The 2017 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 25th 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 2017. Three times winner
Altyn Asyr are the defending champions from the 2016 campaign. They are again favorites for this campaign.
Format changes
After the
2016
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season
Yedigen were denied an entry for the 2017 season, and no team from the
Birinji liga managed to obtain a license for the 2017 season.
Meaning that only 9 teams would contest for the title. Exceptionally there will be no relegation at the end of the season.
Teams
A total of 9 teams will contest the league.
League table
External links
Football Federation of Turkmenistan
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Turk
Ýokary Liga seasons