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2009 Ýokary Liga
2009 Ýokary Liga season was the 17th edition of the top tier professional Yokary Liga football annual competition in Turkmenistan administered by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan. It began on 25 April 2009 with the first round of games and ended on 7 November 2009 with the 18th round of matches.http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm ; https://web.archive.org/web/20120703010749/http://zamantm.com/ 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 FC Ahal withdrew from the league. Format change The format of the league was unchanged. With as few sides as 9 that participated, every team played 2 times each other for a total of 16 games. Since one team will be bye each matchday, a total 18 matchdays were played. Overview Standings Positions by round Results League season Top goalscorers Last updated: 14 No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ýokary Liga
The Turkmenistan Higher League, also called Türkmenistan Ýokary Liga ( Turkmen: ''Ýokary liga futbol klublarynyň arasyndaky futbol boýunça Türkmenistanyň çempionaty''), is the top division of professional football in Turkmenistan, operated by the Turkmenistan Football Federation. It was founded in 1992. Nine clubs participate in the Higher League of the Turkmenistan National Championship. The season runs between April and November. There are 9 teams in the competition. As of the 2024 season, the league had one AFC Champions League Two qualifying spot for the league winner league. Since the introduction of the Turkmenistan Higher League in 1992, Altyn Asyr (8 times), Köpetdag (6 times), Nebitçi (4 times), Nisa (4 times), Ýedigen (4 times), Arkadag (2 times), Aşgabat (2 times), Ahal (1 time) and Şagadam (1 time) have won the title. FC Arkadag are the current champions (2024) for the second time. History After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, startin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merw Mary
Physical Culture and Sports Football Club Merw Mary (), also known as Merw Mary, is a professional football club based in Mary, Turkmenistan. They play in the national top division; the Ýokary Liga. Their home stadium is Mary Sport Toplumy. Historical names *until 1966 – Lokomotiv Mary *1967 – Murgab Mary *1968–1989 – Garagum Mary (Kara-Kum Mary) *1990-until now – Merw Mary Current squad History In 1967–1969 and 1990–1991, the team played in the Soviet Second League. The first big success of Merw FK after the collapse of the USSR came when they reached the final of the Turkmenistan Cup in 1993. In the final, they lost to Köpetdag Aşgabat with a score of 0:4. A year later, the team were the bronze prize-winner of the 1994 Ýokary Liga and took part in the preliminary round of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1994/95 season. The next 10 years were not marked by significant progress, but in 2004 Merw FK became one of the strongest footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkanabat Stadium
The Balkanabat Sports Complex or Sport Toplumy Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Nebitçi FT. The stadium holds 10,000 people. It is located near the Balkanabat Health Trail, in close proximity to the ridge of the Uly Balkan. History The sports complex opened on 14 October 2009. Construction works carried out by Turkish company Özaylar Inşaat on request Ministry of Sports of Turkmenistan. The project cost $20 million. The sports complex includes a stadium for 10,000 spectators, sports facilities for volleyball, basketball, boxing, wrestling, mini-football, tennis. There is a fitness center with gym, swimming pool, a small hotel with 50 rooms. Parking areas for vehicles are arranged around the stadium. Events On 4 December 2024, the 2024 Turkmenistan Super Cup The Turkmenistan Super Cup ( Turkmen: ''Türkmenistanyň Naýbaşy Kubogy'') is an annual one-match associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkanabat
Balkanabat (), formerly Nebit-Dag and Neftedag, is the administrative centre of Balkan Province, the largest province in Turkmenistan. It lies at the foot of the Balkan Daglary mountain range. Balkanabat is about 450 km west of Ashgabat and 160 km east of the seaport city of Türkmenbaşy. The city layout is a grid of apartment blocks called ''kvartal'' (quarters). The main streets are Magtymguly, Pervomayskiy and Gurbansoltan eje şaýoly. Etymology The town was founded in 1933 as Neftedag, meaning "Oil Mountain" (Russian ''neft'', "oil", and Turkmen ''dag'', "mountain"), as a settlement along one of the stations of the Trans-Caspian Railway. In 1946, when it was transformed into a city, it was renamed "Nebit-Dag", also meaning "Oil Mountain", but this time using the Turkmen word ''nebit''. Nebit Dag was renamed Balkanabat (''Balkan'' from the name of the Balkan mountains (not to be confused with the Balkan mountains in Bulgaria), ''abat'' – meaning “settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |