Football players of «Arkadag» again won the Super Cup of Turkmenistan. The team, representing the «smart» city of state significance of the same name, achieved, winning in the decisive match «Ahal» - 3:0.
The Super Bowl, established by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, has been played between the champion and the owner of the country's Cup since 2005. Last year, «Arkadag» won the Championship and the Cup of Turkmenistan, and «Ahal» became a participant in the meeting for the Super Cup on the rights of the country's Cup finalist.
The decisive match for the third most important national trophy took place in Ashgabat at the «Nisa» stadium.
The fate of the duel was decided in the first half after in the 14th minute Mirza Beknazarov brought «Arkadag» forward - 1:0, and on the 27th - Dovran Hojamammedov was removed as part of the Vice-Champion of the country. Remaining in the minority, «Ahal» in the future could not resist the two -time champion of the country and in the second half missed two more goals. The double on the 52nd and 63rd minutes was designed by Altymyrat Annadurdyyev, recognised as the best player in the match.
The «Arkadag» football club, which makes up the main backbone of the national team of Turkmenistan, was formed in 2023 and made a double in the year of debut - the country's championship and the Cup won. It is noteworthy that since its foundation, this team has not lost a single point in the official matches of the national championship. Last year, «Arkadag» football players made a treble: the Cup and Super Cup of Turkmenistan added to the gold medals of the national championship. And now they won the third in rank for the second year in a row the national trophy.
To this success, FC «Arkadag», as the head coach, was led by a 45-year-old striker of the national team of Turkmenistan, the holder of the Russian Cup-2003/04 as part of the Groznyy Terek and the AFK-2013 President Cup, as part of the Balkan, Vladimir Bayramov.
In May of this year, «Arkadag» won the third-highest Asian club trophy, the 2024/25 AFC Challenge League Cup, defeating Cambodian club «Preah Khan Rich Svay Rieng» 2-1 in the final. In September, they made their debut in Asia's second-highest club competition, the 2025/26 AFC Champions League, drawing 0-0 at home against Uzbekistan's «Andijan» in the first round of Group «B». Qatar's «Al Ahli» and Bahrain's «Al Haldiya» are also in the same group.
For «Arkadag» and «Ahal», the recent Turkmenistan Super Cup match served as a good test of strength ahead of the second round of the AFC Champions League 2, where «Arkadag» will play «Al-Haldiya» in Bahrain on the 1st of October, while «Ahal» will host Jordanian champions «Al-Hussein» at the stadium in Arkadag the day before. As a reminder, in the first round of Group «C», the team of the General Administration of Turkmenistan defeated Indian champions «Mohun Bagan» 1-0 in Kolkata. Iranian vice-champion «Sepahan» is also vying for two spots in the Round of 16 in this group.
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