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Köpetdag
Full nameKöpetdag Futbol Kluby
Nickname(s)Arslanlar
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
GroundKöpetdag Stadium
Capacity26,000
ManagerTofik Şükürow
LeagueÝokary Liga
2023Ýokary Liga, 6th of 9

FK Köpetdag Aşgabat (Football Club Köpetdag, Turkmen: Köpetdag Futbol Kluby)[1] 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

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USSR

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The club participated in 44 of the USSR championships (1947–54, 1956–91). They appeared under the names of Locomotiv (1947–49), Spartak (1950–54), Kolhozchi (1956–59, 1976–87), Stroitel (1962–75) and Köpetdag (1960, 1961, 1988–91, present).

  • Soviet League Second group (1947–49), the best place: 3rd in 1948
  • Soviet League Class B (1950–54, 1956–63), the best place: 2nd in 1963
  • Soviet League Class A, the second group (1964–69), the best place: 4th in 1967
  • Soviet First League (1970–74, 1976–79), the best place: 9th in 1976
  • Soviet Second League (1975, 1980–91), the best place: 2nd in 1975 and 1991.

In the Soviet era, one of the coaches of the team in the 1980s was Valery Nepomnyashchy.

Turkmenistan

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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

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In 2015, on the basis of MIA of Turkmenistan direction the club FC Kopetdag was re-created.[2] 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. [3]

Domestic history

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Season League Turkmenistan Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2015 2nd 1 28 Round of 16 Turkmenistan Said Seýidow
2016 1st 7 36 11 6 18 37 63 39 Quarterfinal Turkmenistan Said Seýidow
2017 1st 7 32 9 6 17 35 55 33 Quarterfinal Turkmenistan Said Seýidow
2018 1st 6 28 8 5 15 27 39 29 Champions Turkmenistan Said Seýidow
2019 1st 4 28 11 6 11 33 37 39 Semifinal Turkmenistan Said Seýidow
Turkmenistan Çary Annakow (Caretaker)
Turkmenistan Tofik Şükürow
2020 1st 4 28 11 8 9 33 27 41 Runners Up Turkmenistan Tofik Şükürow
2021 1st 4 14 5 6 3 22 18 21 TurkmenistanBegenç Akmämmedow 6 Turkmenistan Tofik Şükürow

Continental history

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As of match played 27 June 2022
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Club Championship 22 9 3 10 39 29
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 8 3 1 4 16 13
AFC Cup 2 1 0 1 2 3
Total 32 13 4 15 57 45
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1994–95 Asian Club Championship Preliminary round Kazakhstan Ansat Pavlodar 2–0 2nd
Tajikistan Sitora Dushanbe 7–1
Kyrgyzstan Alga Bishkek 1–0
Uzbekistan Neftchi Fergana 1–2
1995 Asian Club Championship First round Kyrgyzstan Kant-Oil 6–0 0–2 6–2
Second round Lebanon Al Ansar 1–1 5–0 6–1
Quarterfinal Iran Saipa 0–1 4th
Qatar Al-Arabi 2–2
Saudi Arabia Al Nassr 0–1
1996–97 Asian Club Championship First round Iran Persepolis 0–0 0–1 0–1
1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Uzbekistan Neftchi Fergana 4–0 2–3 6–3
Second round Kazakhstan Kairat 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
Quarterfinal Iraq Al-Shorta 4–0 1–1 5–1
Semifinal Saudi Arabia Al Nassr 1–2
Third place match China Beijing Guoan 1–4
1998–99 Asian Club Championship First round Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar 4–1 0–3 4–4
Second round Tajikistan Vakhsh Qurghonteppa 5–0 1–0 6–0
Quarterfinal United Arab Emirates Al Ain 1–6 4th
Saudi Arabia Al Hilal 2–4
Iran Esteghlal 1–0
2001–02 Asian Club Championship First round Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 0–1 0–3 0–4
2022 AFC Cup Group F Kyrgyzstan Dordoi Bishkek 1–0 2nd
Tajikistan Khujand 1–3

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup

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Honours

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Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "Köpetdag FK - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  2. ^ "Золотой век". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ turkmenportal. "Состоялась жеребьевка Кубка Туркменистана по футболу - Спорт". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Чары Аннаков: "Задача у "Копетдага" – быть в первой тройке чемпионата Туркменистана" | Спорт". Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  5. ^ ""Ахал" вырвал победу у "Шагадама" на последних минутах и сократил отставание от лидера | Спорт". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
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