Turkmenistan
AFC. Played 175 since 1 Jun 1992: won 64, drawn 32, lost 79. Elo 1387, ranked 152 in the world; peak 1584 in 2004.
Latest results
- 2025-11-18WTurkmenistan3–1TaiwanAFC Asian Cup qualification · Arkadag92%
- 2025-10-14WTurkmenistan2–1Sri LankaAFC Asian Cup qualification · Arkadag94%
- 2025-10-09LSri Lanka1–0TurkmenistanUpsetAFC Asian Cup qualification · Colombo87%
- 2025-06-10WTurkmenistan3–1ThailandAFC Asian Cup qualification · Ashgabat41%
- 2025-03-25WTaiwan1–2TurkmenistanAFC Asian Cup qualification · Kaohsiung69%
- 2024-06-11DTurkmenistan0–0Hong KongFIFA World Cup qualification · Ashgabat82%
- 2024-06-06LUzbekistan3–1TurkmenistanFIFA World Cup qualification · Tashkent5%
- 2024-06-01WGreenland0–5TurkmenistanFriendly · Antalya31%
- 2024-03-26LTurkmenistan0–1IranFIFA World Cup qualification · Ashgabat7%
- 2024-03-21LIran5–0TurkmenistanFIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran2%
Squad
The following 23 players were named in the squad for the friendlies & 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Laos and Thailand on 26–31 Match 2026.
- Players
- 17
- Average age
- 28.9
- Caps between them
- 237
- Most from one club
- Arkadag (11)
Where they play
16 at home · 1 abroad in 1 other country
- Turkmenistan 16
- Kyrgyzstan 1
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Rasul ÇaryýewArkadag | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Rüstem AhallyýewArkadag | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Kakageldi BerdiýewAhal | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Zafar BabajanowAltyn Asyr | 39 | 12 | 1 |
| 3 | Güýçmyrat AnnagulyýewArkadag | 30 | 21 | 2 |
| 4 | Mekan SaparowAltyn Asyr | 32 | 34 | 2 |
| 5 | Abdy BäşimowArkadag | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| 23 | Arzuwguly SapargulýyewArkadag | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 7 | Ahmet AtaýewArkadag | 36 | 37 | 1 |
| 16 | Teýmur ÇaryýewBars Issyk-Kul(Kyrgyzstan) | 25 | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | Mirza BeknazarowArkadag | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Welmyrat BallakowArkadag | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 6 | Meýlis DiniýewAhal | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Ýazgylyç GurbanowArkadag | 29 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Altymyrat AnnadurdyýewArkadag | 33 | 35 | 9 |
| Begenç AkmämmedowAltyn Asyr | 28 | 6 | 0 | |
| 11 | Didar DurdyýewArkadag | 33 | 21 | 3 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Turkmenistan national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 18 November 2025; page last edited 24 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Turkmenistan v Uzbekistan: played 13, won 1, drawn 1, lost 11; goals 7–32. First met 28 Jun 1992, last 6 Jun 2024.
- 2024-06-06LUzbekistan3–1TurkmenistanFIFA World Cup qualification · Tashkent5%
- 2023-11-16LTurkmenistan1–3UzbekistanFIFA World Cup qualification · Ashgabat19%
- 2023-06-14LUzbekistan2–0TurkmenistanCAFA Nations Cup · Tashkent8%
- 2019-01-13LTurkmenistan0–4UzbekistanAFC Asian Cup · Group F · Dubai14%
- 2004-07-26LTurkmenistan0–1UzbekistanAFC Asian Cup · Group B · Chongqing34%
- 2001-05-03LTurkmenistan2–5UzbekistanFIFA World Cup qualification · Amman47%
- 2001-04-25LUzbekistan1–0TurkmenistanFIFA World Cup qualification · Tashkent34%
- 2000-10-08LUzbekistan3–0TurkmenistanFriendly · Tashkent23%
- 1998-12-11DUzbekistan1–1TurkmenistanAsian Games · Bangkok30%
- 1994-10-11LUzbekistan3–0TurkmenistanAsian Games · Miyoshi40%
- 1994-04-11LUzbekistan4–0TurkmenistanFriendly · Tashkent35%
- 1992-10-25WTurkmenistan1–0UzbekistanFriendly · Ashgabat59%
- 1992-06-28LUzbekistan2–1TurkmenistanFriendly · Tashkent35%
Record by competition
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 53 | 21 | 7 | 25 |
| Friendly | 49 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| AFC Challenge Cup | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Asian Games | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| AFC Challenge Cup qualification | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| CAFA Nations Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| VFF Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Top scorers
- Begençmuhammet Kulyýew 8
- Arslanmyrat Amanow 7
- Rejepmyrat Agabaýew 4
- Kakha Gogoladze 4
- Wladimir Baýramow 4
- Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 4
- Djumadurdy Meredov 3
- Muslim Agaev 3
- Guwançmuhammet Öwekow 3
- Nazar Baýramow 3
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.