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Ýokary Liga

The Turkmenistan Higher League, also called Türkmenistan Ýokary Liga (Turkmen: Ýokary liga futbol klublarynyň arasyndaky futbol boýunça Türkmenistanyň çempionaty),[2] is the top division of professional football in Turkmenistan, operated by the Turkmenistan Football Federation.

Turkmenistan Higher League
Organising bodyTurkmenistan Football Federation
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
CountryTurkmenistan
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams9[1]
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toTurkmenistan First League
Domestic cup(s)Turkmenistan Cup
Turkmenistan Super Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League Two
AFC Challenge League
Current championsFK Arkadag (2nd title)
(2024)
Most championshipsAltyn Asyr (8 titles)
Top goalscorerMämmedaly Garadanow
(175 goals)
TV partnersTurkmenistan Sport
Websitetff.com
Current: 2024 Turkmenistan Higher League

It was founded in 1992. Nine clubs participate in the Higher League of the Turkmenistan National Championship. The season runs between April and November.

There are 9 teams in the competition. As of the 2024 season, the league had one AFC Champions League Two qualifying spot for the league winner league.[3]

Since the introduction of the Turkmenistan Higher League in 1992, Altyn Asyr (8 times), Köpetdag (6 times), Nebitçi (4 times), Nisa (4 times), Ýedigen (4 times), Arkadag (2 times), Aşgabat (2 times), Ahal[4] (1 time) and Şagadam (1 time) have won the title.

FC Arkadag are the current champions (2024) for the second time.[5][6]

History

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After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, starting in 1992, each former Soviet republic organized an independent national championship.

FC Kopetdag won the first four titles. Nisa Aşgabat was the only team which managed to break Kopetdag's dominance, winning the top division title in 1996.

In 2022, FC Ahal won the title for the first time in their history in Turkmenistan professional football.[7]

Competition

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The league traditionally used to run from April to November.[8]

As of the 2022 season, the champions qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage. The runner-up qualifies for the AFC Cup group stage. If the winner of Turkmenistan Cup ends in first or second in the championship in same season, then the third-place team qualifies to AFC Cup group stage.[9][10]

Current clubs

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Location of teams in the 2024 Ýokary Liga

A total of 9 teams will contest the league.[1] The following teams are competing in the 2024 season:

Club Location Stadium Capacity Coach Kit sponsor
Ahal Änew Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) 500   Hojaahmet Arazow Nike
Altyn Asyr Ashgabat Büzmeýin Sport Complex[11] 10,000   Ýazguly Hojageldiýew Puma
Arkadag [12][13] Arkadag[12] Nusaý Stadium [14] 5,000   Guwançmuhammet Öwekow [14]
Aşgabat Ashgabat Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) 500   Said Seýidow Adidas
Energetik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy, Mary Region Energetik stadiony 1,000   Rahmanguly Baýlyýew Nike
Köpetdag Aşgabat Ashgabat Köpetdag Stadium 26,000   Tofik Şükürow Kappa
Merw Mary Mary Sport Complex 10,000   Magtymguly Begenjew Nike
Nebitçi Balkanabat Balkanabat Sport Complex 10,000   Amanmyrat Meredow Jako[15]
Şagadam Türkmenbaşy Şagadam Stadium 5,000   Aleksandr Klimenko Nike

