Tajikistan national football team

Tajikistan

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	the crown
Association	Tajikistan National Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Tibor Nyilasi
Top scorer	Takhir Muminov - 10
Home stadium	Pamir Stadium
FIFA code	TJK
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	156
Highest	114 (July 1997)
Lowest	180 (July 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
Iran 9 - 0 Tajikistan (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; April 10, 2005)

The Tajikistan national football team is the national team of Tajikistan and is controlled by the Tajikistan National Football Federation. After the split of Soviet Union, they played their first match against Uzbekistan on June 17, 1992.

They did not enter the World Cup qualifying competition until France 1998, recording four victories in their preliminary group stage including a 5-0 triumph over Turkmenistan before being knocked out by China.

In a three-team qualifying section for Korea/Japan 2002, they recorded 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.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1994 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1998 to 2010 - Did not qualify

Asian Nations Cup record

• 1956 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1996 to 2004 - Did not qualify
• 2007 - Did not enter

Asian Games record

• 1951 to 1990 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1994 - Did not enter
• 1998 - Second Round
• 2002 - Did not enter
• 2006 - Round 1

• Note: As of 2002 only U23 teams permitted to take part in Asian Games Football Tournament. So in 2006 U23 team took part in the tournament.

AFC Challenge Cup record

• 2006 - Winners
• 2008 - Runners Up

Honours

• AFC Challenge Cup 2006 - Winners
• ECO Cup 1993 - 3rd Place

Results and Upcoming fixtures

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Scorers
30 July 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup Group Stage	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Turkmenistan	0:0	Tajikistan
1 August 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup Group Stage	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Tajikistan	1:1	India	Rabiev 11'
3 August 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup Group Stage	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Afghanistan	0:4	Tajikistan	Rabiev 14', 44', 59' ,Tukhtasunov 39'
7 August 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup Semi Final	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Tajikistan	1:0	Korea DPR	Muhidinov 39'
13 August 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	India		Tajikistan

Recent results

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers
17 May 2008	Friendly	Iloilo City	Brunei	Won 4:0
15 May 2008	Friendly	Iloilo City	Philippines	Drew 0:0
13 May 2008	Friendly	Barotac Nuevo	Bhutan	Won 3:1
16 December 2007	Friendly	Muscat	Oman	Lost 4:2
18 November 2007		Dushanbe	Singapore	Drew 1:1
9 November 2007		Singapore	Singapore	Lost 0:2
28 October 2007		Dushanbe	Bangladesh	Won 5:0
8 October 2007		Dhaka	Bangladesh	Drew 1:1
8 September 2007	Friendly	Almaty	Kazakhstan	Drew 1:1
22 August 2007	Friendly	Dushanbe	Azerbaijan	Lost 2:3

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup final round.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alisher Tuychiev	3 March, 1976			Sirdaryo Guliston
2	2DF	Daler Tukhtasunov	27 August, 1986
3	2DF	Naim Nosirov	28 April, 1986
6	2DF	Davronjon Ergashev
9	4FW	Anvar Norkulov	4 November, 1975			FK Khujand
	3MF	Ibrahim Rabimov	3 August, 1987			Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov
11	4FW	Numondzhon Khakimov	5 September, 1978			CSKA Dushanbe
12	2DF	Eradzsh Radzhabov	9 November, 1990			Dynamo Dushanbe
14	3MF	Samad Shohzukhurov	8 February, 1990			Dynamo Dushanbe
15	2DF	Zafardjon Zubaydov	1 January, 1978			Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
16	1GK	Mirali Murodov	20 April, 1990			Dynamo Dushanbe
17	2DF	Sokhib Savankulov				Vakhsh Qurghonteppa
18	3MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	24 March, 1990			Dynamo Dushanbe
19	4FW	Dzhomikhon Mukhidinov	15 April 1976			FK Khujand
20	4FW	Davrondzhon Tukhtasunov	14 May, 1990			Dynamo Dushanbe
22	3MF	Yusuf Rabiev	24 December, 1979			Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
24	2DF	Suhrob Mansurov
27	2DF	Isomiddin Qurbonov
29	4FW	Dzhakhongir Dzhalilov
31	2DF	Eraj Kholov
40	1GK	Amonsho Sodatsayrov

Recent Call Ups 2007

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
4	2DF	Odil Irgashev (v. Brunei Darussalam on May 17)	10 February, 1977			Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
10	4FW	Kamil Saidov (v. Brunei Darussalam on May 17)	25 January, 1989			FK Khima
21	4FW	Nuriddin Davronov (v. Brunei Darussalam on May 17)	16 January, 1991			Energetik Dushanbe
26	3MF	Safarkhon Mirzoev (v. Brunei Darussalam on May 17)
5	2DF	Farkhod Vasiev	14 April, 1990			Saturn Ramenskoe
6		Tamaz Shodzovorov
7	3MF	Jamshed Ismailov
8	3MF	Akmal Kholmatov	4 April, 1976			Neftchy Farg'ona
9	3MF	Khurshed Makhmudov	8 August, 1982			Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
13	3MF	Faitk Vaskulov
14	3MF	Dilshod Vasiev				Mika Yerevan
15	3MF	Rahmonali Baratov				Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
16	1GK	Alisher Dodov				Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
1	1GK	Alexandr Mukanin	24 August, 1978			Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
5	3MF	Farrukh Choriev
4	2DF	Subkhon Khujamov	10 July, 1976			SKA-Pamir Dushanbe
4	2DF	Safarali Karimov
5	2DF	Alexei Negmatov	4 January, 1986
6	2DF	Hasan Rustamov
7	4FW	Shukhrat Dzhabarov
11	4FW	Mansur Khakimov	30 August, 1977			Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov
18	3MF	Ilhomzhon Ortikov	25 October, 1985

Famous Former Players

Template:Col-6Rashid Rakhimov
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
Sergey Mandreko
Arsen Avakov
Shukhrat Mamadzhanov
Tohirjon Muminov
Rahmatullo Fuzailov
Dzhamolidin Oev
Ibrahim Rabimov

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