Ahal ÃÂnew Football Club (), or simply Ahal FK, is a Turkmen professional football club based in the ÃÂnew, 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 ÃÂokary Liga, becoming one of eight clubs to have won the ÃÂokary Liga since its inception in 1992.
During 1989âÂÂ91, Ahal ÃÂnew participated in the Soviet Second League. Ahal ÃÂnew played in the top division of Turkmenistan in 1992, winning bronze medal, but the following year the team was disbanded. The returning season was 1998âÂÂ99.
On 28 October 2013, head coach Ali Gurbani guided Ahal ÃÂnew to win the 2013 Turkmenistan Cup where they beat Altyn Asyr to win the cup for the first time in the club history. In the 2014 season, Ahal ÃÂnew began by winning the 2014 Turkmenistan Super Cup beating HTTU Aà Âgabat 4âÂÂ2 . In October 2014, a new coach was appointed, Guwançmuhammet ÃÂwekow where he helped the club to resulted in a victory in the 2014 Turkmenistan Cup, beating Balkan 2âÂÂ1 on 28 October 2014.
Ahal ÃÂnew debuted in the 2015 AFC Cup. In the second qualifying round, the club defeated the Omani club Fanja SC, earning the right to participate in the group stage. In September 2015, Boris Grigorýanc was appointed as head coach, replacing Guwançmuhammet ÃÂwekow who left the position voluntarily.
Between 2016 and 2019, Rovshen Meredov served as head coach. From 2019 to 2020, the role was held by Said Seýidow. In 2021, Hojaahmet Arazow took over.
In 2021, Mergen Orazov was appointed as the manager of Ahal. In the 2021 ÃÂokary Liga, Ahal was runner-up in the championship for the 7th time and qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League. Only Ahal were granted an AFC Champions League license, as the ÃÂokary Liga champions FC Altyn Asyr were only eligible for the 2022 AFC Cup.
In 2022, under the leadership of Mergen Orazov, Ahal became Turkmenistan champion for the first time in its history. Ahal also won the Turkmenistan Cup and the Football Federation of Turkmenistan Cup. Mergen Orazov was named the best coach of Turkmenistan in 2022. Ahal has unveiled a new logo ahead of the 2024 ÃÂokary 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. Under Welsähet ÃÂwezow, FC Ahal finished second in the 2024 season. In the 2025 season, FC Ahal qualified for the 2025âÂÂ26 AFC Champions League Two group stage, having beaten the Tajik club Regar-TadAZ (2:1) in the qualifying play-offs.
The club is owned by the Main Department Türkmennebitönumleri (Turkmen Petroleum Products) of the State Concern Türkmennebit.