Turkmenistan national football team

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Turkmenistan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Green Men, Dark Horses
Association Football Federation
of Turkmenistan
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Flag of Turkmenistan Boris Grigoryants
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
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1 - 0 Turkmenistan Flag of Turkmenistan
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 1 June 1992)
Biggest win
Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 11 - 0 Afghanistan Flag of Afghanistan
(Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 19 November 2003)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Kuwait Kuwait 6 - 1 Turkmenistan Flag of Turkmenistan
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 February 2000)
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.

Contents

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] Asian Nations Cup record

[edit] Asian Games record

For 2002 Asian Games onwards see Turkmenistan national under-23 football team.

[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record

[edit] Honours

[edit] Coaches

Manager From To
Flag of Turkmenistan Rakhim Kurbanmamedov June 1992 December 2008
Flag of Turkmenistan Boris Grigoryants April 2009

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Qualification.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
2 DF Guvanç Rejepow 20 April 1982
4 DF Begli Annageldiýew 24 May 1984 Flag of Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat
6 DF Aleksey Pronchenko Flag of Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
7 FW Berdi Şamyradow 22 June 1982 Flag of Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat
9 MF Serdar Geldiýew 1 October 1987 Flag of Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
10 FW Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew 19 October 1983 Flag of Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat
14 MF Mekan Nasyrow 16 April 1982 Flag of Azerbaijan FK Qäbälä
15 DF Nazar Çöliýew 21 July 1986 Flag of Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
17 FW Arif Mirzoýew 13 January 1980 Flag of Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
20 MF Nazar Baýramow 4 September 1982 Flag of Azerbaijan PFC Neftchi
21 FW Döwletmyrat Ataýew 16 March 1983 Flag of Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
22 MF Guvanç Hangeldiýew 9 August 1987 Flag of Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
24 MF Begli Nurmyradow 27 May 1981 Flag of Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat
26 DF Baýramdurdy Meredow 27 March 1979 Flag of Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat
27 MF Bagtyýar Hojaahmedow 14 February 1985
32 MF Ruslan Mingazow 23 November 1991 Flag of Latvia Skonto Riga
36 GK Rahmanberdi Alyhanow 19 January 1986 Flag of Turkmenistan HTTU Aşgabat
38 DF Ilyas Minhairow Flag of Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
45 GK Pavel Kharchik 4 May 1979 Flag of Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat
47 DF Omar Berdiýew 25 June 1979 Flag of Uzbekistan FK Samarqand-Dinamo
49 FW Didargylyç Urazow 27 February 1977
50 MF Ahmet Allaberdiýew Flag of Turkmenistan FC Aşgabat

[edit] Recent Call Ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
DF Goçguly Goçgulyýew 26 May 1977 Flag of Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
DF Alik Haýdarow 27 April 1981 Flag of Kazakhstan FC Taraz
DF Azat Muhadow 21 June 1981 2 0 Flag of Turkey Mardinspor
MF Didar Hajyýew 1 December 1980 Flag of Uzbekistan Navbahor Namangan
MF Vyacheslav Krendelev 24 July 1982 Flag of Russia FC Metallurg Lipetsk
MF Guwançmuhammet Öwekow 2 February 1981 Flag of Kazakhstan FC Zhetysu
FW Wladimir Baýramow 2 August 1980 Flag of Kazakhstan FC Tobol

[edit] References

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