FC Aşgabat

Aşgabat FT

Full name	Aşgabat Futbol Topary
Nickname(s)	Şäherliler
Founded	2006
Ground	Olimpiýa stadiony, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Capacity	1,500
Chairman	Tölekow Rahmanguly Annagulyyewiç
Manager	Boris Grigorýanc
League	Turkmenistan League
2011	Turkmenistan League, 3rd
Home colours

Aşgabat Football Club is a Turkmenistani football club based in Ashgabat. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, Turkmenistan Higher League. Their home stadium is Olympic Stadium. The club was first founded in 2006, they finished 3rd in their debut year under famous manager Ali Gurbani, who left the club following the home loss to Turan Dasoguz. After the national team coach Rahym Gurbanmämmedow took charge, the club clinched their first title in 2007, and will be representing Turkmenistan in the annual CIS Cup and the AFC club tournaments.

Squad 2012

update April, 2013 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TKM	Sergeý Kuznesow
12	DF	TKM	Boris Ivanov
—	GK	TKM	Gurbanmyrat Garaýew
—	DF	TKM	Guwanc Hangeldiýew
—	DF	TKM	Döwran Orazalyýew

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TKM	Fred Durst
—	MF	TKM	Ruslan Kurbanоw
—		TKM	Ilya Kirilenko
—		TKM	Söhrat Nurhaliýew

Honours

• Turkmenistan League (2)
  • Winner : 2007, 2008

• Turkmenistan Cup
  • Runner Up : 2011

• Turkmenistan Super Cup (1)
  • Winner : 2007
  • Runner Up : 2009

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC President's Cup: 2 appearances

2008: Semi-finalist

2009: Semi-finalist

Asian stage

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Score
2008	AFC President's Cup	Group Stage		Kan Baw Za	0-1
		Group Stage		Transport United	7-1
		Group Stage		Ratnam SC	2-0
		Semi Final		Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda	3-4
2009	AFC President's Cup	Group Stage		Sri Lanka Army	5-1
		Group Stage		Abahani Ltd.	0-0
		Semi Final		Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn	1-2

CIS stage

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Score
2008	CIS Cup	Group Stage		Levadia Tallinn	0-1
		Group Stage		Zenit Saint Petersburg	2-1
		Group Stage		Sheriff Tiraspol	0-22
2009	CIS Cup	Group Stage		Russia U-21	0-0
		Group Stage		FC MTZ-RIPO	0-4
		Group Stage		FK Ekranas	1-3