Mongolia women's national football team
The Mongolia women's national football team (Mongolian: Монголын хөлбөмбөгийн эмэгтэйчүүдийн шигшээ баг) represents Mongolia in international women's association football. the team is governed by Mongolian Football Federation (MFF) and competes in AFC and EAFF women's competitions. the Mongolian team's first activity was in 2018 when they entered for the first time the preliminary round of 2019 EAFF Women's E-1 Football Championship.[3]
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| Nickname(s) | Blue Wolves (Хөх чононууд) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Mongolian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Sandagdorjiin Erdenebat | ||
| Captain | Orogdol Tsasan-Okhin | ||
| Most caps | 2 Players (14) | ||
| Top scorer | Narmandakh Namuunaa (4)[1] | ||
| FIFA code | MNG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 128 | ||
| Highest | 115 (December 2018) | ||
| Lowest | 129 (August 2022) | ||
| First international | |||
(Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 3 September 2018) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 3 September 2018) (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 5 September 2018) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 17 September 2021) Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 20 September 2021) | |||
History
Beginning
With women's association football starting to flourish in Asia and especially in East Asia. the Mongolian Football Federation announced new policies to improve the women's game in the country, the federation appointed the Japanese coach Iki Yoji to support women's football development. later in 2016, the Japanese coach was reappointed as coach of the u-16 girls' team. in which within one year period. the team debuted internationally by participating in category C of the East Asian U-16 girls competition in 2017, history was made as the Mongolian team managed to score their first goal internationally and win their first match since debuting. the MFF had initial plans to debut the senior team in the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, however, they withdrew before the preliminary round started.
in 2018 the EAFF announced that Mongolia will be hosting the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary Round, Mongolia started its international football journey led by their coach Ganbold Tsedevsuren with a win against Northern Mariana Islands. in which they came from behind of two-goal, to win the match three goals to two in front of a home crowd with an estimated of 421 attendant. Narmandakh Namuunaa scored Mongolia first goal.[4] in their second match against Guam the Mongolian have beaten the odds with an impressive one-nil win. with 6 points Mongolia leads the table. the third matchday saw Mongolia and Macau played to a scoreless draw in their last match. history was made as Mongolia advanced to the Second preliminary round winning the first round undefeated.
In October 2018, the Mongolian federation announce its participation in the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament to be the first major tournament outside of East Asia. the team was drawn to face Tajikistan the host and the Philippines, Singapore and Chinese Taipei.
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.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2022
| 13 November 2022 Unofficial friendly | Mongolia | 1–1 | | Vientiane, Laos |
| 17:00 | Udval |
Stadium: Laos National Stadium |
| 16 November 2022 Unofficial friendly | Mongolia | 1–1 | | Vientiane, Laos |
| 16:00 | Ulziibayar |
Stadium: Laos National Stadium |
2023
| 4 April 2023 2024 AFC Olympic Qualification | Mongolia | 2–2 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 17:00 UTC+7 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan) |
| 7 April 2023 2024 AFC Olympic Qualification | Thailand | 6–0 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 17:00 UTC+7 |
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Report | Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Referee: Yu Hong (China) |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 17 September 2021
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Medical Officer | |
| Doctor | |
| Team manager |
Manager history
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20% | [5] | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | [6] | ||
| 2021– | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0% |
- As of 7 April 2023, after the match against
Thailand.
