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Turkmenistan
Association	Football Federation of Turkmenistan; (Türkmenistanyň Futbol federasiýasy)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	CAFA ; (Central Asia)
Head coach	Kamil Mingazow
Captain	Mariýa Çaryýewa
Top scorer	Swetlana Prýannikowa (1)
FIFA code	TKM
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	140 (13 December 2024)
Highest	136 (August 2023)
Lowest	140 (August – December 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
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	Fourth Place (2022)

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).

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

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
Assistant Coach	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 (age 31)	+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 (age 19)	1	0	FC Altyn Tach
8	3MF	Halida Eşnyýazowa	(1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 29)	+4	0
9	3MF	Malika Eminowa	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27)	+4	0
11	3MF	Maya Musaskaya	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)	+4	0	MFA Žalgiris
13	3MF	Džamilýa Babaýewa	(age 17)	4	0
16	3MF	Ogulbahar Halylowa	(1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32)	+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 (age 24)	+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
GK	Aýşa Amanberdiýewa	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor

	Elwira Maksýutowa		0	0
	Bagtygül Gurbanowa	(1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 31)	+0	0
	Merjen Aýydowa		+0	0
	Gözel Artykowa	(1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25)	+0	0
	Şirin Mämmetnazarowa		+0	0
	Patma Beşimowa		+0	0
	Ejeş Amanmuhammedowa	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23)	+0	0
	Selbi Kiçigulowa		0	0

Previous squads

Bold indicates winning squads

CAFA Women's Championship

2022 Women's CAFA Championship

Turkish Women's Cup

2019 Turkish Women's Cup

Records

As of 30 June 2022

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

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps	Goals

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps
1	Swetlana Prýannikowa	2022–Present	1	4
1	Merjen Bagşyýewa	2019–Present	1	+4

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1991	Part of Soviet Union
1995	Did not enter
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023	Withdrew
2027	To 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
1996	Did not enter
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	Withdrew
2028	To 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
1975	Part of Soviet Union; in UEFA
1977
1980
1981
1983
1986
1989
1991
1993	Did not enter
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2006
2008
2010
2014
2018
2022	Withdrew
2026	To be determined
2029	To be determined
Appearances	0/12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–