Mongolia men's national ice hockey team
National ice hockey team representing Mongolia
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The Mongolia national ice hockey team (Mongolian: Монголын хоккейн үндэсний шигшээ баг) is the national ice hockey team of Mongolia. They are controlled by the Mongolian Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 15 May 1999. Mongolia competed in several World Championship tournaments in the late 2000s and early 2010s before withdrawing from the program after 2013. During that period, the team only took part in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia. Mongolia returned to the World Championship in 2023 and currently plays in Division IIIB.
AssociationMongolian Hockey Federation
Head coachMergen Arslan
AssistantsMunkhnasan Otgonbayar
CaptainMishigsuren Chinzolboo
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| Association | Mongolian Hockey Federation |
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| Head coach | Mergen Arslan |
| Assistants | Munkhnasan Otgonbayar |
| Captain | Mishigsuren Chinzolboo |
| Most games | Mishigsuren Namjil (67) |
| Top scorer | Mishigsuren Namjil (40) |
| Most points | Mishigsuren Namjil (94) |
| Home stadium | Steppe Arena |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | MGL |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 51 ( 4) (26 May 2025)[1] |
| Highest IIHF | 45 (2008–10) |
| Lowest IIHF | 57 (2023–24) |
| First international | |
South Korea  14–1  Mongolia(Gangneung, South Korea; 31 January 1999) | |
| Biggest win | |
Mongolia 21–1  Bahrain(Astana, Kazakhstan; 1 February 2011) Mongolia 20–0  India(Bangkok, Thailand; 16 March 2013) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Kazakhstan  40–0 Mongolia(Gangneung, South Korea; 2 February 1999) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2007) |
| Best result | 45th (2007) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1999) |
| Best result | 5th (1999) |
| IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2009) |
| Best result |  1st (2018, 2019) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 39–58–0 | |
Mongolia is currently ranked 53rd in the IIHF World Ranking and 19th in the specialized Asian ranking.[2]
History
Mongolia made its debut at the 1999 Asian Winter Games. The national team did not participate in any IIHF tournaments until the 2007 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Ireland. They played four games, losing all four by a combined margin of three goals for to 45 goals against. In 2008, Mongolia played in the IIHF World Championship Division III tournament in Luxembourg, and again they lost all of their games. Goal margin was 11 goals for and 59 against in five games. In the 2009 tournament, they chose to forfeit the games and withdrew from the tournament. All of the games were marked as 5–0 forfeits towards the team. In 2010, the team was placed in group B of Division III. They started off the tournament against North Korea, and they lost (22–1). Then they lost to South Africa (12–1) and to Armenia (15–0). Goal margin was 2 goals and 49 against. They finished the tournament with a 3rd place rematch against South Africa. Mongolia scored three times, but it was not enough as South Africa won 8–3. Mongolia however finished the tournament with its first-ever podium position, finishing third overall in the group after Armenia was suspended by the IIHF.
Many players also represent the Mongolia national bandy team.
Withdrawal from 2009 and 2011 IIHF tournaments
The Mongolian Hockey Federation announced that their men's and U18 teams would not be participating in the 2011 IIHF tournaments due to financial trouble and lack of ice hockey equipment. Mongolia cancelled their trips to their respective tournaments. Mongolia men's team was scheduled to travel to Cape Town, South Africa to participate in Division III, while the U18 team was scheduled to participate in Division III in Taipei City, Taiwan. They had previously withdrawn from the 2009 Division III tournament as well.
Tournament record
World Championships
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
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| 1930 through 1998 | Not an IIHF member | ||||||
| 1999 through 2006 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2007 |  Dundalk | 45th place (5th in Division III) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 |  Kockelscheuer | 46th place (6th in Division III) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 |  Dunedin | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | |||||
| 2010 |  Yerevan | 48th place (4th in Division III B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 |  Cape Town | Withdrew from tournament (All games marked as 5–0 forfeits) | |||||
| 2012 |  Erzurum | 46th place (6th in Division III) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 |  Abu Dhabi | 47th place (3rd in Division III Q) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 through 2022 | did not participate (Due to lack of indoor ice rink in Mongolia) | ||||||
| 2023 | Ulaanbaatar | 53rd place (2nd in Division IV) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 |  Kuwait City | 53rd place 1st in (Division IV) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Queretaro | 50th place (4th in Division III B) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Hong Kong | 51st place (5th in Division III B) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2027 to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 6/16 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | |
Asian Winter Games
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1986 through 1996 | did not enter | |||||||||
| 1999 | Gangneung | 5th place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 58 | -52 |
| 2003 |  Aomori | 6th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 52 | -48 |
| 2007 |  Changchun | did not participate | ||||||||
| 2011 | Astana | 9th place (4th in Premier Division) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 37 | -2 |
| 2017 | Sapporo | 8th place (4th in Division I) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 23 | +2 |
| 2025 | Harbin | did not participate | ||||||||
| Total | 4/9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 70 | 170 | -100 | |
Challenge Cup of Asia
| Year | Host | Result | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L |
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| 2008 | Hong Kong | did not participate | |||||
| 2009 | Abu Dhabi | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 |  Taipei City | 6th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 through 2012 | did not participate | ||||||
| 2013 |  Bangkok |  3rd place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Abu Dhabi | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | Taipei City | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | Abu Dhabi | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | Bangkok |  2nd place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 |  Pasay | 1st place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 |  Kuala Lumpur | 1st place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 |  Singapore | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| Total | 9/13 | 43 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
Fixture and results
2025
All times are local (UTC−5).
