FC Ulaanbaatar

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Ulaanbaatar
FC Ulaanbaatar Logo.png
Full nameFootball Club Ulaanbaatar
Nickname(s)The Red Knights
Short nameFCUB
Founded2010;14 years ago (2010)
Ground MFF Football Centre
Capacity5,000
Manager Andreas Spier
League Mongolian Premier League
2023-24 4th of 10
Soccerball current event.svg 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.

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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

SeasonLeagueFederation Cup
Div.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAP
2011 [7] 1st 114635352421
2012 [8] 1st 612408173212Semi-final
2013 [9] 1st 312525212317
2014 [10] 1st 512417252213
2015 [11] 1st 2161105402433Runners-up
2016 [12] 1st 618657334123Round of 16
2017 [13] 1st 8185211263117Runners-up
2018 [14] 1st 2181071411737Round of 16
2019 [15] 1st 722859473729Round of 16
2020 [16] 1st 2181224562238
2021 [17] 1st 418963341633
2021–22 [18] 1st 2181323561838
2022–23 [19] 1st 12421219310862Winner
2023–24 [20] 1st 42715111704046Semi-final
2024–25 [21] 1st

Continental record

Scores list FC Ulaanbaatar’s goal tally first.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2023 AFC Cup Group I
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taiwan Steel 3–1 [22] 0–3 [23] 3–4
Flag of Macau.svg Chao Pak Kei 1–0 [24] 1–0 [25] 2–0
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taichung Futuro 0–2 [26] 2–1 [6] 2–3
Continental Totals
PlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGD
6402770

Players

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan
3 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Turbat Daginaa
4 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od
5 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Ganduulga Ganbaatar
6 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Amgalanbat Batbaatar
7 FW Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Sardorbek Matmuratov
8 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Uuganbayar Purevsuren
9 FW Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Oyunbaatar Mijiddorj
10 FW Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Baljinnyam Batbold
11 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Islom Shodmonov
12 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Oyunbaatar Otgonbayar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Saša Teofanov
17 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Gantogtokh Gantuya
18 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Munkh-Erdene Lkhagvasuren
19 DF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Tsogt-Ochir Jargaltuya
22 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Nemanja Krusevac
23 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Dulguun Amaraa
24 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Unur-Erdene Erdenechimeg
26 MF Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Temuujin Altansukh
28 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Dušan Cirković
29 GK Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Munkhsuld Battseren
30 GK Flag of Mongolia.svg  MNG Chuluunbor Sengetsamba

Managerial history

NameNat.TenureRef.
Battulga Nasan-Ulzii Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia2011–2013
Jun Fukuda Flag of Japan.svg Japan2014–2017 [27]
Marco Ragini Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino2018–2019 [28]
Ganbat Bekhbat Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia2019–2020
Vojislav Bralušić Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia2022 – April 2024 [29] [30]
Andreas Spier Flag of Germany.svg GermanyAugust 2024 – present [30]

Honours

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