Turkmenistan President’s Cup is international football tournament in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...

, it was created in 1994. The tournament is dedicated to Day of State Flag of Turkmenistan. The tournament prize money is US 35,000. The winner will receive US$20,000 together with President’s Cup, the silver-medal winner – US$ 10,000 and the bronze-medal winner – US$ 5,000.

The international football tournament traditionally held in Ashgabat is very popular in the region. Over its history, teams from Armenia

Armenia

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, Belarus

Belarus

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, Georgia

Georgia (country)

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, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

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, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia

Latvia

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, Lithuania

Lithuania

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, Moldova

Moldova

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, Russia

Russia

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, Ukraine

Ukraine

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, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

, Tajikistan

Tajikistan

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, Estonia

Estonia

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, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

, Turkey

Turkey

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, Republic of Korea, China

China

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, Thailand

Thailand

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 competed for Turkmenistan President’s Cup. In 2009 a team from Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

 made a debut in the tournament in Ashgabat thus extending it geographically to 20 countries.

During 15 years President's Cup left the country three times – Iranian Esteghlal FC

Esteghlal FC

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 won the honorary trophy in 1998, Georgian FC Torpedo Kutaisi

FC Torpedo Kutaisi

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 in 2002 and Moldavian FC Dacia Chişinău

FC Dacia Chisinau

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 in 2006. Nisa Aşgabat

Nisa Asgabat

Nisa Aşgabat is a Turkmen football club based in Aşgabat. They relegated from the top division in Turkmen football in 2006. Their home stadium is Nisa-Çandybil Stadium which can hold 1,500 people.-Honours:* Turkmenistan League...

 won the tournament four times (1999, 2003, 2004 and 2005). Köpetdag Aşgabat

Kopetdag Asgabat

Köpetdag Aşgabat was a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. In 2008 they were disbanded due to financial crisis. Their home stadium was Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people.-Honours:* Ýokary Liga...

 and HTTU Aşgabat

HTTU Asgabat

HTTU Ashgabat is a Turkmenistan football club based in Ashgabat. It is the football team of the International Turkmen-Turkish University. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Turkmenistan Higher League...

 each won this cup three times, respectively (1995,1996 and 2001) and (2007, 2008 and 2009). The combined team of the football clubs of Turkmenistan (1997) and the combined team from Ashgabat (2000) won the President’s Cup once each.

