2016 Ýokary Liga

Ýokary Liga
Season 2016
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The 2016 Turkmenistan Higher League (Ýokary Liga) season is the 24rd season of Turkmenistan's professional football league. It runs between March and December 2016. Altyn Asyr are the defending champions from the 2015 campaign.

Teams

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 9 sides from the 2015 season and the champion of the Birinji liga, Köpetdag Aşgabat.

Club Location Stadium Capacity Coach
Ahal Ahal Province Ashgabat Stadium 20,000 Turkmenistan Ali Gurbani
Altyn Asyr Ashgabat Ashgabat Stadium 20,000 Turkmenistan Ýazguly Hojageldiýew
Aşgabat Ashgabat Ashgabat Stadium 20,000 Turkmenistan Tofik Şukurow
Balkan Balkanabat Sport Toplumy Stadium 10,000 Turkmenistan Aleksandr Klimenko
Turan Dashoguz Sport toplumy (Daşoguz) Stadium 10,000
Yedigen Ashgabat HTTU Stadium 1,000 Turkmenistan Röwşen Meredow
Energetik Mary Baýramaly sport desgasy 3000 Turkmenistan Rahym Gurbanmämmedow
Köpetdag Aşgabat Ashgabat Köpetdag Stadium 26,000 Turkmenistan Said Seýidow
Merw Mary Sport Toplumy Stadium 10,000 Turkmenistan Magtym Begenjow
Şagadam Türkmenbaşy Şagadam Stadium 5,000 Turkmenistan Rejepmyrat Agabaýew

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Energetik Türkmenbaşy 6 4 0 2 11 8 +3 12 Qualifies for the 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage
2 FC Ahal 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12
3 Merw 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12
4 Balkan 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 10
5 Altyn Asyr 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
6 Ashgabat 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
7 Shagadam 4 1 1 2 2 3 1 4
8 Yedigen 6 1 1 4 6 10 4 4
9 Kopetdag 5 1 1 3 2 6 4 4
10 Turan 6 0 0 6 4 16 12 0 Relegation to the 2017 Birinji Ligasy

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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