Ashgabat Futbol Kluby is a Turkmen football club based in

Ashgabat Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشق‌آباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lie ...

. They play in the top division of Turkmenistan football,

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 ...

. Their home stadium is Nisa Stadium. The club was first founded in 2006, they finished 3rd in their debut year under famous manager Ali Gurbani, who left the club following the home loss to Turan Dasoguz. After Rahym Gurbanmämmedow took charge, the club clinched their first title in 2007.

History

The first season in the

FC Ashgabat started under the leadership of coach Ali Gurbani. However, in mid-season, after the defeat of the outsider

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, he was dismissed. In place of Ali Gurbani came

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, with whom the club won the bronze medal in 2006. The following year Kurbanmämmedow led team to the championship title. The club first won the right to represent Turkmenistan in the 2008 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, and the third largest Asian club tournament

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. In July 2008 FC Ashgabat took the Supercup of Turkmenistan, beating by penalties

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. At the end of the 2008 season the club won the championship again, also led by coach Kurbanmämmedow. In 2012 the team took last place in the 2013 Ýokary Liga and continued to perform under the new guidance of Amangylyç Koçumow. In August 2019 Saýid Seýidow has been appointed as coach of the FC Aşgabat. However, Seýidow was replaced by returning coach Koçumow.

Domestic

Continental

Current squad

Honours

; Turkmenistan League (2): 2007, 2008 ;

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(1): 2007

Managers

* Amangylyç Koçumow (2016–2019) * Said Seýidow (2019–2020)Said Seyidov appointed head coach of Ashgabat football club
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References

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