Darkhan City Football Club (Mongolian: Дархан Хот FC) is a Mongolian sports club based in Darkhan that fields sides in association football and futsal.

Darkhan City
Full nameDarkhan City Football Club
Founded2005
GroundMy Mongolia Park Stadium
Darkhan, Mongolia
Capacity1,700

History edit

The club was formed in 2005. That season the men's team competed in the Mongolian Premier League, finishing fourth out of the five-team field.[1] They were in the league again for the 2006 season, this time finishing in third place in Group A.[2]

In 2015 Dakhan City participated in the first-ever season of the Women's National Football League.[3]

In 2017 the senior men's football team competed in the Mandalgovi Open Cup hosted in Mandalgovi. The club finished third in the twelve-team competition. Soyombiin Baarsuud FC, Mongoliin Temuulel FC, and FC Sumida also competed in the tournament.[4]

The male futsal club competed in the National First League, the second-tier league, for the 2017/2018 season.[5]

Stadium edit

Previously the football club's home field was Darkham Central Stadium, home of the city's Nadaam. In October 2022 the team moved into its new stadium, the 1,700-seat My Mongolia Park Stadium.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Mongolia 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Mongolia 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Mongolia's First Female Football League". news.mn. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Mandalgovi Open Cup 2017 Takes Place in Dundgovi Province". The UB Post. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Darkhan City vs Ulaanbaatar City". Eleven Sports. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. ^ Grimm, Justin. "My Mongolia Park Opens in Darkhan". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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