2008 Ýokary Liga season was the 16th edition of the top tier professional
Yokary Liga football
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annual competition in
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...
administered by the
Football Federation of Turkmenistan
The Football Federation of Turkmenistan (; TFF) is the governing body of football and futsal in Turkmenistan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions
History
The Federation was founded in 1992 and in 1994 was ad ...
. It began on 12 April 2008.
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FC Bagtyýarlyk
FK Lebap is a Turkmenistan football (soccer), football club based in Türkmenabat. Since 2015 they've played in the second division; the Turkmenistan First League, Birinji liga. Their home stadium is Türkmenabat Stadium which can hold 10,000 peop ...
,
FC Ahal
Ahal Änew Football Club (), or simply Ahal FK, is a Turkmen professional football club based in the Änew, Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, the club played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. The club plays its home matches at the 20,000 ...
,
Gara Altyn Balkanabat and
FC Altyn Asyr
Football Club Altyn Asyr (), also known as Altyn Asyr Ashgabat or simply Altyn Asyr, which translates to ''Golden Century'', is a Turkmenistan, Turkmen professional association football, football club based in Ashgabat. Founded in 2008, the club c ...
were four teams promoted to Turkmenistan's top flight.
*Conspicuous by their absence was
Köpetdag Aşgabat
The Köpet Dag, Kopet Dagh, or Koppeh Dagh (; ), 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 of the Caspian Sea, stretching nort ...
, the six-time Turkmenistan champions and 1997/98 AFC Asian Cup Winners' Cup semi-finalists who have had to disband due to financial reasons.
*in July, Lebap (Türkmenabat) were renamed Bagtyýarlyk;
Premier League Teams (2008)
Final League standings
Top goalscorers
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Ýokary Liga seasons
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