Bulgan SP Falcons

SP Falcons
Full nameSelenge Press Falcons
Nickname(s)The Falcons
Founded2003 (2003)
GroundMFF Football Centre[1]
Capacity5,000
OwnerAmartuvshin Bold
Head coachArthur Ferreira
LeagueMongolian Premier League
2024–25Mongolian Premier League, 1st of 10 (Champions)

Selenge Press Falcons,[2] simply known as SP Falcons, (currently known as Bulgan SP Falcons for sponsorship reasons), is a Mongolian professional football club, competing in the Mongolian Premier League.[3][4] 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

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 points 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

Founded in 2003, SP Falcons are one of the teams representing capital Ulaanbaatar in MNPL.[5]

Stadium

The team plays their home games at the MFF Football Centre, which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.[6]

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MNG Erdenesukh Erdenebat
2 DF  JPN Taiyo Toyoda
3 DF  BRA Thiago Tomias
4 DF  MNG Sukhbat Dulguun
5 DF  MNG Lkhagvasuren Altansukh
7 FW  MNG Batkhishig Mygmar
8 MF  MNG Batbold Bat-Erdene
9 MF  MNG Jansyerik Maratkhan
10 MF  MNG Mönkh-Erdengiin Tögöldör
11 FW  BRA Vlademir Everton
13 MF  MNG S. Otgontsagaan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  JPN Shoya Nagata
18 MF  BRA Thiago Bahiense
22 MF  SRB Nemanja Kruševac
23 MF  MNG Enkhorgil Otgonbaatar
25 GK  MNG Tsenguun Khandaa
71 FW  RUS Daniil Musatkin
77 MF  BRA André Ferreira
96 DF  BRA Almeida Silva
98 FW  MNG N.N. Khosebayar
99 FW  MNG Namsrai Baatartsogt

Domestic history

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

Scores list SP Falcons’s goal tally first.

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2024–25 AFC Challenge League Group E Madura United 0–0
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 1–2
2025–26 AFC Challenge League Preliminary stage Taichung Futuro
Total
Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD
2 0 1 1 1 2 -1

Honours

References

  1. ^ Selenge Press venue at Soccerway
  2. ^ "SP Falcons win kicks off Mongolian Premier League". the-afc.com. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Mongolia Football Federation". the-mff.mn (in Mongolian). 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. ^ Mongolia 2012 Archived 2023-02-09 at the Wayback Machine at RSSSF
  5. ^ "Mongolia Football Federation". the-mff.mn (in Mongolian). 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ^ "SP Falcons win kicks off Mongolian Premier League". the-afc.com. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  7. ^ Сэлэнгэ Пресс Сүпер цомд түрүүллээ