Ýokary Liga

The Turkmenistan Higher League, also called Türkmenistan Ýokary Liga (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Ýokary Ligasy) is the top division of professional football in Turkmenistan, operated under the auspices of the Turkmenistan Football Federation.

Turkmenistan Higher League
Organising bodyTurkmenistan Football Federation
Founded1992 (1992)
CountryTurkmenistan
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toTurkmenistan First League
Domestic cup(s)Turkmenistan Cup
Turkmenistan Super Cup
International cup(s)CIS Cup (1993—2011)
AFC President's Cup (2008—2014)
AFC Cup (2004—2007; since 2015 season)
AFC Champions League (since 2022)
Current championsAhal FK (1st title)
(2022)
Most championshipsAltyn Asyr (8 titles)
TV partnersTurkmenistan Sport
Websitetff.com
Current: 2022

It was founded in 1992. Nine clubs participate in the Higher League of the Turkmenistan National Championship. The season runs between April and November.

Current teams

Location of teams in the 2019 Ýokary Liga

A total of 8 teams will contest the league.

Club Location Stadium Capacity Coach Kit sponsor
Ahal Änew Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) 500 Turkmenistan Hojaahmet Arazow Nike
Altyn Asyr Ashgabat Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) 500 Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldiýew Puma
Aşgabat Ashgabat Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) 500 Turkmenistan Said Seýidow Adidas
Nebitçi Balkanabat Balkanabat Sport Complex 10,000 Turkmenistan Amanmyrat Meredow Lotto
Energetik Turkmenbashi village, Mary Region Energetik stadiony 1,000 Turkmenistan Rahmanguly Baýlyýew Nike
Köpetdag Aşgabat Ashgabat Köpetdag Stadium 26,000 Turkmenistan Tofik Şükürow Kappa
Merw Mary Mary Sport Complex 10,000 Turkmenistan Magtymguly Begenjew Nike
Şagadam Türkmenbaşy Şagadam Stadium 5,000 Turkmenistan Aleksandr Klimenko Nike

Soviet era champions

[1]

  • 1937–38: Lokomotiw Aşgabat
  • 1938: Dinamo Aşgabat
  • 1939–45: no championship
  • 1946: Dinamo Aşgabat
  • 1947: Spartak Aşgabat
  • 1948: Dinamo Aşgabat
  • 1949: Lokomotiw Aşgabat
  • 1950: Spartak Aşgabat
  • 1951: DOSA Aşgabat
  • 1952: DOSA Aşgabat
  • 1953: Dinamo Aşgabat
  • 1954: Combined team of Mary Oblast
  • 1955: Combined team of Aşgabat
  • 1956: Gyzyl Metallist Aşgabat
  • 1957: Combined team of Aşgabat Oblast
  • 1958: Combined team of Aşgabat
  • 1959: Combined team of Nebitdag
  • 1960: Combined team of Çärjew
  • 1961: Energetik Nebitdag
  • 1962: Energetik Nebitdag
  • 1963: Gurluşykçy Mary
  • 1964: Serhetçi Aşgabat
  • 1965: Serhetçi Aşgabat
  • 1966: Serhetçi Aşgabat
  • 1967: Serhetçi Aşgabat
  • 1968: Serhetçi Aşgabat
  • 1969: Serhetçi Aşgabat
  • 1970: Garagum Mary
  • 1971: Maýak Çärjew
  • 1972: Energogurluşykçy Mary
  • 1973: Sementçi Büzmeýin
  • 1974: Awtomobilist Aşgabat
  • 1975: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
  • 1976: Energetik Mary
  • 1977: Şatlyk Mary
  • 1978: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
  • 1979: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
  • 1980: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
  • 1981: Gurluşykçy Nebitdag
  • 1982: Lokomotiw Aşgabat
  • 1983: Obahojalyktehnika Çärjew
  • 1984: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
  • 1985: Lokomotiw Aşgabat
  • 1986: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
  • 1987: SKIF Aşgabat
  • 1988: Ahal Aşgabat Raýon
  • 1989: Medik Nebitdag
  • 1990: Awtomobilist Aşgabat
  • 1991: Sel'khoztekhnika Aşgabat

Seasons summary

[1]

