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The Mongolia national football teamTemplate:Efn 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.

HistoryEdit

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="EAFF suspend Mongolia">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They were welcomed back to the federation at the 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st and 42nd Executive Committee Meeting of the EAFF.<ref name="Mongolia Suspension lifted">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="Committee Decisions">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Being drawn in Group B alongside Sri Lanka, Macau, and Laos,<ref name="AFC Solidarity Cup Malaysia 2016 Draw">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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<ref name="Mongolia to Host">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="One Point Needed">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Mongolia progress">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Mongolia's 9–0 result over the Northern Mariana Islands set the current team record for largest margin of victory<ref name="Who is Bajinnyam Batbold?">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Mongolia edge Kyrgyz Republic">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 imageEdit

NicknamesEdit

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Kits and crestEdit

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.<ref name="багуудын хувцсыг урлана">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

Home stadiumEdit

Mongolia plays their home matches at the MFF Football Centre, a 5,000 capacity stadium in Ulaanbaatar. The stadium boasts an artificial playing surface.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Results and fixturesEdit

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Coaching staffEdit

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Bayasgalangiin Garidmagnai played for the national football team of Mongolia before he became the manager of the team in 2024

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

Coaching statisticsEdit

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

The following players were called up for the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship preliminary matches against Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei on 8 and 11 December 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals are correct as of 11 Decemember 2024, after the match against Chinese Taipei.

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Recent call-upsEdit

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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.

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Player recordsEdit

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Players in bold are still active with Mongolia.

Most appearancesEdit

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar 45 1 2007–present
2 Garidmagnai Bayasgalan 35 2 2003–2019
Donorovyn Lümbengarav 35 8 2000–2014
Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal 35 7 2009–2021
5 Naranbold Nyam-Osor 33 9 2014–present
6 Törböt Daginaa 28 2 2015–present
Tserenjavyn Enkhjargal 28 0 2000–2016
8 Baljinnyam Batbold 26 4 2018–present
Davaajav Battör 26 0 2016–2021
Ganboldyn Bilgüün 26 0 2013–present
Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon 26 1 2017–present
Ganbaataryn Tögsbayar 26 6 2003–2015

Top goalscorersEdit

Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Naranbold Nyam-Osor 9 33 {{#expr:9/33 round 2}} 2014–present
2 Donorovyn Lümbengarav 8 35 {{#expr:8/35 round 2}} 2003–2014
3 Tögöldör Mönkh-Erdengiin 7 24 {{#expr:7/24 round 2}} 2013–present
Norjmoogiin Tsedenbal 7 35 {{#expr:7/35 round 2}} 2009–2021
5 Ganbaataryn Tögsbayar 6 26 {{#expr:6/26 round 2}} 2003–2011
6 Oyuunbatyn Bayarjargal 4 10 {{#expr:4/10 round 2}} 2013–2018
Davaagiin Bayarzorig 4 19 {{#expr:4/19 round 2}} 2000–2007
Gankhuyag Serodyanjiv 4 22 {{#expr:4/22 round 2}} 2016–present
Baljinnyam Batbold 4 26 {{#expr:4/26 round 2}} 2018–present
10 Boldyn Buman-Uchral 3 11 {{#expr:3/11 round 2}} 2000–2005
Narmandakh Artag 3 19 {{#expr:3/19 round 2}} 2018–present

Competitive recordEdit

FIFA World CupEdit

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1930 Team did not exist Team did not exist
Template:Flagicon 1934
Template:Flagicon 1938
Template:Flagicon 1950
Template:Flagicon 1954
Template:Flagicon 1958
Template:Flagicon 1962 Not a member of FIFA Not a member of FIFA
Template:Flagicon 1966
Template:Flagicon 1970
Template:Flagicon 1974
Template:Flagicon 1978
Template:Flagicon 1982
Template:Flagicon 1986
Template:Flagicon 1990
Template:Flagicon 1994
Template:Flagicon 1998
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2002 Did not qualify 6 0 1 5 2 22
Template:Flagicon 2006 2 0 0 2 0 13
Template:Flagicon 2010 2 0 0 2 2 9
Template:Flagicon 2014 2 1 0 1 1 2
Template:Flagicon 2018 2 0 0 2 1 5
Template:Flagicon 2022 10 3 0 7 6 29
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2026 2 0 0 2 0 2
Template:FlagiconTemplate:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 2030 To be determined To be determined
Template:Flagicon 2034
Total Template:Tooltip 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 4 1 21 12 82

AFC Asian CupEdit

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 1956 to Template:Flagicon 1996 Not an AFC member Not an AFC member
Template:Flagicon 2000 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 10
Template:Flagicon 2004 2 1 1 0 5 0
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2011 Did not qualify AFC Challenge Cup
Template:Flagicon 2015
Template:Flagicon 2019 2 0 0 2 1 5
Template:Flagicon 2023 13 4 0 9 8 31
Template:Flagicon 2027 4 1 0 3 3 6
Total 0 Titles 0/17 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 6 1 17 18 52

AFC Solidarity CupEdit

AFC Solidarity Cup record
Year Round Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 2016 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
2020 Cancelled
Total Best: Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5

AFC Challenge CupEdit

AFC Challenge Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 2006 Did not participate Did not participate
Template:Flagicon 2008
Template:Flagicon 2010 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 3
Template:Flagicon 2012 2 1 0 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 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 GamesEdit

Asian Games record
Year Result M W D L GF GA
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1951-1994 Did not participate
Template:Flagicon 1998 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 26
Template:Flagicon2002–present See Mongolia national under-23 football team
Total 1/13 2 0 0 2 0 26

EAFF E-1 Football ChampionshipEdit

EAFF E-1 Football Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
Template:Flagicon 2003 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 2 16
Template:Flagicon 2005 4 1 1 2 4 13
Template:Flagicon 2008 2 0 1 1 0 7
Template:Flagicon 2010 3 2 0 1 6 3
Template:Flagicon 2013 Suspended by EAFF Suspended by EAFF
Template:Flagicon 2015 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 6 5
Template:Flagicon 2017 3 1 1 1 10 4
Template:Flagicon 2019 6 2 1 3 17 13
Template:Flagicon 2022 Did not participate Not held
Template:Flagicon 2025 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 7
Template:Flagicon 2028 To be determined
Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined
Total 0 Titles 0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 6 3 10 28 48

NotesEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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