Nebitçi FT

Nebitçi FC

Full name	Nebitçi Futbol Topary
Nickname(s)	Oil workers
Founded	1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Ground	Sport Toplumy Stadium, Balkanabat
Capacity	10,000
Owner	Türkmennebit
Chairman	Durdy Annaberdiyev
Manager	Hojaahmet Arazow[1]
League	Ýokary Liga
2024	Ýokary Liga, 3rd of 9

Nebitçi Football Team (Turkmen: Nebitçi futbol topary) is a Turkmen professional football club based in Balkanabat. They compete in top division of Turkmen football, the Ýokary Liga. Their home stadium is Balkanabat Stadium which can hold 10,000 people.

• 1947 – May 2010 – Nebitçi
• May 2010 – September 2018 – Balkan
• Since September 2018 – Nebitçi

Participated in two Soviet Championships (1990–1991): Second League (1990–1991), best result: 10th place in 1991.

In May 2010, the club changed its name to Balkan Balkanabat from Nebitçi Balkanabat by the decision of Turkmenistan Football Federation.^[2]

The 2011 season began successfully for FC Balkan, demonstrating the team's readiness to compete for the title. Throughout the season, no other team managed to catch up with the nearly flawless performance of the "oil workers." However, their performance in the Turkmenistan Cup was less impressive, as the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals, losing to Lebap over two legs. On June 25, 2011, Balkan faced the vice-champion, Ashgabat's FC Altyn Asyr, at the Nusaý Stadium in Ashgabat for the Turkmenistan Super Cup. The "oil workers" emerged victorious with a 4:2 win. In the AFC President's Cup, FC Balkan reached the final stage but was knocked out of the tournament in a tense encounter with Taiwan Power Company. Despite this setback, FC Balkan triumphed in the 2011 Ýokary Liga.

In the 2012 season, changes occurred in the coaching staff of Balkan. The former head coach, Aleksandr Klimenko, left to take charge of the Namangan-based Navbahor team.^[3] He was succeeded by Amanmurat Meredov. Additionally, 49-year-old Turkish specialist Semih Yuvakuran^[4], a former defender for Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and the Turkish national team, was invited to join as the team's technical director. On April 30, 2012, Balkan arrived in Dushanbe to participate in the qualification tournament of the 2012 AFC President's Cup. In their first group match, they lost 1–2 to Palestine’s Al-Amari. According to head coach Amanmurat Meredov, refereeing errors influenced the outcome of the game.^[5] In the second match, Balkan was eliminated from the tournament after a 1–2 defeat to Tajikistan’s Istiqlol. Despite these setbacks, Balkan triumphed in the 2012 Ýokary Liga.^[6] Under head coach Ali Gurbani, the team also won the 2012 Turkmenistan Cup.^[7]

In 2013, Rahim Kurbanmamedov was appointed head coach. In May 2013 the players Balkan FK came in the final of the AFC President's Cup 2013, scoring three wins in the qualifying tournament in Group "C". Games were held in Phnom Penh, in the first match, Balkan FK beat Hilal Al-Quds (3–2), the second Beoung Ket Rubber (2–0) and third Sri Lanka Army (5–0). In the final stage, that took place in Malaysia, Balkan FK players won Three Star Club (6–0) and Erchim (4–0),^[8] thus gaining 6 points reached the final of the 2013 AFC President's Cup.^[9] They won the 2013 edition of the AFC President's Cup when they beat KRL of Pakistan in the final 1–0.

In 2015, the team was headed by Ali Gurbani. By the end of the season, the club won silver medals in the 2015 Turkmenistan Championship. Striker Murat Ýakşiýew became the league’s top scorer, netting 31 goals.

At the beginning of 2016, Turkmen specialist Aleksandr Klimenko took charge of the team. In February 2016, Balkan faced Syria’s Al-Wahda on neutral ground and was eliminated from the 2016 AFC Cup. By the end of the season, the club secured second place in the 2016 Ýokary Liga.

From September 2018, it again received the name Nebitchi.

In the 2023 season, the footballers of FС Nebitchi secured the 3rd place in the Turkmenistan Championship. FС Nebitchi accumulated 43 points in 24 matches. The team's top scorer was Magtymberdi Berenow, who netted 10 goals.^[10] This success for the team was guided by head coach Hojaahmet Arazow, supported by assistant coach Ýagmyrmyrat Annamyradow and goalkeeping coach Rejepberdi Bagaberdiýew.^[11]

In December 2024, a grand opening ceremony for the new office building of the FС Nebitchi took place in Balkanabat. The event was attended by football veterans from the Balkan Region and representatives of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.^[12]

