FC Ahal

During 1989–91, Ahal Änew participated in the Soviet Second League. Ahal Änew played in the top division of Turkmenistan in 1992, winning bronze medal, but the following year the team was disbanded. The returning season was 1998–99. During the 1990s and 2000s, as Arvana FK, Ahal Änew played non-professional football in the Änew region.

First silverware

On 28 October 2013, head coach Ali Gurbani guided Ahal Änew 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 Änew began by winning the 2014 Turkmenistan Super Cup beating HTTU Aşgabat 4–2 . In October 2014, a new coach was appointed, Guwançmuhammet Öwekow where he helped the club to resulted in a victory in the 2014 Turkmenistan Cup, beating Balkan 2–1 on 28 October 2014.

AFC Cup debut

Ahal Änew debuted in the 2015 AFC Cup. In the second qualifying round, the club defeated Omani Fanja SC, earning the right to participate in the group stage. In September 2015, Boris Grigorýanc was appointed as head coach, replacing Guwançmuhammet Öwekow 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 Ýokary Liga, Ahal was runner-up in the championship for the 7th time and qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League. Only Ahal…

As of match played 22 April 2021

Turkmenistan Higher League Champions (1): 2022 Runners-up (8): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025 Turkmenistan Cup Champions (4): 2013, 2014, 2017, 2022 Runners-up (2): 2019, 2021, 2023 Turkmenistan Super Cup Champions (1): 2014 Runners-up (3): 2015, 2018, 2020