Ulaanbaatar City
Full nameUlaanbaatar City Football Club
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)[1]
Dissolved2023
GroundG-Mobile Arena
Capacity5,300
OwnerMT Group,
G-Mobile Co. LTD
PresidentDashnyam Ganzorig
LeagueMongolian National Premier League
2022-23withdrew

Ulaanbaatar City was a professional football club from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They played in the Mongolian National Premier League, the highest level of football in Mongolia.

History

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]

Stadium

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]

Domestic history

Key

  Champion   Runners-up   3rd Place

Season League Domestic Cup Notes
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L Pts.
2016[7]
1st
 8th 18 6 3 9 21 Semifinals
2017[8]
2nd
 18 12 2 4 38
Champions
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

International competition

Scores and results list Ulaanbaatar City's goal tally first.
Year Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2020 AFC Cup Preliminary Round 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower Cancelled[5]

Managerial history

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "East Asia Domestic Wrap: Ulaanbaatar City crowned Mongolian champions". The AFC. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2016". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  8. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Grimm, Justin; Schöggl, Hans. "Mongolia 2017". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  9. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Grimm, Justin. "Mongolia 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  10. ^ Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2019". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  11. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2020". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  12. ^ Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karen. "Mongolia 2021". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  13. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2021/22". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Welcome to Mongolia". Ulaanbaatar City FC. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Steve Nicholls Linkedin Profile". Steve Nicholls (Linkedin). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ a b 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.

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