FC Köpetdag
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| Full name | Futbol kluby Köpetdag Aşgabat |
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| Founded | 1947 |
| Ground |
Köpetdag Stadium, Asgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Capacity | 26,000 |
| Manager | Said Seýidow |
| League | Ýokary Liga |
| 2016 | 7 |
FK Köpetdag Aşgabat (Russian: Копетдаг) is a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat, currently playing in the Ýokary Liga. Their home stadium is Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people. Köpetdag traditional kit colours are blue and white. Having won 6 Turkmen championships and 6 Cup of Turkmenistan, they are one of the country's most successful clubs.
Participated of 44 the USSR championships (1947–54, 1956–91). Appear under the name Locomotiv (1947–49), Spartak (1950–54), Kolhozchi (1956–59, 1976–87), Stoitel (1962–75), Kopetdag (1960, 1961, 1988–91).
In Soviet times, one of the coaches of the team in the 1980s was Valery Nepomnyashchy.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union team planned to participate in the open championship of the CIS, but because of the many differences the championship did not take place and Kopetdag was playing in the championship of the independent Turkmenistan. The first few years the team has been the basic club of Turkmenistan national football team.
In 2008 they were disbanded due to financial crisis.
In 2015, on the basis of MIA of Turkmenistan the club FC Kopetdag was re-created. Club began to appearance in the First League of Turkmenistan. The team qualified for 2015 Turkmenistan Cup. They managed promotion to the 2016 season by winning the promotion play-off.
Notes: Home matches in bold
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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