# FC Ulaanbaatar

FC Ulaanbaatar (Mongolian: 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. That year, the club also won the MFF Cup for the first time to complete the double.

### 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. FC Ulaanbaatar won its first match in the competition, a 3 –1 victory over Taiwan Steel on 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. 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.

## Domestic history
### Key

Champion  Runners-up  3rd Place
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Federation Cup |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Federation Cup |
| 2011 | 1st | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 21 | |
| 2012 | 1st | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 12 | Semi-final |
| 2013 | 1st | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 1st | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 1st | 2 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 33 | Runners-up |
| 2016 | 1st | 6 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 41 | 23 | Round of 16 |
| 2017 | 1st | 8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 17 | Runners-up |
| 2018 | 1st | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 37 | Round of 16 |
| 2019 | 1st | 7 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 29 | Round of 16 |
| 2020 | 1st | 2 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 22 | 38 | |
| 2021 | 1st | 4 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 33 | |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 2 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 18 | 38 | |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 1 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 108 | 62 | Winner |
| 2023–24 | 1st | 4 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 70 | 40 | 46 | Semi-final |
| 2024–25 | 1st | | | | | | | | | |

## Continental record

Scores list FC Ulaanbaatar’s goal tally first.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2023 | AFC Cup | Group I |
| 2023 | AFC Cup | Group I | Taiwan Steel | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 |
| 2023 | AFC Cup | Group I | Chao Pak Kei | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2023 | AFC Cup | Group I | Taichung Futuro | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Continental Totals |
| Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 1 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MNG | Mönkh-Erdene Enkhtaivan |
| 3 | DF | MNG | Turbat Daginaa |
| 4 | DF | MNG | Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od |
| 5 | MF | MNG | Ganduulga Ganbaatar |
| 6 | DF | MNG | Amgalanbat Batbaatar |
| 7 | FW | UZB | Sardorbek Matmuratov |
| 8 | MF | MNG | Uuganbayar Purevsuren |
| 9 | FW | MNG | Oyunbaatar Mijiddorj |
| 10 | FW | MNG | Baljinnyam Batbold |
| 11 | MF | UZB | Islom Shodmonov |
| 12 | DF | MNG | Oyunbaatar Otgonbayar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | SRB | Saša Teofanov |
| 17 | MF | MNG | Gantogtokh Gantuya |
| 18 | DF | MNG | Munkh-Erdene Lkhagvasuren |
| 19 | DF | MNG | Tsogt-Ochir Jargaltuya |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Krusevac |
| 23 | MF | MNG | Dulguun Amaraa |
| 24 | MF | MNG | Unur-Erdene Erdenechimeg |
| 26 | MF | MNG | Temuujin Altansukh |
| 28 | DF | SRB | Dušan Cirković |
| 29 | GK | MNG | Munkhsuld Battseren |
| 30 | GK | MNG | Chuluunbor Sengetsamba |

## Managerial history

| Name | Nat. | Tenure |
| Battulga Nasan-Ulzii | Mongolia | 2011–2013 |
| Jun Fukuda | Japan | 2014–2017 |
| Marco Ragini | San Marino | 2018–2019 |
| Ganbat Bekhbat | Mongolia | 2019–2020 |
| Vojislav Bralušić | Serbia | 2022 – April 2024 |
| Andreas Spier | Germany | August 2024 – present |

## Honours

* Mongolian National Premier League
** 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