Ahal FK

Ahal

Full name	Ahal futbol kluby
Founded	1989 (1989)
Ground	Ashgabat Stadium
Ground Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Myrat Öwekow
Head Coach	Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
League	Ýokary Liga
2015	5
Home colours

Ahal Football Club (Turkmen: Ahal futbol kluby) is a Turkmen association football club based in the Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. Playing its home matches at the 20,000-capacity Ashgabat Stadium.

History

In 1989–91 played in Soviet Second League.

FC Ahal played in the top division of Turkmenistan in 1992, but the following year the team disbanded. Bronze medalist of 1992 Ýokary Liga. The following season, in which the team took the start was 1998–99.

At the end of the 2005 season refused to participate in the championship. Since 2008, again playing in the big leagues.

In 2013, the team won the Cup of Football Federation of Turkmenistan, a team led by Ali Gurbani. In October 2013 Turkmenistan Cup final team beat Turkmenistan FC Altyn Asyr and won the trophy for the first time.

2014 season the team began to win the 2014 Super Cup of Turkmenistan in the final match was beaten FC HTTU (4–2). In October 2014 was dismissed Ali Gurbani, the new head coach was appointed Guwançmuhammet Öwekow, which resulted in a month to victory in the 2014 Turkmenistan Cup, having beaten FC Balkan (2–1). FC Ahal until recently struggled with FC Altyn Asyr for the championship, but playing with the FC Altyn Asyr draw (0–0), took second place in the 2014 Ýokary Liga.

In the 2015 season, Ahal debuted in AFC Cup, won to Dordoi Bishkek (1–0) in Ashgabat Stadium.

Domestic

Season	League									Turkmenistan Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
1992	1st	3	28	22	2	4	103	16	46
1998–99	1st	8	32	5	4	23	14	74	19
2000	1st	5	20	8	5	7	22	24	29
2001	1st	8	32	5	3	24	31	93	18
2002	1st	9	32	2	3	27	17	102	9
2003	1st	9	36	7	1	28	25	96	22
2004	1st	7	36	11	5	20	24	64	38
2005	1st	9	32	6	6	20	37	72	24				Armen Sogomonyan Ali Gurbani
2008	1st	10	20	1	1	18	12	68	4				Durdy Redzhepov
2009	2nd									First Round
2010	1st	8	18	5	1	12	13	33	16	Quarterfinal
2011	1st	8	36	9	4	23	40	83	31	Quarterfinal			Armen Sogomonyan
2012	1st	4	32	15	5	12	59	45	50	First Round	Didar Durdyýew	14	Baýram Durdyýew Ahmet Agamyradow
2013	1st	6	36	16	8	12	62	41	56	Winners			Ali Gurbani
2014	1st	2	36	28	3	5	85	24	87	Winners			Ali Gurbani Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
2015	1st	5								Quarterfinal			Guwançmuhammet Öwekow Boris Grigorýants

Continental

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2015	AFC Cup	Preliminary round		Dordoi Bishkek	1–0
				Fanja		3–2
		Group Stage		Qadsia	0–1	0–2	4th
				Istiklol	1–2	2–5
				Erbil	2–1	3–2

Honours

Turkmenistan Cup (2)

2013, 2014

Turkmenistan Super Cup (1)

2014

Squad

As of 17 August 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Akmyrat Gurbanow 2 DF Ylýasberdi Berenow 4 DF Begli Meredow 6 MF Berdy Hotdyýew 7 FW Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 8 MF Myrat Annaýew 9 MF Mykola Vechurko 11 MF Mihail Titow 13 MF Alibeg Abdyrahmanow 14 MF Begmyrat Balkaýew

No. Position Player 17 DF Damar Batyrow 18 DF Myrat Hamraýew 19 DF Mowlamberdy Goşşanow 20 MF Suleyman Orazow 22 FW Mämmedaly Garadanow 23 DF Zafar Babajanow 24 MF Rahmet Şermetow 25 GK Nikita Gorbunow 27 DF Ihor Korotetskyi

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Chairman	Myrat Öwekow
Head Coach	Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
Administrator	Çarymämmet Orazmämmedow
Administrator	Agajan Orazmyradow
Doctor	Berdimyrat Mollaýew

Managers

• Armen Sogomonyan (2005)
• Ali Gurbani (2005)
• Durdy Redzhepov (2008)
• Armen Sogomonyan (2011)
• Baýram Durdyýew (2012)
• Ali Gurbani (2013–14)
• Guwançmuhammet Öwekow (2014–present)

External links

• Ahal – FIFA