Ahal FK

Ahal FK
Full name	Ahal Futbol Kluby
Founded	1989; 32 years ago
Ground	Ashgabat Stadium
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Gurbandurdy Öwekow
Manager	Hojaahmet Arazow
League	Ýokary Liga
2020	Ýokary Liga, 2nd of 8

Ahal Football Club (Turkmen: Ahal futbol kluby), or simply Ahal FC, is a Turkmen professional association football club based in the Änew, Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, the club played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. The club plays its home matches at the 20,000 seater Ashgabat Stadium.

History[]

During 1989–91, the club participated in the Soviet Second League.

FC Ahal played in the top division of Turkmenistan in 1992, winning bronze medal, but the following year the team was disbanded. The returning season was 1998–99.

In 2013, the team won Cup title, led by Ali Gurbani. In 2013 Turkmenistan Cup final team beat Altyn Asyr and won the trophy for the second time.^[2]

In 2014 season the team began by winning the 2014 Super Cup of Turkmenistan, beating HTTU (4–2).^[3] In October 2014^[4]the new coach was appointed, Guwançmuhammet Öwekow, which resulted in a victory in the 2014 Turkmenistan Cup,^[5]^[6] having beaten Balkan (2–1).

In the 2015 season, Ahal debuted in AFC Cup, becoming the new dominant force of Turkmenistan football.

Domestic[]

Season	League									Turkmenistan Cup	Top goalscorer		showManager
Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Turkmenistan Cup	Name	League	showManager
1992	1st	3	28	22	2	4	103	16	46
1998–99	1st	8	32	5	4	23	14	74	19
2000	1st	5	20	8	5	7	22	24	29
2001	1st	8	32	5	3	24	31	93	18
2002	1st	9	32	2	3	27	17	102	9
2003	1st	9	36	7	1	28	25	96	22
2004	1st	7	36	11	5	20	24	64	38
2005	1st	9	32	6	6	20	37	72	24				Armen Sogomonyan Ali Gurbani
2008	1st	10	20	1	1	18	12	68	4				Durdy Redzhepov
2009	2nd									First round
2010	1st	8	18	5	1	12	13	33	16	Quarter-final
2011	1st	8	36	9	4	23	40	83	31	Quarter-final			Armen Sogomonyan
2012	1st	4	32	15	5	12	59	45	50	First round	Didar Durdyýew	14	Baýram Durdyýew Ahmet Agamyradow
2013	1st	6	36	16	8	12	62	41	56	Winners			Ali Gurbani
2014	1st	2	36	28	3	5	85	24	87	Winners			Ali Gurbani Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
2015	1st	5	36	16	10	10	67	54	58	Quarter-final			Guwançmuhammet Öwekow Boris Grigorýants
2016	1st	4	36	18	8	10	63	42	62	Quarter-final
2017	1st	2	32	22	6	4	70	21	72	Winners
2018	1st	2	28	18	6	4	55	22	60	Semi-final
2019	1st	2	28	15	9	4	44	17	54	Final	Didar Durdyýew	14	Amangylyç Koçumow Baýramnyýaz Berdiýew
2020	1st	2	28	17	4	7	54	29	55	Semifinal	Elman Tagaýew	16

Continental history[]

As of match played 20 May 2021

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
AFC Cup	20	10	3	7	30	23
Total	20	10	3	7	30	23

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	showAggregate
2015	AFC Cup	Preliminary round	Dordoi Bishkek	3–0	–	3–0
		Preliminary round	Fanja	–	3–2	3–2
		Group D	Qadsia	0–1	0–2	4th
			Istiklol	1–2	2–5
			Erbil	2–1	3–2
2018	AFC Cup	Group D	Istiklol	0–1	0–1	3rd
			Altyn Asyr	0–0	0–1
			Alay	5–0	3–2
2019	AFC Cup	Preliminary round	Alay	1–0	2–1	3–1
2019	AFC Cup	Preliminary round	Khujand	1–1	0–0	1–1(a)
2020	AFC Cup	Preliminary round	Alay	—	—	w/o
2021	AFC Cup	Group E	Dordoi Bishkek	2–0		1st
		Group E	Ravshan	3–1		1st
		West Asia Zone Finals	Nasaf	11 Aug	25 Aug

Honours[]

Turkmenistan Cup

Champions (3): 2013, 2014, 2017

Turkmenistan Super Cup

Champions (1): 2014

Current squad[]

