Tajikistan national football team

Tajikistan

Nickname(s)	The Persian Lions (Persian: Шерҳои Порсӣ‎‎, Sherhoi Porsi, شیرهای پارسی)
Association	Tajikistan Football Federation
Sub-confederation	CAFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Khakim Fuzailov
Most caps	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev (48)
Top scorer	Yusuf Rabiev (15)
Home stadium	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
FIFA code	TJK
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	164 (May 2016)
Highest	106 (July 2013)
Lowest	180 (July 2003)
Elo ranking
Current	163
Highest	87 (March 2004)
Lowest	147 (13 March 2012, 21 March 2013)
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 Millii Futboli Tojikiston; Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال تاجیکستان‎‎) 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.^[1] The first official competition the team entered was qualification 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.^[2]

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 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 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, Mubin Ergashev and his staff we revealed of their duties.^[3]

Team image

Kit

The team strip is currently sponsored by Spanish sporting apparel company Joma.^[4]

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers vs Australia on 24 March 2016, and Kyrgyzstan on 29 March 2016.^[5]
Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2016.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Alisher Tuychiev	3 March 1976 (aged 40)	42	0	Khujand
16	GK	Kurbanali Boboev	3 August 1987 (aged 28)	0	0	Istiklol
22	GK	Alisher Dodov	4 August 1981 (aged 34)	13	0	Regar-TadAZ
12	DF	Siyovush Asrori	21 July 1992 (aged 23)	13	0	Istiklol
6	DF	Davron Ergashev	19 March 1988 (aged 27)	44	4	Istiklol
13	DF	Jakhongir Jalilov	28 September 1989 (aged 26)	29	1	Istiklol
19	DF	Akhtam Nazarov	8 February 1988 (aged 28)	17	2	Istiklol
15	DF	Manouchehr Ahmadov	28 October 1992 (aged 23)	2	0	Khujand
4	DF	Eraj Rajabov	9 November 1990 (aged 25)	38	2	Khujand
2	DF	Daler Tukhtasunov	27 August 1986 (aged 29)	16	1	Khujand
5	MF	Romish Jalilov	21 November 1995 (aged 20)	2	0	Regar-TadAZ
8	MF	Nuriddin Davronov	16 January 1991 (aged 25)	37	6	Istiklol
14	MF	Faridoon Sharipov	8 September 1994 (aged 21)	2	0	Istiklol
9	MF	Jahongir Aliev	14 July 1996 (aged 19)	3	0	Istiklol
17	MF	Dilshod Vasiev	12 February 1988 (aged 28)	46	6	Istiklol
10	MF	Khurshed Makhmudov	8 August 1982 (aged 33)	42	4	Barki Tajik
20	MF	Firuz Garayev	9 March 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Regar-TadAZ
	MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	24 March 1990 (aged 25)	49	8	Istiklol
	MF	Parvizdzhon Umarbaev	1 November 1994 (aged 21)	5	0	Istiklol
21	FW	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	27 September 1990 (aged 25)	10	7	Istiklol
23	FW	Kamil Saidov	25 January 1989 (aged 27)	34	4	Barki Tajik
11	FW	Davronjon Tukhtasunov	14 May 1990 (aged 25)	17	1	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe
	FW	Akhtam Khamrakulov	30 January 1988 (aged 28)	21	4	Khujand

Recent call ups

The following players have been called throughout 2015 and 2016 and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Emomali Soniev	7 November 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	Ravshan	v.  Bangladesh, 12 November 2015
GK	Mirali Murodov	20 April 1990 (aged 25)	0	0	Khayr Vahdat	v.  Australia, 8 September 2015
DF	Sokhib Suvonkulov	15 September 1988 (aged 27)	37	1	Istiqlol	v.  Bangladesh, 16 June 2015
DF	Davronjon Tukhtasunov	14 May 1990 (aged 25)	17	1	Regar-TadAZ	v.  Australia, 8 September 2015
DF	Idibek Khabibulloev	25 May 1990 (aged 25)	0	0	Khayr Vahdat	v.  Maldives, 26 March 2015
DF	Eraj Rajabov	9 November 1990 (aged 24)	36	2	Istiqlol	v.  Australia, 8 September 2015
DF	Farkhod Vosiyev	14 April 1990 (aged 25)	11	0	Gazovik	v.  Jordan, 13 October 2015
DF	Hasan Rustamov	30 November 1987 (aged 28)	7	0	Khujand	v.  Bangladesh, 12 November 2015
DF	Tabrezi Davlatmir		0	0	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	v.  Bangladesh, 12 November 2015
DF	Alisher Safarov	24 June 1998 (aged 17)	0	0	Vakhsh Qurghonteppa	v.  Bangladesh, 12 November 2015
DF	Sohib Khakimov	28 April 1991 (aged 24)	0	0	Khujand	v.  Bangladesh, 12 November 2015
MF	Umedzhon Sharipov	4 October 1992 (aged 23)	4	0	Istiqlol	v.  Bangladesh, 16 June 2015
MF	Ibrahim Rabimov	7 June 1987 (aged 27)	45	7	Khujand	v.  Bangladesh, 16 June 2015
MF	Bakhtiar Choriev	19 April 1992 (aged 23)	2	0	Khujand	v.  Australia, 8 September 2015
MF	Nozim Babadjanov	7 August 1995 (aged 20)	2	0	Istiklol	v.  Bangladesh, 12 November 2015
MF	Umedzhon Sharipov	4 October 1992 (aged 23)	5	0	Istiklol	v.  Bangladesh, 12 November 2015
FW	Farkhod Tokhirov	29 May 1990 (aged 25)	24	1	Khujand	v.  Jordan, 13 October 2015

