# FK Arkadag in Asian football

Arkadag are a Turkmen football club based in Arkadag, a city located in Turkmenistan.

## History
### 2024–25 season

After winning the 2023 Ýokary Liga, Arkadag earnt a place in the AFC Champions League Two, but due to only having a license for the AFC Challenge League entered that instead, with Altyn Asyr taking the place in the AFC Champions League Two playoffs.
On 22 August 2024, Arkadag were drawn into Group B of the Western section of the competition, against Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi, Kyrgyz club Abdysh-Ata and Maldive club Maziya.
On 1 November 2024, after a 2–3 defeat to Al-Arabi, their first defeat in any competition, Arkadag qualified for the knockout stages top of their group ahead of both Al-Arabi and Abdysh-Ata on goals scored between the three club.
In their first knockout match, Arkadag travelled to Kolkata, India to face East Bengal in the first leg of the Quarter-finals, defeating the Indian Super League club 1–0 on 5 March 2025. The return leg took place on 12 March 2025, at the Arkadag Stadium in Arkadag, where two late Altymyrat Annadurdyýew goals cancelled out Raphaël Messi Bouli's opener for East Bengal to see the Turkmen Champions progress to the Semi-finals.

### Matches

    As of match played 11 March 2025
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group B | Al-Arabi | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1st |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group B | Abdysh-Ata | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1st |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group B | Maziya | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1st |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Quarter-finals | East Bengal | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Semi-final | | | | |

## Player statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played 11 March 2025
| Rank | Position | Player | Years | AFC Challenge League | Total |
| 1 | DF | Mekan Saparow | 2023–Present | 5 (0) | 5 (0) |
| 1 | DF | Güýçmyrat Annagulyýew | 2023–Present | 5 (0) | 5 (0) |
| 1 | DF | Abdy Bäşimow | 2023–Present | 5 (1) | 5 (1) |
| 1 | MF | Ybraýym Mämmedow | 2023–Present | 5 (0) | 5 (0) |
| 1 | MF | Resul Hojaýew | 2023–Present | 5 (0) | 5 (0) |
| 1 | MF | Mirza Beknazarow | 2024–Present | 5 (0) | 5 (0) |
| 1 | FW | Didar Durdyýew | 2023–Present | 5 (1) | 5 (1) |
| 1 | FW | Şanazar Tirkişow | 2023–Present | 5 (0) | 5 (0) |
| 1 | DF | Berdimyrat Rejebow | 2024–Present | 5 (0) | 5 (0) |
| 10 | MF | Begenç Akmämmedow | 2023–Present | 4 (2) | 4 (2) |
| 10 | MF | Şamämmet Hydyrow | 2024–Present | 4 (1) | 4 (1) |
| 10 | FW | Altymyrat Annadurdyýew | 2023–Present | 4 (3) | 4 (3) |
| 12 | GK | Rüstem Ahallyýew | 2024–Present | 3 (0) | 3 (0) |
| 12 | MF | Arslanmyrat Amanow | 2024 | 3 (0) | 3 (0) |
| 12 | MF | Welmyrat Ballakow | 2023–Present | 3 (0) | 3 (0) |
| 16 | MF | Begmyrat Baýow | 2023–2024 | 2 (0) | 2 (0) |
| 16 | MF | Ilýa Tamurkin | 2023–2024 | 2 (0) | 2 (0) |
| 16 | MF | Yazgylyç Gurbanow | 2025–Present | 2 (1) | 2 (1) |
| 16 | GK | Rasul Çaryýew | 2023–Present | 2 (0) | 2 (0) |
| 20 | MF | Ahmet Ataýew | 2025–Present | 1 (0) | 1 (0) |
| 20 | MF | Enver Annayev | 2024–Present | 1 (0) | 1 (0) |
| 20 | MF | Arzuwguly Sapargulýyew | 2023–Present | 1 (0) | 1 (0) |
| 20 | MF | Yhlas Saparmämmedow | 2023–Present | 1 (0) | 1 (0) |

### Goalscorers

    As of match played 11 March 2025
| | Name | Years | AFC Challenge League | Total | Ratio |
| 1 | Altymyrat Annadurdyýew | 2023–Present | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 0.75 |
| 2 | Begenç Akmämmedow | 2023–Present | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 0.5 |
| 3 | Didar Durdyýew | 2023–Present | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 0.2 |
| 3 | Samämmet Hydyrow | 2024–Present | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 0.25 |
| 3 | Abdy Bäşimow | 2023–Present | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 0.2 |
| 3 | Yazgylyç Gurbanow | 2025–Present | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 0.5 |

### Clean sheets

    As of match played 11 March 2025
| | Name | Years | AFC Challenge League | Total | Ratio |
| 1 | Rüstem Ahallyýew | 2024–Present | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 0.33 |
| 1 | Rasul Çaryýew | 2023–Present | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0.5 |

## Overall record
### By competition

    As of match played 11 March 2025
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| AFC Challenge League | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

### By country

    As of match played 11 March 2025
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |

### By club

    As of match played 11 March 2025
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| East Bengal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Al-Arabi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Abdysh-Ata | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Maziya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |