Turkmenistan national football team

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Turkmenistan

Nickname(s)

Dark Horses

Association

Football Association
of Turkmenistan

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Head coach

Rakhim Kurbanmamedov

Home stadium

Askkhabad Olympic Stadium

FIFA code

TKM

FIFA ranking

150

Highest FIFA ranking

86 (April 2004)

Lowest FIFA ranking

174 (September 2007)

Elo ranking

123





First kit





Second kit

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 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.

1 World Cup record
2 Asian Nations Cup record
3 Honours
4 Forthcoming fixtures
- 4.1 Recent results
5 Notable Players
6 Current squad
- 6.1 Recent Call Ups
- 6.2 Recent News

[edit] World Cup record

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Honours

ECO Cup 1993 - Runner-Up

[edit] Forthcoming fixtures

Date	Location	Opponent
7 June 2008	Pyongyang	North Korea
14 June 2008	Ashgabat	Korea
22 June 2008	Amman	Jordan

[edit] Recent results

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Result
2 June 2008		Ashgabat	North Korea	Drew 0-0
18 May 2008	Friendly	Nizwa	Oman	Lost 2:1
26 March 2008		Ashgabat	Jordan	Lost 0:2
6 February 2008		Seoul	Korea	Lost 4:0
18 November 2007		Ashgabat	Hong Kong	Won 3:0
10 November 2007		Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Drew 0:0
28 October 2007		Ashgabat	Cambodia	Won 4:1
11 October 2007		Phnom Penh	Cambodia	Won 0:1
22 August 2007	Friendly	Kaunas	Lithuania	Won 1:2
25 June 2007	Friendly	Doha	Qatar	Lost 0:1

[edit] 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

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.(vs Jordan on March 26, 2008)

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Maksatmyrat Shamuradov		0	0	FC Ashgabat
2	DF	Yagmyrmyrat Annamyradov	19 October 1982			Navbahor Namangan
3	DF	Gochguli Gochguliev	26 May 1977			FK Quruvchi Tashkent
4	DF	Begli Annageldiev	24 May 1984			HTTU Asgabat
5	MF	Didar Hajiyev	1 December 1980			Navbahor Namangan
6		Bahtiyar Hojaahmedov
7	FW	Arif Mirzoev	13 January 1980			Shurtan Guzar
8	FW	Vladimir Bairamov	2 August 1980			FC Khimki
9	MF	Artur Gevorkyan	22 November 1984			Shurtan Guzar
10	FW	Guvanchmuhamed Ovekov	2 February 1981			FC Zhetysu
11	MF	Vyacheslav Krendelev	24 July 1982			FC Amkar Perm
12	FW	Mamedali Karadanov	17 March 1982			FK Karvan
13	MF	Yevgeniy Zemskov	17 March 1982			Lokomotiv Tashkent
14	MF	Mekan Nasirov	16 April 1982			FK Karvan
15	MF	Maksim Belyh	7 August 1984	1	0	Lokomotiv Tashkent
16	GK	Bayramniyaz Berdiyev	13 September 1974			FK Quruvchi Tashkent
17	MF	Nazar Bayramov	4 September 1982			PFC Neftchi
18	DF	Parahat Annaberdyev

[edit] Recent Call Ups

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

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Pavel Kharchik	4 May 1979			Rubin Kazan
6	DF	Azat Muhadov		2	0	Mardinspor
7	FW	Gakhrimanberdi Chonkaev	19 October 1983			FC Okzhetpes
13	FW	Dovletmurad Atayev	16 March 1983			Shurtan Guzar
15	DF	Nazar Choliev		1	0	FC Ashgabat
18	MF	Murad Hamrayev				FK Samarqand-Dinamo
13	MF	Alik Khaidarov	27 April 1981			FC Okzhetpes
15	DF	Omar Berdyev	25 June 1979			FK Samarqand-Dinamo
16	GK	Nikita Gorbunov	14 February 1984			Shagadam Turkmenbashy
17	MF	Begench Kuliev	4 April 1977			FC Ashgabat
6	MF	Geldimyrat Garahanov				Metalourg Bekabad
8	MF	Muslim Agaev	29 April 1974			Merv Mary
1	GK	Rahmanberdi Alyhanov	19 January 1986			HTTU Asgabat
18	FW	Maksim Kazankov				FC Ashgabat

[edit] 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.

International football

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