Erchim FC

Erchim

Full name	Thermal Power Plant No.4 Erchim
Founded	1994[1]
Ground	Erchim Stadium Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	M. Amarbaysgalan
Coach	Zorigtyn Battulga
League	Mongolia Premier League
2016	1st
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Erchim is a football club from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia who have been playing in the Mongolia Premier League, which they have won ten times,^[2] since its inaugural year in 1996.^[1] The team plays the away games in the National Sports Stadium (Mongolia). They play their home matches in front of power plant 4 on their little but glorious stadium. The Mongolian Football Federation applied to enter the 2012 AFC President's Cup,^[3] and was approved by the AFC in November 2011,^[4] and made their debut in the competition.^[5] As winners of the 2012 Super Cup, Erchim were awarded the place in the competition.^[4] Erchim won again the Mongolian championship of 2015 showing a well organized way of playing and a good way of training.

While all other Mongolian clubs share the MFF Football Centre as a home stadium, Erchim has its own stadium.^[6]

History

Domestic history

As of match played 10 September 2016

Season	League									Domestic Cup	Top goalscorer		Managers
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
2011	1st	5th	14	6	3	5	23	20	21	-
2012	1st	1st	12	8	3	1	35	11	27	-
2013	1st	1st	12	8	2	2	31	11	26	-
2014	1st	2nd	12	8	4	0	34	10	28	-
2015	1st	1st	16	12	1	3	62	15	37	-	G. Batbilguun	12
2016	1st	1st	18	17	0	1	70	12	51	1st Round			Z. Battulga

Continental history

Season[4]	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2012	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	KRL	0–0
			Taiwan Power Company	0–1
2013	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	Taiwan Power Company	0–0
			Three Star Club	0–2
			Abahani Limited Dhaka	1–0
		Final stage	Three Star Club	1–1
			Balkan	0–4
2014	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	Svay Rieng	3–1
			MMC	0–0
		Final stage	Sheikh Russel	0–1
			Rimyongsu	0–5
2017	AFC Cup	Group stage	Nagaworld FC	1–0
			Three Star Club	0–2

Honours

• Mongolia Premier League: (10)^[2]
  • Winner: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
  • Runner-up: 1997, 1999, 2009, 2014
• Mongolia Cup: (8)^[1]
  • Winner: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2015
  • Runner-up: 2001, 2002, 2014
• Mongolia Super Cup: (4)^[7]
  • Winner: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,2016

First team squad

For 2014–15 '^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 MF Temuge Odonchimeg 1 GK Ariunbold Batsaikhan 4 MF Miloš Perišić 5 DF Munkhbaatar Tersaikhan 6 MF Batchuluuny Anar 7 FW Tsagaantsooj Enkhtur 8 DF Tserenjavyn Enkhjargal 10 MF Mönkh-Erdeniin Tögöldör 11 MF Ganbaatar Batbilguun 12 FW Battur Davaajav 14 FW Enkhbayar Chinbaatar 16 MF Janchiv Sundorj

No. Position Player 3 DF Temuujin Volodiya 18 FW Shuta Ishino 13 FW Ankhbayar Gantumur 20 MF Ganboldyn Bilgüün 21 GK Gantumur Delgerdalai 22 GK Turbat Turbold 28 MF Batmönkhiin Erkhembayar 29 MF Nikola Đuričić 17 MF Natsuki Maru 19 MF Munkhbayasakh Tugsmandakh 27 DF Odbaatar Erkhembaatar

References

1. Erchim club data at Official Mongolian Football Federation website
2. Mongolia – List of Champions at RSSSF
3. "Mongolia eyes Pres Cup 2012". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
4. "Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
5. "President's Cup place for Mongolia". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
6. "Erchim FC: Mongolia's Football Powerhouse". HITC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
7. Mongolia 2012 at RSSSF
8. Erchim squad at Soccerway

External links

• Mongolian Football Federation