Soviet era champions

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  • 1937: Lokomotiv Ashkhabad
  • 1938: Dinamo Ashkhabad
  • 1939–45: no championship
  • 1946: Dinamo Ashkhabad
  • 1947: Spartak Ashkhabad
  • 1948: Dinamo Ashkhabad
  • 1949: Lokomotiv Ashkhabad
  • 1950: Spartak Ashkhabad
  • 1951: DOSA Ashkhabad
  • 1952: DOSA Ashkhabad
  • 1953: Dinamo Ashkhabad
  • 1954: Lokomotiv Mary
  • 1955: Sbornaya Ashkhabada
  • 1956: Krasny Metallist Ashkhabad
  • 1957: Sbornaya Ashkhabadskoy Oblasti
  • 1958: Sbornaya Ashkhabada
  • 1959: Sbornaya Nebit-Daga
  • 1960: Sbornaya Chardzhou
  • 1961: Energetik Nebit-Dag
  • 1962: Energetik Nebit-Dag
  • 1963: Stroitel' Mary
  • 1964: Pogranichnik Ashkhabad
  • 1965: Pogranichnik Ashkhabad
  • 1966: Pogranichnik Ashkhabad
  • 1967: Pogranichnik Ashkhabad
  • 1968: Pogranichnik Ashkhabad
  • 1969: Pogranichnik Ashkhabad
  • 1970: Karakum Mary
  • 1971: Mayak Chardzhou
  • 1972: Energostroitel' Mary
  • 1973: Tsementnik Bezmein
  • 1974: Avtomobilist Ashkhabad
  • 1975: Neftyanik Kvasnovodsk
  • 1976: Energetik Mary
  • 1977: Shatlyk Mary
  • 1978: Neftyanik Kvasnovodsk
  • 1979: Neftyanik Kvasnovodsk
  • 1980: Neftyanik Kvasnovodsk
  • 1981: Stroitel' Nebit-Dag
  • 1982: Lokomotiv Ashkhabad
  • 1983: Sel'khoztekhnika Chardzhou
  • 1984: Neftyanik Kvasnovodsk
  • 1985: Lokomotiv Ashkhabad
  • 1986: Neftyanik Kvasnovodsk
  • 1987: SKIF Ashkhabad
  • 1988: Akhal Ashkhabadsky Rayon
  • 1989: Medik Nebit-Dag
  • 1990: Avtomobilist Ashkhabad
  • 1991: Sel'khoztekhnika Ashkhabad
Club Trophies Years won
Pogranichnik Ashkhabad
6
 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Şagadam
6
 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1986
Dinamo Ashkhabad
4
 1938, 1946, 1948, 1953
Lokomotiv Ashkhabad
3
 1937, 1982, 1985
Köpetdag Aşgabat
2
 1949, 1950
DOSA Ashkhabad
2
 1951, 1952
Sbornaya Ashkhabada
2
 1955, 1958
Energetik Nebit-Dag
2
 1961, 1962
Merw
2
 1954, 1970
Avtomobilist Ashkhabad
2
 1974, 1990
Spartak Ashkhabad
1
 1947
Krasny Metallist Ashkhabad
1
 1956
Sbornaya Ashkhabadskoy Oblasti
1
 1957
Sbornaya Nebit-Daga
1
 1959
Sbornaya Chardzhou
1
 1960
Stroitel' Mary
1
 1963
Mayak Chardzhou
1
 1971
Energostroitel' Mary
1
 1972
Tsementnik Bezmein
1
 1973
Energetik Mary
1
 1976
Shatlyk Mary
1
 1977
Stroitel' Nebit-Dag
1
 1981
Sel'khoztekhnika Chardzhou
1
 1983
SKIF Ashkhabad
1
 1987
Akhal Ashkhabadsky Rayon
1
 1988
Medik Nebit-Dag
1
 1989
Sel'khoztekhnika Ashkhabad
1
 1991

