Altyn Asyr FK

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Altyn Asyr FK
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Full nameAltyn Asyr futbol kluby
Nickname(s)Signalmen
Founded2008; 14 years ago (2008)
GroundBüzmeýin Sport Topulmy
Capacity10,000
ChairmanGurbanmyrat Hojageldiýew
ManagerÝazguly Hojageldyýew
LeagueÝokary Liga
2021Ýokary Liga, 1st of 8 (champions)

Football Club Altyn Asyr (Turkmen: Altyn Asyr futbol kluby), also known as Altyn Asyr Ashgabat or simply Altyn Asyr is a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat.[1] Founded in 2008, the club competes in the Ýokary Liga, the top tier of Turkmen football. It has remained there ever since, winning the Turkmenistan Higher League championship eight times in a row (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021).[2] The club also won the Turkmenistan Cup for 5 times in 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020 and has been regular in AFC Cup recently. The team plays in the Ashgabat Stadium.

History[]

From the first days of participation in official competitions team was headed by Umarguly Nurmamedov. From 2008 until mid-2012, team was led by Ali Gurbani, and from mid-2012 coach was Bayram Durdyýew.[3] Since mid-2013 the head of the club became Gurbanmurat Hojageldiev. Since the beginning of 2014, the team was led by Ýazguly Hojageldyýew, helped him famous Turkmen footballers Goçguly Goçgulyýew and Gurbangeldi Durdyýew. At the end of the 2014 Ýokary Liga, for the first time they became the champions of Turkmenistan.[4]

In the 2015 season, Altyn Asyr debuted in AFC Cup with loss to Al-Saqr (0:1) in Ashgabat Stadium.[5] Team won the Turkmenistan Super Cup 2015, and defended the championship in 6 rounds before the end of 2015 Ýokary Liga.[6] In December, the team won Şagadam FK and won the 2015 Turkmenistan Cup.[7]

In 2018, Altyn Asyr reached the AFC Cup Final, where lost in the decisive match to Air Force Club from Iraq. Altyn Asyr were the first team from Turkmenistan to reach the AFC Cup final. If they were to win the final, they would become the second team from Central Asia to win the AFC Cup, after Nasaf from Uzbekistan in 2011.

In June 2019, Altyn Asyr, tied the final round of the group stage with FC Istiklol - 1:1, and for the second year in a row went to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals of the 2019 AFC Cup as the winner of the Central Asian group D.[8] In August 2019, Kenyan Peter Opiyo and Niger Uche Kalu signed a contract with FC Altyn Asyr.[9] This is the first foreign footballer in the history of the club and the first legionnaire in the 2019 Ýokary Liga. However, they lost to Hanoi FC 4:5 on aggregate.

Domestic[]

Season League Turkmenistan Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2008 1st 8 20 7 2 11 21 20 23 Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
2009 1st 5 16 6 2 8 20 23 20 Winners Turkmenistan Didargylyç Urazow 10 Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
2010 1st 2 18 10 5 3 34 20 35 Runners-up Turkmenistan Amir Gurbani
Turkmenistan Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew 		10 Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
2011 1st 6 36 12 9 15 46 42 44 Quarter-final Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
2012 1st 6 32 13 7 12 46 39 46 Quarter-final Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
Turkmenistan Baýram Durdyýew
2013 1st 3 36 20 5 11 73 37 65 Runners-up Turkmenistan Baýram Durdyýew
2014 1st 1 36 29 5 2 91 25 92 Quarter-final Turkmenistan Didar Durdyýew 26 Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2015 1st 1 36 29 5 2 81 21 92 Winners Turkmenistan Süleýman Muhadow 29 Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2016 1st 1 36 30 5 1 108 19 95 Winners Turkmenistan Süleýman Muhadow 30 Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2017 1st 1 32 25 4 3 83 24 79 Semi-Final Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2018 1st 1 28 21 3 4 65 16 66 Semi-Final Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2019 1st 1 28 19 6 3 67 25 63 Winners Turkmenistan Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 12 Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2020 1st 1 28 23 4 1 79 17 73 Winners Turkmenistan Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 35
2021 1st 1

Continental[]

As of match played 20 August 2019
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
AFC Cup 32 13 13 6 53 35 +18
Total 32 13 13 6 53 35 +18
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2015 AFC Cup Preliminary round State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 0–1 – 0–1
2016 AFC Cup Group A Jordan Al-Wehdat 0–0 1–1 4th
Lebanon Al Ahed 2–0 0–3
Bahrain Hidd 1–2 1–1
2017 AFC Cup Group D Tajikistan Istiklol 1–1 0–1 2nd
Kyrgyzstan Alay 4–1 2–1
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 3–0 2–0
2018 AFC Cup Group D Tajikistan Istiklol 2–2 3–2 1st
Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 5–0 6–3
Turkmenistan Ahal 1–0 0–0
Inter-zone play-off semi-final India Bengaluru 2–0 3–2 5–2
Inter-zone play-off final North Korea April 25 1–1 2–2 3–3
Final Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya – 0–2 0–2
2019 AFC Cup Group D Tajikistan Istiklol 1–1 1–1 1st
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi 3–1 1–1
Tajikistan Khujand 1–0 0–0
Inter-zone play-off semi-final Vietnam Hanoi FC 2–2 2–3 4-5
2020 AFC Cup Group D Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek N/A N/A - [10]
Tajikistan Khujand N/A N/A
Tajikistan Istiklol N/A N/A
2022 AFC Cup Group E Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
Tajikistan CSKA Pamir Dushanbe
Uzbekistan Nasaf

