Turkmenistan national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Green Men | ||
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| Association | Football Federation of Turkmenistan | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Yazguly Hojageldiyev | ||
| Top scorer | Charyar Mukhadov (13) | ||
| Home stadium | Ashgabat Olympic Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | TKM | ||
| FIFA ranking | 146 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 86 (April 2004) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 174 (September 2007) | ||
| Elo ranking | 114 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Kazakhstan 1–0 Turkmenistan  (Almaty, Kazakh SSR; 1 June 1992)[1] |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Turkmenistan 11–0 Afghanistan  (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 19 November 2003) |
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| 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) |
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| 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.
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[edit] History
After the country gained independence, they played their first match against Kazakhstan on June 1, 1992. They qualified for the 2004 Asian Cup, but could only get a solitary point against Saudi Arabia in group play.
[edit] World Cup record
| World Cup Finals | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 1994 |
Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1998 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  2002 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2006 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2010 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2014 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
[edit] Asian Cup record
| Asian Cup Finals | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1992 |
Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1996 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2000 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2004 |
Round 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
    2007 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2011 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | Best: Round 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was used to determine qualification for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
[edit] Asian Games record
| Host nation(s) / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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| Hiroshima 1994 |
Quarter Finals | ||||||
| Bangkok 1998 |
Quarter Finals | ||||||
| Busan 2002 |
Round 1 | ||||||
| Doha 2006 |
Did not enter | ||||||
| Guangzhou 2010 |
Round 2 | ||||||
| Incheon 2014 |
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| Total | Best: Quarter Finals | ||||||
Note: As of 2002 only U23 teams permitted to take part in Asian Games Football Tournament.
[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 2006 |
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 2010 |
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[edit] RCD Cup/ECO Cup record
| Year | Round |
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 1993 |
Runners-Up |
[edit] Honours
- 2010 AFC Challenge Cup – Runners-Up
- ECO Cup 1993 – Runners-Up
- 1997 Turkmenistan President's Cup – Champions
- 2002 Turkmenistan President's Cup – Runners-Up
- HCM City Cup 2008 (Vietnam) – Champions
[edit] Coaches
| Manager | From | To |
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| Baýram Durdyýew |
June 1992 | 1996 |
 Elguja Gugushvili |
1996 | 1997 |
| Täçmyrat Agamyradow |
1997 | 1998 |
 Viktor Pozhechevsky |
1998 | 1999 |
 Gurban Berdiýew |
1999 | 1999 |
| Röwşen Muhadow |
1999 | 2000 |
| Täçmyrat Agamyradow |
2000 | 2001 |
| Vladimir Bessonov |
October 2002 | 2003 |
| Rahym Gurbanmämmedow |
2003 | November 2004 |
| Boris Grigoryants |
2005 | 2005 |
| Amangylyç Goçumow |
2005 | 2006 |
| Rahym Gurbanmämmedow |
2007 | March 2009 |
| Boris Grigoryants |
April 2009 | Jan 2010 |
| Yazguly Hojageldiyev |
Feb 2010 |
Viktor Pochezhevsky[2] led team in the Asian Games 1998 in Thailand. He recruited several Ukrainian players including the ones that already played for the national team of Ukraine.
[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
The following players were registration for the Finals and Friendly match against Romania (27/01/2012).
[edit] Recent call-ups
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[edit] Friendly match
| 27 January 2012 |
Romania  |
4 - 0 | Turkmenistan |
Belek |
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M.Niculae  3', 90' (pen.)Tănase 46', 51' |
[edit] Player-drain
The following are players of Turkmen born or of Turkmen heritage who chose other national teams:
- Rolan Gusev
– Russia - Vitaliy Kafanov
– Kazakhstan (1992)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Turkmenistan at FIFA.com
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