Turkmenistan national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Turkmenistan women's national football team.

Turkmenistan

Nickname(s)	Emeralds, Akhal-Teke's
Association	Football Federation of Turkmenistan
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	CAFA (Central Asia)
Head coach	Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
Captain	Ahmet Ataýew[1]
Top scorer	Çariýar Muhadow (13)[2]
Home stadium	Ashgabat Stadium
FIFA code	TKM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	128 2 (25 October 2018)[3]
Highest	86 (April 2004)
Lowest	174 (September 2007)
Elo ranking
Current	150 2 (13 November 2018)[4]
Highest	83 (31 March 2004)
Lowest	149 (September 2017)
First international
Kazakhstan 1–0 Turkmenistan (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 1 June 1992)[5]
Biggest win
Turkmenistan 11–0 Afghanistan  (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 19 November 2003)
Biggest defeat
Tajikistan 5–0 Turkmenistan (Dushanbe; Tajikistan; 22 June 1997)  Kuwait 6–1 Turkmenistan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 February 2000)  Qatar 5–0 Turkmenistan (Doha, Qatar; 31 May 2004)  Bahrain 5–0 Turkmenistan (Riffa, Bahrain; 3 August 2005)
Asian Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage, 2004

The Turkmenistan national football team (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň milli futbol ýygyndysy, Russian: Сборная Туркмении по футболу) represents Turkmenistan in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, the governing body for football in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan's home ground is Ashgabat Stadium in Ashgabat. Turkmenistan have never qualified to the final stages of the World Cup.

Contents

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  1 History
  
  
  
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    1.1 2000s
    
  
  
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    1.2 2010s
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 World Cup record
  


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  3 Asian Cup record
  


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  4 Asian Games record
  


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  5 AFC Challenge Cup record
  


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  6 Central Asian Championship record
  


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  7 RCD Cup/ECO Cup record
  


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  8 Records versus other nations
  


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  9 Results and Fixtures
  
  
  
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    9.1 Previous matches
    
  
  
  
  


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  10 Honours
  


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  11 Coaches
  


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  12 Players
  
  
  
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    12.1 Current squad
    
  
  
  
  


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  13 References
  


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  14 External links
  

History

After the country gained independence, they played their first match against Kazakhstan on 1 June 1992.

2000s

Turkmenistan match against North Korea in June, 2008.

They qualified for the 2004 Asian Cup by winning the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, where they were placed in group G, alongside the United Arab Emirates, Syria and Sri Lanka. In the autumn of 2003, in the first leg of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), they defeated Afghanistan 11–0 in Ashgabat. Begench Kuliyev and Rejepmyrat Agabaýew each scored a hat-trick, while Guvanchmuhammet Ovekov scored twice. Other players on the scoresheet that day were Nazar Bayramov, Omar Berdiyev and Didarklych Urazov. In the second leg the team won 0–2, with both goals scored by Begench Kuliyev. In December 2003, the national team of Turkmenistan reached the top 100 in the FIFA rankings for the first time in its history, reaching the 99th position, thanks to the successes in the 2004 Asian Cup and the 2006 World Cup qualifiers. In the 2004 Asian Cup that took place in China, Turkmmenistan was placed in group C, with neighbours Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. They were knocked out in the group stages following two defeats and a draw against Saudi Arabia.

2010s

In February 2010, Turkmenistan's national football team was headed by Ýazguly Hojageldyýew, who was working for HTTU Aşgabat.^[6] Under his leadership the team went to Sri Lanka to participate in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. For the first time, they made it to the final, only to see them lose against North Korea in the penalty shootout. In the same year, the Football Association of Turkmenistan invited a native Turkmen, the head coach of FC Rubin Kazan, Kurban Berdyev to resume leadership.^[7][8]

In March 2011, Turkmenistan successfully entered the final round of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup, beating Pakistan, Taiwan, and played in a draw with India in the qualifying competition in Kuala Lumpur. In the summer of 2011, in the race for a spot at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, they faced Indonesia in the second round. After managing a 1–1 draw in the first leg in Ashghabat, they were eventually defeated 4–3 in the second leg, 5–4 on aggregate, thus were knocked out of the contention for Brazil 2014.

In winter 2012 the team gathered for a training camp in Turkey. In preparation for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup, Ýazguly Hojageldyýew arranged a friendly match with Romania, which saw them lost 4–0.

In March 2012, the team went to Kathmandu to participate in the final tournament of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. They beat the hosts Nepal 3–0 and Maldives 3–1, while the final group stage match with Palestine ended in a goalless draw. In the semifinals, Turkmenistan defeated the Philippines 2–1. However, as in the previous edition, they lost the final match to North Korea with a scoreline of 1–2.

In October 2012, Turkmenistan's team took second place at the 2012 VFF Cup, beating the teams of Vietnam and Laos, only to lose in the final match against the South Korean University Selection team 0–4.

