Mongolia national football team
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 | Michael Weiß | ||
Captain | Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal[1] | ||
Most caps | Lümbengarav Donorov Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai (35) | ||
Top scorer | Lümbengarav Donorov Nyam-Osor Naranbold (8)[2] | ||
Home stadium | National Sports Stadium MFF Football Centre | ||
FIFA code | MNG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 189 1 (18 July 2024)[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) |
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.
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.[5] They were welcomed back to the federation at The 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st & 42nd Executive Committee Meeting.[6]
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 | |||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 0/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
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
2018
2 September 2018 2019 EAFF R1 | Mongolia | 4–1 | Macau | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Gankhuyag Ser-Od-Yanjiv 40' Sündorj Janchiv 45' Baljinnyam Batbold 74' Nyam-Osor Naranbold 83' |
Report | Carlos Leonel 48' | Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 1,654 |
4 September 2018 2019 EAFF R1 | Mongolia | 9–0 | Northern Mariana Islands | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Tögöldör Mönkh-Erdene 11', 14' Gankhuyag Ser-Od-Yanjiv 15', 55' Temüüjin Altansükh 39' Baljinnyam Batbold 71', 78' Jansyerik Maratkhan 86' Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon 89' |
Report | Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 2,021 |
6 September 2018 2019 EAFF R1 | Mongolia | 1–1 | Guam | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal 90+4' | Report | Mendiola 89' | Stadium: MFF Football Centre |
12 October 2018 Friendly | Singapore | 2–0 | Mongolia | Bishan, Singapore |
19:30 UTC+8 | Hariss Harun 71' Gabriel Quak 82' |
Report | Stadium: Bishan Stadium Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand) |
16 October 2018 Friendly | Laos | 1–4 | Mongolia | Vientiane, Laos |
18:30 UTC+7 | Bounkong 23' | Report | Mönkh-Erdene Tsagaantsooj 25' Narmandakh Artag 73' Jansyerik Maratkhan 75' Nyam-Osor Naranbold 83' |
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium |
3 November 2018 Friendly | Davao Aguilas F.C. | 0–2 | Mongolia | Carmona, Philippines |
--:-- UTC+8 | Report | ? ?' ? ?' |
Stadium: PFF National Training Centre |
6 November 2018 Unofficial Friendly | Philippines | 3–1 | Mongolia | Imus, Philippines |
--:-- UTC+8 | ? ?' ? ?' ? ?' |
Report | Nyam-Osor Naranbold ?' | Stadium: Vermosa Sports Hub[7] |
11 November 2018 2019 EAFF R2 | North Korea | 4–1 | Mongolia | Taipei, Taiwan |
14:10 UTC+8 | Rim Kwang-hyok 8', 54' Kim Yu-song 29' Jong Il-gwan 64' |
Report | Nyam-Osor Naranbold 74' | Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan) |
13 November 2018 2019 EAFF R2 | Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | Mongolia | Taipei Municipal Stadium |
19:10 UTC+8 | Chu En-le 8', 10' | Report | Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal 62' | Attendance: 1,157 Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia) |
16 November 2018 2019 EAFF R2 | Mongolia | 1–5 | Hong Kong | Taipei, Taiwan |
15:10 UTC+8 | Narmandakh Artag 50' | Report | Sandro 24', 57' J. McKee 36' Festus Baise 82' A. Akande 88' |
Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 264 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea) |
2019
6 June 2019 2022 WCQ R1 | Mongolia | 2–0 | Brunei | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Tsedenbal Norjmoo 9' Naranbold Nyam-Osor 69' |
Report | Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 1,765 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India) |
11 June 2019 2022 WCQ R1 | Brunei | 2–1 | Mongolia | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
20:15 UTC+8 | Razimie Ramlli 4', 45' | Report | Tsedenbal Norjmoo 46' (pen.) | Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan) |
5 September 2019 2022 WCQ R2 | Mongolia | 1–0 | Myanmar | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Dölgöön Amaraa 17' | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India) |
10 September 2019 2022 WCQ R2 | Mongolia | 0–1 | Tajikistan | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Davron Ergashev 81' | Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 3,455 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria) |
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
26 March 2020 2022 WCQ R2 | Tajikistan | v | Mongolia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
--:-- UTC+5 | Stadium: Pamir Stadium |
31 March 2020 2022 WCQ R2 | Mongolia | v | Japan | Ulanbaatar, Mongolia |
--:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: MFF Football Centre |
1 June 2020 Friendly | Mongolia | v | Estonia | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
15:00 (UTC+8) | Stadium: National Sports Stadium |
4 June 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[8]
Record goal scorers
As of 11 June 2019[9]
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[11] | 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[12] | May 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | |
Toshiaki Imai[13] | October 2016 – January 2017 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% | |
Michael Weiß | January 2017 – present | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33.3% |
References
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- ^ Földesi, László. "International Goals of Mongolia". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ EAFF. "Agenda and Decisions of 6th Ordinary Congress and 33rd and 34th Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ EAFF. "The 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st & 42nd Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "AFF Suzuki Cup: Stacked Azkals lineup looks to impress". rappler.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Одбаяр, А. "КАТАР 2022: Монголын шигшээ багийн бүрэлдэхүүн" (in Mongolian). gogo.mn. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Grimm, Justin. "Blue Wolves All-Time Top Scorers List". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Lim, Miakka. "Azkals now in Mongolia, tired but in high spirits". GMA Network. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Asian Coaches Year : Mongolia – AFC.com
- ^ 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.
- ^ "IMAI PLEASED WITH MONGOLIA'S FORTUITOUS WIN OVER SRI LANKA". The AFC. Retrieved 7 November 2016.