Bulgan SP Falcons
{{Short description|Association football club in Mongolia}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = SP Falcons
| image = SP_Falcons.png
| fullname = Selenge Press Falcons
| nickname = The Falcons
| founded = {{Start date and age|2003}}
| ground = MFF Football Centre[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/mongolia/selenge-press-klub/venue/ Selenge Press venue]{{dead link|date=August 2020}} at Soccerway
| capacity = 5,000
| owner = Amartuvshin Bold
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Arthur Ferreira
| league = Mongolian Premier League
| season = 2023–24
| position = Mongolian Premier League, 1st of 10 (Champions)
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| current = 2024–25 Mongolian Premier League
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Selenge Press Falcons,{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/sp-falcons-win-kicks-off-mongolian-premier-league|title=SP Falcons win kicks off Mongolian Premier League|date=1 July 2020|website=the-afc.com|accessdate=24 April 2021|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422171502/https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/sp-falcons-win-kicks-off-mongolian-premier-league|url-status=live}} simply known as SP Falcons, (currently known as Bulgan SP Falcons for sponsorship reasons), is a Mongolian professional football club, competing in the Mongolian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://the-mff.mn/|title=Mongolia Football Federation|date=21 September 2011|website=the-mff.mn|accessdate=24 April 2021|language=mn|archive-date=22 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622123733/https://www.the-mff.mn/mn|url-status=live}}[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mong2012.html Mongolia 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209100843/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mong2012.html |date=2023-02-09 }} at RSSSF Although all clubs in the Mongolian Premier League play in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, Bulgan is a town in the north of Mongolia, and Bulgan and Selenge are two northern provinces of Mongolia.
History
In 2024, SP Falcons qualified to their first ever AFC competitions, the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League after winning the 2023–24 Mongolian Premier League title. The club was then drawn in Group E alongside Southeast Asian team, Madura United from Indonesia and Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng from Cambodia where SP Falcons hosted the group. The club manage to get 1 points in the tournament after a goalless draw with Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng but fall to a 2–1 defeat to Madura United thus finishing in last place.
Foundation
Founded in 2003, SP Falcons are one of the teams representing capital Ulaanbaatar in MNPL.{{cite web |date=21 September 2011 |title=Mongolia Football Federation |url=https://the-mff.mn/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422025540/https://the-mff.mn/ |archive-date=22 April 2021 |accessdate=24 April 2021 |website=the-mff.mn |language=mn}}
Stadium
The team plays their home games at the MFF Football Centre, which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.{{cite web |date=1 July 2020 |title=SP Falcons win kicks off Mongolian Premier League |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/sp-falcons-win-kicks-off-mongolian-premier-league |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422171502/https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/sp-falcons-win-kicks-off-mongolian-premier-league |archive-date=22 April 2021 |accessdate=24 April 2021 |website=the-afc.com}}
Players
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=MNG|pos=GK|name=Erdenesukh Erdenebat}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=Taiyo Toyoda}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Thiago Tomias}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=MNG|pos=DF|name=Sukhbat Dulguun}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=MNG|pos=DF|name=Lkhagvasuren Altansukh}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=MNG|pos=FW|name=Batkhishig Mygmar}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=MNG|pos=MF|name=Batbold Bat-Erdene}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=MNG|pos=MF|name=Jansyerik Maratkhan}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=MNG|pos=MF|name=Mönkh-Erdengiin Tögöldör}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Vlademir Everton}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=MNG|pos=MF|name=S. Otgontsagaan}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=Shoya Nagata}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Thiago Bahiense}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SRB|pos=MF|name=Nemanja Kruševac}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=MNG|pos=MF|name=Enkhorgil Otgonbaatar}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=MNG|pos=GK|name=Tsenguun Khandaa}}
{{Fs player|no=71|nat=RUS|pos=FW|name=Daniil Musatkin}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=André Ferreira}}
{{Fs player|no=96|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Almeida Silva}}
{{Fs player|no=98|nat=MNG|pos=FW|name=N.N. Khosebayar}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=MNG|pos=FW|name=Namsrai Baatartsogt}}
{{Fs end}}
Domestic history
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! rowspan="2" | Season ! colspan="9" | League ! rowspan="2" | Mongolia Cup ! colspan="2" | Top goalscorer ! rowspan="2" | Manager |
| Div.
! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P ! Name ! League |
|---|
| 2023–24
|align=center|1st |align=center|1 |align=center|26 |align=center|21 |align=center|2 |align=center|4 |align=center|85 |align=center|18 |align=center|65 |align=center|win |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |
| 2024–25
|align=center|1st |align=center|- |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |
Continental record
Scores list SP Falcons’s goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Season ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Competition ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Round ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Opponent ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Home ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Away ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Aggregate |
| rowspan=2|2024–25
| rowspan=2|AFC Challenge League | rowspan=2|Group E | {{flagicon|IDN}} Madura United |colspan=3; align=center style="background:#ffffdd; |0–0 |
| {{flagicon|CAM}} Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng
|colspan=3; align=center style="background:#fdd;"|1–2 |
| colspan=7; style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Total |
|---|
| style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Played
! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Win ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Draw ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|Loss ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|GF ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|GA ! style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#D62E1D; border:2px solid #000000"|GD |
| align=center| 2
|align=center| 0 |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2 |align=center| -1 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Mongolia Premier League}}
{{Mongolian Football League}}
Category:2003 establishments in Mongolia