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The Turkmenistan national football team represents Turkmenistan in men's international football and it is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, the governing body for football in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan's home ground is Kopetdag Stadium in Ashgabat, The team represents FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Turkmenistan is divided into five regions or welayatlar and one capital city district (şäher).
Football Club Köpetdag is a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat, currently playing in the Ýokary Liga. Their home stadium is Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people. Köpetdag traditional kit colours are blue and white. Having won 6 Turkmen championships and 6 Cup of Turkmenistan, they are one of the country's most successful clubs.
Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,503 people and was built in 1997.
Merw Bedenterbiýe-Sport Futbol Kluby is a Turkmen football club based in Mary, Turkmenistan. They play in national top division, the Ýokary Liga.
Football Club Altyn Asyr, also known as Altyn Asyr Ashgabat or simply Altyn Asyr is a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. Founded in 2008, they play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Ýokary Liga. It has remained there ever since, winning the Turkmenistan Higher League championship seven times in a row. The club also won the Turkmenistan Cup for 5 times in 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020 and has been regular in AFC Cup recently. The team plays in the Ashgabat Stadium.
Artur Aleksandrowiç Gevorkýan is a professional Turkmen footballer who currently plays for FC Ahal and the Turkmenistan national football team.
X Turkmenistan President Cup (2004)
The 2010 Turkmenistan Cup is 18th since independence of the Turkmen national football cup.
Football is the most popular sport in Turkmenistan, a country that gained independence in 1991. The national association regularly takes part in competitions organised by FIFA and the AFC at senior and youth level. Valeri Nepomniachi is probably the most famous name in Turkmen football. He was the coach who led Cameroon to the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. The Africans surprised many with their 1–0 win over defending champions Argentina in the opening match and finally bowed out in the quarter-finals. There are 40 clubs, 820 players, and 30 referees in the country. The major stadiums are: Köpetdag Stadium, Nabitchi, and The Builder.
Amangylych Ovezovich Kochumov is a Turkmen football coach and a former Soviet footballer. Current head coach of Nebitçi FT.
The 2017 Turkmenistan Cup is the 24th season of the Turkmenistan Cup knockout tournament. The cup winner qualifies for the 2018 AFC Cup.
The 2018 Turkmenistan Cup is the 25th season of the Turkmenistan Cup knockout tournament. The cup winner qualifies for the 2019 AFC Cup.
The 2020 AFC Futsal Championship will be the 16th edition of the AFC Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams will take part in the tournament.
The Turkmenistan Futsal League, is the top league for Futsal in Turkmenistan. The winning team obtains the participation right to the AFC Futsal Club Championship.
The 2019 Turkmenistan Cup is the 26th season of the Turkmenistan Cup knockout tournament. The cup winner qualifies for the 2020 AFC Cup.
Dovletmyrat Seyitmuhammedov is a Turkmen professional footballer who plays for FC Kopetdag and Turkmenistan as midfielder.
Abdylla Gurbannepesov is an Turkmen professional futsal and former soccer player. He is currently a member of Migrasiya futsal club in the Turkmenistan Futsal League. Captain of Turkmenistan national futsal team.
The 2020 Turkmenistan Higher League season is the 28th season Turkmenistan's professional football league, the highest football league competition in Turkmenistan. Altyn Asyr are the defending champions from the 2019 campaign.
Said Yusupovich Seyidov is a Turkmen football coach and a former Soviet footballer. Current head coach of FC Ahal.
