Turkmenistan women's national football team

The Turkmenistan women's national football team (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň futbol boýunça zenanlar milli ýygyndy toparynyň; Russian: Женская сборная Туркменистана по футболу) is the women's national football team of the country of Turkmenistan. The team was established in 2016, and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan (TFF).

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

Turkmenistan
AssociationFootball Federation of Turkmenistan
(Türkmenistanyň Futbol federasiýasy)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationCAFA
(Central Asia)
Head coachKamil Mingazow[1]
CaptainMariýa Çaryýewa
Top scorerSwetlana Prýannikowa (1)
FIFA codeTKM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 139 (14 June 2024)[2]
Highest136 (August 2023)
Lowest139 (December 2023, March 2024)
First international
 Kazakhstan 6–0 Turkmenistan 
(Alanya, Turkey; 24 February 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Romania 13–0 Turkmenistan 
(Alanya, Turkey; 27 February 2019)
CAFA Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best resultFourth Place (2022)

Turkmenistan made their international debut in 2019, facing Kazakhstan, a fellow Central Asian team, in a friendly match, which they lost 6–0.

History

2016–2022: fledging phase

The Turkmenistan women's national team was established in 2016, spurred by the growing popularity of women's football in Central Asia. the Football Federation appointed Kamil Mingazow as the head coach that same year.[3] Despite the sport's under-developed status in Turkmenistan, it took them three years to make their international debut, facing Kazakhstan in a friendly match as preparation for the 2019 Turkish Women's Cup, where they suffered a 6–0 defeat.[4] Their first-ever participation in an international tournament saw them finish at the bottom, losing all three matches - 13–0 to Romania, 11–1 to Uzbekistan, and 3–0 to Jordan, ultimately finishing eighth overall.[5]

Turkmenistan initially entered the qualification campaign for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup, which would have been their first official qualification tournament. However, they later withdrew due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Their first CAFA Women's Championship campaign was in 2022; After two draws, a 1–1 draw against Host Tajikistan where Swetlana Prýannikowa scored to secure a point for the debutants, and a goalless draw against Kyrgyzstan, the team suffered losses in their remaining two matches against Iran (4–0) and Uzbekistan (6–0), to finish fourth in the tournament.[7][8]

In 2023, Turkmenistan was ready for what might have been their first-ever Olympic qualifying campaign. However, despite initially entering the qualifiers and being drawn alongside Kyrgyzstan and India, they ultimately withdrew from the competition without providing a reason.[9][10]

In preparation for the upcoming competition, the team had scheduled a friendly match against a European team; Bulgaria in Sofia. However, the match was canceled due to logistical issues beyond the control of both teams.[11]

Results and fixtures
Main article: Turkmenistan women's national football team results
See also: 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports by month, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2023
5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Group G Turkmenistan  Cancelled  India Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
--:-- UTC+6 Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Group G Kyrgyzstan  Cancelled  Turkmenistan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
--:-- UTC+6 Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
13 July 2023 (2023-07-13) Friendly Bulgaria  Cancelled  Turkmenistan Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: National Football Base Boyana

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 8 June 2022
Position Name
Head coach Kamil Mingazov
Goalkeeping Coach Akmyrat Gurbanow
Assistant Coach Perhat Podarov
Bagtygul Gurbanova
Team Manager Hurma Kuliyeva
Doctor Aryzgul Kichigulova
Team Staff Orazgeldi Geldiyev
Jumamyrat Jumamyradov
Yslam Kakabayev

Manager history
Name Period Matches W D L W% Note
Kamil Mingazov 2016–present 9 0 2 7 0.00% [12]

