2024 Ýokary Liga

Season2024

Dates3 March – 27 December^[1]

ChampionsArkadag
(2nd title)

Ýokary Liga
Season	2024
Dates	3 March – 27 December^[1]
Champions	Arkadag (2nd title)
AFC Champions League Two	Arkadag Ahal
AFC Challenge League	Altyn Asyr
Matches	128
Goals	429 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorer	Didar Durdyýew (31)^[2]
Biggest home win	Arkadag 9–0 Merw (17 April 2024)
Biggest away win	Köpetdag Aşgabat 0–8 Arkadag] (26 November 2024)
Highest scoring	Aşgabat 1–8 Arkadag (2 April 2024) Arkadag 9–0 Merw (17 April 2024) Merw 1–8 Arkadag (24 September 2024)
Longest winning run	Arkadag (30 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Arkadag (30 matches)
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 27 December 2024.

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

Prior to the start of the league 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.^[3]

On 7 October, defending champions Arkadag successfully retained their title after a 5–1 victory over Nebitçi.^[4]

Teams

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity
Arkadag	Arkadag	Nusaý Stadium Arkadag Stadium	3,000 10,000
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/Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Arkadag	Wladimir Baýramow^[5]	Arslanmyrat Amanow^[6]	Jako^[6]	Arkadag City
Ahal	Serdar Geldiýew	Elman Tagaýew^[7]	Hummel ^[8]	TNÖ / Dragon Oil^[7]
Altyn Asyr	Ýazguly Hojageldiýew	Ahmet Ataýew^[9]	Adidas^[9]	TM CELL
Aşgabat	Tofik Shukurov		Jako^[10]
Nebitçi	Amanmyrat Meredow		Kelme^[11]	Mitro International Limited^[11]
Energetik	Rahmanguly Baýlyýew		Kelme^[8]
Köpetdag Aşgabat	Tofik Şükürow		Kelme^[12]^[10]
Merw	Jemşit Orazmuhammedow		Jako^[13]	Türkmengaz^[13]
Şagadam	Ali Gurbani		Kelme^[14]	Yug-Neftegaz Private Limited^[14] / Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries ^[14]

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Date of vacancy	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Merw	Witaliý Alikperow	Preseason	Dzhemshit Orazmukhamedov	^[15]
Şagadam	Aleksandr Klimenko	Preseason	Yevgeny Tkachenko	^[15]
Şagadam	Yevgeny Tkachenko		Ali Gurbani	26 July 2024^[16]
Aşgabat	Said Seýidow		Tofik Shukurov	August 2024^[17]^[18]
Ahal	Serdar Geldiýew		Döwletmyrat Annaýew	April 2024^[19]^[20]
Ahal	Döwletmyrat Annaýew		Welsähet Öwezow	June 2024^[21]
Köpetdag	Tofik Shukurov		Begenç Garaýew	August 2024^[22]

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arkadag	30	30	0	0	147	20	+127	90	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two Group Stage^[a]
2	Ahal	30	22	1	7	68	29	+39	67	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two Playoffs^[b]
3	Altyn Asyr	30	21	2	7	72	33	+39	65	Qualification for AFC Challenge League group stage
4	Şagadam	30	13	1	16	40	51	−11	40
5	Merw	30	11	2	17	21	60	−39	35
6	Aşgabat	30	8	4	18	27	58	−31	28
7	Nebitçi	30	8	3	19	28	64	−36	27
8	Köpetdag Aşgabat	30	4	5	21	18	69	−51	17
9	Energetik	16	1	2	13	8	45	−37	5	Excluded or withdrew

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.
Notes:

↑ Arkadag qualified for the Champions League Two group stage by winning the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League
↑ As Arkadag won the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League, 2024 Ýokary Liga, and 2024 Turkmenistan Cup, and since Turkmenistan has no ACL Two direct slot based on its regional ranking, one additional ACL Two direct slot was allocated to Turkmenistan for Arkadag and the spot reserved for Ýokary Liga champions was transferred to the runners-up, Ahal.

Results

Home \ Away	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	2–0	6–0
Altyn Asyr	2–2		2–4	2–0	4–2	1–0	5–2	2–1	1–2
1–0		0–4	3–1		4–0	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		4–1		5–1	4–0	5–1	5–1
Aşgabat	1–2	1–4	1–8		2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	1–0
1–2	1–2	0–3			1–1	2–0	2–1	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	0–8	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		2–0		2–1	0–1
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
1–4	0–1	3–5	3–1		1–0	3–0	4–3

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
Team ╲ Round
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	L	W	W
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	L	W	D	W	W	W
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	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	L	L	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	L	L	L
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	W	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	L	L	L
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	W	W	L

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played 27 December 2024^[23]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Didar Durdyýew	Arkadag	31
2	Altymyrat Annadurdyýew	Arkadag	24
3	Begench Akmammedov	Arkadag	19
4	Elman Tagaýew	Ahal	15
4	Şanazar Tirkişow	Arkadag	15
6	Arslan Saparow	Altyn Asyr	14
7	Myrat Annaýew	Altyn Asyr	12
8	Hydyrgeldi Atdžanow	Şagadam	11
9	Röwşengeldi Halmämmedow	Altyn Asyr	10
9	Arslanmyrat Amanow	Arkadag	10

