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Mongolia
Nickname(s) Хөх Чононууд (Khökh Chononuud; Blue Wolves)
Чингис Хаан (Tchingis Khaan; Genghis Khan)
Association Mongolian Football Federation (Монголын Хөлбөмбөгийн Холбоо)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation EAFF
Head coach Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai
Most caps Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar (44)
Top scorer Nyam-Osor Naranbold (9)
Home stadium MFF Football Centre
FIFA code MNG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 188 Steady (7 February 2019)
Highest 160 (August 2011)
Lowest 205 (July 2015)
Elo ranking
Current 216 Increase 8 (3 March 2019)
Highest 205 (22 November 2011, 2 March 2013)
Lowest 225 (17 March 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)
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Appearances 7 (first in 2003)
Best result 7th (2019)
Asian Games
Appearances 1 (first in 1998)
Best result Group stage (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. The team has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, and the only major international tournaments the team has taken part in are the 1998 Asian Games and 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, not progressing past the group stage in either competition.

History

Mongolia's first international fixture was a 12–0 loss to Japan during a match in Manchukuo in 1942. Between 1960 and 1998, the Mongolia team played no international matches before being accepted as a FIFA member in 1998. Mongolia's first competitive matches were in the 1998 Asian Games qualifiers where they were heavily defeated by Kuwait 11–0, and by Uzbekistan 15–0.

They entered qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but lost their opening five matches before drawing 2–2 with Bangladesh, securing a single point. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Mongolia was drawn against the Maldives and though they remained competitive after the first leg, only losing 1–0 at home, they were crushed in the second leg in Malé 12–0 and eliminated. In the first round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Mongolia was beaten 9–2 on aggregate by North Korea, and four years later in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Mongolia lost to Myanmar 2–1. Mongolia then lost in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to Timor-Leste; however, they were later awarded two 3–0 victories as Timor-Leste had fielded numerous ineligible players. This came after the second round matches had been played; therefore, Mongolia did not advance in the competition.

According to the voting outcome at the AFC Congress held in January 2011, the Mongolian Football Federation was suspended to conduct any activities at the EAFF until the EAFF Ordinary Congress of March 2014. They were welcomed back to the federation at the 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st and 42nd Executive Committee Meeting of the EAFF.

For Mongolia, their next tournament was the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, a tournament for the confederation's lowest ranked teams who have limited opportunities to arrange friendly matches, in November 2016. The tournament would replace the defunct AFC Challenge Cup. Being drawn in Group B alongside Sri Lanka, Macau, and Laos, Mongolia finished third in the group with a loss to Laos in the final match-day ending their chances of qualifying through to the semi-finals.

Mongolia then hosted their first international with the EAFF Annual Meeting advising that Mongolia would host the Round 1 of qualification for the East Asian Football Championship After comfortable wins in its first two matches, Mongolia needed only a single point against Guam on the final matchday to secure a place in the second round of the tournament for the first time ever. After a scoreless first half, Guam took the lead in the 89th minute. However, in the fourth minute of stoppage time a Norjmoo Tsedenbal strike rescued a point for Mongolia which was enough for the team to earn the top spot in the group and advance. Mongolia's 9–0 result over the Northern Mariana Islands set the current team record for largest margin of victory

Mongolia succeeded in qualifying past the first round for the first time in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers by beating Brunei 3–2 over two legs. In the second round, following a 14–0 defeat to Japan on 30 March 2021, they let head coach Rastislav Božik go and hired Shuichi Mase as their new head coach. In their next game on 7 June, Mongolia managed to shock Kyrgyzstan 1–0 for their first ever win against a Central Asian and a top-100 ranked opponent in a FIFA qualifier. This win meant that the national team competed in 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying in the third-round where they only would get the one win against Yemen. In March 2023, Mongolia recorded its highest-ever FIFA ranking of 183rd.

Team image

2019 National Sports Stadium (Mongolia) 01
The National Sports Stadium was Mongolia's home stadium until the MFF Football Centre was constructed.

