Turkmenistan Higher League

The Turkmenistan Higher League (Ýokary Liga) is the top tier of football in Turkmenistan and is organised by the Football Association of Turkmenistan, and was created in 1992. The new season kicks off in April of every year, and runs until early November. There are no games in winter because of the climate.

Soviet time champions

 * 1937-38 : Lokomotiw Aşgabat
 * 1938 : Dinamo Aşgabat
 * 1939-45 : no championship
 * 1946 : Dinamo Aşgabat
 * 1947 : Spartak Aşgabat
 * 1948 : Dinamo Aşgabat
 * 1949 : Lokomotiw Aşgabat
 * 1950 : Spartak Aşgabat
 * 1951 : DOSA Aşgabat
 * 1952 : DOSA Aşgabat


 * 1953 : Dinamo Aşgabat
 * 1954 : Combined team of Mary Oblast
 * 1955 : Combined team of Aşgabat
 * 1956 : Gyzyl Metallist Aşgabat
 * 1957 : Combined team of Aşgabat Oblast
 * 1958 : Combined team of Aşgabat
 * 1959 : Combined team of Nebitdag
 * 1960 : Combined team of Çärjew
 * 1961 : Energetik Nebitdag
 * 1962 : Energetik Nebitdag


 * 1963 : Gurluşykçy Mary
 * 1964 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
 * 1965 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
 * 1966 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
 * 1967 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
 * 1968 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
 * 1969 : Serhetçi Aşgabat
 * 1970 : Garagum Mary
 * 1971 : Maýak Çärjew
 * 1972 : Energogurluşykçy Mary


 * 1973 : Sementçi Büzmeýin
 * 1974 : Awtomobilist Aşgabat
 * 1975 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
 * 1976 : Energetik Mary
 * 1977 : Şatlyk Mary
 * 1978 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
 * 1979 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
 * 1980 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
 * 1981 : Gurluşykçy Nebitdag
 * 1982 : Lokomotiw Aşgabat


 * 1983 : Obahojalyktehnika Çärjew
 * 1984 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
 * 1985 : Lokomotiw Aşgabat
 * 1986 : Nebitçi Krasnowodsk
 * 1987 : SKIF Aşgabat
 * 1988 : Ahal Aşgabat Raýon
 * 1989 : Medik Nebitdag
 * 1990 : Awtomobilist Aşgabat
 * 1991 : Sel'khoztekhnika Aşgabat