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BCH Lions () is a Mongolian professional
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club that competes in the
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. The current manager is Badarch Chin-Orgil.


History

BCH Lions was founded in 2018 as it broke away from Premier League club Selenge Press FC under the guidance of former Selenge Press coach Badarch Chin-Orgil. The following year, the team won the
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. As a result of its Amateur Cup title, the team competed in the inaugural season of the Mongolia 2nd League later in 2019. The season ended with the club earning the championship and promotion to the Mongolia 1st League in 2020. At the end of the season, BCH Lions players were named the league's best defender (Sasaki Mizuho), goalkeeper (Nakane Hiroki), and midfielder (B. Itgel). During its first season in the
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, the club earned a third-straight championship and promotion. Lions striker Batkhüyag Munkh-Erdene won the Golden Boot that season with 32 goals and his
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goal against Khoromkhon earned international attention from
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's ''Desporto ao Minuto''. The club competed in the
Mongolian Premier League The Mongolian Premier League () is the top-tier professional football league of Mongolia. It is contested by ten clubs and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 1st League. The league is controlled by the Mongolian Football F ...
for the first time in
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. They avoided relegation in their first season, finishing in 8th position. First-year BCH striker Tetsuaki Misawa won the league Golden Boot award as top goal scorer that season with seventeen goals and five assists in sixteen appearances.


Domestic history

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Mongolian Football Federation profile

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