Mongolia national under-23 football team

The Mongolia national under-23 football team is a youth football team operated under the auspices of Mongolian Football Federation. Its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadriennial Olympic Football Tournament. Ichiro Otsuka is the team's current head coach.[1]

Mongolia Under-23
Nickname(s)The Blue Wolves
AssociationMFF
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachJapan Ichiro Otsuka
First colours
Second colours

Fixtures and results edit

2023 edit

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Saudi Arabia   3–1   Mongolia Abha, Saudi Arabia
18:00
Report Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Cambodia   2–1   Mongolia Abha, Saudi Arabia
15:00
Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Lebanon   1–1   Mongolia Abha, Saudi Arabia
15:00
Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 2022 Asian Games Vietnam   4–2   Mongolia Hangzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Linping Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2022 Asian Games Mongolia   0–3   Saudi Arabia Hangzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Linping Sports Centre
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2022 Asian Games Iran   3–0   Mongolia Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Shangcheng Sports Centre
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Coaching staff edit

 
The National Sports Stadium was Mongolia's home stadium until the MFF Football Centre was constructed.[2]
As of September 2021
Position Name
Team Manager   Badruul Batbaya
Head coach   Ichiro Otsuka
Assistant coach   Zorigtyn Battulga
Assistant coach   Tserenjavyn Enkhjargal
Goalkeeper coach   Takashi Yasumoto
Team Doctor   Toshiyuki Minamisawa
Physiotherapist   Jun Satō
Media Officer   Katsuya Yoshino

Managers edit

Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Competitions
Dovdon Batnasan   2016 3 0 1 2 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification[3]
Michael Weiß   2017–2020 3 0 1 2 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification[1]
Ichiro Otsuka   2018- 3 0 1 2 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification[1]

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following 22 players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Sereekhua Batmagni (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 21)   Deren
22 1GK Enkh-Erdene Gan-Erdene   Khoromkhon

2 2DF Khashchuluun Naranbaatar (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 (age 19)   Deren
3 2DF Bayartsengel Purevdorj* (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 27)   Khangarid
4 2DF Ganbat Dulguun (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 19)   Deren
12 2DF Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25)   Deren
18 2DF Tumen-Ulzii Sodbilguun   BCH Lions
20 2DF Gochoo Bilguun (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 23)   Khaan Khuns-Erchim
21 2DF Enkhbold Erkhembayar (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 21)   Deren

5 3MF Gan-Erdene Erdenebat (2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 18)   Deren
6 3MF Tserenbat Baasanjav (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24)   Deren
7 3MF Dölgöön Amaraa (2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 (age 23)   Deren
8 3MF Baljinnyam Batmönkh (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 24)   Deren
10 3MF Tsend-Ayuush Khürelbaatar* (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34)   Tuv Buganuud
13 3MF Oyuntuya Oyunbold (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 22)   Sham Shui Po
15 3MF Togoo Munkhbaatar (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 24)   Khoromkhon
16 3MF Ganbat Buyannemekh (2003-06-13) 13 June 2003 (age 20)   Kharaatsai
17 3MF Tsogtbayar Batbayar (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 22)   Rebenland Leutschach

9 4FW Temulen Uuganbat (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 18)   Bayanzürkh Sporting Ilch
11 4FW Ankhbayar Sodmunkh (2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 19)   Bayanzürkh Sporting Ilch
14 4FW Zayat Temuulen (2003-12-10) 10 December 2003 (age 20)   Khangarid
19 4FW Nergui Sainbuyan   Kharaatsai

* Over-aged player.

Recently call ups edit

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Filip Andersen Chinzorig (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21) - -   Slavia Karlovy Vary. 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

MF Bat-Orgil Gerelt-Od (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22) - -   Ulaanbaatar 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Competitive history edit

AFC U-23 Championship edit

AFC U-22/U-23 Championship Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA
  2013 Did not enter
  2016 Did not qualify Qualifying 3 0 1 2 2 14
  2018 Did not qualify Qualifying 3 0 1 2 1 10
  2020 Did not qualify Qualifying 3 0 0 3 1 5
  2022 Did not qualify Qualifying 3 1 2 3 0 5
  2024 Did not qualify Qualifying 3 0 1 2 3 6
  2026 to be determined Qualifying 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0/7 Qualifying 15 1 5 12 7 40
AFC U-22/U-23 Championship History
Year Round Score Result Scorer(s)
2016 Qualifying Mongolia   0 – 5   China Loss
Mongolia   0 – 7   Laos Loss
Mongolia   2 – 2   Singapore Draw M. Tsogtbaatar, P. Erdenebat
2018 Qualifying Mongolia   1 – 1   Thailand Draw T. Munkh-Erdene
Mongolia   0 – 7   Indonesia Loss
Mongolia   0– 2   Malaysia Loss
2020 Qualifying Mongolia   0– 1   North Korea Loss
Mongolia   0– 1   Hong Kong Loss
Mongolia   1– 3   Singapore Loss B. Khash-Erdene
2022 Qualifying Mongolia   1 – 1   Thailand Draw B. Batbold
Mongolia   0 – 1   Malaysia Loss
Mongolia   2 –3   Laos Loss O. Oyuntuya
2024 Qualifying Mongolia   1 – 3   Saudi Arabia Loss B. Tsogtbayar
Mongolia   12   Cambodia Loss B. Gerelt-Od
Mongolia   11   Lebanon Draw A. Chinzorig

Source(s):[4]

Olympic Games edit

Summer Olympic Games Record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1992 Did not enter
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016 Did not qualify
  2020
  2024
  2028 To be determined Total 1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Asian Games edit

Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W T L GF GA
Senior National Team
19511998 See Mongolia national football team
Under-23 National Team
  2002 withdraw - 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2006 withdraw - 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2010 withdraw - 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2014 withdraw - 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2022 Group Stage 21/21 3 0 0 3 2 10
Total 1/1 - 3 0 0 3 2 10

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "ЗАЛУУЧУУДЫН ШИГШЭЭ БАГИЙН СОНГОН ШАЛГАРУУЛАЛТ БОЛНО". Mongolian Football Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  2. ^ Lim, Miakka. "Azkals now in Mongolia, tired but in high spirits". GMA Network. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ "China PR 5 Mongolia 0". The AFC. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. ^ Zlotkowski, Andre. "Asian U-23 Championship 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

External links edit