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.
Nickname(s) | Хөх Чононууд (Khökh Chononuud) (Blue Wolves) | ||
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Association | Mongolian Football Federation (MFF) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Rastislav Božik | ||
Captain | Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal[1] | ||
Most caps | Lümbengarav Donorov Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai (35) | ||
Top scorer | Lümbengarav Donorov Nyam-Osor Naranbold (8)[2] | ||
Home stadium | MFF Football Centre | ||
FIFA code | MNG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 190 (10 December 2020)[3] | ||
Highest | 160 (August 2011) | ||
Lowest | 205 (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 | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
Best result | Group 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1930 to 1958 | Team did not exist | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1962 to 1998 | Not a member of FIFA | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
2002 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||
2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||
2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
2022 | To be determined | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
2026 | To be determined | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
Total | 0/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 46 |
Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup Finals Record | AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1956 to 1996 | Not an AFC member | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
2007 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
2011 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
2015 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
2023 | To be decided | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 0/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 |
Asian Games
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Asian Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1951 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1954 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1958 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1962 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1966 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1970 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1982 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1986 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1990 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1994 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1998 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | |
2002–present | See Mongolia national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 1/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
AFC Challenge Cup
AFC Challenge Cup Finals Record | Qualifications Record | ||||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
2006 | Did not participate | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
2008 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
2010 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
East Asian Cup
EAFF East Asian Championship Finals Record | Qualifications Record | ||||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
2003 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||
2005 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||
2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
2010 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
2013 | Suspended by EAFF | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
2015 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 48 |
AFC Solidarity Cup
AFC Solidarity Cup | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
2016 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Total | Best: Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium |
19 November 2019 2022 WCQ R2 | Myanmar | 1–0 | Mongolia | Mandalay, Myanmar |
17:00 UTC+6:30 |
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Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
2020
8 October 2020 2022 WCQ R2 | Tajikistan | v | Mongolia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
--:-- UTC+5 | Stadium: Pamir Stadium |
13 October 2020 2022 WCQ R2 | Mongolia | v | Japan | Ulanbaatar, Mongolia |
--:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: MFF Football Centre |
12 November 2020 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 |
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1 | GK | Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan | 17 October 1995 | 7 | 0 | Athletic 220 |
16 | GK | Mönkhbold Baldorj | 3 February 1995 | 7 | 0 | SP Falcons |
21 | GK | Ariunbold Batsaikhan | 3 April 1990 | 17 | 0 | Erchim |
2 | DF | Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon | 30 January 1999 | 8 | 1 | Deren |
3 | DF | Törbat Daginaa | 31 July 1992 | 25 | 1 | Athletic 220 |
4 | DF | Dölgöön Amaraa | 19 February 2001 | 2 | 1 | Deren |
5 | DF | Bayasgalan Garidmagnai | 17 September 1985 | 35 | 2 | BCH Lions |
17 | DF | Davaajav Battör | 21 May 1990 | 24 | 0 | Erchim |
18 | DF | Tögöldör Galt | 1 June 1995 | 7 | 0 | Erchim |
20 | DF | Bilgüün Ganbold | 2 April 1983 | 20 | 0 | Erchim |
23 | DF | Tsedenbal Norjmoo (captain) | 12 September 1988 | 34 | 8 | Ulaanbaatar City |
6 | MF | Narmandakh Artag | 8 March 1997 | 15 | 3 | Ulaanbaatar City |
7 | MF | Sündorj Janchiv | 1 August 1994 | 16 | 1 | Khangarid |
8 | MF | Gankhuyag Ser-Od-Yanjiv | 6 September 1994 | 20 | 4 | Khangarid |
9 | MF | Oyuunbatyn Bayarjargal | 16 August 1989 | 10 | 4 | Ulaanbaatar City |
10 | MF | Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar | 21 February 1990 | 29 | 1 | Deren |
12 | MF | Baljinnyam Batbold | 8 November 1999 | 16 | 3 | Ulaanbaatar |
14 | MF | Jansyerik Maratkhan | 4 April 1999 | 12 | 2 | Deren |
15 | MF | Mönkh-Erdeniin Tögöldör | 23 February 1991 | 18 | 7 | Erchim |
11 | FW | Nyam-Osor Naranbold | 22 February 1992 | 23 | 8 | Athletic 220 |
13 | FW | Enkhbileg Pürevdorj | 8 February 1996 | 12 | 1 | Anduud City |
19 | FW | Murun Altankhuyag | 21 September 1989 | 14 | 2 | Ulaanbaatar City |
22 | FW | Ganbaataryn Tögsbayar | 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 |
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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
Name | Nat | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % |
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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% |
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- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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- EAFF. "The 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st & 42nd Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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- Lim, Miakka. "Azkals now in Mongolia, tired but in high spirits". GMA Network. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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- Grimm, Justin. "Vojislav Bralušić to Lead Blue Wolves on Interim Basis". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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