Turkmenistan 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 Amangylyç Koçumow
Captain Ahmet Ataýew[1]
Top scorer Wladimir Baýramow (14)
Home stadium Ashgabat Stadium
FIFA code TKM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 143 Decrease 29 (24 November 2016)
Highest 86 (April 2004)
Lowest 174 (September 2007)
Elo ranking
Current 143
Highest 81 (31 March 2004)
Lowest 147 (June 2015)
First international
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kazakhstan 1–0 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 1 June 1992)[2]
Biggest win
 Turkmenistan 11–0 Afghanistan 
(Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 19 November 2003)
Biggest defeat
 Tajikistan 5–0 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
(Dushanbe; Tajikistan; 22 June 1997)
 Kuwait 6–1 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 February 2000)
 Qatar 5–0 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
(Doha, Qatar; 31 May 2004)
 Bahrain 5–0 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
(Riffa, Bahrain; 3 August 2005)
Asian Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2004)
Best result Group stage, 2004

The Turkmenistan national football team (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň milli futbol ýygyndysy) 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.

History

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

2000

Turkmenistan match against North Korea in June, 2008.

They qualified for the 2004 Asian Cup. The right to act in the final stage of the 2004 Asian Cup footballers achieved by winning the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification in the group «G», where the team were also the United Arab Emirates, Syria and Sri Lanka. In the autumn of 2003, the national team in the preliminary matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), defeated in Ashgabat national team of Afghanistan team with a score of 11:0, a hat-trick were noted Begench Kuliyev and Rejepmyrat Agabaýew, two goals scored Guvanchmuhammet Ovekov, stir well Nazar Bayramov, Omar Berdiyev and Didarklych Urazov. In the second leg the team won Afghanistan (0:2), both goals in the scored Begench Kuliyev. In December 2003, the national team of Turkmenistan for the first time in its history, entered the hundred strongest football teams in the world in the FIFA rankings, reaching the 99th position, thanks to the success in the qualifying match of the 2004 Asian Cup and the qualifying round of the 2006 World Cup. In the 2004 Asian Cup that took place in China, the team got to the group «C», with neighbours Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Team could only get a solitary point against Saudi Arabia in group play.

2010

In February 2010, Turkmenistan's national football team was headed by Ýazguly Hojageldyýew, who was working for HTTU Aşgabat.[3] Under his leadership the team went to Sri Lanka to participate in the final tournament of the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. For the first time, they made it to the final of the AFC Challenge Cup, losing in the final match with the DPRK team 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.[4][5]

In March 2011, the national team of Turkmenistan successfully entered the final round of the AFC Challenge Cup 2012, beating Pakistan, Taiwan, and played in a draw with India in the qualifying competition in Kuala Lumpur. In the summer of 2011 the first qualifying match against Indonesia in the race for getting into the final of the 2014 World Cup team beginning in Ashgabat draw (1:1), and the humiliating defeat in the party with a 4–3 team knocked out of the fight for the right to go to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

In winter 2012 the team gathered for a training camp in Turkey. In preparation for the AFC Challenge Cup 2012 team Ýazguly Hojageldyýew had a friendly match with Romania, as a result of devastating Turkmenistan team lost 4–0.

In March 2012, the team went to Kathmandu to participate in the final tournament of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. Turkmenistan national team beat the tournament hosts Nepal (3:0) and the team of the Maldives (3:1) match with Palestine ended in a goalless draw. In the semifinals, Turkmenistan defeated the Philippines (2–1). However, in the final team of Turkmenistan for the second consecutive missed a chance to win the AFC Challenge Cup, conceding a goal from the DPRK team at the end of the match after losing the game by a score of 1:2.

In October 2012, Turkmenistan's team took second place at the 2012 VFF Cup, beating the teams of Vietnam, Laos and devastating losing a against University Selection South Korea(0:4).

March 23, 2013 Turkmenistan footballers defeated team Cambodia(7–0) in Manila, on the qualifying round of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. In the second round, our team of Turkmenistan was to meet with the team of Brunei, Brunei but the team did not arrive at the tournament thus was awarded the technical victory 3–0.[6] In the last round of Turkmenistan team lost to Philippines (1–0), but came out in the final of the AFC Challenge Cup with a second place for the best performance among all other groups.[7]

In January 2014 again became head coach Rahym Kurbanmämmedow, the team held three training camps in May and went to the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, where it was unable to leave the group, thereby losing the chance to qualify for the 2015 Asian Cup.[8][9][10] In June 2014 for poor team play in the final tournament of the AFC Challenge Cup, was dismissed the entire coaching staff, including head coach.[11]

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
1930 to 1990 Was part of USSR-------
United States 1994Did not enter-------
France 1998 to
Russia 2018
Did not qualify-------
Qatar 2022TBD-------
Total-0/21------

Asian Cup record

Asian Cup Finals
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Japan 1992 Did not enter ------
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not qualify ------
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify ------
China 2004 Round 1 301246
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Did not qualify ------
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify ------
Australia 2015 Did not qualify ------
TotalBest: Round 1 3 0 1 2 4 6

Asian Games record

Host nation(s) / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
National Team
JapanHiroshima 1994Quarter Finals513179
Thailand Bangkok 1998Quarter Finals6321109
TotalBest: Quarter Finals114521718

Note: As of 2002 only U23 teams permitted to take part in Asian Games Football Tournament.

