The 2009 Turkmenistan Higher League (

Ýokary Liga The Turkmenistan Higher League, also called Türkmenistan Ýokary Liga ( Turkmen: ''Türkmenistanyň Ýokary Ligasy''; Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East ...

) season was the seventeenth season of

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's professional football league. It began on 25 April 2009 with the first round of games and ended on 7 November 2009 with the 18th round of matches. FC Aşgabat is the defending champions. The first half of the season finished on 27 June 2009. The kick-off of the second half was on 4 September 2009.

Team changes from last season

Gara Altyn Balkanabat and

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withdrew from the league.

Format change

The format of the league was not changed. Since there are only 9 clubs that participate in 2009 Ýokary Liga, every team plays 2 times against every other team, what will make every team playing 16 games. Since one team will be bye each matchday, totally 18 matchdays will be played.

Overview

Standings

Positions by round

Results

League season

Top goalscorers

Last updated: 14 November 2009
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Statistics

Scoring

*First goalscorer: ** Hojaahmet Arazow for HTTU Aşgabat against Bagtyýarlyk, 33rd minute (25 April 2009) *Widest winning margin: 7 Goals ** FC Aşgabat 1–8 Nebitçi Balkanabat (19 September 2009) * Most goals in a match: 12 Goals ** HTTU Aşgabat 9–3

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(12 June 2009) *Most goals in a draw: 4 Goals ** Aşgabat 2–2

Merw Merv ( tk, Merw, ', مرو; fa, مرو, ''Marv''), also known as the Merve Oasis, formerly known as Alexandria ( grc-gre, Ἀλεξάνδρεια), Antiochia in Margiana ( grc-gre, Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐν τῇ Μαργιανῇ) and ...

(27 June 2009) *Most goals in a match by one team: 9 Goals ** HTTU Aşgabat 9–3

(12 June 2009) *Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals ** HTTU Aşgabat 9–3

(12 June 2009) *First hat-trick of the season: ** Berdi Şamyradow for HTTU Aşgabat against Nebitçi (16 May 2009) *Most goals in a match by one player: 4 goals ** Berdi Şamyradow for HTTU Aşgabat against Turan Daşoguz (12 June 2009) ** Mämmedaly Garadanow for Nebitçi Balkanabat against FC Aşgabat (19 September 2009) ** Didargylyç Urazow for

FC Altyn Asyr Football Club Altyn Asyr ( tk, link=no, Altyn Asyr futbol kluby), also known as Altyn Asyr Ashgabat or simply Altyn Asyr, which translates to "Golden Century", is a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. Founded in 2008, the club competes in t ...

against Turan Daşoguz (3 October 2009) ** Gurbanmuhammedow for

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against Talyp Sporty Aşgabat (24 October 2009)

International competitions

CIS Cup 2009

* CIS Cup 2009: : Aşgabat – Russia U-21 (0–0) : Aşgabat – MTZ-RIPO Minsk (0–4) :

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– Aşgabat (3–1)

AFC President's Cup 2009

* AFC President's Cup 2009: : Aşgabat – Sri Lanka Army (5–1) : Abahani Ltd. – Aşgabat (0–0) : Aşgabat – Dordoi-Dynamo (1–2)

External links

* http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm * https://web.archive.org/web/20120703010749/http://zamantm.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 Yokary Liga Ýokary Liga seasons Turk Turk 1