Turkmenistan national football team
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The Turkmenistan national football team (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň milli futbol ýygyndysy) represents Turkmenistan in men's international football and it is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, the governing body for football in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan's home ground is the Kopetdag Stadium and their head coach is Mergen Orazow. The team represents FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
National association football team
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Nickname(s) | Emerald Greens Karakum Warriors | ||
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Association | Türkmenistanyň Futbol federasiýasy (TFF) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | CAFA (Central Asia) | ||
Head coach | Mergen Orazow[1] | ||
Captain | Arslanmyrat Amanow | ||
Most caps | Arslanmyrat Amanow (54)[2] | ||
Top scorer | Wladimir Baýramow (16)[3] | ||
Home stadium | Ashgabat Olympic Stadium Kopetdag Stadium | ||
FIFA code | TKM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 140 ![]() | ||
Highest | 86 (April 2004) | ||
Lowest | 174 (September 2007) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 1 June 1992)[5] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 19 November 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 22 June 1997) ![]() ![]() (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 February 2000) ![]() ![]() (Doha, Qatar; 31 May 2004) ![]() ![]() (Riffa, Bahrain; 3 August 2005) ![]() ![]() (Goyang, South Korea; 5 June 2021) | |||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2004) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2004, 2019) | ||
CAFA Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2023) | ||
AFC Challenge Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2008) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2010, 2012) |