Thep Xanh Nam Dinh F.C.
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| Full name | Thep Xanh Namdinh Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Dũng Sỹ Thành Nam[note 1] (Lionhearts of the Southern City) | |||
| Short name | NDFC | |||
| Founded | 1965 | |||
| Ground | Thiên Trường Stadium No.27, Đặng Xuân Thiều Street, Vị Hoàng Ward, Nam Định City | |||
| Capacity | 30,000 | |||
| Owner | Xuan Thien Group | |||
| Chairman | Nguyễn Tân Anh | |||
| Manager | Vũ Hồng Việt | |||
| League | V.League 1 | |||
| 2023 | V.League 1, 5th of 14 | |||
| Website | https://bongdanamdinh.com | |||
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Nam Dinh Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Nam Định), known as Thép Xanh Nam Định for sponsorship reasons and commonly known as Nam Dinh, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Nam Định that competes in the V.League 1.[1]
Name
The name of club was also changed 10 times due to sponsor replacements :
- Le Cotonkin CF (Hội túc cầu Hồng Bàng, 1920 – 1945)
- Namha Youths FC (Đoàn bóng tròn Thanh niên Nam Hà, 1965 – 1978)
- Hanamninh Industry FC (Đoàn bóng đá Công nghiệp Hà Nam Ninh, 1978 – 1991)
- Namha FC (CLB BĐ Nam Hà, 1991 – 1996)
- Namdinh FC (CLB BĐ Nam Định, 1997 – 2003)
- Songda-Namdinh FC (CLB BĐ Sông Đà-Nam Định, 2003 – 2006)
- Mikado-Namdinh FC (CLB BĐ Mikado-Nam Định, 2006 – 2007)
- Phumy Fertilizer-Namdinh FC (CLB BĐ Đạm Phú Mĩ-Nam Định, 2007 – 2008)
- Mikado-Namdinh FC (CLB BĐ Mikado-Nam Định, 2006 – 2007)
- Megastar-Namdinh FC (CLB BĐ Megastar-Nam Định, 2009 – 2011)
- Mikado-Namdinh FC (CLB BĐ Mikado-Nam Định, 2011 – 2013)
- Namdinh FC (CLB BĐ Nam Định, 2013 – 2019)
- Namha Pharma-Namdinh FC (CLB BĐ Dược Nam Hà-Nam Định, 2019 – 2020)
- Namdinh FC (CLB BĐ Nam Định, 2021 – 2022)
- Thepxanh-Namdinh FC[note 2] (CLB BĐ Thép Xanh-Nam Định, 2023 to present)
History
Nam Định has two sports facilities, Thiên Trường Stadium (formerly Cuối Stadium) and Trần Quốc Toản Indoor Stadium, which are host to football and volleyball matches. Both sports centers are located on Hùng Vương Street.
At the beginning, the club's home stadium was a dust and sandy training ground of the militia forces where were usually called as Sân Dệt or the "stadium" of the Namdinh Spinning Factory. It was old crisis of the Vietnamese National Army's military academy.
From the end of 1970s, their home stadium was Thiên Trường Stadium.[2] During the Vietnam War, this stadium had become a big, polluted pond with some vegetable fields. Formerly Sân Chùa-Cuối or the "Pagoda at end of the street" Stadium from one uninhibited temple which has got some daoist icons. So it was often named as "a factory weaves wishes" (nhà máy dệt giấc mơ).
Before 1997, the club's kit always used home colors black-white which were similar to Juventus FC.[note 3] It originates from name Namha Youths, so during the 1980-1990s they were called as "Vietnamese Juventus" by sport medias. However, after some changing times due to sponsor replacements, it was fixed as the yellow, then added lime-red.[3]
Hà Nam Ninh won the National Football Champions (V.League) in 1985 with star player Nguyễn Văn Dũng.
In 2001, Nam Định took second place in the National Championships, losing to Bình Định F.C. In 2007, the Nam Định football team changed its name to Đạm Phú Mỹ Nam Định and won its first National Cup under its new name. In 2009 the Nam Định Football team changed its name to Megastar Nam Định F.C and failed in standing on V.League to 1st level tournament 2010.
