SP Falcons
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| Full name | Selenge Press Falcons | ||
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| Nickname | The Falcons | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Ground | MFF Football Centre[1] | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Amartuvshin Bold | ||
| Head coach | Arthur Ferreira | ||
| League | Mongolian Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Mongolian Premier League, 1st of 10 (Champions) | ||
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Selenge Press Falcons[2] simply known as SP Falcons (formerly known as Bulgan SP Falcons for sponsorship reasons[3]) is a Mongolian professional football club competing in the Mongolian Premier League.[4][5] Although all clubs in the Mongolian Premier League play in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, Bulgan is a town in the north of Mongolia, and Bulgan and Selenge are two northern provinces of Mongolia.
History
[edit | edit source]In 2024, SP Falcons qualified to their first ever AFC competitions, the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League after winning the 2023–24 Mongolian Premier League title. The club was then drawn in Group E alongside Southeast Asian team, Madura United from Indonesia and Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng from Cambodia where SP Falcons hosted the group. The club manage to get 1 point in the tournament after a goalless draw with Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng but fall to a 2–1 defeat to Madura United thus finishing in last place.
Foundation
[edit | edit source]Founded in 2003, SP Falcons are one of the teams representing capital Ulaanbaatar in MNPL.[6]
Stadium
[edit | edit source]The team plays their home games at the MFF Football Centre, which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.[7]
Players
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Domestic history
[edit | edit source]| Season | League | Mongolia Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2023–24 | 1st | Champions | 26 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 18 | 65 | Winners | |||
| 2024–25 | 1st | Champions | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 16 | 61 | ||||
Continental record
[edit | edit source]Scores list SP Falcons’s goal tally first.
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group E | Indonesia Madura United | 0–0 | ||
| Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 1–2 | |||||
| 2025–26 | AFC Challenge League | Preliminary stage | Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro | 3–1 | ||
| Group D | Cambodia Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 0–3 | ||||
| Philippines Manila Digger | 0–2 | |||||
| Laos Ezra | 3–1 | |||||
| Total | ||||||
| Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Mongolian Premier League
- MFF Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2024[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Selenge Press venue[dead link] at Soccerway
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