FC Altyn Asyr

Altyn Asyr
Full nameAltyn Asyr futbol kluby
Nickname(s)The Signalmen
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
GroundBüzmeýin Sport Topulmy
Capacity10,000
ChairmanGurbanmyrat Hojageldiýew
ManagerÝazguly Hojageldyýew
LeagueÝokary Liga
2023Ýokary Liga, 2nd of 9
Websitewww.altynasyrfk.com

Football Club Altyn Asyr (Turkmen: Altyn Asyr futbol kluby), also known as Altyn Asyr Ashgabat or simply Altyn Asyr, which translates to Golden Century, is a Turkmen professional football club based in Ashgabat.[1] Founded in 2008, the club competes in the Ýokary Liga, the top tier of Turkmen football. It has remained there ever since, winning the Turkmenistan Higher League championship eight times in a row (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021).[2] The club also won the Turkmenistan Cup for 5 times in 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020 and has been regular in AFC Cup recently. The team plays in the Ashgabat Stadium.

History

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From the first days of participation in official competitions team was headed by Umarguly Nurmamedov. From 2008 until mid-2012, team was led by Ali Gurbani, and from mid-2012 coach was Bayram Durdyýew.[3] Since mid-2013 the head of the club became Gurbanmurat Hojageldiev. Since the beginning of 2014, the team was led by Ýazguly Hojageldyýew, helped him famous Turkmen footballers Goçguly Goçgulyýew and Gurbangeldi Durdyýew. At the end of the 2014 Ýokary Liga, for the first time they became the champions of Turkmenistan.[4]

In the 2015 season, Altyn Asyr debuted in AFC Cup with loss 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]

In 2018, Altyn Asyr reached the AFC Cup Final, where lost in the decisive match to Air Force Club from Iraq. Altyn Asyr were the first team from Turkmenistan to reach the AFC Cup final. If they were to win the final, they would become the second team from Central Asia to win the AFC Cup, after Nasaf from Uzbekistan in 2011.

In June 2019, Altyn Asyr, tied the final round of the group stage with FC Istiklol - 1:1, and for the second year in a row went to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals of the 2019 AFC Cup as the winner of the Central Asian group D.[8] In August 2019, Kenyan Peter Opiyo and Niger Uche Kalu signed a contract with FC Altyn Asyr.[9] This is the first foreign footballer in the history of the club and the first legionnaire in the 2019 Ýokary Liga. However, they lost to Hanoi FC 4:5 on aggregate.

Domestic

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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 Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
2009 1st 5 16 6 2 8 20 23 20 Winners Turkmenistan Didargylyç Urazow 10 Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
2010 1st 2 18 10 5 3 34 20 35 Runners-up Turkmenistan Amir Gurbani
Turkmenistan Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew 		10 Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
2011 1st 6 36 12 9 15 46 42 44 Quarter-final Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
2012 1st 6 32 13 7 12 46 39 46 Quarter-final Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
Turkmenistan Baýram Durdyýew
2013 1st 3 36 20 5 11 73 37 65 Runners-up Turkmenistan Baýram Durdyýew
2014 1st 1 36 29 5 2 91 25 92 Quarter-final Turkmenistan Didar Durdyýew 26 Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2015 1st 1 36 29 5 2 81 21 92 Winners Turkmenistan Süleýman Muhadow 29 Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2016 1st 1 36 30 5 1 108 19 95 Winners Turkmenistan Süleýman Muhadow 30 Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2017 1st 1 32 25 4 3 83 24 79 Semi-Final Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2018 1st 1 28 21 3 4 65 16 66 Semi-Final Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2019 1st 1 28 19 6 3 67 25 63 Winners Turkmenistan Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 12 Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldyýew
2020 1st 1 28 23 4 1 79 17 73 Winners Turkmenistan Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 35
2021 1st 1

