Darkhan City FC

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Darkhan City FC
Founded2005
GroundMy Mongolia Park Stadium
Darkhan, Mongolia
Capacity1,700

Darkhan City FC (Mongolian: Дархан Хот FC) is a Mongolian sports club based in Darkhan that fields sides in association football and futsal.

History[edit]

The club was formed in 2005. That season the men's team competed in the Mongolian Premier League, finishing fourth out of the five-team field.[1] They were in the league again for the 2006 season, this time finishing in third place in Group A.[2]

In 2015 Dakhan City participated in the first-ever season of the Women's National Football League.[3]

In 2017 the senior men's football team competed in the Mandalgovi Open Cup hosted in Mandalgovi. The club finished third in the twelve-team competition. Soyombiin Baarsuud FC, Mongoliin Temuulel FC, and FC Sumida also competed in the tournament.[4]

The male futsal club competed in the National First League, the second tier league, for the 2017/2018 season.[5]

Stadium[edit]

Previously the football club's home field was Darkham Central Stadium, home of the city's Nadaam. In October 2022 the team moved into its new stadium, the 1,700-seat My Mongolia Park Stadium.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Mongolia 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Mongolia 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Mongolia's First Female Football League". news.mn. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Mandalgovi Open Cup 2017 Takes Place in Dundgovi Province". The UB Post. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Darkhan City vs Ulaanbaatar City". Eleven Sports. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. ^ Grimm, Justin. "My Mongolia Park Opens in Darkhan". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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