Turkmenistan at the AFC Asian Cup

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Ever since the collapse of Soviet Union, Turkmenistan has qualified for two Asian Cups, in 2004 and 2019.

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Turkmenistan reached the 2004 Asian Cup by finishing top of their qualifying group, ahead of the United Arab Emirates, a nation Turkmenistan defeated in the first game during qualifying. When they reached the 2004 edition, Turkmenistan could only manage one point, albeit against Saudi Arabia, who had reached the Asian Cup final in their previous five tournaments.

As Turkmenistan is still an emerging nation, qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup is their greatest achievement in history, especially since Turkmenistan had chances to reach the Asian Cup in 2011 and 2015 via the AFC Challenge Cup, only for North Korea to defeat Turkmenistan in the final on both instances. That was none more evident when the country qualified for the 2019 edition. Turkmenistan's road began with a shock 1–0 loss to Guam, before an impressive 1–1 draw against Iran in June 2015. Due to the expansion of 24 teams for the 2019 Asian Cup, Turkmenistan got a second chance to play additional qualifiers, with their qualification to the tournament confirmed on 14 November 2017 thanks to a 2–1 victory over Chinese Taipei in Group E. Their last qualifier, a 4–0 loss in Bahrain, meant Turkmenistan qualified for the tournament despite a negative goal difference.

2004 China

Group C

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 9330030+3
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 6320154+1
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 1301246−2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1301235−2
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–2Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Al-Qahtani Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.), 59' Report N. Bayramov Soccerball shade.svg6'
Kuliyev Soccerball shade.svg90+3'


Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg0–1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report Qosimov Soccerball shade.svg58'

2019 UAE

Group F

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330063+39Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 320173+46
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 31024403
4Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 300331070
Source: AFC
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 3–2 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 5,725
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 0–4 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Report

Oman  Flag of Oman.svg 3–1 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
Report

Record

AFC Asian Cup
YearResultPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Japan.svg 1992 Did not enter
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1996 Did not qualify
Flag of Lebanon.svg 2000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2004 Group Stage12th301246
Flag of Indonesia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Thailand.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2011
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2015
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2019 Group Stage21st3003310
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2023 To be determined
TotalBest: Group Stage2/83015716

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