2019 Ýokary Liga

The 2019 Turkmenistan Higher League (Ýokary Liga) season was the 27th season Turkmenistan's professional football league, the highest football league competition in Turkmenistan. Altyn Asyr defended their championship, winning the Higher League for a six time.[7]

Ýokary Liga
Season2019
ChampionsAltyn Asyr (6th title) [1]
AFC CupAltyn Asyr
Ahal
Matches played112
Goals scored291 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerDidar Durdyýew[2]
Biggest home winAltyn Asyr 6–0 Merw [3]
Highest scoringAltyn Asyr 5–2 Nebitçi [4]
Longest winning run8 matches:
Altyn Asyr (1 Jun–19 Oct)[5]
Longest winless run19 matches:
Merw (7 Apr-26 Oct)[6]
← 2018
2020 →

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Altyn Asyr (C) 28 19 6 3 67 25 +42 63 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
2 Ahal (Q) 28 15 9 4 44 17 +27 54 Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 2[lower-alpha 1]
3 Şagadam 28 15 7 6 41 25 +16 52
4 Köpetdag 28 11 6 11 33 37 −4 39
5 Energetik 28 8 8 12 28 48 −20 32
6 Aşgabat 28 8 7 13 29 44 −15 31
7 Nebitçi 28 7 6 15 26 43 −17 27
8 Merw 28 2 5 21 23 52 −29 11
Source: 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) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. Since league champions Altyn Asyr were also Turkmenistan Cup winners, the league runners-up qualified for the AFC Cup preliminary round 2.

Results

Matches 1-14
Home \ Away ALT SAG AHA KOP ENE NEB ASG MER
Altyn Asyr — 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–2 1–1 6–0
Şagadam 2–1 — 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
Ahal 2–2 2–1 — 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–0
Köpetdag 0–1 1–4 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2
Energetik 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–3 — 1–0 1–2 1–0
Nebitçi 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–0
Aşgabat 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 — 1–0
Merw 1–3 0–0 0–1 4–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 15-28
Home \ Away ALT SAG AHA KOP ENE NEB ASG MER
Altyn Asyr — 2–0 3–0^ 3–0
Şagadam — 1–0 2–1 1–1
Ahal — 4–0 0–0 5–0
Köpetdag 2–0 — 1–0
Energetik 0–1 — 2–3
Nebitçi 0–2 — 1–0
Aşgabat 2–3 — 2–1
Merw 1–4 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

^Altyn Asyr awarded 3-0 as Ahal forfeited

Teams

Location of teams in the 2019 Ýokary Liga

A total of 8 teams will contest the league.

Club Location Stadium Capacity Coach Kit sponsor
Ahal Änew Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) 500 Rovshen Meredov[8] Nike
Altyn Asyr Ashgabat Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) 500 Ýazguly Hojageldiýew Puma
Aşgabat Ashgabat Nusay Stadium 3000 Said Seýidow Adidas
Nebitchi Balkanabat Balkanabat Sport Complex 10,000 Amanmyrat Meredow Lotto
Energetik Turkmenbashi village, Mary Region Energetik stadiony 1,000 Rahmanguly Baýlyýew
Köpetdag Aşgabat Ashgabat Köpetdag Stadium 26,000 Tofik Şükürow Starion [9]
Merw Mary Mary Sport Complex 10,000 Mekan Nasyrow Nike
Şagadam Türkmenbaşy Şagadam Stadium 5,000 Aleksandr Klimenko

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Köpetdag Aşgabat Saýid Seýidow Of their own accord[10] 17 May 2019 6 Çary Annakow[11] 17 May 2019
Köpetdag Aşgabat Çary Annakow Temporarily served as head coach June 2019 5 Tofik Şükürow June 2019[12]
FC Aşgabat Amangylyç Koçumow Resignation July 2019 7 Saýid Seýidow August 2019[13]
FC Ahal Röwşen Meredow Resignation 16 September 2019[14] 3 Amangylyç Koçumow 16 September 2019
FC Ahal Amangylyç Koçumow Resignation October 2019[15] 3 Baýramnyýaz Berdiýew November 2019

Top goal-scorers

The top scorers are: Updated to match played on 10 December 2019.[16]

RankPlayerClubGoals (penalty)
1Didar DurdyýewFC Ahal14 (?)
2Altymyrat AnnadurdyýewFC Altyn Asyr12
3Myrat AnnaýewFC Altyn Asyr10

Scoring
  • First goalscorer: Baýramgeldi Gulmaýew (Köpetdag) [17]

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