Mongolia national football team

Mongolia

Nickname(s)	Хөх чононууд/чонос (The Blue Wolves) Улаан армийн (The Red Army)
Association	Mongolian Football Federation (MFF)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Castro Flore
Captain	Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai
Most caps	Donorovyn Lümbengarav (31)
Top scorer	Donorovyn Lümbengarav (7)[1]
Home stadium	MFF Football Centre
FIFA code	MNG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	203 (May 2016)
Highest	160 (August 2011)
Lowest	205 (July 2015)
Elo ranking
Current	221 (14 February 2016)
Highest	205 (22 November 2011, 2 March 2013)
Lowest	221 (17 March 2015)
First international
North Vietnam 3–1 Mongolia (Hanoi, North Vietnam; October 3, 1960)[2]
Biggest win
Mongolia 5–0 Guam  (Thimphu, Bhutan; April 25, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Uzbekistan 15–0 Mongolia (Chiangmai, Thailand; December 5, 1998)

The Mongolia national football team (Mongolian: Монголын хөлбөмбөгийн үндэсний шигшээ баг) represents the Republic of Mongolia in international football under the Mongolian Football Federation.

Founded in 1959 the association was inactive between 1960 and 1998 when the team did not feature in any international fixtures. From the few games played since 1998, Mongolians have won only nine games played against five different nations within the AFC (four against Guam, two each against Macau and Northern Mariana Islands and one each against Myanmar and the Philippines). The Mongolian Football Federation is in the Asian Football Confederation and the East Asian Football Federation.

EAFF Suspension

According to the voting outcome at AFC Congress held in January 2011, the Mongolian Football Federation was suspended to conduct any activities at the EAFF until EAFF Ordinary Congress of March 2014.^[3] They were welcomed back to the federation at The 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st & 42nd Executive Committee Meeting.^[4]

Recent news

During a meeting with the President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj last year, FIFA President Sepp Blatter noted the progress of the Mongolian football players, especially among the youth. He also pointed out the difficulties and challenges of playing football in Mongolia due to the harsh winter conditions and short summer season. But despite this, the FIFA President reiterated his satisfaction with the fast paced development and ever growing interest of Mongolian children and youth in the sport football. He was especially impressed with one youth, aged 19, (as of March 16, 2014) named Sukhbataar Argalchin who is the star player on the Mongolian football team "Kublai & Co" ^[5]

To show their growing aspirations, government and private parties alike are now actively setting up many new football fields, renovating old ones, organizing football tournaments on local school level as well as nationwide. Many ambitious Mongolian coaches and referees are being trained by FIFA and AFC. The head of "Erchim" football club, Mr. Batnasan said that the 10-year-olds of today will play better in the future compared to the foreign players in the Niislel League.^[6][7][8]

Also, to help Mongolian football, the MFF had signed to their first foreign manager Vojislav Brazulik from Serbia. Mongolian Football Federation believed that signing to a manager from a nation which team had participated in a FIFA World Cup could help a lot for Mongolia.

Competition records

World Cup

• 1930 to 1998 – Did not enter
• 2002 to 2018 – Did not qualify

Asian Cup

• 1956 to 1996 – Did not enter
• 2000 – Did not qualify
• 2004 – Did not qualify
• 2007 – Did not enter
• 2011 – Did not qualify
• 2015 – Did not qualify
• 2019 – Did not qualify

AFC Challenge Cup

• 2006 – Was originally selected to take part, but was then replaced
• 2008 – Was selected to take part, but decided not to
• 2010 – Did not qualify
• 2012 – Did not qualify
• 2014 – Did not qualify

East Asian Cup

• 2003 – Did not qualify (4th place in qualifiers)
• 2005 – Did not qualify (4th place in qualifiers)
• 2008 – Did not qualify (5th place in qualifiers)
• 2010 – Did not qualify (2nd place in qualifiers)
• 2013 – Suspended
• 2015 – Did not qualify (3rd place in Preliminary)

Fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss

Date	Location	Opponent	Score*	Competition
2015
12 March	Dili	Timor-Leste	1–4	2018 World Cup qualifying
17 March	Ulan Bator	Timor-Leste	0–1	2018 World Cup qualifying

Coaches

Name	Nat	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
Pavel Aleksandrovich Sevastyanov		1958–1960	3	0	0	3	0%
		1961 – 1992, 1994 – 1997	national football team does not exist
Lkhamsürengiin Dorjsüren		1993, 1998[9]	2	0	0	2	0%
Luvsandorjiin Sandagdorj		Feb 1999 – Jan 2000	0	0	0	0	0%
Ishdorjiin Otgonbayar		Jan 2000 – Jan 2011	31	7	4	21	17%
Sandagdorjiin Erdenebat		Jan 2011 – July 2014	4	2	0	2	50%
Vojislav Bralušić		July 2014 – Jan 2015	3	1	0	2	33.4%
Sanjmyataviin Purevsukh		Jan 2015 – present	2	0	0	2	0%

Current squad

Squad selected for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[10]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Yuragiin Sainkhüü	November 14, 1986	4	0	Selenge Press
21	GK	Ariunbold Batsaikhan	April 3, 1990	1	0	Erchim
22	GK	Batbayaryn Batsuuri	September 9, 1989	0	0	Unattached
2	DF	Turbat Daginaa		0	0	Khoromkhon
3	DF	Tserenjavyn Enkhjargal	October 26, 1984	21	0	Erchim
4	DF	Ganboldyn Bilgüün	April 2, 1983	1	0	Erchim
5	DF	Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai (Captain)	September 17, 1985	21	2	Selenge Press
13	DF	Odbaatariin Erkhembaatar	May 4, 1997	1	1	Erchim
15	DF	Munkhbayar Bayanjargal		0	0	Khoromkhon
6	MF	Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal	September 12, 1988	9	2	Ulaanbaatar University
7	MF	Mönkh-Erdeniin Tögöldör	February 23, 1991	1	0	Erchim
10	MF	Khürelbaataryn Tsend-Ayuush	February 20, 1990	6	1	Ulaanbaatar University
12	MF	Altansukh Erdenebayar	January 13, 1988	1	0	Khangarid
14	MF	Amgalangiin Chinzorig	December 28, 1987	4	0	FC Ulaanbaatar
18	MF	Altanzuliin Ulsbold		0	0	Khoromkhon
19	MF	Pagamsürengiin Altantulga	February 5, 1988	3	0	Ulaanbaatar University
20	MF	Gandelger Ganbold	August 8, 1995	0	0	Unattached
23	MF	Batboldyn Tögsbileg	July 3, 1990	1	0	Erchim
8	FW	Murun Altankhuyag	September 21, 1989	10	1	FK Mačva Šabac
9	FW	Ganbaataryn Tögsbayar	May 13, 1985	24	6	Selenge Press
11	FW	Naranbold Nyam-Osor	February 22, 1992	0	0	Khoromkhon
16	FW	Altansukhiin Tsolmon	April 29, 1994			Erchim
17	FW	Soyol-Erdene Gal-Erden	March 16, 1996	3	1	Erchim

References

1. Földesi, László. "International Goals of Mongolia". RSSSF. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
2. Courtney, Barrie. "Mongolia – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
3. EAFF. "Agenda and Decisions of 6th Ordinary Congress and 33rd and 34th Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
4. EAFF. "The 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st & 42nd Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
5. «Эрчим» клуб «PRESIDENT CUP»-д оролцохоор бэлтгэж байна (Mongolian)
6. Бурятский футболист стал чемпионом Монголии (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
7. ""Эрчим" Азийн хөлбөмбөгийн холбооны ерөнхийлөгчийн цомд" (in Mongolian). Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
8. «Эрчим» 2012 оны Монголын Хөлбөмбөгийн холбооны цомын аварга
9. Asian Coaches Year : Mongolia – AFC.com
10. National Football Team was announced

External links

• Official Website (Mongolian)