FC Ulaanbaatar

Full name	Football Club Ulaanbaatar
Nickname(s)	The Red Knights
Short name	FCUB
Founded	2010; 15 years ago
Ground	MFF Football Centre
Capacity	5,000
Manager	Andreas Spier
League	Mongolian Premier League
2024–25	3rd of 10
Home colours	Away colours
Home colours	Away colours
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FC Ulaanbaatar (Mongolian: ФС Улаанбаатар) is a professional football club based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The club currently competes in the Mongolian Premier League. It is a two-time champion of the league since its founding in 2010.

History

FC Ulaanbaatar was founded in 2010. They participated in the Mongolia Premier League for the first time the following season. That year, the club defeated Ulaanbaatar DS 1–0 in the championship final to win the title. Over the next decade, the club finished as runners-up in 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2021–22 before capturing their second title after twelve years in 2022–23 under head coach Vojislav Bralušić.^[1] That year, the club also won the MFF Cup for the first time to complete the double.^[2]

AFC Cup debut

By virtue of their league championship in 2022–23, FC Ulaanbaatar earned the right to participate in continental competition for the first time. The team entered the 2023–24 AFC Cup and were placed into Group I with Macau's Chao Pak Kei and Taiwan Steel and Taichung Futuro of Taiwan.^[3] FC Ulaanbaatar won its first match in the competition, a 3 –1 victory over Taiwan Steel on 21 September 2023.^[4] With the win, FC Ulaanbaatar became the first Mongolian club to win a match in the final round of the AFC Cup.^[5] Ultimately, the club would fail to advance to the next round, being edged out by Taichung Futuro on goal-difference with both clubs sitting at twelve points.^[6]

Domestic history

Key

Champion Runners-up 3rd Place

Season	League									Federation Cup
Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Federation Cup
2011^[7]	1st	1	14	6	3	5	35	24	21
2012^[8]	1st	6	12	4	0	8	17	32	12	Semi-final
2013^[9]	1st	3	12	5	2	5	21	23	17
2014^[10]	1st	5	12	4	1	7	25	22	13
2015^[11]	1st	2	16	11	0	5	40	24	33	Runners-up
2016^[12]	1st	6	18	6	5	7	33	41	23	Round of 16
2017^[13]	1st	8	18	5	2	11	26	31	17	Runners-up
2018^[14]	1st	2	18	10	7	1	41	17	37	Round of 16
2019^[15]	1st	7	22	8	5	9	47	37	29	Round of 16
2020^[16]	1st	2	18	12	2	4	56	22	38
2021^[17]	1st	4	18	9	6	3	34	16	33
2021–22^[18]	1st	2	18	13	2	3	56	18	38
2022–23^[19]	1st	1	24	21	2	1	93	108	62	Winner
2023–24^[20]	1st	4	27	15	1	11	70	40	46	Semi-final
2024–25^[21]	1st	3	27	15	6	6	65	40	51

Continental record

Scores list FC Ulaanbaatar’s goal tally first.

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2023	AFC Cup	Group I
			Taiwan Steel	3–1^[22]	0–3^[23]	3–4
			Chao Pak Kei	1–0^[24]	1–0^[25]	2–0
			Taichung Futuro	0–2^[26]	2–1^[6]	2–3
Continental Totals
Played	Win	Draw	Loss	GF	GA	GD
6	4	0	2	7	7	0

Players

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MNG	Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan
3	DF	MNG	Turbat Daginaa
4	DF	MNG	Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od
5	MF	MNG	Ganduulga Ganbaatar
6	DF	MNG	Amgalanbat Batbaatar
7	FW	UZB	Sardorbek Matmuratov
8	MF	MNG	Uuganbayar Purevsuren
9	FW	MNG	Oyunbaatar Mijiddorj
10	FW	MNG	Baljinnyam Batbold
11	MF	UZB	Islom Shodmonov
12	DF	MNG	Oyunbaatar Otgonbayar


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	SRB	Saša Teofanov
17	MF	MNG	Gantogtokh Gantuya
18	DF	MNG	Munkh-Erdene Lkhagvasuren
19	DF	MNG	Tsogt-Ochir Jargaltuya
22	MF	SRB	Nemanja Krusevac
23	MF	MNG	Dulguun Amaraa
24	MF	MNG	Unur-Erdene Erdenechimeg
26	MF	MNG	Temuujin Altansukh
28	DF	SRB	Dušan Cirković
29	GK	MNG	Munkhsuld Battseren
30	GK	MNG	Chuluunbor Sengetsamba

Managerial history

Name	Nat.	Tenure	Ref.
Battulga Nasan-Ulzii	Mongolia	2011–2013
Jun Fukuda	Japan	2014–2017	^[27]
Marco Ragini	San Marino	2018–2019	^[28]
Ganbat Bekhbat	Mongolia	2019–2020
Vojislav Bralušić	Serbia	2022 – April 2024	^[29]^[30]
Andreas Spier	Germany	August 2024 – present	^[30]

Honours

Mongolian Premier League^[31]
- Winners (2): 2011, 2023
- Runners-up (4): 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022
MFF Super Cup
- Winners (2): 2020, 2023
- Runners-up (3): 2011, 2015, 2022
MFF Cup
- Winners (1): 2023
- Runners-up (2): 2015, 2017^[32]

