# 2009 Ýokary Liga

2009 Ýokary Liga season was the 17th edition of the top tier professional Yokary Liga football annual competition in Turkmenistan administered by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan. It began on 25 April 2009 with the first round of games and ended on 7 November 2009 with the 18th round of matches.
FC Aşgabat is the defending champions. The first half of the season finished on 27 June 2009. The kick-off of the second half was on 4 September 2009.

## Team changes from last season

Gara Altyn Balkanabat and FC Ahal withdrew from the league.

### Format change

The format of the league was unchanged. With as few sides as 9 that participated, every team played 2 times each other for a total of 16 games. Since one team will be bye each matchday, a total 18 matchdays were played.

## Overview

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Coach |
| Altyn Asyr | Ashgabat | | | Gurbani |
| Aşgabat | Ashgabat | Nisa-Çandybil Stadium | 1.500 | Boris Grigoryans |
| Bagtyýarlyk | Türkmenabat | Türkmenabat Stadium | 10.000 | |
| HTTU Aşgabat | Ashgabat | HTTU Stadium | 1.000 | Ýazguly Hojageldiýew |
| Merw | Mary | Mary Stadium | 10.000 | |
| Nebitçi | Balkanabat | Balkanabat Stadium | 10.000 | Amanmyrat Meredow |
| Şagadam | Türkmenbaşy | Türkmenbaşy Stadium | 5.000 | Ismailow |
| Talyp Sporty | Ashgabat | Köpetdag Stadium | 25.000 | Durdyýew |
| Turan | Daşoguz | Daşoguz Stadium | 12.000 | |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | HTTU (C) | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 14 | +30 | 40 | 2010 AFC President's Cup |
| 2 | Nebitçi | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 38 | |
| 3 | Merw | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 33 | |
| 4 | Aşgabat | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 29 | |
| 5 | Altyn Asyr | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 20 | |
| 6 | Talyp Sporty | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 16 | |
| 7 | Şagadam | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 14 | |
| 8 | Turan Daşoguz | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 10 | |
| 9 | Lebap | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 30 | −24 | 5 | |
* ↑ Winners of qualify for the 2010 AFC President's Cup.

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Altyn Asyr | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Aşgabat | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Lebap | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| HTTU | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Merw | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Nebitçi | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Şagadam | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Talyp Sporty | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Turan Daşoguz | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

## Results
### League season

| Home \ Away | ALT | ASH | LEB | HTT | MER | NEB | SAG | TLP | DAS |
| Altyn Asyr | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 |
| Aşgabat | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–8 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Lebap | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| HTTU | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 9–3 |
| Merw | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Nebitçi | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Şagadam | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Talyp Sporty | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 3–1 | | 2–1 |
| Turan Daşoguz | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Berdi Şamyradow | HTTU Aşgabat | 18 |
| 2 | Gurbanmuhammedow | Merw Mary | 11 |
| 3 | Mämmedaly Garadanow | Nebitçi Balkanabat | 10 |
| 3 | Didargylyç Urazow | FC Altyn Asyr | 10 |
| Total goals | Total goals | Total goals | 209 |
| Total games | Total games | Total games | 72 |
| Average per game | Average per game | Average per game | 2.90 |
Last updated: 14 November 2009 Source:

## Statistics
### Scoring

* First goalscorer:
** Hojaahmet Arazow for HTTU Aşgabat against Bagtyýarlyk, 33rd minute (25 April 2009)
* Widest winning margin: 7 Goals
** FC Aşgabat 1–8 Nebitçi Balkanabat (19 September 2009)
* Most goals in a match: 12 Goals
** HTTU Aşgabat 9–3 Turan (12 June 2009)
* Most goals in a draw: 4 Goals
** Aşgabat 2–2 Merw (27 June 2009)
* Most goals in a match by one team: 9 Goals
** HTTU Aşgabat 9–3 Turan (12 June 2009)
* Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
** HTTU Aşgabat 9–3 Turan (12 June 2009)
* First hat-trick of the season:
** Berdi Şamyradow for HTTU Aşgabat against Nebitçi (16 May 2009)
* Most goals in a match by one player: 4 goals
** Berdi Şamyradow for HTTU Aşgabat against Turan Daşoguz (12 June 2009)
** Mämmedaly Garadanow for Nebitçi Balkanabat against FC Aşgabat (19 September 2009)
** Didargylyç Urazow for FC Altyn Asyr against Turan Daşoguz (3 October 2009)
** Gurbanmuhammedow for Merw Mary against Talyp Sporty Aşgabat (24 October 2009)

## International competitions
### CIS Cup 2009

* CIS Cup 2009:
    Aşgabat – Russia U-21 (0–0)
    Aşgabat – MTZ-RIPO Minsk (0–4)
    FK Ekranas – Aşgabat (3–1)

### AFC President's Cup 2009

* AFC President's Cup 2009:
    Aşgabat – Sri Lanka Army (5–1)
    Abahani Ltd. – Aşgabat (0–0)
    Aşgabat – Dordoi-Dynamo (1–2)