The Turkmenistan national football team is the national team of Turkmenistan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan. They were surprise qualifiers for the Asian Cup 2004, but could only get a solitary point against Saudi Arabia in group play. Turkmenistan are not a well reputed side in world football and have not been as successful as UEFA member former Soviet nations.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1994 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1998 to 2010 - Did not qualify

Asian Nations Cup record

• 1956 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1996 - Did not qualify
• 2000 - Did not qualify
• 2004 - Round 1
• 2007 - Did not enter

Asian Games record

• 1951 to 1990 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1994 - Quarter-Finals
• 1998 - Quarter-Finals

For 2002 Asian Games onwards see Turkmenistan national under-23 football team.

AFC Challenge Cup record

• AFC Challenge Cup 2008 - Group Stage

Honours

• ECO Cup 1993 - Runner-Up
• Turkmenistan's President Cup 1997 - Champion
• Turkmenistan's President Cup 2002 - Runner-Up
• HCM City Cup 2008 (Vietnam) - Champion

Coaches

Manager	From	To
Rakhim Kurbanmamedov	June 1992

Forthcoming fixtures

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers
7 June 2008		Pyongyang	North Korea
14 June 2008		Ashgabat	Korea
22 June 2008		Amman	Jordan

Recent results

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers
3 August 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup	Hyderabad	India	Lost 1:2
2 June 2008		Ashgabat	North Korea	Drew 0-0
18 May 2008	Friendly	Nizwa	Oman	Lost 2:1
26 March 2008		Ashgabat	Jordan	Lost 0:2
6 February 2008		Seoul	Korea	Lost 4:0
18 November 2007		Ashgabat	Hong Kong	Won 3:0
10 November 2007		Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Drew 0:0
28 October 2007		Ashgabat	Cambodia	Won 4:1
11 October 2007		Phnom Penh	Cambodia	Won 0:1
22 August 2007	Friendly	Kaunas	Lithuania	Lost 2:1
25 June 2007	Friendly	Doha	Qatar	Lost 0:1

Squad

Notable Players

• Kurban Berdyev
• Chary Muhadov
• Khakha Gogoladze
• Rakhim Kurbanmamedov
• Redjepmurad Agabaev
• Valeri Gulyan
• Aleksandr Ignatov
• Guvanchmuhamed Ovekov
• Begench Kuliyev
• Kurbangeldi Durdiyev
• Dmitry Khomukha
• Vladimir Bairamov
• Nazar Bayramov
• Muslim Agaev
• Valeri Broshin
• Gochguli Gochguliyev
• Evgeny Naboychenko
• Jumadurdy Meredov
• Amandurdy Annadurdyev
• Kamil Mingazov
• Yuri Bordolimov

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Vietnam.

Recent Call Ups

The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.(vs Cambodia)

Recent News

• Striker Vladimir Bairamov signed a new 3-year deal with Russian Premier League side FC Khimki as a free agent. Former Kopetdag Asgabat and Nisa player spent five years with Rubin Kazan under management of fellow countryman Kurban Berdyev and was nominated the player of the year in 2005.
• Turkmenistan international Vyacheslav Krendelev was the first to be signed by the another club form the Russian Premier League, FC Amkar Perm. The left winger, who can also play striker, was one of the starting bunch of FC Terek Grozny who will be playing in the Russian highest level league after finishing 2nd in the first division.
• As the Kazan side Rubin prepare a major clean-up, Turkmenistan goalkeeper Pavel Kharchik may be one of the keepers who will leave the club soon. Kurban Berdyev's side have signed Sergei Ryzhikov from Tom Tomsk and Sergei Kozko will be coming back from FC Moskva.

References

• rsssf Asian Games 1994
• rsssf Asian Games 1998
• rsssf Turkmenistan President Cup