# Deren FC

Deren FC is a professional football club based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The club was founded in 2008 and currently plays in the Mongolian Premier League, making their debut appearance in the 2015 season.
The club was originally established as a youth academy. The decision to participate in the professional competition of the higher leagues was made to provide the youth players with the opportunity to play at the highest national level as seniors and to have a chance to represent the Mongolian national team.
This local focus has been maintained to this day and has earned the club the reputation of being "The Nationals' Team" ("Монголын баг").
In this regard, Deren FC stands in contrast to most other Mongolian teams, which primarily rely on foreign players as their foundation and supplement them with local talent.

## History
### Domestic history

    As of match played 10 September 2015
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Domestic Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Managers |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Name | League | Managers |
| 2015 | 1st | 7th | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 56 | 9 | - | | | Vojislav Bralušić |
| 2016 | 1st | 5th | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 25 | RU | | | Vojislav Bralušić |
| 2017 | 1st | 4th | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 29 | SF | | | Vojislav Bralušić |
| 2018 | 1st | 5th | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 31 | R16 | | | Vojislav Bralušić |
| 2019 | 1st | 5th | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 35 | QF | | | Paulo Jorge Silva |
| 2020 | 1st | 6th | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 33 | Cancelled | | | Paulo Jorge Silva |
| 2021 | 1st | 2nd | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 35 | Cancelled | | | Paulo Jorge Silva |
| 2021-2022 | 1st | 4th | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 32 | Cancelled | | | Munkhbat Purevdorj (Jun 21 - Nov 21) / Marek Fabula (Feb 22) |
| 2022-23 | 1st | 2nd | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 29 | 48 | SF | | | Marek Fabula (Feb 22 - Dec 22) / Munkhbat Chimedorj (Dec 22) |
| 2023-24 | 1st | 3rd | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 32 | 51 | SF | | | Munkhbat Chimedorj (Dec 22 - Dec 23 / Pedro Portela Pinto de Miranda (Jan 24) |

## Stadium

The club currently plays its home matches at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar. The stadium, which opened in 2006, was renovated in 2013 by Deren FC's parent company, Deren Naran LLC, in collaboration with a Dutch partner, and now has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.

## Special Features

Deren FC is the only football club in Mongolia that owns its own football infrastructure and, thanks to its club-owned Airdome, can independently conduct both summer and winter training.
Additionally, the club is currently building a sports hotel with training facilities next to the full-size Airdome (114 x 82 x 29 meters) funded by FIFA and managed by the Mongolian Football Federation in Aimag Töv, about 40 kilometers outside of Ulaanbaatar. This makes Deren FC the only club in Mongolia that can independently offer and organize accommodation and training camps for foreign football teams. The new sports facility is expected to be completed in the spring of 2025.

## Honours

* Mongolian National Premier League: Runner-up 2021, 2022-23
* Mongolian Supercup Winner: 2022, 2023

## Current squad

    As of 22 October 2024
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 | Sereekhuu Batmagnai |
| 2 | FW | MNG | Tuvshinjargal Dulguun |
| 3 | DF | MNG | Bat-Erdene Uuganbat |
| 6 | DF | MNG | Ganbat Dulguun |
| 8 | MF | MNG | Baljinnyam Batmunkh |
| 9 | FW | MNG | Munkhsaikhan Munkhkhuslen |
| 10 | MF | MNG | Tuvshinjargal David |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Funami Yutaro |
| 12 | DF | MNG | Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon |
| 15 | MF | MNG | Gan-Erdene Erdenebat |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | MNG | Altanchimeg Purevsuren |
| 19 | FW | MNG | Tseveensuren Dalaitseren |
| 20 | FW | MNG | Usukh-Ireedui Baatar |
| 22 | GK | MNG | Jargalsaikhan Saikhanjargal |
| 23 | DF | MNG | Enkhbold Erkhembayar |
| 24 | MF | MNG | Naranbat Anand |
| 33 | DF | MNG | Naranbaatar Khashchuluun |
| 37 | DF | KOR | Hwi-han Kim |
| 77 | MF | MNG | Enkhbayar Molor |