Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 6 March 2020 — 28 November 2020 |
Champions | Altyn Asyr (7th title) |
AFC Cup |
Altyn Asyr Ahal |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 142 (1.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Altymyrat Annadurdyýew (27 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Altyn Asyr 7–0
Nebitçi (12 June 2020) Şagadam 7–0 Energetik (13 June 2020) |
Biggest away win |
Energetik 0–5
Ahal (7 June 2020) Energetik 2–7 Ahal (25 November 2020) |
Highest scoring |
Energetik 2–7
Ahal (25 November 2020) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Altyn Asyr |
Longest unbeaten run | 6 matches Altyn Asyr |
Longest winless run | 6 matches Energetik |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Energetik |
Highest attendance | 1200 [1] |
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2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 13 June 2020. |
The 2020 Turkmenistan Higher League ( Ýokary Liga) season is the 28th season Turkmenistan's professional football league, the highest football league competition in Turkmenistan. [2] Altyn Asyr are the defending champions from the 2019 campaign.
On 23 March 2020, the league was suspended. [3] [4] It resumed on 19 April. [5]
On August 17, all tournaments under the auspices of the Football Federation of Turkmenistan were suspended again. [6]
In February 2020, the Turkmenistan Football Federation announced that the season would involve 8 teams, with there being 112 matches in four rounds. The teams consist of FC Altyn Asyr, FC Ashgabat, FC Ahal, FC Shagadam, FC Nebitchi, FC Energetik, FC Merw, FC Kopetdag. [7] [8]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Ahal FK | Änew | Ashgabat Stadium | 20,000 |
Altyn Asyr FK | Ashgabat | Ashgabat Stadium | 20,000 |
FC Aşgabat | Ashgabat | Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) | 500 |
Nebitçi FT | Balkanabat | Balkanabat Sport Complex | 10,000 |
FC Energetik | Turkmenbashi village, Mary District, Mary Region | Energetik Stadium [9] | 1,000 |
FK Köpetdag Aşgabat | Ashgabat | Köpetdag Stadium | 26,000 |
Merw FK | Mary | Mary Sport Complex | 10,000 |
Şagadam FK | Türkmenbaşy | Şagadam Stadium | 5,000 |
Source: GSA |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC Aşgabat | Said Seýidow | Of their own accord | 25 June 2020 | 5 | Döwletmyrat Annaýew [10] [11] | 25 June 2020 |
Nebitçi FT | Amanmyrat Merdow | Of their own accord | 18 August 2020 | 7 | Amangylyç Koçumow [12] | 18 August 2020 |
FC Ahal | Hojaahmet Arazow | Became an assistant coach | 19 August 2020 | 2 | Said Seýidow [13] | 19 August 2020 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Altyn Asyr (C) | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 17 | +62 | 73 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
2 | Ahal | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 55 | |
3 | Şagadam | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 47 | |
4 | Köpetdag | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 41 | |
5 | Aşgabat | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 36 | |
6 | Merw | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 28 | |
7 | Nebitçi | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 24 | |
8 | Energetik | 28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 79 | −56 | 12 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [21] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Altymyrat Annadurdyýew | Altyn Asyr | 35 |
2 | Yhlas Magtymow | Şagadam | 16 |
Elman Tagaýew | Ahal | ||
4 | Mihail Titow | Altyn Asyr | 13 |
5 | Murat Ýakşiýew | Ahal | 11 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Batyr Babaýew | FC Ahal | 11 |
2 | Nikita Gorbunow | FC Şagadam | 10 |
3 | Mämmet Orazmuhammedow | FC Altyn Asyr | 8 |