AFC Challenge Cup 2012:Turkmenistan

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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.

Honours

• 2010 AFC Challenge Cup – Runners-Up
• ECO Cup 1993 – Runners-Up
• 1997 Turkmenistan President's Cup – Champions
• 2002 Turkmenistan President's Cup – Runners-Up
• HCM City Cup 2008 (Vietnam) – Champions

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification second round.

Recent call-ups

Player-drain

The following are players of Turkmen born or of Turkmen heritage who chose other national teams:

• Rolan Gusev – Russia
• Vitaliy Kafanov – Kazakhstan (1992)