Ho Chi Minh City FC
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| Full name | Ho Chi Minh City Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Chiến hạm đỏ (The Red Battleship) | |||
| Short name | HCMFC | |||
| Founded | 1975 as Cảng Sài Gòn 2009 as Hồ Chí Minh City FC | |||
| Ground | Thống Nhất Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 15,000[1] | |||
| Owner | Ho Chi Minh City Football JSC | |||
| Chairman | Vacant | |||
| Manager | Phùng Thanh Phương | |||
| League | V.League 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | V.League 1, 4th of 14 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Ho Chi Minh City Football Club (HCMC FC, Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), simply known as TP Hồ Chí Minh, and commonly known as TPHCM, is a professional football club based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The club competes in the V.League 1, the highest level of Vietnamese football, since the 2017 season after winning the Vietnam's 2016 V.League 2 league in the 2016 season. The club was formerly known as Cảng Sài Gòn (Saigon Port) between 1975 and 2009.[2] The club's home ground is the Thống Nhất Stadium.
History
[edit]On 1 November 1975, the Saigon Port Workers Football Club was officially established.[3] The team quickly became well-known in Southern Vietnam, together with Hải Quan - their local rivals.[4]
In 1980, Saigon Port was one of 10 clubs based in Southern Vietnam to participate in the 1980 Vietnamese National A1 League - the first football championship in Vietnam.[5] In 1983, former defender Phạm Huỳnh Tam Lang returned from Germany and was appointed as a head coach for the club.[6] In 1984, CSG began to focus on recruiting young players from their youth academy, including Đặng Trần Chỉnh, Hà Vương Ngầu Nại, Nguyễn Hoàng Châu, Phạm Văn Tám, ... This squad was later regarded as the club's "Golden Generation".[4] Among them, midfielder Hà Vương Ngầu Nại received recognition by becoming the top scorer of the 1989 V-League, scoring a total of 10 goals.[7] However, until the end of 1990, the team had not won any more titles besides the 1986 V-League.[citation needed]
From 1990-2001, many players of the team were called up to the Vietnam national team, including Nguyễn Hồng Phẩm, Hà Vương Ngầu Nại, Lư Đình Tuấn, Hồ Văn Lợi, Huỳnh Hồng Sơn. In 2001, under the new name Saigon Port Football Club, they won another league title in the 2001-02 season.[8] However, they were relegated to the First Division the following season, returning to the V-League again in 2005.[9]
The Saigon Port Corporation's officials claimed at the end of 2008 that they no longer had enough money to support the club. At that time, they only had one primary sponsor, the Vietnam Steel Company, the club's leadership decided to alter the team's name in order to operate on a professional model. The name Ho Chi Minh City Football Club was adopted with the permission of the club's management unit, the Ho Chi Minh City Football Company Ltd, and the Ho Chi Minh City Football Federation, with a 15 billion Vietnam Dong investment for the team.
Because of their devotion to the heritage connected with the name Saigon Port, the club's supporters have expressed disappointment and resistance to the decision to alter the name. Yet, the club's objective was to become a major football club in Ho Chi Minh City, as well as to promote the acquisition of government and commercial aid. The club officially changed its name to Ho Chi Minh City Football Club on 22 January 2009, with the Vietnam Steel Corporation serving as the team's primary sponsor.[citation needed]
The supporters were vehemently opposed to the name change. The whole Fans Association Executive Committee resigned, and the Saigon Port Football Supporters Association dissolved, generating problems for the team in its first season under the new name. They were relegated to Vietnamese Football League Second Division after finishing at the 13th place in the 2009 season. In 2012, the club finished last in the Vietnamese First League. After only one season at the Vietnamese Second League, Ho Chi Minh returned to the First League in 2015. With the ambition to return to top fight, Ho Chi Minh City received big investments and successfully gained a promotion to the V.League 1 after winning the 2016 V.League 2.[10]
Following returning to the V.League 1 in 2017, the team focused more on drawing spectators to the stadium by listening to supporters' criticism and renovating the stadium, stands, and so on. As a consequence, the club's reputation among supporters progressively improved. After that, the Ho Chi Minh City Football Club Fans Association was formed. The squad finished 12th in the league standings in 2017.
