Mongolia national football team

Mongolia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Хөх Чононууд (Khökh Chononuud; Blue Wolves)
Чингис Хаан (Tchingis Khaan; Genghis Khan)
AssociationMongolian Football Federation (Монголын Хөлбөмбөгийн Холбоо)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachIchiro Otsuka
CaptainTsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar
Most capsTsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar (38)
Top scorerLümbengarav Donorov
Nyam-Osor Naranbold (8)[1]
Home stadiumMFF Football Centre
FIFA codeMNG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 183 Steady (6 April 2023)[2]
Highest160 (August 2011)
Lowest205 (July 2015)
First international
 Japan 12–0 Mongolia 
(Hsinking, Manchukuo; 10 August 1942)
Biggest win
 Mongolia 9–0 Northern Mariana Islands 
(Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 4 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Uzbekistan 15–0 Mongolia 
(Chiang Mai, Thailand; 5 December 1998)
AFC Solidarity Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage (2016)
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2003)
Best result7th (2019)
Asian Games
Appearances1 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup stage (1998)

The Mongolia national football team (Mongolian: Монголын хөлбөмбөгийн үндэсний шигшээ баг, Mongolyn khölbömbögiin ündesnii shigshee bag) represents Mongolia in international football and is controlled by 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. The Mongolian Football Federation is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and the East Asian Football Federation. The team has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, and the only major international tournaments the team has taken part in are the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup and 1998 Asian Games, not progressing past the group state in either competition.

History

Mongolia's first international fixture was a 12-0 loss to Japan during a match in Manchukuo in 1942. Between 1960 and 1998, the Mongolia team played no international matches before being accepted as a FIFA member in 1998.[3] Mongolia's first competitive matches were in the 1998 Asian Games qualifiers where they were heavily defeated by Kuwait 11–0, and by Uzbekistan 15–0.

They entered qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but lost their opening five matches before drawing 2–2 with Bangladesh, securing a single point. In the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, Mongolia was drawn against the Maldives and though they remained competitive after the first leg, only losing 1–0 at home, they were crushed in the second leg in Malé 12-0 and eliminated. In the first round of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Mongolia was beaten 9–2 on aggregate by North Korea, and four years later in the 2014 qualifiers, Mongolia lost to Myanmar 2–1. Mongolia then lost in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers to Timor-Leste; however, they were later awarded two 3–0 victories as Timor-Leste had fielded numerous ineligible players. Unfortunately this came after the second round matches had been played; therefore, Mongolia did not advance in the competition.

Mongolia succeeded in qualifying past the first round for the first time in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers by beating Brunei 3–2 over two legs.[4] In the second round, following a 14–0 defeat to Japan on 30 March 2021, they let head coach Rastislav Božik go and hired Shuichi Mase as their new head coach. In their next game on 7 June, Mongolia managed to shock Kyrgyzstan 1–0 for their first ever win against a Central Asian and a top-100 ranked opponent in a FIFA qualifier.

EAFF suspension

According to the voting outcome at the AFC Congress held in January 2011, the Mongolian Football Federation was suspended to conduct any activities at the EAFF until the EAFF Ordinary Congress of March 2014.[5] They were welcomed back to the federation at the 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st and 42nd Executive Committee Meeting of the EAFF.[6]

Team image

The National Sports Stadium was Mongolia's home stadium until the MFF Football Centre was constructed.[7]

Nicknames

The Mongolian national team is often nicknamed the Blue Wolves. The blue wolf is a symbol of Turkic and Mongolian people, and originates from the Mongolian legend of the blue wolf. The team has also been known as the "Shegshee", which translates as "national team" in Mongolian.[8]

Kits and crest

Currently, the Mongolian national football team uses an all-white uniform as their first colours, and a blue uniform as their second colours. In August 2021 it was announced that Mongolian sportswear company TG Sport had signed a two-year deal with the Mongolian Football Federation to provide kits for all Mongolian national teams.[9]

Home stadium

Mongolia plays their home matches at the MFF Football Centre, a 5,000 capacity stadium in Ulaanbaatar. The stadium boasts an artificial playing surface.[10]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

8 June 2023 ACQ R3 Palestine  1–0  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
11:00
  • Dabbagh 85' (pen.)
Report Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: Shukri Al Hanfosh (Saudi Arabia)
11 June 2023 ACQ R3 Mongolia  0–1  Philippines Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
06:30 Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
14 June 2023 ACQ R3 Yemen  0–2  Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
11:00 Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 1,567
Referee: Dayirbek Abdildaev (Kyrgyzstan)
25 September Hybrid friendly Mongolia  1–1 Chinese Taipei U23 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
15:00
  • B.Damdinsuren 90+3'
  • Chen Po Yu 18'
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
13 November Toyama International Cup Mongolia  1–0 Toyama Daiichi High School Toyama, Japan
Report Stadium: Iwase Sports Park
14 November Hybrid friendly Mongolia  1–1 Kataller Toyama U18 Toyama, Japan
Report Stadium: Iwase Sports Park
20 November Toyama International Cup Mongolia  0–0 Toyama Shinjo Toyama, Japan
Report Stadium: Iwase Sports Park

