Turkmenistan national football team

Turkmenistan

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Dark Horses
Association	Football Association of Turkmenistan
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Rakhim Kurbanmamedov
Home stadium	Askkhabad Olympic Stadium
FIFA code	TKM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	128
Highest	86 (April 2004)
Lowest	174 (September 2007)
First international
Kazakhstan 1 - 0 Turkmenistan (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 1 June, 1992)
Biggest win
Turkmenistan 11 - 0 Afghanistan (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 19 November, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Kuwait 6 - 1 Turkmenistan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 February, 2000)
Appearances	(first in -)
Best result	-
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2004)
Best result	Round 1, 2004

The Turkmenistan national football team is the national team of Turkmenistan and is controlled by the Football Association of Turkmenistan. They were surprise qualifiers for the Asian Cup 2004, but could only get a solitary point against Saudi Arabia in group play. Turkmenistan are not a well reputed side in world football and have not been as successful as UEFA member former Soviet nations.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1994 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1998 to 2006 - Did not qualify

Asian Nations Cup record

• 1956 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1996 - Did not qualify
• 2000 - Did not qualify
• 2004 - Round 1
• 2007 - Did not enter

Honours

• ECO Cup 1993 - Runner-Up

Notable Players

• Kurban Berdyev
• Chary Muhadov
• Khakha Gogoladze
• Rakhim Kurbanmamedov
• Redjepmurad Agabaev
• Valeri Gulyan
• Aleksandr Ignatov
• Guvanchmuhamed Ovekov
• Begench Kuliyev
• Kurbangeldi Durdiyev
• Dmitry Khomukha
• Vladimir Bairamov
• Nazar Bayramov
• Muslim Agaev
• Valeri Broshin
• Gochguli Gochguliyev
• Evgeny Naboychenko
• Jumadurdy Meredov
• Amandurdy Annadurdyev
• Kamil Mingazov
• Yuri Bordolimov

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.(vs South Korea on February 6 2008)

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Bayramniyaz Berdiyev	13 September, 1974			FK Quruvchi Tashkent
2	2DF	Yagmyrmyrat Annamyradov	19 October, 1982			Navbahor Namangan
3	2DF	Gochguli Gochguliev	26 May, 1977			FK Quruvchi Tashkent
4	2DF	Begli Annageldiev	24 May, 1984			HTTU Asgabat
5	3MF	Didar Hajiyev	1 December, 1980			Navbahor Namangan
6	3MF	Azat Muhadov				Nebitchi Balkanabat
7	3MF	Arif Mirzoev	13 January, 1980			Shurtan Guzar
8	3MF	Vladimir Bairamov	2 August, 1980			FC Khimki
9	4FW	Yevgeniy Zemskov	17 March, 1982			Lokomotiv Tashkent
10	3MF	Artur Gevorkyan	22 November, 1984			Shurtan Guzar
11	3MF	Vyacheslav Krendelev	24 July, 1982			FC Amkar Perm
12	3MF	Nazar Bayramov	4 September, 1982			PFC Neftchi
13	3MF	Alik Khaidarov	27 April, 1981			FC Okzhetpes
14	3MF	Mekan Nasirov	16 April, 1982			FK Karvan
15	2DF	Omar Berdyev	25 June, 1979			FK Samarqand-Dinamo
16	1GK	Nikita Gorbunov	14 February, 1984			Shagadam Turkmenbashy
17	3MF	Begench Kuliev	4 April, 1977			FC Ashgabat
18	4FW	Guvanchmuhamed Ovekov	2 February, 1981			FC Kharkiv

Recent Call Ups

The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.(vs Cambodia)

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Rahmanberdi Alyhanov	19 January, 1986			HTTU Asgabat
6	3MF	Geldimyrat Garahanov				Metalourg Bekabad
8	3MF	Muslim Agaev	29 April, 1974			Merv Mary
11	4FW	Mamedali Karadanov	17 March, 1982			FK Karvan
13	4FW	Dovletmurad Atayev	16 March, 1983			Shurtan Guzar
16	1GK	Pavel Kharchik	4 May, 1979			Rubin Kazan
17	3MF	Murad Hamrayev				FK Samarqand-Dinamo
18	2DF	Parahat Annaberdyev
18	4FW	Maksim Kazankov				FC Ashgabat

Recent News

• Striker Vladimir Bairamov signed a new 3-year deal with Russian Premier League side FC Khimki as a free agent. Former Kopetdag Asgabat and Nisa player spent five years with Rubin Kazan under management of fellow countryman Kurban Berdyev and was nominated the player of the year in 2005.

• Turkmenistan international Vyacheslav Krendelev was the first to be signed by the another club form the Russian Premier League, FC Amkar Perm. The left winger, who can also play striker, was one of the starting bunch of FC Terek Grozny who will be playing in the Russian highest level league after finishing 2nd in the first division.

• As the Kazan side Rubin prepare a major clean-up, Turkmenistan goalkeeper Pavel Kharchik may be one of the keepers who will leave the club soon. Kurban Berdyev's side have signed Sergei Ryzhikov from Tom Tomsk and Sergei Kozko will be coming back from FC Moskva.

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