2024 Ýokary Liga

The 2024 Ýokary Liga is the 32nd edition of the top tier professional Yokary Liga football annual competition in Turkmenistan administered by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.

Ýokary Liga

Season	2024
Dates	3 March - 17 December [1]
Champions	FK Arkadag (2nd title)
Matches played	115
Goals scored	379 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer	Didar Durdyýew (25)
Biggest home win	Arkadag 9-0 Merw (17 April 2024)
Biggest away win	Aşgabat 1-8 Arkadag (2 April 2024) Merw 1-8 Arkadag (24 September 2024)
Longest winning run	Arkadag - (27)
Longest unbeaten run	Arkadag - (27)
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 17 November 2024.

Season events

Prior to the start of the season, it was announced that the same nine teams that participated in the previous season, would participate in the 2024 season, beginning on 3 March.^[2]

On 7 October, defending champions Arkadag successfully retained their title after a 5-1 victory over Nebitçi.^[3]

Teams

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Arkadag	Arkadag	Nusaý Stadium	5,000
Ahal	Anau (Ahal Region)	Ashgabat Stadium	20,000
Altyn Asyr	Ashgabat	Buzmeyin Sport Complex	10,000
Aşgabat	Ashgabat	Ashgabat Stadium	20,000
Nebitçi	Balkanabat	Balkanabat Sport Complex (Balkan Region)	10,000
Energetik	Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy, Mary District (Mary Region)	Energetik Stadium (Mary)	1,000
Köpetdag Aşgabat	Ashgabat	Köpetdag Stadium	26,000
Merw	Mary (Mary Region)	Mary Sport Complex	10,000
Şagadam	Türkmenbaşy (Balkan Region)	Şagadam Stadium	5,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Arkadag	Wladimir Baýramow[4]	Arslanmyrat Amanow[5]	Jako[5]	Arkadag City
Ahal	Serdar Geldiýew	Elman Tagaýew[6]	Hummel [7]	TNÖ / Dragon Oil[6]
Altyn Asyr	Ýazguly Hojageldiýew	Ahmet Ataýew[8]	Adidas[8]	TM CELL
Aşgabat	Tofik Shukurov		Jako[9]
Nebitçi	Amanmyrat Meredow		Kelme[10]	Mitro International Limited[10]
Energetik	Rahmanguly Baýlyýew		Kelme[7]
Köpetdag Aşgabat	Tofik Şükürow		Kelme[11][9]
Merw	Jemşit Orazmuhammedow		Jako[12]	Türkmengaz[12]
Şagadam	Ali Gurbani		Kelme[13]	Yug-Neftegaz Private Limited[13] / Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries [13]

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Merw	Witaliý Alikperow		Preseason		Dzhemshit Orazmukhamedov	[14]
Şagadam	Aleksandr Klimenko				Yevgeny Tkachenko	[14]
Şagadam	Yevgeny Tkachenko				Ali Gurbani	26 July 2024[15]
Aşgabat	Said Seýidow				Tofik Shukurov	[16]

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arkadag[a] (C)	26	26	0	0	126	19	+107	78	Qualification for AFC Challenge League group stage
2	Ahal	27	20	1	6	62	27	+35	61	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two Playoffs
3	Altyn Asyr	26	18	2	6	65	28	+37	56
4	Şagadam	27	11	1	15	34	44	−10	34
5	Merw	27	10	2	15	19	54	−35	32
6	Nebitçi	27	8	3	16	24	56	−32	27
7	Aşgabat	27	7	4	16	23	51	−28	25
8	Köpetdag Aşgabat	27	4	5	18	18	55	−37	17
9	Energetik	16	1	2	13	8	45	−37	5	Excluded or withdrew

Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: Soccerway, TFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Arkadag only have AFC Challenge League license.

