SP Falcons
Association football club in Mongolia
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Selenge Press Falcons[2] simply known as SP Falcons (formerly known as Bulgan SP Falcons for sponsorship reasons[3]) is a Mongolian professional football club competing in the Mongolian Premier League.[4][5] Although all clubs in the Mongolian Premier League play in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, Bulgan is a town in the north of Mongolia, and Bulgan and Selenge are two northern provinces of Mongolia.
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| Full name | Selenge Press Falcons | ||
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| Nickname | The Falcons | ||
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Ground | MFF Football Centre[1] | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Amartuvshin Bold | ||
| Head coach | Arthur Ferreira | ||
| League | Mongolian Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Mongolian Premier League, 1st of 10 (Champions) | ||
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History
In 2024, SP Falcons qualified to their first ever AFC competitions, the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League after winning the 2023–24 Mongolian Premier League title. The club was then drawn in Group E alongside Southeast Asian team, Madura United from Indonesia and Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng from Cambodia where SP Falcons hosted the group. The club manage to get 1 point in the tournament after a goalless draw with Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng but fall to a 2–1 defeat to Madura United thus finishing in last place.
Foundation
Founded in 2003, SP Falcons are one of the teams representing capital Ulaanbaatar in MNPL.[6]
Stadium
The team plays their home games at the MFF Football Centre, which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.[7]
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Domestic history
| Season | League | Mongolia Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2023–24 | 1st | Champions | 26 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 18 | 65 | Winners | |||
| 2024–25 | 1st | Champions | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 16 | 61 | ||||
Continental record
Scores list SP Falcons’s goal tally first.
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group E |  Madura United |
0–0 | ||
 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng |
1–2 | |||||
| 2025–26 | AFC Challenge League | Preliminary stage |  Taichung Futuro |
3–1 | ||
| Group D | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng |
0–3 | ||||
 Manila Digger |
0–2 | |||||
 Ezra |
3–1 | |||||
| Total | ||||||
| Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
Honours
- Mongolian Premier League
- MFF Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2024[8]