2023–24 Mongolian Premier League
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 2023 – 30 June 2024 |
| Goals scored | 573 |
| Top goalscorer | Vlademir Everton (25 goals each) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
The 2023–24 Mongolian National Premier League is the 56th season of the Mongolian National Premier League, the highest football league in the country. Erchim FC were the defending champions. The league was known this season as the Mobi Premier League for sponsorship reasons. FC Ulaanbaatar were the eventual champions, winning their second title in club history. Ulaanbaatar City FC withdrew from the league without playing their final three matches. The club's match results were annulled.[1] Khovd FC's Batkhyag Munkh-Erdene was the league's top scorer with 38 goals.[1]
Changes before the season
BCH Lions should have been relegated from 2021–22 Mongolian National Premier League but remained in the league after Athletic 220 withdrew.[1]
Teams
All matches were played at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar, which has 5,000 capacity.[2] [3]
| Club | City | Manager | Kit Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCH Lions | Ulaanbaatar | TG Sport | |
| Deren | Deren | Joma | |
| SP Falcons | Ulaanbaatar | TG Sport | |
| Khaan Khuns Erchim | Ulaanbaatar | TG Sport | |
| Khangarid FC | Erdenet | TG Sport | |
| Khoromkhon FC | Ulaanbaatar | TG Sport | |
| Khovd FC | Khovd | TG Sport | |
| Tuv Azarganuud | Töv Province | TBC | Nike |
| Ulaanbaatar FC | Ulaanbaatar | TG Sport |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to 5 per team. There are no more additional restrictions.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCH Lions | ||||||
| Deren | ||||||
| SP Falcons | ||||||
| Khaan Khuns Erchim | ||||||
| Khangarid FC | ||||||
| Khoromkhon FC | ||||||
| Khovd FC | ||||||
| Tuv Azarganuud | ||||||
| Ulaanbaatar FC | ||||||
| Ulaanbaatar City |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deren | Signed by Tatran | December 2023 | 2nd | |||
| Tuv Azarganuud | Signed by Deren | December 2023 | 7th |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP Falcons (C) | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 18 | +67 | 65 | Qualification for AFC Challenge League group stage |
| 2 | Khangarid | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 59 | |
| 3 | Deren | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 32 | +48 | 51 | |
| 4 | Ulaanbaatar | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 46 | |
| 5 | Tuv Azarganuud | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 45 | |
| 6 | Khoromkhon | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 43 | |
| 7 | Erchim | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Brera Ilch FC | 27 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 51 | 85 | −34 | 24 | |
| 9 | Khovd (O) | 27 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 32 | 89 | −57 | 11 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Bavarians FC (R) | 27 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 33 | 154 | −121 | 7 | Relegation to Mongolian 1st League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Relegation playoff winners; (R) Relegated
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khoromkhon | 25 | |
| Falcons | |||
| 3 | Tuv Azarganuud | 22 | |
| 4 | Ulaanbaatar | 20 | |
| 5 | Brera Ilch | 19 | |
| 6 | Erchim | 15 | |
| Khoromkhon | |||
| 8 | Falcons | 14 | |
| 9 | Deren | 13 | |
| Khangarid |
Multiple Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deren | Tuv Azarganuud | 5–3 | 5 August 2023 | |
| Erchim | Tuv Azarganuud | 0–5 | 13 August 2023 | |
| Khangarid | Bavarians | 5–1 | 21 October 2023 | |
| Tuv Azarganuud | Khoromkhon | 6–3 | 28 October 2023 | |
| Khangarid | Brera Ilch | 1–7 | 29 October 2023 | |
| Ulaanbaatar | Erchim | 5–0 | 2 November 2023 | |
| Brera Ilch | Bavarians | 1–8 | 8 March 2024 | |
| Ulaanbaatar | Bavarians | 5–1 | 17 March 2024 | |
| Deren | Erchim | 7–0 | 17 March 2024 | |
| Khangarid | Bavarians | 0–5 | 22 April 2024 | |
| Falcons | Bavarians | 7–0 | 28 April 2024 | |
| Khovd | Erchim | 5–3 | 3 May 2024 | |
| Khoromkhon | Bavarians | 2–4 | 5 May 2024 | |
| Ulaanbaatar | Bavarians | 1–8 | 15 May 2024 | |
| Deren | Erchim | 1–6 | 16 May 2024 | |
| Tuv Azarganuud | Bavarians | 0–9 | 24 May 2024 | |
| Ulaanbaatar | Khoromkhon | 3–2 | 26 May 2024 | |
| Deren | Bavarians | 12–0 | 1 June 2024 | |
| Brera Ilch | Erchim | 2–5 | 20 June 2024 | |
| Tuv Azarganuud | Khovd | 9–0 | 21 June 2024 | |
| Falcons | Khoromkhon | 2–6 | 22 June 2024 | |
| Falcons | Khoromkhon | 2–6 | 22 June 2024 | |
| Falcons | Bavarians | 0–21 | 30 June 2024 | |
| Falcons | Bavarians | 0–21 | 30 June 2024 |
References
- ^ a b c Grimm, Justin. "Wild MPL Season Ends with FCU Champions". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Mongolian National League". www.int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Mongolian National Premier League winner team 2024–25 AFC Challenge League to be tedermined