Ulaanbaatar City FC

Ulaanbaatar City is a professional football club from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They currently play in the Mongolian National Premier League, the highest level of football in Mongolia.

Ulaanbaatar City FC
Full nameUlaanbaatar City Football Club
Founded2016 (2016)[1]
GroundG-Mobile Arena
Capacity3,000
OwnerMT Group
G-Mobile Co. LTD
PresidentDashnyam Ganzorig
ManagerVojislav Bralušić
LeagueMongolian National Premier League
2020Mongolian National Premier League, 7th of 10

History

The club was founded on 19 March 2016 with club owner, the IT Group, purchasing the Mongolia Premier League license of Khangarid FC which was subsequently dissolved.[1] The IT Group paid 15 million MNT for the license.[2]

Ulaanbaatar City won the Premier League championship for the first time in 2019, making them eligible to enter the AFC Cup for the first time for the 2020 edition. The team snapped Erchim FC's four-year championship streak in the process.[3][4] However, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before Ulaanbaatar City played its first match.[5]

Stadium

Through the 2019 season, Ulaanbaatar City FC shared the MFF Football Centre as a home ground. Ground was broken for the construction of the team's own G-Mobile Arena in late summer of 2017 with an original anticipated completion being in the third quarter of 2018. The stadium will be the fifth venue in the league along with the MFF Centre, Erdenet Stadium, the National Sports Stadium, and Erchim Stadium.[6]

Domestic history
Key

  Champion   Runners-up   3rd Place

Season League Domestic Cup Notes
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L Pts.
2016
1st
 8th 18 6 3 9 21 Semifinals
2017
2nd
 18 12 2 4 38
Champions
2018 6th 18 7 5 6 26
Runners-up
 Super Cup
2019
1st
 22 15 3 4 48 Quarter-finals
2020

International competition
Scores and results list Ulaanbaatar City's goal tally first.
Year Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2020 AFC Cup Preliminary Round 2 Taipower Cancelled

Head coach history
Name Nat. Tenure Ref.
Rodrigo Hernando  Spain July 2016–October 2016 [7]
Manuel Retamero Fraile  Spain July 2017–June 2018 [8][9]
Steve Nicholls  England June 2018–October 2018 [10]
Donorovyn Lümbengarav  Mongolia April 2019–January 2020 [11][12]
Vojislav Bralušić  Serbia January 2020– [12]

Squad

Current squad
As of 11 January 2020.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MNG Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan (on loan from Athletic 220 FC)
3 DF  JPN Soichiro Tanaka
4 DF  MNG Azkhuu Sukhbaatar
5 DF  SEN Massamba Sambou
6 MF  MNG Narmandakh Artag
7 MF  MNG Sündorj Janchiv
8 FW  MNG Murun Altankhuyag
9 FW  MNG Oyunbaatar Mijiddorj
10 MF  MNG Tögsbileg Batbold
11 MF  MNG Temuulen Dugeree
12 DF  MNG Otgonbayar Oyuunbaatar
13 GK  MNG Yöröölt Enkhbaatar
14 FW  MNG Baljinnyam Batbold
19 FW  MNG Tsagaansukh Mönkh-Erdene
22 DF  MNG Dalaijargal Jamiyaansuren
23 DF  MNG Tsedenbal Norjmoo
24 GK  MNG Purev Tengis
29 MF  MNG Temuujin Altansukh
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF  JPN Akira Higashiyama
— DF  SRB Srđan Simović
— DF  SRB Jovan Zucović
— DF  MNG Enkhbayar Dashdorj
— DF  RUS Artem Sergeyevich
— DF  MNG Bayandorj Gajkhuu
— MF  MNG Altansukh Temuujin (on loan from Athletic 220 FC)
— MF  MNG Baljinnyam Batbold (on loan from FC Ulaanbaatar)
— MF  MNG Yösön-Erdene Khuldorj
— MF  MNG Gantogtokh Gantuyaa
— MF  RUS Islam Khamoyev
— MF  MNG Chinsan Batbold
— FW  MNG Enkhtulga Batmönkh
— FW  MNG Battulga Bat-Erdene
— FW  SRB Igor Grkajac
— FW  RUS Pavel Zakharov
— FW  MNG Tsaganantsuk Munkh-Erdene (on loan from FC Ulaanbaatar)

References
  1. "Г.Дашням: Хөрөнгө, менежмент дээр л тулгуурлаж хөгжсөний хүчинд хөлбөмбөг дэлхийн хаан спорт болсон биш гэж үү?" (in Mongolian). ekhsurvalj.mn. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. "Г.Дашням: Би хөлбөмбөгийн багийн эзэн болохыг багаасаа мөрөөдсөн" (in Mongolian). Ikon.mn. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. Grimm, Justin. "Ulaanbaatar City Win 2019 Premier League, End Erchim's Dominance". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. "East Asia Domestic Wrap: Ulaanbaatar City crowned Mongolian champions". The AFC. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. Grimm, Justin. "Ulaanbaatar City FC's New G-Mobile Arena Under Construction". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. "Welcome to Mongolia". Ulaanbaatar City FC. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  8. Lahuerta-Efe, Juan Jose. "Manuel Retamero, el pucelano errante" (in Spanish). elnortedecastilla.es. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. "I-League: Manuel Retamero returns to India as head coach of NEROCA FC". Goal. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. "Steve Nicholls Linkedin Profile". Steve Nicholls (Linkedin). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. Мөнхзаяа, Б. ""Улаанбаатар Сити" клуб шинэ улиралд бэлэн" (in Mongolian). news.zindaa.mn. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  12. Grimm, Justin. "Ulaanbaatar City Names Vojislav Bralušić New Head Coach". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 20 January 2020.


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