Squad[]

As of 15 August 2020[11]

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 Turkmenistan TKM Mammet Orazmuhammedow
2 DF Turkmenistan TKM Zafar Babajanow
4 DF Turkmenistan TKM Mekan Saparow
5 DF Turkmenistan TKM Merdan Amangeldiýew
6 DF Turkmenistan TKM Seýitmyrat Çaryýew
9 FW Turkmenistan TKM Gurbangeldi Sahedov
13 GK Turkmenistan TKM Ahmed Gurbanow
16 GK Turkmenistan TKM Nurgeldy Astanov
18 FW Turkmenistan TKM Furkat Tursunow
19 DF Turkmenistan TKM Selim Atayev
20 MF Turkmenistan TKM Begmyrat Bayov
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Turkmenistan TKM Resul Hojaýew
22 MF Turkmenistan TKM Mekan Aşyrow
24 DF Turkmenistan TKM Gurbangeldi Batyrow
25 MF Turkmenistan TKM Bagtyyar Gurgenov
27 MF Turkmenistan TKM
30 FW Turkmenistan TKM Mihail Titow
33 MF Turkmenistan TKM Annasahet Annasahedov
— GK Turkmenistan TKM Dovletyar Berdiyev
— DF Turkmenistan TKM Begench Saidmamedov
— FW Turkmenistan TKM Dovletgeldi Mirsultanov
— FW Turkmenistan TKM Altymyrat Annadurdyýew
— MF Turkmenistan TKM Ýeňiş Seýdiýew
— Turkmenistan TKM Japarbaý Welibaýew

Club officials[]

Management[]

  • Gurbanmyrat Hojageldiyev: club director
  • Annamuhammet Yarov: managing

Technical staff[]

Ýazguly Hojageldyýew, manager of Altyn Asyr
  • Yazguly Hodjageldiev:[12] Head Coach
  • :[13] Assistant coach
  • Gurbangeldi Durdyýew: Fitness coach
  • Hojaahmet Arazov: Physical Coach
  • Begench Garayev: coach
  • Dovlet Gylyjov: doctor

Managerial history[]

Name Nationality Years
Turkmenistan 2008—2012
Baýram Durdyýew Turkmenistan 2012—2013
Ýazguly Hojageldyýew Turkmenistan 2014–

Stadium[]

Until 2021, Altyn Asyr had never had its own stadium, with the team historically playing in various Ashgabat. The main home ground for AFC Cup games was Kopetdag Stadium,[14] which has a capacity of 26,00. The stadium is situated in Ashgabat.

The team played Ýokary Liga home games at various Ashgabat stadiums: Kopetdag Stadium, Nusaý Stadium and Ashgabat Stadium.[15]

Starting in autumn 2021, Altyn Asyr began to receive teams at the Büzmeýin Sport Topulmy (10,000 capacity).[16][17][18][19]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors[]

The team is owned by the Türkmenaragatnaşyk Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan.

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor
2014–2016 Adidas Turkmentelecom
2017–present Puma

Honours[]

Ýokary Liga (8) (record)[20]
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 .
Turkmenistan Cup (5)
2009, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020.
Turkmenistan Super Cup (7) (record) [21]
, , , , , , .[22]
Turkmenistan President's Cup (2)
2010, 2011.

Continental[]

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2018

References[]

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  6. ^ “Altyn asyryň” bassyr 2-nji çempionlygy
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  8. ^ "Соперник «Алтын асыра» по интерзональному полуфиналу Кубка АФК-2019 определится 2 июля | Спорт".
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  10. ^ "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Altyn Asyr FC (TKM)". globalsportsarchive.com. Data Sports Group. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Язкули Ходжагельдыев: «Мы заслужили путёвку в следующий раунд Кубка АФК» | Спорт".
  13. ^ "Якуб Экезов: «Надеемся, что «Алтын асыр» выйдет из группы» | Спорт".
  14. ^ "«Алтын асыр» обыграл «Дордой» и вышел в единоличные лидеры группы в Кубке АФК | Спорт".
  15. ^ "«Алтын асыр» победил «Мерв» с теннисным счётом в чемпионате Туркменистана по футболу | Спорт".
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  20. ^ Ашхабадский «Алтын асыр» стал шестикратным чемпионом Туркменистана по футболу
  21. ^ «Алтын асыр» в пятый раз завоевал Суперкубок Туркменистана
  22. ^ «Алтын асыр» обыграл «Копетдаг» и в седьмой раз подряд завоевал Суперкубок Туркменистана
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