{{update|date=September 2025}} {{short description|Association football club in Mongolia}} {{Infobox football club |clubname = Erchim |image = Khaan_Khuns-Erchim_FC_Logo.jpg |image_size = 200px |fullname = Erchim Football Club |nickname = The Lightnings <br> The horizontal tricolour |founded = {{Start date and age|1994}}<ref name="MFF">[http://www.the-mff.mn/clubs.html?club=3 Erchim club data] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528060736/http://www.the-mff.mn/clubs.html?club=3 |date=2012-05-28 }} at Official Mongolian Football Federation website</ref> |chairman = Amarbayasgalan Meeren |manager = |ground = Erchim Stadium |capacity = 2,000 |league = Mongolian Premier League |season = 2024–25 |position = Mongolian Premier League, 8th of 10 |pattern_la1 = _blueborder |pattern_b1 = |pattern_ra1 = _blueborder |leftarm1 = FFDD00 |body1 = FFDD00 |rightarm1 = FFDD00 |shorts1 = 0000FF |socks1 = FF0000 |pattern_la2 = _blueborder |pattern_b2 = |pattern_ra2 = _blueborder |leftarm2 = FF0000 |body2 = FF0000 |rightarm2 = FF0000 |shorts2 = FFDD00 |socks2 = FFDD00 |website = }}
'''Erchim Football Club''' ({{langx|mn|"Эрчим" Хөлбөмбөгийн Клуб}}) (formerly known as '''Khaan Khuns-Erchim Football Club''' for sponsorship reasons<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mongolia 2024/25 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mong2025.html |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>) is a professional football club from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They most recently played in the Mongolian Premier League, which they have won ten times,<ref name="RSSSF2">[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mongchamp.html Mongolia – List of Champions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324193657/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mongchamp.html |date=2023-03-24 }} at RSSSF</ref> since its inaugural year in 1996.<ref name="MFF" /> The Mongolian Football Federation applied to enter the 2012 AFC President's Cup,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/inside-afc/676-afc-news/35878-mongolia-eyes-pres-cup-2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912080543/http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/inside-afc/676-afc-news/35878-mongolia-eyes-pres-cup-2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 September 2012 |title=Mongolia eyes Pres Cup 2012 |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=29 July 2011 |access-date=3 August 2011 }}</ref><ref name="afc1128" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/937-presidents-cup-2012/37347-presidents-cup-place-for-mongolia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912180949/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/937-presidents-cup-2012/37347-presidents-cup-place-for-mongolia |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 September 2012 |title=President's Cup place for Mongolia |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=1 December 2011 |access-date=1 December 2011 }}</ref> and by winning the 2012 Super Cup, Erchim was awarded the place.<ref name="afc1128">{{cite web |title=Decision by Competitions Committee & Executive Committee for AFC Club Competitions |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/336-decision-by-competitions-committee-a-executive-committee-for-afc-club-competitions/download |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717012947/http://www.the-afc.com/en/resources/regulations-a-guidelines/competition-regulations/2012/336-decision-by-competitions-committee-a-executive-committee-for-afc-club-competitions/download |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2018 |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |format=PDF |access-date=25 January 2012 }}</ref> In 2017, Erchim qualified for the AFC Cup, becoming the first Mongolian club to do so.<ref name="Ambitious Mongolia">{{cite web|title=Erchim FC Breaking New Ground for Ambitious Mongolia|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/erchim-fc-breaking-new-ground-for-ambitious-mongolia|publisher=The AFC|access-date=29 March 2017|archive-date=29 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329140925/http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2017/erchim-fc-breaking-new-ground-for-ambitious-mongolia|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Powerhouse">{{cite web|title=Erchim FC: Mongolia's Football Powerhouse|url=http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/07/25/erchim-fc-mongolias-football-powerhouse/|publisher=HITC Sport|access-date=11 August 2016|archive-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716224244/http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/07/25/erchim-fc-mongolias-football-powerhouse/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020 the club merged with Khaan Khuns Titem to establish Khaan Khuns - Erchim FC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://the-mff.mn/mff/%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BC-%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D1%85%D2%AF%D0%BD%D1%81-%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%BC/ |title=Khaan Khuns Erchim |access-date=2020-07-20 |archive-date=2020-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720165604/https://the-mff.mn/mff/%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BC-%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D1%85%D2%AF%D0%BD%D1%81-%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%BC/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Their place for the 2025–26 Mongolian Premier League was taken by Ulaangom City FC.
