Deren FC

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Deren
Deren FC Logo.png
Full nameDeren Football Club
Founded2008;17 years ago (2008)
Ground MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
Capacity5,000
ChairmanMunkhchuluun Garam
League Mongolian Premier League
2024–25 Mongolian Premier League, 4th of 10
Website www.fcderen.com

Deren FC is a professional football club based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The club was founded in 2008 and currently plays in the Mongolian Premier League, making their debut appearance in the 2015 season. [1]

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The club was originally established as a youth academy. The decision to participate in the professional competition was made to provide the youth players with the opportunity to represent the Mongolian national team.

This local focus has been maintained to this day and has earned the club the reputation of being "The Nationals' Team" ("Монголын баг"). [2] Their women's team plays in the Women's National Football League.

History

Domestic history

As of match played 10 September 2015
SeasonLeagueDomestic CupTop goalscorerManagers
Div.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPNameLeague
2015 1st 7th16231124569- Vojislav Bralušić
2016 1st 5th18819282725RU Vojislav Bralušić
2017 1st 4th18927181529SF Vojislav Bralušić
2018 1st 5th18873411531R16 Vojislav Bralušić
2019 1st 5th221057412835QFPaulo Jorge Silva
2020 1st 6th181035402133CancelledPaulo Jorge Silva
2021 1st 2nd181125321935CancelledPaulo Jorge Silva
2021–22 1st 4th181026422632CancelledMunkhbat Purevdorj (Jun 21 - Nov 21) / Marek Fabula (Feb 22)
2022–23 1st 2nd241536762948SFMarek Fabula (Feb 22 - Dec 22) / Munkhbat Chimedorj (Dec 22)
2023–24 1st 3rd271566803251SFMunkhbat Chimedorj (Dec 22 - Dec 23 / Pedro Portela Pinto de Miranda (Jan 24)
2024–25 1st 4th
2025–26 1st

Stadium

The club currently plays its home matches at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar. The stadium, which opened in 2006, was renovated in 2013 by Deren FC's parent company, Deren Naran LLC, in collaboration with a Dutch partner, and now has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. [3]

Special Features

Deren FC is the only football club in Mongolia that owns its own football infrastructure and, thanks to its club-owned Airdome, can independently conduct both summer and winter training.

Additionally, the club is currently building a sports hotel with training facilities next to the full-size Airdome (114 x 82 x 29 meters) funded by FIFA and managed by the Mongolian Football Federation in Aimag Töv, about 40 kilometers outside of Ulaanbaatar. [4] This makes Deren FC the only club in Mongolia that can independently offer and organize accommodation and training camps for foreign football teams. The new sports facility is expected to be completed in the spring of 2025.

Honours

Current squad

As of 22 October 2024

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Sereekhuu Batmagnai
2 FW Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Tuvshinjargal Dulguun
3 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Bat-Erdene Uuganbat
6 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Ganbat Dulguun
8 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Baljinnyam Batmunkh
9 FW Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Munkhsaikhan Munkhkhuslen
10 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Tuvshinjargal David
11 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Funami Yutaro
12 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon
15 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Gan-Erdene Erdenebat
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 FW Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Altanchimeg Purevsuren
19 FW Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Tseveensuren Dalaitseren
20 FW Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Usukh-Ireedui Baatar
22 GK Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Jargalsaikhan Saikhanjargal
23 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Enkhbold Erkhembayar
24 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Naranbat Anand
33 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Naranbaatar Khashchuluun
37 DF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Hwi-han Kim
77 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Enkhbayar Molor

References

  1. Stokkermans, Karel (2021): Mongolia 2015. Under participation of Justin Grimm & Martin Arenlind. In: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, last updated 16.06.2021. Online under https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mong2015.html, last checked on 23.10.2024.
  2. Munkhbaatar, Iveel (15.09.2024): Walter Leonhardt: If you come, we're sure to win. In: The UB Post, 15.09.2024. Online under Walter Leonhardt: If you come, we're sure to win, last checked on 22.10.2024.
  3. Myadagbadam, J. (2013): Хөлбөмбөгийн шинэ цэнгэлдэх хүрээлэн нээлтээ хийнэ. In: Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB), 10.10.2013. Online under Archivierte Seite auf mnb.mn, last checked on 22.10.2024.
  4. Unbekannter Autor (2023): FIFA Forward-funded Air Dome brings Mongolian players in from the cold. Football development In: Inside FIFA, 11.03.2022. Online under https://inside.fifa.com/football-development/news/fifa-forward-funded-air-dome-brings-mongolian-players-in-from-the-cold, last checked on 23.10.2024.
  5. Grimm, Justin (2022): Deren FC Wins Super Cup 2022. In: Mongolian Football Central, 11.03.2022. Online under https://www.mongolianfootball.com/single-post/deren-fc-wins-super-cup-2022, last checked on 23.10.2024.