FK Arkadag in Asian football

Arkadag in Asian football
ClubArkadag
First entry2024–25 AFC Challenge League
Latest entry2025–26 AFC Champions League Two

Arkadag is a professional football club based in Arkadag, a city located in Turkmenistan.

History

2024–25 season

After winning the 2023 Ýokary Liga, Arkadag earned a place in the AFC Champions League Two, but due to only having a license for the AFC Challenge League they entered that competition instead, with Altyn Asyr taking the place in the AFC Champions League Two playoffs.[1] On 22 August 2024, Arkadag was drawn into the group B of the Western section of the competition, against Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi, Kyrgyz Abdysh-Ata and Maldivian Maziya.[2] On 1 November 2024, despite a 2–3 defeat to Al-Arabi, Arkadag qualified for the knockout stages.[3]

In their first knockout match, Arkadag travelled to Kolkata, India to face East Bengal in the quarter-finals, defeating the Indian Super League club by 1–0 on 5 March 2025.[4] The return leg took place on 12 March 2025 at the Arkadag Stadium in Arkadag, where two late Altymyrat Annadurdyýew goals cancelled out Raphaël Messi Bouli's opener to see the Turkmen champions progress to the semi-finals.[5] On 16 April 2025, Arkadag reached the final after defeating Al-Arabi 3–2 on aggregate. On 10 May 2025, Arkadag won the first title of the AFC Challenge League after defeating Cambodian Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng by 2–1 at Morodok Techo National Stadium.

2025–26 season

Matches

As of match played 18 February 2026
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2024–25 AFC Challenge League Group B Al-Arabi 2–3 1st
Abdysh-Ata 2–0
Maziya 2–1
Quarter-finals East Bengal 2–1 1–0 3–1
Semi-final Al-Arabi 0–2 3–0 3–2
Final Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2–1 Winner
2025–26 AFC Champions League Two Group B Al-Ahli 1–1 2–2 2nd
Andijon 0–0 1–1
Al-Khaldiya 3–0 0–2
Round of 16 Al-Nassr 0–1 0–1 0–2
2026–27 AFC Champions League Two Qualifying play-offs

Player statistics

Appearances

As of match played 18 February 2026
Rank Position Player Years AFC Challenge League AFC Champions League Two Total
1 DF Güýçmyrat Annagulyýew 2023–Present 8 (0) 8 (0) 16 (0)
1 MF Ybraýym Mämmedow 2023–Present 8 (0) 8 (0) 16 (0)
3 MF Mirza Beknazarow 2024–Present 8 (0) 6 (0) 15 (0)
3 DF Mekan Saparow 2023–Present 8 (1) 7 (1) 15 (1)
3 FW Didar Durdyýew 2023–Present 7 (1) 8 (1) 15 (2)
6 MF Şamämmet Hydyrow 2024–Present 6 (1) 8 (0) 14 (1)
6 MF Welmyrat Ballakow 2023–Present 6 (0) 8 (0) 14 (0)
8 MF Yazgylyç Gurbanow 2025–Present 5 (1) 8 (1) 13 (2)
9 FW Şanazar Tirkişow 2023–Present 8 (2) 4 (0) 12 (2)
9 DF Berdimyrat Rejebow 2024–Present 8 (0) 4 (0) 12 (0)
9 MF Begenç Akmämmedow 2023–Present 7 (2) 5 (0) 12 (2)
12 DF Abdy Bäşimow 2023–Present 8 (1) 4 (0) 12 (1)
12 GK Rasul Çaryýew 2023–Present 4 (0) 8 (0) 12 (0)
12 MF Arzuwguly Sapargulýyew 2023–Present 4 (0) 8 (0) 12 (0)
15 FW Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 2023–Present 7 (5) 4 (0) 11 (5)
15 MF Ahmet Ataýew 2025–Present 4 (0) 7 (0) 11 (0)
17 MF Resul Hojaýew 2023–Present 5 (0) 3 (0) 8 (0)
18 MF Yhlas Saparmämmedow 2023–Present 4 (0) 2 (0) 6 (0)
18 FW Bayram Atayev 2025–Present 0 (0) 6 (1) 6 (1)
20 GK Rüstem Ahallyýew 2024–Present 4 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0)
21 MF Arslanmyrat Amanow 2024 3 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0)
22 MF Begmyrat Baýow 2023–2024 2 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0)
22 MF Ilýa Tamurkin 2023–2024 2 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0)
24 FW Rahman Myratberdiýew 2026–Present 0 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0)
24 FW Dayanch Meredov 2026–Present 0 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0)
26 MF Enver Annayev 2024–Present 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0)
26 DF Ykhlas Toydzhanov 2023–Present 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
26 FW Gurbanmuhammet Esenov 2025–Present 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
26 DF Ilyas Charyyev 2025–Present 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)
26 DF Meylis Diniyev 2026–Present 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0)

