MFF Football Centre explained

Stadium Name:MFF Football Centre
Location:Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Coordinates:47.9°N 106.9161°W
Opened:24 October 2002
Operator:Mongolian Football Federation
Surface:Artificial turf
Tenants:Mongolia national football team
various clubs:
Mongolian Premier League
Mongolian First League
Mongolian Second League
National Amateur Cup
Seating Capacity:5,000
Dimensions:110m x 73m

The MFF Football Centre (Mongolian: МХХ Хөлбөмбөгийн төв Mongolian: MKhKh Khölbömbögiin töv) is a stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[1]

Overview

It is used for football matches and has an artificial playing surface.

The newly-expanded 5,000 seat stadium at the football centre opened in October 2013.[2]

It hosted Mongolia's qualification campaigns for the AFC Challenge Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[3]

In September 2022, the 110m x 73m field was resurfaced using a foam, sand, and cork mixture instead of rubber, a process that was newly-approved by FIFA. The stadium became the first in the country to feature the fully recyclable surface.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Football Centre MFF . soccerway.com . Soccerway . 2010-04-01 . 2016-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307133702/http://int.soccerway.com/venues/mongolia/football-centre-mff/ . live .
  2. Web site: Мядагбадам. Ж.. Хөлбөмбөгийн шинэ цэнгэлдэх хүрээлэн нээлтээ хийнэ. 10 October 2013. mnb.mn. 16 August 2016. mn. 27 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190427072447/http://www.mnb.mn/i/8947. live.
  3. News: Preliminary success boost for Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20110321181832/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1400925.html . dead . March 21, 2011 . fifa.com . FIFA . 2010-04-01 .
  4. Web site: Mongolian Football Federation 1st field with cork infill FIFA approved . Edel Grass . 21 February 2023 . 21 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221174341/https://edelgrass.com/projects/fifa-approves-1st-mongolian-football-federation-field-with-cork-infill/ . live .