Turkmenistan Higher League

Ýokary Liga
Season 2010
Founded
1992
Nation
Relegation to
no relegation
Number of Teams
10
Asian Qualification
AFC President's Cup
CIS Football Competition
Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
Domestic Cups
Turkmenistan Cup
Turkmenistan President’s Cup
Turkmenistan Super Cup
Current Champions (2010)
FC Balkan
Most Time Champions
Köpetdag Aşgabat(6)
The Turkmenistan Higher League () is the top tier of football in Turkmenistan and is organised by the Football Association of Turkmenistan, and was created in 1992. The new season kicks off in April of every year, and runs until early November. There are no games in winter because of the climate.
==Turkmenistan League Clubs (2010)==
Club 	City 	2009 season
FC Ahal 	Ahal Province	promoted
FC Altyn Asyr 	Ashgabat 	5th
FC Aşgabat 	Ashgabat 	4th
FC Balkan 	Balkanabat 	2nd
FC Daşoguz 	Daşoguz 	8th
FC Lebap 	Türkmenabat 	9th
HTTU Aşgabat 	Ashgabat 	Champions
Merw Mary 	Mary 	3rd
Şagadam Türkmenbaşy 	Türkmenbaşy 	7th
Talyp Sporty Aşgabat	Aşgabat 	6th
==Soviet time champions==
*1937-38 : Lokomotiw Aşgabat
*1938 : Dinamo Aşgabat
*1939-45 : no championship
*1946 : Dinamo Aşgabat
*1947 : Spartak Aşgabat
*1948 : Dinamo Aşgabat
*1949 : Lokomotiw Aşgabat
*1950 : Spartak Aşgabat
*1951 : DOSA Aşgabat
*1952 : DOSA Aşgabat
*1953 : Dinamo Aşgabat
*1954 : Combined team of Mary Oblast
*1955 : Combined team of Aşgabat
*1956 : Gyzyl Metallist Aşgabat
*1957 : Combined team of Aşgabat Oblast
*1958 : Combined team of Aşgabat
*1959 : Combined team of Nebitdag
*1960 : Combined team of Çärjew
*1961 : Energetik Nebitdag
*1962 : Energetik Nebitdag
*1963 : Gurluşykçy Mary
*1964 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
*1965 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
*1966 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
*1967 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
*1968 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
*1969 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
*1970 : Garagum Mary
*1971 : Maýak Çärjew
*1972 : Energogurluşykçy Mary
*1973 : Sementçi Büzmeýin
*1974 : Awtomobilist Aşgabat
*1975 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
*1976 : Energetik Mary
*1977 : Şatlyk Mary
*1978 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
*1979 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
*1980 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
*1981 : Gurluşykçy Nebitdag
*1982 : Lokomotiw Aşgabat
*1983 : Obahojalyktehnika Çärjew
*1984 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
*1985 : Lokomotiw Aşgabat
*1986 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
*1987 : SKIF Aşgabat
*1988 : Ahal Aşgabat Raýon
*1989 : Medik Nebitdag
*1990 : Awtomobilist Aşgabat
*1991 : Sel'khoztekhnika Aşgabat
==Seasons summary==
Season 	Champions 	Runners-up 	Third Place 	Top scorer (Team) - Goals
1992 	Köpetdag Aşgabat 	FC Balkan 	Ahal Akdaşaýak 	Sergei Kazankow (TSHT Aşgabat) - 41
1993 	Köpetdag Aşgabat 	FC Balkan 	Büzmeýin 	Berdimyrat Nurmyradow (Köpetdag Aşgabat) - 25
1994 	Köpetdag Aşgabat 	Nisa Aşgabat 	Merw Mary 	Berdimyrat Nurmyradow (Köpetdag Aşgabat) - 13
1995 	Köpetdag Aşgabat 	Nisa Aşgabat 	FC Balkan 	Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) - 41
1996 	Nisa Aşgabat 	Köpetdag Aşgabat	Ekskawatorçy Çärjew	Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) - 28
1997-98	Köpetdag Aşgabat 	Nisa Aşgabat 	Dagdan Aşgabat 	Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) - 17
1998-99	Nisa Aşgabat 	Köpetdag Aşgabat	Dagdan Aşgabat 	Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (Nisa Aşgabat) - 16 Şarafutdin Jumanyýazow (Turan Daşoguz) - 16 Didargylyç Urazow (Nisa Aşgabat) - 16
2000 	Köpetdag Aşgabat 	FC Balkan 	Nisa Aşgabat 	Amandurdy Annadurdyýew (Köpetdag Aşgabat) - 13
2001 	Nisa Aşgabat 	Köpetdag Aşgabat	FC Balkan 	Didargylyç Urazow (Nisa Aşgabat) - 32
2002 	Şagadam Türkmenbaşy	Nisa Aşgabat 	Garagum Türkmenabat	Rustam Sadykow (Şagadam Türkmenbaşy) - 20
2003 	Nisa Aşgabat 	FC Balkan 	Şagadam Türkmenbaşy	Daýançgylyç Urazow (Nisa Aşgabat) - 21
2004 	FC Balkan 	Nisa Aşgabat 	Merw Mary 	Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) - 19
2005 	HTTU Aşgabat 	Gazçy Gazojak 	FC Balkan 	Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) - 30
2006 	HTTU Aşgabat 	FC Balkan 	FC Aşgabat 	Hamza Allamow (Turan Daşoguz) - 22
2007 	FC Aşgabat 	HTTU Aşgabat 	FC Balkan 	Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) - 16
2008 	FC Aşgabat 	HTTU Aşgabat 	FC Balkan 	Mämmedaly Garadanow (HTTU Aşgabat) - 12 Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) - 12
2009 	HTTU Aşgabat 	FC Balkan 	Merw Mary 	Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) - 18
2010 	FC Balkan 	FC Altyn Asyr 	FC Lebap 	Berdi Şamyradow (HTTU Aşgabat) - 11
==Performance by club==
Team 	Champions 	Runners-up 	Third Place
Köpetdag Aşgabat 	6 (1992), (1993), (1994), (1995), (1997–98), (2000)	3 (1996), (1998–99), (2001) 	-
Nisa Aşgabat 	4 (1996), (1998–99), (2001), (2003) 	5 (1994), (1995), (1997–98), (2002), (2004) 	1 (2000)
HTTU Aşgabat 	3 (2005), (2006), (2009) 	2 (2007), (2008) 	-
FC Balkan 	2 (2004), (2010) 	6 (1992), (1993), (2000), (2003), (2006), (2009)	5 (1995), (2001), (2005), (2007), (2008)
FC Aşgabat 	2 (2007), (2008) 	- 	1 (2006)
Şagadam Türkmenbaşy	1 (2002) 	- 	1 (2003)
Gazçy Gazojak 	- 	1 (2005) 	-
FC Altyn Asyr 	- 	1 (2010) 	-
Merw Mary 	- 	- 	3 (1994), (2004), (2009)
Dagdan Aşgabat 	- 	- 	2 (1997–98), (1998–99)
FC Lebap 	- 	- 	1 (2010)
Garagum Türkmenabat	- 	- 	1 (2002)
Ekskawatorçy Çärjew	- 	- 	1 (1996)
Büzmeýin 	- 	- 	1 (1993)
Ahal Akdaşaýak 	- 	- 	1 (1992)
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