Turkmenistan Cup

Turkmenistan Cup
Organising body	Football Federation of Turkmenistan
Founded	1993;32 years ago
Region	Turkmenistan
Number of teams	8
Qualifier for	AFC Challenge League
Domestic cup(s)	Turkmenistan Super Cup
Current champions	FK Arkadag (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)	Köpetdag Aşgabat (7 titles)
Television broadcasters	Turkmenistan Sport TV
Website	tff.com
	2025 Turkmenistan Cup

Last updated January 06, 2025

The Turkmenistan Cup (Turkmen : Türkmenistanyň Kubogy) is an annual knockout competition in men's domestic football in Turkmenistan. The Football Federation of Turkmenistan is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1993. The competition's most successful performer is Köpetdag Aşgabat with 7 trophies.

Competition format

The competition is held under knockout format. Ýokary Liga teams enter at 1/4 final stage.^[2] Winners are determined by the results of two matches. The final tie is played as a single match. Traditionally, it had been held in Ashgabat.

Winners

Previous winners are:^[3]

Soviet time

1936: Lokomotiw Aşgabat
1937: Gyzyl Goşun Öýi Aşgabat
1938: Lokomotiw Aşgabat
1939: Dinamo Aşgabat
1940: Dinamo Aşgabat
1941-43: no tournament
1944: Lokomotiw Aşgabat
1945: Dinamo Aşgabat
1946: Dinamo Aşgabat
1947: Dinamo Aşgabat
1948: no tournament
1949: Spartak Aşgabat
1950: no tournament
1951: Lokomotiw Mary
1952: DOSA Aşgabat
1953: DOSA Aşgabat
1954: Hasyl Aşgabat
1955: Dinamo Aşgabat
1956: Spartak Aşgabat
1957: Gyzyl Metallist Aşgabat
1958: Gyzyl Metallist Aşgabat
1959: DOSA Aşgabat
1960: Gämigurluşyk Zawody Çärjew
1961: Serhetçi Aşgabat
1962: Ýyldyz Gyzylarbat
1963: Serhetçi Aşgabat
1964: Ýyldyz Gyzylarbat
1965: Serhetçi Aşgabat
1966: Serhetçi Aşgabat
1967: Serhetçi Aşgabat
1968: Serhetçi Aşgabat
1969: Serhetçi Aşgabat
1970: Sementçi Büzmeýin
1971: Sementçi Büzmeýin
1972: Energogurluşykçy Mary
1973: Lokomotiw Çärjew
1974: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
1975: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
1976: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
1977: Şatlyk Mary
1978: Şatlyk Mary
1979: Şatlyk Mary
1980: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
1981-86: no tournament
1987: Rotor Aşgabat
1988: Şapak Aşgabat
1989: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
1990: no tournament
1991: Obahojalyktehnika Aşgabat
1992: Köpetdag Aşgabat

Since independence

Season	Winners	Runners-up	Score in Final	Ref.	Venue, date
1993	Köpetdag Aşgabat	Merw Mary	4–0
1994	Köpetdag Aşgabat	Turan Daşoguz	2–0
1995	Turan Daşoguz	Köpetdag Aşgabat	4–3
1996–97	Köpetdag Aşgabat	Nisa Aşgabat	2–0
1998	Nisa Aşgabat	Nebitçi Balkanabat	3–0
1999	Köpetdag Aşgabat	Nebitçi Balkanabat	3–1
2000	Köpetdag Aşgabat	Nisa Aşgabat	5–0
2001	Köpetdag Aşgabat	Nebitçi Balkanabat	2–0
2002	Garagum Türkmenabat	Şagadam Türkmenbaşy	0–0 ( a.e.t. ), 4–2 ( p )
2003	Nebitçi Balkanabat	Nisa Aşgabat	2–1 ( a.e.t. )
2004	Nebitçi Balkanabat	Asudalyk Aşgabat	1–0
2005	Merw Mary	Köpetdag Aşgabat	1–1 ( a.e.t. ), 3–1 ( p )
2006	HTTU Aşgabat	Köpetdag Aşgabat	0–0 ( a.e.t. ), 7–6 ( p )		Şagadam Stadium ^[4]
2007	Şagadam Türkmenbaşy	Merw Mary	1–0 ( a.e.t. )
2008	Merw Mary	HTTU Aşgabat	2–1
2009	Altyn Asyr	Merw Mary	3–0
2010	Balkan	Altyn Asyr	3–2
2011	HTTU Aşgabat	Aşgabat	0–0 ( a.e.t. ), 4–2 ( p )
2012	Balkan	HTTU Aşgabat	2–1
2013	Ahal	Altyn Asyr	2–1
2014	Ahal	Balkan	3–2
2015	Altyn Asyr	Şagadam Türkmenbaşy	0–0 ( a.e.t. ), 7–6 ( p )
2016	Altyn Asyr	Aşgabat	4–0	^[5]
2017	Ahal	Şagadam Türkmenbaşy	4–0	^[6]
2018	Köpetdag Aşgabat	Energetik Mary	0–0 ( a.e.t. ), 5–4 ( p )
2019	Altyn Asyr	Ahal	3–0	^[7]
2020	Altyn Asyr	Köpetdag Aşgabat	1–1 ( a.e.t. ), 3–0 ( p )	^[8]	9 December 2021, Ashgabat Stadium
2021	Şagadam	Ahal	1–0	^[9]	22 December 2021, Şagadam Stadium ^[10]
2022	Ahal	Şagadam	5–0	^[11]	11 December 2022, Nusaý Stadium
2023	Arkadag	Ahal	3–0	^[12]	24 December 2023, Arkadag Stadium
2024	Arkadag	Ahal	1–0	^[13]	23 December 2024, Ashgabat Stadium ^[14]

Top-performing clubs

Club	Wins	Runners-up	Winning years	Losing years
Köpetdag Aşgabat	7	4	1993, 1994, 1996/97, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2018	1995, 2005, 2006, 2020
Altyn Asyr	5	2	2009, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020	2010, 2013
Nebitçi FT	4	4	2003, 2004, 2010, 2012	1998, 1999, 2001, 2014
Ahal	4	4	2013, 2014, 2017, 2022	2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
Şagadam Türkmenbaşy	2	4	2007, 2021	2002, 2015, 2017, 2022
Merw Mary	2	3	2005, 2008	1993, 2007, 2009
HTTU Aşgabat	2	2	2006, 2011	2008, 2012
Arkadag	2	-	2023, 2024
Nisa Aşgabat	1	3	1998	1996/97, 2000, 2003
Turan Daşoguz	1	1	1995	1994
Garagum Türkmenabat	1	-	2002
Aşgabat	-	2	-	2011, 2016
Asudalyk Aşgabat	-	1	-	2004
Energetik Mary	-	1	-	2018

Venues

The round of 1, quarterfinals and semi-finals (two games on each round) are playing on the home ground of both teams. Final match is played at a neutral venue.

In 2023, the final was held at a new Arkadag Stadium in the city of Arkadag.^[15]

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