FC Ulaanbaatar

Not to be confused with Ulaanbaatar City FC.
Ulaanbaatar
Full nameFootball Club Ulaanbaatar
Nickname(s)The Red Knights
Short nameFCUB
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
GroundMFF Football Centre
Capacity5,000
ManagerAndreas Spier
LeagueMongolian Premier League
2023-244th of 10
Current season

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
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P
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

Continental record

Scores list FC Ulaanbaatar’s goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2023 AFC Cup Group I
Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel 3–1[22] 0–3[23] 3–4
Macau Chao Pak Kei 1–0[24] 1–0[25] 2–0
Chinese Taipei 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 Mongolia MNG Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan
3 DF Mongolia MNG Turbat Daginaa
4 DF Mongolia MNG Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od
5 MF Mongolia MNG Ganduulga Ganbaatar
6 DF Mongolia MNG Amgalanbat Batbaatar
7 FW Uzbekistan UZB Sardorbek Matmuratov
8 MF Mongolia MNG Uuganbayar Purevsuren
9 FW Mongolia MNG Oyunbaatar Mijiddorj
10 FW Mongolia MNG Baljinnyam Batbold
11 MF Uzbekistan UZB Islom Shodmonov
12 DF Mongolia MNG Oyunbaatar Otgonbayar
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Serbia SRB Saša Teofanov
17 MF Mongolia MNG Gantogtokh Gantuya
18 DF Mongolia MNG Munkh-Erdene Lkhagvasuren
19 DF Mongolia MNG Tsogt-Ochir Jargaltuya
22 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Krusevac
23 MF Mongolia MNG Dulguun Amaraa
24 MF Mongolia MNG Unur-Erdene Erdenechimeg
26 MF Mongolia MNG Temuujin Altansukh
28 DF Serbia SRB Dušan Cirković
29 GK Mongolia MNG Munkhsuld Battseren
30 GK Mongolia 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

References

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