The Mongolian First League (also known as the Khurkhree National First League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
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football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
leagues.
Foundation
The Mongolia First League was founded in
2015
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by the
Mongolian Football Federation
The Mongolian Football Federation (MFF, mn, Монголын Хөлбөмбөгийн Холбоо, ''Mongolyn Khölbömbögiin Kholboo'') is the governing body of football in Mongolia. It was founded in 1959, and gained both FIFA and AFC affilia ...
.
The league started with the name ''Khurkhree First League'', including the reference to the sponsor in the name, and the first edition was made up of the ''Continental FC'' team.
Stadium
Previously all First League matches were played at the
MFF Football Centre
The MFF Football Centre ( mn, МХХ Хөлбөмбөгийн төв ) is a stadium in the independent municipality of Ulaanbaatar within Mongolia.
Overview
It is currently used for football matches and boasts an artificial playing surface.
Th ...
. As of the 2022 season, some matches are now also played at the
Khan-Uul Stadium
The Khan-Uul Stadium is a 500-seat association football stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Located near the Steppe Arena in the Khan Uul district, the area also includes a winter sports complex. The stadium meets all FIFA standards to host A-level ...
.
Champions
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2015
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– ''Continental FC''
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2016
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Goyo FC
Anduud City FC ( mn, Андууд Сити) is a professional football club from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia currently playing in the Mongolian National Premier League.
History
The club was established in July 2013. In 2016 the club finished in fourt ...
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2017
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Arvis FC
Arvis FC ( mn, Арвис FC) is a football club from the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. The club was established in 2010 and was promoted to the Mongolian Premier League for the first time after winning the Mongolia 1st League in 2017. The cur ...
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2018
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Ulaanbaataryn Mazaalaynuud FC
Ulaanbaataryn Mazaalainuud is a Mongolian professional football club from Ulaanbaatar. They compete in the Mongolian National Premier League
The Mongolian National Premier League (Mongolian language, Mongolian: ''Монголын Үндэсн ...
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2019
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Gepro FC
Sumida-Gepro FC ( mn, Жипро FC) is a professional football club from the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, currently playing in the Mongolian National Premier League. The club was established in 2013 and was promoted to the Mongolian Premier ...
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2020
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BCH Lions
BCH Lions ( mn, БИ СИ ЭЙЧ ЛИОНС) is a Mongolian professional association football club that competes in the Mongolian Premier League. The current manager is Badarch Chin-Orgil.
History
BCH Lions was founded in 2018 as it broke away ...
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2021
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Khovd FC
Khovd FC is a Mongolian football club from Khovd currently competing in the Mongolia Premier League.
History
Khovd FC was founded in 2018. Following four seasons in the First League, the club was promoted to the Premier League
The Premi ...
*2021/22:
Khoromkhon FC
Khoromkhon FC is a Mongolian professional football club from Ulaanbaatar. Khoromkhon competed in the Mongolian Premier League.
*2022/23:
Erdenes Ilch FC
Brera Ilch FC is a Mongolian professional football club that currently competes in the Mongolia Premier League.
History
The club was founded in 2020 as Ilch FC. That year it finished second in the National Amateur Cup behind Khad FC and earned p ...