Mongolia national football team

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.

Mongolia
Nickname(s)Хөх Чононууд (Khökh Chononuud)
(Blue Wolves)
AssociationMongolian Football Federation (MFF)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachRastislav Božik
CaptainNorjmoogiin Tsedenbal[1]
Most capsLümbengarav Donorov
Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai (35)
Top scorerLümbengarav Donorov
Nyam-Osor Naranbold (8)[2]
Home stadiumMFF Football Centre
FIFA codeMNG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 190 (10 December 2020)[3]
Highest160 (August 2011)
Lowest205 (July 2015)
First international
 North Vietnam 3–1 Mongolia 
(Hanoi, North Vietnam; 3 October 1960)
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)

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.

History

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.[4] They were welcomed back to the federation at The 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st & 42nd Executive Committee Meeting.[5]

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Finals Record Qualifications Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D L GS GA
1930 to 1958Team did not exist
1962 to 1998Not a member of FIFA
2002Did not qualify 6015222
2006 2002013
2010 200229
2014 210112
2018 220060
2022To be determined
2026To be determined
Total0/22000000 1431101246

Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup Finals Record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
1956 to 1996Not an AFC member
2000Did not qualify 3003110
2004 211050
2007
2011
2015
2019 220060
2023To be decided 7205512
Total0 Titles0/16000000 145181723

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Asian Games Record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1951-000000
1954-000000
1958-000000
1962-000000
1966-000000
1970-000000
1974-000000
1978-000000
1982-000000
1986-000000
1990-000000
1994-000000
1998-2002026
2002–present See Mongolia national under-23 football team
Total1/132002026

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup Finals Record Qualifications Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
2006Did not participate
2008
2010Did not qualify 210133
2012 210123
2014 301215
Total0 Titles0/5000000 7214611

East Asian Cup

EAFF East Asian Championship Finals Record Qualifications Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
2003Did not qualify 4103216
2005 4112413
2008 201107
2010 320163
2013Suspended by EAFF
2015Did not qualify 310265
2017 3111104
2019 000000
Total0 Titles0/7000000 1963102848

AFC Solidarity Cup

AFC Solidarity Cup
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
2016Group stage310235
TotalBest: Group stage310235

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2019

10 October 2019 2022 WCQ R2 Japan  6–0  Mongolia Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9 Takumi Minamino  22'
Maya Yoshida  29'
Yuto Nagatomo  33'
Kensuke Nagai  40'
Wataru Endo  57'
Daichi Kamada  82'
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 43,122
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
15 October 2019 2022 WCQ R2 Mongolia  1–2  Kyrgyzstan Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
16:00 UTC+8 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 2,182
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
14 November 2019 Friendly Cambodia  1–1  Mongolia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 UTC+7
Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium

2020

8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) 2022 WCQ R2 Tajikistan  v  Mongolia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
--:-- UTC+5 Stadium: Pamir Stadium
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) 2022 WCQ R2 Mongolia  v  Japan Ulanbaatar, Mongolia
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: MFF Football Centre
12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) 2022 WCQ R2 Kyrgyzstan  v  Mongolia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
--:-- UTC+6 Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium

Current squad

Squad called up for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Japan and Kyrgyzstan on 10 October and 15 October[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 7 0 Athletic 220
16 1GK Mönkhbold Baldorj (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 7 0 SP Falcons
21 1GK Ariunbold Batsaikhan (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 17 0 Erchim

2 2DF Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 8 1 Deren
3 2DF Törbat Daginaa (1992-07-31) 31 July 1992 25 1 Athletic 220
4 2DF Dölgöön Amaraa (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 2 1 Deren
5 2DF Bayasgalan Garidmagnai (1985-09-17) 17 September 1985 35 2 BCH Lions
17 2DF Davaajav Battör (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990 24 0 Erchim
18 2DF Tögöldör Galt (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 7 0 Erchim
20 2DF Bilgüün Ganbold (1983-04-02) 2 April 1983 20 0 Erchim
23 2DF Tsedenbal Norjmoo (captain) (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 34 8 Ulaanbaatar City

6 3MF Narmandakh Artag (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 15 3 Ulaanbaatar City
7 3MF Sündorj Janchiv (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 16 1 Khangarid
8 3MF Gankhuyag Ser-Od-Yanjiv (1994-09-06) 6 September 1994 20 4 Khangarid
9 3MF Oyuunbatyn Bayarjargal (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 10 4 Ulaanbaatar City
10 3MF Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 29 1 Deren
12 3MF Baljinnyam Batbold (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 16 3 Ulaanbaatar
14 3MF Jansyerik Maratkhan (1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 12 2 Deren
15 3MF Mönkh-Erdeniin Tögöldör (1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 18 7 Erchim

