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Tajikistan

Nickname(s)	The Crowns (Tajik: Тоҷҳо / Tâjhâ) The Persian Lions (Tajik: Шерҳои форсй / Ŝerhâi fârsi) Sons of the Highlands (Tajik: Бачаҳои Кӯҳистон / Baĉahâi Kuhistân) Pamirians (Tajik: Помириҳо / Pâmirihâ)
Association	Tajikistan Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	CAFA (Central Asia)
Head coach	Usmon Toshev
Most caps	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev (64)
Top scorer	Yusuf Rabiev and Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (15)
Home stadium	Pamir Stadium (24,000)
FIFA code	TJK
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	120 2 (20 December 2018)[1]
Highest	106 (July 2013)
Lowest	180 (July 2003, October 2003)
Elo ranking
Current	158 1 (29 January 2019)[2]
Highest	85 (November 2003)
Lowest	161 (14 November 2017)
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)

The Tajikistan national football team (Tajik: Тими миллии футболи Тоҷикистон, Timi milliji futʙoli Toçikiston; Russian: Сборная Таджикистана по футболу) is a football (soccer) team that represents Tajikistan in association 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]

Team image

Kit

The team strip is currently sponsored by Chinese sporting apparel company Li Ning.^[6]

Players

Current squad

Match date: 13 December, 16 December, and 20 December 2018^[7]

Opposition: Oman & Bahrain

Competition: Friendly

Caps and goals updated as of 20 December 2018.
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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Shokhrukh Kirgizboev	(1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 31)	2	0	Barkchi
16	1GK	Fathullo Boboev	(1997-10-09) 9 October 1997 (age 21)	1	0	Khatlon
23	1GK	Behrouz Hayriev	(1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 20)	1	0	Istiklol
2	2DF	Siyovush Asrorov	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 26)	35	0	Istiklol
3	2DF	Tabrezi Davlatmir	(1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 20)	5	0	Istiklol
4	2DF	Bakhtior Kalandarov	(1992-06-14) 14 June 1992 (age 26)	3	0	Regar-TadAZ
5	2DF	Dorobjon Ergashev	(1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 (age 21)	0	0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe
12	2DF	Vahdat Hanonov	(2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 18)	2	0	Barkchi
13	2DF	Zoir Juraboev	(1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 20)	4	0	Metallurg Bekabad
14	2DF	Khurshed Beknazarov	(1994-06-26) 26 June 1994 (age 24)	7	0	Khujand
19	2DF	Akhtam Nazarov	(1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 26)	40	2	Istiklol
22	2DF	Hussein Nurmatov	(2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 18)	3	0	Barkchi
6	3MF	Karomatullo Saidov	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 19)	3	0	Khatlon
7	3MF	Muhammadjoni Hasan	(1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 20)	7	0	Istiklol
8	3MF	Sharafdzhon Solehov	(1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 19)	3	1	Barkchi
11	3MF	Muhsindzhon Abdugaffor	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 21)	2	0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe
15	3MF	Shervoni Mabatshoev	(2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 18)	2	0	Barkchi
17	3MF	Ehson Panjshanbe	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 20)	7	0	Istiklol
20	3MF	Amirbek Juraboev	(1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 22)	20	0	Istiklol
9	4FW	Komron Tursunov	(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 22)	7	2	Istiklol
10	4FW	Jahongir Ergashev	(1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 24)	23	3	Khujand
18	4FW	Muhammadjon Loiqov	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 20)	2	0	UAS Zhitkovichi
21	4FW	Sheriddin Boboev	(1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 19)	3	0	Istiklol

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	Abduazizov Mahkamov	(1987-07-15) 15 July 1987 (age 31)	12	0	Alay Osh	v.  Philippines, 27 March 2018
GK	Rustam Rizoev	(1988-10-27) 27 October 1988 (age 30)	0	0	Regar-TadAZ	v.  Philippines, 27 March 2018
DF	Iskandar Dzhalilov	(1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 26)	10	0	Baltika Kaliningrad	v.  Philippines, 27 March 2018
DF	Davron Erghashev	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 30)	53	6	Istiklol	v.  Philippines, 27 March 2018
DF	Manouchehr Ahmadov	(1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 26)	3	0	New Radiant	v.  Palestine, 4 Ootcber 2018
DF	Firdavs Chakalov	(1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 22)	1	0	Victory	v.  Philippines, 27 March 2018
MF	Nuriddin Davronov	(1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 28)	48	8	Madura United	v.  Philippines, 27 March 2018
MF	Jahongir Aliev	(1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 22)	14	0	Nasaf Qarshi	v.  Philippines, 27 March 2018
MF	Romish Jalilov	(1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 23)	6	0	Istiklol	v.  Philippines, 27 March 2018
MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	(1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 28)	64	8	Istiklol	v.  Palestine, 4 October 2018
MF	Nozim Babadjanov	(1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 23)	10	0	Istiklol	v.  Philippines, 27 March 2018
FW	Dilshod Vasiev	(1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 30)	50	8	Istiklol	v.    Nepal, 10 October 2018
FW	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 28)	24	15	Sriwijaya	v.  Philippines, 27 March 2018

