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.
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 | ||
Head coach | Ichiro Otsuka | ||
Captain | Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar | ||
Most caps | Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar (42) | ||
Top scorer | Lümbengarav Donorov Nyam-Osor Naranbold (8)[1][2] | ||
Home stadium | MFF Football Centre | ||
FIFA code | MNG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 191 1 (4 April 2024)[3] | ||
Highest | 160 (August 2011) | ||
Lowest | 205 (July 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) |
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.
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.[5] 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. This came after the second round matches had been played; therefore, Mongolia did not advance in the competition.[6]
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.[7] Being drawn in Group B alongside Sri Lanka, Macau, and Laos, [8] 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.[9]
Mongolia than 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[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] Mongolia's 9–0 result over the Northern Mariana Islands set the current team record for largest margin of victory[13]
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.[14] 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.[15] This win meant that the national team competed in Asian Cup qualifying in the third-round where they only would get the one win against Yemen.
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.[16] They were welcomed back to the federation at the 7th Ordinary Congress and 41st and 42nd Executive Committee Meeting of the EAFF.[17]
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.[19]
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.[20]
Kelme is currently the official jerseys sponsor for the team from 2023
Mongolia plays their home matches at the MFF Football Centre, a 5,000 capacity stadium in Ulaanbaatar. The stadium boasts an artificial playing surface.[21]
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
28 March Unofficial friendly | Mongolia | 1–6 | Dinamo Batumi | Batumi, Georgia |
Stadium: Adjarabet Arena |
9 June 2023 Intercontinental Cup | India | 2-0 | Mongolia | Bhubaneswar, India |
19:30 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand) |
12 June 2023 Intercontinental Cup | Mongolia | 0–0 | Lebanon | Bhubaneswar, India |
16:30 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Referee: Ramachandran Venkatesh (India) |
15 June 2023 Intercontinental Cup | Vanuatu | 1–0 | Mongolia | Bhubaneswar, India |
16:30 UTC+5:30 | Gantuya 46' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand) |
12 October 2026 World Cup qualification | Afghanistan | 1–0 | Mongolia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
16:00 UTC+5 |
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Report | Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 1,456 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman) |
17 October 2026 World Cup qualification | Mongolia | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | Afghanistan | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
15:00 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: MFF Football Centre Attendance: 2,185 Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran) |
22 March 2024 2024 FIFA World Series | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | Mongolia | Baku, Azerbaijan |
20:00 UTC+4 | Mustafazadə 90+1' | Report | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Referee: Zorbay Küçük (Turkey) |
25 March 2024 2024 FIFA World Series | Tanzania | 3–0 | Mongolia | Baku, Azerbaijan |
17:00 UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 146 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev (Azerbaijan) |
7 June Friendly | Mongolia | v | Cambodia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
18:30 UTC+7 | Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium |
11 June Friendly | Cambodia | v | Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
17:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: MFF Football Centre |
September 2027 Asian Cup qualification | TBD | v | Mongolia | TBD |
September 2027 Asian Cup qualification | Mongolia | v | TBD | TBD |
9-19 November or 7-17 December 2025 EAFF E-1 Preliminary | TBC | v | Mongolia | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
--:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: National Stadium |
9-19 November or 7-17 December 2025 EAFF E-1 Preliminary | Mongolia | v | TBC | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
--:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: National Stadium |
9-19 November or 7-17 December 2025 EAFF E-1 Preliminary | TBC | v | Mongolia | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
--:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: National Stadium |
Position | Name |
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Team Manager | Junya Kuroda |
Head Coach | Ichiro Otsuka |
Assistant coach | Katsumi Endō |
Assistant coach | Hayato Hayami |
Goalkeeper coach | Takashi Yasumoto |
Team Doctor | Toshiyuki Minamisawa |
Physiotherapist | Jun Satō |
Media Officer | Katsuya Yoshino |
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 |
National football team does not exist | |||||
Lkhamsürengiin Dorjsüren | 1993, 1998[22] | 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[23] | May 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | |
Toshiaki Imai[24] | October 2016 – January 2017 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% | |
Michael Weiß[25] | March 2017 – 24 January 2020 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 26.3% | |
