Turkmenistan Championship

The Turkmenistan Championship is the national ice hockey championship in Turkmenistan. The first season of the tournament took place in 2013-14.Первый чемпионат Туркменистана по хоккею It involves 8 professional clubs of various ministries, departments and institutions of Turkmenistan. The tournament was held for 3 months in Ashgabat, consisting of 28 games in total. The teams placing first through fourth place in the championship, qualified for the Turkmenistan Cup. Galkan HC won the inaugural Turkmenistan Championship. The second edition of the championship started in January 2015.Hockey Championship of Turkmenistan
==Other competitions==
The first domestic tournament, known as the President's Cup, was held in April 2012. Burgut of the State Committee for Tourism won the competition with Shir Oguz Khan and Alp Arslan finishing second and third, respectively. The President of Turkmenistan awarded the medals to the players himself. Burgut defeated Shir 8-2 in the final.First-ever ice-hockey tournament for President's Cup held in Turkmenistan
Galkan HC won the first Hockey Cup of the Ministry of the Interior devoted to the Professional Day of workers of interior authorities in May 2013. Eight teams, divided into two groups, participated in the competition. Galkan defeated Shir in the final, 8-1.“Galkan” – the first owner of the Hockey Cup of the Ministry of the Interior
The Cup of the President of Turkmenistan was first staged as an international U17 tournament in 2013. It featured the Turkmen squads HC Oguzkhan and Galkan HC and clubs from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as selections from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. A notable result at the tournament was a 60-0 victory for the Silver Lions St. Petersburg over the United Arab Emirates.United Arab Emirates youth team loses match against Russian club by sixty goals Khimik Moscow Oblast defeated HC Oguzkhan in the final, 3-1.Oguzkhan HC silver winner of the International tournament The second edition of the tournament was won by Shir, 2-1 over Oguzkhan.International ice-hockey tournament for President’s Cup wraps up in Ashgabat
The 2014 MIA Hockey Cup was contested by six Turkmen teams and won by HC Galkan over HC Nesil 5-1.HC Galkan wins MIA Hockey Cup The National Flag Day of Turkmenistan Cup was staged from February 10-14, 2015. It was won by Galkan HC, who defeated HC Nesil 8-5.National Flag Day of Turkmenistan Cup Galkan won the 5th MIA Hockey Cup in 2018, defeating Watanchy 7-0.Galkan Club is a winner of Turkmenistan MIA Ice Hockey Cup
Galkan HC won the 2019 Cup of the President of Turkmenistan by defeating Vatanchi 9-6 in the final.
== Current teams ==
Team 	City 	Founded	Owner 	Arena 	Capacity
Alp Arslan 	Ashgabat	 	Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan 	Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat	10,300
Galkan HC 	Ashgabat	2013 	Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan 	Galkan Winter Sports Centre 	630
Galkan HC-2	Ashgabat	2019 	Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan 	Galkan Winter Sports Centre 	630
Nesil HC 	Ashgabat	 	Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan 	Galkan Winter Sports Centre 	630
Shir HC 	Ashgabat	 	Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan 	Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat	10,300
Burgut HC 	Ashgabat	2007 	Sports School of the General Directorate of Sport and Youth Policy of the city of Ashgabat	Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat	10,300
Oguzkhan 	Ashgabat	 	Türkmengaz 	Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat	10,300
Vatanchy HC	Ashgabat	 	Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan 	Winter Sports Complex Ashgabat	10,300
=== Former participating teams ===
* Merdana (State Border Service of Turkmenistan)
==Champions==
*2024: Galkan HC led after the first round with 15 pts, Shir was in 2nd with 12 pts, and Oguzhan 3rd with 9 pts
*2023: Galkan HC
*2021-2022: not played (some sources report that Galkan won in both 2021 and 2022)
*2020: Galkan HC«Галкан» в седьмой раз подряд стал чемпионом Туркменистана по хоккею
*2019: Galkan HC (Shir HC runner-up)HC Galkan - the winner of the championship of Turkmenistan on ice hockey season 2018-2019
*2018: Galkan HC
*2017: Galkan HCThe parade of the champions
*2016: Galkan HC (Shir HC runner-up)
*2015: Galkan HC
*2014: Galkan HC
==References==
Category:Ice hockey leagues