Tajikistan national football team

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The Tajikistan national football teamTemplate:Efn represents Tajikistan in international football and is controlled by the Tajikistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Tajikistan. Tajikistan's homeground is the Pamir Stadium in Dushanbe.

History

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.<ref name="Member Association - Tajikistan">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Member Association - Tajikistan"/>

Following Tajikistan's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, coach Mubin Ergashev and his staff were relieved of their duties.<ref name="Ergashev leaves">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="Fuzailov Resigns">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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. Their coach, Petar Šegrt, left his post at the end of this epic campaign due to the expiry of his contract<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was replaced by his assistant Gela Shekiladze.

In June 2025, it was announced that Tajikistan would co-host the second edition of the CAFA Nations Cup alongside Uzbekistan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kit

In September 2017, Tajikistan's kit was supplied by Chinese sporting apparel company Li-Ning.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Results and fixtures

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Coaching staff

Petar Šegrt became the manager of Tajikistan in 2022

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Position	Name
Head coach	Template:Flagicon Goran Stevanović
Assistant coach	Template:Flagicon Milan Pavlović
Assistant coach	Template:Flagicon Radmilo Azanjac
Goalkeeping coach	Template:Flagicon Alisher Tuychiev
Fitness coach	Template:Flagicon Vladimir Krunić
Chief analyst	Template:Flagicon Alifbek Beromov

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

• Template:Flagicon Sharif Nazarov (1992–1994)
• Template:Flagicon Vladimir Ghulamhaydarov (1994–1995)
• Template:Flagicon Abdulla Muradov (1996)
• Template:Flagicon Zair Babayev (1997–1998)
• Template:Flagicon Sharif Nazarov (1999)
• Template:Flagicon Salahiddin Ghafurov (2000–2002)
• Template:Flagicon Sharif Nazarov (2003)
• Template:Flagicon Zair Babayev (2004)
• Template:Flagicon Sharif Nazarov (2004–2006)
• Template:Flagicon Mahmadjan Habibullayev (2007)
• Template:Flagicon Pulad Qadirov (2008–2011)
• Template:Flagicon Alimjan Rafiqov (2011–2012)
• Template:Flagicon Kemal Alispahić (2012)
• Template:Flagicon Nikola Kavazović (2012–2013)
• Template:Flagicon Mubin Ergashev (2013)
• Template:Flagicon Mukhsin Mukhamadiev (2013–2015)
• Template:Flagicon Mubin Ergashev (2015–2016)
• Template:Flagicon Hakim Fuzaylov (2016–2018)
• Template:Flagicon Alisher Tuhtayev (2018)
• Template:Flagicon Usmon Toshev (2018–2021)
• Template:Flagicon Mubin Ergashev (2021)
• Template:Flagicon Petar Šegrt (2022–2024)
• Template:Flagicon Gela Shekiladze (2024–2025)
• Template:Flagicon Goran Stevanović (2025 present)

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called for Tajikistan's match against the Timor-Leste, on 18 November.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Timor-Leste.

Recent call-ups

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

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Records

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Players in bold are still active with Tajikistan.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Akhtam Nazarov	98	5	2011–present
2	Davron Erghashev	72	8	2008–2022
3	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	71	10	2007–2019
4	Parvizdzhon Umarbayev	69	11	2015–present
5	Amirbek Juraboev	67	1	2014–present
	Ehson Panjshanbe	67	8	2016–present
7	Zoir Dzhuraboyev	57	3	2016–present
8	Manuchekhr Safarov	56	2	2019–present
9	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	54	20	2011–present
10	Dilshod Vasiev	52	9	2007–2017

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	20	54	{{#expr:20/54 round 2}}	2011–present
2	Yusuf Rabiev	15	40	{{#expr:15/40 round 2}}	2003–2015
3	Numonjon Hakimov	13	36	{{#expr:13/36 round 2}}	2003–2011
	Shahrom Samiev	13	47	{{#expr:13/47 round 2}}	2015–present
	Shervoni Mabatshoyev	13	39	{{#expr:13/39 round 2}}	2018–present
6	Tokhirjon Muminov	11	27	{{#expr:11/27 round 2}}	1993–2003
	Parvizdzhon Umarbayev	11	69	{{#expr:11/69 round 2}}	2015–present
8	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	10	71	{{#expr:10/71 round 2}}	2007–2019
9	Nuriddin Davronov	9	51	{{#expr:9/51 round 2}}	2008–2021
	Dilshod Vasiev	9	52	{{#expr:9/52 round 2}}	2006–2015

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip*	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1930 to Template:Flagicon 1990	Part of the Template:Flag									Part of the Template:Flag
Template:Flagicon 1994	colspan=8 Template:N/A	colspan=6 Template:N/A
Template:Flagicon 1998	colspan=8 rowspan=8 Template:N/A	6	4	1	1	15	2
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002	2	1	0	1	16	2
Template:Flagicon 2006	8	4	1	3	9	9
Template:Flagicon 2010	4	1	2	1	7	4
Template:Flagicon 2014	8	2	1	5	7	18
Template:Flagicon 2018	8	1	2	5	9	20
Template:Flagicon 2022	8	4	1	3	14	12
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026	6	2	2	2	11	7
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030	colspan=8 rowspan=2 Template:Pending	colspan=6 rowspan=2 Template:Pending
Template:Flagicon 2034
Total	—	Template:Tooltip								40	19	10	21	88	74

