# 2019 Ýokary Liga

2019 Ýokary Liga season was the 27th edition of the top tier professional Yokary Liga football annual competition in Turkmenistan administered by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.
Altyn Asyr defended their championship, winning their sixth title.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Altyn Asyr (C) | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 25 | +42 | 63 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Ahal (Q) | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 54 | Qualification for AFC Cup preliminary round 2 |
| 3 | Şagadam | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 52 | |
| 4 | Köpetdag | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 39 | |
| 5 | Energetik | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 32 | |
| 6 | Aşgabat | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 31 | |
| 7 | Nebitçi | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 27 | |
| 8 | Merw | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 11 | |
* ↑ Since league champions Altyn Asyr were also Turkmenistan Cup winners, the league runners-up qualified for the AFC Cup preliminary round 2.

## Results
### Matches 1–14

| Home \ Away | ALT | SAG | AHA | KOP | ENE | NEB | ASG | MER |
| Altyn Asyr | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 |
| Şagadam | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ahal | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Köpetdag | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Energetik | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Nebitçi | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Aşgabat | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Merw | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |

### Matches 15–28

| Home \ Away | ALT | SAG | AHA | KOP | ENE | NEB | ASG | MER |
| Altyn Asyr | — | 2–0 | 3–0^ | | | 3–0 | | |
| Şagadam | | — | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ahal | | | — | | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| Köpetdag | | 2–0 | | — | | | 1–0 | |
| Energetik | | | | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | | |
| Nebitçi | | | | 0–2 | | — | | 1–0 |
| Aşgabat | | | | | 2–3 | | — | 2–1 |
| Merw | 1–4 | | | 1–1 | | | | — |
^Altyn Asyr awarded 3–0 as Ahal forfeited

## Teams

A total of 8 teams contested the league.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Coach | Kit sponsor |
| Ahal | Änew | Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) | 500 | Rovshen Meredov | Nike |
| Altyn Asyr | Ashgabat | Ashgabat Stadium (Auxiliary field) | 500 | Ýazguly Hojageldiýew | Puma |
| Aşgabat | Ashgabat | Nusay Stadium | 3000 | Said Seýidow | Adidas |
| Nebitchi | Balkanabat | Balkanabat Sport Complex | 10,000 | Amanmyrat Meredow | Lotto |
| Energetik | Turkmenbashi village, Mary Region | Energetik stadiony | 1,000 | Rahmanguly Baýlyýew |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | Ashgabat | Köpetdag Stadium | 26,000 | Tofik Şükürow | Starion |
| Merw | Mary | Mary Sport Complex | 10,000 | Mekan Nasyrow | Nike |
| Şagadam | Türkmenbaşy | Şagadam Stadium | 5,000 | Aleksandr Klimenko |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | Saýid Seýidow | Of their own accord | 17 May 2019 | 6 | Çary Annakow | 17 May 2019 |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | Çary Annakow | Temporarily served as head coach | June 2019 | 5 | Tofik Şükürow | June 2019 |
| FC Aşgabat | Amangylyç Koçumow | Resignation | July 2019 | 7 | Saýid Seýidow | August 2019 |
| FC Ahal | Röwşen Meredow | Resignation | 16 September 2019 | 3 | Amangylyç Koçumow | 16 September 2019 |
| FC Ahal | Amangylyç Koçumow | Resignation | October 2019 | 3 | Baýramnyýaz Berdiýew | November 2019 |

## Top goal-scorers

The top scorers are: Updated to match played on 10 December 2019.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (penalty) |
| 1 | Didar Durdyýew | FC Ahal | 14 |
| 2 | Altymyrat Annadurdyýew | FC Altyn Asyr | 12 |
| 3 | Myrat Annaýew | FC Altyn Asyr | 10 |
| 4 | Pirmyrat Gazakow | FC Energetik | 9 |
| 5 | Mihail Titow | FC Altyn Asyr | 8 |

### Scoring

* First goalscorer: Baýramgeldi Gulmaýew (Köpetdag)