Brera Ilch FC
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| Founded | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Ground | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Owner | Brera Holdings |
| Manager | Toshiaki Imai |
| League | Mongolian Premier League |
| 2023–24 | 8th |
| Website | https://www.breraholdings.com/ |
Brera Ilch Football Club is a Mongolian professional football club that currently competes in the Mongolian Premier League.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 2020 as Ilch FC. That year it finished second in the National Amateur Cup behind Khad FC and earned promotion to the Second League. For the 2021 season the club won its second consecutive promotion and the right to compete in the First League in 2022.[1][2] The club won the First League championship in the 2022/2023 season and earned the right to compete in the Mongolia Premier League for the first time for the 2023/24 season. The club's midfielder Sündorj Janchiv won the league golden boot that season with over 35 goals.[3] Entering its first season in the Premier League, the club once again changed its name, this time from Erdenes Ilch FC to Bayanzürkh Sporting Ilch FC.[4]
In August 2023, it was announced that the club had signed a letter of intent to be purchased by Brera Holdings and join the Brera family of clubs, which included Brera Calcio of Italy, Brera Strumica of North Macedonia, and Mozambique's Brera Tchumene FC. The deal was expected to be finalized by March 2024 following the 2023-24 season's winter break. Ilch FC would become the group's first club in Asia.[5] The deal was finalized in October 2023 with the club immediately rebranding to Brera Ilch FC.[6][7][8]
Domestic history
[edit]- Key
Champion Runners-up 3rd Place
| Season | League | Domestic cup | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | P | |||
| 2020[1] | 4th | 2nd
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | Promoted to 2nd League |
| 2021[1] | 3rd | 1st
|
12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 34 | Not held | Promoted to 1st League |
| 2021/22[9] | 2nd | 7th | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | Not held | |
| 2022/23[10] | 1st
|
18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 51 | Promoted to Premier League | ||
| 2023/24[4] | 1st | 8th
|
27 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 24 | ||
| 2024/25 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2021 2nd League Exciting to the End". Mongolian Football Central. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Ganbold, Suhk-Erdene. ""ILCH" AND "ERCHIM-B" TEAMS RECEIVED THE RIGHT TO PROMOTE IN THE FIRST NATIONAL LEAGUE" (in Mongolian). Mongolian Football Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Grimm, Justin (3 July 2023). "Erdenes Ilch FC Earns Promotion to MPL". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2023/24". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Brera Holdings PLC (BREA) to Acquire and Rebrand Bayanzurkh Sporting Ilch FC". Street Insider. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Brera Holdings Announces Control Transaction and Re-Branding Of Mongolian Premier League Team As Brera Ilch FC" (Press release). Global News Wire. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Brera Holdings PLC Announces Six-Month Financial Results, Active Search for Italian Serie B Football Club Target". Yahoo! Finance. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Grimm, Justin (14 February 2024). "Ilch FC Now Under Brera Umbrella, Rebrands". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Grimm, Justin; Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2021/22". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Mongolia 2022/23". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 October 2022.