2022–23 Mongolian National Premier League Explained

Season:2022-23
Competition:Mongolian National Premier League
Dates:23 August 2022 to 2 July 2023
Winners:FC Ulaanbaatar
Continentalcup1:AFC Cup
Cup Winners:FC Ulaanbaatar
Total Goals:573 (without UB City)
League Topscorer: Batkhyag Munkh-Erdene
(38 goals)
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

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]

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.

ClubCityManagerKit Manufacturer
BCH LionsUlaanbaatar B. Chin-OrgilTG Sport
DerenDeren Ch. MunkhbatJoma
SP FalconsUlaanbaatar I.OtgonbayarTG Sport
Khaan Khuns ErchimUlaanbaatar D.BatnasamTG Sport
Khangarid FCErdenet A.ErdenebayarTG Sport
Khoromkhon FCUlaanbaatar S.PurevsukhTG Sport
Khovd FCKhovd B.GaridmagnaiTG Sport
Tuv AzarganuudTöv Provincevacant Nike
Ulaanbaatar FCUlaanbaatar Vojislav BralušićTG Sport
Ulaanbaatar CityUlaanbaatar Ts.GanboldTG Sport
[2]

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to 5 per team. There are no more additional restrictions.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Former 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

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyAfter roundTableIncoming manager
Deren Marek FabuľaSigned by TatranDecember 202292 Chimeddorj Munkhbat
Tuv Azarganuud Chimeddorj MunkhbatSigned by DerenDecember 20229 7

League table

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Batkhyag Munkh-ErdeneKhovd38
2 Tsedenbalyn TümenjargalTuv Azarganuud32
3 Akihiro SuzukiUlaanbaatar28
4 M. BatkishigSP Falcons22
5 Dölgöön AmaraaDeren18
6 E. TemuulenKhangarid14
Nyam-Osor NaranboldKhovd
8 Purevsuren UuganbayarFC Ulaanbaatar13
9 Narmandakh ArtagFalcons12
Most goals by a player in a single game:

Multiple hat-tricks

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

PlayerForAgainstScoreDate
Monkh-Erdene Batkhuyag4Ulaanbaatar CityKhangarid 8-124 August 2022
Akihiro Suzuki4 Ulaanbaatar Lions 0-1228 August 2022
Unur-Erdene ErdenechimegUlaanbaatar Lions0-1228 August 2022
Tsedenbalyn TümenjargalTuv Azarganuud Khangarid 1-54 September 2022
Masatoshi TakeshitaKhoromkhonLions 1-41 October 2022
Kim Ming-seo Erchim Khangarid 7-22 October 2022
Yuzuki Miyajima LionsKhangarid 1-98 October 2022
Narmandakh ArtagFalconsKhangarid 1-715 October 2022
Tsedenbalyn Tümenjargal5Tuv Azarganuud Lions 2-1016 October 2022
Uuganbat Bat-ErdeneDerenKhangarid 10-022 October 2022
Khovd Lions6-123 October 2022
Tsedenbalyn TümenjargalTuv Azarganuud Ulaanbaatar City 8-223 October 2022
Baljinnyam BatboldUlaanbaatar Khoromkhon 4-023 October 2022
Purevsuren Uuganbayar5 Ulaanbaatar Khangarid 0-104 November 2022
Baljinnyam BatboldUlaanbaatar Khangarid 0-104 November 2022
Akihiro Suzuki Ulaanbaatar Lions9-115 March 2023
Oyunbaatar Mijiddorj4Ulaanbaatar Lions 9-115 March 2023
Batbayar Tuguldur Khoromkhon Lions4-18 April 2023
Tsedenbalyn TümenjargalTuv Azarganuud Khovd4-512 April 2023
Monkh-Erdene BatkhuyagKhovd Tuv Azarganuud 4-512 April 2023
Kazutaka Sato Khangarid Lions0-515 April 2023
Tsedenbalyn Tümenjargal4Tuv Azarganuud Lions 6-126 April 2023
Mönkh-Erdene Tsagaantsooj4Khovd Lions 0-829 April 2023
Akihiro SuzukiUlaanbaatar Khoromkhon 1-630 April 2023
Monkh-Erdene BarkhuyagKhovd Tuv Azarganuud 2-53 May 2023
Takuto MikiUlaanbaatar Khangarid 6-04 May 2023
A. Sodmenkh Ulaanbaatar CityKhoromkhon5-14 May 2023
Noriki Akada Tuv Azarganuud Khoromkhon 0-46 May 2023
Myagmar Bathishig FalconsTuv Azarganuud 1-514 May 2023
Galt Tuguldur Erchim Khoromkhon 2-317 May 2023
O. TemugeErchim Lions 0-113 June 2023
Tsedenbalyn TümenjargalTuv Azarganuud Lions2-825 June 2023
Chinbat Bat-Erdene7Khovd Lions22-029 June 2023
Enkhbileg PurevdorjKhovd Lions 22-029 June 2023
Akihiro Suzuki5Ulaanbaatar Khoromkhon 10-029 June 2023
Most hat-tricks by a player in the season:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grimm . Justin . Wild MPL Season Ends with FCU Champions . Mongolian Football Central . 25 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Mongolian National League . us.soccerway.com . 27 April 2023.