As of 2 February 2020^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TKM	Batyr Babaýew
2	DF	TKM	Güýçmyrat Annagulyýew
3	DF	TKM	Gurbanguly Aşyrow
4	DF	TKM	Abdy Bäşimow
6	MF	TKM	Amir Gurbani
7	MF	TKM	Elman Tagaýew
8	MF	TKM
10	MF	TKM	Guwanç Abylow
11	FW	TKM	Murat Ýakşiýew
12	DF	TKM	Serdar Annaorazow


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	TKM	Myrat Hamraýew
16	GK	TKM
17	DF	TKM	Artur Geworkýan
19	DF	TKM
20	FW	TKM
21		TKM
22	MF	TKM	Ilýa Tamurkin
23	DF	TKM
27	MF	TKM	Döwran Orazalyýew
28	DF	TKM
77	MF	TKM	Arslanmyrat Amanow

Current technical staff[]

Position	Name
Chairman	Gurbandurdy Öwekow
Chairman	Sähetmyrat Alyýew
Chief	Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
Head coach	Hojaahmet Arazow
Doctor	Parahat Bäşimow
GK coach	Baýramnyýaz Berdiýew
Assistant coach	Konstantin Grigorýans
Main administrator	Çarymämmet Orazmämmedow
Masseur	Maksatmyrat Ilýasow
Video operator	Begli Annagulyýew

Managers[]

Amangylyç Koçumow (2000)
Armen Sogomonyan (2005)
Ali Gurbani (2005)
Durdy Redzhepov (2008)
Armen Sogomonyan (2011)
Baýram Durdyýew (2012)
Ali Gurbani (2013–14)
Guwançmuhammet Öwekow (2014–20??)
(September 2016 – September 2019)
Amangylyç Koçumow (September 2019 – October 2019)
Baýramnyýaz Berdiýew (November 2019 – January 2020)^[8]
(January 2020 – August 2020)^[9]
Said Seýidow (August 2020 – December 2020)^[10]
(January 2021 – until now) ^[11]^[12]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors[]

The team is owned by the Türkmen Nebit Önümleri (Turkmen Petroleum Products) enterprise.

Period	Kit supplier	Shirt sponsor
2018–2020	Nike	TNÖ
2021–present	Jako	TNÖ

References[]

^ Preview: Ahal, Ravshan searching for fast start in AFC Cup opener the-AFC.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021
^ Kubogyň eýesi — “Ahal”
^ V@DIM. "Золотой век". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ turkmenportal. ""Ахал" отправил в отставку главного тренера, притормозив в погоне за лидером - Спорт". turkmenportal.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ “Ahal” bassyr 2-nji gezek kubogyň eýesi Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Кубок АФК: "Дордой" начнет с "Ахала" из Туркменистана - Новости клуба - Официальный сайт футбольного клуба Дордой (Бишкек)". www.fc-dordoi.kg. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^ "MAIN CAST". Data Sports Group. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ «Алтын асыр» и «Ахал» сделали шаг к финалу Кубка Туркменистана-2019 по футболу
^ «Ahala» täze möwsümde Hojaahmet Arazow tälim berer
^ Саид Сеидов назначен главным тренером «Ахала» turkmenportal.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021
^ В качестве главного тренера «Ахала» в период Кубка АФК заявлен Ходжаахмед Аразов
^ https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/preview-ahal-ravshan-searching-for-fast-start-in-afc-cup-opener Preview: Ahal, Ravshan searching for fast start in AFC Cup opener

External links[]

Ahal – FIFA

[1] Preview: Ahal, Ravshan searching for fast start in AFC Cup opener the-AFC.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021

[2] Kubogyň eýesi — “Ahal”

[3] V@DIM. "Золотой век". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[4] turkmenportal. ""Ахал" отправил в отставку главного тренера, притормозив в погоне за лидером - Спорт". turkmenportal.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[5] “Ahal” bassyr 2-nji gezek kubogyň eýesi Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "Кубок АФК: "Дордой" начнет с "Ахала" из Туркменистана - Новости клуба - Официальный сайт футбольного клуба Дордой (Бишкек)". www.fc-dordoi.kg. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[7] "MAIN CAST". Data Sports Group. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[8] «Алтын асыр» и «Ахал» сделали шаг к финалу Кубка Туркменистана-2019 по футболу

[9] «Ahala» täze möwsümde Hojaahmet Arazow tälim berer

[10] Саид Сеидов назначен главным тренером «Ахала» turkmenportal.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021

[11] В качестве главного тренера «Ахала» в период Кубка АФК заявлен Ходжаахмед Аразов

[12] ttps://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-cup/latest/news/preview-ahal-ravshan-searching-for-fast-start-in-afc-cup-opener Preview: Ahal, Ravshan searching for fast start in AFC Cup opener

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