Turkmenistan national football team

Turkmenistan

Association	Football Federation of Turkmenistan
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
Captain	Wladimir Baýramow
Top scorer	Çariýar Muhadow (13)
Home stadium	Ashgabat Olympic Stadium
FIFA code	TKM
FIFA ranking	133
Highest FIFA ranking	86 (April 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking	174 (September 2007)
Elo ranking	114
Highest Elo ranking	81 (31 March 2004)
Lowest Elo ranking	133 (September 2008)
First colours Second colours
First international
Kazakhstan 1–0 Turkmenistan (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 1 June 1992)
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	1 (First in 2004)
Best result	Round 1

The Turkmenistan national football team is the national team of Turkmenistan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.

History

After the country gained independence, they played their first match against Kazakhstan on 1 June 1992. They qualified for the 2004 Asian Cup, but could only get a solitary point against Saudi Arabia in group play.

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1994	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998 2014	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-		-	-	-	-	-	-

Asian Cup record

Asian Cup Finals
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not enter		-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Round 1		3	0	1	2	4	6
2007	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify		-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	TBD		-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best: Round 1		3	0	1	2	4	6

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

Asian Games record

Host nation(s) / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
National Team
Hiroshima 1994	Quarter Finals	5	1	3	1	7	9
Bangkok 1998	Quarter Finals	6	3	2	1	10	9
Busan 2002	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	8
Doha 2006	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Guangzhou 2010	Round 2	4	1	1	2	8	8
Incheon 2014
Total	Best: Quarter Finals	18	6	6	6	29	34

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
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
Total	Best: Runners-Up	11	7	4	2	19	7

RCD Cup/ECO Cup record

• 1965 to 1974: No international team

Year	Round
1993	Runners-Up

Records versus other nations

Main article: Turkmenistan national football Team's record against other nations

Honours

• 2010 AFC Challenge Cup & 2012 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

Coaches

Manager	From	To
Baýram Durdyýew	June 1992	1996
Elguja Gugushvili	1996	1997
Täçmyrat Agamyradow	1997	1998
Viktor Pozhechevskyi	1998	1999
Gurban Berdyýew	1999	1999
Röwşen Muhadow	1999	2000
Täçmyrat Agamyradow	2000	2001
Vladimir Bessonov	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

• Viktor Pochezhevskyi 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.

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were registration for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.

Caps and goals as of 19 March 2012.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Rahmanberdy Alyhanow (1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 9 0 HTTU Aşgabat 16 1GK Mämmed Orazmuhammedov (1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 1 0 HTTU Aşgabat 2 2DF Hemaýat Kömekow (1991-05-03) 3 May 1991 2 0 HTTU Aşgabat 3 2DF Goçguly Goçgulyýew (captain) (1977-05-26) 26 May 1977 26 1 FC Gara Altyn 13 2DF Serdar Annaorazow (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 7 0 HTTU Aşgabat 15 2DF Nazar Çöliýew (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 15 0 Aşgabat 18 2DF Şöhrat Söýünow (1992-03-08) 8 March 1992 8 0 HTTU Aşgabat 19 2DF Ahmet Ataýew (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 5 0 HTTU Aşgabat 23 2DF Dawid Sarkisow (1982-11-20) 20 November 1982 12 0 HTTU Aşgabat 24 2DF Rahimberdy Baltaýew (1986-05-16) 16 May 1986 1 0 Aşgabat 34 2DF Akmyrat Jumanazarow (1987-11-05) 5 November 1987 3 0 Merw Mary 4 3MF Maksim Kazankow (1987-03-20) 20 March 1987 0 0 Lokomotiv Tashkent 6 3MF Ruslan Mingazow (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 12 2 Skonto Riga 9 3MF Didar Durdyýew (1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 2 0 Aşgabat 14 3MF Guwanç Rejepow (1982-04-20) 20 April 1982 20 0 HTTU Aşgabat 21 3MF Guwanç Hangeldyýew (1987-08-09) 9 August 1987 9 2 Altyn Asyr 22 3MF Guwanç Abylow (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 9 0 HTTU Aşgabat 26 3MF Elman Tagaýew (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 4 1 AZAL PFC 30 3MF Umidjan Astanow (1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 5 0 7 4FW Berdy Şamyradow (1982-06-02) 2 June 1982 20 9 HTTU Aşgabat 8 4FW Bahtyýar Hojaahmedow (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 18 0 Merw Mary 17 4FW Arslanmyrat Amanow (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 18 6 FC Okzhetpes 20 4FW Gahrymanberdy Çoňkaýew (1983-10-19) 19 October 1983 21 5 Balkan

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Nikita Gorbunow (1984-05-06) 6 May 1984 Balkan v. Romania, 27 January 2012 GK Mekan Saparow (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 Balkan v. Romania, 27 January 2012 DF Begli Annageldiýew (1984-05-24) 24 May 1984 25 0 HTTU Aşgabat v. Romania, 27 January 2012 DF Maksim Belyh (1984-08-07) 7 August 1984 13 0 Navbahor Namangan v. Romania, 27 January 2012 DF Begenç Annagurbanow (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 Ahal v. Romania, 27 January 2012 DF Döwran Orazaliýew (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 Aşgabat v. Romania, 27 January 2012 MF Wýaçeslaw Krendelew (1982-07-24) 24 July 1982 15 2 FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk v. Romania, 27 January 2012 MF Artur Gevorkyan (1984-11-22) 22 November 1984 8 2 Nasaf Qarshi v. Romania, 27 January 2012 MF Döwlet Baýramow (1982-08-08) 8 August 1982 4 1 Merw Mary v. Romania, 27 January 2012 MF Amir Gurbani (1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 1 0 Balkan v. Romania, 27 January 2012 MF Azat Garajaýew (1984-04-23) 23 April 1984 3 0 HTTU Aşgabat 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification MF Mihail Muhammedow (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 3 0 HTTU Aşgabat 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification MF Mekan Nasyrow (1982-04-16) 16 April 1982 18 4 Barito Putera 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification FW Guwançmuhammet Öwekow (1981-02-02) 2 February 1981 22 9 Balkan v. Romania, 27 January 2012 FW Aleksandr Boliýan (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 5 3 Skoda Xanthi F.C. v. Romania, 27 January 2012 FW Wahyt Orazsähedow (1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 Rubin Kazan v. Romania, 27 January 2012 FW Didargylyç Urazow (1977-02-27) 27 February 1977 15 5 Brunei DPMM 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

External links

• Turkmenistan at FIFA.com
• Turkmenistan national football team on Facebook