Nicknames

The Mongolian national team is often nicknamed the Blue Wolves. The blue wolf is a symbol of Turkic and Mongolian people, and originates from the Mongolian legend of the blue wolf. The team has also been known as the "Shegshee", which translates as "national team" in Mongolian.

Kits and crest

Currently, the Mongolian national football team uses an all-white uniform as their first colours, and a blue uniform as their second colours. In August 2021 it was announced that Mongolian sportswear company TG Sport had signed a two-year deal with the Mongolian Football Federation to provide kits for all Mongolian national teams.

Kelme is currently the official jerseys sponsor for the team from 2023

Home stadium

Mongolia plays their home matches at the MFF Football Centre, a 5,000 capacity stadium in Ulaanbaatar. The stadium boasts an artificial playing surface.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Mongolia national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2024

Coaching staff

Position Name
Team Manager Mongolia Pürevdorjyn Erdenebat
Head Coach Mongolia Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai
Assistant coach Mongolia Sükhnaagiin Otgonbayar
Mongolia Zorigtyn Battulga
Mongolia Tserenjavyn Enkhjargal
Goalkeeper coach Mongolia Dorjmoogiin Ganbold
Team Doctor Mongolia Samatyn Bakhtiyar
Physiotherapist Mongolia Khürelbaataryn Tsakhia
Media Officer Mongolia Mönkh-Erdeniin Khaltmaa

Coaching statistics

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Cambodia on 7 and 11 June 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2024, after the match against Tanzania.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ariunbold Batsaikhan (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34) 19 0 Mongolia Khangarid
1GK Arvinbat Mendbayar (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Mongolia Deren
2DF Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25) 22 1 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
2DF Dölgöön Amaraa (2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 (age 23) 16 1 Mongolia Deren
2DF Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22) 11 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
2DF Bayartsengel Purevdorj (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 27) 11 0 Mongolia Khovd
2DF Batbaatar Amgalanbat (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23) 6 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
2DF Uuganbat Bat-Erdene (1997-02-09) 9 February 1997 (age 27) 6 0 Mongolia Deren
2DF Tuvshinjargal Dölgöön (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Mongolia Deren
2DF Filip Chinzorig (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Philippines Loyola
2DF Khashchuluun Naranbaatar (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Mongolia Deren
3MF Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34) 42 1 Mongolia Tuv Azarganuud
3MF Baljinnyam Batmönkh (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 25) 7 0 Mongolia Deren
3MF Gantogtokh Gantuya (1995-11-30) 30 November 1995 (age 29) 7 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
3MF Mönkhbaatar Togoo (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 25) 4 0 Mongolia Khoromkhon
3MF Gan-Erdene Erdenebat (2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Mongolia Deren
3MF Tsetsegmaa Bilgüün (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Mongolia Khangarid
3MF Tumen-Ulzii Sodbilguun (2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Mongolia BCH Lions
4FW Naranbold Nyam-Osor (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 (age 32) 29 8 Mongolia Deren
4FW Oyunbaataryn Mijiddorj (1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 28) 15 1 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
4FW Ganbayar Ganbold (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24) 12 2 Slovakia KFC Komárno
4FW Temulen Uuganbat (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Mongolia Deren
4FW Ankhbayar Sodmönkh (2004-10-07) 7 October 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Mongolia Brera Ilch

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 (age 29) 19 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar v.  Tanzania, 25 March 2024
GK Tsenguun Khandaa (2002-11-25) 25 November 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Mongolia SP Falcons v.  Tanzania, 25 March 2024
GK Sereekhua Batmagni (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Mongolia Deren v.  Afghanistan, 17 October 2023
DF Bilgüün Ganbold (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33) 26 0 Mongolia Khaan Khuns-Erchim v.  Tanzania, 25 March 2024
MF Purevsuren Uuganbayar (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 23) 5 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar v.  Tanzania, 25 March 2024
MF Tserenbat Baasanjav (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24) 5 0 Mongolia Deren v.  Afghanistan, 17 October 2023
FW Namsrai Baatartsogt (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 26) 8 0 Mongolia SP Falcons v.  Tanzania, 25 March 2024
FW Munkh-Erdene Batkhyag (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33) 6 0 Mongolia Khovd v.  Tanzania, 25 March 2024
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.
  • RET = Retired from the national team.
  • SUS = Serving suspension.
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

