Mongolia national football team results

The Mongolia national football team represents Mongolia in international football under the control of the Mongolian Football Federation (MFF). Founded in 1959, the federation was inactive between 1961 and 1997 and the men's national team did not feature in any international fixtures during that time.[1] The federation was reorganised in 1997[2] and joined the AFC the same year.[3] In 1998 the federation became a full member of FIFA, the international governing body for the sport.[4][5] The MFF joined the EAFF as one of eight founding members in May 2002.[6] Because of the harsh climate and a lack of suitable venues, the team has hosted few home matches in the past. However, in 2002 the MFF, with assistance from FIFA, began developing facilities in the country, including the creation of the 5,000-seat MFF Football Centre, which will allow the team to play more matches in Mongolia.[5] About Mongolia's relatively low number of matches played, former national team player and coach Zorigtyn Battulga said, "Lack of games is a problem. No one will come to Mongolia in December and for us to fly to other countries is very expensive so it’s hard to arrange official matches."[7]

The National Sports Stadium was Mongolia's home stadium until the MFF Football Centre was constructed.[8]

After the MFF was formed, the men's national team competed in a tournament in Hanoi, North Vietnam which included the national teams of only communist states in Asia. Mongolia competed against China, North Korea, and North Vietnam, losing all three matches by a combined score of 3 to 19.[9][10] Mongolia competed at the East Asian Games in 1993, 1997, and 2001. Although the tournament was meant to be competed among under-23 teams,[11][12] Mongolia, Guam, and Macau were permitted to enter their full national teams in 2001.[13] Some evidence suggests that Mongolia was also permitted to enter its full national team in 1993 also but sources indicate that only North Korea fielded a team without age restrictions.[11] If the full national team competed in 1993, they recorded the team's first ever victory, either before or after FIFA membership, with a 4–3 win over Macau on 18 May.[14][15]

The Mongolia national team has historically competed only in official competitions such as the EAFF East Asian Championship, AFC Asian Cup qualification, and FIFA World Cup qualification since becoming members of FIFA.[10] The MFF was suspended by the EAFF from January 2011 to March 2014[16] and was therefore unable to compete in the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup.[17] Between February 2000 and October 2017, the team played only one FIFA international friendly. The match was a 1–8 defeat to Uzbekistan[10] in Tashkent on 28 February 2000. The team's first official goal was scored in the match by Tsagaantsooj Enkhtur[18] since Mongolia failed to score in its two matches at the 1998 Asian Games.[19] Mongolia did not play its second international friendly until 5 October 2017, a nearly 18-year break between the team's first and second matches. The match ended in a 2–4 defeat to Chinese Taipei.[20][21] After arranging another friendly in March 2018, this time against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur which resulted in the team's first non-loss in a friendly, the team took on Mauritius at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar for the team's first-ever home friendly and first time playing a non-AFC member.[22]

Mongolia recorded its first-ever FIFA victory on 24 February 2003 with a 2–0 result over Guam during the 2003 East Asian Football Championship. The team earned its second victory during 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification by a score of 5–0 over the same opponent.[5] That 5–0 scoreline remained Mongolia's largest margin of victory until July 2016 when the team beat the Northern Mariana Islands 8–0 during the 2017 EAFF East Asian Cup. The team broke its own record again in 2018 with a 9–0 victory over the same opponent.[20] Mongolia suffered one of its largest defeats in an official match with a 0–12 result against the Maldives during 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.[23] Mongolia's senior men's team lost 0–15 to Uzbekistan during the 1998 Asian Games, the team's largest-ever margin of defeat.[24][25]

Key

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of the match:
     – indicates Mongolia won the match
     – indicates Mongolia's opposition won the match
     – indicates the match ended in a draw

Pre-FIFA results

1960 Communist Tournament

FIFA results

Friendlies

1998 Asian Games

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifying

2001 East Asian Games

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying

2003 East Asian Football Championship

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifying

2006 FIFA World qualifying

2005 East Asian Football Championship

2008 East Asian Football Championship

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying

2010 East Asian Football Championship

2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying

2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying

2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying

2015 EAFF East Asian Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Timor-Leste won the first leg 4–1 and the second leg 1–0, thus winning 5–1 on aggregate and advancing to the Second Round. On 12 December 2017 FIFA awarded both matches 3–0 to Mongolia due to Timor-Leste fielding a total of nine ineligible players based on nationality.[26] However, this was long after the Second Round had been played so Timor-Leste advanced and Mongolia were not reinstated.

