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Nickname(s) | Хөх Чононууд (Khökh Chononuud; Blue Wolves) Чингис Хаан (Tchingis Khaan; Genghis Khan) | ||
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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)[1] | ||
Home stadium | MFF Football Centre | ||
FIFA code | MNG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 183 ![]() | ||
Highest | 160 (August 2011) | ||
Lowest | 205 (July 2015) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Hsinking, Manchukuo; 10 August 1942) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 4 September 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (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.
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.
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.[5] They were welcomed back to the federation at the 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st & 42nd Executive Committee Meeting of the EAFF.[6]
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.[8]
Currently, the Mongolian national football team uses an all-white uniform as their first colours, and a blue uniform as their second colours.
Mongolia plays their home matches at the MFF Football Centre, a 5,000 capacity stadium in Ulaanbaatar. The stadium boasts an artificial playing surface.[9]
Win Draw Lose Fixture
23 March Friendly | Laos ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
18:00 GMT+7 | C.Nalongsit ![]() |
Report | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium |
29 March Friendly | Bangladesh ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Sylhet, Bangladesh |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Sylhet District Stadium |
8 June 2023 ACQ R3 | Palestine ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
11:00 |
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Report | Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 1,828 Referee: Shukri Al Hanfosh (Saudi Arabia) |
11 June 2023 ACQ R3 | Mongolia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
06:30 | Report |
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Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 1,287 Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei) |
14 June 2023 ACQ R3 | Yemen ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
11:00 | Report |
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Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 1,567 Referee: Dayirbek Abdildaev (Kyrgyzstan) |
25 September Hybrid friendly | Mongolia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
15:00 |
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Stadium: MFF Football Centre |
14 November 2022 Hybrid friendly | Mongolia ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Toyama, Japan |
11:00 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Toyamaken Iwase Sports Park [ja] |
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | ![]() |
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 |
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Lkhamsürengiin Dorjsüren | ![]() |
1993, 1998[10] | 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[11] | ![]() |
May 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% |
Toshiaki Imai[12] | ![]() |
October 2016 – January 2017 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
Michael Weiß[13] | ![]() |
March 2017 – 24 January 2020 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 26.3% |
Vojislav Bralušić (interim)[14] | ![]() |
27 January 2020 – 18 September 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rastislav Božik[15] | ![]() |
18 September 2020 – 8 April 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
Shuichi Mase | ![]() |
8 April 2021–17 December 2021[16][17] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Otsuka Ichiro | ![]() |
17 December 2021–[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Saikhanchuluun Amarbayasgalan | (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996 (age 26) | 7 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Ariunbold Batsaikhan | (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 32) | 17 | 0 | ![]() | |
1GK | Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan | (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 (age 27) | 15 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Bilgüün Ganbold | (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 31) | 25 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Taivankhuu Khürelbaatar | (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Davaadelger Oktyabri | (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon | (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 23) | 14 | 1 | ![]() | |
2DF | Otgonbayar Oyunbaatar | (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 29) | 14 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Oyunbold Oyuntuya | (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Bayartsengel Purevdorj | (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | Free agent | |
2DF | Tömör-Ochir Tserendovdon | (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 31) | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Dölgöön Tuvshinjargal | (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Narmandakh Artag | (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 25) | 18 | 3 | ![]() | |
3MF | Batmönkh Baljinnyam | (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Ganbayar Ganbold | (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 22) | 6 | 2 | ![]() | |
3MF | Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od | (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Tsogt-Ochir Jargaltuyaa | (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar | (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 32) | 37 | 1 | ![]() | |
3MF | Uuganbayar Purevsuren | (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Mönkh-Erdengiin Tögöldör | (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 (age 27) | 24 | 7 | ![]() | |
4FW | Nyam-Osor Naranbold | (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 (age 30) | 29 | 8 | ![]() | |
4FW | Namsrai Baatartsogt | (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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 |
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DF | Sükhbat Dölgöön | (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 28) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Gochoo Bilguun | (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Tsagaantsooj Mönkh-Erdene | (1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 (age 30) | 20 | 2 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Enkhbileg Pürevdorj | (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 26) | 14 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Soyol-Erdene Gal-Erdene | (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 26) | 14 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Temüüjin Altansükh | (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 25) | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Gantogtokh Gantuya | (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Battur Ganbat | (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Ulzii-Od Baatar | (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 (age 30) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Gankhuyag Serodyanjiv | (1994-09-06) 6 September 1994 (age 28) | 22 | 4 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Baljinnyam Batbold | (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 (age 23) | 24 | 3 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
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AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
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10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 29 | ||||||||||
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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 record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
Total | Best: Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
AFC Challenge Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
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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 record | ||||||||
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![]() | 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 record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | Suspended by EAFF | Suspended by EAFF | |||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
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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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