From 2003 until the end of 2012, the main home stadium of the Turkmenistan national team was the Ashgabat Olympic Stadium (until 2017 was named Olympic Stadium named after Saparmurat Turkmenbashi the Great), renovated 2013–2017 and accommodating 45,000 spectators. At the moment, the national team is not used for football matches. The national team of Turkmenistan in different years held their home matches also in other cities and stadiums of Turkmenistan. So, at the Nisa Stadium in Ashgabat (Match vs China in 1997), at the Sport Toplumy in Dashoguz (Match vs Iran in 2015 and vs Bahrain in 2017), at the Sport Toplumy in Balkanabat (Match vs Taipei in 2017). Rivalries The main rivals of the Turkmenistan national team are the countries of Central Asia, the national teams of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The main and most important rival of the national team of Turkmenistan are the national teams of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The matches between the countries of Central Asia have always aroused great interest among fans of Central Asia. Football is one of the instruments of rivalry between the states of Central Asia. Results and fixtures 2022 2023 Coaching staff Coaching history Baýram Durdyýew (1992–1996) Elguja Gugushvili (1996–1997) Täçmyrat Agamyradow (1997–1998) Viktor Pozhechevskyi (1998–1999) Gurban Berdyýew (1999) Röwşen Muhadow (1999–2000) Täçmyrat Agamyradow (2000–2001) Volodymyr Bezsonov (2002–2003) Rahym Gurbanmämmedow (2003–2004) Boris Grigorýanc (2005) Amangylyç Goçumow (2005–2006) Rahym Gurbanmämmedow (2007–2009) Boris Grigorýanc (2009–2010) Ýazguly Hojageldyýew (2010–2014) Rahym Gurbanmämmedow (2014) Amangylyç Koçumow (2015–2016) Ýazguly Hojageldyýew (2017–2019) Ante Miše (2019–2020) Röwşen Muhadow (2021) Ýazguly Hojageldyýew (2021) Said Seýidow (2022) Ýazguly Hojageldyýew (2022) Mergen Orazow (2023–present) Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly match against Thailand on 27 May 2022, and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches against Malaysia, Bangladesh and Bahrain between 8–14 June 2022. Caps and goals correct as of 3 January 2023. Player records Players in bold are still active with Turkmenistan. Most appearances Top goalscorers Competitive record FIFA World Cup AFC Asian Cup 2010 AFC Challenge Cup was used to determine qualification for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification Asian Games Note: As of 2002, only U23 teams are allowed to participate in the Asian Games' football tournament. AFC Challenge Cup Central Asian Championship RCD Cup/ECO Cup Head-to-head record FIFA ranking history Honours 2010 AFC Challenge Cup and 2012 AFC Challenge Cup – Runners-Up ECO Cup 1993 – Runners-Up 1997 Turkmenistan President's