Nebitçi FT

Nebitçi Football Team (Turkmen: Nebitçi futbol topary) is a Turkmen professional football club based in Balkanabat. They compete in top division of Turkmen football, the Ýokary Liga. Their home stadium is Balkanabat Stadium which can hold 10,000 people.

Nebitçi FC

Full name	Nebitçi Futbol Topary
Nickname(s)	Oil workers
Founded	1960; 63 years ago (1960)
Ground	Sport Toplumy Stadium, Balkanabat
Capacity	10,000
Owner	Türkmennebit
Chairman	Durdy Annaberdiyev
Manager	Amangylyç Koçumow^[1]
League	Ýokary Liga
2021	Ýokary Liga, 7th of 8

History

In May 2010, the club changed its name to Balkan Balkanabat from Nebitçi Balkanabat by the decision of Turkmenistan Football Federation.^[2]

In 2013, Rahim Kurbanmamedov was appointed head coach. In May 2013 the players Balkan FK came in the final of the AFC President's Cup 2013, scoring three wins in the qualifying tournament in Group "C". Games were held in Phnom Penh, in the first match, Balkan FK beat Hilal Al-Quds (3–2), the second Beoung Ket Rubber (2–0) and third Sri Lanka Army (5–0). In the final stage, that took place in Malaysia, Balkan FK players won Three Star Club (6–0) and Erchim (4–0),^[3] thus gaining 6 points reached the final of the 2013 AFC President's Cup.^[4] They won the 2013 edition of the AFC President's Cup when they beat KRL of Pakistan in the final 1–0.

From September 2018, it again received the name Nebitchi.

Domestic

Season	League									Turkmenistan Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
1992	1st	2	28	22	3	3	96	12	47				Täçmyrat Agamyradow
1993	1st	3	8	3	3	2	5	6	16				Täçmyrat Agamyradow
1994	1st	7	18	7	2	9	24	31	16	Semi-final
1995	1st	3	32	19	4	9	87	44	61
1996	1st	6	32	13	6	13	39	43	45
1997–98	1st	4	20	9	1	10	29	35	28	Runner-up
1998–99	1st	4	32	18	5	9	63	45	59	Runner-up
2000	1st	2	20	13	2	5	42	21	41				Bayramdurdy Durdyyev
2001	1st	3	32	18	6	8	58	37	60	Runner-up
2002	1st	5	32	16	5	11	61	39	53	Quarter-final
2003	1st	2	36	23	10	3	100	23	79	Winners			Valeriy Fursov   Bayram Begench
2004	1st	1	36	27	3	6	78	23	84	Winners			Ashir Begzhanov   Amanmyrat Meredow
2005	1st	3	32	17	7	8	48	29	58	Quarter-final
2006	1st	2	28	15	6	7	38	19	51	Semi-final			Amanmyrat Meredow
2007	1st	3	28	14	4	41	43	33	46	Semi-final			Amanmyrat Meredow
2008	1st	3	20	14	2	4	42	16	44	Quarter-final			Amanmyrat Meredow   Aleksandr Klimenko
2009	1st	2	16	12	2	2	35	11	38	Semi-final	Mämmedaly Garadanow	10	Aleksandr Klimenko
2010	1st	1	18	12	4	2	35	8	40	Winners	Didargylyç Urazow	10	Rejepmyrat Agabaýew
2011	1st	1	36	26	4	6	78	30	82	Quarter-final			Aleksandr Klimenko
2012	1st	1	32	23	4	5	66	19	73	Winners	Mämmedaly Garadanow	16	Amanmurad Meredov   Ali Gurbani
2013	1st	2	36	28	2	6	86	25	86		Mämmedaly Garadanow	26	Rahym Kurbanmämmedow
2014	1st	5	36	15	5	16	47	24	50	Runner-up			Rahym Kurbanmämmedow
2015	1st	2	36	20	8	8	75	36	68	Semi-final	Myrat Ýagşyýew	31	Ali Gurbani
2016	1st	2	36	22	6	8	42	37	72	Semi-final

