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The Turkmenistan national futsal team represents Turkmenistan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.
| Association | Football Federation of Turkmenistan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Ýakup Öwezow [1] | ||
| Captain | Abdylla Gurbannepesow[2] | ||
| FIFA code | TKM | ||
| FIFA ranking | 71 [3] | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Thailand 23 – 2 Turkmenistan  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May 23, 2005) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Turkmenistan 8 – 0 Maldives  (Kuantan, Malaysia, April 18, 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Thailand 23 – 2 Turkmenistan (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May 23, 2005) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | none | ||
| AFC Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Round 1, 6 times | ||
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | 4th Place (2009) | ||
Turkmenistan can count themselves fortunate to have avoided preliminary qualification for the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship. They grabbed the last direct spot in the finals even though they finished bottom of their finals group in 2007. Turkmenistan caused the first real upset of the championship with a 1–0 win over Australia in their opening game, Elman Tagayev scoring the only goal in the first half. But they went backwards after that with a 1–7 loss to Kyrgyzstan and a 2–5 reversal to Korea Republic. Turkmenistan were not expected to make it out of the group after poor performances in previous championships. They were uninspiring in 2005 and the following year had little chance in a group that included powerhouses Iran and ASEAN kingpins Thailand. But with more games under their belt, the relatively young squad will be aiming for better results this year.
In March 2019, the Football Federation of Turkmenistan named Robert Grdović as the head coach of the Turkmenistan national futsal team, signing a one-year contract.[4][5]
FIFA Futsal World Cup
AFC Futsal Championship
| Asian Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1999 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
 2001 | |||||||||
 2002 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
 2004 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 2005 | Round 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 53 | -25 | |
 2006 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 25 | -14 | |
 2007 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -8 | |
| 2008 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | |
| 2010 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | |
 2012 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
 2018 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||||||||
 2022 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | -11 | |
| 2024 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| Total | 7/16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 68 | 141 | -73 | |
Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Squad for the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification[6]
- Mulkaman Annagulyýew
- Myrat Annaýew
- Watan Ataýew
- Meretgeldi Baýramow
- Dayanç Garadjaýew
- Abdylla Gurbannepesow
- Allamyrat Gurbanow
- Allaberdi Meredow
- Öwezbaý Muhammetmyradow
- Maksat Myradow
- Serdar Rejepow
- Berdymyrat Sapardurdyýew
- Arzuwguly Sapargulyýew
- Gurbangeldi Sähedow
Manager history
- As of 14 January 2022
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
 Robert Grdović |
2019–2020 |
| Guwanç Kanaýew[7] |
2020–2022 |
| Ýakup Öwezow |
2023– |
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