Ashgabat Futbol Kluby is a Turkmen professional football club based in Ashgabat. They play in the top division of Turkmenistan football, Ýokary Liga. Their home stadium is Nisa Stadium.[3] 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 Rahym Gurbanmämmedow took charge, the club clinched their first title in 2007.
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| Full name | Aşgabat Futbol Kluby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Şäherliler | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Nisa Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| Chairman | Çaryýarguly Seýdiýew | ||
| Manager | Döwletmyrat Annaýew[1][2] | ||
| League | Ýokary Liga | ||
| 2023 | Ýokary Liga, 5th of 9 | ||
History
The first season in the Ýokary Liga FC Ashgabat started under the leadership of coach Ali Gurbani. However, in mid-season, after the defeat of the outsider FC Turan, he was dismissed.[4]
In place of Ali Gurbani came Rahym Kurbanmämmedow, with whom the club won the bronze medal in 2006. The following year Kurbanmämmedow led team to the championship title. The club first won the right to represent Turkmenistan in the 2008 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, and the third largest Asian club tournament AFC President's Cup.
In July 2008 FC Ashgabat took the Supercup of Turkmenistan, beating by penalties Şagadam FK. At the end of the 2008 season the club won the championship again, also led by coach Kurbanmämmedow.
In 2012 the team took last place in the 2013 Ýokary Liga and continued to perform under the new guidance of Amangylyç Koçumow.[5]
In August 2019 Saýid Seýidow has been appointed as coach of the FC Aşgabat. However, Seýidow was replaced by returning coach Koçumow.
Domestic
| Season | League | Turkmenistan Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2006 | 1st | 3 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 24 | 48 |  Ali Gurbani Rahym Kurbanmämmedow | |||
| 2007 | 1st | 1 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 14 | 61 | Rahym Kurbanmämmedow | |||
| 2008 | 1st | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 52 | Berdi Şamyradow Mämmedaly Garadanow | 11 | Rahym Kurbanmämmedow Amangylyç Koçumow | |
| 2009 | 1st | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 29 | Quarter-final | Berdi Şamyradow | 18 | Amangylyç Koçumow |
| 2010 | 1st | 6 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 26 | First round | Berdi Şamyradow | 11 | Amangylyç Koçumow |
| 2011 | 1st | 3 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 79 | 41 | 72 | Runner-up | Amangylyç Koçumow | ||
| 2012 | 1st | 9 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 80 | 19 | First round | Amangylyç Koçumow | ||
| 2013 | 1st | 4 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 76 | 52 | 64 | Elman Tagayev | 22 | Amangylyç Koçumow | |
| 2014 | 1st | 7 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 47 | 46 | Amangylyç Koçumow | |||
| 2015 | 1st | 3 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 42 | 59 | Quarter-final | Berdi Şamyradow | Amangylyç Koçumow Tofik Şukurow | |
| 2016 | 1st | 6 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 38 | 52 | Runner-up | |||
| 2017 | 1st | 5 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 45 | Quarterfinal | Tofik Şukurow | ||
| 2018 | 1st | 7 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 41 | 27 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 2019 | 1st | 6 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 31 | Semifinal | Amangylyç Koçumow Said Seýidow | ||
| 2020 | 1st | 5 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 45 | 36 | Quarterfinal | Said Seýidow Döwletmyrat Annaýew | ||
Continental
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CIS Cup | Group stage |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2–1 | 4th | |
 Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–4 | |||||
 Levadia Tallinn | 0–1 | |||||
| 2008 | AFC President's Cup | Group stage |  Kan Baw Za | 0–1 | 1st | |
 Transport United | 7–1 | |||||
 Ratnam SC | 2–0 | |||||
| Semi-final |  Regar-TadAZ | 3–4 | ||||
| 2009 | CIS Cup | Group stage | Russia U21 | 0–0 | 4th | |
 MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 0–4 | |||||
 Ekranas | 1–3 | |||||
| 2009 | AFC President's Cup | Group stage | Sri Lanka Army | 5–1 | 1st | |
 Abahani Limited | 0–0 | |||||
| Semi-final |  Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn | 1–2 |
Squad
- As of 16 March 2020[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | MF | TKM | Boris Iwanow |
| — | MF | TKM | Orazmuhammet Işangulyýew |
| 9 | FW | TKM | Nurýagdy Muhammedow |
| 17 | FW | TKM | Sahupnazar Durdyýew |
| — | FW | TKM | Kerim Öwezow |
| — | FW | TKM | Şatlyk Gurbanow |
| 4 | TKM | Perman Bekmämedow | |
| 14 | TKM | Begmyrat Pirkulyýew | |
| 18 | TKM | Kemal Annamuhammedow | |
| 22 | TKM | Azat Rahmanow | |
| — | TKM | Said Sultanmyradow | |
| — | TKM | Bäşim Gurbanberdiýew | |
| — | TKM | Serdar Gulyýew |
Honours
- Turkmenistan League
- Champions (2): 2007, 2008
- Turkmenistan Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2007
Managers
Amangylyç Koçumow (2016–2019)- Said Seýidow (2019–2020)[7]
- Döwletmyrat Annaýew (2020–present)