Hunters FC explained

Clubname:Hunters FC
Хантерс ФК
Fullname:Hunters Football Club
Ground:MFF Football Centre,
Ulaanbaatar
Capacity:5,000
Chrtitle:President
Owner:Dong-geun Kim[1]
Mgrtitle:Manager
Manager:Chimeddorj Munkhbat
League:Mongolia National Premier League
Season:2022/23
Position:1st, First League (promoted)
Website:https://www.huntersfc.com/

Hunters FC (Mongolian: Хантерс ФК) is a Mongolian professional association football club from Ulaanbaatar that currently competes in the Mongolia Premier League.[2]

History

Hunters FC has been competing in the Mongolian league system since at least 2019. Prior to the 2022/23 season, the club was purchased by Dong-geun Kim of South Korea and was placed under the Mongolia Korea Economy Support Conference umbrella. The group purchased the club for the purpose of Christian evangelization in Mongolia.[3]

The club won the 2022/2023 Second League with an undefeated season and were automatically promoted for the following campaign.[2] The club then finished its first season in the First League undefeated, earning its second consecutive promotion and qualifying to compete in the Mongolia Premier League for the first time for the 2024/2025 season.[4] Hunters FC played its first-ever top flight match on 17 August 2024, losing 0–3 to Deren FC. The defeat was the club's first in a league fixture since 2022.[3]

Domestic history

Key
SeasonLeagueDomestic CupNotes
Div.Pos.Pl.WDLP
2019[5] 4th531110Promoted to Second League
20193rd8233Relegated to National Amateur Cup
2020[6] 4th760118Promoted to Second League
20203rdPromoted to First League
2021[7] 2nd952217
2021/2022[8] 2nd1755720Relegated to Second League
2022/2023[9] 3rd18153048Promoted to First League
2023/2024[10] 2nd18153048Promoted to Premier League
2024/20251st

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 몽골 헌터스 FC, 2023-2024 국가1부리그 우승 . newsnnet.com . 18 August 2024 . Korean.
  2. Web site: Grimm . Justin . Hunters FC Win 2022/23 Second League . Mongolian Football Central . 16 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Grimm . Justin . Club Spotlight: Hunters FC . Mongolian Football Central . 18 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Grimm . Justin . The 2023/2024 Mongolian Football Calendar Wraps Up . Mongolia Football Central . 16 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Grimm . Justin . Stokkermans . Karel . Mongolia 2019 . RSSSF . 16 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Grimm . Justin . Stokkermans . Karel . Mongolia 2020 . RSSSF . 16 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Grimm . Justin . Stokkermans . Karel . Mongolia 2021 . RSSSF . 16 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Grimm . Justin . Stokkermans . Karel . Mongolia 2021/22 . RSSSF . 16 August 2024.
  9. Web site: Grimm . Justin . Stokkermans . Karel . Mongolia 2022/23 . RSSSF . 14 September 2023.
  10. Web site: Grimm . Justin . Stokkermans . Karel . Mongolia 2023/24 . RSSSF . 14 September 2023.