# FC Altyn Asyr

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Association football club in Turkmenistan

Football club

Altyn Asyr Full name Altyn Asyr futbol kluby Nickname The Signalmen Founded 2008; 18 years ago (2008) Ground Büzmeýin Sport Toplumy Capacity 10,000 Chairman Gurbanmyrat Hojageldiýew Manager Ýazguly Hojageldyýew League Ýokary Liga 2025 Ýokary Liga, 3rd of 8 Website altynasyrfk.com Home colours Away colours

**Football Club Altyn Asyr** (Turkmen: *Altyn Asyr futbol kluby*), also known as **Altyn Asyr Ashgabat** or simply **Altyn Asyr**, which translates to *Golden Century*, is a [Turkmen](/source/Turkmenistan) professional [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Ashgabat](/source/Ashgabat).[1] Founded in 2008, the club competes in the [Ýokary Liga](/source/Turkmenistan_Higher_League), the top tier of [Turkmen football](/source/Football_in_Turkmenistan). It has remained there ever since, winning the [Turkmenistan Higher League](/source/Turkmenistan_Higher_League) championship eight times in a row (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021).[2] The club also won the [Turkmenistan Cup](/source/Turkmenistan_Cup) for 5 times in [2009](/source/2009_Turkmenistan_Cup), 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020 and has been regular in [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup) recently. The team plays in the [Ashgabat Stadium](/source/Ashgabat_Stadium).

## History

From the first days of participation in official competitions team was headed by Umarguly Nurmamedov. From 2008 until mid-2012, team was led by Ali Gurbani, and from mid-2012 coach was Bayram Durdyýew.[3] Since mid-2013 the head of the club became Gurbanmurat Hojageldiev. Since the beginning of 2014, the team was led by [Ýazguly Hojageldyýew](/source/%C3%9Dazguly_Hojageldy%C3%BDew), helped by famous Turkmen footballers [Goçguly Goçgulyýew](/source/Go%C3%A7guly_Go%C3%A7guly%C3%BDew) and [Gurbangeldi Durdyýew](/source/Gurbangeldi_Durdy%C3%BDew). At the end of the [2014 Ýokary Liga](/source/2014_%C3%9Dokary_Liga), for the first time they became the champions of Turkmenistan.[4]

In the 2015 season, Altyn Asyr debuted in [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup) with loss to [Al-Saqr](/source/Al-Saqr) (0:1) in [Ashgabat Stadium](/source/Ashgabat_Stadium).[5] Team won the [Turkmenistan Super Cup](/source/Turkmenistan_Super_Cup) 2015, and defended the championship in 6 rounds before the end of [2015 Ýokary Liga](/source/2015_%C3%9Dokary_Liga).[6] In December, the team defeated [Şagadam FK](/source/%C5%9Eagadam_FK) and won the [2015 Turkmenistan Cup](/source/2015_Turkmenistan_Cup).[7]

In 2018, Altyn Asyr reached the [AFC Cup Final](/source/2018_AFC_Cup_Final), where they lost in the decisive match to [Air Force Club](/source/Air_Force_Club) from [Iraq](/source/Iraq). Altyn Asyr were the first team from Turkmenistan to reach the AFC Cup final. If they were to win the final, they would become the second team from Central Asia to win the AFC Cup, after [Nasaf](/source/Nasaf) from [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan) in 2011.

In June 2019, Altyn Asyr, tied the final round of the group stage with [FC Istiklol](/source/FC_Istiklol) - 1:1, and for the second year in a row went to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals of the [2019 AFC Cup](/source/2019_AFC_Cup) as the winner of the Central Asian group D.[8] In August 2019, Kenyan [Peter Opiyo](/source/Peter_Opiyo) and Niger [Uche Kalu](/source/Uche_Kalu) signed a contract with FC Altyn Asyr.[9] This is the first foreign footballer in the history of the club and the first legionnaire in the [2019 Ýokary Liga](/source/2019_%C3%9Dokary_Liga). However, they lost to [Hanoi FC](/source/Hanoi_FC) 4:5 on aggregate.

### Domestic

Season League Turkmenistan Cup Top goalscorer Manager Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League 2008 1st 8 20 7 2 11 21 20 23 Ali Gurbani 2009 1st 5 16 6 2 8 20 23 20 Winners Didargylyç Urazow 10 Ali Gurbani 2010 1st 2 18 10 5 3 34 20 35 Runners-up Amir Gurbani Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew 10 Ali Gurbani 2011 1st 6 36 12 9 15 46 42 44 Quarter-final Ali Gurbani 2012 1st 6 32 13 7 12 46 39 46 Quarter-final Ali Gurbani Baýram Durdyýew 2013 1st 3 36 20 5 11 73 37 65 Runners-up Baýram Durdyýew 2014 1st 1 36 29 5 2 91 25 92 Quarter-final Didar Durdyýew 26 Ýazguly Hojageldyýew 2015 1st 1 36 29 5 2 81 21 92 Winners Süleýman Muhadow 29 Ýazguly Hojageldyýew 2016 1st 1 36 30 5 1 108 19 95 Winners Süleýman Muhadow 30 Ýazguly Hojageldyýew 2017 1st 1 32 25 4 3 83 24 79 Semi-Final Ýazguly Hojageldyýew 2018 1st 1 28 21 3 4 65 16 66 Semi-Final Ýazguly Hojageldyýew 2019 1st 1 28 19 6 3 67 25 63 Winners Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 12 Ýazguly Hojageldyýew 2020 1st 1 28 23 4 1 79 17 73 Winners Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 35 2021 1st 1