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip*	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip		Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1956 to Template:Flagicon 1988	Part of the Template:Flag									Part of the Template:Flag
Template:Flagicon 1992	colspan=8 Template:N/A	colspan=6 Template:N/A
Template:Flagicon 1996	colspan=8 rowspan=3 Template:N/A	2	1	0	1	4	5
Template:Flagicon 2000	3	2	0	1	6	5
Template:Flagicon 2004	6	2	2	2	3	5
Template:Nowrap	colspan=8 Template:N/A	colspan=6 Template:N/A
Template:Flagicon 2011	colspan=8 rowspan=3 Template:N/A	2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
Template:Flagicon 2015	2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
Template:Flagicon 2019	16	5	3	8	25	29
Template:Flagicon 2023	Quarter-finals	8th	5	1	2	2	3	4		11	6	2	3	19	12
Template:Flagicon 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

AFC Challenge Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
Template:Flagicon 2006	Champions	6	5	0	1	18	2		colspan=6 Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 2008	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	7	5		3	2	0	1	7	1
Template:Flagicon 2010	Third place	5	3	0	2	8	5		Automatic Qualifier
Template:Flagicon 2012	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	4		3	2	1	0	4	0
Template:Flagicon 2014	colspan=7 Template:N/A	3	2	0	1	4	1
Total	1 Title	16	10	2	3	32	12		9	6	1	2	15	2

Asian Games

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

Asian Games record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1951 to 1990	Part of the Template:Flag
Template:Flagicon 1994	colspan=7 Template:N/A
Template:Flagicon 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

CAFA Nations Cup record
Year	Position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2023	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	7
Total		3	0	2	1	3	7

Honours

Continental

• AFC Challenge Cup
  • Template:Gold1 Champions (1): 2006
  • Template:Silver2 Runners-up (1): 2008
  • Template:Bronze3 Third place (1): 2010

Friendly

• King's Cup (1): 2022<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Merdeka Tournament (1): 2023<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Summary

Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Competition	Template:Gold1	Template:Silver2	Template:Bronze3	Total
AFC Challenge Cup	1	1	1	3
Total	1	1	1	3

Head-to-head record

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Opponents	Played	Won	Drawn*	Lost	GF	GA	GD	% Won
Template:Fb	8	7	1	0	17	2	+15	{{#expr:7/8 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	0	0	2	0	10	-10	{{#expr:0/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	{{#expr:0/1 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	5	0	2	3	1	11	-10	{{#expr:0/5 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	10	7	2	1	29	5	+24	{{#expr:7/10 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	0	0	2	1	11	-10	{{#expr:0/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	{{#expr:1/1 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	{{#expr:1/1 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	{{#expr:2/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	6	0	2	4	1	9	-8	{{#expr:0/6 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	{{#expr:0/1 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	{{#expr:1/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	1	1	0	0	16	0	+16	{{#expr:1/1 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	6	3	1	2	12	9	+3	{{#expr:3/6 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	4	0	1	3	3	15	-12	{{#expr:0/4 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	{{#expr:0/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	4	0	0	4	1	19	-18	{{#expr:0/4 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	7	1	1	5	3	13	-10	{{#expr:1/7 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	5	0	1	4	3	9	-6	{{#expr:0/5 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	{{#expr:0/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	14	8	3	3	16	10	+6	{{#expr:8/14 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	{{#expr:1/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	{{#expr:2/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	4	2	1	1	6	2	+4	{{#expr:2/4 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	5	4	1	0	10	0	+10	{{#expr:4/5 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	{{#expr:2/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	5	4	0	1	15	4	+11	{{#expr:4/5 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	4	4	0	0	11	1	+10	{{#expr:4/4 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	6	1	1	4	2	6	-4	{{#expr:1/6 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	6	1	2	3	9	12	-3	{{#expr:1/6 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	4	4	0	0	12	1	+11	{{#expr:4/4 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	4	0	3	1	4	6	-2	{{#expr:0/4 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	8	1	3	4	9	13	-4	{{#expr:1/8 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	5	1	0	4	3	11	-8	{{#expr:1/5 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	{{#expr:0/1 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	{{#expr:0/3 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	{{#expr:2/4 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	{{#expr:0/1 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	4	3	1	0	11	3	+8	{{#expr:3/4 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	9	3	1	5	11	8	+3	{{#expr:3/9 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	{{#expr:1/3 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	{{#expr:2/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	{{#expr:1/1 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	7	3	2	2	11	6	+5	{{#expr:3/7 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	{{#expr:0/1 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	{{#expr:0/3 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	9	1	2	6	8	21	-13	{{#expr:1/9 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	{{#expr:2/2 * 100 round 2}}
Template:Fb	4	1	1	2	3	4	-1	{{#expr:1/4 * 100 round 2}}
Total	195	77	41	77	286	256	+30	{{#expr:77/195 * 100 round 2}}

External links

• Tajikistan at AFC
• Tajikistan at FIFA
• Tajikistan profile at Ukrainian Football News Template:In lang
• Official Website of Tajikistan Football Template:In lang
• Tajikistan at Global Sports Archive