Ho Chi Minh City FC
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 second tier league in the 2016 season. The club was formerly known as Cảng Sài Gòn. The club's home ground is the Thống Nhất Stadium.
Full name | Ho Chi Minh City Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Chiến hạm đỏ (Red Warship) |
Short name | HCMC FC |
Founded | 1960 (as Tổng Nha Thương Cảng) 1975 (as Cảng Sài Gòn),[1] 2009 (as Ho Chi Minh City FC) |
Ground | Thống Nhất Stadium |
Capacity | 15,000[2] |
Owner | Binh Minh Media JSC |
Chairman | Vacant |
Manager | Vu Tien Thanh (interim) |
League | V.League 1 |
2022 | V.League 1, 9th of 13 |
Website | Club website |
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History
The club was founded in 1960 as the name Tong Nha Thuong Cang. This club had a long-standing rivalry with Hải Quan F.C. (Saigon Customs FC). Throughout history, the club has undergone a number of name changes due to ownership and various sponsorship agreements.
- 1960–1975 = Tong Nha Thuong Cang FC (đội bóng đá Tống Nha Thương Cảng)
- 1975–2000 = Saigon Port Workers FC (đội bóng đá công nhân Cảng Sài Gòn)
- 2001–2003 = Saigon Port FC (Cảng Sài Gòn)
- 2004–2008 = Southern Steel – Saigon Port FC (Thép Miền Nam – Cảng Sài Gòn)
- 2009–present = Hồ Chí Minh City FC (CLB bóng đá TP Hồ Chí Minh)
Players
First-team squad
As of 17 Jaunary 2023[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Reserves and academy
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Honours
National competitions
- League
- V.League 1/South Vietnam Nation League:
- Runners-up: 2000, 2002, 2019
Other competitions
- Winners: 2000
- Runners-up: 2001
Season-by-season records
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 |
- ^ 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
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 | w/o[a] | ||
Second round | Semen Padang | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
1995–96 | Asian Club Championship | First round | Pahang FA | w/o[b] | ||
1998–99 | Asian Club Championship | First round | Pohang Steelers | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 |
2000–01 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Singapore Armed Forces | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Second round | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 | ||
2002–03 | AFC Champions League | Qualification | Churchill Brothers | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
2020 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 | Buriram United | 1–2 | ||
AFC Cup | Group stage | Yangon United | 2–2[c] | Cancelled | 1st (Cancelled) | |
Hougang United | 3–2[c] | Cancelled | ||||
Lao Toyota | 2–0[c] | Cancelled |
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 2 appearances
- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2020: Group stage
Notes
References
- ^ "Vietnam - List of Champions".
- ^ "TP Hồ Chí Minh". vpf.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "TP Hồ Chí Minh".
- ^ "Vietnam - List of Champions".
- ^ "CLB TP.Hồ Chí Minh: CLB TP.Hồ Chí Minh công bố áo đấu mới giai đoạn lượt về | VTV.VN".
- ^ "Hãng thời trang Hàn Quốc tài trợ cho CLB TP HCM". 8 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.goal.com/vn/tintuc/clb-tphcm-lam-le-cong-bo-cac-doi-tac-chien-luoc-tu-mua-giai/3wfpz376n89q1w19cffvhloje[bare URL]
- ^ "Kelme Vietnam on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.[user-generated source]
External links
- Official website (in Vietnamese)
- Soccerway profile
- V.League profile (in Vietnamese)