The Ýokary Liga is a men’s football league in Turkmenistan. This Xtra-Stats competition page brings together live scores, fixtures, completed results, standings, and player and team statistics, helping visitors follow the league across its available seasons. Use the page to check match progress, review past results, compare league positions, and explore statistical information in one place.
Upcoming matches, Ýokary Liga
Regular Season - 19
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- Regular Season - 19
Altyn Asyr
Merw
Regular Season - 24
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- Regular Season - 24Merw
Ahal
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- Regular Season - 24
Arkadag
Altyn Asyr
Regular Season - 27
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- Regular Season - 27
Balkan
Ahal
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- Regular Season - 27
Şagadam
Altyn Asyr
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- Regular Season - 27
Köpetdag Aşgabat
Merw -
- Regular Season - 27
Aşgabat
Arkadag
Regular Season - 22
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- Regular Season - 22
Köpetdag Aşgabat
Ahal
Regular Season - 28
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- Regular Season - 28
Ahal
Aşgabat
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- Regular Season - 28
Altyn Asyr
Balkan
Latest played matches, Ýokary Liga
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season - 23
Ýokary Liga Standings
Yokary Liga
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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Arkadag | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 12 | 89 | 75 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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Altyn Asyr | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 56 | WLWWW |
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Ahal | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 46 | DWLLW |
| 4 |
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Şagadam | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 26 | DWLLW |
| 5 |
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Balkan | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 25 | LLWWL |
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Aşgabat | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 53 | -23 | 21 | LWWLL |
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Köpetdag Aşgabat | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 56 | -30 | 20 | WWLLL |
| 8 | Merw | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 72 | -49 | 18 | LLLLL |
Ýokary Liga Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Ýokary Liga teams participation since 2020
History
| Team | Nb participations |
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| Ahal | 6 |
| Altyn Asyr | 6 |
| Balkan | 6 |
| Şagadam | 6 |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | 6 |
| Merw | 6 |
| Aşgabat | 6 |
| Energetik | 5 |
| Arkadag | 3 |
Ýokary Liga top scorer teams
Ýokary Liga About
Ýokary Liga is Turkmenistan’s top men’s professional football league and the highest division in the country’s domestic football pyramid. Also recorded as the Turkmenistan Yokary Liga, it brings together leading professional clubs to decide the national champion and establish the country’s principal route into AFC club competitions.
Identity and purpose
Established in 1992 after Turkmenistan became independent, the league replaced the area’s participation in the Soviet football system and created a national competition for the country’s clubs. Its central sporting purpose is straightforward: clubs compete across a league season, accumulate points in a single table and finish first to become champion of Turkmenistan.
The competition is part of the wider Asian football system through the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It also provides an important domestic platform for professional players and clubs, supporting the development of the national football environment. The league is administered by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan (TFF), which oversees matters such as scheduling, competition administration, refereeing and the enforcement of the applicable rules.
Clubs, eligibility and movement between divisions
The Ýokary Liga generally features between eight and ten professional clubs based in Turkmenistan. Entry is subject to sporting qualification and the licensing requirements applied by the TFF, with relevant AFC standards also forming part of the wider professional framework. Licensing requirements can cover areas including club administration, financial stability, facilities and youth development.
The league is connected to the Turkmenistan First League through promotion and relegation. The strongest lower-division club is typically eligible for promotion, while the lowest-ranked Ýokary Liga side may be relegated or required to enter a relegation process, depending on the regulations for the relevant season. This connection gives the national pyramid a sporting route into its highest division while maintaining pressure on established clubs to perform.
League format and match progression
The competition uses a multi-round round-robin format rather than a knockout tournament or a group stage followed by playoffs. Clubs meet one another several times during the season, with the schedule arranged by the TFF. Depending on the season, the programme may involve three or four rounds, with fixtures distributed to provide a home-and-away balance across the competition as far as the applicable schedule permits.
There is no separate championship playoff in the format described for the league. After all scheduled rounds have been completed, the club at the top of the table is declared champion. The final standings therefore give every league match direct importance: points gained against any opponent can affect the title, continental places or the relegation picture.
League matches follow the standard scoring system used in international football: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. Matches finish at the end of regulation time; extra time and penalty shoot-outs are not used to settle ordinary league fixtures. Those methods belong to knockout contexts such as cup competition rather than to the regular league programme.
Tiebreakers and the final table
When clubs finish level on points, the supplied competition hierarchy gives priority to results between the tied teams. The order is:
- head-to-head points;
- head-to-head goal difference;
- head-to-head goals scored;
- overall goal difference;
- total goals scored.
This means that the league’s position in the table is not determined solely by a club’s overall goal difference. Results in the direct meetings between tied sides are considered first, making head-to-head performance especially significant during the title race and in battles near the bottom of the standings.
Season calendar and sporting stakes
The Ýokary Liga generally follows a spring-to-autumn calendar. The season commonly begins in March or April and concludes in November or December, avoiding the most difficult winter conditions. A winter break is therefore built into the seasonal rhythm, and the exact number of matches and participating clubs can vary between editions.
Winning the league is the highest domestic achievement available to a Turkmen club. The champion traditionally provides Turkmenistan’s principal entry into AFC competition, with the relevant pathway now associated with the AFC Champions League Two and previously with the AFC Cup. Depending on AFC rankings, licensing and the allocation rules in force for a particular edition, the runner-up or Turkmenistan Cup winner may receive access to the AFC Challenge League.
The league’s history has been shaped by clubs such as Altyn Asyr FK and Köpetdag Aşgabat, which have been among the most successful sides in Turkmen domestic football. Their prominence reflects the competition’s broader role: since 1992, the Ýokary Liga has been the main stage for identifying Turkmenistan’s champion, developing its professional clubs and selecting teams for the next level of Asian competition.