Football Club Arkadag ( Turkmen: ''Arkadag Futbol Kluby'') is a professional football club based in Arkadag,

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 ...

. Founded in 2023, the club plays in the

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 ...

, becoming the reigning champion in its first season.

History

Competing in the Turkmenistan top flight right from its foundiation, they have undergone criticism by fans who have accused them of being favored by the authorities in the 2023 Ýokary Liga. In November,

Wladimir Baýramow Vladimir Karajayevich Bayramov or Wladimir Karajaýewiç Baýramow ( rus, links=no, Владимир Караджаевич Байрамов, Vladimir Karadzhayevich Bayramov; born 2 August 1980) is a former football player who last played as a ...

became the new manager of FK Arkadag, receiving a one-year contract. Also in this month the team logo with the image of an Akhal-Teke horse was presented. On 3 December, Arkadag clinched their first championship title in the Turkmenistan Higher League, by defeating Altyn Asyr 4–0, and without losing a single of 24 league matches. Based on the results of all matches, the team scored 72 points with a goal difference of 83-17. The club's and 2023 Ýokary Liga top scorer with 27 goals was Didar Durdyev. They also secured place in the 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2 qualifiers. On 24 December 2023,

guided Arkadag to their second trophy, defeating Ahal FK 3–0 in

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final at the Arkadag Stadium. For the team's successful performance in the 2023 season, the team was gifted a

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Honours

** Champions (1):

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** Champions (1):

Managerial history

Stadiums

FC Arkadag's main home ground is the 10,000-capacity Arkadag Stadium.

Nusaý Stadium Nusaý Stadium ( tk, Nusaý stadiony; formerly Nisa-Chandybil Stadium) is a stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for FC Aşgabat and training of the Turkmenistan national footb ...

used to be the home ground of the team at some Ýokary Liga matches.

Colours, crest and kit

Kit

FC Arkadag 's traditional home kit predominantly consists of green and white colours. The second set of kit is completely green with white elements.

Crest

The club crest has been a rampant Akhal-Teke

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against the backdrop of the

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s. The logo uses

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and

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colors.

Kit manufacturers and shirt ponsors

Current squad

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Personnel

Continental record

References

{{Ýokary Liga Association football clubs established in 2023 Football clubs in Turkmenistan