On March 23, 2013 Turkmenistan defeated Cambodia 7–0 in Manila, on the qualifying round of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. In the second round, Turkmenistan was to meet Brunei, but the team did not arrive at the tournament, thus Turkmenistan was awarded a default 3–0 victory.^[9] In the last round, Turkmenistan lost to Philippines 1–0, but managed to qualify for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup finals as the best second placed team alongside Laos.^[10]

In January 2014 Rahym Kurbanmämmedow was again in charge of the national team. They held three training camps in May and participated in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage, thereby losing the chance to qualify for the 2015 Asian Cup.^[11][12][13] In June 2014, as a result of their poor performance at the AFC Challenge Cup, the entire coaching staff was dismissed, including the head coach.^[14]

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1990	Was part of USSR									Was part of USSR
1994	Did not enter									Did not enter
1998	Did not qualify									6	2	0	4	8	13
2002										6	4	0	2	12	7
2006										8	4	1	3	21	10
2010										10	3	1	5	9	13
2014										2	0	1	1	4	5
2018										8	4	1	3	10	11
2022	To be determined									To be determined
2026
Total	–	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–		40	17	4	20	64	56

Asian Cup record

Main article: Turkmenistan at the AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1992	Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Round 1	12th	3	0	1	2	4	6
2007	Did not qualify
2011	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2019	Qualified	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	Best: Round 1	2/8	3	0	1	2	4	6

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  2010 AFC Challenge Cup was used to determine qualification for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Asian Games record

Asian Games record
Host nation(s) / Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
National team
Hiroshima 1994	Quarter-finals	5	1	3	1	7	9
Bangkok 1998	Quarter-finals	6	3	2	1	10	9
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	11	4	5	2	17	18

Note: As of 2002, only U23 teams are allowed to participate in the Asian Games' football tournament.

AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2006	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	6	2
2010	Runners-Up	5	3	2	0	6	2
2012	Runners-Up	5	3	1	1	9	4
2014	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	6
Total	Best: Runners-Up	14	8	4	4	25	13

Central Asian Championship record

Host nation(s) / year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

RCD Cup/ECO Cup record

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  1965 to 1974: No international team
  

Year	Round
1993	Runners-Up

Records versus other nations

Main article: Turkmenistan national football team all-time record

Results and Fixtures

Main articles: ru:Матчи сборной Туркмении по футболу and Turkmenistan national football team results

Previous matches

  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Turkmenistan scorers
2015
11 June 2015	Guam FA National Training Center, Dededo	Guam	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	0–1 L
16 June 2015	Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz	Iran	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1–1 D	Mingazow  45+1'
3 September 2015	Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb	Oman	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1–3 L	Amanow  82'
8 October 2015	Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat	India	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	2–1 W	Abylow  8' Amanow  60'
13 October 2015	Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat	Guam	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1–0 W	Abylow  16'
5 November 2015	Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	Friendly match	1–5 L	Muhadow  57'
12 November 2015	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Iran	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1–3 L	Saparow  62'
17 November 2015	Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat	Oman	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	2–1 W	Geworkýan  40' Muhadow  67'
2016
29 March 2016	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi	India	2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	2–1 W	Amanow  48' S. Ataýew  70'
8 August 2016	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	Friendly match	0–1 L
11 October 2016	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Friendly match	0–1 L
9 November 2016	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Friendly match	0–3 L
2017
26 March 2017	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	3–1 W	Annadurdyýew  23' Mingazow  24' Chen Chia-chun  83' (o.g.)
13 June 2017	Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz	Bahrain	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1–2 L	Ýagşyýew  86'
23 August 2017	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha	Qatar	Friendly match	1–2 L	Hojaýew  67'
5 September 2017	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore	Singapore	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	1–1 D	Annadurdyýew  82'
10 October 2017	Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat	Singapore	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	2–1 W	Orazsähedow  18', 90+3'
14 November 2017	Sport Toplumy Stadium, Balkanabat	Chinese Taipei	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	2–1 W	Ýagşyýew  21' Annadurdyýew  39'
2018
27 March 2018	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa	Bahrain	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	0–4 L
2019
9 January 2019	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Japan	2019 AFC Asian Cup
13 January 2019	Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai	Uzbekistan	2019 AFC Asian Cup
17 January 2019	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Oman	2019 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

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  2010 AFC Challenge Cup & 2012 AFC Challenge Cup – Runners-Up
  


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  ECO Cup 1993 – Runners-Up
  


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  1997 Turkmenistan President's Cup – Champions
  


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  2002 Turkmenistan President's Cup – Runners-Up
  


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  HCM City Cup 2008 (Vietnam) – Champions
  

Coaches

Manager	From	To
Baýram Durdyýew	June 1992	1996
Guja Gugushvili	1996	1997
Täçmyrat Agamyradow	1997	1998
Viktor Pozhechevskyi	1998	1999
Gurban Berdyýew	1999	1999
Röwşen Muhadow	1999	2000
Täçmyrat Agamyradow	2000	2001
Volodymyr Bezsonov	October 2002	2003
Rahym Gurbanmämmedow	2003	November 2004
Boris Grigorýanc	2005	2005
Amangylyç Goçumow	2005	2006
Rahym Gurbanmämmedow	2007	March 2009
Boris Grigorýanc	April 2009	Jan 2010
Ýazguly Hojageldyýew	Feb 2010	January 2014
Rahym Gurbanmämmedow	February 2014	June 2014
Amangylyç Koçumow	May 2015	December 2016
Ýazguly Hojageldyýew	January 2017

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  Viktor Pozhechevskyi^[15] led team in the Asian Games 1998 in Thailand. He recruited several Ukrainian players including the ones that had already played for the national team of Ukraine.

