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Ulaanbaatar City FC
Association football club in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar City Football Club was a professional football club from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They played in the Mongolian National Premier League, the highest level of football in Mongolia.
| Full name | Ulaanbaatar City Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016; 8 years ago (2016)[1] | ||
| Dissolved | 2023 | ||
| Ground | G-Mobile Arena | ||
| Capacity | 5,300 | ||
| Owner | MT Group, G-Mobile Co. LTD | ||
| President | Dashnyam Ganzorig | ||
| League | Mongolian National Premier League | ||
| 2022-23 | withdrew | ||
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The club was founded on 19 March 2016 with club owner, the IT Group, purchasing the Mongolia Premier League license of Khangarid City FC which was subsequently dissolved.[1] The IT Group paid 15 million MNT for the license.[2]
Ulaanbaatar City won the Premier League championship for the first time in 2019, making them eligible to enter the AFC Cup for the first time for the 2020 edition. The team snapped Erchim FC's four-year championship streak in the process.[3][4] However, the continental tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before Ulaanbaatar City played its first match.[5]
Through the 2019 season, Ulaanbaatar City FC shared the MFF Football Centre as a home ground. Ground was broken for the construction of the team's own G-Mobile Arena in late summer of 2017 with an original anticipated completion being in the third quarter of 2018. The stadium will be the fifth venue in the league along with the MFF Centre, Erdenet Stadium, the National Sports Stadium, and Erchim Stadium.[6]
- Key
Champion Runners-up 3rd Place
| Season | League | Domestic Cup | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | Pts. | |||
| 2016[7] | 8th | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | Semifinals | ||
| 2017[8] | 2nd |
18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | Champions |
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| 2018[9] | 6th | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | Runners-up |
Super Cup | |
| 2019[10] | 1st |
22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 48 | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2020[11] | 7th |
18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | Not held | ||
| 2021[12] | 6th |
18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | Not held | ||
| 2021–22[13] | 3rd |
18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | Not held | ||
- Scores and results list Ulaanbaatar City's goal tally first.
| Year | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | AFC Cup | Preliminary Round 2 |  Taipower |
Cancelled[5] | ||
| Name | Nat. | Tenure | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Hernando |  Spain |
July–October 2016 | [14] |
| Manuel Retamero Fraile | Spain |
July 2017–June 2018 | [15][16] |
| Steve Nicholls |  England |
June 2018–October 2018 | [17] |
| Donorovyn Lümbengarav |  Mongolia |
April 2019–January 2020 | [18][19] |
| Vojislav Bralušić |  Serbia |
January–October 2020 | [19] |
- "Г.Дашням: Хөрөнгө, менежмент дээр л тулгуурлаж хөгжсөний хүчинд хөлбөмбөг дэлхийн хаан спорт болсон биш гэж үү?" (in Mongolian). ekhsurvalj.mn. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- "Г.Дашням: Би хөлбөмбөгийн багийн эзэн болохыг багаасаа мөрөөдсөн" (in Mongolian). Ikon.mn. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- Grimm, Justin (16 November 2019). "Ulaanbaatar City Win 2019 Premier League, End Erchim's Dominance". Mongolian Football Central. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- "East Asia Domestic Wrap: Ulaanbaatar City crowned Mongolian champions". The AFC. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- Grimm, Justin (4 October 2017). "Ulaanbaatar City FC's New G-Mobile Arena Under Construction". Mongolian Football Central. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2016". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- Stokkermans, Karel; Grimm, Justin; Schöggl, Hans. "Mongolia 2017". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- Stokkermans, Karel; Grimm, Justin. "Mongolia 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2019". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2020". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karen. "Mongolia 2021". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2021/22". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "Welcome to Mongolia". Ulaanbaatar City FC. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- Lahuerta-Efe, Juan Jose (4 January 2017). "Manuel Retamero, el pucelano errante" (in Spanish). elnortedecastilla.es. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- "I-League: Manuel Retamero returns to India as head coach of NEROCA FC". Goal. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- "Steve Nicholls Linkedin Profile". Steve Nicholls (Linkedin). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- Мөнхзаяа, Б. ""Улаанбаатар Сити" клуб шинэ улиралд бэлэн" (in Mongolian). news.zindaa.mn. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- Grimm, Justin (20 January 2020). "Ulaanbaatar City Names Vojislav Bralušić New Head Coach". Mongolian Football Central. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
