The Turkmenistan national U-23 football team represents Turkmenistan in international U-23 football competitions. It is controlled by the Football Association of Turkmenistan and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games.
| Association | Football Federation of Turkmenistan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CAFF (Central Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Ahmet Agamyradow | ||
| Home stadium | Ashgabat Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | TKM | ||
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| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2022) | ||
Tournament record edit
Asian Games edit
Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.
| Asian Games Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 2002 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
 2006 |
Withdrew | |||||||
 2010 |
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2014 |
Withdrew | |||||||
| Total | 2/4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | |
AFC U-23 Championship edit
| AFC U-23 Championship Record | AFC U-23 qualification Record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 2013 |
Did not qualify | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |||||||
| 2016 |
Withdrew | Did not participate | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |
Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
 2020 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
 2022 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2024 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
 2026 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
Recent fixtures edit
2023 edit
| 6 September 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Chinese Taipei  | 0–4 | Turkmenistan | Surakarta, Indonesia |
| 19:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Manahan Stadium |
| 12 September 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Turkmenistan | 0–2 |  Indonesia | Surakarta, Indonesia |
| 19:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Manahan Stadium Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea) |
Current squad edit
The following players were called-up for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, held in June 2022.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Batyr Gaýlyýew | 26 February 2000 (aged 22) | Ahal
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| 16 | GK | Rüstem Ahallyýew | 16 November 2002 (aged 19) | Ahal
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| 22 | GK | Rasul Çaryýew | 30 September 1999 (aged 22) | Ahal
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| 2 | DF | Yhlas Toýjanow | 8 January 2001 (aged 21) | Altyn Asyr
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| 3 | DF | Oraz Orazow | 27 January 2002 (aged 20) | Altyn Asyr
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| 4 | DF | Wepa Jumaýew | 18 December 2000 (aged 21) |  FC Lokomotiv Gomel
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| 6 | DF | Roman Galkin | 21 September 2002 (aged 19) | Köpetdag
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| 12 | DF | Ambýar Mahmudow | 3 September 1999 (aged 22) | Köpetdag
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| 15 | DF | Döwran Berdiýew | 27 December 2000 (aged 21) | Aşgabat
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| 19 | DF | Arzuwguly Sapargulýyew | 28 July 2001 (aged 20) | Ahal
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| 21 | DF | Begmyrat Arbatow | 20 February 1999 (aged 23) | Altyn Asyr
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| 5 | MF | Ruslan Tajiýew | 8 July 2000 (aged 21) | Altyn Asyr
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| 8 | MF | Mirza Beknazarow | 15 May 2000 (aged 22) | Ahal
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| 10 | MF | Meýlis Diniýew | 11 July 2000 (aged 21) | Ahal
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| 14 | MF | Teymur Çaryýew | 26 November 2000 (aged 21) | FC Energetik Mary
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| 18 | MF | Röwşen Baýlyýew | 25 January 2000 (aged 22) | Aşgabat
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| 20 | MF | Hojanazar Gurbanow | 19 April 2002 (aged 20) | Aşgabat
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| 23 | MF | Welmyrat Ballakow | 4 April 1999 (aged 23) | Altyn Asyr
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| 7 | FW | Rahman Myratberdiýew | 31 October 2001 (aged 20) | Altyn Asyr
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| 9 | FW | Begençmyrat Myradow | 9 August 2001 (aged 20) | Altyn Asyr
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| 11 | FW | Şamämmet Hydyrow | 20 January 2001 (aged 21) | Altyn Asyr
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| 13 | FW | Arslan Saparow | 22 March 2003 (aged 19) | Nebitçi FT
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| 17 | FW | Daýanç Meredow | 15 February 2003 (aged 19) | Ahal
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Coaches edit
| Name | Nat. | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmet Agamyradow |
|
2017[1] |
| Baýram Durdyýew[2] |
|
2019 |
| Ahmet Agamyradow[3] |
|
December 2019 |
| Ahmet Agamyradow |
|
August 2021–present[4][5] |
Previous squads edit
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References edit
- ^ AFC U-23 Championship Qualification 2018 China PR
- ^ Baýram Durdyýew
- ^ Олимпийская сборная Туркменистана проведет товарищеский матч против сверстников из Катара
- ^ "Молодёжная сборная Туркменистана готовится к отборочному турниру Кубка Азии-2022". 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Назначен новый главный тренер молодёжной сборной Туркменистана по футболу | Спорт".