2017 EAFF East Asian Cup

2016 AFC Solidarity Cup

In April 2016, it was announced that Mongolia would participate in the inaugural 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. Each team was expected to participate in a minimum of three matches.[27] Mongolia was drawn into Group B alongside Sri Lanka, Macau, and Laos.[28] At the time of the draw, it was announced that the tournament would be held in Malaysia.[29] As part of preparation for the tournament, Mongolia played a friendly match against Hebei China Fortune, a club team from the Chinese Super League, during the team's training camp in China. The match ended in a 0–2 defeat.[30] Mongolia did not advance beyond the group stage after finishing third in Group B. The team recorded a defeat to Macau and a win over Sri Lanka but was defeated by Laos in the team's final match, a match from which they needed at least a draw to advance.[31] Mongolia's manager for the tournament was Toshiaki Imai of Japan.[32]

2019 EAFF E-1 Championship

First Preliminary Round

It was announced at the EAFF Annual Meeting in March 2018 that Mongolia would host Round 1 of qualification for the East Asian Football Championship. It would be the nation's first time hosting matches in any round of the tournament.[33] 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.[34] 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.[35] Mongolia's 9–0 result over the Northern Mariana Islands set a new team record for largest margin of victory, topping the previous record of 8–0 the team set against the same opponent in 2016.[36]

Second Preliminary Round

November 2018 (2018-11) Chinese Taipei v Mongolia
November 2018 (2018-11) North Korea v Mongolia
November 2018 (2018-11) Hong Kong v Mongolia

All-time record

Key

As of 12 October 2018[20]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Afghanistan100101−1
 Bangladesh201125−3
 Bhutan1010000
 China PR100116−5
 Chinese Taipei4013210−8
 Guam7412177+10
 Hong Kong2002016−16
 Kuwait1001011−11
 Laos301226−4
 Macau103251418−4
 Malaysia1010220
 Maldives2002013−13
 Mauritius100102−2
 Myanmar310214−3
 North Korea5005332−29
 North Vietnam100113−2
 Northern Mariana Islands4400251+24
 Philippines210123−1
 Saudi Arabia2002012−12
 Singapore100102−2
 South Korea100106−6
 Sri Lanka210123−1
 Timor-Leste200215−4
 Uzbekistan2002123−22
 Vietnam200205−5
Total631474276187−111

References

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  2. ↑ "Монголын хөлбөмбөгийн холбоо" (in Mongolian). new.mn. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Byambadorj, Lefever. "Mongolian Football Federation Organizes Symposium 2016". GoGo Mongolia. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "D. Zagdsuren Meets FIFA Specialist". Mongolia Economy. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Football in Mongolia" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ↑ ""The New Football" from East Asia to the World". EAFF. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Erchim FC Breaking New Ground for Ambitious Mongolia". The AFC. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Lim, Miakka. "Azkals now in Mongolia, tired but in high spirits". GMA Network. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Tom. "Tournaments for Asian Communist Nations 1956-1960". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 Courtney, Barrie. "Mongolia - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  11. 1 2 Bobrowsky, Josef. "1993 East Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Morrison, Neil. "1997 East Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  13. ↑ Morrison, Neil. "2001 East Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  14. ↑ Nanjid, D. "Б.Буман-Учрал: Хөлбөмбөгтөө хайртай болохоор одоо ч хамт явж байна" (in Mongolian). Sport Gold. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Schoolboy Leads Mongolia to Second-Ever Win". scmp.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Agenda and Decisions of 6th Ordinary Congress and 33rd and 34th Executive Committee Meeting". EAFF. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "EAFF East Asian Cup 2013 Final Competition/ EAFF Women's East Asian Cup 2013 Final Competition Press Release". EAFF. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Uzbekistan vs. Mongolia Friendly". Uzbekistan Football Federation. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  19. ↑ Courtney, Barrie. "1998 MATCHES-Asian". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  20. 1 2 3 "ELO-List of Mongolia Matches". ELO. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  21. ↑ Grimm, Justin. "Mongolia Loses to Taiwan, 2-4". Mongolia Football Central. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  22. ↑ Grimm, Justin. "Mongolia Suffers Disappointing Loss to Mauritius, 2-0". Mongolia Football Central. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  23. ↑ "Mongolia paving the way to the future". FIFA. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "Young Murun making Mongolian history". FIFA. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "Scots Experts Set to Coach Young Footballers in Mongolia in Bid to Attract New Talent". Mongolia Economy. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "Latest decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee". FIFA.com. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  27. ↑ "AFC Competitions Committee Decisions". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  28. ↑ "AFC Solidarity Cup Malaysia 2016 Draw Details Announced". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  29. ↑ "Shaikh Salman Hails Launch of AFC Solidarity Cup". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  30. ↑ "МАНАЙ ШИГШЭЭ, МАНУЭЛЬ ПЕЛЛЕГРИНИГИЙН БАГТАЙ ТОГЛОЛОО" (in Mongolian). Mongolia Football Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  31. ↑ "Laos Reach AFC Solidarity Cup Semis At Expense of Mongolia". The AFC. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  32. ↑ "Imai Pleased With Mongolia's Fortuitous Win Over Sri Lanka". The AFC. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  33. ↑ Grimm, Justin. "Mongolia to Host Round 1 of 2019 EAFF Championship Qualificaiton". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  34. ↑ "One Point Needed to Compete in the Second Round for the First Time". montsame.mn. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  35. ↑ "Mongolia progress to Qualifiers Round 2". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  36. ↑ Grimm, Justin. "Who is Bajinnyam Batbold?". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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