2022–23 Mongolian National Premier League

The 2022–23 Mongolian National Premier League is the 55th season of the Mongolian National Premier League, the highest division of 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]

Mongolian National Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates23 August 2022 – 2 July 2023
ChampionsFC Ulaanbaatar
RelegatedBCH Lions
Goals scored573 (without UB City)
Top goalscorerMongolia Batkhyag Munkh-Erdene
(38 goals)

Changes before the season

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BCH Lions should have been relegated from 2021–22 Mongolian National Premier League but remained in the league after Athletic 220 withdrew.[1]

Teams

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All matches were played at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar, which has 5,000 capacity.

Club City Manager Kit Manufacturer
BCH Lions Ulaanbaatar   B. Chin-Orgil TG Sport
Deren Deren   Ch. Munkhbat Joma
SP Falcons Ulaanbaatar   I.Otgonbayar TG Sport
Khaan Khuns Erchim Ulaanbaatar   D.Batnasam TG Sport
Khangarid FC Erdenet   A.Erdenebayar TG Sport
Khoromkhon FC Ulaanbaatar   S.Purevsukh TG Sport
Khovd FC Khovd   B.Garidmagnai TG Sport
Tuv Azarganuud Töv Province vacant Nike
Ulaanbaatar FC Ulaanbaatar   Vojislav Bralušić TG Sport
Ulaanbaatar City Ulaanbaatar   Ts.Ganbold TG Sport

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Foreign players

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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   Tomoaki Harada   Imai Kanato   Sasaki Mizuho   Ikko Fujirawa   Yusuki Miyajima   Tomoya Watanabe
Deren   Nikita Artemenko   Sawa Knyazev   Jung Tae-baek
SP Falcons   Vitor Guilherme   Tiago Tomais   Andre Paulinho   Kan Chin-gyoun   Rosario Mattia Russo
Khaan Khuns Erchim   Riku Ichimura   Daiki Yahana   Yusuke Nitta   Kim Min-seo
Khangarid FC
Khoromkhon FC   Hiromasa Ishikawa   Shota Atsumi   Masatoshi Takeshita   Takuma Negayoshi   Shina Mizuki
Khovd FC   Ayumu Yamane   Isami Aoi   Ken Murayama   Sho Otsuka   Masaka Soma
Tuv Azarganuud   Takaya Sugasawa   Yuma Nishimura   Ryusei Furukawa
Ulaanbaatar FC   Akihiro Suzuki   Abdul Rashid Obuobi   Emeka Jacobs Emerun   Nemanja Krusevać
Ulaanbaatar City   Neo Tamura   Igor Potapow

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy After round Table Incoming manager
Deren   Marek Fabuľa Signed by   Tatran December 2022 9 2   Chimeddorj Munkhbat
Tuv Azarganuud   Chimeddorj Munkhbat Signed by Deren December 2022 9 7

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ulaanbaatar[a] 24 21 2 1 108 15 +93 62 Qualifications for AFC Cup
2 Deren 24 15 3 6 76 29 +47 48
3 Falcons 24 14 4 6 68 29 +39 46
4 Khovd[b] 24 15 3 6 86 37 +49 42
5 Tuv Azarganuud[c] 24 12 0 12 73 66 +7 30
6 Khangarid 24 7 2 15 43 96 −53 23
7 Erchim[d] 24 8 1 15 55 61 −6 22
8 Khoromkhon 24 5 2 17 33 84 −51 17
9 Ulaanbaatar City[e] 23 10 2 11 63 53 +10 0 Withdrew from the league, results annulled
10 BCH Lions 24 2 1 21 31 156 −125 7 Qualification to relegation play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2023. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goal scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goal scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Ulaanbaatar FC started the season with 3 points deducted as sentence from Mongolian Football Federation for breaking licensing criteria.
  2. ^ Khovd FC started the season with 6 points deducted as sentence from Mongolian Football Federation for breaking a licensing criteria.
  3. ^ Tuv Azarganuud started the season with 6 points deducted as sentence from Mongolian Football Federation for breaking a licensing criteria.
  4. ^ Erchim started the season with 3 points deducted as sentence from Mongolian Football Federation for breaking a licensing criteria.
  5. ^ Ulaanbaatar City FC started the season with 6 points deducted as sentence from Mongolian Football Federation for breaking a licensing criteria. Ulaanbaatar City FC withdrew from the league with three matches remaining and its results were annulled by the MFF