AFC Challenge Cup record

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

RCD Cup/ECO Cup record

Year Round
Iran 1993Runners-Up

Records versus other nations

Results and Fixtures

Previous matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Venue Opponent Competition Result Turkmenistan scorers
2015
11 June 2015 Guam Guam FA National Training Center, Dededo  Guam 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 0–1 L
16 June 2015 Turkmenistan Sport Toplumy Stadium, Daşoguz  Iran 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 1–1 D 45+1' Mingazow
3 September 2015 Oman Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb  Oman 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 1–3 L 82' Amanow
8 October 2015 Turkmenistan Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat  India 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2–1 W 8' Abylow, 60' Amanow
13 October 2015 Turkmenistan Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat  Guam 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 1–0 W 16' Abylow
5 November 2015 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates Friendly match 1–5 L 57' Muhadow
12 November 2015 Iran Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Iran 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 1–3 L 62' Saparow
17 November 2015 Turkmenistan Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat  Oman 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2–1 W 40' Geworkýan, 67' Muhadow
2016
29 March 2016 India Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi  India 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2–1 W 48' Amanow, 70' S. Ataýew
11 October 2016 Kyrgyzstan Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek  Kyrgyzstan Friendly match 0–1 L

Forthcoming matches

Date Competition Location Opponent
2016
6 September 2016 Friendly match Hong Kong Mongkok Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong
9 November 2016 Friendly match Tajikistan Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe  Tajikistan

Honours

Coaches

Manager From To
Turkmenistan Baýram Durdyýew June 1992 1996
Georgia (country) Elguja Gugushvili 1996 1997
Turkmenistan Täçmyrat Agamyradow 1997 1998
Ukraine Viktor Pozhechevskyi 1998 1999
Turkmenistan Russia Gurban Berdyýew 1999 1999
Turkmenistan Röwşen Muhadow 1999 2000
Turkmenistan Täçmyrat Agamyradow 2000 2001
Ukraine Vladimir Bessonov October 2002 2003
Turkmenistan Rahym Gurbanmämmedow 2003 November 2004
Turkmenistan Boris Grigorýanc 2005 2005
Turkmenistan Amangylyç Goçumow 2005 2006
Turkmenistan Rahym Gurbanmämmedow 2007 March 2009
Turkmenistan Boris Grigorýanc April 2009 Jan 2010
Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew Feb 2010 January 2014
Turkmenistan Rahym Gurbanmämmedow February 2014 June 2014
Turkmenistan Amangylyç Koçumow May 2015

Players

Current squad

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mammet Orazmuhammedow (1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 6 0 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr
16 1GK Sergeý Kuznesow (1985-03-22) 22 March 1985 0 0 Turkmenistan Aşgabat

5 2DF Rahimberdi Baltaýew (1986-05-16) 16 May 1986 5 0 Turkmenistan Aşgabat
2 2DF Ýagmyrmyrat Annamyradow (1982-10-19) 19 October 1982 11 0 Turkmenistan Balkan
4 2DF Mekan Saparow (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 9 0 Turkmenistan Balkan
23 2DF Zafar Babajanow (1987-02-09) 9 February 1987 2 0 Turkmenistan Ahal
19 2DF Parahat Jumanazarow (1989-04-24) 24 April 1989 0 0 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr
21 2DF Boris Iwanow 0 0 Turkmenistan Aşgabat

10 3MF Guwanç Abylow (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 24 4 Turkmenistan Aşgabat
14 3MF Umidjan Astanow (1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 15 2 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr
17 3MF Artur Geworkýan (1984-11-22) 22 November 1984 14 3 Uzbekistan Nasaf
11 3MF Didar Durdyýew (1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 8 2 Turkmenistan Aşgabat
8 3MF Süleýman Orazow (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 4 0 Turkmenistan Ahal
15 3MF Serdar Geldiýew (1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 13 0 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr
7 3MF Arslanmyrat Amanov (Captain) (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 25 8 Uzbekistan Olmaliq
13 3MF Nazar Baýramow (1982-09-04) 4 September 1982 28 4 Turkmenistan Aşgabat
18 3MF Myrat Hamraýew (1983-05-14) 14 May 1983 7 0 Turkmenistan Balkan
20 3MF Yhlas Magtymow (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 0 0 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr

6 4FW Serdaraly Ataýew (1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 7 1 Turkmenistan Energetik
9 4FW Aleksandr Boliýan (1988-07-27) 27 July 1988 3 0 Turkmenistan Balkan

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Turkmenistan's squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Nikita Gorbunow (1984-02-14) 14 February 1984 7 0 Turkmenistan Ahal v.  Oman, 17 November 2015

DF Şöhrat Söýünow (1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 20 0 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr v.  Oman, 17 November 2015
DF Serdar Annaorazow (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 18 0 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr v.  Oman, 17 November 2015
DF Bahtiýar Hojaahmedow (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 33 1 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr v.  Oman, 17 November 2015
DF Akmyrat Jumanazarow (1987-11-05) 5 November 1987 10 0 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr v.  Oman, 17 November 2015
DF Dawid Sarkisow (1982-11-20) 20 November 1982 16 0 Turkmenistan Aşgabat v.  Iran, 12 November 2015

MF Ahmet Ataýew (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 18 0 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr v.  Oman, 17 November 2015
MF Ruslan Mingazow (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 16 3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  Oman, 17 November 2015
MF Amir Gurbani (1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 2 0 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr v.  Oman, 17 November 2015
MF Ilýa Tamurkin (1989-05-09) 9 May 1989 1 0 Turkmenistan Merw v.  Iran, 12 November 2015

FW Berdi Şamyradow (1982-06-22) 22 June 1982 24 10 Turkmenistan Aşgabat v.  Oman, 17 November 2015
FW Süleýman Muhadow (1993-12-24) 24 December 1993 12 3 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr v.  Oman, 17 November 2015
FW Altymyrat Annadurdyýew (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 3 0 Turkmenistan Altyn asyr v.  Iran, 12 November 2015

References

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