2017 Ýokary Liga

The 2017 Turkmenistan Higher League (Ýokary Liga) season is the 25th season of Turkmenistan's professional football league. It runs between March and December 2017. Three times winner Altyn Asyr are the defending champions from the 2016 campaign. They are again favorites for this campaign.

Ýokary Liga
Season2017
ChampionsAltyn Asyr
Relegatednone
Matches played135
Goals scored396 (2.93 per match)
2016
2018

Format changes

After the 2016 season Yedigen were denied an entry for the 2017 season, and no team from the Birinji liga managed to obtain a license for the 2017 season.Meaning that only 9 teams would contest for the title. Exceptionally there will be no relegation at the end of the season.

Teams

A total of 9 teams will contest the league.

ClubLocationStadiumCapacityCoach
AhalAhal ProvinceAshgabat Stadium20,000 Ali Gurbani
Altyn AsyrAshgabatAshgabat Stadium20,000 Ýazguly Hojageldiýew
AşgabatAshgabatAshgabat Stadium20,000 Tofik Şukurow
BalkanBalkanabatSport Toplumy Stadium10,000 Aleksandr Klimenko
TuranDashoguzSport toplumy (Daşoguz) Stadium10,000
EnergetikMaryBaýramaly Sport Desgasy2,000 Rahym Gurbanmämmedow
Köpetdag AşgabatAshgabatKöpetdag Stadium26,000 Said Seýidow
MerwMarySport Toplumy Stadium10,000 Magtym Begenjow
ŞagadamTürkmenbaşyŞagadam Stadium5,000 Rejepmyrat Agabaýew

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Altyn Asyr3225438324+5979Qualifies for the 2018 AFC Cup Group Stage
2FC Ahal3222647021+4972Qualifies for the 2018 AFC Play-off Stage
3Shagadam32193105532+2360
4Balkan32145135447+747
5Ashgabat32136133244−1245
6Energetik Türkmenbaşy32115164547−238
7Kopetdag3296173555−2033
8Merw32103193461−2733
9Turan3212291289−775
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2017. Source: Soccerway FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.