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Mongolia
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 (East Asia)
Head coach Ichiro Otsuka
Captain Tsend-Ayush Khurelbaatar
Most caps Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar (37)
Top scorer Lümbengarav Donorov
Naranbold Nyam-Osor (8)
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
 Japan 12–0 Mongolia 
(Hsinking, Manchukuo; 10 August 1942)
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 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup and 1998 Asian Games, not progressing past the group state 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 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 World Cup qualifiers, Mongolia was beaten 9–2 on aggregate by North Korea, and four years later in the 2014 qualifiers, Mongolia lost to Myanmar 2–1. Mongolia then lost in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers to Timor-Leste; however, they were later awarded two 3–0 victories as Timor-Leste had fielded numerous ineligible players. Unfortunately this came after the second round matches had been played; therefore, Mongolia did not advance in the competition.

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.

EAFF suspension

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 & 42nd Executive Committee Meeting of the EAFF.

Team image

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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.

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 page: Mongolia national football team results

      Win       Draw       Lose       Fixture

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach Japan Ichiro Otsuka

Coaching statistics

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches.
  • Match dates: 8, 11 and 14 June 2022
  • Opposition:  [[Palestinian National Authority {{{altlink}}}|Palestinian National Authority]],  Philippines and  Yemen
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 14 June 2022, after the match against  Yemen.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Saikhanchuluun Amarbayasgalan (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 26) 7 0 Mongolia FC Ulaanbaatar
1GK Ariunbold Batsaikhan (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 33) 17 0 Mongolia Khaan Khuns-Erchim
1GK Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 (age 27) 15 0 Mongolia Athletic 220
2DF Bilgüün Ganbold (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 32) 25 0 Mongolia Khaan Khuns-Erchim
2DF Taivankhuu Khürelbaatar (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 26) 1 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar City
2DF Davaadelger Oktyabri (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Mongolia Deren
2DF Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 24) 14 1 Mongolia Deren
2DF Otgonbayar Oyunbaatar (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 29) 14 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar City
2DF Oyunbold Oyuntuya (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 21) 3 0 Hong Kong Sham Shui Po
2DF Bayartsengel Purevdorj (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 26) 5 0 Free agent
2DF Tömör-Ochir Tserendovdon (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 32) 5 0 Mongolia Deren
2DF Dölgöön Tuvshinjargal (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Mongolia Deren
3MF Narmandakh Artag (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 26) 18 3 Mongolia SP Falcons
3MF Batmönkh Baljinnyam (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 23) 1 0 Mongolia Deren
3MF Ganbayar Ganbold (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 22) 6 2 Slovakia Komárno
3MF Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Mongolia FC Ulaanbaatar
3MF Tsogt-Ochir Jargaltuyaa (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Mongolia FC Ulaanbaatar
3MF Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 33) 37 1 Mongolia Tuv Buganuud
3MF Uuganbayar Purevsuren (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 21) 3 0 Mongolia FC Ulaanbaatar
3MF Mönkh-Erdengiin Tögöldör (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 (age 28) 24 7 Mongolia Khaan Khuns-Erchim
4FW Nyam-Osor Naranbold (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 (age 31) 29 8 Mongolia Tuv Buganuud
4FW Namsrai Baatartsogt (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 24) 3 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar City

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Mongolia squad within the last twelve months.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Sükhbat Dölgöön (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Mongolia SP Falcons v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022
DF Gochoo Bilguun (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 22) 1 0 Mongolia Khangarid v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022
MF Tsagaantsooj Mönkh-Erdene (1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 (age 30) 20 2 Mongolia Khangarid v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022
MF Enkhbileg Pürevdorj (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 27) 14 1 Mongolia Anduud City v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022
MF Soyol-Erdene Gal-Erdene (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 27) 14 1 Mongolia Khaan Khuns-Erchim v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022
MF Temüüjin Altansükh (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 26) 5 1 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar City v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022
MF Gantogtokh Gantuya (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar City v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022
MF Battur Ganbat (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 21) 2 0 Mongolia Khaan Khuns-Erchim v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022
MF Ulzii-Od Baatar (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 (age 31) 2 0 Mongolia Athletic 220 v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022
FW Gankhuyag Serodyanjiv (1994-09-06) 6 September 1994 (age 28) 22 4 Mongolia Khangarid v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022
FW Baljinnyam Batbold (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 (age 23) 24 3 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar v.  Bangladesh, 29 March 2022

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.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
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 To be determined To be determined
Total 0 Titles 0/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 4 1 19 12 80

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
People's Republic of China 2004 2 1 1 0 5 0
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 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 To be determined To be determined
Total 0 Titles 0/17 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4 1 12 13 44

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 Pld W D L GF GA
1951-1994 Did not participate
Thailand 1998 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 26
2002–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
People's Republic of 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
People's Republic of China 2015 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 6 5
Japan 2017 3 1 1 1 10 4
South Korea 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 2022 Did not participate Not held
2024 to be determined
Total 0 Titles 0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 6 3 10 28 48
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