2008 Turkmenistan League
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The Turkmenistan League 2008 is the 16th season of the Turkmenistan League
, Turkmenistan
's premier football
league. It began on 12 April 2008.
Turkmenistan League
The Ýokary Liga is the top tier of football in Turkmenistan and is organised by the Football Association of Turkmenistan, and was created in 1992.The season runs between April and November.-Turkmenistan League Clubs :-Soviet time champions:...
, Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
's premier football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
league. It began on 12 April 2008.
- FC Bagtyýarlyk, FC AhalFC AhalFC Ahal is a Turkmenistani football club based in the Ahal Province. They play in the top division in Turkmenistani football.In the 2011 season summer transfer period, Parahat Annaberdiew and Aleksandr Boliyan and Parahat Meredow have left the club.-Squad:...
, Gara Altyn BalkanabatGara Altyn BalkanabatGara Altyn Balkanabat is a Turkmenistani football club based in Balkanabat. They played in the top division in Turkmenistani football in 2008. Their home stadium is Balkanabat Stadium which can hold 10,000 people.-Current squad:...
and FC Altyn AsyrFC Altyn AsyrFC Altyn Asyr is a Turkmenistani football club based in Ashgabat. They play in the top division in Turkmenistani football, the Turkmenistan Higher League.-Squad:Update August, 2011- Honours :* Ýokary Liga** Runners-up : 2010...
make up the four teams promoted to Turkmenistan’s top flight. - Conspicuous by their absence is Köpetdag AşgabatKopetdag AsgabatKöpetdag Aşgabat was a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. In 2008 they were disbanded due to financial crisis. Their home stadium was Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people.-Honours:* Ýokary Liga...
, the six-time Turkmenistan champions and 1997/98 AFC Asian Cup Winners’ Cup semi-finalists who have had to disband due to financial reasons. - in July, Lebap (Türkmenabat) were renamed Bagtyýarlyk;
Premier League Teams (2008)
| Club | City | 2007 season |
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| FC Ahal FC Ahal FC Ahal is a Turkmenistani football club based in the Ahal Province. They play in the top division in Turkmenistani football.In the 2011 season summer transfer period, Parahat Annaberdiew and Aleksandr Boliyan and Parahat Meredow have left the club.-Squad:... |
Ahal Province Ahal Province Ahal Province is one of the welayat of Turkmenistan. It is in the south-center of the country, bordering Iran and Afghanistan along the Kopet Dag Range. Its area is and population 939,700... |
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| FC Altyn Asyr FC Altyn Asyr FC Altyn Asyr is a Turkmenistani football club based in Ashgabat. They play in the top division in Turkmenistani football, the Turkmenistan Higher League.-Squad:Update August, 2011- Honours :* Ýokary Liga** Runners-up : 2010... |
Ashgabat | — |
| FC Aşgabat | Ashgabat | Champions |
| Gara Altyn Balkanabat Gara Altyn Balkanabat Gara Altyn Balkanabat is a Turkmenistani football club based in Balkanabat. They played in the top division in Turkmenistani football in 2008. Their home stadium is Balkanabat Stadium which can hold 10,000 people.-Current squad:... |
Balkanabat Balkanabat Balkanabat , formerly Nebit Dag, is a city in western Turkmenistan, and the capital of Balkan Province. It is located at , at an altitude of 17 meters, some 400 kilometers from Ashgabat. As of 2006, the city had an estimated population of 87,822. Balkanabat lies at the foot of the Balkan... |
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| HTTU Aşgabat HTTU Asgabat HTTU Ashgabat is a Turkmenistan football club based in Ashgabat. It is the football team of the International Turkmen-Turkish University. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Turkmenistan Higher League... |
Ashgabat | 2nd |
| FC Bagtyýarlyk | Türkmenabat Türkmenabat Türkmenabat , formerly and since the medieval times, Chardzhou , also spelled Çärjew, Chardjui, Charjou, Chardzhev, Charjev, Chärjew, or Charjew , ancient Amul, is a town in Turkmenistan, capital of Lebap Province... |
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| Merw Mary | Mary Mary, Turkmenistan Mary is the capital city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. Former names include Merv, Meru and Margiana. It is located at . The city is an oasis in the Karakum Desert, located on the Murghab river. In 2009, Mary had a population of 123,000 , up from 92,000 in the 1989 census.-History:The ancient... |
