | 32 | 2003–2010 | ||||||||
Khurshed Makhmudov | 8 | 46 | 2004–2016 | ||||||||
Davron Erghashev | 8 | 72 | 2008–2022 | ||||||||
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | |||||||||||||
1930 to 1990 | Part of the | Part of the | |||||||||||||
1994 | colspan=6 | ||||||||||||||
1998 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||
2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | |||||||||
2006 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
2010 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
2014 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |||||||||
2018 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | |||||||||
2022 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||
2026 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||
2030 | colspan=6 rowspan=2 | ||||||||||||||
2034 | |||||||||||||||
Total | — | 40 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 88 | 74 | ||||||||
AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | |||||||||||||
1956 to 1988 | Part of the | Part of the | |||||||||||||
colspan=6 | |||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
2000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
2004 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
colspan=6 | |||||||||||||||
colspan=8 rowspan=3 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||
2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | |||||||||||||||
2019 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 | |||||||||
2023 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | |
2027 | Qualification in progress | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 1/7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 63 |
AFC Challenge Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | colspan=6 | |||||||
2008 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
2010 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | Automatic Qualifier | ||||||
2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2014 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Asian Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
1951 to 1990 | Part of the | ||||||||
1994 | colspan=7 | ||||||||
1998 | Second round | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | ||
2002 to present | See Tajikistan national under-23 football team | ||||||||
Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
CAFA Nations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | |||||||
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Third place
Fourth Place
Group Stage
Runners-up[9]
Champions[10]
Champions[11]
See main article: Tajikistan national football team fixtures and results.
Opponents | Played | Won | Drawn* | Lost | GF | GA | GD | % Won | |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | |||
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |||
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | |||
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 5 | +24 | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | |||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |||
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -8 | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |||
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | |||
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | |||
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -12 | |||
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |||
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | -18 | |||
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | |||
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | |||
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | |||
14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | |||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |||
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | |||
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |||
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |||
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |||
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | |||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | |||
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | |||
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | |||
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | |||
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |||
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | |||
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | |||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | |||
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | |||
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | |||
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | +4 | |||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |||
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | |||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | |||
9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | |||
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | |||
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | |||
Total | 181 | 70 | 38 | 73 | 262 | 240 | +22 |