FK Köpetdag Aşgabat explained

Clubname:Köpetdag
Fullname:Köpetdag Futbol Kluby
Ground:Köpetdag Stadium
Capacity:26,000
Manager:Tofik Şükürow
League:Ýokary Liga
Season:2023
Position:Ýokary Liga, 6th of 9
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Football Club Köpetdag (Turkmen: Köpetdag Futbol Kluby)[1] is a professional football club based in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It currently plays in the Ýokary Liga. Their home ground is Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people. Köpetdag traditional kit colours are blue and white. Having won 6 Turkmen championships and 6 cups, they are one of the country's most successful clubs.

History

USSR

The club participated in 44 of the USSR championships (1947–54, 1956–91). They appeared under the names of Locomotiv (1947–49), Spartak (1950–54), Kolhozchi (1956–59, 1976–87), Stroitel (1962–75) and Köpetdag (1960, 1961, 1988–91, present).

In Soviet times, one of the coaches of the team in the 1980s was Valery Nepomnyashchy.

Turkmenistan

After the collapse of the Soviet Union team planned to participate in the open championship of the CIS, but because of the many differences the championship did not take place. The first few years team has been the basic club of Turkmenistan national football team.

In 2008 they were disbanded due to financial crisis, returning few years later.

New era

In 2015, on the basis of MIA of Turkmenistan the club FC Kopetdag was re-created.[2] Club began to make appearances in the First League of Turkmenistan. The team qualified for 2015 Turkmenistan Cup.They managed promotion to the 2016 season by winning the promotion play-off.[3]

Domestic history

SeasonLeagueTurkmenistan CupTop goalscorerManager
Div.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPNameLeague
20152nd128 Round of 16 Said Seýidow
20161st73611618376339Quarterfinal Said Seýidow
20171st7329617355533Quarterfinal Said Seýidow
20181st6288515273929Champions Said Seýidow
20191st42811611333739Semifinal Said Seýidow
Çary Annakow
Tofik Şükürow
20201st4281189332741Runners Up Tofik Şükürow
20211st414563221821Begenç Akmämmedow6 Tofik Şükürow

Continental history

CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
Asian Club Championship2293103929
Asian Cup Winners' Cup83141613
AFC Cup210123
Total32134155745
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1994–95Asian Club ChampionshipPreliminary round Ansat Pavlodar2–02nd
Sitora Dushanbe7–1
Alga Bishkek1–0
Neftchi Fergana1–2
1995Asian Club ChampionshipFirst round Kant-Oil6–00–26–2
Second round Al Ansar1–15–06–1
Quarterfinal Saipa0–14th
Al-Arabi2–2
Al Nassr0–1
1996–97Asian Club ChampionshipFirst round Persepolis0–00–10–1
1997–98Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round Neftchi Fergana4–02–36–3
Second round Kairat2–01–33–3
Quarterfinal Al-Shorta4–01–15–1
Semifinal Al Nassr1–2
Third place match Beijing Guoan1–4
1998–99Asian Club ChampionshipFirst round Irtysh Pavlodar4–10–34–4
Second round Vakhsh Qurghonteppa5–01–06–0
Quarterfinal Al Ain1–64th
Al Hilal2–4
Esteghlal1–0
2001–02Asian Club ChampionshipFirst round Nasaf Qarshi0–10–30–4
2022AFC CupGroup F Dordoi Bishkek1–02nd
Khujand1–3

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

Group stage

Semi-final

Group stage

Group stage

Semi-final

Semi-final

Group stage

Semi-final

Honours

Coaches

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Köpetdag FK - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics . Global Sports Archive . 2019-07-06 . 2019-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411163227/https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/kopetdag-fk/14509/ . live .
  2. Web site: Золотой век. turkmenistan.gov.tm. 28 June 2019. 28 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170628071240/http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/?id=8449. live.
  3. Web site: Состоялась жеребьевка Кубка Туркменистана по футболу - Спорт. turkmenportal. Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане. 28 June 2019. 28 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128164328/https://turkmenportal.com/blog/5930. live.
  4. Web site: Чары Аннаков: "Задача у "Копетдага" – быть в первой тройке чемпионата Туркменистана" | Спорт . 2019-08-04 . 2020-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200911144927/https://turkmenportal.com/blog/19094/chary-annakov-zadacha-u-kopetdaga--byt-v-pervoi-troike-chempionata-turkmenistana . live .
  5. Web site: "Ахал" вырвал победу у "Шагадама" на последних минутах и сократил отставание от лидера | Спорт . 2019-08-04 . 2019-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190702114958/https://turkmenportal.com/blog/19951/ahal-vyrval-pobedu-u-shagadama-na-poslednih-minutah-i-sokratil-otstavanie-ot-lidera . live .