FC Lebap is a Turkmenistan football club based in Türkmenabat. Since 2015 they've played in the second division; the Birinji liga. Their home stadium is Türkmenabat Stadium which can hold 10,000 people.

History

The club has taken part in the championship of Turkmenistan since 1992.

FC Bagtyyarlyk-Lebap

From 1996 the club added Eskavatorshik to their name. In the winter break of the 1997-1998 Championship, the club changed its name to Jeyhun.

FC Bagtyyarlyk-Lebap

Since 2002, the club has been called Garagum. That year the team won the Cup of Turkmenistan, and among the leading players were Vitaly Alekperov, Zarif Ereshev, Yazguly Hodjageldiev, Berdy Nurmuradov, and Nikolay Yermilov (their goalkeeper, who saved two penalties in the shoot-out in the Cup final).

FC Bagtyyarlyk-Lebap

In 2003, the team was suspected of intentional failure to check out the games, which is why the club missed the 2nd part of the championship.

Because of financial difficulties, they did not participate in the championship of Turkmenistan until 2008.

In 2013, the club began performing under the name Bagtyyarlyk-Lebap.

Honours

Turkmenistan Cup: 1

Winners (1): 2002

Ýokary Liga: Third place (3): 1996, 2002, 2010

Personnel

References

Links

Official website

Football clubs in Turkmenistan

2008 establishments in Turkmenistan

Association football clubs established in 2008

Türkmenabat