The Turkmenistan women's national futsal team () represents
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...
in international women's
futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...
competitions and is run by the
Football Federation of Turkmenistan
The Football Federation of Turkmenistan (; TFF) is the governing body of football and futsal in Turkmenistan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions
History
The Federation was founded in 1992 and in 1994 was ad ...
(FFT).
History
First Kick: Beginnings
Established in 2011, the Turkmen team played its first international game during the Qarshi women's futsal cup in
Uzbekistan
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.
Six years after their previous match, Turkmenistan hosted the
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
The 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (), which is also counted as the 5th Asian Indoor Games, was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in 2017. It became the third city in the former Soviet countries to win the right of hosting an Olympic Coun ...
. During this comeback, the team was placed in Group B alongside China, Hong Kong, and Japan. Unfortunately, the team faced setbacks, losing all three games and ultimately exiting from the group stage.
In the following year, Turkmenistan made its debut at the
2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship
The 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship was the second edition of the AFC Women's Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's national teams of Asia. It ...
in
Thailand
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. The team was placed in group D alongside neighboring Iran and Uzbekistan. They suffered their most significant defeat to date, losing 0–14 to Iran, and also faced a 1–3 defeat against Uzbekistan.
In March 2019, the national team traveled to
Kuwait City
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for two friendly matches against the
Kuwait
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. The team achieved success by winning both games with scores of 0–6 and 1–5, marking their first historic victories.
In 2024, Turkmenistan made its debut in the
CAFA Women's Futsal Championship, participating in the tournament hosted in
Dushanbe
Dushanbe is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 1,564,700, with this population being largely Tajiks, Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as St ...
, Tajikistan, after missing the first two editions.
In January 2025, Turkmenistan women's national futsal team entered the
qualification tournament for the
2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup with
Kamil Mingazow
Kamil Aleksandrowiç Mingazow (; born 21 June 1968) is a Turkmenistani football coach and former footballer. In Turkmenistan's opening match at the 1994 Asian Games versus China, Turkmenistan had only 11 players to choose from, as the other 9 mem ...
named as head coach.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of all match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
;Legend
2017
2018
2019
2024
2025
Players
Current squad
The following players were named for the
2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification from 11 to 19 January 2025.
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
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Manager history
Competitive record
FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup
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penalty kicks
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AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
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penalty kicks
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CAFA Women's Futsal Championship
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penalty kicks
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Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
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penalty kicks
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See also
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Turkmenistan women's national football team
The Turkmenistan women's national football team (; ) 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).
Turkmenistan made ...
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Turkmenistan national men's futsal team
References
External links
Official website
{{AFC women's futsal teams
Women's
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Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...
Asian women's national futsal teams
2011 establishments in Turkmenistan
National sports teams established in 2011