Season 2016 Matches played 90 | 2017 AFC Cup Erchim Goals scored 375 (4.17 per match) | |
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Top goalscorer Oyunbaatar Mijiddorj (29) Biggest home win Erchim 8-0 Mazaalaynuud, Erchim 8-0 Ulaanbaatar | ||
The 2016 Mongolian Premier League (also known as the Khurkhree National Premier League) is the 48th edition of the tournament. Erchim came into the season as defending champions of the 2015 season.
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Ulaanbaatar City (formerly Khangarid City) and Continental entered as the two promoted teams from the 2015 Mongolian 1st League but Continental was rejected by the MFF so the 4th placed team Bayngol was promoted. Season will start on May 7th and will end on October 9, 2016.
Khurkhree National Premier League
The competition is to be known as the Khurkhree National Premier League for sponsorship reasons, after the Mongolian Football Federation signed a MNT 400 million sponsorship deal with Arvain Undes, a Mongolian company that produces the beer, Khurkhree.
League table
Updated to games played on 4 September 2016.
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.