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Didar Durdyýew	Arkadag	Köpetdag	5–0 (H)	6 April 2024	^[24]
Didar Durdyýew		Merw	9–0 (H)	17 April 2024	^[25]
Begench Akmammedov		Merw	9–0 (H)	17 April 2024	^[25]
Altymyrat Annadurdyýew		Nebitçi	4–0 (A)	4 May 2024	^[26]
Didar Durdyýew		Aşgabat	7–1 (H)	11 May 2024	^[27]
Didar Durdyýew		Ahal	5–1 (H)	4 September 2024	^[28]
Resul Khozhaev		Köpetdag	5–1 (H)	18 September 2024	^[29]
Didar Durdyýew		Köpetdag	8–0 (A)	26 November 2024	^[30]
Begench Akmammedov		Altyn Asyr	4–0 (A)	9 December 2024	^[31]
Arslan Saparov	Altyn Asyr	Köpetdag	4–0 (H)	27 December 2024	^[32]

Discipline

Red cards

As of match played 29 December 2024

Arslan Yollyev – Altyn Asyr vs Şagadam (4 March 2024)^[33]
Begmurad Arbatov – Şagadam vs Nebitçi (7 March 2024)^[34]
Murad Dadaev – Şagadam vs Aşgabat (29 March 2024)^[34]
Khydyr Yakubov – Şagadam vs Aşgabat (29 March 2024)^[34]
Begmurad Pirkuliev – Şagadam vs Aşgabat (29 March 2024)^[34]
Movlamberdy Goshshanov – Şagadam vs Aşgabat (29 March 2024)^[34]
Dayanch Nuryev – Nebitçi vs Ahal (6 April 2024)^[24]
Serdar Annamamedov – Merw vs Şagadam (13 April 2024)^[35]
Myrat Aşyrow – Altyn Asyr vs Energetik (17 April 2024)^[25]
Mukhamed Shykhyev – Energetik vs Nebitçi (20 April 2024)^[36]
Serdar Gulyev – Merw vs Nebitçi (23 April 2024)^[37]
Guvanch Berdymuradov – Ahal vs Merw (1 May 2024)^[38]
Shirmurad Bayramov – Merw vs Energetik (11 May 2024)^[27]
Shokhrat Aydogdyev – Ahal vs Nebitçi (14 May 2024)^[39]
Farid Kamaletdinov – Energetik vs Altyn Asyr (22 May 2024)^[40]
Gurbangeldy Batyrov – Altyn Asyr vs Nebitçi (4 September 2024)^[28]
Dovletmurad Seitmukhammedov – Köpetdag vs Merw (14 September 2024)^[41]
Wezirgeldi Ylýasow – Nebitçi vs Şagadam (14 September 2024)^[41]
Khojanazar Gurbanov – Nebitçi vs Şagadam (14 September 2024)^[41]
Aly Khaydarov – Şagadam vs Merw (18 September 2024)^[29]
Arslanmyrat Amanow – Arkadag vs Nebitçi (7 October 2024)^[4]
Farhad Italmazow – Nebitçi vs Merw (16 October 2024)^[42]
Gochmyrat Kakageldiev – Ahal vs Köpetdag (25 October 2024)^[43]
Gochmyrat Kakageldiev – Aşgabat vs Merw (7 November 2024)^[44]
Shokhrat Aydogdyev – Arkadag vs Nebitçi (30 November 2024)^[45]
Murad Annayev – Altyn Asyr vs Ahal (14 September 2024)^[46]
Ibragim Amangeldyev – Altyn Asyr vs Ahal (14 September 2024)^[46]

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the month		References
Month	Player	Team	References
August	Rovshengeldy Khalmamedov	Altyn Asyr	^[47]
September	Mihail Titow	Altyn Asyr	^[47]
October	Elman Tagaýew	Ahal	^[48]
November	Shanazar Tirkishov	Arkadag	^[49]

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Team
League Manager of the Season	Wladimir Baýramow^[50]	FC Arkadag
League Player of the Season	Elman Tagaýew^[51]	FC Ahal
League Best Young player of the Season	Enwer Annaýew^[52]	FC Arkadag

Team of the Year ^[53]
Goalkeeper	Rüstem Ahallyýew (Arkadag)
Defenders	Güýçmyrat Annagulyýew (Arkadag)	Ybraýym Mämmedow (Arkadag)		Abdy Bäşimow (Arkadag)		Şöhrat Söýünow (Altyn Asyr)
Midfielders	Elman Tagaýew (Ahal)		Welmyrat Ballakow (Arkadag)		Resul Hojaýew (Arkadag)
Forwards	Şanazar Tirkişow (Arkadag)		Altymyrat Annadurdyýew (Arkadag)		Didar Durdyýew (Arkadag)

Overall

Most wins – FK Arkadag (30)
Fewest losses – FK Arkadag (0)
Most goals scored – FK Arkadag (147)
Fewest goals conceded – FK Arkadag (20)