Season	League									Turkmenistan Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
1992	1st	2	28	22	3	3	96	12	47				Täçmyrat Agamyradow
1993	1st	3	8	3	3	2	5	6	16				Täçmyrat Agamyradow
1994	1st	7	18	7	2	9	24	31	16	Semi-final
1995	1st	3	32	19	4	9	87	44	61
1996	1st	6	32	13	6	13	39	43	45
1997–98	1st	4	20	9	1	10	29	35	28	Runner-up
1998–99	1st	4	32	18	5	9	63	45	59	Runner-up
2000	1st	2	20	13	2	5	42	21	41				Bayramdurdy Durdyyev
2001	1st	3	32	18	6	8	58	37	60	Runner-up
2002	1st	5	32	16	5	11	61	39	53	Quarter-final
2003	1st	2	36	23	10	3	100	23	79	Winners			Valeriy Fursov Bayram Begench
2004	1st	1	36	27	3	6	78	23	84	Winners			Ashir Begzhanov Amanmyrat Meredow
2005	1st	3	32	17	7	8	48	29	58	Quarter-final
2006	1st	2	28	15	6	7	38	19	51	Semi-final			Amanmyrat Meredow
2007	1st	3	28	14	4	41	43	33	46	Semi-final			Amanmyrat Meredow
2008	1st	3	20	14	2	4	42	16	44	Quarter-final			Amanmyrat Meredow Aleksandr Klimenko
2009	1st	2	16	12	2	2	35	11	38	Semi-final	Mämmedaly Garadanow	10	Aleksandr Klimenko
2010	1st	1	18	12	4	2	35	8	40	Winners	Didargylyç Urazow	10	Rejepmyrat Agabaýew
2011	1st	1	36	26	4	6	78	30	82	Quarter-final			Aleksandr Klimenko
2012	1st	1	32	23	4	5	66	19	73	Winners	Mämmedaly Garadanow	16	Amanmurad Meredov Ali Gurbani
2013	1st	2	36	28	2	6	86	25	86		Mämmedaly Garadanow	26	Rahym Kurbanmämmedow
2014	1st	5	36	15	5	16	47	24	50	Runner-up			Rahym Kurbanmämmedow
2015	1st	2	36	20	8	8	75	36	68	Semi-final	Myrat Ýagşyýew	31	Ali Gurbani
2016	1st	2	36	22	6	8	42	37	72	Semi-final

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2000–01	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Dinamo Samarqand	4–3	3–2	7–5
		Second round	Kairat	1–0	1–3	2–3
2004	AFC Cup	Group stage	Al-Jaish	0–6	0–0	4th
			Olympic Beirut	0–2	1–2
2005	AFC Cup	Group stage	Al-Faisaly	3–3	1–1	2nd
			East Bengal	3–2	2–3
			Muktijoddha Sangsad	0–1	2–1
2007	AFC Cup	Group stage	Al-Faisaly	0–0	0–2	4th
			Dhofar	0–1	0–1
			Al-Ansar	1–1	1–3
2011	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	Taipower FC	1–1	2nd
			Nepal Police Club	2–0
			WAPDA	1–0
		Final stage	Taipower FC	3–4	2nd
			Istiklol	1–1
2012	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari	1–2	3rd
			Istiklol	1–2
2013	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	Hilal Al-Quds	3–2	1st
			Boeung Ket Angkor	2–0
			Sri Lanka Army	5–0
		Final stage	Three Star Club	6–0	1st
			Erchim	4–0
		Final	KRL	1–0
2016	AFC Cup	Qualifying play-off	Al-Wahda	0–2
2017	AFC Cup	Preliminary stage 2	Dordoi Bishkek	1–2	1–1	2–3

As of 2021^[update].^[13] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  TKM Batyr Geldiýew — GK  TKM Batyr Babaýew — GK  TKM Perhat Hajytaganow — GK  TKM Perhat Hajytaganow — DF  TKM Serdar Annaorazow — DF  TKM Myratberdi Berenow — DF  TKM Musaguly Çaryýew — DF  TKM Maksat Çagbaliýew — DF  TKM Muhammet Annaýew — MF  TKM Alibek Abdyrahmanow 26 MF  TKM Umidjan Astanow — MF  TKM Nurtagan Mämmetaliýew — MF  TKM Aşyrgeldi Ylýasow 14 MF  TKM Azat Garajaýew

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  TKM Serdar Tukyýew 6 FW  TKM Akmämmet Metdaýew — FW  TKM Serdaraly Ataýew 11 FW  TKM Mämmedaly Garadanow — FW  TKM Wekil Kadyrow — FW  TKM Hemra Gulyýew — FW  TKM Sapa Arazgylyjow — FW  TKM Saýat Gulyýew — FW  TKM Baýramsähet Sapargylyjow — FW  TKM Azym Nurgulyýew — FW  TKM Toýly Annagulyýew — FW  TKM Batyrgylyç Sarybaýew — FW  TKM Serdar Şyhyýew

• Tachmurad Agamuradov (1991–93)
• Amanmyrat Meredow (2004–08)
• Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (2009)
• Aleksandr Klimenko (2010–11)
• Amanmyrat Meredow (2011–12)
• Ali Gurbani (2012)^[14]
• Semih Yuvakuran (2012)
• Rahym Kurbanmämmedow (2013–2014)
• Ali Gurbani (2015)
• Aleksandr Klimenko (2016)
• Hojaahmet Arazow (2018)
• Amanmyrat Meredow (2019–2020)
• Amangylyç Koçumow (2020–2022)
• Hojaahmet Arazow (2023–)^[15]

Position	Name & Surname
Administrator	Ýusup Annagurbanow
Administrator	Nurmyrat Ballyýew
Administrator	Azatguly Annahalow
Administrator	Aşyrgeldi Goşlyýew

Current technical staff of the team are as follows:^[16]

Position	Name & Surname
Team manager	Amangylyç Koçumow
GK Coach	Rejepberdi Bagaberdiýew
Coach	Berdi Şamyradow
Coach	Baýramdurdy Durdyýew
Coach	Meret Saparow
Coach	Gurbanmämmet Meredew
Doctor	Rahym Ýarmuhammedow
Body massager	Söhbet Mämmetgeldiýew

• Ýokary Liga
  • Champions (4): 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Turkmenistan Cup
  • Winners (4): 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012
• Turkmenistan Super Cup
  • Winners (3): 2006, 2011, 2012

• AFC President's Cup
  • Winners (1): 2013

• Balkan FK Match Centre (archived 2 December 2013)
• Balkan FK in futbol24
• Balkan FK Squad List 2013