References

^ "How FC Ulaanbaatar recaptured the Mongolian Premier League title". FIFA. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Grimm, Justin (13 August 2023). "2023 MFF Cup: Ulaanbaatar Wins First Title". Mongolian Football Central. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ "AFC Cup 2023-24: Group stage draw to be held on August 24, Australian clubs to feature for first time". The Hindu Sportstar. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ "Group I: FC Ulaanbaatar (MNG) 3-1 Tainan City FC (TPE)". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ ЧИНЗОРИГ, У. ""Улаанбаатар" клуб "AFC Cup" тэмцээнд Тайванийн "Тайнан Сити" багийг 3:1-ээр хожлоо" (in Mongolian). UB.Life. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Group I: Loss to Ulaanbaatar fails to stop Taichung Futuro". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2011". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Stokkermans, Karel; Schöggl, Hans. "Mongolia 2012". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2013". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2014". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2015". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2016". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2017". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2019". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2020". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2021". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2021/22". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2022/23". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2023/24". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2024/25". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "FC Ulaanbaatar 3 - 1 Tainan City FC". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Tainan City FC 3 FC Ulaanbaatar 0". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ "Group I: FC Ulaanbaatar(MGL) 1-0 Must CPK (MAC)". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
^ "Group I: Must CPK (MAC) 0-1 FC Ulaanbaatar (MNG)". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^ "FC Ulaanbaatar 0 TFA Futuro 2". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 2023-10-15. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ Grimm, Justin (7 February 2018). "Jun Fukuda Leaves FC Ulaanbaatar for Laotian Champions". Mongolian Football Central. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Accoronni, Eduardo (December 2020). "Intervista a Marco Ragini: Alla scoperta della Mongolia" (in Italian). All Asian Football. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Grimm, Justin (22 October 2020). "2021 Transfer Tracker (Updated)". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Grimm, Justin (18 August 2024). "FCU Announces UEFA Pro as New Manager". Mongolian Football Central. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
^ Morrison, Neil; Zlotkowski, Andre. "Mongolia – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Ulaanbaatar City FC wins Federation Cup 2017" (Press release). 2017-10-11. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2018-02-24 – via pressreader.com.

External links

MFF profile

[Ulaanbaatar_recaptured-1] "How FC Ulaanbaatar recaptured the Mongolian Premier League title". FIFA. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[2023_MFF_Cup-2] Grimm, Justin (13 August 2023). "2023 MFF Cup: Ulaanbaatar Wins First Title". Mongolian Football Central. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[AFC_Cup_2023-24:_Group_stage_draw-3] "AFC Cup 2023-24: Group stage draw to be held on August 24, Australian clubs to feature for first time". The Hindu Sportstar. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Group_I-4] "Group I: FC Ulaanbaatar (MNG) 3-1 Tainan City FC (TPE)". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

["Улаанбаатар"_клуб_"AFC_Cup"-5] ЧИНЗОРИГ, У. ""Улаанбаатар" клуб "AFC Cup" тэмцээнд Тайванийн "Тайнан Сити" багийг 3:1-ээр хожлоо" (in Mongolian). UB.Life. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[fails_to_stop_Taichung_Futuro-6] "Group I: Loss to Ulaanbaatar fails to stop Taichung Futuro". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

[Mongolia_2011-7] Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2011". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2012-8] Stokkermans, Karel; Schöggl, Hans. "Mongolia 2012". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2013-9] Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2013". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2014-10] Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2014". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2015-11] Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2015". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2016-12] Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2016". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2017-13] Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2017". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2018-14] Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2019-15] Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2019". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2020-16] Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2020". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2021-17] Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2021". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2021/22-18] Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2021/22". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2022/23-19] Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2022/23". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2023/24-20] Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2023/24". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Mongolia_2024/25-21] Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2024/25". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[FC_Ulaanbaatar_3_-_1_Tainan_City_FC-22] "FC Ulaanbaatar 3 - 1 Tainan City FC". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[Tainan_City_FC_3_FC_Ulaanbaatar_0-23] "Tainan City FC 3 FC Ulaanbaatar 0". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2023.

[FC_Ulaanbaatar_1-0_Must_CPK-24] "Group I: FC Ulaanbaatar(MGL) 1-0 Must CPK (MAC)". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

[Must_CPK_0-1_FC_Ulaanbaatar-25] "Group I: Must CPK (MAC) 0-1 FC Ulaanbaatar (MNG)". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

[FC_Ulaanbaatar_0_TFA_Futuro_2-26] "FC Ulaanbaatar 0 TFA Futuro 2". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 2023-10-15. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[Jun_Fukuda_Leaves_FC_Ulaanbaatar-27] Grimm, Justin (7 February 2018). "Jun Fukuda Leaves FC Ulaanbaatar for Laotian Champions". Mongolian Football Central. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Alla_scoperta_della_Mongolia-28] Accoronni, Eduardo (December 2020). "Intervista a Marco Ragini: Alla scoperta della Mongolia" (in Italian). All Asian Football. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[Transfer_Tracker-29] Grimm, Justin (22 October 2020). "2021 Transfer Tracker (Updated)". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[UEFA_Pro-30] Grimm, Justin (18 August 2024). "FCU Announces UEFA Pro as New Manager". Mongolian Football Central. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

[List_of_Champions-31] Morrison, Neil; Zlotkowski, Andre. "Mongolia – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[32] "Ulaanbaatar City FC wins Federation Cup 2017" (Press release). 2017-10-11. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2018-02-24 – via pressreader.com.

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