Ahal FK


Ahal Änew Football Club , 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, Ahal Änew participated in the Soviet Second League. Ahal Änew 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.

First silverware

On 28 October 2013, head coach Ali Gurbani guided Ahal Änew to win the 2013 Turkmenistan Cup where they beat Altyn Asyr to win the cup for the first time in the club history. In the 2014 season, Ahal Änew began by winning the 2014 Turkmenistan Super Cup beating HTTU Aşgabat 4–2. In October 2014, a new coach was appointed, Guwançmuhammet Öwekow where he helped the club to resulted in a victory in the 2014 Turkmenistan Cup, beating Balkan 2–1 on 28 October 2014.

AFC Cup debut

Ahal Änew debuted in the 2015 AFC Cup. In the second qualifying round, the club defeated the Omani club Fanja SC, earning the right to participate in the group stage. In September 2015, Boris Grigorýanc was appointed as head coach, replacing Guwançmuhammet Öwekow who left the position voluntarily.
Between 2016 and 2019, Rovshen Meredov served as head coach. From 2019 to 2020, the role was held by Said Seýidow. In 2021, Hojaahmet Arazow took over.
In 2021, Mergen Orazov was appointed as the manager of Ahal. In the 2021 Ýokary Liga, Ahal was runner-up in the championship for the 7th time and qualified for 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.
In 2022, under the leadership of Mergen Orazov, Ahal became Turkmenistan champion for the first time in its history. Ahal also won the Turkmenistan Cup and the Football Federation of Turkmenistan Cup. Mergen Orazov was named the best coach of Turkmenistan in 2022. Ahal has unveiled a new logo ahead of the 2024 Ýokary Liga season. The updated design features a minimal color scheme, with the emblem showcasing the Txrkmennebitönumleri sponsor's symbol and the club's founding year, 1989. Under Welsähet Öwezow, FC Ahal finished second in the 2024 season. In the 2025 season, FC Ahal qualified for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage, having beaten the Tajik club Regar-TadAZ in the qualifying play-offs.

Domestic

Continental history

CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
AFC Cup2010373023
AFC Champions League611469
Total26114113632

Honours

  • Turkmenistan Higher League
  • *Champions : 2022
  • *Runners-up : 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
  • Turkmenistan Cup
  • *Champions : 2013, 2014, 2017, 2022
  • *Runners-up : 2019, 2021, 2023
  • Turkmenistan Super Cup
  • *Champions : 2014
  • *Runners-up : 2015, 2018, 2020

    Corporate hierarchy

Managers/coaches

The club is owned by the Main Department Türkmennebitönumleri of the State Concern Türkmennebit.
PeriodKit supplierShirt sponsor
2018–2020NikeTNÖ
2021JakoTNÖ
2022NikeTNÖ
2023–2024HummelTNÖ, Dragon Oil