Kyrgyzstan women's national football team
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The Kyrgyzstan women's national football team, officially recognised by FIFA and AFC as Kyrgyz Republic, is the women's representative football team for Kyrgyzstan.
Association | Kyrgyz Football Union | ||
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Head coach | Nematzhan Zakirov[1] | ||
Top scorer | Alina Litvinenko Pokachalova (3) | ||
FIFA code | KGZ | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 132 2 (14 June 2024)[2] | ||
Highest | 85 (December 2009) | ||
Lowest | 130 (December 2023 – March 2024) | ||
First international | |||
Malaysia 5–1 Kyrgyzstan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 23 April 2009) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Kyrgyzstan 4–1 Palestine (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 27 April 2009) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Vietnam 12–0 Kyrgyzstan (Riffa, Bahrain; 24 May 2013) | |||
CAFA Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) | ||
Best result | Third Place (2022) |
Although formed immediately after Kyrgyzstan gained independence in 1991, the team played its first competitive match only in 2009, during the qualifiers for the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Despite lack of experience, the team managed to progress to the second round of qualifiers, where it was knocked out by stronger rivals Vietnam and Hong Kong.
Not having enough financial support, Kyrgyzstan women's team did not manage to play a single friendly match until the next Asian Cup qualifiers,[3] for the 2014 tournament, where the team took the last place in the group, losing every match.[4]