Results

Home \ Away	AHA	ALT	ARK	ASG	ENE	KOP	MER	NEB	SAG	AHA	ALT	ARK	ASG	ENE	KOP	MER	NEB	SAG
Ahal		0–2	0–4	4–0	5–0	4–0	5–1	4–0	1–0		2–0	1–2	3–0		3–1	2–0		6–0
Altyn Asyr	2–2		2–4	2–0	4–2	1–0	5–2	2–1	1–2			9 Dec	3–1			5–0	5–0	2–0
Arkadag	4–1	3–0		7–1	6–0	5–0	9–0	5–0	3–1	5–1	5–1				5–1		5–1	5–1
Aşgabat	1–2	1–4	1–8		2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–2		0–3			1–1	2–0		0–0
Energetik	0–1	0–6	0–7	0–3		0–0	0–1	2–3	1–3
Köpetdag Aşgabat	3–2	0–3	1–5	0–2	1–1		2–0	1–0	1–4	1–4	0–3		0–2			0–1	1–2	2–1
Merw	0–1	0–1	0–2	1–0	1–0	2–1		1–0	2–0	0–1	1–0	1–8	1–1				2–1
Nebitçi	0–1	0–5	0–4	2–0	0–1	1–0	0–1		1–2	0–2	2–2	1–5	1–0		1–1	1–1		2–1
Şagadam	0–2	0–3	1–2	1–0	2–0	1–0	3–0	1–2			0–1	3–5	3–1		1–0	3–0

Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Ahal	W	W	W	L	L	W	P	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	P	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L
Altyn Asyr	L	L	P	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	P	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L		W	D
Arkadag	P	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	P	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W		W	W
Aşgabat	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	P	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	P	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	W
Energetik	L	L	D	P	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	P	L	L	L	L	W	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Köpetdag Aşgabat	D	P	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	P	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W
Merw	W	L	L	W	W	P	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	P	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	L
Nebitçi	L	W	L	L	P	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	P	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	D
Şagadam	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	P	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	P	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Didar Durdyýew	Arkadag	Köpetdag	5–0 (H)	6 April 2024	[17]
Didar Durdyýew	Arkadag	Merw	9–0 (H)	17 April 2024	[18]
Begench Akmammedov	Arkadag	Merw	9–0 (H)	17 April 2024	[18]
Altymyrat Annadurdyýew	Arkadag	Nebitçi	4–0 (A)	4 May 2024	[19]
Didar Durdyýew	Arkadag	Aşgabat	7–1 (H)	11 May 2024	[20]
Didar Durdyýew	Arkadag	Ahal	5–1 (H)	4 September 2024	[21]
Resul Khozhaev	Arkadag	Köpetdag Aşgabat	5–1 (H)	18 September 2024	[22]

Discipline

Red cards

As of match played 7 November 2024

• Arslan Yollyev - Altyn Asyr vs Şagadam (4 March 2024)^[23]
• Begmurad Arbatov - Şagadam vs Nebitçi (7 March 2024)^[24]
• Murad Dadaev - Şagadam vs Aşgabat (29 March 2024)^[24]
• Khydyr Yakubov - Şagadam vs Aşgabat (29 March 2024)^[24]
• Begmurad Pirkuliev - Şagadam vs Aşgabat (29 March 2024)^[24]
• Movlamberdy Goshshanov - Şagadam vs Aşgabat (29 March 2024)^[24]
• Dayanch Nuryev - Nebitçi vs Ahal (6 April 2024)^[17]
• Serdar Annamamedov - Merw vs Şagadam (13 April 2024)^[25]
• Myrat Aşyrow - Altyn Asyr vs Energetik (17 April 2024)^[18]
• Mukhamed Shykhyev - Energetik vs Nebitçi (20 April 2024)^[26]
• Serdar Gulyev - Merw vs Nebitçi (23 April 2024)^[27]
• Guvanch Berdymuradov - Ahal vs Merw (1 May 2024)^[28]
• Shirmurad Bayramov - Merw vs Energetik (11 May 2024)^[20]
• Shokhrat Aydogdyev - Ahal vs Nebitçi (14 May 2024)^[29]
• Farid Kamaletdinov - Energetik vs Altyn Asyr (22 May 2024)^[30]
• Gurbangeldy Batyrov - Altyn Asyr vs Nebitçi (4 September 2024)^[21]
• Dovletmurad Seitmukhammedov - Köpetdag vs Merw (14 September 2024)^[31]
• Wezirgeldi Ylýasow - Nebitçi vs Şagadam (14 September 2024)^[31]
• Khojanazar Gurbanov - Nebitçi vs Şagadam (14 September 2024)^[31]
• Aly Khaydarov - Şagadam vs Merw (18 September 2024)^[22]
• Arslanmyrat Amanow - Arkadag vs Nebitçi (7 October 2024)^[3]
• Farhad Italmazow - Nebitçi vs Merw (16 October 2024)^[32]
• Gochmyrat Kakageldiev - Ahal vs Köpetdag (25 October 2024)^[33]
• Gochmyrat Kakageldiev - Aşgabat vs Merw (7 November 2024)^[34]