11 4FW Nyam-Osor Naranbold (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 23 8 Athletic 220
13 4FW Enkhbileg Pürevdorj (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 12 1 Anduud City
19 4FW Murun Altankhuyag (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 14 2 Ulaanbaatar City
22 4FW Ganbaataryn Tögsbayar (1985-05-13) 13 May 1985 26 6 SP Falcons

Record goal scorers

As of 11 June 2019[7]

Players in bold are still active at international level. Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.

# Name Goals Caps
1 Buman-Uchral Bold 9
2 Naranbold Nyam-Osor 8 20
Lümbengarav Donorov 8 35
Tsedenbal Norjmoo 8 30
5 Tögöldör Mönkh-Erdene 7 18
6 Tögsbayar Ganbaatar 6 26
7 Bayarjargal Oyuunbat 4 9
Gankhuyag Ser-Od-Yanjiv 4 16
Bayarzorig Davaa 4 19
10 Baljinnyam Batbold 3 13

Coaches

The National Sports Stadium was Mongolia's home stadium until the MFF Football Centre was constructed.[8]
Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Win %
Pavel Sevastyanov 1958–1960 3 0 0 3 0%
none 1961–1992
1994–1997
National football team does not exist
Lkhamsürengiin Dorjsüren 1993, 1998[9] 2 0 0 2 0%
Luvsandorjiin Sandagdorj February 1999 – January 2000 0 0 0 0 0%
Ishdorjiin Otgonbayar January 2000 – January 2011 31 7 4 21 17%
Sandagdorjiin Erdenebat January 2011 – July 2014 4 2 0 2 50%
Vojislav Bralušić July 2014 – January 2015 3 1 0 2 33.3%
Sanjmyataviin Purevsukh January 2015 – 2016 5 1 1 3 20%
Zorigtyn Battulga[10] May 2016 3 1 1 1 33%
Toshiaki Imai[11] October 2016 – January 2017 3 1 0 2 33.3%
Michael Weiß[12] March 2017 – 24 January 2020 12 5 3 11 26.3%
Vojislav Bralušić (interim) [13] 27 January 2020–18 September 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Rastislav Božik[14] 18 September 2020– 0 0 0 0 0.0%

References

  1. "New captain Tsedenbal delivers for Mongolia". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. Földesi, László. "International Goals of Mongolia". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. EAFF. "Agenda and Decisions of 6th Ordinary Congress and 33rd and 34th Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  5. EAFF. "The 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st & 42nd Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. Одбаяр, А. "КАТАР 2022: Монголын шигшээ багийн бүрэлдэхүүн" (in Mongolian). gogo.mn. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  7. Grimm, Justin. "Blue Wolves All-Time Top Scorers List". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. Lim, Miakka. "Azkals now in Mongolia, tired but in high spirits". GMA Network. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  9. Asian Coaches Year : Mongolia – AFC.com
  10. Bayarsaikhan, U. "УЛС ТӨР ЧӨЛӨӨТ ЦАГ ДЭЛХИЙД СПОРТ БУСАД ШУУД ЭФИР 8-р сар 15 Даваа 22o / 9o 5 м/с Улаанбаатар MNB Сэтгэлийн Үндэс ШУУРХАЙ: Рио 2016 Хүндийн өргөлт /эрэгтэй 105 кг/ шууд 2350 тонн хог цэвэрлэжээ Шарилж,харшил үүсгэгч зэрлэг ургамалыг устгав.. Өнөөдөр болох тэмцээний хуваарь Нийслэлийн удирдлагууд сургууль, цэцэрлэгийн засварын явцтай танилцаж байна.. Хөлбөмбөгийн шигшээ багийн хувь заяаг З.Баттулгад даатгалаа" (in Mongolian). mnb.mn. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  11. "IMAI PLEASED WITH MONGOLIA'S FORTUITOUS WIN OVER SRI LANKA". The AFC. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  12. Grimm, Justin. "Michael Weiss Departs as Mongolia's Best Ever". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  13. Grimm, Justin. "Vojislav Bralušić to Lead Blue Wolves on Interim Basis". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  14. Grimm, Justin. "MFF Quietly Names Rastislav Božik New MNT Manager". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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