Turkmenistan national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Green Men, Dark Horses | ||
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| Association | Football Federation of Turkmenistan |
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Boris Grigoryants |
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| Home stadium | Ashgabat Olympic Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | TKM | ||
| FIFA ranking | 151 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 86 (April 2004) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 174 (September 2007) | ||
| Elo ranking | 129 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Kazakhstan 1 - 0 Turkmenistan (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 1 June 1992) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Turkmenistan 11 - 0 Afghanistan  (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 19 November 2003) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Kuwait 6 - 1 Turkmenistan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 February 2000) |
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| AFC Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Round 1, 2004 | ||
The Turkmenistan national football team is the national team of Turkmenistan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan. They were surprise qualifiers for the Asian Cup 2004, but could only get a solitary point against Saudi Arabia in group play. Turkmenistan are not a well reputed side in world football and have not been as successful as UEFA member former Soviet nations.
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[edit] World Cup record
[edit] Asian Nations Cup record
- 1956 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
- 1996 - Did not qualify
- 2000 - Did not qualify
- 2004 - Round 1
- 2007 - Did not enter
[edit] Asian Games record
For 2002 Asian Games onwards see Turkmenistan national under-23 football team.
[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record
- AFC Challenge Cup 2008 - Group Stage
[edit] Honours
- ECO Cup 1993 - Runner-Up
- Turkmenistan's President Cup 1997 - Champion
- Turkmenistan's President Cup 2002 - Runner-Up
- HCM City Cup 2008 (Vietnam) - Champion
[edit] Coaches
| Manager | From | To |
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| Rakhim Kurbanmamedov |
June 1992 | December 2008 |
| Boris Grigoryants |
April 2009 |
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Qualification.
[edit] Recent Call Ups
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[edit] References
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