Rovshan Muhadov has left the “Arkadag” football club due to the expiration of his contract. The specialist announced this to the online publication Turkmenportal.

According to the coach, the two sides thanked each other for their cooperation and wished each other success in their future endeavors.

"I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the “Arkadag” fans for their loyalty and support throughout my tenure at the club. I wish the club success in the upcoming games and am confident that “Arkadag” will continue to delight you with victories," noted Rovshan Muhadov.

As a reminder, in September 2025, “Arkadag”, on the eve of the AFC Champions League II group stage, added Rovshan Muhadov to the team as head coach. Muhadov holds the Asian Football Confederation's PRO coaching license. The club's current head coach, Vladimir Bayramov, continued to lead the coaching staff. However, according to AFC regulations, due to the lack of the required PRO license, Rovshan Muhadov assumed the “Arkadag” head coaching position for the tournament.

Under the guidance of the coaching staff, “Arkadag” reached the round of 16 of Asia's second-tier club Champions League for the first time in its history. In the group stage, the team finished second in group “B” with one win, four draws, and one loss.

In the AFC Champions League Round of 16, “Arkadag” will face Saudi Arabian club “Al-Nassr”, whose squad includes a number of world stars, including Cristiano Ronaldo. The first leg will take place on February 11 in Turkmenistan, with the return leg taking place on February 18 in Saudi Arabia.

Background

Rovshan Abdurahmanovich Muhadov was born on July 23, 1961 in Ashgabat. He is an Honored Coach of Turkmenistan. During his playing career, he played as a striker for the Turkmen clubs “Kopetdag” and “Nisa”, as well as for the teams “Pakhtakor” (Uzbekistan), “Pamir” (Tajikistan), “Genclerbirligi”, “Yimpas Yozgatspor”, “Nevsehirspor” (all Türkiye), and “Yelimay” (Kazakhstan). He played 12 matches for the Turkmenistan national team, scoring three goals. He won the Turkmenistan championship with “Kopetdag” (1992, 1998) and “Nisa” (1999), and the Kazakhstan championship with “Yelimay” (1994).

He coached the Turkmen teams “Nisa” and “Ahal”. In 2000, he became head coach of the Turkmenistan national team. From 2003 to 2007, he was head coach of the national Olympic team, while also managing the youth team. In 2011, he received a PRO coaching license from the Asian Football Confederation. In 2012, he won the Turkmenistan President's Cup with the youth team. At the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE, he served as assistant coach to Yazkuli Hojageldyev, head coach of the Turkmenistan national team.