Aleksandr Klimenko
Head coach
Nebitchi Football Club
Nebitchi of Balkanabat are four-time champions of Turkmenistan and won the 2013 AFC President’s Cup. The team achieved several of their greatest successes under the name Balkan.
- City / region:
- Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
- Competition:
- Turkmenistan Higher League
- Head coach:
- Aleksandr Klimenko
Club matches and news
Next match
Nebitchi — AhalTurkmenistan Higher LeagueLatest results
- Arkadag 2:1 NebitchiTurkmenistan Higher League
- Nebitchi 1:2 KopetdagTurkmenistan Higher League
- Ashgabat 2:0 NebitchiTurkmenistan Higher League
From the country
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- Turkey could give players from Turkic countries domestic status
- Arkadag suffer last-gasp defeat to Al Jazira in AFC Champions League Two
- “Respect should not turn into fear.” Mergen Orazov on Arkadag, the AFC Champions League Two and Turkmen footballers
The team of oil-producing Balkanabat
Nebitchi represent Balkanabat, one of Turkmenistan’s main oil-industry centres. The club’s name refers to oil workers, and the team have also played as Balkan. Their history demonstrates the success of football clubs outside the capital.
Four championships and an Asian trophy
Nebitchi won their first league title in 2004, completing a double with the national cup. Three more championships followed in 2010, 2011 and 2012, when the team were known as Balkan. In 2013 they beat Pakistan’s KRL 1–0 in the AFC President’s Cup final, with Amir Gurbani scoring the winner in the 87th minute.
The 2026 season
Nebitchi are again competing under their historic name in 2026. Aleksandr Klimenko’s team, strengthened by arrivals including Elman Tagayev, were fifth in early November. The club remain one of western Turkmenistan’s most decorated teams.
Coaching staff
Players
Player information from Transfermarkt, checked on 5 November 2026. The database uses the 2026/27 season. The list may be incomplete and is not a substitute for the official 2026 Turkmenistan league squad registration. Shirt numbers are included only where listed by the source.
Goalkeepers
Batyr Babaev
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Merdan Durdyev
Defence
Begmurat Arbatov
Centre-back
Alibek Abdyrakhmanov
Left-back
Midfielders
Nursakhet Sapargylyev
Midfield
№ 10
Merdan Gurbanov
Left midfielder
Gurban Annaev
Attacking midfielder
Forwards
Elman Tagaev
Right winger
Murat Yakshiev
Right winger
Begench Mamiev
Right winger
Dovran Tuvakov
Attack