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Batkhyag Munkh-Erdene Khovd 38
2   Tsedenbalyn Tümenjargal Tuv Azarganuud 32
3   Akihiro Suzuki Ulaanbaatar 28
4   M. Batkishig SP Falcons 22
5   Dölgöön Amaraa Deren 18
6   E. Temuulen Khangarid 14
  Nyam-Osor Naranbold Khovd
8   Purevsuren Uuganbayar FC Ulaanbaatar 13
9   Narmandakh Artag Falcons 12
Most goals by a player in a single game
  • Chinbat Bat-Erdene, 7 goals (Khovd 22–0 Lions, 29 June 2023)

Multiple hat-tricks

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It's season they made 35 multiple hat-tricks.

Player For Against Score Date
  Monkh-Erdene Batkhuyag4 Ulaanbaatar City Khangarid 8–1 24 August 2022
  Akihiro Suzuki4 Ulaanbaatar Lions 0–12 28 August 2022
  Unur-Erdene Erdenechimeg Ulaanbaatar Lions 0–12 28 August 2022
  Tsedenbalyn Tümenjargal Tuv Azarganuud Khangarid 1–5 4 September 2022
  Masatoshi Takeshita Khoromkhon Lions 1–4 1 October 2022
  Kim Ming-seo Erchim Khangarid 7–2 2 October 2022
  Yuzuki Miyajima Lions Khangarid 1–9 8 October 2022
  Narmandakh Artag Falcons Khangarid 1–7 15 October 2022
  Tsedenbalyn Tümenjargal5 Tuv Azarganuud Lions 2–10 16 October 2022
  Uuganbat Bat-Erdene Deren Khangarid 10–0 22 October 2022
  Ken Murayama Khovd Lions 6–1 23 October 2022
  Tsedenbalyn Tümenjargal Tuv Azarganuud Ulaanbaatar City 8–2 23 October 2022
  Baljinnyam Batbold Ulaanbaatar Khoromkhon 4–0 23 October 2022
  Purevsuren Uuganbayar5 Ulaanbaatar Khangarid 0–10 4 November 2022
  Baljinnyam Batbold Ulaanbaatar Khangarid 0–10 4 November 2022
  Akihiro Suzuki Ulaanbaatar Lions 9–1 15 March 2023
  Oyunbaatar Mijiddorj4 Ulaanbaatar Lions 9–1 15 March 2023
  Batbayar Tuguldur Khoromkhon Lions 4–1 8 April 2023
  Tsedenbalyn Tümenjargal Tuv Azarganuud Khovd 4–5 12 April 2023
  Monkh-Erdene Batkhuyag Khovd Tuv Azarganuud 4–5 12 April 2023
  Kazutaka Sato Khangarid Lions 0–5 15 April 2023
  Tsedenbalyn Tümenjargal4 Tuv Azarganuud Lions 6–1 26 April 2023
  Mönkh-Erdene Tsagaantsooj4 Khovd Lions 0–8 29 April 2023
  Akihiro Suzuki Ulaanbaatar Khoromkhon 1–6 30 April 2023
  Monkh-Erdene Barkhuyag Khovd Tuv Azarganuud 2–5 3 May 2023
  Takuto Miki Ulaanbaatar Khangarid 6–0 4 May 2023
  A. Sodmenkh Ulaanbaatar City Khoromkhon 5–1 4 May 2023
  Noriki Akada Tuv Azarganuud Khoromkhon 0–4 6 May 2023
  Myagmar Bathishig Falcons Tuv Azarganuud 1–5 14 May 2023
  Galt Tuguldur Erchim Khoromkhon 2–3 17 May 2023
  O. Temuge Erchim Lions 0–11 3 June 2023
  Tsedenbalyn Tümenjargal Tuv Azarganuud Lions 2–8 25 June 2023
  Chinbat Bat-Erdene7 Khovd Lions 22–0 29 June 2023
  Enkhbileg Purevdorj Khovd Lions 22–0 29 June 2023
  Akihiro Suzuki5 Ulaanbaatar Khoromkhon 10–0 29 June 2023
Most hat-tricks by a player in the season

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Grimm, Justin. "Wild MPL Season Ends with FCU Champions". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Mongolian National League". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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