Tajikistan national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Tajikistan women's national football team.

The Tajikistan national football team^[a] 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

Nickname(s)	The Crowns (Tajik: Тоҷҳо / Tojho) The Persian Lions Tajik: Шерҳои форсй / Šerhoi forsy) Sons of the Highlands (Tajik: Бачаҳои Кӯҳистон / Bačahoi Kuuhiston) Pamirians (Tajik: Помириҳо / Pomiriho)
Association	Tajikistan Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	CAFA (Central Asia)
Head coach	Petar Šegrt
Most caps	Akhtam Nazarov (76)
Top scorer	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov (20)
Home stadium	Pamir Stadium
FIFA code	TJK
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	106 3 (30 November 2023)^[1]
Highest	106 (July 2013, 30 November 2023)
Lowest	180 (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
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	TBD (2023)
CAFA Nations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Group stage (2023)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2006)
Best result	Champions (2006)

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 AFC 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 1998 FIFA World Cup 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 2002 FIFA World Cup, 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 the 2006 FIFA World Cup, they held 2004 AFC Asian Cup semi-finalists and eventual group winners Bahrain to a goalless draw on 31 March 2004.

First piece of silverware

Tajikistan participated in the inaugural 2006 AFC Challenge Cup held in Bangladesh being grouped with Kyrgyzstan, Macau and Pakistan. Tajikistan won Macau 4–0 and Pakistan 2–0 in the first two match before losing narrowly to neighbours Kyrgyzstan 1–0 but ended up advancing to the next round as group leaders. In the quarter-finals, Tajikistan massively win against host, Bangladesh 6–1 facing Kyrgyzstan again in the semi-finals but this time winning them 2–0 which see them advanced to the final beating Sri Lanka 4–0 in Dhaka which Tajikistan won its first international tournament.

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

Tajikistan were drawn into a 2019 AFC 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.

AFC Asian Cup debut

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 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 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.^[6] Tajikistan displayed in 2022 was rewarded with an invitation to the 2023 Merdeka Tournament held in October 2023. Tajikistan then participated in the tournament with an average age of 21.1 where it supposed to play against Palestine in the semi-finals but then withdraw due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war which Tajikistan then advanced to the final meeting old foe, Malaysia in the final where Tajikistan came up as victorious defeating Malaysia 2–0.

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 mostly play their home matches at the Pamir Stadium which currently holds 20,000 seating capacity.

Rivalries

The national team of Tajikistan has rivalries with Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as with Afghanistan. Tajikistan fans also attach great importance to the matches against Iran.

Results and fixtures

Main articles: Tajikistan national football team fixtures and results and Tajikistan national football team results (2020–present)

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

2023

United Arab Emirates   v   Tajikistan

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)

Kuwait   v   Tajikistan

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)

Tajikistan   v   Turkmenistan

11 June 2023 (2023-06-11) 2023 CAFA Nations Cup	Tajikistan	1–1	Turkmenistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:30 UTC+5	Khamrokulov   86'	Report	Annaýew   57'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

Oman   v   Tajikistan

14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) 2023 CAFA Nations Cup	Oman	1–1	Tajikistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:30 UTC+5	Al-Yahyaei   14' (pen.)	Report	Khanonov   45'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)

Uzbekistan   v   Tajikistan

17 June 2023 (2023-06-17) 2023 CAFA Nations Cup	Uzbekistan	5–1	Tajikistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:30 UTC+5	Yakhshiboev   53' Shomurodov   56' (pen.) Fayzullaev   72' Erkinov   83' Urunov   90+6' (pen.)		Umarbayev   14'	Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 9,099 Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

Singapore   v   Tajikistan

8 September 2023 Friendly	Singapore	0–2	Tajikistan	Bishan, Singapore
16:30 UTC+5		Report	Rakhimov   6' Khanonov   90+6'	Stadium: Bishan Stadium Attendance: 2,211 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Malaysia   v   Tajikistan

17 October 2023 2023 Merdeka Tournament	Malaysia	0–2	Tajikistan	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
18:00 UTC+5		Report	Soirov   44' Samiev   88'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 36,558 Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà (Vietnam)

Tajikistan   v   Jordan

16 November 2023 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Tajikistan	1–1	Jordan	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5	Samiev   89'	Report	Al-Naimat   90+3'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Pakistan   v   Tajikistan

21 November 2023 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Pakistan	1–6	Tajikistan	Islamabad, Pakikistan
14:00 UTC+5	Nabi   21'	Report	Kamolov   9', 65' Soirov   13' Umarbayev   27' Panjshanbe   45' Samiev   90'	Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium Attendance: 18,316 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

2024

Hong Kong   v   Tajikistan

January Friendly	Hong Kong	v	Tajikistan	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+4

China   v   Tajikistan

13 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup	China	v	Tajikistan	Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Tajikistan   v   Qatar