Season Champions Runners-up Third place Top scorer (Team) – Goals
1992 Köpetdag AşgabatNebitçi NebitdagAhal AkdaşaýakTurkmenistan Sergei Kazankow (TSHT Aşgabat) – 41
1993 Köpetdag AşgabatBüzmeýinNebitçi BalkanabatTurkmenistan Berdimyrat Nurmyradow (Köpetdag Aşgabat) – 25
1994 Köpetdag AşgabatNisa AşgabatMerw MaryTurkmenistan Berdimyrat Nurmyradow (Köpetdag Aşgabat) – 13
1995 Köpetdag AşgabatNisa AşgabatNebitçi Nebit-DagTurkmenistan Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) – 41
1996 Nisa AşgabatKöpetdag AşgabatEkskawatorçy ÇärjewTurkmenistan Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) – 28
1997–98 Köpetdag AşgabatDagdan AşgabatNisa AşgabatTurkmenistan Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) – 17
1998–99 Nisa AşgabatKöpetdag AşgabatDagdan AşgabatTurkmenistan Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) – 16
Turkmenistan Şarafutdin Jumanyýazow (Turan Daşoguz) – 16
Turkmenistan Didargylyç Urazow (Nisa Aşgabat) – 16
2000 Köpetdag AşgabatNebitçi BalkanabatNisa AşgabatTurkmenistan Amandurdy Annadurdyýew (Köpetdag Aşgabat) – 13
2001 Nisa AşgabatKöpetdag AşgabatNebitçi BalkanabatTurkmenistan Didargylyç Urazow (Nisa Aşgabat) – 32
2002 Şagadam TürkmenbaşyNisa AşgabatGaragum TurkmenabatTurkmenistan Rustam Sadykow (Şagadam Türkmenbaşy) – 20
2003 Nisa AşgabatNebitçi BalkanabatŞagadam TürkmenbaşyTurkmenistan Daýançgylyç Urazow (Nisa Aşgabat) – 21
2004 Nebitçi BalkanabatNisa AşgabatMerw MaryTurkmenistan Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 19
2005 HTTU AşgabatGazçy GazojakNebitçi BalkanabatTurkmenistan Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 30
2006 HTTU AşgabatNebitçi BalkanabatFC AşgabatTurkmenistan Hamza Allamow (Turan Daşoguz) – 22
2007 FC AşgabatHTTU AşgabatNebitçi BalkanabatTurkmenistan Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 16
2008 FC AşgabatHTTU AşgabatNebitçi BalkanabatTurkmenistan Mämmedaly Garadanow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 12
Turkmenistan Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 12
2009 HTTU AşgabatNebitçi BalkanabatMerw MaryTurkmenistan Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 18
2010 FC BalkanAltyn AsyrFC LebapTurkmenistan Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 11
2011 FC BalkanHTTU AşgabatFC AşgabatTurkmenistan Mämmedaly Garadanow (HTTU Aşgabat) – 24
2012 FC BalkanMerwHTTU AşgabatTurkmenistan Aleksandr Boliyan (Şagadam) – 23
2013 HTTU AşgabatFC BalkanAltyn AsyrTurkmenistan Mämmedaly Garadanow (FC Balkan) – 26
2014 Altyn AsyrAhalŞagadamTurkmenistan Mämmedaly Garadanow (Şagadam – 28)
2015 Altyn AsyrFC BalkanFC AşgabatTurkmenistan Myrat Ýagşyýew (FC Balkan) – 31
2016 Altyn AsyrFC BalkanEnergetik TürkmenbaşyTurkmenistan Süleýman Muhadow (Altyn Asyr) – 30
2017 Altyn AsyrAhalŞagadamTurkmenistan Myrat Ýagşyýew (Altyn Asyr) – 28[2]
2018 Altyn AsyrAhalEnergetik TürkmenbaşyTurkmenistan Altymyrat Annadurdyýew (Altyn Asyr) – 19
2019 Altyn AsyrAhalŞagadamTurkmenistan Didar Durdyýew[3] (Ahal) – 14
2020 Altyn AsyrAhalŞagadamTurkmenistan Altymyrat Annadurdyýew (Altyn Asyr) – 35[4]
2021 Altyn AsyrAhalŞagadamTurkmenistan Elman Tagaýew (Ahal) – 10
2022 AhalAltyn AsyrMerwTurkmenistan Didar Durdyýew (Ahal) – 27

Performance by club
Team Champions Runners-up Third place
Altyn Asyr 8 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) 2 (2010, 2022) 1 (2013)
Köpetdag Aşgabat 6 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997–98, 2000) 3 (1996, 1998–99, 2001) –
Nebitçi 4 (2004, 2010, 2011, 2012) 8 (1992, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016) 6 (1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008)
Nisa Aşgabat 4 (1996, 1998–99, 2001, 2003) 4 (1994, 1995, 2002, 2004) 2 (1997–98, 2000)
Ýedigen 4 (2005, 2006, 2009, 2013) 3 (2007, 2008, 2011) 1 (2012)
Aşgabat 2 (2007, 2008) – 3 (2006, 2011, 2015)
Ahal 1 (2022) 6 (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) 1 (1992)
Şagadam 1 (2002) – 6 (2003, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021)
Merw – 1 (2012) 4 (1994, 2004, 2009, 2022)
Dagdan Aşgabat – 1 (1997–98) 1 (1998–99)
Büzmeýin – 1 (1993) –
Gazçy Gazojak – 1 (2005) –
Bagtyyarlyk-Lebap – – 3 (1996, 2002, 2010)
Energetik Mary – – 2 (2016, 2018)

League participation

Note: The tallies below include up to the 2022 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.

References
  1. "Turkmenistan – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. Федерация Футбола Туркменистана подвела итоги 2017 года
  3. Нападающий «Ахала» Дидар Дурдыев стал лучшим бомбардиром чемпионата Туркменистана-2019
  4. "Высшая лига". tff.com.tm/. Football Federation of Turkmenistan. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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