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Turkmenistan national football team

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Turkmenistan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Emerald
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Karakum Warriors
AssociationTürkmenistanyň Futbol federasiýasy (TFF)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationCAFA (Central Asia)
Head coachMergen Orazow[1]
CaptainArslanmyrat Amanow
Most capsArslanmyrat Amanow (53)[2]
Top scorerWladimir Baýramow (16)[3]
Home stadiumAshgabat Olympic Stadium
Kopetdag Stadium
FIFA codeTKM
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First colours
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FIFA ranking
Current 137 Decrease 2 (6 April 2023)[4]
Highest86 (April 2004)
Lowest174 (September 2007)
First international
Flag_of_the_Kazakh_Soviet_Socialist_Republic.svg Kazakhstan 1–0 Turkmenistan Flag_of_Turkmenistan_%281992-1997%29.svg
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 1 June 1992)[5]
Biggest win
Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 11–0 Afghanistan Flag_of_Afghanistan_%282002%E2%80%932004%29.svg
(Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 19 November 2003)
Biggest defeat
Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 1–6 Kuwait Flag_of_Kuwait.svg
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 10 February 2000)
Flag_of_Qatar.svg Qatar 5–0 Turkmenistan Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg
(Doha, Qatar; 31 May 2004)
Flag_of_Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 5–0 Turkmenistan Flag_of_Turkmenistan_%281992-1997%29.svg
(Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 22 June 1997)
Flag_of_Bahrain.svg Bahrain 5–0 Turkmenistan Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg
(Riffa, Bahrain; 3 August 2005)
Flag_of_South_Korea.svg South Korea 5–0 Turkmenistan Flag_of_Turkmenistan.svg
(Goyang, South Korea; 5 June 2021)
Asian Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup stage (2004, 2019)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2008)
Best resultRunners-up (2010, 2012)
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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).