# Tajikistan at the AFC Asian Cup

Tajikistan has played in one edition of the AFC Asian Cup, in 2023 when they made their debut. The country failed to qualify prior to this edition.

## Record

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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1956 to 1988 | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union | Part of the Soviet Union |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup / 2010 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup / 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 |
| 2027 | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 1/7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 63 |

## 2023 in Qatar
### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | China | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |