Ahal Änew Football Club (Turkmen: Ahal Änew Futbol Kluby), or simply Ahal FK, is a Turkmen professional football club based in the Änew, Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, the club played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. The club plays its home matches at the 20,000 seater Ashgabat Stadium.
Ahal won the 2022 Ýokary Liga, becoming one of eight clubs to have won the league since its inception in 1992.
History
During 1989–91, Ahal Änew participated in the Soviet Second League. Ahal Änew played in the top division of Turkmenistan in 1992, winning bronze medal, but the following year the team was disbanded. The returning season was 1998–99.
Ahal Änew debuted in the 2015 AFC Cup. In the second qualifying round, the club defeated Omani Fanja SC, earning the right to participate in the group stage. In September 2015, Boris Grigorýanc was appointed as head coach, replacing Guwançmuhammet Öwekow who left the position voluntarily.[7]
In 2022, under the leadership of Mergen Orazov, Ahal became Turkmenistan champion for the first time in its history.[12][13][14][15] Ahal also won the Turkmenistan Cup and the Football Federation of Turkmenistan Cup. Ahal has unveiled a new logo ahead of the 2024 Ýokary Liga season. The updated design features a minimal color scheme, with the emblem showcasing the Txrkmennebitönumleri sponsor's symbol and the club's founding year, 1989.[16] Under Welsähet Öwezow, FC Ahal finished second in the 2024 season. In the 2025 season, FC Ahal qualified for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage, having beaten the Tajik club Regar-TadAZ (2:1) in the qualifying play-offs.[17]