==History== ===Domestic=== {|class="wikitable" |- style="background:#efefef;" ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="9" |League ! rowspan="2" |Domestic cup ! colspan="2" |Top goalscorer ! rowspan="2" |Manager |- !Div. !Pos. !Pl. !W !D !L !GS !GA !P !Name !League |- |align=center|2011 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; "|'''5th''' |align=center|14 |align=center|6 |align=center|3 |align=center|5 |align=center|23 |align=center|20 |align=center|'''21''' |align=center|— |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2012 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1st''' |align=center|12 |align=center|8 |align=center|3 |align=center|1 |align=center|35 |align=center|11 |align=center|'''27''' |align=center|— |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2013 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1st''' |align=center|12 |align=center|8 |align=center|2 |align=center|2 |align=center|31 |align=center|11 |align=center|'''26''' |align=center|— |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2014 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|'''2nd''' |align=center|12 |align=center|8 |align=center|4 |align=center|0 |align=center|34 |align=center|10 |align=center|'''28''' |align=center|— |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2015 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1st''' |align=center|16 |align=center|12 |align=center|1 |align=center|3 |align=center|62 |align=center|15 |align=center|'''37''' |align=center|— |align=center|Batbilguun G. |align=center|12 |align=center| |- |align=center|2016 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1st''' |align=center|18 |align=center|17 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |align=center|70 |align=center|12 |align=center|'''51 ''' |align=center| 1st Round |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|Battulga Zorigt |- |align=center|2017 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1st''' |align=center|18 |align=center|13 |align=center|3 |align=center|2 |align=center|47 |align=center|15 |align=center|'''42''' |align=center|Semi-finals |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2018 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''1st''' |align=center|18 |align=center|12 |align=center|5 |align=center|1 |align=center|52 |align=center|17 |align=center|'''41''' |align=center|Semi-finals |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2019 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|'''2nd''' |align=center|22 |align=center|15 |align=center|3 |align=center|4 |align=center|65 |align=center|28 |align=center|'''48''' |style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''Winners''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2020 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; "|'''4th''' |align=center|18 |align=center|11 |align=center|2 |align=center|5 |align=center|64 |align=center|20 |align=center|'''35''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2021 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; "|'''5th''' |align=center|18 |align=center|9 |align=center|3 |align=center|6 |align=center|33 |align=center|19 |align=center|'''30''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2022 |align=center|1st |style="text-align:center; "|'''6th''' |align=center|18 |align=center|14 |align=center|2 |align=center|2 |align=center|63 |align=center|15 |align=center|'''44''' |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |}
===Continental=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Season<ref name="afc1128" /> !Competition !Round !Club !Home !Away !Position |- |rowspan="2"|2012 |rowspan="2"|AFC President's Cup |rowspan="2"|Group stage |{{flagicon|PAK}} KRL | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|0–0 |rowspan="2"|3rd |- |{{flagicon|TPE}} Taipower FC | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |- |rowspan="5"|2013 |rowspan="5"|AFC President's Cup |rowspan="3"|Group stage |{{flagicon|TPE}} Taipower FC | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|0–0 |rowspan="3"|2nd |- |{{flagicon|NEP}} Three Star Club | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|0–2 |- |{{flagicon|BAN}} Abahani Limited Dhaka | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|1–0 |- |rowspan="2"|Final stage |{{flagicon|NEP}} Three Star Club | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|1–1 |rowspan="2"|2nd |- |{{flagicon|TKM}} Balkan | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|0–4 |- |rowspan="4"|2014 |rowspan="4"|AFC President's Cup |rowspan="2"|Group stage |{{flagicon|CAM}} Svay Rieng | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|3–1 |rowspan="2"|2nd |- |{{flagicon|NEP}} MMC | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|0–0 |- |rowspan="2"|Final stage |{{flagicon|BAN}} Sheikh Russel | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|0–1 |rowspan="2"|3rd |- |{{flagicon|PRK}} Rimyongsu | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|0–5 |- |rowspan="4"|2017 |rowspan="4"|AFC Cup |rowspan="2"|Qualifying round |{{flagicon|CAM}} Nagaworld FC | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|1–0 |rowspan="2"|2nd |- |{{flagicon|NEP}} Three Star Club | colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"|0–2 |- |rowspan=2|Group Stage |{{flagicon|PRK}} April 25 |style="text-align:center;"|0–5 |style="text-align:center;"|0–6 |rowspan="2"|3rd |- |{{flagicon|PRK}} Kigwancha |style="text-align:center;"|0–3 |style="text-align:center;"|0–7 |- |2018 |AFC Cup |Qualifying play-off round |{{flagicon|PRK}} Hwaebul | style="text-align:center;"|0–4 | style="text-align:center;"|0–3 | style="text-align:center;"|0–7 |- |2019 |AFC Cup |Qualifying preliminary round |{{flagicon|PRK}} Ryomyong | style="text-align:center;"|0–3 | style="text-align:center;"|0–3 | style="text-align:center;"|0–6 |}
==Honours== * '''Mongolian Premier League (13)''';<ref name="RSSSF2" /> ** Winner: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 ** Runners-up: 1997, 1999, 2009, 2014, 2019 * '''Mongolia Cup: (9)'''<ref name="MFF" /> ** Winners: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 ** Runners-up: 2001, 2002, 2014 * '''Mongolia Super Cup (9)''':<ref name="RSSSF">[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mong2012.html Mongolia 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209100843/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mong2012.html |date=2023-02-09 }} at RSSSF</ref> ** Winners: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [http://the-mff.mn/ Mongolian Football Federation]
{{Mongolian Football League}}
Category:1994 establishments in Mongolia Category:Association football clubs established in 1994 Category:Football clubs in Ulaanbaatar Category:Works association football clubs