2017 Ýokary Liga


The 2017 Turkmenistan Higher League season is the 25th season of Turkmenistan's professional football league. It runs between March and December 2017. Three times winner Altyn Asyr are the defending champions from the 2016 campaign. They are again favorites for this campaign.

Format changes

After the 2016 season Yedigen were denied an entry for the 2017 season, and no team from the Birinji liga managed to obtain a license for the 2017 season.
Meaning that only 9 teams would contest for the title. Exceptionally there will be no relegation at the end of the season.

Teams

A total of 9 teams will contest the league.
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityCoach
Ahal ProvinceAshgabat Stadium20,000 Ali Gurbani
AshgabatAshgabat Stadium20,000 Ýazguly Hojageldiýew
AshgabatAshgabat Stadium20,000 Tofik Şukurow
BalkanabatSport Toplumy Stadium10,000 Aleksandr Klimenko
DashoguzSport toplumy Stadium10,000
MaryBaýramaly Sport Desgasy2,000 Rahym Gurbanmämmedow
Köpetdag AşgabatAshgabatKöpetdag Stadium26,000 Said Seýidow
MarySport Toplumy Stadium10,000 Magtym Begenjow
TürkmenbaşyŞagadam Stadium5,000 Rejepmyrat Agabaýew

League table