Players

Current squad

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  Match Date: 26 March 2017


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  Opposition: Chinese Taipei
  


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  Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2017 after match against Chinese Taipei.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Seýitmyrat Annagulyýew	(1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 (age 31)	9	0	Altyn Asyr
16	1GK	Ýuriý Miroşniçenko	(1984-02-14) 14 February 1984 (age 34)	6	0	Altyn Asyr
22	1GK	Rejepmyrat Goçmämmedow	(1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 (age 30)
2	2DF	Daýanç Gurbanow	(1987-02-09) 9 February 1987 (age 31)	2	0	Altyn Asyr
3	2DF	Şöhrat Söýünow	(1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 (age 26)	24	0	Altyn Asyr
4	2DF	Mekan Saparow	(1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 24)	10	1	Balkan
5	2DF	Döwran Orazalyýew	(1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 25)	1	0	Altyn Asyr
12	2DF	Serdar Annaorazow	(1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 28)	18	0	Aşgabat
15	2DF	Akmyrat Jumanazarow	(1987-11-05) 5 November 1987 (age 31)	9	0	Altyn asyr
6	3MF	Gurbangeldi Batyrow	(1988-07-28) 28 July 1988 (age 30)	1	1	Altyn Asyr
7	3MF	Arslanmyrat Amanow	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 28)	28	9	Altyn Asyr
8	3MF	Bahtiýar Hojaahmedow	(1985-03-14) 14 March 1985 (age 33)	27	1	Altyn Asyr
9	3MF	Ruslan Mingazow	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 26)	21	4	Slavia Prague
10	3MF	Myrat Annaýew	(1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 25)			Altyn Asyr
14	3MF	Umidjan Astanow	(1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 (age 28)	17	0	Altyn Asyr
18	3MF	Serdar Geldiýew	(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 31)	13	1	Altyn Asyr
19	3MF	Ahmet Ataýew	(1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 28)	18	0	Arema FC
20	3MF	Ilýa Tamurkin	(1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 (age 29)	2	0	Merw
21	3MF	Resul Hojaýew	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 21)			Altyn Asyr
	3MF	Guwanç Abylow	(1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 (age 30)	24	4	Aşgabat
	3MF	Elman Tagaýew	(1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 29)	9	1	Səbail FK
	3MF	Merdan Gurbanow	(1991-08-30) 30 August 1991 (age 27)	2	0	FC Dnepr Mogilev
11	4FW	Myrat Ýagşyýew	(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 26)	3	1	Altyn Asyr
17	4FW	Altymyrat Annadurdyýew	(1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 25)	4	1	Altyn Asyr
	4FW	Serdaraly Ataýew	(1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 (age 33)	7	1	Altyn Asyr
	4FW	Süleýman Muhadow	(1993-12-24) 24 December 1993 (age 24)	10	3	Altyn Asyr
	4FW	Wahyt Orazsähedow	(1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 (age 26)	3	2	Səbail FK

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External links

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  Turkmenistan at FIFA.com


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  Turkmenistan national football team on Facebook
  

Competitions

AFC Asian Cup Turkmenistan AFC Asian Cup squads v t e Turkmenistan squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup 1 Naboýçenko 2 Kerimow 3 Goçgulyýew 4 Rejepow 6 Durdyýew 7 Mingazow 8 Nazarow 9 Mirzoýew 11 Urazow 12 Krendelew 13 Öwekow 14 Saparow 15 O. Berdiýew 16 B. Berdiýew 20 Kulyýew 21 W. Baýramow 22 N. Baýramow 24 Zemskow 25 Alikperow 26 Meredow 28 Bagdasarýan 30 Harçik Coach: Gurbanmämmedow Turkmenistan AFC Asian Cup finalists v t e 2004 AFC Asian Cup finalists Champions  Japan Runners-up  China PR Third place  Iran Fourth place  Bahrain Quarter-finals  Iraq  Jordan  South Korea  Uzbekistan Group stage  Indonesia  Kuwait  Oman  Qatar  Saudi Arabia  Thailand  Turkmenistan  United Arab Emirates 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015

v t e Turkmenistan national football team results
2000–09	2007 2008 2009
2010–19	2010

v t e Football in Turkmenistan
Football Association of Turkmenistan
National teams	Men's U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's Futsal
National Leagues	Ýokary Liga Birinji liga
Cup comeptitions	Turkmenistan Cup Turkmenistan Super Cup Turkmenistan President’s Cup

v t e National men's football teams of Asia (AFC)
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
East Asia (EAFF)	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands1
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Defunct	Malaya North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen
Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)
1 Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

v t e National sports teams of Turkmenistan
Basketball Football M U23 U21 U17 W Futsal Ice hockey Tennis Davis Fed
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games

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