The football center of the Mongolian Football Federation ( Mong. МХХ Хөлбөмбөгиййн төв , Eng. MFF Football Center ) is a football stadium located in Ulaanbaatar , the capital of Mongolia . [3] Home stadium for the national team of Mongolia and most of the Mongolian football clubs from Ulaanbaatar .
| IFF Football Center | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Ulaanbaatar , Mongolia |
| Built | 2002 |
| Open | October 24, 2002 |
| Remodeled | in 2013 [1] |
| Owner | Mongolian Football Federation |
| Capacity | 5,000 [2] |
| Home team | Mongolia national football team |
| Field dimensions | 105 × 68 m |
| Coating | artificial |
| Site | the-mff.mn |
Content
History
During the Mongolian People's Republic on the territory of the modern IFF Football Center, there was a half-hill with a tribune and grass, which was used to hold the Naadams . For football matches, the Central Stadium located in the immediate vicinity was used.
The new IFF stadium was opened on October 24, 2002 . On March 15, 2011, the teams of the Philippines and Mongolia met here in the qualifying round of the AFC Challenge Cup 2012 , as a result of the meeting, the Mongols won with a score of 2: 1. In 2011, the national teams of Mongolia and Myanmar played here in the qualifying round of the 2014 World Cup and Mongolia won 1-0. [4] [5] Since 2013, the AFC President’s Cup matches have been held at the stadium, in particular, in 2014 3 matches of the group stage were played here, in which the Mongolian club Erchim Stud became the leader and entered the second round. [6] [7]
Basic Information
The capacity of the stands is 5000 people. The stadium is covered with artificial turf. [3] UEFA rated stadiums is a stadium second category . The IFF Football Center is located near the National Stadium of Mongolia [4] .
Interesting Facts
- The only football club of the Mongolia Championship from Ulan Bator that does not use the IFF Football Center as a home venue is the multiple champion of Mongolia Erchim , who uses his own base. [eight]
Notes
- ↑ Football Infrastructure . MFF. Date of treatment November 9, 2014.
- ↑ MFF History . MFF. Date of treatment November 9, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Football Center MFF . soccerway.com . Soccerway. Date of treatment April 1, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Preliminary success boost for Philippines (inaccessible link - history ) . fifa.com . FIFA Date of treatment April 1, 2010.
- ↑ Bilder vom Spiel auf Youtube .
- ↑ Svay Rieng Erchim - Report . Date of treatment June 16, 2014.
- ↑ AFC President's Cup: Svarieng FC 1-3 Erchim FC (English) (inaccessible link - history ) . AFC. Date of treatment June 17, 2014.
- ↑ Erchim stadium . Wikimapia. Date of treatment August 2, 2014.
Links
- Mongolia national football team on the FIFA website
- FIFA Website Page
- Page on the AFC website (eng.)
- Page on the website of the East Asian Football Federation (English)