Competition: | Ýokary Liga |
Season: | 2020 |
Winners: | Altyn Asyr (7th title) |
Continentalcup1: | AFC Cup |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Altyn Asyr Ahal |
Dates: | 6 March 2020 — 28 November 2020 |
League Topscorer: | Altymyrat Annadurdyýew (27 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | |
Biggest Away Win: | |
Highest Scoring: | |
Matches: | 112 |
Total Goals: | 142 |
Longest Wins: | 6 matches Altyn Asyr |
Longest Unbeaten: | 6 matches Altyn Asyr |
Longest Winless: | 6 matches Energetik |
Longest Losses: | 5 matches Energetik |
Highest Attendance: | 1200[1] |
Updated: | 13 June 2020 |
Prevseason: | 2019 |
Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2020 Turkmenistan Higher League (Ýokary Liga) season is the 28th season Turkmenistan's professional football league, the highest football league competition in Turkmenistan.[2] Altyn Asyr are the defending champions from the 2019 campaign.
On 23 March 2020, the league was suspended.[3] [4] It resumed on 19 April.[5]
On August 17, all tournaments under the auspices of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan were suspended again.[6]
In February 2020, the Turkmenistan Football Federation announced that the season would involve 8 teams, with there being 112 matches in four rounds. The teams consist of FC Altyn Asyr, FC Ashgabat, FC Ahal, FC Shagadam, FC Nebitchi, FC Energetik, FC Merw, FC Kopetdag.[7] [8]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ahal FK | Änew | Ashgabat Stadium | 20,000 | |
Altyn Asyr FK | Ashgabat | Ashgabat Stadium | 20,000 | |
FC Aşgabat | Ashgabat | Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) | 500 | |
Nebitçi FT | Balkanabat | Balkanabat Sport Complex | 10,000 | |
FC Energetik | Turkmenbashi village, Mary District, Mary Region | Energetik Stadium[9] | 1,000 | |
FK Köpetdag Aşgabat | Ashgabat | Köpetdag Stadium | 26,000 | |
Merw FK | Mary | Mary Sport Complex | 10,000 | |
Şagadam FK | Türkmenbaşy | Şagadam Stadium | 5,000 | |
Source: GSA |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC Aşgabat | Said Seýidow | Of their own accord | 25 June 2020 | 5 | Döwletmyrat Annaýew[10] [11] | 25 June 2020 | |
Nebitçi FT | Amanmyrat Merdow | Of their own accord | 18 August 2020 | 7 | Amangylyç Koçumow[12] | 18 August 2020 | |
FC Ahal | Hojaahmet Arazow | Became an assistant coach | 19 August 2020 | 2 | Said Seýidow[13] | 19 August 2020 |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC Ahal | Hojaahmet Arazow | Batyr Babaýew[14] | Nike | Türkmennebit | |
FC Altyn Asyr | Ýazguly Hojageldiýew | Zafar Babajanow | Puma | ||
FC Aşgabat | Said Seýidow | Atageldi Geldiýew | Adidas[15] | MAN SE | |
Nebitçi FT | Amanmyrat Meredow | Azat Garajaýew | Lotto Sport Italia[16] | ||
FC Energetik Mary | Rahmanguly Baýlyýew[17] | Maksat Atagarryýew | Nike[18] | Mary hydroelectric station | |
FK Köpetdag Aşgabat | Tofik Şükürow | Serdarmyrat Baýramow | Kappa[19] | Ministry of Internal Affairs | |
Merw FK | Magtymguly Begenjew[20] | Begenç Alamow | Turkmengaz | ||
Şagadam FK | Aleksandr Klimenko | Hemra Amanmämmedow |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[21] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Altymyrat Annadurdyýew | Altyn Asyr | 35 | |
2 | Yhlas Magtymow | Şagadam | 16 | |
Elman Tagaýew | Ahal | |||
4 | Mihail Titow | Altyn Asyr | 13 | |
5 | Murat Ýakşiýew | Ahal | 11 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Batyr Babaýew | FC Ahal | 11 |
2 | Nikita Gorbunow | FC Şagadam | 10 |
3 | Mämmet Orazmuhammedow | FC Altyn Asyr | 8 |
Position | Player | Club | |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Batyr Babaýew | FC Ahal | |
DF | Bahtiýar Hojaahmedow | FC Şagadam | |
DF | Mowlamberdi Goşşanow | FC Kopetdag | |
DF | Şirmyrat Baýramow | FC Kopetdag | |
DF | Serdar Annaorazow | FC Ahal | |
MF | Yhlas Saparmämmedow | FC Kopetdag | |
MF | Ýazgylyç Gurbanow | FC Kopetdag | |
MF | Alibek Abdurahmanow | Nebitçi FT | |
MF | Ilýa Tamurkin | FC Ahal | |
FW | Murat Ýakşiýew | FC Ahal | |
FW | Hemra Amanmämmedow | FC Şagadam |