Women's National Football League (Mongolia) Explained

Women's National Football League
Эмэгтэйчүүдийн Үндэсний Лиг
Country:Mongolia
Confed:AFC (Asia)
Teams:9
Levels:1
Most Champs:Arvis FC (3 titles)
Champions:FC Kharaatsai (1)

The Women's National Football League (Mongolian: Эмэгтэйчүүдийн Үндэсний Лиг) is the top-flight women's football league in Mongolia.

History

In an effort to organize a women's national team for Mongolia, the Mongolian Football Federation (MFF) signed a memorandum of agreement with their Japanese counterparts. To encourage participation of Mongolian women in football, the MFF organized the first edition of the Women's National Football League tournament in July 2015.[1]

The first season which ran from 21 to 29 July 2015 was contested by eight teams.[2] Khad FC was the winner of the inaugural edition which won over all the other seven teams in the competition. The club scored 22 goals and conceded two goals during the whole season.[3] Mongoliin Temuulel FC won the silver medal.[4]

Arvis F.C. were the winners of the second season which was held in 2016.[5] They won again in the third edition which was contested by nine clubs around mid-2017. Deren FC and Mongolian Temuulen were the second and third placers respectively.[6]

In 2020, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) provided $500,000 USD to the team to help grow its leagues.[7]

Winners

As of 2023 season.[8]

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
2015Khad FCMongoliin Temuulel FC
2016Arvis FC
2017Arvis FCDeren FC
2018Deren FC
2019Arvis FCDeren FC
2020Deren FCTuuliin Tom Tunuud FC
2021UBC FCArvis FC
2022[9] Storm FCFC Kharaatsai
2023[10] FC KharaatsaiIlch FC

Championships by club

As of 2022 season[9] [11]

ClubChampionships
Arvis FC3
Deren FC2
Khad FC1
UBC FC1
Storm FC1
FC Kharaatsai1

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mongolia's First Female Football League . 30 May 2018 . News.MN . 23 July 2015.
  2. News: Tungalag . B. . Khad FC wins cup at the first Women's National Football League . 30 May 2018 . The UB Post . 28 July 2015.
  3. News: "Khad" – Mongolia's first national women's football team [sic] ]. 30 May 2018 . News.MN . 29 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Nominees for the "Best Female Player" of "Golden Football Awards" . 8 December 2015 . news.mn . 21 February 2023.
  5. News: Tungalag . B. . Winners of the Golden Ball 2016 Announced . 30 May 2018 . The UB Post . 14 December 2016.
  6. News: Arvis FC dominates 3rd Women's National Football League . 30 May 2018 . UB Post . 7 August 2017.
  7. Web site: FIFA grants USD 500,000 to support development of women's football in Mongolia . 2022-03-31 . MONTSAME News Agency . en.
  8. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . Mongolia - List of Women Champions . RSSSF . 21 February 2023.
  9. Web site: Chinzorig . U. . Эмэгтэйчүүдийн хөлбөмбөгийн лигт "Storm" баг хожигдолгүй түрүүллээ . UB Life . 10 February 2023 . Mongolian.
  10. Web site: Grimm . Justin . Season Recap: 2023 Women's National Football League . 20 January 2024 . Mongolian Football Central . 20 January 2024.
  11. Web site: "Эмэгтэйчүүдийн лиг"-т "Арвис" оноо алдалгүй түрүүллээ . 19 August 2019 . news.mn . 10 February 2023 . Mongolian.