The Mongolian First League (also known as the Khurkhree National First League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
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football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
leagues.
Foundation
The Mongolia First League was founded in
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
by the
Mongolian Football Federation
The Mongolian Football Federation () is the governing body of football in Mongolia. It was founded in 1959, and gained both FIFA and AFC affiliation in 1998. Its top league is the National Mongolian Premier League, Premier League.
Association st ...
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The league started with the name ''Khurkhree First League'', including the reference to the sponsor in the name, and the first edition was made up of the ''Continental FC'' team.
Stadium
Previously all First League matches were played at the
MFF Football Centre
The Mongolian Football Federation, MFF Football Centre () is a stadium in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Overview
It is used for Association football, football matches and has an artificial playing surface.
The newly-expanded 5,000 seat stadium at the ...
. As of the 2022 season, some matches are now also played at the Khan-Uul Stadium.
Champions
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2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
– ''Continental FC''
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2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
2020
The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
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Khovd FC
Khovd Football Club is a Mongolian professional football club from Khovd, currently competing in the Mongolian Premier League.
History
Khovd FC was founded in 2018. Following four seasons in the First League, the club was promoted to the Prem ...