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04 March 2012

AFC CHALLENGE CUP 2012 TEAM REVIEW: Turkmenistan.

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. They qualified for the 2004 Asian Cup, but could only get a solitary point against Saudi Arabia in group play.

[edit]World Cup record

World Cup Finals
YearResultPositionGPWD*LGSGA
United States 1994Did not enter-------
France 1998Did not qualify-------
South KoreaJapan 2002Did not qualify-------
Germany 2006Did not qualify-------
South Africa 2010Did not qualify-------
Brazil 2014Did not qualify-------
Total-------

[edit]Asian Cup record

Asian Cup Finals
YearResultPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Japan 1992Did not enter------
United Arab Emirates 1996Did not qualify------
Lebanon 2000Did not qualify------
China 2004Round 1------
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007Did not qualify------
Qatar 2011Did not qualify------
TotalBest: Round 1------

[edit]Asian Games record

Host nation(s) / YearResultGPWD*LGSGA
National Team
JapanHiroshima 1994Quarter Finals
Thailand Bangkok 1998Quarter Finals
South Korea Busan 2002Round 1
Qatar Doha 2006Did not enter
China Guangzhou 2010Round 2
South Korea Incheon 2014
TotalBest: Quarter Finals
Note: As of 2002 only U23 teams permitted to take part in Asian Games Football Tournament.

[edit]AFC Challenge Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup Finals
YearResultGPWD*LGSGA
Bangladesh 2006
Did not enter
India 2008
Group Stage
Sri Lanka 2010
Runners-Up
Total
Best: Runners-Up

[edit]RCD Cup/ECO Cup record

  • 1965 to 1974No international team
YearRound
Iran 1993Runners-Up

[edit]Records versus other nations

[edit]Honours