Continental

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2000–01	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Dinamo Samarqand	4–3	3–2	7–5
		Second round	Kairat	1–0	1–3	2–3
2004	AFC Cup	Group stage	Al-Jaish	0–6	0–0	4th
			Olympic Beirut	0–2	1–2
2005	AFC Cup	Group stage	Al-Faisaly	3–3	1–1	2nd
			East Bengal	3–2	2–3
			Muktijoddha Sangsad	0–1	2–1
2007	AFC Cup	Group stage	Al-Faisaly	0–0	0–2	4th
			Dhofar	0–1	0–1
			Al-Ansar	1–1	1–3
2011	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	Taipower FC	1–1	2nd
			Nepal Police Club	2–0
			WAPDA	1–0
		Final stage	Taipower FC	3–4	2nd
			Istiklol	1–1
2012	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari	1–2	3rd
			Istiklol	1–2
2013	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	Hilal Al-Quds	3–2	1st
			Boeung Ket Angkor	2–0
			Sri Lanka Army	5–0
		Final stage	Three Star Club	6–0	1st
			Erchim	4–0
		Final	KRL	1–0
2016	AFC Cup	Qualifying play-off	Al-Wahda	0–2
2017	AFC Cup	Preliminary stage 2	Dordoi Bishkek	1–2	1–1	2–3

Current squad

As of 2021^[update].^[5]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   TKM Batyr Geldiýew — GK   TKM Batyr Babaýew — GK   TKM Perhat Hajytaganow — GK   TKM Perhat Hajytaganow — DF   TKM Serdar Annaorazow — DF   TKM Myratberdi Berenow — DF   TKM Musaguly Çaryýew — DF   TKM Maksat Çagbaliýew — DF   TKM Muhammet Annaýew — MF   TKM Alibek Abdyrahmanow 26 MF   TKM Umidjan Astanow — MF   TKM Nurtagan Mämmetaliýew — MF   TKM Aşyrgeldi Ylýasow 14 MF   TKM Azat Garajaýew

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF   CMR Ojeng Mengju — MF   TKM Serdar Tukyýew 6 FW   TKM Akmämmet Metdaýew — FW   TKM Serdaraly Ataýew 11 FW   TKM Mämmedaly Garadanow — FW   TUR Wekil Kadyrow — FW   TKM Hemra Gulyýew — FW   TKM Sapa Arazgylyjow — FW   TKM Saýat Gulyýew — FW   TKM Baýramsähet Sapargylyjow — FW   TKM Azym Nurgulyýew — FW   TKM Toýly Annagulyýew — FW   TKM Batyrgylyç Sarybaýew — FW   TKM Serdar Şyhyýew

Managers

•   Tachmurad Agamuradov (1991–93)
•   Amanmyrat Meredow (2004–08)
•   Rejepmyrat Agabaýew (2009)
•   Aleksandr Klimenko (2010–11)
•   Amanmyrat Meredow (2011–12)
•   Ali Gurbani (2012)^[6]
•   Semih Yuvakuran (2012)
•   Rahym Kurbanmämmedow (2013–2014)
•   Ali Gurbani (2015)
•   Aleksandr Klimenko (2016)
•   Hojaahmet Arazow (2018)
•   Amanmyrat Meredow (2019–2020)
•   Amangylyç Koçumow (2020–present)

Club officials

Management^[7]

Position	Name & Surname
Administrator	Ýusup Annagurbanow
Administrator	Nurmyrat Ballyýew
Administrator	Azatguly Annahalow
Administrator	Aşyrgeldi Goşlyýew

Current technical staff^[8]

Position	Name & Surname
Team Manager	Amangylyç Koçumow
GK Coach	Rejepberdi Bagaberdiýew
Coach	Berdi Şamyradow
Coach	Baýramdurdy Durdyýew
Coach	Meret Saparow
Coach	Gurbanmämmet Meredew
Doctor	Rahym Ýarmuhammedow
Body massager	Söhbet Mämmetgeldiýew

Honours

Domestic

• Ýokary Liga
  • Champions (4): 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Turkmenistan Cup
  • Winners (4): 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012
• Turkmenistan Super Cup
  • Winners (3): 2006, 2011, 2012

Continental (Regional)

• AFC President's Cup
  • Winners (1): 2013

References

1. Nebitçi FT
2. "Nebitçi Renamed to Balkan". the-afc.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
3. "AFC President's Cup 2013: Balkan 4–0 Erchim". the-afc.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
4. "Fixing mistakes fruitful for Balkan". the-afc.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
5. "Nebitçi FT - Team Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
6. V@DIM. "Золотой век". www.turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
7. https://turkmenportal.com/images/uploads/files/Yokary%20Liga%202020%202021%281%29.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
8. https://turkmenportal.com/images/uploads/files/Yokary%20Liga%202020%202021%281%29.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}

External links

• Balkan FK in futbol24
• Balkan FK Squad List 2013