Attendances

The average league attendance was 192. Attendance remained low throughout the season. A notable example was a top-of-the-table match between defending champions Altyn Asyr and league leaders Köpetdag, which attracted an estimated 300 spectators at the 20,000-capacity Ashgabat Stadium.^[54]

#	Club	Average
1	Arkadag	332
2	Altyn Asyr	278
3	Ahal	212
4	Köpetdag	173
5	Merw	167
6	Şagadam	132
7	Nebitçi	127
8	Aşgabat	121

v t e 2023–24 in Asian football (AFC)
« 2022–23 2024–25 »
Domestic leagues	Afghanistan ('24) Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan '23 '24 Brunei '23 '24 Cambodia China '23 '24 East Timor '23 '24 Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan '23 '24 Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan '23 '24 Laos ('23) Lebanon Macau ('24) Malaysia ('23) Maldives Mongolia Myanmar '23 '24 Nepal North Korea Northern Mariana Islands '23 '24 Oman Pakistan Palestine West Bank Gaza Strip Philippines ('24) Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore ('23) South Korea '23 '24 Sri Lanka '23 '24 Syria Taiwan '23 '24 Tajikistan '23 '24 Thailand Turkmenistan '23 '24 United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan '23 '24, PL '23 PL '24, FL '23 FL '24 Vietnam Yemen
Domestic cups	Australia '23 '24 Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan '23 '24 Brunei '23 '24 Cambodia '23 '24 China '23 '24 East Timor '23 '24 Guam '23 '24 Hong Kong India '23 '24 Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan '23 '24 Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyszstan '23 '24 Laos '23 '24 Lebanon Macau ('23) Malaysia '23 '24 Maldives '23 '24 Mongolia '23 '24 Myanmar '23 '24 Nepal '23 '24 North Korea '23 '24 Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines ('23) Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore ('23) South Korea '23 '24 Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan '23 '24 Tajikistan '23 '24 Thailand Turkmenistan '23 '24 United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan '23 '24 Vietnam Yemen '23 '24
League cups	Bahrain Bangladesh East Timor Hong Kong Shield India '23 '24 Japan '23 '24 Jordan '23 Kuwait Malaysia Cup Challenge Cup Maldives '23 '24 Myanmar Oman Philippines Qatar Syria Thailand Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates
Super Cups	Bahrain China East Timor Iran Japan Kuwait Lebanon Saudi Arabia Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam
Regional club competitions	2023 Arab Club Champions Cup
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final
National team competitions	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2023 AFC Asian Cup Final 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Final 2023 WAFF Championship 2023 SAFF Championship

v t e 2024–25 in Asian football (AFC)
« 2023–24 2025–26 »
Domestic leagues	Afghanistan ('25) Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan '24 '25 Brunei Cambodia China '24 '25 East Timor '24 '25 Guam '24 '25 Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan '24 '25 Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan '24 '25 Laos Lebanon Macau ('25) Malaysia ~~Maldives~~ Mongolia Myanmar Nepal A-Division League Super League North Korea Northern Mariana Islands '24 '25 Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines '24 '24–'25 Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea '24 '25 Sri Lanka '24 '25 Syria Taiwan '24 Tajikistan '24 '25 Thailand Turkmenistan '24 '25 United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan '24 '25, PL '24 PL '25, FL '24 FL '25 Vietnam ~~Yemen~~
Domestic cups	Australia '24 '25 Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan '24 '25 Brunei Cambodia '25 China '24 '25 East Timor '24 '25 Guam '24 '25 Hong Kong India '24 '25 Iran Iraq Japan '24 '25 Jordan Kuwait Kyrgyszstan '24 '25 Laos '24 '25 ~~Lebanon~~ Macau ('24) Malaysia '24 '25 Maldives '24 '25 Mongolia '24 '25 Myanmar '24 '25 Nepal '24 '25 North Korea '24 '25 Oman Pakistan '24 '25 Palestine Philippines '24 '25 Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea '24 '25 Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan '25 Tajikistan '24 '25 Thailand Turkmenistan '24 '25 United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan '24 '25 Vietnam Yemen '24 '25
League cups	Bahrain FA Cup Khalid Bin Hamad Cup ~~Bangladesh~~ East Timor Hong Kong Shield India '24 '25 (April) Japan '24 '25 Jordan Kuwait Laos Lebanon Malaysia Cup Challenge Cup Maldives '24 '25 League Cup Myanmar Oman Philippines Qatar Syria Thailand Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates
Super Cups	Bahrain Bangladesh '24 '25 China East Timor Iran Japan Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Malaysia Qatar–UAE Challenge Cup '25 Qatar–UAE Super Cup '25 Saudi Arabia Tajikistan Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates UAE–Qatar Challenge Shield '25 UAE–Qatar Super Shield '25 Uzbekistan Vietnam
Regional club competitions	2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final
AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Elite Qualifying play-offs League stage Knockout stage Final AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Challenge League Qualifying play-offs Group stage Knockout stage Final
National team competitions	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2025 FIFA Arab Cup 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification 2024 ASEAN Championship Final 2025 SAFF Championship