Players in bold are still active with Mongolia.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar 44 1 2007–present
2 Garidmagnai Bayasgalan 35 2 2003–2019
Lümbengarav Donorovyn 35 8 2000–2014
Tsedenbal Norjmoogiin 35 7 2009–2021
5 Naranbold Nyam-Osor 33 9 2014–present
6 Enkhjargal Tserenjavyn 28 0 2000–2016
7 Baljinnyam Batbold 26 4 2018–present
Davaajav Battör 26 0 2016–present
Bilgüün Ganbold 26 0 2013–present
Tögsbayar Ganbaataryn 26 6 2003–2015

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Naranbold Nyam-Osor 9 31 0.29 2014–present
2 Lümbengarav Donorov 8 35 0.23 2003–2014
3 Tögöldör Mönkh-Erdengiin 7 24 0.29 2013–present
Tsedenbal Norjmoogiin 7 35 0.2 2009–2021
5 Tögsbayar Ganbaataryn 6 26 0.23 2003–2011
6 Bayarjargal Oyunbat 4 10 0.4 2013–2018
Bayarzorig Davaa 4 19 0.15 2000–2007
Gankhuyag Serodyanjiv 4 22 0.18 2016–present
Baljinnyam Batbold 4 26 0.15 2018–present
10 Buman-Uchral Bold 3 11 0.27 2000–2005
Narmandakh Artag 3 19 0.16 2018–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D* L F A Pld W D L F A
Uruguay 1930 to Sweden 1958 Team did not exist Team did not exist
Chile 1962 to France 1998 Not a member of FIFA Not a member of FIFA
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 6 0 1 5 2 22
Germany 2006 2 0 0 2 0 13
South Africa 2010 2 0 0 2 2 9
Brazil 2014 2 1 0 1 1 2
Russia 2018 2 0 0 2 1 5
Qatar 2022 10 3 0 7 6 29
Canada Mexico United States 2026 2 0 0 2 0 2
Morocco Portugal Spain Argentina Paraguay Uruguay 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
United Nations 2038
Total 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 4 1 21 12 82

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to United Arab Emirates 1996 Not an AFC member Not an AFC member
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 10
China 2004 2 1 1 0 5 0
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify AFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 2 0 0 2 1 5
Qatar 2023 10 3 0 7 6 29
Saudi Arabia 2027 4 1 0 3 3 6
Total 0 Titles 0/17 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 5 1 15 16 50

AFC Solidarity Cup

AFC Solidarity Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Malaysia 2016 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
2020 Cancelled
Total Best: Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Did not participate Did not participate
India 2008
Sri Lanka 2010 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 3
Nepal 2012 2 1 0 1 2 3
Maldives 2014 3 0 1 2 1 5
Total 0 Titles 0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 4 6 11

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year Result M W D L GF GA
India Japan 1951-1994 Did not participate
Thailand 1998 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 26
South Korea2002–present See Mongolia national under-23 football team
Total 1/13 2 0 0 2 0 26

EAFF E-1 Football Championship

EAFF E-1 Football Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Japan 2003 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 2 16
South Korea 2005 4 1 1 2 4 13
China 2008 2 0 1 1 0 7
Japan 2010 3 2 0 1 6 3
South Korea 2013 Suspended by EAFF Suspended by EAFF
China 2015 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 6 5
Japan 2017 3 1 1 1 10 4
South Korea 2019 6 2 1 3 17 13
Japan 2022 Did not participate Not held
South Korea 2025 To be determined
China 2028 To be determined
Japan 2030 To be determined
Total 0 Titles 0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 6 3 10 28 48

See also

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