17 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup	Tajikistan	v	Qatar	Al Khor, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium

Tajikistan   v   Lebanon

22 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup	Tajikistan	v	Lebanon	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Saudi Arabia   v   Tajikistan

21 March 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Saudi Arabia	v	Tajikistan	Saudi Arabia
				Stadium: TBA

Tajikistan   v   Saudi Arabia

26 March 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Tajikistan	v	Saudi Arabia	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
				Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Jordan   v   Tajikistan

6 June 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ

Jordan

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Tajikistan

Jordan

Tajikistan   v   Pakistan

11 June 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Tajikistan	v	Pakistan	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
				Stadium: Pamir Stadium

Coaching staff

As of 1 February 2022

Position	Name
Head coach	Petar Šegrt^[8]
Assistant coaches	Gela Shekiladze^[8]   Tamaz Bokeria^[8]
Goalkeeper coach	Alisher Tuychiev^[8]
Physiotherapists	Saidjon Ergashev   Davron Juraev^[8]
Team Doctor	Dr. Farrukh Avezov^[8]
Match analyst	Alifbek Beromov^[8]
Technical director	Salokhidin Gafurov^[8]

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

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

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for the World Cup qualifiers against Jordan on 16 November 2023 and Pakistan on 21 November 2023^[9]

Caps and goals updated as of 21 November 2023, after the match against   Pakistan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Rustam Yatimov	(1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 25)	36	0	Istiklol
16	1GK	Daler Barotov	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 24)	2	0	Istaravshan
23	1GK	Mukhriddin Khasanov	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Istiklol
2	2DF	Zoir Dzhuraboyev	(1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 25)	32	1	Neftchi Fergana
3	2DF	Tabrezi Davlatmir	(1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 (age 25)	28	0	Istiklol
4	2DF	Kholmurod Nazarov	(1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 31)	3	0	Ravshan Kulob
5	2DF	Manuchekhr Safarov	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 22)	30	0	Lokomotiv Tashkent
6	2DF	Vakhdat Khanonov	(2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 23)	25	2	Persepolis
12	2DF	Sodikjon Kurbonov	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Istiklol
19	2DF	Akhtam Nazarov	(1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 31)	76	5	Istiklol
7	3MF	Parvizdzhon Umarbayev (captain)	(1994-11-01) 1 November 1994 (age 29)	45	9	CSKA 1948
8	3MF	Amirbek Juraboev	(1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 27)	55	0	Kedah Darul Aman
10	3MF	Alisher Dzhalilov	(1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 30)	20	6	Istiklol
11	3MF	Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov	(1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 25)	48	3	Buxoro
13	3MF	Amadoni Kamolov	(2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 20)	2	2	Istiklol
14	3MF	Alidzhoni Ayni	(2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 19)	10	0	Istiklol
17	3MF	Ehson Panjshanbe	(1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 24)	45	6	Istiklol
18	3MF	Ruslan Khayloev	(2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Tyumen
	3MF	Vaisiddin Safarov	(1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 27)	3	0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe
9	4FW	Rustam Soirov	(2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 21)	12	2	Lokomotiv Tashkent
15	4FW	Shervoni Mabatshoev	(2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 22)	17	3	Istiklol
20	4FW	Nuriddin Khamrokulov	(1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 24)	12	1	Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
21	4FW	Muhammadali Azizboev	(2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Khosilot Farkhor
22	4FW	Shahrom Samiev	(2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 22)	22	7	Milsami Orhei

