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 ...
n professional
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 ...
club from
Töv Province
Töv Province (from Mongolian ''төв'' 'centre') is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administered as an independent municipality.
Geography
The pr ...
that currently competes 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 ...
.
History
The club was founded as Tuv Buganuud FC in 2018 with the support of the local government of
Töv Province
Töv Province (from Mongolian ''төв'' 'centre') is one of the 21 provinces of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administered as an independent municipality.
Geography
The pr ...
. It was promoted to the Mongolia Premier League for the first time for the 2021–22. They earned promotion by finishing runner-up in the
Mongolian First League
The Mongolian First League (also known as the Khurkhree National First League for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of Mongolian football leagues.
Foundation
The Mongolia First League was founded in 2015 by the Mongolian Footba ...
in 2021 then defeating
Khoromkhon FC
Khoromkhon Football Club is a Mongolian professional football club from Ulaanbaatar. Khoromkhon competed in the Mongolian Premier League.