FC Ulaanbaatar
{{Short description|Association football club in Mongolia}}
{{distinguish|Ulaanbaatar City FC}}
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| fullname = Football Club Ulaanbaatar
| short name = FCUB
| founded = {{Start date and age|2010}}
| nickname = The Red Knights
| ground = MFF Football Centre
| capacity = 5,000
| chairman =
| manager = Andreas Spier
| league = Mongolian Premier League
| season = 2023-24
| current = 2023–24 Mongolian National Premier League
| position = 4th of 10
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FC Ulaanbaatar ({{langx|mn|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.{{cite web |title=How FC Ulaanbaatar recaptured the Mongolian Premier League title |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/how-fc-ulaanbaatar-recaptured-the-mongolian-premier-league-title |publisher=FIFA |access-date=25 August 2023}} That year, the club also won the MFF Cup for the first time to complete the double.{{cite web |last1=Grimm |first1=Justin |title=2023 MFF Cup: Ulaanbaatar Wins First Title |date=13 August 2023 |url=https://www.mongolianfootball.com/single-post/2023-mff-cup-ulaanbaatar-wins-first-title |publisher=Mongolian Football Central |access-date=25 August 2023 |archive-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813151125/https://www.mongolianfootball.com/single-post/2023-mff-cup-ulaanbaatar-wins-first-title |url-status=live }}
= 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.{{cite web |title=AFC Cup 2023-24: Group stage draw to be held on August 24, Australian clubs to feature for first time |date=21 August 2023 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/afc-cup-2023-24-group-stage-draw-to-be-held-on-august-24-australian-clubs-to-feature-36-participating-teams/article67218681.ece |publisher=The Hindu Sportstar |access-date=25 August 2023 |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824145855/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/afc-cup-2023-24-group-stage-draw-to-be-held-on-august-24-australian-clubs-to-feature-36-participating-teams/article67218681.ece |url-status=live }} FC Ulaanbaatar won its first match in the competition, a 3
–1 victory over Taiwan Steel on 21 September 2023.{{cite web |title=Group I: FC Ulaanbaatar (MNG) 3-1 Tainan City FC (TPE) |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/news/group_i_fc_ulaanbaatar_mng_3-1_tainan_city_fc_tpe__1.html |publisher=The Asian Football Confederation |access-date=21 September 2023}} With the win, FC Ulaanbaatar became the first Mongolian club to win a match in the final round of the AFC Cup.{{cite web |last1=ЧИНЗОРИГ |first1=У. |title="Улаанбаатар" клуб "AFC Cup" тэмцээнд Тайванийн "Тайнан Сити" багийг 3:1-ээр хожлоо |url=https://www.ub.life/p/32661?fbclid=IwAR2cZhBfm8jW-Pv1gnuHLrgZSxmsMF_uXlsRfHB6dFt3mbbInevf3gSItCw_aem_AU6rdpdJEopj3S1Z7rFj6qaX2icguUiPS2avKDErYqJvDikIDQUmo8QtJsxXkQJfNLg |publisher=UB.Life |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=Mongolian |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107041409/https://www.ub.life/p/32661?fbclid=IwAR2cZhBfm8jW-Pv1gnuHLrgZSxmsMF_uXlsRfHB6dFt3mbbInevf3gSItCw_aem_AU6rdpdJEopj3S1Z7rFj6qaX2icguUiPS2avKDErYqJvDikIDQUmo8QtJsxXkQJfNLg |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |title=Group I: Loss to Ulaanbaatar fails to stop Taichung Futuro |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/news/group_i__ulaanbaatar_inflict_a_blow_to_taichung_futuros_hopes_1.html |publisher=The Asian Football Confederation |access-date=14 December 2023 |archive-date=14 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214144435/https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/news/group_i__ulaanbaatar_inflict_a_blow_to_taichung_futuros_hopes_1.html |url-status=live }}
Domestic history
;Key
{{legend2|#FFD700|Champion|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#C0C0C0|Runners-up|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#CD853F|3rd Place|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
Continental record
Scores list FC Ulaanbaatar’s goal tally first.
Players
=Current squad=
{{updated|1 September 2023}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=MNG|name=Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=MNG|name=Turbat Daginaa|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4 |nat=MNG|name=Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=MNG|name=Ganduulga Ganbaatar|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=MNG|name=Amgalanbat Batbaatar|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=UZB|name=Sardorbek Matmuratov|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=MNG|name=Uuganbayar Purevsuren|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=MNG|name=Oyunbaatar Mijiddorj|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10 |nat=MNG|name=Baljinnyam Batbold|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11 |nat=UZB|name=Islom Shodmonov|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12 |nat=MNG|name=Oyunbaatar Otgonbayar|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=14 |nat=SRB|name=Saša Teofanov|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=17 |nat=MNG|name=Gantogtokh Gantuya|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=18 |nat=MNG|name=Munkh-Erdene Lkhagvasuren|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19 |nat=MNG|name=Tsogt-Ochir Jargaltuya|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22 |nat=SRB|name=Nemanja Krusevac|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=23 |nat=MNG|name=Dulguun Amaraa|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=24 |nat=MNG|name=Unur-Erdene Erdenechimeg|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=26 |nat=MNG|name=Temuujin Altansukh|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=28 |nat=SRB|name=Dušan Cirković|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=29 |nat=MNG|name=Munkhsuld Battseren|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=30 |nat=MNG|name=Chuluunbor Sengetsamba|pos=GK}}
{{Fs end}}
Managerial history
Honours
- Mongolian National Premier League{{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Neil |last2=Zlotkowski |first2=Andre |title=Mongolia – List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mongchamp.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=24 August 2023 |archive-date=8 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008223600/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mongchamp.html |url-status=live }}
- Winners (2): 2011, 2023
- Runners-up (4): 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022
- MFF Super Cup
- Winners (2): 2020, 2023
- Runners-up (3): 2011, 2015, 2022
- MFF Cup
- Winners (1): 2023
- Runners-up (2): 2015, 2017{{Cite press release |url=https://www.pressreader.com/mongolia/the-ub-post/20171011/281646780358042 |access-date=2018-02-24 |via=pressreader.com |title=Ulaanbaatar City FC wins Federation Cup 2017 |date=2017-10-11 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=2023-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607052346/https://www.pressreader.com/mongolia/the-ub-post/20171011/281646780358042 |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- [https://the-mff.mn/team/ulaanbaatar/ MFF profile]
{{Mongolia Premier League}}
{{Mongolian Football League}}
Category:2010 establishments in Mongolia