6th |
| Nebitçi Balkanabat | Balkanabat Balkanabat Balkanabat , formerly Nebit Dag, is a city in western Turkmenistan, and the capital of Balkan Province. It is located at , at an altitude of 17 meters, some 400 kilometers from Ashgabat. As of 2006, the city had an estimated population of 87,822. Balkanabat lies at the foot of the Balkan... |
3rd |
| Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | Turkmenbaşy | 5th |
| Talyp Sporty Aşgabat Talyp Sporty Asgabat Talyp Sporty Aşgabat is a Turkmen football club based in Aşgabat. They play in the top division in Turkmenistani football, the Turkmenistan Higher League.Their home stadium is Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people.... |
Ashgabat | 4th |
| Turan Daşoguz Turan Dasoguz FC Daşoguz is a Turkmen football club based in Daşoguz. They play in the top division in Turkmen football, the Turkmenistan Higher League. Their home stadium is Daşoguz Stadium... |
Daşoguz Dasoguz Daşoguz , formerly known as Tashauz , is a city in northern Turkmenistan and the capital of Daşoguz Province.-Geography:... |
7th |
Final League standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Aşgabat(c) | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 44 | 52 |
| 2 | HTTU Aşgabat HTTU Asgabat HTTU Ashgabat is a Turkmenistan football club based in Ashgabat. It is the football team of the International Turkmen-Turkish University. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Turkmenistan Higher League... |
20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 46 | 47 |
| 3 | Nebitçi Balkanabat | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 26 | 44 |
| 4 | Merw Mary | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Talyp Sporty Aşgabat Talyp Sporty Asgabat Talyp Sporty Aşgabat is a Turkmen football club based in Aşgabat. They play in the top division in Turkmenistani football, the Turkmenistan Higher League.Their home stadium is Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people.... |
20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 27 | |
| 7 | Turan Daşoguz Turan Dasoguz FC Daşoguz is a Turkmen football club based in Daşoguz. They play in the top division in Turkmen football, the Turkmenistan Higher League. Their home stadium is Daşoguz Stadium... |
20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 25 |
| 8 | FC Altyn Asyr FC Altyn Asyr FC Altyn Asyr is a Turkmenistani football club based in Ashgabat. They play in the top division in Turkmenistani football, the Turkmenistan Higher League.-Squad:Update August, 2011- Honours :* Ýokary Liga** Runners-up : 2010... |
20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 23 | |
| 9 | Gara Altyn Balkanabat Gara Altyn Balkanabat Gara Altyn Balkanabat is a Turkmenistani football club based in Balkanabat. They played in the top division in Turkmenistani football in 2008. Their home stadium is Balkanabat Stadium which can hold 10,000 people.-Current squad:... |
20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 20 |
| 10 | FC Ahal FC Ahal FC Ahal is a Turkmenistani football club based in the Ahal Province. They play in the top division in Turkmenistani football.In the 2011 season summer transfer period, Parahat Annaberdiew and Aleksandr Boliyan and Parahat Meredow have left the club.-Squad:... |
20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 68 | −56 | 4 |
| 11 | FC Bagtyýarlyk | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 60 | −53 | 1 |
Top goalscorers
| Pos. | Scorer | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
 Berdi ŞamyradowBerdi Şamyradow Berdimyrat Şamyradow is a professional Turkmen football player currently playing for HTTU Aşgabat. He is six-times top goalscorer of Ýokary Liga. In 2009, Şamyradow shattered the all-times Ýokary Liga topscorer title of Rejepmyrat Agabaýew... |
HTTU Aşgabat HTTU Asgabat HTTU Ashgabat is a Turkmenistan football club based in Ashgabat. It is the football team of the International Turkmen-Turkish University. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Turkmenistan Higher League... |
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| Mämmedaly Garadanow |
HTTU Aşgabat HTTU Asgabat HTTU Ashgabat is a Turkmenistan football club based in Ashgabat. It is the football team of the International Turkmen-Turkish University. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Turkmenistan Higher League... |