The MFF Football Centre (Mongolian: МХХ Хөлбөмбөгийн төв MKhKh Khölbömbögiin töv) is a stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[1]

MFF Football Centre
The MFF Football Centre in October 2018
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LocationUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
Coordinates47°54′00″N 106°54′58″E / 47.90000°N 106.91611°E / 47.90000; 106.91611
OperatorMongolian Football Federation
Capacity5,000
Field size110m x 73m
SurfaceArtificial turf
Opened24 October 2002
Tenants
Mongolia national football team
various clubs:
Mongolian Premier League
Mongolian First League
Mongolian Second League
National Amateur Cup

Overview edit

It is used for football matches and has an artificial playing surface.

The newly-expanded 5,000 seat stadium at the football centre opened in October 2013.[2]

It hosted Mongolia's qualification campaigns for the AFC Challenge Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[3]

In September 2022, the 110m x 73m field was resurfaced using a foam, sand, and cork mixture instead of rubber, a process that was newly-approved by FIFA. The stadium became the first in the country to feature the fully recyclable surface.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Football Centre MFF". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  2. ^ Мядагбадам, Ж. (10 October 2013). "Хөлбөмбөгийн шинэ цэнгэлдэх хүрээлэн нээлтээ хийнэ" (in Mongolian). mnb.mn. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Preliminary success boost for Philippines". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on March 21, 2011. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  4. ^ "Mongolian Football Federation 1st field with cork infill FIFA approved". Edel Grass. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.