The 2016 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 is the 24rd season of
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
's professional
football league. It runs between March and December 2016.
Altyn Asyr are the defending champions from the 2015 campaign.
Altyn Asyr were crowned champions for the third time in their history beating
Balkan with 23 points.
Altyn Asyr also won
Turkmenistan Cup
The Turkmenistan Cup ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Kubogy) is an annually held football tournament for Turkmen football clubs, known as one of the most important national tournaments.
The cup has been contested since 1993.
The competition's most su ...
, meaning that
Balkan received the second
AFC Cup-ticket
Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 9 sides from the 2015 season and the champion of the
Birinji liga,
Köpetdag Aşgabat
The Köpet Dag, Kopet Dagh, or Koppeh Dagh ( tk, Köpetdag; fa, کپهداغ), also known as the Turkmen-Khorasan Mountain Range, is a mountain range on the border between Turkmenistan and Iran that extends about along the border southeast o ...
.
League table
External links
ÝOKARY LIGA at Soccerway
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Turk
Ýokary Liga seasons