| 27 April 2025 13:00 | Mongolia | 13–7 (6–3, 4–3, 3–1) | Philippines | Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro Attendance: 104 |
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| Enkhkhuslen Enkh-Erdene Sodbileg Baatarkhuu | Goalies | Gianpietro Iseppi Irell Perez | Referee: Dominic CadieuxLinesmen:  Aleix Espino Emilio Gómez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 31 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April 2025 13:00 | Singapore | 1–11 (0–1, 0–4, 1–6) | Mongolia | Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro Attendance: 57 |
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| Joshua Shao Ern Lee | Goalies | Enkhkhuslen Enkh-Erdene | Referee: Alexander HlavatyLinesmen: Luis Estirado Revuelta Sem Ramírez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Shots | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April 2025 13:00 | North Korea  | 7–3 (3–2, 3–0, 1–1) | Mongolia | Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro Attendance: 48 |
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| Kim Kang-gun Jong Kang-song | Goalies | Enkhkhuslen Enkh-Erdene Sodbileg Baatarkhuu | Referee: Alexander Hlavaty Linesmen: Aleix Espino Óscar Pérez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 May 2025 20:30 | Mongolia | 6–7 (0–1, 2–3, 4–3) | Mexico | Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro Attendance: 604 |
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| Enkhkhuslen Enkh-Erdene Sodbileg Baatarkhuu | Goalies | Alfonso de Alba | Referee: Chazz KnocheLinesmen: Aleix Espino Luis Estirado Revuelta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 May 2025 16:30 | Hong Kong | 7–3 (4–2, 0–1, 3–0) | Mongolia | Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro Attendance: 157 |
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| Cheung Ching Ho | Goalies | Sodbileg Baatarkhuu Enkhkhuslen Enkh-Erdene | Referee: Alexander Hlavaty Linesmen: Óscar Pérez Jason van Rooyen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2026
All times are local (UTC+8).
| 13 April 2026 13:00 | Uzbekistan  | 26–1 (11–0, 7–1, 8–0) | Mongolia | DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong Attendance: 103 |
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| Daniel Muratov Rustam Irgashev | Goalies | Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan Sodbileg Baatarkhuu | Referee: Nicolaas van GrinsvenLinesmen:  Nicholas Air Ka Hei Chan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 78 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 April 2026 16:30 | Luxembourg | 7-5 (1–2, 5–1, 1–2) | Mongolia | DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong Attendance: 89 |
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| Jesse Barbadillo | Goalies | Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan Sodbileg Baatarkhuu | Referee: Aomsin Ubolluck Linesmen: Chan Ka Hei Tomislav Grozaj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 April 2026 20:00 | Hong Kong | 11–2 (3–1, 2–0, 7–1) | Mongolia | DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong Attendance: 290 |
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| Hoi Hei Fung | Goalies | Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan Sodbileg Baatarkhuu | Referee: Carlos Trobajo Linesmen: Nicholas Air Benjaming Huang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 35 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Shots | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 April 2026 16:30 | Mongolia | 6-8 (1–3, 3–3, 2–2) | North Korea | DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong Attendance: 138 |
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| Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan | Goalies | Kim Kang-gun | Referee: Shen Yen-chin Linesmen: Chan Ka Hei Miroslav Tvrdoň | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 29 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April 2026 13:00 | Mongolia | 13-4 (2–1, 9–1, 2–2) | Philippines | DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong Attendance: 263 |
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 35 | ||
All-time record against other national teams
Last match update: 19 April 2026[3]
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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| Armenia[a] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 49 |
 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
 Greece | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 29 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 37 |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
 Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
 Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 65 |
| Kuwait | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 39 |
 Macau | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 27 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| North Korea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 59 |
| Philippines | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 26 |
| Singapore | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 9 |
| South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 51 |
 South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| Thailand | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 37 |
| Turkey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 38 |
| Total | 97 | 39 | 0 | 58 | 404 | 583 |
Notes
- Mongolia's first match against Armenia was additionally changed to a 5–0 win for Mongolia by IIHF decision. Original result was 0-15 for Armenia. The match took place within 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III.