The Turkmenistan women's national football team (; ) is the women's national football team of the country of

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 ...

. The team was established in 2016, and is controlled 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 ...

(TFF). Turkmenistan made their international debut in 2019, facing

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

, 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 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 ...

as the head coach that same year. Despite the sport's under-developed status in

, it took them three years to make their international debut, facing

in a friendly match as preparation for the

2019 Turkish Women's Cup The 2019 Turkish Women's Cup is the third edition of the Turkish Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Turkey. It takes place from 27 February to 5 March 2019. Format The eight invited teams were split into two ...

, where they suffered a 6–0 defeat. Their first-ever participation in an international tournament saw them finish at the bottom, losing all three matches - 13–0 to

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, 11–1 to

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, and 3–0 to

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, ultimately finishing eighth overall. Turkmenistan initially entered the qualification campaign for the

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, which would have been their first official qualification tournament. However, they later withdrew due to travel restrictions related to the

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. Their first

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campaign was in

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; After two draws, a 1–1 draw against Host

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where Swetlana Prýannikowa scored to secure a point for the debutants, and a goalless draw against

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

, the team suffered losses in their remaining two matches against

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(4–0) and

(6–0), to finish fourth in the tournament. 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

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, they ultimately withdrew from the competition without providing a reason. In preparation for the upcoming competition, the team had scheduled a friendly match against a European team;

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. However, the match was canceled due to logistical issues beyond the control of both teams.

Results and fixtures

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

2025

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players are included in the squad for the

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held in Tajikistan.

Recent call-ups

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

Previous squads

:''Bold indicates winning squads'' ;CAFA Women's Championship * 2022 Women's CAFA Championship ;Turkish Women's Cup *

Records

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

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on

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.''

Olympic Games

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on

.''

AFC Women's Asian Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on

.''

CAFA Women's Championship

Turkish Women's Cup

References

External links

Official website
{{AFC women's teams

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Asian women's national association football teams

History

2016–2022: fledging phase

Results and fixtures

2025

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

AFC Women's Asian Cup

CAFA Women's Championship

Turkish Women's Cup

See also

References

External links