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Erchim

Full name	Erchim Football Club
Nicknames	The Lightnings The horizontal tricolour
Founded	1994; 32 years ago (1994)[1]
Ground	Erchim Stadium
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Amarbayasgalan Meeren
League	Mongolian Premier League
2024–25	Mongolian Premier League, 8th of 10
Home colours Away colours

Erchim Football Club (Mongolian: "Эрчим" Хөлбөмбөгийн Клуб) (formerly known as Khaan Khuns-Erchim Football Club for sponsorship reasons^[2]) is a professional football club from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They most recently played in the Mongolian Premier League, which they have won ten times,^[3] since its inaugural year in 1996.^[1] The Mongolian Football Federation applied to enter the 2012 AFC President's Cup,^[4][5][6] and by winning the 2012 Super Cup, Erchim was awarded the place.^[5] In 2017, Erchim qualified for the AFC Cup, becoming the first Mongolian club to do so.^[7] 2,850 people attended their AFC Cup match against Kigwancha Sports Club. The game took place at the 5,000-capacity MFF Football Centre. While most of other Ulaanbaatar clubs share the MFF Football Centre, Erchim was the first one to have its own stadium.^[8] In 2020 the club merged with Khaan Khuns Titem to establish Khaan Khuns - Erchim FC.^[9] Their place for the 2025–26 Mongolian Premier League was taken by Ulaangom City FC.

History

Continental

Season[5]	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Position
2012	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	KRL	0–0	3rd
			Taipower FC	0–1
2013	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	Taipower FC	0–0	2nd
			Three Star Club	0–2
			Abahani Limited Dhaka	1–0
		Final stage	Three Star Club	1–1	2nd
			Balkan	0–4
2014	AFC President's Cup	Group stage	Svay Rieng	3–1	2nd
			MMC	0–0
		Final stage	Sheikh Russel	0–1	3rd
			Rimyongsu	0–5
2017	AFC Cup	Qualifying round	Nagaworld FC	1–0	2nd
			Three Star Club	0–2
		Group Stage	April 25	0–5	0–6	3rd
			Kigwancha	0–3	0–7
2018	AFC Cup	Qualifying play-off round	Hwaebul	0–4	0–3	0–7
2019	AFC Cup	Qualifying preliminary round	Ryomyong	0–3	0–3	0–6

Honours

• Mongolian Premier League (13);^[3]
  • Winner: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
  • Runners-up: 1997, 1999, 2009, 2014, 2019
• Mongolia Cup: (9)^[1]
  • Winners: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019
  • Runners-up: 2001, 2002, 2014
• Mongolia Super Cup (9):^[10]
  • Winners: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022

References

External links

• Mongolian Football Federation