Continental

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As of match played 14 August 2024
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
AFC Cup/AFC Champions League Two 42 18 15 11 59 41 +18
Total 42 18 15 11 65 51 +14
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2015 AFC Cup Preliminary round State of Palestine Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 0–1 – 0–1
2016 AFC Cup Group A Jordan Al-Wehdat 0–0 1–1 4th
Lebanon Al Ahed 2–0 0–3
Bahrain Hidd 1–2 1–1
2017 AFC Cup Group D Tajikistan Istiklol 1–1 0–1 2nd
Kyrgyzstan Alay 4–1 2–1
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 3–0 2–0
2018 AFC Cup Group D Tajikistan Istiklol 2–2 3–2 1st
Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh 5–0 6–3
Turkmenistan Ahal 1–0 0–0
Inter-zone play-off semi-final India Bengaluru 2–0 3–2 5–2
Inter-zone play-off final North Korea April 25 1–1 2–2 3–3
Final Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya – 0–2 0–2
2019 AFC Cup Group D Tajikistan Istiklol 1–1 1–1 1st
Kyrgyzstan Dordoi 3–1 1–1
Tajikistan Khujand 1–0 0–0
Inter-zone play-off semi-final Vietnam Hanoi FC 2–2 2–3 4-5
2020 AFC Cup Group D Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek — — - [10]
Tajikistan Khujand — —
Tajikistan Istiklol — —
2022 AFC Cup Group E Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 1–0 2nd
Tajikistan CSKA Pamir Dushanbe 1–1
Uzbekistan Sogdiana Jizzakh 1–3
2023-24 AFC Cup Group E Kyrgyzstan FC Abdysh-Ata Kant 2-4 0-3 2nd
Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob 1-1 0–1
Turkmenistan Merw Mary 1–0 2–1
2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Preliminary round India East Bengal 3–2 3–2

Squad

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As of 15 December 2023[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkmenistan TKM Batyr Babaýew
2 DF Turkmenistan TKM Zafar Babajanow
3 DF Turkmenistan TKM Hoshgeldy Hojovow
4 DF Turkmenistan TKM Mekan Saparow
5 DF Turkmenistan TKM Merdan Amangeldiyýew
6 DF Turkmenistan TKM Oraz Orazow
7 MF Turkmenistan TKM Myrat Annaýew
8 MF Turkmenistan TKM Ahmet Ataýew
9 FW Turkmenistan TKM Azat Annaýew
10 MF Turkmenistan TKM Rahman Myratberdiyýew
12 DF Turkmenistan TKM Serdar Annaorazow
13 GK Turkmenistan TKM Ahmed Gurbanow
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Turkmenistan TKM Dovletmuhammed Dzhallalow
18 FW Turkmenistan TKM Furkat Tursunow
19 MF Turkmenistan TKM Nurmurat Rozyýew
20 MF Turkmenistan TKM Begmyrat Baýow
21 MF Turkmenistan TKM Abdyrahman Annamýradow
22 DF Turkmenistan TKM Rovshen Khalmammedow
23 GK Turkmenistan TKM Batyr Gaylyýew
24 DF Turkmenistan TKM Ruslan Tajivew
25 DF Turkmenistan TKM Resul Rovshenmyradow
26 FW Turkmenistan TKM Wahyt Orazsähedow
27 MF Turkmenistan TKM Meýlis Gaýlyýew
29 FW Turkmenistan TKM Ismail Kambarow
77 FW Turkmenistan TKM Selim Nurmuradow

Club officials

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Ýazguly Hojageldyýew, manager of Altyn Asyr

Management

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  • Gurbanmyrat Hojageldyýew: Club director
  • Annamuhammet Yarow: Manager

Technical staff

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Managerial history

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Name Nationality Years
Ali Gurbani Turkmenistan 2008–2012
Baýram Durdyýew Turkmenistan 2012–2013
Ýazguly Hojageldyýew Turkmenistan 2014–

Stadium

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Until 2021, Altyn Asyr had never had its own stadium, with the team historically playing in various Ashgabat. The main home ground for AFC Cup games was Kopetdag Stadium,[14] which has a capacity of 26,000. The stadium is situated in Ashgabat.

The team played Ýokary Liga home games at various Ashgabat stadiums: Kopetdag Stadium, Nusaý Stadium and Ashgabat Stadium.[15]

Starting in autumn 2021, Altyn Asyr began to receive teams at the Büzmeýin Sport Topulmy (10,000 capacity).[16][17][18][19]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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The team is owned by the Türkmenaragatnaşyk Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan.

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor
2014–2016 Adidas Turkmentelecom
2017–present Puma

Honours

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Continental

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Domestic

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References

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