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Update: It has been revealed that Mongolia was fielding its under-23 team following Olympic football regulations. In preparation for the 2017 Tsunami Cup, Mongolia traveled to Myanmar over the weekend to face the country's under-20 and under-23 national sides at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon. On Friday 24 November the team challenged the under 20 team, showing well but ultimately being defeated 1-2 thanks to an own-goal and a bad break in stoppage time. Myanmar opened the sc

Update: It has been revealed that each nation would be fielding its under-23 team following Olympic football regulations. With the 2017 Tsunami Cup in Indonesia kicking off in ten days, yesterday the Mongolian Football Federation announced the 20-man squad that will compete in the tournament. Looking to make his senior international debut is Maratkhan Jansyerik who was the hat-trick hero in Mongolia's under-19 victory over Singapore last month. Several high-profile regulars h

The Mongolian Premier League Combine that was scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. today has been cancelled. Combine organizers state that a lack of funds is the reason, with the Mongolian Football Federation unable to secure sponsorships. The rest of the combine schedule also seems to have shifted, with a second previously-unannounced combine to be held in Charlotte, Virginia in mid-January. The Mongolian Premier League Combines are organized by Tim Guercio, a MPL pla

Remember the name Erdene-Ochir Mungunbagana. The Arvis FC striker is one of the top prospects of a strong crop of talented youngsters that will make up the Blue Wolves squad in the near future. At age 18, he has already won more awards for scoring than most players could ever dream of in an entire career. Let's hear his story. Mungunbagana, nicknamed "Munguu," was born on 1 January 1999 in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. The striker's football career started like many o

Update: It has been revealed that each nation would be fielding its under-23 team following Olympic football regulations. It has been revealed that the Mongolia senior national team will compete in the 2017 Aceh World Solidarity Tsunami Cup from December 2-6, 2017. Also competing in the FIFA-recognized tournament are Brunei, Indonesia, and Kyrgyzstan. All matches will take place in a round-robin format over three matchdays at the 45,000-seat Harapan Bangsa Stadium in Banda Ac

Arvis FC (Арвис in Mongolian) were crowned champions of the Mongolian First League for the 2017 season. The club has much to celebrate, including gaining promotion to the Premier League for the first time and having the league's top scorer, Erdene-Ochir Mungunbagana, on its roster. But who is Arvis FC? The club faces a situation very common in Mongolian football; very little media coverage or information is available about the team, especially outside of the country but even

Travel, education, and experience give perspective. French-Senegalese winger Mamadou Baldé has plenty of all three, from Senegal to Mongolia with plenty of stops in-between. Mongolian Football Central recently sat down with the former Arvis FC player nicknamed the "French Legionaire" to learn more about him and his experience in one of Asia's emerging nations. The 24-year-old Baldé was born in Thies, Senegal to Guinean parents. He comes from a football-loving family. In fact,

Athletic 220 FC and Laotian news outlets announced yesterday that Japanese defender Eisuke Mohri will not return to the Mongolian club next season and has signed for 2017 Lao Premier League champions Lao Toyota FC. Reports indicate that the player left the club following the conclusion of the 2017 Mongolian Premier League season and returned to Japan before joining his new club for a month-long trial. At the age of 23, Mohri signed for Athletic 220 FC in April 2017 prior to t

From the 4th to 8th of November 2017, Mongolia hosted Group I of qualification for the 2018 AFC Under-19 Championship at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar. The group consisted of Mongolia, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore. Despite difficult losses to Japan and Thailand, the team had reason to celebrate following the its final match. Mongolia, coached by Erchim FC manager Zorigtyn Battulga, opened qualification with a predictable result, a 7-0 loss to Japan, the favorites t

On Monday, 6 November Mongolia played its final match of qualification for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship. Despite bowing out of the competition in the group stage, the team had a victory to celebrate on the final matchday. In the team's first match of qualification, the players earned a 1-5 loss to Japan. Pagamsürengiin Altantulga, a former football international, scored the team's only goal in the 39th minute after already trailing by three goals. Japan would go on to add