Winners

Year	Final			Third Place			Venue
	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1995 Details	Köpetdag Kopetdag Asgabat Köpetdag Aşgabat was a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. In 2008 they were disbanded due to financial crisis. Their home stadium was Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people.-Honours:* Ýokary Liga...	2 – 0	Turkmenistan Turkmenistan national football team The Turkmenistan national football team is the national team of Turkmenistan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.-History:After the country gained independence, they played their first match against Kazakhstan on June 1, 1992...	Metalurh Nikopol FC Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol FC Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol was a professional Ukrainian football club. The club is based in Nikopol, Ukraine.-Brief history:...	2 – 0	Spartak-2 Moscow Spartak (sports society) Spartak is the International Fitness and Sports Society of Nikolai Starostin.-Overview:Spartak was the first and the largest All-Union Voluntary Sports Society of workers of state trade, producers' cooperation, light industry, civil aviation, education, culture, health service etc...	Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat and Talyp Sporty Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was built in 1997.... , Ashgabat
1996 Details	Köpetdag Kopetdag Asgabat Köpetdag Aşgabat was a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. In 2008 they were disbanded due to financial crisis. Their home stadium was Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people.-Honours:* Ýokary Liga...	1 – 0	Skonto Rīga	Zorya MALS Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk , formerly known as Zorya Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk , Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.-History:...	4 – 0	JK Narva Trans	Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat and Talyp Sporty Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was built in 1997.... , Ashgabat
1997 Details	Turkmenistan Turkmenistan national football team The Turkmenistan national football team is the national team of Turkmenistan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.-History:After the country gained independence, they played their first match against Kazakhstan on June 1, 1992...	2 – 1	Vorskla Poltava	FC Yelimai Semei	2 – 1	FK Yerevan	Nisa-Çandybil Stadium, Ashgabat
1998 Details	Esteghlal Esteghlal Esteghlal is an Arabic word means independence. the name held by many Iranian football clubs and Armenian football clubs. This includes:*Esteghlal F.C.— Iranian football club*Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C...	0 – 0 (7 – 6 pens.)	Zenit Petersburg	Nisa Aşgabat Nisa Asgabat Nisa Aşgabat is a Turkmen football club based in Aşgabat. They relegated from the top division in Turkmen football in 2006. Their home stadium is Nisa-Çandybil Stadium which can hold 1,500 people.-Honours:* Turkmenistan League...	1 – 0	Hyundai Horang-i Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i The Ulsan Hyundai Football Club is a South Korean professional football club, owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, that entered the K-League in 1984 as Hyundai Horangi.-History:...	Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat and Talyp Sporty Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was built in 1997.... , Ashgabat
1999 Details	Nisa Aşgabat Nisa Asgabat Nisa Aşgabat is a Turkmen football club based in Aşgabat. They relegated from the top division in Turkmen football in 2006. Their home stadium is Nisa-Çandybil Stadium which can hold 1,500 people.-Honours:* Turkmenistan League...	3 – 1	Turkmenistan Olympic Turkmenistan national football team The Turkmenistan national football team is the national team of Turkmenistan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.-History:After the country gained independence, they played their first match against Kazakhstan on June 1, 1992...	Köpetdag Kopetdag Asgabat Köpetdag Aşgabat was a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. In 2008 they were disbanded due to financial crisis. Their home stadium was Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people.-Honours:* Ýokary Liga...		Nebitçi Balkanabat	Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat and Talyp Sporty Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was built in 1997.... , Ashgabat
2000 Details	Ashgabat City	1 – 0	Ahal Velayat Ahal Province Ahal Province is one of the welayat of Turkmenistan. It is in the south-center of the country, bordering Iran and Afghanistan along the Kopet Dag Range. Its area is and population 939,700...	Balkan Velayat Balkan Province Balkan Province is one of the Welayat of Turkmenistan. It is in the far west of the country, bordering Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, and Iran. Its capital is Balkanabat, formerly known as Nebit Dag. It has an area of 139,270 square kilometers and a population of approximately 553,500...	3 – 0	FK Guliston	Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat and Talyp Sporty Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was built in 1997.... , Ashgabat
2001 Details	Köpetdag Kopetdag Asgabat Köpetdag Aşgabat was a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. In 2008 they were disbanded due to financial crisis. Their home stadium was Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people.-Honours:* Ýokary Liga...	2 – 0	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	CSKA-2 Moscow		Thailand U-23 Thailand national under-23 football team The Thailand national under-23 football team is the national under-23 team of Thailand and is connected to the Football Association of Thailand. They participated in the Summer Olympics twice and Asian Games four times...	Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Ashkhabad) Ashgabat Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000 people and was built in 2003... , Ashgabat
2002 Details	Torpedo Kutaisi	1 – 1 (4 – 2 pens.)	Turkmenistan Turkmenistan national football team The Turkmenistan national football team is the national team of Turkmenistan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.-History:After the country gained independence, they played their first match against Kazakhstan on June 1, 1992...	Flora Tallinn	1 – 0	Turkey U-21 Turkey national under-21 football team Turkey's national Under-21 football team , also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.-History:...	Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat and Talyp Sporty Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was built in 1997.... , Ashgabat