Managers

As of match played 29 March 2016

FIFA Games # Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win% 1 Vladimir Gulyamhaydarov 1994[6] 4 1 1 2 25.00 2 Abdulla Muradov 1996[6] 2 1 0 1 50.00 3 Zoir Babayev 1997–1998[6] 12 5 2 5 41.67 4 Sharif Nazarov 1999[6] 3 2 0 1 66.67 5 Salohiddin Gafurov 2000–2002 6 Sharif Nazarov c.2003 7 Zoir Babayev 2004 6 2 1 3 33.33 8 Sharif Nazarov 2004–2006 11 6 2 3 54.55 9 Makhmadjon Khabibulloev 2007– Dec 2007 7 1 3 3 14.29 10 Pulod Kodirov Jan 2008 – Aug 2011 17 10 4 3 58.82 11 Alimzhon Rafikov Aug 2011 – Feb 2012 5 0 0 5 00.00 12 Kemal Alispahić Feb 2012 – Apr 2012 4 1 1 2 25.00 13 Nikola Kavazović Sep 2012 – March 2013 5 3 0 2 60.00 14 Mubin Ergashev (Caretaker) May 2013 – Jun 2013 1 1 0 0 100.000 15 Mukhsin Mukhamadiev Jul 2013– 16 July 2015[7] 10 4 1 5 40.00 16 Mubin Ergashev 28 July 2015[8] –30 March 2016[3] 6 1 0 5 16.67 17 Khakim Fuzailov 29 April 2016

Non-FIFA Games # Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win% 1 Sharif Nazarov 1992–1993[6] 6 0 3 3 00.00

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

      Win       Draw       Loss

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Tajikistan scorers
2015
11 June 2015	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe	Jordan	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1–3 L	Dzhalilov 66'
16 June 2015	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Bangladesh	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1–1 D	Fatkhuloev 88'
8 September 2015	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe	Australia	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	0–3 L
8 October 2015	Spartak Stadium, Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	2–2 D	Jalilov 65', Vasiev 71' (pen.)
13 October 2015	Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid	Jordan	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	0–3 L
12 November 2015	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe	Bangladesh	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	5–0 W	Dzhalilov 16', 26', 59', 73', Nazarov 51' (pen.)
2016
24 March 2016	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	Australia	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	0–7 L
29 March 2016	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe	Kyrgyzstan	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	0–1 L

Upcoming matches

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Tajikistan scorers
2016
2 June 2016	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe	Bangladesh	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7 June 2016	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Bangladesh	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Records

Top goalscorers

As of 12 November 2015, the players with the most goals for Tajikistan are:

#	Player	Goals	Career
1	Yusuf Rabiev	15	2003–
2	Numonjon Hakimov	14	2003–2011
3	Tokhirjon Muminov	10	1993–2000
4	Ibrahim Rabimov	9	2003–
5	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	8	2006–
6	Djomikhon Mukhidinov	7	2003–2008
	Alier Ashurmamadov	7	1992–2005
	Manuchekhr Dzhalilov	7	2011–
9	Nuriddin Davronov	6	2008–
	Dilshod Vasiev	6	2007–
	Khurshed Makhmudov	6	2005–

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

World Cup Finals										World Cup Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1990	Was part of USSR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	4	1	1	15	2
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		2	1	0	1	16	2
2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		8	4	1	3	9	9
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	2	1	7	4
2014	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	2	0	4	6	14
2018	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	0	1	5	2	20
Total	-	0/21	-	-	-	-	-	-		25	12	4	10	52	31

Asian Cup

Asian Cup Finals										Asian Cup Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not enter		-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-		2	1	0	1	4	5
2000	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-		3	2	0	1	6	5
2004	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-		6	2	2	2	3	5
2007	Did not enter		-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best:		-	-	-	-	-	-		11	5	2	4	13	15

• 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 3rd Place 5 3 0 2 8 5 2012 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 4 2014 Did not qualify - - - - - - 3 2 0 1 4 1 Total Best: Champions 16 10 2 3 32 12 6 4 0 2 11 2 Asian Games 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. RCD Cup/ECO Cup record 1965 to 1974: No international team 1993: Third Place Other tournaments 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 Game fixtures in 1994 Tajikistan game schedules for the World Cup in 1997 "Уволен тренерский штаб сборной Таджикистана". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016. "ОПРЕДЕЛИЛИСЬ ЦВЕТА ФОРМ НА МАТЧИ ПРОТИВ ИРАКА, ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА И КАТАРА". fft.tj. Retrieved 8 March 2016. "На матч с Австралией вызваны десять игроков Истиклола". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016. "Tajikistan International Matches – Details 1992–1999". http://rdfc.com.ne.kr/. Yansfield. Retrieved 13 November 2015. External link in |website= (help) Мухсин Мухаммадиев покинул свой пост. http://fft.tj/ (in Russian). TFF. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015. External link in |website= (help) Мубин Эргашев назначен исполняющим обязанности главного тренера сборной Таджикистана. http://fft.tj/ (in Russian). TFF. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015. External link in |website= (help) External links Tajikistan profile at FIFA.com Tajikistan profile at Ukrainian Football News (Ukrainian) Official Website of Tajikistan Football (Ukrainian)