Managers

As of 5 December 2018

Period	Head coach
1992–1994	Sharif Nazarov
1994–1995	Vladimir Ghulamhaydarov
1996	Abdulla Muradov
1997–1998	Zair Babayev
1999	Sharif Nazarov
2000–2002	Salahiddin Ghafurov
2003	Sharif Nazarov
2004	Zair Babayev
2004–2006	Sharif Nazarov
2007	Mahmadjan Habibullayev
2008–2011	Pulad Qadirov
2011–2012	Alimjan Rafiqov
2012	Kemal Alispahic
2012–2013	Nikola Kavazovic
2013	Mubin Ergashev
2013–2015	Muhsin Muhammadiyev
2015–2016	Mubin Ergashev
2016–2018	Hakim Fuzaylov
2018	Alisher Tuhtayev
2018–	Usman Tashev

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Tajikistan scorers
2017
23 March 2017	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa	Bahrain	Friendly	1–1 D	Dzhalilov  4'
28 March 2017	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Yemen	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1–2 L	Umarbayev  9'
13 June 2017	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe	Philippines	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	3–4 L	Umarbayev  57' (pen.) Vasiev  61' Dzhalilov  90'
4 September 2017	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	Nepal	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	2–1 W	Dzhalilov  25' Vasiev  30'
9 October 2017	Central Stadium, Hisor	Nepal	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	3–0 W	Davronov  20' (pen.) Umarbayev  60' (pen.) Dzhalilov  87' (pen.)
14 November 2017	Central Stadium, Hisor	Yemen	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	0–0 D
2018
21 March 2018	Helong Sports Center Stadium, Changsha	China PR U-21	Friendly	1–2 L
27 March 2018	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila	Philippines	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1–2 L	Nazarov  64'
2 October 2018	Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet	Nepal	2018 Bangabandhu Cup	2–0 W	Fatkhuloev  27' (pen.) Tursunov  69'
4 October 2018	Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet	Palestine	2018 Bangabandhu Cup	0–2 L
9 October 2018	Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar	Philippines	2018 Bangabandhu Cup	2–0 W	Tursunov  31' Nazarov  90+7'
12 October 2018	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Palestine	2018 Bangabandhu Cup	0–0 D (3–4p)
13 December 2018	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	Friendly	1–2 L	Solehov  90'
16 December 2018	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	Friendly	0–1 L
20 December 2018	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town	Bahrain	Friendly	0–5 L

Upcoming matches

  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Records

Most capped players

As of match played 27 March 2018^[8]

Top goalscorers

As of match played 27 March 2018, the players with the most goals for Tajikistan are:

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
1930 to 1990	Was part of Soviet Union									Was part of Soviet Union
1994	Did not enter									Did not enter
1998	Did not qualify									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										6	2	0	4	6	14
2018										6	0	1	5	2	20
2022	To be determined									To be determined
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	–	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–		32	12	5	15	55	51

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
1992	Did not enter									Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	4	5
2000										3	2	0	1	6	5
2004										6	2	2	2	3	5
2007	Did not enter									Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2015
2019										16	5	3	8	25	29
Total	Best:	0/8	–	–	–	–	–	–		27	10	5	12	38	44

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  2010 AFC Challenge Cup was used to determine qualification for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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 2006 Champions 6 5 0 1 18 2 2008 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 2 0 1 7 1 2010 Third place 5 3 0 2 8 5 2012 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 2 1 0 4 0 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 Hiroshima 1994 Did not enter - - - - - - 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. Central Asian Championship Host nation(s) / year Round Pld W D* L GS GA Dif Pts 2018 - - - - - - - - - Total - - - - - - - - - RCD Cup/ECO Cup record 1965 to 1974: No international team 1993: Third Place Other tournaments 1997 West Asian Games: Fourth Place 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games: Group Stage 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. References ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em} ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019. ^ ab "Member Association - Tajikistan". FIFA.com. FIFA. ^ "Уволен тренерский штаб сборной Таджикистана". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016. ^ "ХАКИМ ФУЗАЙЛОВ ИЗВИНИЛСЯ ПЕРЕД БОЛЕЛЬЩИКАМИ ЗА НЕВЫХОД СБОРНОЙ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА НА КУБОК АЗИИ-2019 И ПОДАЛ В ОТСТАВКУ". fft.tj (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018. ^ "Team of Tajikistan will play against Nepal in white form" (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017. ^ "ОПРЕДЕЛИЛСЯ СОСТАВ СБОРНОЙ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА НА ДЕКАБРЬСКИЕ ТОВАРИЩЕСКИЕ МАТЧИ". fft.tj (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018. ^ "Фатхулло Фатхуллоев – 60 матчей за сборную Таджикистана!". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017. External links Tajikistan profile at FIFA.com Tajikistan profile at Ukrainian Football News (in Ukrainian) Official Website of Tajikistan Football (in Ukrainian) Preceded by Newly Created AFC Challenge Cup Champions 2006 (First title) Succeeded by 2008 India