Turkmenistan Championship
SportIce hockey
Founded2013
Teams8
CountryTurkmenistan
ChampionGalkan HC[1]
Most champsGalkan HC (7)

The Turkmenistan Championship is the national ice hockey championship in Turkmenistan.[2] It involves 8 professional clubs of various ministries, departments and institutions of Turkmenistan. The tournament is held for 3 months in Ashgabat. Competitions are held in two rounds on 28 games each. The teams placing first through fourth place in the championship, will compete with each Cup of Turkmenistan. The first season of the tournament took place in the 2013/2014 year.[3]

Current teams

TeamCityFoundedOwnerArenaCapacity
Alp Arslan HCAshgabatMinistry of Industry and Communication of TurkmenistanWinter Sports Complex Ashgabat10,300
Galkan HCAshgabat2013Ministry of Internal Affairs of TurkmenistanGalkan Winter Sports Centre630
Galkan HC-2Ashgabat2019Ministry of Internal Affairs of TurkmenistanGalkan Winter Sports Centre630
Nesil HCAshgabatInstitute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of TurkmenistanGalkan Winter Sports Centre630
Shir HCAshgabatMinistry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of TurkmenistanWinter Sports Complex Ashgabat10,300
Burgut HCAshgabat2007Sports School of the General Directorate of Sport and Youth Policy of the city of AshgabatWinter Sports Complex Ashgabat10,300
OguzkhanAshgabatTürkmengazWinter Sports Complex Ashgabat10,300
Vatanchy HCAshgabatMinistry of Defense of TurkmenistanWinter Sports Complex Ashgabat10,300

Former participating teams

  • Merdana (State Border Service of Turkmenistan)

Champions

References

  1. ^ Galkan HC is the first hockey champion of Turkmenistan
  2. ^ В Ашхабаде стартовал чемпионат Туркменистана по хоккею сезона 2019/2020 В Ашхабаде стартовал чемпионат Туркменистана по хоккею сезона 2019/2020
  3. ^ Первый чемпионат Туркменистана по хоккею
  4. ^ Хоккейный клуб «Galkan» стал десятикратным чемпионом Туркменистана
  5. ^ «Галкан» в седьмой раз подряд стал чемпионом Туркменистана по хоккею
  6. ^ «Галкан» — победитель чемпионата Туркменистана по хоккею с шайбой сезона 2018-2019