### Continental

- *As of match played 14 August 2024*

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD AFC Cup/AFC Champions League Two 42 18 15 11 59 41 +18 Total 42 18 15 11 65 51 +14

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2015 AFC Cup Preliminary round Shabab Al-Dhahiriya 0–1 – 0–1 2016 AFC Cup Group A Al-Wehdat 0–0 1–1 4th Al Ahed 2–0 0–3 Hidd 1–2 1–1 2017 AFC Cup Group D Istiklol 1–1 0–1 2nd Alay 4–1 2–1 Dordoi Bishkek 3–0 2–0 2018 AFC Cup Group D Istiklol 2–2 3–2 1st Alay Osh 5–0 6–3 Ahal 1–0 0–0 Inter-zone play-off semi-final Bengaluru 2–0 3–2 5–2 Inter-zone play-off final April 25 1–1 2–2 3–3 Final Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya – 0–2 0–2 2019 AFC Cup Group D Istiklol 1–1 1–1 1st Dordoi 3–1 1–1 Khujand 1–0 0–0 Inter-zone play-off semi-final Hanoi FC 2–2 2–3 4-5 2020 AFC Cup Group D Dordoi Bishkek —N/a —N/a - [10] Khujand —N/a —N/a Istiklol —N/a —N/a 2022 AFC Cup Group E Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 1–0 2nd CSKA Pamir Dushanbe 1–1 Sogdiana Jizzakh 1–3 2023–24 AFC Cup Group E FC Abdysh-Ata Kant 2–4 0–3 2nd Ravshan Kulob 1-1 0–1 Merw Mary 1–0 2–1 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two Preliminary round East Bengal 3–2 3–2

## Club officials

[Ýazguly Hojageldyýew](/source/%C3%9Dazguly_Hojageldy%C3%BDew), manager of Altyn Asyr

### Management

- Gurbanmyrat Hojageldyýew: Club director

- Annamuhammet Yarow: Manager

### Technical staff

- [Ýazguly Hojageldyýew](/source/%C3%9Dazguly_Hojageldy%C3%BDew):[11] Head Coach

- Ýakup Ekezow[12] and Begench Garaýew: Assistant coach

- [Gurbangeldi Durdyýew](/source/Gurbangeldi_Durdy%C3%BDew) and Hojaahmet Arazow: Fitness coach

- Dovlet Gylýjov: Doctor

## Managerial history

Name Nationality Years Ali Gurbani 2008–2012 Baýram Durdyýew 2012–2013 Ýazguly Hojageldyýew 2014–

## Stadium

Until 2021, Altyn Asyr had never had its own stadium, with the team historically playing in various Ashgabat. The main home ground for [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup) games was [Kopetdag Stadium](/source/Kopetdag_Stadium),[13] which has a capacity of 26,000. The stadium is situated in [Ashgabat](/source/Ashgabat).

The team played [Ýokary Liga](/source/%C3%9Dokary_Liga) home games at various Ashgabat stadiums: [Kopetdag Stadium](/source/Kopetdag_Stadium), [Nusaý Stadium](/source/Nusa%C3%BD_Stadium) and [Ashgabat Stadium](/source/Ashgabat_Stadium).[14]

Starting in autumn 2021, Altyn Asyr began to receive teams at the [Büzmeýin Sport Topulmy](/source/Sport_toplumy_(Abadan)) (10,000 capacity).[15][16][17][18]

## Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

The team is owned by the Türkmenaragatnaşyk Agency of the [Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan](/source/Ministry_of_Communications_(Turkmenistan)).

Period Kit supplier Shirt sponsor 2014–2016 Adidas Turkmentelecom 2017–present Puma

## Honours

### Continental

- **[AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup)** - Runners-up (1): [2018](/source/2018_AFC_Cup)

### Domestic

- **[Ýokary Liga](/source/%C3%9Dokary_Liga)** - Champions (8) (**record**):[19] [2014](/source/2014_%C3%9Dokary_Liga), [2015](/source/2015_%C3%9Dokary_Liga), [2016](/source/2016_%C3%9Dokary_Liga), [2017](/source/2017_%C3%9Dokary_Liga), [2018](/source/2018_%C3%9Dokary_Liga), [2019](/source/2019_%C3%9Dokary_Liga), [2020](/source/2020_%C3%9Dokary_Liga), [2021](/source/2021_%C3%9Dokary_Liga)

- **[Turkmenistan Cup](/source/Turkmenistan_Cup)** - Winners (5): [2009](/source/2009_Turkmenistan_Cup), [2015](/source/2015_Turkmenistan_Cup), [2016](/source/2016_Turkmenistan_Cup), [2019](/source/2019_Turkmenistan_Cup), [2020](/source/2020_Turkmenistan_Cup)

- **[Turkmenistan Super Cup](/source/Turkmenistan_Super_Cup)** - Winners (8) (**record**):[20] [2015](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Turkmenistan_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1), [2016](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016_Turkmenistan_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1), [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Turkmenistan_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1), [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Turkmenistan_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1), [2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_Turkmenistan_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1), [2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_Turkmenistan_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1), [2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2021_Turkmenistan_Super_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1),[21] 2022

- **[Turkmenistan President's Cup](/source/Turkmenistan_President's_Cup)** - Winners (2): [2010](/source/2010_Turkmenistan_President's_Cup), [2011](/source/2011_Turkmenistan_President's_Cup)

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## External links

- [Official website](http://www.altynasyrfk.com/)

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