FK Köpetdag Aşgabat


FK Köpetdag Aşgabat is a professional football club based in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It currently plays in the top tier Ýokary Liga. Their home ground is Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people. The Köpetdag traditional kit colours are blue and white. They are one of the country's most successful clubs having won 6 Turkmen championships and 6 cups.

History

USSR

The club participated in 44 of the USSR championships. They appeared under the names of Locomotiv, Spartak, Kolhozchi, Stroitel and Köpetdag.
In the Soviet era, one of the coaches of the team in the 1980s was Valery Nepomnyashchy.

Turkmenistan

After the collapse of the Soviet Union the team planned to participate in the open championship of the CIS, but because of many differences the championship did not take place. The team served as the defacto Turkmenistan national football team in the early years of Turkmenistan.
In 2008 they were disbanded due to financial conditions but have since returned.

New era

In 2015, on the basis of MIA of Turkmenistan direction the club FC Kopetdag was re-created. Club began to make appearances in the First League of Turkmenistan. The team qualified for 2015 Turkmenistan Cup.
They achieved promotion in the 2016 season by winning the promotion play-off.

Continental history

CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
Asian Club Championship2293103929
Asian Cup Winners' Cup83141613
AFC Cup210123
Total32134155745

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

Honours

Ýokary Liga

Club officials

Technical staff

Coaches