Goalscorers

As of match played 18 February 2026
Name Years AFC Challenge League AFC Champions League 2 Total Ratio
1 Altymyrat Annadurdyýew 2023–Present 5 (7) 0 (4) 5 (11) 0.45
2 Begenç Akmämmedow 2023–Present 2 (7) 0 (6) 2 (13) 0.15
2 Şanazar Tirkişow 2023–Present 2 (8) 0 (4) 2 (12) 0.17
2 Mekan Saparow 2025–Present 1 (8) 1 (7) 2 (15) 0.13
2 Didar Durdyýew 2023–Present 1 (7) 1 (8) 2 (15) 0.13
2 Yazgylyç Gurbanow 2025–Present 1 (5) 1 (8) 2 (13) 0.15
7 Samämmet Hydyrow 2024–Present 1 (6) 0 (8) 1 (14) 0.07
7 Abdy Bäşimow 2023–Present 1 (8) 0 (3) 1 (11) 0.09
7 Bayram Atayev 2025–Present 0 (0) 1 (6) 1 (6) 0.17
7 Own goal 2024–Present 0 (8) 1 (8) 1 (16) 0.06

Clean sheets

As of match played 18 February 2026
Name Years AFC Challenge League AFC Champions League Two Total Ratio
1 Rasul Çaryýew 2023–Present 1 (4) 2 (8) 3 (12) 0.25
2 Rüstem Ahallyýew 2024–Present 2 (4) 0 (0) 2 (4) 0.5

Overall record

By competition

As of match played 18 February 2026
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Challenge League 8 6 0 2 14 8
AFC Champions League Two 8 1 4 3 5 8
Total 16 7 4 5 19 16

Legend: GF = Goals for. GA = Goals against. GD = Goal difference.

By country

As of match played 18 February 2026
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Bahrain 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
Cambodia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
India 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Kuwait 3 1 0 2 5 5 +0 033.33
Kyrgyzstan 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Maldives 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Qatar 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00
Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 000.00
Uzbekistan 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00

By club

As of match played 18 February 2026
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Abdysh-Ata 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Al Ahli 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00
Al-Arabi 3 1 0 2 5 5 +0 033.33
Al-Khaldiya 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
Al-Nassr 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 000.00
Andijon 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
East Bengal 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Maziya 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00

References

  1. ^ "List of Licensed Clubs - AFC Club Competitions 2024/25" (PDF). 14 June 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ "#ChallengeLeague draw to decide 2024/25 Group Stage battles". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Group B: Arkadag, Al Arabi advance". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  4. ^ "East Bengal 0-1 FC Arkadag, AFC Challenge League Quarterfinal: Red And Gold Brigade Lose Home Leg". outlookindia.com. Outlook India. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  5. ^ "East Bengal vs Arkadag Highlights, Quarterfinal 2nd Leg of AFC Challenge League: EBFC 1-2 ARK (1-3) at FT - Red and Gold are knocked out!". mykhel.com. My Khel. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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