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month		References
	Player	Club
August	Rovshengeldy Khalmamedov	Altyn Asyr	[35]
September	Mihail Titow

References

1. "Match Report of Altyn Asyr FK vs Ahal FK - 2024-12-17 - Ýokary Liga - Global Sports Archive".
2. "Стартует очередной чемпионат Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
3. ""Аркадаг" во второй раз подряд стал чемпионом Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com.tm (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
4. "Владимир Байрамов стал новым главным тренером футбольной команды "Аркадаг"". turkmenportal.com. 2023-03-12.
5. ""Аркадаг" досрочно стал чемпионом Туркменистана по футболу". turkmenportal.com. 2023-03-12.
7. ""Ahal" çempionatdaky ýedinji ýeňşini gazandy". tff.com.tm.
9. "9-njy tapgyryň jemleýji oýun gününde duşuşyklaryň üçüsi geçirildi". tff.com.tm.
12. ""Merw" topary AFK-nyň Kubogynyň deslapky tapgyrynda "Alaý" topary bilen duşuşar". tff.com.tm.
14. "Чемпионат Туркменистана по футболу – 2024: в преддверии старта нового сезона команды усилили свои составы". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
15. "Али Гурбани стал новым главным тренером "Шагадама"". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
16. "Тофик Шукуров назначен главным тренером футбольного клуба "Ашхабад"". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
17. "Прошли матчи 6-го тура чемпионата Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
18. "Чемпионат Туркменистана по футболу: ФК "Аркадаг" одержал очередную победу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
19. "Итоги 12-го тура чемпионата Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
20. "Команда "Аркадаг" одержал 12-ю победу подряд в чемпионате Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
21. "Команда "Аркадаг" вошла в историю туркменского футбола благодаря победе в 22-м туре". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
22. "В чемпионате Туркменистана состоялись три матча 24-го тура". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
23. "Чемпионат Туркменистана по футболу: итоги первого тура". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
24. ""Аркадаг" стартовал с победы в чемпионате Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
25. "Чемпионат Туркменистана по футболу – 2024: прошли матчи 7-го тура". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
26. "Состоялись заключительные матчи 9-го тура чемпионата Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
27. "Стартовал второй круг чемпионата Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
28. "Завершились встречи 11-го тура чемпионата Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
29. ""Ахал" победил "Небитчи" в стартовом матче 15 тура чемпионата Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
30. "Прошли матчи 17-го тура чемпионата Туркменистана по футболу". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
31. "В чемпионате Туркменистана по футболу-2024 прошли ещё два матча 23-го тура". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
32. "В чемпионате Туркменистана по футболу прошли два матча 27-го тура". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
33. "«Ахал» одержал волевую победу над «Копетдагом»". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
34. "«Ашхабад» побеждает «Мерв» в 29-м туре чемпионата Туркменистана по футболу-2024". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
35. "Федерация футбола Туркменистана объявила лучшего футболиста сентября". tff.com (in Russian). Turkmenistan Football Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

External links

• Football Federation of Turkmenistan