2003 Mongolian Premier League

The 2003 Mongolian National Championship was the thirty-sixth recorded edition of top flight football in Mongolia and the eighth season of the Mongolian Premier League, which took over as the highest level of competition in the country from the previous Mongolian National Championship.[1] Khangarid from Erdenet, their second title, Mon-Uran were runners up, with Erchim in third place.[2]

Mongolian National Championship
Season2003
ChampionsKhangarid
Matches played34
Goals scored184 (5.41 per match)
Top goalscorerBayazorig Khangarid
Biggest home winKhangarid 14-2 Mazaalai
Biggest away winMazaalai 2-5 Khangarid
Ordiin-Od 0-5 Mon-Uran
Highest scoringKhangarid 14-2 Mazaalai
Longest unbeaten runMon-Uran - 13 matches
2002
2004

Format edit

The competition was played in two stages: firstly a triple round robin league competition where each team played the others three time. Following this, four of the five competing teams qualified for the semifinal playoffs, the winners of which advanced to a one off final, with the losers contesting a third place match.[2]

Results edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mon-Uran (Q) 12 9 3 0 39 13 +26 30 Play-off rounds
2 Khangarid (Q) 12 8 1 3 58 21 +37 25
3 Ordiin-Od (Q) 12 6 1 5 21 30 −9 19
4 Erchim (Q) 12 3 1 8 25 36 −11 10
5 Mazaalai 12 1 0 11 20 63 −43 3
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results table edit

Matches 1-20 edit

Home \ Away ERC KHA MON ORD MAZ
Erchim 1–5 3–3 2–3 3–1
Khangarid 4–2 1–1 1–2 8–0
Mon-Uran 1–0 3–2 1–1 6–0
Ordiin-Od 1–2 0–2 0–3 3–1
Mazaalai 5–6 2–7 1–5 3–5
Updated to match(es) played on the final day of the season. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 21-30 edit

Home \ Away ERC KHA MON ORD MAZ
Erchim 1–2 0–3
Khangarid 4–3 8–2 14–2
Mon-Uran 4–2 3–2 4–1
Ordiin-Od 0–5 2–1
Mazaalai
Updated to match(es) played on the final day of the season. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Mon-Uran 3
 
 
 
Erchim 2
 
Khangarid 2
 
 
 
Mon-Uran 1
 
Khangarid 4
 
 
Ordiin-Od 0
 
Third-place
 
 
 
 
 
Erchim8
 
 
Ordiin-Od 1

Semi-finals edit

Mon-Uran3-2Erchim
Bat-Jalalt   23'
Jardel   40'
Ganbold   89'
report Cingis   37' (o.g.)
Purevsuch   67'
Khangarid4-0Ordiin-Od
Erdenesajchan   37'
Mench-Od   59'
Buman-Ucral   83'
Ganzajaa   89'
report

Third-place edit

Erchim8-1Ordiin-Od
Tegsbajar   11', 26', 36', 90'
A.Tamir   51', 90+1'
Batnasan   42'
Purevsuch   86'
report Menchbat   53'

Final edit

Khangarid2-1Mon-Uran
Bajarzorig   40'
Buman Ucral   41'
report Menchbaatar   16'

Topscorers edit

Position Player Team Goals
1   Davaa Bayarzorig Khangarid 24
2   Erdenebat Mon-Uran 12
3   Purevsuch Erchim 11
3   Jardel Mon-Uran 11
5   Munkhtogtokh Idersaikhan Khangarid 10
5   Ganzorig Erdene-Ochir Mazaalai 10

References edit

  1. ^ Morrison, Neil; Zlotkowski, Andre; Kubusch, Lars; Batmunkh, Jargalsaikhan (8 October 2015). "Mongolia – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Schöggl, Hans (26 October 2007). "Mongolia 2003". rsssf.com/. RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2016.[dead link]