Vojislav Bralušić (interim)[26] | 27 January 2020 – 18 September 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |
Rastislav Božik[27] | 18 September 2020 – 8 April 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | |
Shuichi Mase | 8 April 2021–17 December 2021[28][29] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
Otsuka Ichiro | 17 December 2021–[29] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
The following players were named in the squad for the Away and Home Friendly Matches between 7 and 11 June 2024.[30]
Caps and goals are correct as of 7-11 June 2024, after the match against Cambodia
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan | 17 October 1995 | 19 | 0 | Ulaanbaatar | |
GK | Sereekhua Batmagni | 24 July 2002 | 0 | 0 | Deren | |
GK | Tsenguun Khandaa | 25 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | Ulaanbaatar City | |
DF | Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon | 30 January 1999 | 18 | 1 | Deren | |
DF | Bayartsengel Purevdorj | 26 January 1997 | 8 | 0 | Khovd | |
DF | Uuganbat Bat-Erdene | 9 February 1997 | 3 | 0 | Deren | |
DF | Filip Chinzorig | 13 February 2003 | 2 | 0 | Brentford F.C.]] | |
DF | Temuujin Volodya | 29 December 1993 | 1 | 0 | Khangarid | |
MF | Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar | 22 February 1990 | 42 | 1 | Deren | |
MF | Ganbayar Ganbold | 3 September 2000 | 10 | 2 | KFC Komárno | |
MF | Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od | 23 January 2002 | 7 | 0 | Ulaanbaatar | |
MF | Gantogtokh Gantuya | 30 November 1995 | 5 | 0 | Ulaanbaatar | |
MF | Purevsuren Uuganbayar | 8 October 2001 | 5 | 0 | Ulaanbaatar | |
MF | Batbaatar Amgalanbat | 21 January 2001 | 3 | 0 | Ulaanbaatar | |
MF | Tserenbat Baasanjav | 31 December 1999 | 3 | 0 | Deren | |
MF | Baljinnyam Batmönkh | 10 December 1999 | 3 | 0 | Deren | |
MF | Ankhbayar Sodmönkh | 7 October 2004 | 3 | 0 | Brera Ilch | |
MF | Unur-Erdene Erdenechimeg | 6 January 1999 | 2 | 0 | Ulaanbaatar | |
FW | Baljinnyam Batbold | 8 November 1999 | 26 | 4 | Ulaanbaatar | |
FW | Dölgöön Amaraa | 20 February 2001 | 12 | 1 | Deren | |
FW | Namsrai Baatartsogt | 21 November 1998 | 6 | 0 | Ulaanbaatar City | |
FW | Munkh-Erdene Batkhyag | 9 February 1991 | 3 | 0 | Free agent | |
FW | Ganbat Buyannemekh | 13 June 2003 | 2 | 0 | Kharaatsai |
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 | Bilgüün Ganbold | 12 April 1991 | 26 | 0 | Khaan Khuns-Erchim | v. Cambodia 7-11 June 2024 |
DF | Oyunbaatar Otgonbayar | 3 September 1993 | 10 | 0 | Ulaanbaatar City | v. Cambodia 7-11 June 2024 |
DF | Khashchuluun Naranbaatar | 5 August 2004 | 1 | 0 | Deren | v. Cambodia 7-11 June 2024 |
MF | Narmandakh Artag | 9 March 1997 | 19 | 3 | Falcons | v. Cambodia 7-11 June 2024 |
MF | Temüüjin Altansükh | 9 January 1997 | 5 | 1 | Ulaanbaatar City | v. Cambodia 7-11 June 2024 |
FW | Oyunbaataryn Mijiddorj | 22 August 1996 | 11 | 1 | Ulaanbaatar | v. Cambodia 7-11 June 2024 |
FW | Tuvshinjargal Dölgöön | 17 January 2003 | 4 | 0 | Deren | v. Cambodia 7-11 June 2024 |
FW | Temulen Uuganbat | 7 May 2005 | 2 | 0 | Deren | v. Cambodia 7-11 June 2024 |
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar | 42 | 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 | 29 | 8 | 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 |
Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Naranbold Nyam-Osor | 8 | 29 | 0.28 | 2014–present |
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 |
FIFA World Cup | Qualification | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | F | A | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
1930 to 1958 | Team did not exist | Team did not exist | ||||||||||||||||
1962 to 1998 | Not a member of FIFA | Not a member of FIFA | ||||||||||||||||
2002 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | |||||||||||
2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||
2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||
2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
2022 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 29 | ||||||||||||
2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
2030 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
2034 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 82 |
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 | ||
1956 to 1996 | Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | AFC Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||
2015 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
2023 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 29 | ||||||||||
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 record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2016 | 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 | |
2006 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
2008 | |||||||||||||||
2010 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
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 record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1951-1994 | Did not participate | |||||||
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 record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2003 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||
2005 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||
2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
2010 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
2013 | Suspended by EAFF | Suspended by EAFF | |||||||||||||
2015 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
2019 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | |||||||||
2022 | Did not participate | Not held | |||||||||||||
2025 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2028 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2030 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 48 |