Seasons summary

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Season Champions Runners-up Third place Top scorer (Team) – Goals
1992 Köpetdag Aşgabat Nebitçi Nebitdag Ahal Akdaşaýak   Sergei Kazankow (TSHT Aşgabat) – 41
1993 Köpetdag Aşgabat Büzmeýin Nebitçi Balkanabat   Berdimyrat Nurmyradow (Köpetdag Aşgabat) – 25
1994 Köpetdag Aşgabat Nisa Aşgabat Merw Mary   Berdimyrat Nurmyradow (Köpetdag Aşgabat) – 13
1995 Köpetdag Aşgabat Nisa Aşgabat Nebitçi Nebit-Dag   Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) – 41
1996 Nisa Aşgabat Köpetdag Aşgabat Ekskawatorçy Çärjew   Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) – 28
1997–98 Köpetdag Aşgabat Dagdan Aşgabat Nisa Aşgabat   Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) – 17
1998–99 Nisa Aşgabat Köpetdag Aşgabat Dagdan Aşgabat   Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) – 16
  Şarafutdin Jumanyýazow (Turan Daşoguz) – 16
  Didargylyç Urazow (Nisa Aşgabat) – 16
2000 Köpetdag Aşgabat Nebitçi Balkanabat Nisa Aşgabat   Amandurdy Annadurdyýew (Köpetdag Aşgabat) – 13
2001 Nisa Aşgabat Köpetdag Aşgabat Nebitçi Balkanabat   Didargylyç Urazow (Nisa Aşgabat) – 32
2002 Şagadam Türkmenbaşy Nisa Aşgabat Garagum Turkmenabat   Rustam Sadykow (Şagadam Türkmenbaşy) – 20
2003 Nisa Aşgabat Nebitçi Balkanabat Şagadam Türkmenbaşy   Daýançgylyç Urazow (Nisa Aşgabat) – 21
2004 Nebitçi Balkanabat Nisa Aşgabat Merw Mary   Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 19
2005 HTTU Aşgabat Gazçy Gazojak Nebitçi Balkanabat   Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 30
2006 HTTU Aşgabat Nebitçi Balkanabat FC Aşgabat   Hamza Allamow (Turan Daşoguz) – 22
2007 FC Aşgabat HTTU Aşgabat Nebitçi Balkanabat   Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 16
2008 FC Aşgabat HTTU Aşgabat Nebitçi Balkanabat   Mämmedaly Garadanow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 12
  Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 12
2009 HTTU Aşgabat Nebitçi Balkanabat Merw Mary   Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 18
2010 FC Balkan Altyn Asyr FC Lebap   Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 11
2011 FC Balkan HTTU Aşgabat FC Aşgabat   Mämmedaly Garadanow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 24
2012 FC Balkan Merw HTTU Aşgabat   Aleksandr Boliyan (Şagadam) – 23
2013 HTTU Aşgabat FC Balkan Altyn Asyr   Mämmedaly Garadanow (FC Balkan) – 26
2014 Altyn Asyr Ahal Şagadam   Mämmedaly Garadanow (Şagadam – 28)
2015 Altyn Asyr FC Balkan FC Aşgabat   Myrat Ýagşyýew (FC Balkan) – 31
2016 Altyn Asyr FC Balkan Energetik Türkmenbaşy   Süleýman Muhadow (Altyn Asyr) – 30
2017 Altyn Asyr Ahal Şagadam   Myrat Ýagşyýew (Altyn Asyr) – 28[17]
2018 Altyn Asyr Ahal Energetik Türkmenbaşy   Altymyrat Annadurdyýew (Altyn Asyr) – 19
2019 Altyn Asyr Ahal Şagadam   Didar Durdyýew[18] (Ahal) – 14
2020 Altyn Asyr Ahal Şagadam   Altymyrat Annadurdyýew (Altyn Asyr) – 35[19]
2021 Altyn Asyr Ahal Şagadam   Elman Tagaýew (Ahal) – 10
2022 Ahal Altyn Asyr Merw   Didar Durdyýew (Ahal) – 27
2023 Arkadag Altyn Asyr Nebitçi   Didar Durdyýew (Arkadag) – 26
2024 Arkadag

Performance by club

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Team Champions Runners-up Third place
Altyn Asyr 8 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) 3 (2010, 2022, 2023) 1 (2013)
Köpetdag Aşgabat 6 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997–98, 2000) 3 (1996, 1998–99, 2001) –
Nebitçi 4 (2004, 2010, 2011, 2012) 8 (1992, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016) 7 (1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2023)
Nisa Aşgabat 4 (1996, 1998–99, 2001, 2003) 4 (1994, 1995, 2002, 2004) 2 (1997–98, 2000)
Ýedigen 4 (2005, 2006, 2009, 2013) 3 (2007, 2008, 2011) 1 (2012)
Aşgabat 2 (2007, 2008) – 3 (2006, 2011, 2015)
Arkadag 2 (2023, 2024) – –
Ahal 1 (2022) 6 (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) 1 (1992)
Şagadam 1 (2002) – 6 (2003, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Merw – 1 (2012) 4 (1994, 2004, 2009, 2022)
Dagdan Aşgabat – 1 (1997–98) 1 (1998–99)
Büzmeýin – 1 (1993) –
Gazçy Gazojak – 1 (2005) –
Bagtyyarlyk-Lebap – – 3 (1996, 2002, 2010)
Energetik Mary – – 2 (2016, 2018)

League participation

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Note: The tallies below include up to the 2024 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.

Youth championship

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The Youth League (Turkmen: Ýaşlar liga), also known as Youth teams championship (Turkmen: Ýaşlar arasyndaky birinjilik) full name Youth football championship of Turkmenisatn among teams of clubs of the Higher League (Turkmen: Ýokary liganyň futbol klublarynyň ýaşlar düzümleriniň gatnaşmagyndaky futbol boýunça Türkmenistanyň birinjiligi), is a league that runs in parallel to the Ýokary Liga and includes the youth or reserve teams of the Turkmenistan Higher League teams. The number of players a team can have on the pitch at a time that are over 21 years of age or without a Turkmenistan citizenship is limited. 8 teams participate in the league.[20] Matches are commonly played a day before the match of the senior teams of the respective teams.

Youth championship winners (since 2019)

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  • 2019: FC Altyn Asyr-2 [21]
  • 2020: FC Altyn Asyr-2
  • 2021: FC Altyn Asyr-2
  • 2022: FC Altyn Asyr-2[22]
  • 2023: FC Altyn Asyr-2[23]

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