2023

25 March Friendly Georgia  6–1  Mongolia Batumi, Georgia
15:00
Report Batbold 31' Stadium: Adjarabet Arena
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

Coaching staff

As of September 2021
Position Name
Head Coach Japan Ichiro Otsuka

Coaching statistics

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly match.[19]
  • Match dates: 25 March 2023
  • Opposition:  Georgia
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 14 June 2022, after the match against  Yemen
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 15 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
1GK Sereekhua Batmagni (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 0 0 Mongolia Deren
1GK Tsenguun Khandaa (2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 0 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar City

2DF Bilgüün Ganbold (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 21 0 Mongolia Khaan Khuns-Erchim
2DF Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 14 1 Mongolia Deren
2DF Oyunbaatar Otgonbayar (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 10 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar City
2DF Bayartsengel Purevdorj (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 5 0 Mongolia Khovd
2DF Khashchuluun Naranbaatar (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 0 0 Mongolia Deren

3MF Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 32 1 Mongolia Tuv Buganuud
3MF Narmandakh Artag (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 18 3 Mongolia Falcons
3MF Ganbayar Ganbold (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 6 2 Slovakia Komárno
3MF Temüüjin Altansükh (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 5 1 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar City
3MF Gerelt-Od Bat-Orgil (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 4 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
3MF Purevsuren Uuganbayar (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 3 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
3MF Batmönkh Baljinnyam (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 1 0 Mongolia Deren
3MF Unur-Erdene Erdenechimeg Unknown 0 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar

4FW Baljinnyam Batbold (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 24 3 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
4FW Oyunbaataryn Mijiddorj (1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 11 1 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
4FW Namsrai Baatartsogt (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 3 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar City
4FW Dulguun Amaraa (2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 2 1 Mongolia Deren
4FW Tuvshinjargal Dölgöön (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 2 0 Mongolia Deren
4FW Ganbat Buyannemekh Unknown 0 0 Mongolia Kharaatsai
4FW Temulen Uuganbat (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 0 0 Mongolia Deren

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Mongolia squad within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ariunbold Batsaikhan (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 17 0 Mongolia Khaan Khuns-Erchim v.  Yemen, 14 June 2022
GK Saikhanchuluun Amarbayasgalan (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 7 0 Mongolia FC Ulaanbaatar v.  Yemen, 14 June 2022

DF Tömör-Ochir Tserendovdon (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 5 0 Mongolia Deren v.  Yemen, 14 June 2022
DF Davaadelger Oktyabri (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 3 0 Mongolia Deren v.  Yemen, 14 June 2022
DF Oyuntuya Oyunbold (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 3 0 Hong Kong Sham Shui Po v.  Yemen, 14 June 2022
DF Taivankhuu Khürelbaatar (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 1 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar City v.  Yemen, 14 June 2022

MF Mönkh-Erdengiin Tögöldör (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 24 7 Mongolia Khaan Khuns-Erchim v.  Yemen, 14 June 2022
MF Tsogt-Ochir Jargaltuyaa (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 1 0 Mongolia FC Ulaanbaatar v.  Yemen, 14 June 2022

FW Nyam-Osor Naranbold (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 29 8 Mongolia Khovd v.  Yemen, 14 June 2022

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

As of 14 June 2022[20][21]
Players in bold are still active with Mongolia.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Sweden 1958Team did not exist Team did not exist
Chile 1962 to France 1998Not a member of FIFA Not a member of FIFA
South Korea Japan 2002Did not qualify 6015222
Germany 2006 2002013
South Africa 2010 200229
Brazil 2014 210112
Russia 2018 200215
Qatar 2022 10307629
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total0 Titles 0/22000000 2441191280

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to United Arab Emirates 1996Not an AFC member Not an AFC member
Lebanon 2000Did not qualify 3003110
China 2004 211050
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
Qatar 2011Did not qualifyAFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 200215
Qatar 2023 10307629
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total0 Titles0/17000000 1741121344

AFC Solidarity Cup

AFC Solidarity Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Malaysia 2016Group stage310235
2020 Cancelled
TotalBest: Group stage310235

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006Did not participate Did not participate
India 2008
Sri Lanka 2010Did not qualify 210133
Nepal 2012 210123
Maldives 2014 301215
Total0 Titles0/5000000 7214611

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearResultMWDLGFGA
1951-1994Did not participate
Thailand 1998Group stage2002026
2002–present See Mongolia national under-23 football team
Total1/132002026

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

EAFF E-1 Football Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Japan 2003Did not qualify 4103216
South Korea 2005 4112413
China 2008 201107
Japan 2010 320163
South Korea 2013Suspended by EAFF Suspended by EAFF
China 2015Did not qualify 310265
Japan 2017 3111104
South Korea 2019 62131713
Japan 2022 Did not participate Not held
2024 To be determined
Total0 Titles0/80000001963102848

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