Mongolia national football team
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The Mongolia national football team (Mongolian: Монголын хөлбөмбөгийн үндэсний шигшээ баг, Mongolyn khölbömbögiin ündesnii shigshee bag) represents Mongolia in international football and is controlled by the Mongolian Football Federation.
Nickname(s) | Хөх Чононууд (Khökh Chononuud; Blue Wolves) Чингис Хаан (Tchingis Khaan; Genghis Khan) | ||
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Association | Mongolian Football Federation (Монголын Хөлбөмбөгийн Холбоо) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF | ||
Head coach | Ichiro Otsuka | ||
Captain | Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar | ||
Most caps | Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar (42) | ||
Top scorer | Lümbengarav Donorov Nyam-Osor Naranbold (8)[1][2] | ||
Home stadium | MFF Football Centre | ||
FIFA code | MNG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 191 1 (4 April 2024)[3] | ||
Highest | 160 (August 2011) | ||
Lowest | 205 (July 2015) | ||
First international | |||
North Vietnam 3–1 Mongolia (Hanoi, North Vietnam; 3 October 1960) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Mongolia 9–0 Northern Mariana Islands (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 4 September 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Uzbekistan 15–0 Mongolia (Chiang Mai, Thailand; 5 December 1998) | |||
AFC Solidarity Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2016) | ||
EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2003) | ||
Best result | 7th (2019) | ||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1998) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1998) |
Founded in 1959, the association was inactive between 1960 and 1998 when the team did not feature in any international fixtures. The Mongolian Football Federation is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and the East Asian Football Federation. The team has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, and the only major international tournaments the team has taken part in are the 1998 Asian Games and 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, not progressing past the group stage in either competition.