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players are included in the squad for the 2022 CAFA Women's Championship held in Tajikistan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Selbi Kyýasowa (age 20) 0 0
12 1GK Merjen Bagşyýewa (age 26) +4 1
20 1GK Amaliýa Karapetýans (age 15) 0 0
22 1GK Alýona Kalaşnikowa (age 18) 0 0
2 2DF Perwana Kurbanowa (age 18) 2 0
3 2DF Mariýa Hmyrowa (age 18) 0 0
4 2DF Mahym Orazmedowa (1993-07-13) 13 July 1993 +4 0
5 2DF Ejegül Durdyýewa (age 16) 0 0
14 2DF Jeren Mamedowa (age 19) 3 0 FC Altyn Tach
6 3MF Jasmin Igamberdiýewa 3 0
7 3MF Kamila Mingazowa (2005-10-17) 17 October 2005 1 0 FC Altyn Tach
8 3MF Halida Eşnyýazowa (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 +4 0
9 3MF Malika Eminowa (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 +4 0
11 3MF Maya Musaskaya (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 +4 0 MFA Žalgiris
13 3MF Džamilýa Babaýewa (age 17) 4 0
16 3MF Ogulbahar Halylowa (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 +0 0
18 3MF Kristina Bersenýowa (age 30) +1 0
19 3MF Aýşa Beşimowa +1 0
21 3MF Malika Mämmedowa (age 16) 3 0
23 3MF Leýli Batyrowa (age 16) 4 0
10 4FW Mariýa Çaryýewa (captain) (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 +4 0
15 4FW Läle Haipowa (age 18) 4 0
17 4FW Swetlana Prýannikowa 4 1

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Aýşa Amanberdiýewa (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 0 0 Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor
Elwira Maksýutowa 0 0
Bagtygül Gurbanowa (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 +0 0
Merjen Aýydowa +0 0
Gözel Artykowa (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 +0 0
Şirin Mämmetnazarowa +0 0
Patma Beşimowa +0 0
Ejeş Amanmuhammedowa (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 +0 0
Selbi Kiçigulowa 0 0

Previous squads
Bold indicates winning squads

Records
As of 30 June 2022

*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA
1991Part of  Soviet Union
1995Did not enter
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023Withdrew
2027To be determined
Appearances 0/8 – – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA
1996Did not enter
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024Withdrew
2028To be determined
Appearances 0/7 – – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA
1975Part of  Soviet Union; in UEFA
1977
1980
1981
1983
1986
1989
1991
1993Did not enter
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2006
2008
2010
2014
2018
2022Withdrew
2026To be determined
2029
Appearances 0/12 – – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CAFA Women's Championship
CAFA Women's Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA
2018Withdrew
2022Fourth Place4th4022111
2026To be determined
Appearances Fourth Place 4th 4 0 2 2 1 11

Turkish Women's Cup
Turkish Women's Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA
2019Seventh place match8th4004137
Appearances Group stage 8th 4 0 0 4 1 37

See also

References
  1. "Member Association – Turkmenistan". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. "Iconic Mingazow seeks to build Turkmenistan women's football". inside.fifa.com. FIFA. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. "Женская сборная Казахстана разгромила Туркменистан в товарищеском матче" [The Kazakhstan women's team defeated Turkmenistan in a friendly match]. kff.kz (in Russian). Kazakhstan Football Federation. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. "România – Turkmenistan 13-0, cea mai categorică victorie din istorie" [Romania - Turkmenistan 13-0, the most decisive victory in history.]. frf.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. "Женская сборная Туркменистана по футболу отказалась от борьбы за путёвку на Кубок Азии-2022 в Индии" [The Turkmenistan women's national football team withdrew from the competition for a spot in the 2022 Asian Cup in India.]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. "Чемпионат CAFA-2022: расписание матчей женской сборной Туркменистана" [CAFA Championship 2022: schedule of matches of the Turkmenistan women's team]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  8. "Женскую сборную Туркменистана по футболу наградили специальным призом чемпионата CAFA" [The women's national football team of Turkmenistan was awarded a special prize at the CAFA championship.]. turkmenportal.com (in Russian). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  9. "Женская сборная Туркменистана по футболу впервые примет участие в отборочном олимпийском турнире" [The women's national football team of Turkmenistan will participate for the first time in the Olympic qualifying tournament.]. turkmenistan.gov.tm (in Russian). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. "Женская сборная Туркменистана по футболу неожиданно отказалась от участия в отборе на Олимпиаду" [The women's national football team of Turkmenistan unexpectedly withdrew from participating in the Olympic qualifiers.]. turkmen.news (in Russian). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  11. "Отмена дружеской встречи между женскими сборными Болгарии и Туркменистана" [Cancelation of Friendly Match Between Women's Teams of Bulgaria and Turkmenistan] (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Football Union. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via Instagram.
  12. "Iconic Mingazow seeks to build Turkmenistan women's football".
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