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 Gafforov	(2004-04-14) 14 April 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Khatlon	v.   Malaysia, 17 October 2023
GK	Sukhrobkhuja Yusupov	(2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 19)	0	0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	v.   Malaysia, 17 October 2023
GK	Shokhrukh Kirgizboev	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Khujand	v.  Uzbekistan, 17 June 2023
DF	Fakhriddin Akhtamov	(2004-11-26) 26 November 2004 (age 19)	0	0	FK Khujand	v.   Malaysia, 17 October 2023
DF	Dilovari Jamshedzoda	(2006-12-02) 2 December 2006 (age 16)	0	0	Barkchi	v.   Malaysia, 17 October 2023
DF	Barakatullo Nigmatullozoda	(2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Barkchi	v.   Malaysia, 17 October 2023
DF	Daler Imomnazarov	(1995-05-31) 31 May 1995 (age 28)	4	0	Eskhata Khujand	v.   Malaysia, 17 October 2023
DF	Muhammadjon Naskov	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Ravshan Kulob	v.   Singapore, 8 September 2023
DF	Siyovush Asrorov	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 31)	46	0	Istiklol	v.   Uzbekistan, 17 June 2023
DF	Mekhrubon Karimov	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 19)	4	0	Samgurali Tsqaltubo	v.   Uzbekistan, 17 June 2023
DF	Alidzhon Karomatullozoda	(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Istiklol	v.   Kuwait, 28 March 2023
MF	Abubakr Sulaimonov	(2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Barkchi	v.   Malaysia, 17 October 2023
MF	Murodali Aknazarov	(2004-11-19) 19 November 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Antalyaspor	v.   Malaysia, 17 October 2023
MF	Alisher Shukurov	(2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Kuktosh	v.   Malaysia, 17 October 2023
MF	Komron Tursunov	(1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 27)	28	6	Gokulam Kerala	v.   Singapore, 8 September 2023
MF	Khusrav Toirov	(2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.   Uzbekistan, 17 June 2023
MF	Salam Ashurmamadov	(2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Dumiense	v.   Kuwait, 28 March 2023
MF	Khurshed Abdulloev	(2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 23)	0	0	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	v.   Russia, 17 November 2022
MF	Azizbek Khaitov	(2003-04-06) 6 April 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Dynamo Dushanbe	v.   Russia, 17 November 2022
FW	Amirjon Safarov	(1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Ravshan Kulob	vs.   Singapore, 25 September 2023
FW	Masrur Gafurov	(2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Barkchi	vs.   Singapore, 25 September 2023
FW	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 33)	51	20	Istiklol	v.   Uzbekistan, 17 June 2023
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^RET Retired ^WTH Withdrawn

Records

See also: Tajikistan goalscorers

As of match played 21 November 2023^[10]

Players in bold are still active with Tajikistan.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Akhtam Nazarov	76	5	2012–present
2	Davron Erghashev	72	8	2008–present
3	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	71	10	2007–2019
4	Amirbek Juraboev	55	0	2014–present
5	Dilshod Vasiev	52	9	2007–2017
6	Nuriddin Davronov	51	9	2008–present
	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	51	20	2011–present
8	Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov	47	3	2016–present
9	Siyovush Asrorov	46	0	2014–present
	Khurshed Makhmudov	46	8	2004–2016
	Ibrahim Rabimov	46	7	2004–2015
	Eraj Rajabov	46	0	2008–2016

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	20	51	0.39	2011–present
2	Yusuf Rabiev	15	40	0.38	2003–2015
3	Numonjon Hakimov	13	36	0.36	2003–2011
4	Tokhirjon Muminov	11	27	0.41	1993–2003
5	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	10	71	0.14	2007–2019
6	Nuriddin Davronov	9	51	0.18	2008–present
	Dilshod Vasiev	9	52	0.17	2006–2015
	Parvizdzhon Umarbayev	9	45	0.2	2008–present
9	Aliyor Ashurmamadov	8	15	0.53	1992–2006
	Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov	8	32	0.25	2003–2010
	Khurshed Makhmudov	8	46	0.17	2004–2016
	Davron Erghashev	8	72	0.11	2008–present

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										8	2	1	5	7	18
2018										8	1	2	5	9	20
2022										8	4	1	3	14	12
2026	To be determined									2	1	1	0	7	2
2030										To de determined
2034
Total	–	0/23	–	–	–	–	–	–		46	18	9	19	84	69

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									2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup
2015										2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
2019										16	5	3	8	25	29
2023	Qualified									11	6	2	3	19	12
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Best:	1/10	–	–	–	–	–	–		38	16	7	15	57	56

• 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		Automatic Qualifier
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.

CAFA Nations Cup

CAFA Nations Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2023	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	7
Total	Best: Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	7

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
• 2019 Intercontinental Cup (India): Runners-up^[11]
• 2022 King's Cup: Champions^[12]
• 2023 Merdeka Tournament: Champions^[13]

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

Main article: Tajikistan national football team fixtures and results

As of match played 21 November 2023 against   Pakistan

Opponents	Played	Won	Drawn*	Lost	GF	GA	GD	% Won
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	5	1	1	3	3	9	-6	20
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	4	2	1	1	6	2	+4	50
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	6	1	2	3	9	12	-3	16.67
Pakistan	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	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	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	50
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	7	3	2	2	11	6	+5	42.86
Uganda	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
United Arab Emirates	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	0
Uzbekistan	9	1	2	6	8	21	-13	11.11
Vietnam	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	100
Yemen	4	1	1	2	3	4	-1	25
Total	172	68	35	69	255	231	+24	39.53

Honours

Continental

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

Invitational

• King's Cup
  • Champions (1): 2022
• Merdeka Tournament
  • Champions (1): 2023
• ECO Cup
  • Third place (1): 1993
• Bangabandhu Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2018
• Hero Intercontinental Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2019

Notes

1. Tajik: Тими миллии футболи Тоҷикистон, Timi millii futboli Tojikiston

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External links

• Tajikistan at AFC
• Tajikistan at FIFA
• 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