FC Ahal

FC Ahal
Full name Futball Club Ahal
Founded 1989
Ground Ashgabat Stadium
Capacity 20,000
Chairman Myrat Öwekow
Head Coach Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
League Ýokary Liga
2014 2nd

FC Ahal is a Turkmen association football club based in the Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. Playing its home matches at the 20,000-capacity Ashgabat Stadium.

History

In 1989–91 played in Soviet Second League.

FC Ahal played in the top division of Turkmenistan in 1992, but the following year the team disbanded. Bronze medalist of 1992 Ýokary Liga. The following season, in which the team took the start was 1998–99.

At the end of the 2005 season refused to participate in the championship. Since 2008, again playing in the big leagues.

In 2013, the team won the Cup of Football Federation of Turkmenistan, a team led by Ali Gurbani. In October 2013 Turkmenistan Cup final team beat Turkmenistan FC Altyn Asyr and won the trophy for the first time.[1]

2014 season the team began to win the 2014 Super Cup of Turkmenistan in the final match was beaten FC HTTU (4–2).[2] In October 2014 was dismissed Ali Gurbani,[3] the new head coach was appointed Guwançmuhammet Öwekow, which resulted in a month to victory in the 2014 Turkmenistan Cup,[4][5] having beaten FC Balkan (2–1). FC Ahal until recently struggled with FC Altyn Asyr for the championship, but playing with the FC Altyn Asyr draw (0–0),[6] took second place in the 2014 Ýokary Liga.[7]

In the 2015 season, Ahal debuted in AFC Cup, won to Dordoi Bishkek (1–0) in Ashgabat Stadium.[8]

Honours

AFC history

AFC Cup

Season Competition Round Club Score
2015 AFC Cup Preliminary round Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 1–0
Preliminary round Oman Fanja 3–2

Squad

As of 18 March 2015[9]

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

No. Position Player
1 Turkmenistan GK Akmyrat Gurbanow
4 Turkmenistan DF Begli Meredow
6 Turkmenistan MF Berdy Hotdyýew
7 Turkmenistan FW Altymyrat Annadurdyýew
9 Turkmenistan FW Berdimyrat Rejepow
10 Turkmenistan MF Gurban Annaýew
13 Turkmenistan MF Alibeg Abdyrahmanow
14 Turkmenistan MF Begmyrat Balkaýew
No. Position Player
17 Turkmenistan DF Damar Batyrow
18 Turkmenistan DF Myrat Hamraýew
19 Turkmenistan DF Mowlamberdy Goşanow
20 Turkmenistan MF Suleyman Orazow
22 Turkmenistan FW Mämmedaly Garadanow
23 Turkmenistan DF Zafar Babajanow
24 Turkmenistan MF Rahmet Şermetow
25 Turkmenistan GK Nikita Gorbunow

Current technical staff

Position Name
Chairman Turkmenistan Myrat Öwekow
Head Coach Turkmenistan Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
Administrator Turkmenistan Çarymämmet Orazmämmedow
Administrator Turkmenistan Agajan Orazmyradow
Doctor Turkmenistan Berdimyrat Mollaýew

Managers

References

  1. ↑ Kubogyň eýesi — “Ahal”
  2. ↑ «Ахал» – обладатель Суперкубка Туркменистана
  3. ↑ «Ахал» отправил в отставку главного тренера, притормозив в погоне за лидером
  4. ↑ “Ahal” bassyr 2-nji gezek kubogyň eýesi
  5. ↑ Кубок АФК: «Дордой» начнет с «Ахала» из Туркменистана
  6. ↑ AHAL VS. ALTYN ASYR 0 - 0
  7. ↑ «Алтын асыр» – чемпион Туркменистана по футболу
  8. ↑ AFC CUP PRELIMINARY RD1 (WEST): AHAL FC 1-0 DORDOI
  9. ↑ "AHAL FC v ARBIL". http://www.the-afc.com/''. Asian Football Confederation. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

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