Ahal Änew Football Club (), or simply Ahal FK, is a Turkmen professional football club based in the Änew, Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, the club played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. The club plays its home matches at the 20,000 seater Ashgabat Stadium.
Ahal won the 2022 Ýokary Liga, becoming one of eight clubs to have won the league since its inception in 1992.
History During 1989–91, Ahal Änew participated in the Soviet Second League. Ahal Änew played in the top division of Turkmenistan in 1992, winning bronze medal, but the following year the team was disbanded. The returning season was 1998–99.
During the 1990s and 2000s, as Arvana FK, Ahal Änew played non-professional football in the Änew region.
First silverware On 28 October 2013, head coach Ali Gurbani guided Ahal Änew to win the 2013 Turkmenistan Cup where they beat Altyn Asyr to win the cup for the first time in the club history.Kubogyň eýesi — "Ahal" In the 2014 season, Ahal Änew began by winning the 2014 Turkmenistan Super Cup beating HTTU Aşgabat 4–2 . In October 2014, a new coach was appointed, Guwançmuhammet Öwekow where he helped the club to resulted in a victory in the 2014 Turkmenistan Cup,"Ahal" bassyr 2-nji gezek kubogyň eýesi beating Balkan 2–1 on 28 October 2014.
AFC Cup debut Ahal Änew debuted in the 2015 AFC Cup. In the second qualifying round, the club defeated Omani Fanja SC, earning the right to participate in the group stage. In September 2015, Boris Grigorýanc was appointed as head coach, replacing Guwançmuhammet Öwekow who left the position voluntarily.
Between 2016 and 2019, Rovshen Meredov served as head coach. From 2019 to 2020, the role was held by Said Seýidow. In 2021, Hojaahmet Arazow took over. In 2021, Mergen Orazov was appointed as the manager of Ahal. In the 2021 Ýokary Liga, Ahal was runner-up in the championship for the 7th time and qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League. Only Ahal were granted an AFC Champions League license, as the Ýokary Liga champions FC Altyn Asyr were eligible for the 2022 AFC Cup.
In 2022, under the leadership of Mergen Orazov, Ahal became Turkmenistan champion for the first time in its history. Ahal also won the Turkmenistan Cup and the Football Federation of Turkmenistan Cup. Ahal has unveiled a new logo ahead of the 2024 Ýokary Liga season. The updated design features a minimal color scheme, with the emblem showcasing the Txrkmennebitönumleri sponsor's symbol and the club's founding year, 1989. Under Welsähet Öwezow, FC Ahal finished second in the 2024 season. In the 2025 season, FC Ahal qualified for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage, having beaten the Tajik club Regar-TadAZ (2:1) in the qualifying play-offs.
Domestic SeasonLeagueTurkmenistan CupTop goalscorerHead coach/managerDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPNameLeague19921st328222410316461998–991st832542314741920001st52085722242920011st832532431931820021st932232717102920031st936712825962220041st7361152024643820051st9326620377224 Armen Sogomonyan Ali Gurbani20081st1020111812684 Durdy Redzhepov20092nd First round20101st8185112133316Quarter-final20111st8369423408331Quarter-final Armen Sogomonyan20121st43215512594550First round Didar Durdyýew14 Baýram Durdyýew Ahmet Agamyradow20131st63616812624156Winners Ali Gurbani20141st2362835852487Winners Ali Gurbani Guwançmuhammet Öwekow20151st536161010675458Quarter-final Guwançmuhammet Öwekow Boris Grigorýants20161st43618810634262Quarter-final20171st2322264702172Winners20181st2281864552260Semi-final20191st2281594441754 Final Didar Durdyýew14 Röwşen Meredow Amangylyç Koçumow Baýramnyýaz Berdiýew20201st2281747542955Semifinal Elman Tagaýew1620211st214851251129 Final Elman Tagaýew1020221st1282341892173 Winners Didar Durdyýew27
Continental history
CompetitionPldWDLGFGAAFC Cup2010373023AFC Champions League611469Total26114113632
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate2015AFC CupPreliminary round Dordoi Bishkek3–0 –3–0 Fanja –3–23–2Group D Qadsia0–10–24th Istiklol1–22–5 Erbil2–13–22018AFC CupGroup D Istiklol0–10–13rd Altyn Asyr0–00–1 Alay5–03–22019AFC CupPreliminary round Alay1–02–13–1 Khujand1–10–01–1(a)2020AFC CupPreliminary round Alay——2021AFC CupGroup E Dordoi Bishkek2–01st Ravshan3–1West Asia Zone final Nasaf2–3–2–32022AFC Champions LeagueGroup C Foolad0–10–14th Al-Gharafa4–20–2 Shabab Al Ahli1–12–1
Honours Turkmenistan Higher League Champions (1): 2022 Runners-up (8): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025 Turkmenistan Cup Champions (4): 2013, 2014, 2017, 2022 Runners-up (2): 2019, 2021, 2023 Turkmenistan Super Cup Champions (1): 2014 Runners-up (3): 2015, 2018, 2020
Corporate hierarchy PositionNameChairman Gurbandurdy ÖwekowChairman Sähetmyrat AliýewAdministrator Çarymämmet OrazmämmedowAdministrator Agajan Orazmyradow Administrator Begençhmuhammet KuliýewAdministrator Konstantin Grigorýans
Managers/coaches Amangylyç Koçumow (2000) Armen Sogomonyan (2005) Ali Gurbani (2005) Durdy Redzhepov (2008) Armen Sogomonyan (2011) Baýram Durdyýew (2012) Ali Gurbani (2013–14) Guwançmuhammet Öwekow (2014–N/A) Röwşen Meredow (September 2016 – September 2019) Amangylyç Koçumow (September 2019 – October 2019) Baýramnyýaz Berdiýew (November 2019 – January 2020) Hojaahmet Arazow (January 2020 – August 2020) Said Seýidow (August 2020 – December 2020)Саид Сеидов назначен главным тренером «Ахала» turkmenportal.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021 Mergen Orazov (January 2021 – December 2022) Serdar Geldiýew (January 2023 – April 2024) Döwletmyrat Annaýew (April 2024 – June 2024) Welsähet Öwezow (June 2024 – )
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors The club is owned by the Main Department Türkmennebitönumleri (Turkmen Petroleum Products) of the State Concern Türkmennebit.
PeriodKit supplierShirt sponsor2018–2020NikeTNÖ2021JakoTNÖ2022NikeTNÖ2023–2024HummelTNÖ, Dragon Oil
References
External links Ahal – FIFA (archived 13 December 2014) Ahal – GSA