The Women's National Football League (
Mongolian
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* Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia
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* Mongolian language
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: Эмэгтэйчүүдийн Үндэсний Лиг) is the top-flight women's football league in
Mongolia
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History
In an effort to organize a women's national team for Mongolia, 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 ...
(MFF) signed a memorandum of agreement with their Japanese counterparts. To encourage participation of Mongolian women in football, the MFF organized the first edition of the Women's National Football League tournament in July 2015.
The first season which ran from 21 to 29 July 2015 was contested by eight teams. Khad FC was the winner of the inaugural edition which won over all the other seven teams in the competition. The club scored 22 goals and conceded two goals during the whole season.
Mongoliin Temuulel FC won the silver medal.
were the winners of the second season which was held in 2016. They won again in the third edition which was contested by nine clubs around mid-2017. Deren FC and Mongolian Temuulen were the second and third placers respectively.
In 2020, the
International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) provided $500,000 USD to the team to help grow its leagues.
Champions
''As of 2024''
Championships by club
''As of 2024 season''
Goalscorers
;Most time goalscorers:
*3 times.
** Undrakh Ulziibayar (2015, 2019 and 2021).
;Most goals by a player in a single season:
*25 goals.
** Undrakh Ulziibayar (2021).
See also
*
AFC Women's Club Championship
The AFC Women's Club Championship was the women's football club competition in Asia. It involved the top clubs from countries affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was designed as a pilot competition for the AFC Women's Cha ...
References
{{Top level women's association football leagues around the world
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 ...
2015 establishments in Mongolia
Sports leagues established in 2015
Football leagues in Mongolia
Women's football in Mongolia