Altyn Asyr FK

Altyn Asyr

Full name	Altyn Asyr futbol kluby
Nickname(s)	Signalmen
Founded	2008 (2008)
Ground	Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat Turkmenistan
Ground Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Gurbanmyrat Hojageldiyev
Manager	Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
League	Ýokary Liga
2015	1st

Football Club Altyn Asyr (Turkmen: Altyn Asyr futbol kluby) is a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat.^[1] Founded in 2008, they play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Ýokary Liga. It has remained there ever since, winning the Turkmenistan Higher League championship three times in a row (2014,2015 and 2016.^[2] The club also won the 2009, 2015 and 2016 Turkmenistan Cup and has been a regular in Asian competition in recent seasons. The team plays in the Ashgabat Stadium.

History

The team first began to participate in the championship and the Cup of Turkmenistan in 2008. From the first days of participation in official competitions team was headed by a director of the club Umarguly Nurmamedov. From 2008 until mid-2012, a team led by Ali Gurbani, from mid-2012 head coach Bayram Durdyýew.^[3] Since mid-2013 the head of the club became Gurbanmurat Hojageldiev. Dialing 65 points, Altyn Asyr won the bronze medal in 2013 Championship of Turkmenistan. Since the beginning of 2014 a team led by Ýazguly Hojageldyýew, help him famous Turkmen footballers Goçguly Goçgulyýew and Gurbangeldi Durdyýew. At the end of the 2014 Ýokary Liga, for the first time became the champions of Turkmenistan.^[4]

In the 2015 season, Altyn Asyr debuted in AFC Cup, lost to Al-Saqr (0:1) in Ashgabat Stadium.^[5] Team won the Turkmenistan Super Cup 2015, and defended the championship in 6 rounds before the end of 2015 Ýokary Liga.^[6] In December, the team won Şagadam FK and won the 2015 Turkmenistan Cup.^[7]

Domestic

Season	League									Turkmenistan Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
2008	1st	8	20	7	2	11	21	20	23				Ali Gurbani
2009	1st	5	16	6	2	8	20	23	20	Winners	Didargylyç Urazow	10	Ali Gurbani
2010	1st	2	18	10	5	3	34	20	35	Runners-up	Amir Gurbani Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew	10	Ali Gurbani
2011	1st	6	36	12	9	15	46	42	44	Quarter-final			Ali Gurbani
2012	1st	6	32	13	7	12	46	39	46	Quarter-final			Ali Gurbani Baýram Durdyýew
2013	1st	3	36	20	5	11	73	37	65	Runners-up			Baýram Durdyýew Gurbanmurat Hojageldiev
2014	1st	1	36	29	5	2	91	25	92	Quarter-final	Didar Durdyýew	26	Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2015	1st	1	36	29	5	2	81	21	92	Winners	Süleýman Muhadow	29	Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2016	1st	1								Winners

Continental

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2015	AFC Cup	Preliminary round	Al-Saqr	0–1
2016	AFC Cup	Group Stage	Al-Wehdat		1-1
			Al Ahed	2-0
			Hidd		1-1

Squad

As of February 2016^[8]

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 Mammet Orazmuhammedow 2 MF Zafar Babajanow 3 DF Şöhrat Söýünow 4 DF Selim Ataýew 5 DF Merdan Amangeldiýew 6 DF Seýitmyrat Çaryýew 7 FW Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 8 DF Bahtiýar Hojaahmedow 9 FW Süleýman Muhadow 10 MF Elman Tagaýew 11 FW Myrat Ýagşyýew 12 DF Serdar Annaorazow

No. Position Player 13 GK Pirnazar Taganow 14 MF Umidjan Astanow 15 DF Akmyrat Jumanazarow 16 GK Nikita Gorbunow 17 MF Amir Gurbani 18 DF Ahmet Hojaberdiýew 19 MF Ahmet Ataýew 20 MF Yhlas Magtymow 21 MF Resul Hojaýew 22 MF Mekan Aşyrow 27 MF Begenç Annagurbanow 28 FW Selim Nurmyradow 29 MF Serdar Geldiýew

Club officials

Management

• Gurbanmyrat Hojageldiyev: club director
• Kichigul Kichigulov: Media Officer
• Annamuhammet Yarov: managing

Technical staff

• Yazguly Hodjageldiev: Head Coach
• Dmitriý Korj: assistant coach
• Goçguly Goçgulyýew: coach
• Gurbangeldi Durdyýew: Fitness coach
• Hojaahmet Arazov: Physical Coach
• Begench Garayev: doctor
• Dovlet Gylyjov: doctor

Honours

Ýokary Liga (3)

2014, 2015, 2016

Turkmenistan Cup (3)

2009, 2015, 2016

Turkmenistan Super Cup (2)

2015, 2016

Turkmenistan President's Cup (2)

2010, 2011

References