Turkmenistan at the AFC Asian Cup

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Ever since the collapse of Soviet Union, Turkmenistan has qualified for two Asian Cups, in 2004 and 2019.

Turkmenistan reached the 2004 Asian Cup by finishing top of their qualifying group, ahead of the United Arab Emirates, a nation Turkmenistan defeated in the first game during qualifying. When they reached the 2004 edition, Turkmenistan could only manage one point, albeit against Saudi Arabia, who had reached the Asian Cup final in their previous five tournaments.

As Turkmenistan is still an emerging nation, qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup is their greatest achievement in history, especially since Turkmenistan had chances to reach the Asian Cup in 2011 and 2015 via the AFC Challenge Cup, only for North Korea to defeat Turkmenistan in the final on both instances. That was none more evident when the country qualified for the 2019 edition. Turkmenistan's road began with a shock 1–0 loss to Guam, before an impressive 1–1 draw against Iran in June 2015. Due to the expansion of 24 teams for the 2019 Asian Cup, Turkmenistan got a second chance to play additional qualifiers, with their qualification to the tournament confirmed on 14 November 2017 thanks to a 2–1 victory over Chinese Taipei in Group E. Their last qualifier, a 4–0 loss in Bahrain, meant Turkmenistan qualified for the tournament despite a negative goal difference.

2004 China[edit]

Main article: 2004 AFC Asian Cup

Group C[edit]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Uzbekistan 9 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3
 Iraq 6 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1
 Turkmenistan 1 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2
 Saudi Arabia 1 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2
Saudi Arabia 2–2 Turkmenistan
Al-Qahtani 9' (pen.), 59' Report N. Bayramov 6'
Kuliyev 90+3'
Attendance: 12,400[1]
Turkmenistan 2–3 Iraq
V. Bayramov 14'
Kuliyyew 85'		 Report H. M. Mohammed 12'
Farhan 80'
Munir 88'
Attendance: 22,000
Turkmenistan 0–1 Uzbekistan
Report Qosimov 58'
Attendance: 34,000


2019 UAE[edit]

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Group F[edit]

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: AFC
Japan 3–2 Turkmenistan
 Report
Attendance: 5,725
Turkmenistan 0–4 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 4,354
Oman 3–1 Turkmenistan
 Report
Attendance: 8,338

Record[edit]

AFC Asian Cup
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Qatar 1988 Part of  Soviet Union
Japan 1992 Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not qualify
Lebanon 2000
China 2004 Group Stage 12th 3 0 1 2 4 6
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Did not qualify
Qatar 2011
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 Group Stage 21st 3 0 0 3 3 10
Qatar 2023 To be determined
Total Best: Group Stage 2/8 3 0 1 5 7 16

References[edit]

  1. ^ "People's Daily Online -- Photos: Saudi Arabia tie with Turkmenistan 2-2".
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