2016 Ýokary Liga
The 2016 Turkmenistan Higher League 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.
Altyn Asyr were crowned champions for the third time in their history beating Balkan with 23 points. Altyn Asyr also won Turkmenistan Cup, meaning that Balkan received the second AFC Cup-ticketTeams
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 Province | Ashgabat Stadium | 20,000 |  Ali Gurbani |
| Ashgabat | Ashgabat Stadium | 20,000 | Ýazguly Hojageldiýew |
| Ashgabat | Ashgabat Stadium | 20,000 | Tofik Şukurow |
| Balkanabat | Sport Toplumy Stadium | 10,000 | Aleksandr Klimenko |
| Dashoguz | Sport toplumy Stadium | 10,000 | |
| Ashgabat | HTTU Stadium | 1,000 | Röwşen Meredow |
| Mary | Baýramaly Sport Desgasy | 2000 | Rahym Gurbanmämmedow |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | Ashgabat | Köpetdag Stadium | 26,000 | Said Seýidow |
| Mary | Sport Toplumy Stadium | 10,000 | Magtym Begenjow |
| Türkmenbaşy | Şagadam Stadium | 5,000 | Rejepmyrat Agabaýew |
League table
