Results

AFC Champions League 12/05 14:00 6 [4] Ahal FK v Al Ain SCC [1] L 1-2
AFC Champions League 11/28 16:00 5 [4] Al Feiha v Ahal FK [3] L 3-1
AFC Champions League 11/07 14:00 4 [4] Ahal FK v Pakhtakor Tashkent [2] D 1-1
AFC Champions League 10/24 14:00 3 [4] Pakhtakor Tashkent v Ahal FK [2] L 3-0
AFC Champions League 10/03 16:00 2 [1] Al Ain SCC v Ahal FK [2] L 4-2
AFC Champions League 09/19 16:00 1 [2] Ahal FK v Al Fayha [2] W 1-0
Turkmenistan Yokary Liga 12/07 10:00 - Sagadam FK v Ahal FK W 2-4
Turkmenistan Yokary Liga 09/30 13:00 - Sagadam FK v Ahal FK D 1-1
AFC Champions League 04/26 20:15 6 [4] Ahal FK v Al Gharafa [3] W 4-2
AFC Champions League 04/22 17:15 5 [2] Shabab Al Ahli Dubai v Ahal FK [4] L 2-1
AFC Champions League 04/18 17:15 4 [4] Ahal FK v Foolad Khuzestan [2] L 0-1
AFC Champions League 04/14 17:15 3 [2] Foolad Khuzestan v Ahal FK [4] L 1-0

Stats

 TotalHomeAway
Matches played 3 2 1
Wins 0 0 0
Draws 1 1 0
Losses 2 1 1
Goals for 3 2 1
Goals against 6 3 3
Clean sheets 0 0 0
Failed to score 0 0 0

Wikipedia - Ahal FK

Ahal Änew Football Club (Turkmen: Ahal Änew Futbol Kluby), or simply Ahal FK, is a Turkmen professional football club based in the Änew, Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, the club played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. The club plays its home matches at the 20,000 seater Ashgabat Stadium.

Ahal won the 2022 Ýokary Liga, becoming one of eight clubs to have won the Ýokary Liga since its inception in 1992.

History

During 1989–91, the club participated in the Soviet Second League.

FC Ahal played in the top division of Turkmenistan in 1992, winning bronze medal, but the following year the team was disbanded. The returning season was 1998–99.

In 2013, the team won Cup title, led by Ali Gurbani. In 2013 Turkmenistan Cup final team beat Altyn Asyr and won the trophy for the second time.

In 2014 season the team began by winning the 2014 Super Cup of Turkmenistan, beating HTTU (4–2). In October 2014 the new coach was appointed, Guwançmuhammet Öwekow, which resulted in a victory in the 2014 Turkmenistan Cup, having beaten Balkan (2–1).

In the 2015 season, FC Ahal debuted in AFC Cup, becoming the new dominant force of Turkmenistan football.

In the 2021 Ýokary Liga, FC Ahal won silver medals in the championship for the 7th time and received the right to take part in the 2022 AFC Champions League. Only Ahal were granted an AFC Champions League license, as the Ýokary Liga champions FC Altyn Asyr were only eligible for the 2022 AFC Cup.

Domestic

Season League Turkmenistan Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1992 1st 3 28 22 2 4 103 16 46
1998–99 1st 8 32 5 4 23 14 74 19
2000 1st 5 20 8 5 7 22 24 29
2001 1st 8 32 5 3 24 31 93 18
2002 1st 9 32 2 3 27 17 102 9
2003 1st 9 36 7 1 28 25 96 22
2004 1st 7 36 11 5 20 24 64 38
2005 1st 9 32 6 6 20 37 72 24 Armen Sogomonyan
Ali Gurbani
2008 1st 10 20 1 1 18 12 68 4 Durdy Redzhepov
2009 2nd First round
2010 1st 8 18 5 1 12 13 33 16 Quarter-final
2011 1st 8 36 9 4 23 40 83 31 Quarter-final Armen Sogomonyan
2012 1st 4 32 15 5 12 59 45 50 First round Didar Durdyýew 14 Baýram Durdyýew
Ahmet Agamyradow
2013 1st 6 36 16 8 12 62 41 56 Winners Ali Gurbani
2014 1st 2 36 28 3 5 85 24 87 Winners Ali Gurbani
Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
2015 1st 5 36 16 10 10 67 54 58 Quarter-final Guwançmuhammet Öwekow
Boris Grigorýants
2016 1st 4 36 18 8 10 63 42 62 Quarter-final
2017 1st 2 32 22 6 4 70 21 72 Winners
2018 1st 2 28 18 6 4 55 22 60 Semi-final
2019 1st 2 28 15 9 4 44 17 54 Final Didar Durdyýew 14 Röwşen Meredow
Amangylyç Koçumow
Baýramnyýaz Berdiýew
2020 1st 2 28 17 4 7 54 29 55 Semifinal Elman Tagaýew 16
2021 1st 2 14 8 5 1 25 11 29 Final Elman Tagaýew 10
2022 1st 1 28 23 4 1 89 21 73 Winners Didar Durdyýew 27

Continental history

As of match played 22 April 2021
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Cup 20 10 3 7 30 23
AFC Champions League 6 1 1 4 6 9
Total 26 11 4 11 36 32
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2015 AFC Cup Preliminary round Dordoi Bishkek 3–0 3–0
Fanja 3–2 3–2
Group D Qadsia 0–1 0–2 4th
Istiklol 1–2 2–5
Erbil 2–1 3–2
2018 AFC Cup Group D Istiklol 0–1 0–1 3rd
Altyn Asyr 0–0 0–1
Alay 5–0 3–2
2019 AFC Cup Preliminary round Alay 1–0 2–1 3–1
Khujand 1–1 0–0 1–1(a)
2020 AFC Cup Preliminary round Alay w/o
2021 AFC Cup Group E Dordoi Bishkek 2–0 1st
Ravshan 3–1
West Asia Zone Finals Nasaf 2–3 2–3
2022 AFC Champions League Group C Foolad 0–1 0–1 4th
Al-Gharafa 4–2 0–2
Shabab Al Ahli 1–1 2–1
Ahal is a professional soccer team based in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The team was founded in 2007 and competes in the Ýokary Liga, the top tier of Turkmenistan football. Ahal has a strong fan base and is known for their attacking style of play and skilled players. The team's colors are green and white, and their home matches are played at the Ahal Stadium. Ahal has a rich history of success in Turkmenistan football, having won multiple league titles and domestic cups. They are considered one of the top teams in the country and are always contenders for the league championship.