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament matches.[7]
- Match dates: 4 and 7 April 2023
- Opposition:
Singapore and
Thailand
Caps and goals correct as of 7 April 2023, after the match against
Thailand.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Byambatsetseg Munkhzul (Мөнхзул) | 16 February 2001 | 5 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | Lkhagvaa Bujinlkham (Бүжинлхам) | 12 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Munkhbaatar Ijilmurun (Ижилмөрөн) | (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | DF | Orogdol Tsasan-Okhin (Цасан-Охин) (captain) | 21 September 1997 | 14 | 1 | |
| 8 | DF | Altansukh Altantuya (Алтантуяа) | 29 September 1996 | 14 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Munkh-Erdene Khuslen (Хүслэн) | 1 April 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Bayarsaikhan Namuun (Намуун) | 18 November 1991 | 10 | 1 | |
| 14 | DF | Khishigtsengel Amanda (Аманда) | (age 18) | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Enkhbayar Enkhnamuun (Энхнамуун) | 22 November 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Enkhbat Baigalmaa (Байгалмаа) | 27 December 2000 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Sarangerel Zolzaya (Золзаяа) | (age 17) | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Tulgabadrakh Enkhjin (Энхжин) | 29 September 2000 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Ser-Od Udval (Удвал) | 24 February 2003 | 12 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Purevdorj Nergui (Нэргүй) | 7 February 2004 | 4 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Chinbaatar Solongo (Ч. Солонго) | 14 August 2003 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Munkhgarid Khaliut (Халиут) | (age 15) | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Uuriinbayar Solongo (Ү. Солонго) | 28 November 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Narmandakh Namuunaa (Намуунаа) | 12 August 1999 | 13 | 4 | |
| 9 | FW | Ulziibayar Undrakh (Ундрах) | 20 July 1998 | 9 | 1 | |
| 17 | FW | Enkhbaatar Enkhmargad (Энхмаргад) | 20 March 2003 | 6 | 0 | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Erdenebileg Tsendjav (Цэнджав) | 5 May 2002 | 11 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tuvshinjargal Undral (Ундрал) | 18 October 2002 | 12 | 1 | ||
| DF | Nomindari Munkhtsetseg (Номиндарь) | 30 October 2002 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Enkhzaya Boldbaatar (Энхзаяа) | 26 September 2001 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ulziibayar Badamkhatan (Бадамхатан) | 18 May 2000 | 11 | 0 | ||
| DF | Enkh-Amgalan Tumendelger (Энх-Амгалан) | 2 April 1998 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Batbaatar Saruul (Саруул) | 18 July 2003 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Tsolmon Ganchimeg (Цолмон) | 31 May 2003 | 5 | 1 | ||
| MF | Otgonbaatar Sarangarav (Сарангарав) | 28 May 2001 | 8 | 1 | ||
| MF | Munkhbat Irmunzaya (Ирмүнзаяа) | 26 June 2002 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | Nomin-Erdene Sukhbaatar (Номин-Эрдэнэ) | 9 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||
Records
- As of 7 April 2022
*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorersAs of 7 April 2023[1]
|
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| did not exist | ||||||||
| did not enter | ||||||||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2027 | to be determined | |||||||
| Appearances | 0/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 | |||||||||||
| to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 28 | −22 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Women's Asian Cup
| AFC Women's Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| did not exist | did not exist | ||||||||||||||||
| did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | −24 | ||||||||||
| to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 0/20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | −24 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
| EAFF E-1 Football Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| did not enter | ||||||||
| Withdrew | ||||||||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| did not enter | ||||||||
| 2024 | to be determined | |||||||
| Appearances | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| did not exist | ||||||||
| did not enter | ||||||||
| to be determined | ||||||||
| Appearances | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
- Sport in Mongolia
- Football in Mongolia
- Women's football in Mongolia
- Football in Mongolia
- Mongolia men's national football team
References
- Grimm, Justin. "UPDATED: Mongolia WNT All-Time Top Scorers List". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "55th EAFF Executive Committee Meeting". East Asian Football Federation. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "Masakåda shut out Macau in EAFF soccer tournament". Pacific Daily News. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Preliminary Round 1 Mongolia : Mongolia vs. Northern Marian Islands". East Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- "Mongolian national football team head coach Naoko Kawamoto met with Ambassador H. Kobayashi". mn.emb-japan.go.jp (in Mongolian). Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- "ЭМЭГТЭЙЧҮҮДИЙН ҮНДЭСНИЙ ШИГШЭЭ БАГ 2023" [2023 AFC Women's Olympic Tournament squad] (in Mongolian). Mongolian Football Federation. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
