Physical culture and sports football club Merw ( tk, link=no, Merw bedenterbiýe-sport futbol kluby), also known as Merw Mary, is a

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professional

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club based in Mary. They play in the national top division; the

Ýokary Liga The Turkmenistan Higher League, also called Türkmenistan Ýokary Liga (Turkmen: ''Türkmenistanyň Ýokary Ligasy''; Russian: ''Высшая лига Туркменистана'') is the top division of professional football in Turkmenistan, ...

. Their home stadium is

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Historical names

*until 1966 – Lokomotiv *1967 – Murgab *1968–1989 – Garagum (Kara-Kum) *1990-until now – Merw

History

In 1967–1969 and 1990–1991, the team played in the Soviet Second League. The first big success of Merw FK after the collapse of the USSR came when they reached the final of the Turkmenistan Cup in 1993. In the final, they lost to Köpetdag Aşgabat with a score of 0:4. A year later, the team were the bronze prize-winner of the

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and took part in the preliminary round of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1994/95 season. The next 10 years were not marked by significant progress, but in 2004 Merw FK became one of the strongest football clubs in Turkmenistan. Merw FK claimed the bronze medal for the second time in the

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and, in 2005, they won the Cup of Turkmenistan. Their opponents in the Turkmenistan Cup final was Köpetdag Aşgabat (the game finished 1–1 after extra time and Merw FK won 3–1 on penalties). In 2006, the team, for the second time, entered the international arena by taking part in the 2006 AFC Cup and lost to the teams Dempo SC (2:2, 1:6) and

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(0:2, 1:4). Between 2007 and 2009, Merw FK played in the finals of the Turkmenistan Cup three times in a row. They lost to

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in 2007 (0:1), won in 2008 by beating FC HTTU (2:1) and lost in

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to FC Altyn Asyr (0:3). In 2008, Merw FK won the Turkmenistan Super Cup by beating the champion of Turkmenistan FC Ashgabat. In 2009, for the third time in their history, Merw FK won the bronze medal in the 2009 Ýokary Liga. In 2012, the club became the silver prize-winner of the 2012 Ýokary Liga.

Honours

Domestic

** Runners-up: 2012 * Turkmenistan Cup: 2 ** Winners: 2005, 2008 ** Runners-up: 1993, 2007, 2009 * Turkmenistan Super Cup: 1 ** Winners: 2008 ** Runners-up: 2005

Performance in AFC competitions

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: 1 appearance ::

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: Group Stage *

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: 1 appearance :: 1994–95: Preliminary Round

Managers

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(2005–06) * Merdan Nursahatow (2006–2008) *

Magtymguly Begenjew Magtymguly Pyragy ( fa, ''Makhdumqoli Farāghi''; tk, Magtymguly Pyragy; ; tr, Mahtumkulu Firaki; , born Magtymguly, was a Turkmen spiritual leader, philosophical poet, Sufi and traveller who is considered to be the most famous figure in T ...

(2008–2010) * Rahim Kurbanmamedov (2011–2012) * Rahmanguly Baýlyýew (2015–2018) *

Mekan Nasyrow Mekan Nasyrov (born 16 April 1982) is a Turkmenistan footballer who has formerly plays for Persik Kediri, Barito Putera, and Semen Padang. Career In February 2009, Nasyrov signed for Gabala along with Victor Comleonoc and Pāvels Doroševs. N ...

(2019) *

(2020–2021) * Rahim Kurbanmamedov (November 2021–)

References

External links

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