Deren FC is a professional football club based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The club was founded in 2008 and currently plays in the Mongolian Premier League, making their debut appearance in the 2015 season.[1]

Deren FC
Full nameDeren Football Club
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
GroundMFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar
ChairmanMunkhchuluun Garam
Managervacant
LeagueMongolian Premier League
2023–24Mongolian Premier League, 3rd of 10
Websitehttps://www.fcderen.com/
The FC Deren Airdome on the club's premises. To the right, you can see the National Sports Stadium, which was the club's home ground until recently. The photo was taken on October 24, 2024.

The club was originally established as a youth academy. The decision to participate in the professional competition of the higher leagues was made to provide the youth players with the opportunity to play at the highest national level as seniors and to have a chance to represent the Mongolian national team.

This local focus has been maintained to this day and has earned the club the reputation of being "The Nationals' Team" ("Монголын баг").

In this regard, Deren FC stands in contrast to most other Mongolian teams, which primarily rely on foreign players as their foundation and supplement them with local talent.[2]

History

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Domestic history

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As of match played 10 September 2015
Season League Domestic Cup Top goalscorer Managers
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2015 1st 7th 16 2 3 11 24 56 9 - Vojislav Bralušić
2016 1st 5th 18 8 1 9 28 27 25 RU Vojislav Bralušić
2017 1st 4th 18 9 2 7 18 15 29 SF Vojislav Bralušić
2018 1st 5th 18 8 7 3 41 15 31 R16 Vojislav Bralušić
2019 1st 5th 22 10 5 7 41 28 35 QF Paulo Jorge Silva
2020 1st 6th 18 10 3 5 40 21 33 Cancelled Paulo Jorge Silva
2021 1st 2nd 18 11 2 5 32 19 35 Cancelled Paulo Jorge Silva
2021-2022 1st 4th 18 10 2 6 42 26 32 Cancelled Munkhbat Purevdorj (Jun 21 - Nov 21) / Marek Fabula (Feb 22)
2022-23 1st 2nd 24 15 3 6 76 29 48 SF Marek Fabula (Feb 22 - Dec 22) / Munkhbat Chimedorj (Dec 22)
2023-24 1st 3rd 27 15 6 6 80 32 51 SF Munkhbat Chimedorj (Dec 22 - Dec 23 / Pedro Portela Pinto de Miranda (Jan 24)

Stadium

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The club currently plays its home matches at the MFF Football Centre in Ulaanbaatar. The stadium, which opened in 2006, was renovated in 2013 by Deren FC's parent company, Deren Naran LLC, in collaboration with a Dutch partner, and now has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.[3]

Special Features

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Deren FC is the only football club in Mongolia that owns its own football infrastructure and, thanks to its club-owned Airdome, can independently conduct both summer and winter training.

Additionally, the club is currently building a sports hotel with training facilities next to the full-size Airdome (114 x 82 x 29 meters) funded by FIFA and managed by the Mongolian Football Federation in Aimag Töv, about 40 kilometers outside of Ulaanbaatar.[4] This makes Deren FC the only club in Mongolia that can independently offer and organize accommodation and training camps for foreign football teams. The new sports facility is expected to be completed in the spring of 2025.

Honours

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Current squad

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As of 22 October 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MNG Sereekhuu Batmagnai
2 FW   MNG Tuvshinjargal Dulguun
3 DF   MNG Bat-Erdene Uuganbat
6 DF   MNG Ganbat Dulguun
8 MF   MNG Baljinnyam Batmunkh
9 FW   MNG Munkhsaikhan Munkhkhuslen
10 MF   MNG Tuvshinjargal David
11 MF   JPN Funami Yutaro
12 DF   MNG Mönkh-Orgil Orkhon
15 MF   MNG Gan-Erdene Erdenebat
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   MNG Altanchimeg Purevsuren
19 FW   MNG Tseveensuren Dalaitseren
20 FW   MNG Usukh-Ireedui Baatar
22 GK   MNG Jargalsaikhan Saikhanjargal
23 DF   MNG Enkhbold Erkhembayar
24 MF   MNG Naranbat Anand
33 DF   MNG Naranbaatar Khashchuluun
37 DF   KOR Hwi-han Kim
77 MF   MNG Enkhbayar Molor

References

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  1. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2021): Mongolia 2015. Under participation of Justin Grimm & Martin Arenlind. In: Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, last updated 16.06.2021. Online under https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mong2015.html, last checked on 23.10.2024.
  2. ^ Munkhbaatar, Iveel (15.09.2024): Walter Leonhardt: If you come, we're sure to win. In: The UB Post, 15.09.2024. Online under Walter Leonhardt: If you come, we're sure to win, last checked on 22.10.2024.
  3. ^ Myadagbadam, J. (2013): Хөлбөмбөгийн шинэ цэнгэлдэх хүрээлэн нээлтээ хийнэ. In: Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB), 10.10.2013. Online under Archivierte Seite auf mnb.mn, last checked on 22.10.2024.
  4. ^ Unbekannter Autor (2023): FIFA Forward-funded Air Dome brings Mongolian players in from the cold. Football development In: Inside FIFA, 11.03.2022. Online under https://inside.fifa.com/football-development/news/fifa-forward-funded-air-dome-brings-mongolian-players-in-from-the-cold, last checked on 23.10.2024.
  5. ^ Grimm, Justin (2022): Deren FC Wins Super Cup 2022. In: Mongolian Football Central, 11.03.2022. Online under https://www.mongolianfootball.com/single-post/deren-fc-wins-super-cup-2022, last checked on 23.10.2024.
  6. ^ Grimm, Justin (2023): 2023 MFF Cup: Ulaanbaatar Wins First Title. In: Mongolian Football Central, 13.08.2023. Online under https://www.mongolianfootball.com/single-post/2023-mff-cup-ulaanbaatar-wins-first-title, last checked on 23.10.2024.
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