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 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. 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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2025: new coach From June 1, 2025, Boris Borowik has been appointed head coach of the Turkmenistan women's national football team. In this position, he replaced Kamil Mingazov, who stood at the origins of the development of women's football in Turkmenistan. The first serious tournament for Boris Borovik's team was the 2026 Asian Cup qualifying tournament. Before the start of the tournament, the team, led by head coach Boris Borowik and his assistants Begenç Garaýew and Ýewgeniýa Spirina, held a preparatory training camp in Ashgabat.

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

Coaching staff Current coaching staff

PositionNameHead coach Kamil MingazovGoalkeeping Coach Akmyrat Gurbanow Assistant Coach Perhat Podarov Bagtygul GurbanovaTeam Manager Hurma KuliyevaDoctor Aryzgul Kichigulova Team Staff Orazgeldi Geldiyev Jumamyrat Jumamyradov Yslam Kakabayev

Manager history NamePeriodWDLW%Note Kamil Mingazow 2016–2025 9 0 2 7 0.00% 2025–present 0 0 0 0 0.00%

Players Current squad The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification matches from 29 June to 5 July 2025.

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

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

Most capped players #PlayerYear(s)CapsGoals

Top goalscorers #PlayerYear(s)GoalsCaps1Swetlana Prýannikowa2022–Present14Merjen Bagşyýewa2019–Present+4

Competitive record FIFA Women's World Cup

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGAGDPldWDLGSGAGD 1991Part of Part of 1995 to 2015Did not exist Did not exist 2019Did not enter Did not enter 2023 Withdrew from qualification Via AFC Women's Asian Cup 2027 Did not qualify 2031 To be determined To be determined 2035Appearances0/10–––––––––––––––

Olympic Games YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGAGDPldWDLGSGAGD 1996 to 2016 Did not exist Did not exist 2020 Did not enter Did not enter 2024 Withdrew from qualification Withdrew 2028 Did not qualify Via AFC Women's Asian Cup 2032To be determinedTo be determinedAppearances0/9–––––––––––––––

AFC Women's Asian Cup YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGSGAGDPldWD*LGSGAGD 1975 to 1991 Part of Part of 1993 to 2018 Did not existDid not exist 2022 Withdrew from qualification Withdrew 2026 Did not qualify 3012217−15 2029 To be determined To be determinedAppearances0/21––––––––3012217−15 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CAFA Women's Championship YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGSGA 2018Withdrew 2022Fourth Place4th4022111 2026 To be determinedAppearancesFourth Place4th4022111 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Other tournaments Turkish Women's Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGSGA 2019Seventh place match8th4004137AppearancesGroup stage8th4004137 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Turkmenistan women's national football team

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