# Turkmenistan Cup

The Turkmenistan Cup (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Kubogy) is an annual knockout competition in men's domestic football in Turkmenistan. The Football Federation of Turkmenistan is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1993. The competition's most successful performer is Köpetdag Aşgabat with 7 trophies.
The winner of the competition ordinarily got a spot in the AFC Challenge League (previously teams qualified for the AFC Cup) group stage. The cup winners play a match for the Turkmenistan Super Cup against the Ýokary Liga champions of the season.

## Competition format

The competition is held under knockout format. Ýokary Liga teams enter at 1/4 final stage. Winners are determined by the results of two matches. The final tie is played as a single match. Traditionally, it had been held in Ashgabat.

## Winners

Previous winners are:

### Soviet time

* 1936: Lokomotiw Aşgabat
* 1937: Gyzyl Goşun Öýi Aşgabat
* 1938: Lokomotiw Aşgabat
* 1939: Dinamo Aşgabat
* 1940: Dinamo Aşgabat
* 1941-43: no tournament
* 1944: Lokomotiw Aşgabat
* 1945: Dinamo Aşgabat
* 1946: Dinamo Aşgabat
* 1947: Dinamo Aşgabat
* 1948: no tournament
* 1949: Spartak Aşgabat
* 1950: no tournament
* 1951: Lokomotiw Mary
* 1952: DOSA Aşgabat
* 1953: DOSA Aşgabat
* 1954: Hasyl Aşgabat
* 1955: Dinamo Aşgabat
* 1956: Spartak Aşgabat
* 1957: Gyzyl Metallist Aşgabat
* 1958: Gyzyl Metallist Aşgabat
* 1959: DOSA Aşgabat
* 1960: Gämigurluşyk Zawody Çärjew
* 1961: Serhetçi Aşgabat
* 1962: Ýyldyz Gyzylarbat
* 1963: Serhetçi Aşgabat
* 1964: Ýyldyz Gyzylarbat
* 1965: Serhetçi Aşgabat
* 1966: Serhetçi Aşgabat
* 1967: Serhetçi Aşgabat
* 1968: Serhetçi Aşgabat
* 1969: Serhetçi Aşgabat
* 1970: Sementçi Büzmeýin
* 1971: Sementçi Büzmeýin
* 1972: Energogurluşykçy Mary
* 1973: Lokomotiw Çärjew
* 1974: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
* 1975: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
* 1976: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
* 1977: Şatlyk Mary
* 1978: Şatlyk Mary
* 1979: Şatlyk Mary
* 1980: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
* 1981-86: no tournament
* 1987: Rotor Aşgabat
* 1988: Şapak Aşgabat
* 1989: Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
* 1990: no tournament
* 1991: Obahojalyktehnika Aşgabat
* 1992: Köpetdag Aşgabat

### Since independence

| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Score in Final | Venue, date |
| 1993 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | Merw Mary | 4–0 |
| 1994 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | Turan Daşoguz | 2–0 |
| 1995 | Turan Daşoguz | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 4–3 |
| 1996–97 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | Nisa Aşgabat | 2–0 |
| 1998 | Nisa Aşgabat | Nebitçi Balkanabat | 3–0 |
| 1999 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | Nebitçi Balkanabat | 3–1 |
| 2000 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | Nisa Aşgabat | 5–0 |
| 2001 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | Nebitçi Balkanabat | 2–0 |
| 2002 | Garagum Türkmenabat | Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | 0–0 (a.e.t.), 4–2 (p) |
| 2003 | Nebitçi Balkanabat | Nisa Aşgabat | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 2004 | Nebitçi Balkanabat | Asudalyk Aşgabat | 1–0 |
| 2005 | Merw Mary | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1–1 (a.e.t.), 3–1 (p) |
| 2006 | HTTU Aşgabat | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 0–0 (a.e.t.), 7–6 (p) | Şagadam Stadium |
| 2007 | Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | Merw Mary | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| 2008 | Merw Mary | HTTU Aşgabat | 2–1 |
| 2009 | Altyn Asyr | Merw Mary | 3–0 |
| 2010 | Balkan | Altyn Asyr | 3–2 |
| 2011 | HTTU Aşgabat | Aşgabat | 0–0 (a.e.t.), 4–2 (p) |
| 2012 | Balkan | HTTU Aşgabat | 2–1 |
| 2013 | Ahal | Altyn Asyr | 2–1 |
| 2014 | Ahal | Balkan | 3–2 |
| 2015 | Altyn Asyr | Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | 0–0 (a.e.t.), 7–6 (p) |
| 2016 | Altyn Asyr | Aşgabat | 4–0 |
| 2017 | Ahal | Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | 4–0 |
| 2018 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | Energetik Mary | 0–0 (a.e.t.), 5–4 (p) |
| 2019 | Altyn Asyr | Ahal | 3–0 |
| 2020 | Altyn Asyr | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1–1 (a.e.t.), 3–0 (p) | 9 December 2021, Ashgabat Stadium |
| 2021 | Şagadam | Ahal | 1–0 | 22 December 2021, Şagadam Stadium |
| 2022 | Ahal | Şagadam | 5–0 | 11 December 2022, Nusaý Stadium |
| 2023 | Arkadag | Ahal | 3–0 | 24 December 2023, Arkadag Stadium |
| 2024 | Arkadag | Ahal | 1–0 | 23 December 2024, Ashgabat Stadium |

## Top-performing clubs

| Club | Wins | Runners-up | Winning years | Losing years |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | 7 | 4 | 1993, 1994, 1996/97, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2018 | 1995, 2005, 2006, 2020 |
| Altyn Asyr | 5 | 2 | 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020 | 2010, 2013 |
| Nebitçi FT | 4 | 4 | 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012 | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2014 |
| Ahal | 4 | 4 | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2022 | 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Şagadam Türkmenbaşy | 2 | 4 | 2007, 2021 | 2002, 2015, 2017, 2022 |
| Merw Mary | 2 | 3 | 2005, 2008 | 1993, 2007, 2009 |
| HTTU Aşgabat | 2 | 2 | 2006, 2011 | 2008, 2012 |
| Arkadag | 2 | - | 2023, 2024 | |
| Nisa Aşgabat | 1 | 3 | 1998 | 1996/97, 2000, 2003 |
| Turan Daşoguz | 1 | 1 | 1995 | 1994 |
| Garagum Türkmenabat | 1 | - | 2002 | |
| Aşgabat | - | 2 | - | 2011, 2016 |
| Asudalyk Aşgabat | - | 1 | - | 2004 |
| Energetik Mary | - | 1 | - | 2018 |

## Venues

The round of 1, quarterfinals and semi-finals (two games on each round) are playing on the home ground of both teams. Final match is played at a neutral venue.
In 2023, the final was held at a new Arkadag Stadium in the city of Arkadag.