The Turkmenistan national futsal team represents Turkmenistan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.
| Association | Football Federation of Turkmenistan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Ýakup Öwezow [1] | ||
| Captain | Abdylla Gurbannepesow[2] | ||
| FIFA code | TKM | ||
| FIFA ranking | 71 [3] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Thailand 23 – 2 Turkmenistan  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May 23, 2005) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Turkmenistan 8 – 0 Maldives  (Kuantan, Malaysia, April 18, 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Thailand 23 – 2 Turkmenistan (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May 23, 2005) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | none | ||
| AFC Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Round 1, 6 times | ||
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | 4th Place (2009) | ||
Overview
editTurkmenistan can count themselves fortunate to have avoided preliminary qualification for the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship. They grabbed the last direct spot in the finals even though they finished bottom of their finals group in 2007. Turkmenistan caused the first real upset of the championship with a 1–0 win over Australia in their opening game, Elman Tagayev scoring the only goal in the first half. But they went backwards after that with a 1–7 loss to Kyrgyzstan and a 2–5 reversal to Korea Republic. Turkmenistan were not expected to make it out of the group after poor performances in previous championships. They were uninspiring in 2005 and the following year had little chance in a group that included powerhouses Iran and ASEAN kingpins Thailand. But with more games under their belt, the relatively young squad will be aiming for better results this year.
In March 2019, the Football Federation of Turkmenistan named Robert Grdović as the head coach of the Turkmenistan national futsal team, signing a one-year contract.[4][5]
Tournament records
editFIFA Futsal World Cup
edit- 1989 – Part of Soviet Union
- 1992 – Did not enter
- 1996 – Did not enter
- 2000 – Did not enter
- 2004 – Did not enter
- 2008 – Did not qualify
- 2012 – Did not qualify
- 2016 – Did not qualify
- 2021 – Did not qualify
- 2024 – Withdrew
AFC Futsal Championship
edit| Asian Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1999 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2000
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 2001
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 2002 |
Withdrew | ||||||||
| 2003
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 2004 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
 2005 |
Round 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 53 | -25 | |
 2006 |
Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 25 | -14 | |
 2007 |
Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -8 | |
| 2008 |
Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | |
| 2010 |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | |
 2012 |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | |
| 2014 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2016
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 2018
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| 2020 |
Cancelled | ||||||||
 2022 |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | -11 | |
| 2024 |
Withdrew | ||||||||
| Total | 7/16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 68 | 141 | -73 | |
Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
editSquad
editSquad for the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship qualification[6]
- Mulkaman Annagulyýew
- Myrat Annaýew
- Watan Ataýew
- Meretgeldi Baýramow
- Dayanç Garadjaýew
- Abdylla Gurbannepesow
- Allamyrat Gurbanow
- Allaberdi Meredow
- Öwezbaý Muhammetmyradow
- Maksat Myradow
- Serdar Rejepow
- Berdymyrat Sapardurdyýew
- Arzuwguly Sapargulyýew
- Gurbangeldi Sähedow
Manager history
edit- As of 14 January 2022
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
 Robert Grdović
|
2019–2020 |
| Guwanç Kanaýew[7]
|
2020–2022 |
| Ýakup Öwezow
|
2023– |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ýakup Öwezow Türkmenistanyň futzal ýygyndysynyň baş tälimçisi wezipesine bellenildi
- ^ Состоялась жеребьёвка финальной части Чемпионата Азии по футзалу
- ^ Futsal World Ranking
- ^ Хорватский специалист Роберт Грдович возглавит национальную сборную Туркменистана по футзалу
- ^ "Robert Grdovic talks about postponed AFC Futsal Championship and predicts the outcome". futsallfeed.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ Robert Grdowiç Aziýa çempionatynyň saýlama duşuşyklary üçin Türkmenistanyň futzal ýygyndysyny kesgitledi
- ^ Гуванч Канаев будет готовить сборную Туркменистана к чемпионату Азии по футзалу