Football players of «Altyn asyr» and «Balkan» will represent Turkmenistan in 2017 at the second-largest AFC Cup Asian Club Tournament. The team of the Ministry of Communications in the capacity of the champion and holder of the Cup of the country will act in the group tournament, while «Balkan», as the vice-champion, will begin struggle for the continental club trophy from a qualifying round of competitions. It was defined by the results of the championship of Turkmenistan, the medals of which in four-circular tournament will be contended for by 10 teams. Having achieved the champion’s title after the last five hard rounds of the national championship, «Altyn asyr» in the final, 36th round, won the largest victory in the season, having defeated 10:2 the team “Turan” of Dashoghuz in Ashgabat. And «Balkan» yielded to «Energetik» in Mary with the score 1:3. But it did not prevent Alexander Klimenko’s players from winning silver medals for the two consecutive years. Bronze awards for the first time were won by the players of “Energetik” of Mary, who considerably improved their results over the last year. «Akhal» took the fourth line in the league table, having defeated 3:2 «Kopetdag»; «Merv», having played in a draw 2:2 in the capital with «Ashgabat», closed the list of the first five strongest teams. The forward Suleiman Muhadov of “Altyn asyr” (scored 30 goals) took a 7-goal priority over his club mate Murat Yagshiev.