There is going Turkmenistan President's CUP U-17 tournament these days in Ashgabat. Tomorrow is final, Turkmenistan - Russia and match for 3rd place Uzbekistan - Kyrgyzstan
between 1-10 February Turkmenistan National team will have preparetion camp in Antalya, Turkey. - (players mostly composed from Balkan FC),
These are players in training camp, 1-10 February, 2014. all of them are from local Yokary Liga. goalkeepers: Nikita Gorbunow - FC Balkan Pawel Matus - FC Shagadam defenders: Myrat Hamraýew - FC Balkan Yagmyrmyrat Annamyradow - FC Balkan Bahtiýar Hojaahmedow - FC Altyn Asyr Mekan Saparow - FC Balkan Farhad Italmazow - FC Ahal Söhrat Soyunow - FC HTTU Akmyrat Jumanazarow - FC HTTU Rahymberdi Baltayew - FC Ashgabat Ata Geldiyew - FC Ahal Azat Orazmuhammedow - (unknown, was in FC Merw) mid-fielders: Gurbangeldi Batyrow - FC HTTU Guwanç Abylow - FC Altyn Asyr Yewgeniý Tkaçenko - FC Shagadam Umidjan Astanow - FC Balkan Ilya Tamurkin - FC Merw Asyrgeldi Ylyasow - FC Balkan Ahmet Ataýew - FC Altyn Asyr Suleyman Orazow - FC Ashgabat forwards: Suleyman Muhadow - FC HTTU Aleksandr Boliyan - FC Shagadam Didar Durdyýew - FC Altyn Asyr Serdaraly Ataýew - FC Ahal manager: Rahym Gurbanmammedow. ( He is also manager of FC Balkan (champions of AFC President's Cup 2013). He was manager of NT when NT attended to AFC Cup 2004.) * FC Balkan having trainig camp together with NT. **Ex-manager Yazguly Hojageldiev has been transferred to FC Altyn Asyr. ***This list isn't the final players go to Challenge Cup. Experienced players, like Amir Gurbani, Arslan Amanow, Ruslan Mingazov etc, are in transfer negotiations with uzbek, rus, turkish clubs.
It seems you follow Turkmenistan football... Question: Turkmenistan have so much potential, and are a team that i think can easily fit in the 'middle tier' of Asia, however, they seem to lack a bit to get to the next step...Why is that? Also, Why does Turkmenistan never organise any friendlies?
edrees, it is all due to turkmenistan government where freedom of media and corruption is worst of the world. There aren't correct people in federation. All football teams are state clubs. There is'nt any financial income to clubs. Even champions of Yokary Liga don't get any rewards. Clubs' fate lies to state company, municipality sponsors. Even ticket to the stadiums MUST be free. Any fan groups aren't allowed. TV shows some local matches, but after 3-4 days later.
Turkmenistan NT 1-2 FC Karpaty Lviv (Ukrain Premier League) in Antalya, Turkey source: http://www.fckarpaty.lviv.ua/ua/news/11781/page.html
***squad update: Due to personal reasons Guwanch Abylow couldn't go to camp, instead of him Ruslan Mingazow ( Skonto FC - Latvian champions) joined to the squad.
Video of building Olympic Complex in Ashgabat for 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial-Arts Games, including 45,000 Capacity Stadium.
Good training camp against competitive opponents. Do you have any more videos of their current games in Turkey?
in 2013 before Yokary Liga start, new competition "Federation Cup" was formed. This year it will be played between 13-17 february, in Ashgabat city. 1 match per day. 5 teams ( Balkan, Merw, Ahal, Shagadam, Ashgabat ) are attending. each team will play 4 matches. (this competition is NOT "Turkmenistan Cup" which is being played since 1992) **Pelefan, no I don't have.
Yokary Liga 2014 will start on 7th March. There are 10 teams (same teams as in 2013). Until challenge cup, 14th may, 14 rounds will be played. Each round is played after in 3-4 days. Each team will play 36 matches (2 cycle). League season ends in November.
Turkmenistan NT will have training camp in Turkey beetween 1-10 April. They are plannig another one early May, in Qatar or Bahrain. foreing based Wyaceslaw Krendelew (Luch Energiya - Russian 2nd league), Artur Gevorkyan (Nasaf - AFC Cup winner Uzbekistan club) are invited to national team. Krendelew and manager Gurbanmamedow was in the squad of 2004 Asian Cup.
April 2: Turkmenistan 1-0 FC Raspadskaya (Russian 3rd league) April 6: Turkmenistan 5-1 FC Istra (Russian 3rd league)