2003 Details	Nisa Aşgabat Nisa Asgabat Nisa Aşgabat is a Turkmen football club based in Aşgabat. They relegated from the top division in Turkmen football in 2006. Their home stadium is Nisa-Çandybil Stadium which can hold 1,500 people.-Honours:* Turkmenistan League...	1 – 0	Turkmenistan Olympic Turkmenistan national football team The Turkmenistan national football team is the national team of Turkmenistan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan.-History:After the country gained independence, they played their first match against Kazakhstan on June 1, 1992...	Atlantas Klaipeda	1 – 0	Neman Hrodna	Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat and Talyp Sporty Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was built in 1997.... , Ashgabat
2004 Details	Nisa Aşgabat Nisa Asgabat Nisa Aşgabat is a Turkmen football club based in Aşgabat. They relegated from the top division in Turkmen football in 2006. Their home stadium is Nisa-Çandybil Stadium which can hold 1,500 people.-Honours:* Turkmenistan League...	3 – 2	Torpedo Kutaisi	Vorskla Poltava	1 – 0	Aviator Chkalovsk Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov is football club in Tajikistan. It currently plays in the top division of the country.-Current squad:-Transfers 2011:IN:...	Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat and Talyp Sporty Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was built in 1997.... , Ashgabat
2005 Details	Nisa Aşgabat Nisa Asgabat Nisa Aşgabat is a Turkmen football club based in Aşgabat. They relegated from the top division in Turkmen football in 2006. Their home stadium is Nisa-Çandybil Stadium which can hold 1,500 people.-Honours:* Turkmenistan League...	2 – 1	Nebitçi Balkanabat	FC Parvoz Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov Parvoz Bobojon Ghafurov is football club in Tajikistan. It currently plays in the top division of the country.-Current squad:-Transfers 2011:IN:...	3 – 2	Mika Ashtarak	Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat and Talyp Sporty Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was built in 1997.... , Ashgabat
2006 Details	Dacia Chişinău FC Dacia Chisinau FC Dacia Chişinău is a Moldovan football club, playing in the city of Chişinău, the capital of Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.- History :1999...	4 – 3	HTTU Aşgabat HTTU Asgabat HTTU Ashgabat is a Turkmenistan football club based in Ashgabat. It is the football team of the International Turkmen-Turkish University. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Turkmenistan Higher League...	Vorskla Poltava	1 – 1 (4 – 3 pens.)	Traktor Tashkent Traktor Tashkent Traktor Tashkent is a Uzbekistani football club based in Tashkent. They play in the top division in Uzbekistani football.-Achievements:*SSR Uzbekistan League: 1* SSR Uzbekistan Cup:-Club problems:...	Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium Köpetdag Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Köpetdag Aşgabat and Talyp Sporty Aşgabat. The stadium holds 26,000 people and was built in 1997.... , Ashgabat
2007 Details	HTTU Aşgabat HTTU Asgabat HTTU Ashgabat is a Turkmenistan football club based in Ashgabat. It is the football team of the International Turkmen-Turkish University. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Turkmenistan Higher League...	3 – 2	FC Aşgabat	Vorskla Poltava	0 – 0 (10 – 9 pens.)	Ordabasy FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:...	Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Ashkhabad) Ashgabat Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000 people and was built in 2003... , Ashgabat
2008 Details	HTTU Aşgabat HTTU Asgabat HTTU Ashgabat is a Turkmenistan football club based in Ashgabat. It is the football team of the International Turkmen-Turkish University. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Turkmenistan Higher League...	2 – 1	FC Aşgabat	Iran Olympic Iran national football team The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...	1 – 0	Mika Ashtarak	Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Ashkhabad) Ashgabat Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000 people and was built in 2003... , Ashgabat
2009 Details	HTTU Aşgabat HTTU Asgabat HTTU Ashgabat is a Turkmenistan football club based in Ashgabat. It is the football team of the International Turkmen-Turkish University. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Turkmenistan Higher League...	1 – 0	Skonto Rīga	FC Aşgabat	1 – 1	FC Gandzasar FC Gandzasar Kapan Gandzasar Football Club is an Armenian football club based in the town of Kapan. Translated from the Armenian, "Gandz-a-sar" simply means "Treasure Mountain." Founded in 1963, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football...	Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Ashkhabad) Ashgabat Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000 people and was built in 2003... , Ashgabat
2010 Details 2010 Turkmenistan President's Cup Eight teams from seven countries will participate in the 16th edition of the Turkmenistan President's Cup, which will take place in Ashgabat's Olympic Stadium between February 20 and 28. The group toppers clash in the final and stand to win $20,000 while the runners-up get half that amount...	Altyn Asyr FC Altyn Asyr FC Altyn Asyr is a Turkmenistani football club based in Ashgabat. They play in the top division in Turkmenistani football, the Turkmenistan Higher League.-Squad:Update August, 2011- Honours :* Ýokary Liga** Runners-up : 2010...	1 – 0	Nebitçi	Turkey U-21 Turkey national under-21 football team Turkey's national Under-21 football team , also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.-History:...	3 – 0	Okzhetpes FC Okzhetpes Football Club Okzhetpes Kokshetau are a Kazakhstani football based in the Torpedo Stadium in Kokshetau. The club currently play in the Kazakhstan Premier League....	Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Ashkhabad) Ashgabat Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000 people and was built in 2003... , Ashgabat

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