Crests
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Saigon Port badge -
Ho Chi Minh City FC badge
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
[edit]| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2017–2018 |  Mizuno[11]
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Cityland |
| 2019 |  Zaicro[12]
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| 2020 |  Kappa[13]
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| 2021–2023 |  Kelme[14]
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Cityland Bamboo Airways Viva Land SCB Phú Mỹ Hưng Murata |
| 2023 | Jogarbola
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Mansion Sports Phu Hung Life Insurance Phu Hung Securities |
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]As of 25 February 2025[15]
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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Unregistred players
[edit]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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Current staff
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Phùng Thanh Phương
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| Assistant Manager |
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| Goalkeeper Coach |
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| Fitness Coach |
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| Match Analyst |
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| Doctor |
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| Physiotherapist |
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| Kit Manager | 
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| Sporting Director | 
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| Technical Director |
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Affiliated clubs
[edit]
Geylang International (2019–present)
Season-by-season records
[edit]| Season | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Final position | Notes |
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| 2000–01 V-League | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 27 | 4th | |
| 2001–02 V-League | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 32 | Champions | Qualified for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification Round 3 |
| 2003 V-League | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 19 | 11th | Relegated to V.League 2 |
| 2004 V.League 2 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 50 | Champions | Promoted to V.League 1 |
| 2005 V-League | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 27 | 8th | |
| 2006 V-League | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 29 | 10th | |
| 2007 V-League | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 34 | 8th | |
| 2008 V-League | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 39 | 5th | |
| 2009 V-League | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 29 | 13th | Relegated to V.League 2 |
| 2010 V-League 2 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 27 | 10th | |
| 2011 V.League 2 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 28 | 11th | |
| 2012 V-League 2 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 23 | 14th | Relegated to Vietnam National 2nd Division |
| 2013 Vietnam National 2nd Division | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 16 | 2nd (Group C) | Promoted through play-offs |
| 2014 V.League 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 13 | 7th | |
| 2015 V.League 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 24 | 3rd | |
| 2016 V.League 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 39 | Champions | Promoted to V.League 1 |
| 2017 V.League 1 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 25 | 12th | |
| 2018 V.League 1 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 27 | 12th | |
| 2019 V.League 1 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 48 | 2nd | Qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs[a] |
| 2020 V.League 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 28 | 5th | |
| 2021 V.League 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | –3 | 14 | 11th | League was cancelled due to Covid-19 |
| 2022 V.League 1 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 25 | 9th | |
| 2023 V.League 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -8 | 15 | 13th | |
| 2023-24 V.League 1 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 40 | 4th |
- ^ As Hanoi FC failed to obtain an AFC license, Ho Chi Minh City FC qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.
Continental record
[edit]All results list Ho Chi Minh City's goal tally first.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1993–94 | Asian Cup Winner' Cup | First round |  Sarawak FA
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w/o[a] | ||
| Second round |  Semen Padang
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0–1
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1–1
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1–2
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| 1995–96 | Asian Club Championship | First round | Pahang FA
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w/o[b] | ||
| 1998–99 | Asian Club Championship | First round | Pohang Steelers
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0–2
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0–4
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0–6
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| 2000–01 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  Singapore Armed Forces
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0–0
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2–0
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2–0
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| Second round | Shimizu S-Pulse
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0–2
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0–4
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0–6
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| 2002–03 | AFC Champions League | Qualification |  Churchill Brothers
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0–2
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1–0
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1–2
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| 2020 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 | Buriram United
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1–2
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Performance in AFC competitions
[edit]- AFC Champions League: 2 appearances
- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2020: Group stage
Honours
[edit]National competitions
[edit]- League
- V.League 1/South Vietnam Nation League:
- V.League 2:
- Cup
- Vietnamese Cup:
- Vietnamese Super Cup:
- Runners-up: 2000, 2002, 2019
Other competitions
[edit]- BTV Cup:
- Winners: 2000
- Runners-up: 2001
Notes
[edit]- ^ Sarawak FA withdrew.
- ^ Cảng Sài Gòn withdrew.
References
[edit]- ^ "TP Hồ Chí Minh". vpf.vn (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Cảng Sài Gòn, đâu dễ lấy lại một cái tên". laodong.vn. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "CLB Cảng Sài Gòn, đâu dễ lấy lại một cái tên". laodong.vn. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ a b THAO, CHUYÊN TRANG THỂ (2011-03-19). "Thế hệ vàng của Cảng Sài Gòn". CHUYÊN TRANG THỂ THAO (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ "Vietnam 1980". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ "Phạm Huỳnh Tam Lang và những nỗi buồn sau ánh hào quang". Báo điện tử Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ "U.21 TP.HCM sẽ chơi như Cảng Sài Gòn nhờ cựu vua phá lưới Hà Vương Ngầu Nại". Truyền hình cáp SCTV. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ "VNN2 - Cau lac bo Bong da - VASC". 2002-12-05. Archived from the original on 5 December 2002. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ^ Trí, Dân (2009-07-15). "CLB TP.HCM: Đổi tên và…xuống hạng?". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ Vn, Baotintuc (13 August 2016). "CLB TP Hồ Chí Minh xuất sắc nhận Cúp vô địch hạng Nhất Quốc gia 2016". Báo Tin Tức.
- ^ "CLB TP.Hồ Chí Minh: CLB TP.Hồ Chí Minh công bố áo đấu mới giai đoạn lượt về | VTV.VN". Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Hãng thời trang Hàn Quốc tài trợ cho CLB TP HCM". 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ https://www.goal.com/vn/tintuc/clb-tphcm-lam-le-cong-bo-cac-doi-tac-chien-luoc-tu-mua-giai/3wfpz376n89q1w19cffvhloje Archived 2022-03-12 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
- ^ "Kelme Vietnam on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
- ^ "TP Hồ Chí Minh". Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ "Vietnam — List of Champions". Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Vietnamese)
- Team profile at Soccerway
- Team profile at V.League (in Vietnamese)
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