For current information on this topic, see Turkmenistan national football team results.

Turkmenistan

Nickname(s)	Green Men, Dark Horses
Association	Football Federation of Turkmenistan
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Boris Grigoryants
Home stadium	Ashgabat Olympic Stadium
FIFA code	TKM
FIFA ranking	141
Highest FIFA ranking	86 (April 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking	174 (September 2007)
Elo ranking	129
Home colours Away colours
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)
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 Federation of Turkmenistan. They were surprise qualifiers for the Asian Cup 2004, but could only get a solitary point against Saudi Arabia in group play.

Contents 1 World Cup record 2 Asian Cup record 3 Asian Games record 4 AFC Challenge Cup record 5 Honours 6 Coaches 6.1 Former coaches 7 Current squad 7.1 Recent Call Ups 8 References 9 External Links

[edit] World Cup record

• 1930 to 1994 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1998 to 2010 - Did not qualify

[edit] Asian 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
• 2011 - Did not enter

[edit] Asian Games record

• 1951 to 1990 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1994 - Quarter-Finals
• 1998 - Quarter-Finals

For 2002 Asian Games onwards see Turkmenistan national under-23 football team.

[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record

• AFC Challenge Cup 2008 - Group Stage

[edit] Honours

• ECO Cup 1993 - Runner-Up
• Turkmenistan's President Cup 1997 - Champion
• Turkmenistan's President Cup 2002 - Runner-Up
• HCM City Cup 2008 (Vietnam) - Champion

[edit] Coaches

Manager	From	To
Rahim Kurbanmamedov	June 1992	September 2002
Vladimir Bessonov	October 2002
Rahim Kurbanmamedov	2004	March 2009
Boris Grigoryants	April 2009

[edit] Former coaches

• Viktor Pozhechevsky^[1] led team in the Asian Games 1998 in Thailand. He recruited several Ukrainian players including the ones that already played for the national team of Ukraine.

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Qualification.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 2 DF Guvanç Rejepow 20 April 1982 4 DF Begli Annageldiýew 24 May 1984 HTTU Aşgabat 6 DF Aleksey Pronchenko FC Aşgabat 7 FW Berdi Şamyradow 22 June 1982 HTTU Aşgabat 9 MF Serdar Geldiýew 1 October 1987 FC Aşgabat 10 FW Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew 19 October 1983 HTTU Aşgabat 14 MF Mekan Nasyrow 16 April 1982 Persik Kediri 15 DF Nazar Çöliýew 21 July 1986 FC Aşgabat 17 FW Arif Mirzoýew 13 January 1980 FC Aşgabat 20 MF Nazar Baýramow 4 September 1982 PFC Neftchi 21 FW Döwletmyrat Ataýew 16 March 1983 FC Aşgabat 22 MF Guvanç Hangeldiýew 9 August 1987 FC Aşgabat 24 MF Begli Nurmyradow 27 May 1981 HTTU Aşgabat 26 DF Baýramdurdy Meredow 27 March 1979 HTTU Aşgabat 27 MF Bagtyýar Hojaahmedow 14 February 1985 32 MF Ruslan Mingazow 23 November 1991 Skonto Riga 36 GK Rahmanberdi Alyhanow 19 January 1986 HTTU Aşgabat 38 DF Ilyas Minhairow FC Aşgabat 45 GK Pavel Kharchik 4 May 1979 FC Aşgabat 47 DF Omar Berdiýew 25 June 1979 FK Samarqand-Dinamo 49 FW Didargylyç Urazow 27 February 1977 50 MF Ahmet Allaberdiýew FC Aşgabat

[edit] Recent Call Ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club DF Goçguly Goçgulyýew 26 May 1977 Bunyodkor DF Alik Haýdarow 27 April 1981 FC Taraz DF Azat Muhadow 21 June 1981 2 0 Mardinspor MF Didar Hajyýew 1 December 1980 Navbahor Namangan MF Vyacheslav Krendelev 24 July 1982 FC Metallurg Lipetsk MF Guwançmuhammet Öwekow 2 February 1981 FC Zhetysu FW Wladimir Baýramow 2 August 1980 FC Tobol

[edit] References

1. ^ New Turkmenistani (Russian)

[edit] External Links

• rsssf Asian Games 1994
• rsssf Asian Games 1998
• rsssf Turkmenistan President Cup

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