From 2003 to present, the club currently competes in the V.League with a sponsor of former minister Đinh La Thăng as a businessman, the top flight of Vietnamese football.[4][5][6]
In 2011, the team changed its name back to Mikado Nam Định and was relegated to the second division after only one year.[7][8] In 2012, Mikado Nam Định failed to win promotion to the first division after losing on penalties to the Khánh Hòa youth team in the semi-finals.[9] In 2014, Nam Định Football Club won a place in the 2015 First Division after defeating Vĩnh Long 4–0 in the Second Division final at Tam Kỳ Stadium, Quảng Nam.[10][11] In 2016, the team finished third overall and took part in the play-off of the 2016 National First Division but failed to win promotion to the V.League.[12]
The following season, the team won the 2017 First Division championship and won the only place to play in the 2018 V.League.[13][14] In 2019, the team introduced a new sponsor, Nam Ha Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, and changed its name to Nam Ha Nam Dinh Pharmaceutical Football Club to compete in the V.League 2019.[15] In this season, the team had a 2–2 draw against Hoang Anh Gia Lai.[16] In 2021, the team changed its name back to Nam Dinh Football Club after the end of the contract with Nam Ha Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company.[17]
After many poor seasons and even near relegation, since 2023 under the guidance of coach Vũ Hồng Việt, Namdinh has continuously been in the top 5 strongest teams in V-League.[18]
Current squad
As of 21 March 2024[19]
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Unregistered players
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Out on loan
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Current coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Managing Director |  Phạm Cẩm Kỳ
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| Head Coach | Vũ Hồng Việt
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| Assistant Coach | Nguyễn Trung Kiên Nguyễn Quang Huy Nguyễn Anh Tuấn
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| Fitness Coach |  Mashiedee Sulaiman
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Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2008: Group stage
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 2008 | AFC Champions League | Group stage | 
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Beijing Guoan | 1–3 | 0–3 |
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Kashima Antlers | 0–4 | 0–6 | |||
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Krung Thai Bank | 2–2 | 1–9 |
Season-by-season record
| Season | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Final position | Notes |
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| 1982–83 V-League | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 12 | 6th | Group stage |
| 1984 V-League | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 19 | 3rd | Qualify for 2nd stage |
| 1985 V-League | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 27 | Champions | |
| 1986 V-League | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 16 | 1st (Group stage) | Qualify for 2nd stage |
| 1987–88 V-League | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 10 | 7th | Group stage |
| 1989–1997 | ||||||||||
| 1998 V-League | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 35 | 8th | |
| 1999–2000 V-League | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 34 | 6th | |
| 2000–01 V-League | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 34 | 2nd | |
| 2003 V-League | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 36 | 3rd | |
| 2004 V-League | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 44 | 2nd | |
| 2005 V-League | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 31 | +4 | 28 | 6th | |
| 2006 V-League | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 32 | 9th | |
| 2007 V-League | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 38 | 4th | Qualified for 2008 AFC Champions League |
| 2008 V-League | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 31 | 11th | |
| 2009 V-League | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 31 | 12th | Promotion/relegation playoffs |
| 2010 V-League | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 12 | 14th | Relegation to 2011 First League |
| 2011 First League | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 27 | 13th | Relegation to 2012 Second Division |
| 2012 Second Division | ||||||||||
| 2013 Second Division | ||||||||||
| 2014 Second Division | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 13 | 1st | Promoted to 2015 V.League 2 |
| 2015 V.League 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 18 | 4th | |
| 2016 V.League 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 32 | 3rd | Qualification to Play-off I |
| 2017 V.League 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 23 | 1st | Promoted to 2018 V.League 1 |
| 2018 V.League 1 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 24 | 13th | |
| 2019 V.League 1 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 31 | 11th |
Honours
National competitions
- League
- V.League 1
- V.League 2
- Winners: 2017
- Second League
- Winners: 2014
- Cup
- Vietnamese Cup
- Winners: 2007
Other competitions
- China-ASEAN Cities Football Invitational Tournament
- Winners: 2016
- Runners-up: 2017
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2016–2018 |  Adidas
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Mikado |
| 2018–2020 | VNA Sport[20]
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VICOSTONE – Thổi hồn vào đá Nam Ha Pharma |
| 2020–2023 |  Kelme[21]
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Nam Ha Pharma Xuan Thien Group |
| 2023–present |  Mitre
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Xuan Thien Group |
See also
- Phong Phú Hà Nam W.F.C. (female)
- Bamboo Airways Thái Bình FC (amateur)
- Vissai Ninh Bình FC (dissolved)
Footnotes
Notes
- ^ By the names of 4 famous footballers born from Nam Định Province: Nguyễn Văn Dũng, Nguyễn Văn Sỹ, Vũ Văn Thành, Đoàn Văn Nam.
- ^ From SapphireSteel-Namdinh Football JSC.
- ^ 1982 Vietnamese movie 89th Minute performed at Namdinh City stadium.
References
- ^ "CLB Nam Định từ đây sẽ lên hương?". Bongdaplus-Báo Bóng đá. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Sân vận động Thiên Trường Nam Định (Sân Chùa Cuối)". tintucnamdinh.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Nắng chiếu thành Nam". www.qdnd.vn. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "VCK giải hạng Nhì 2014: Nam Định giành vé lên hạng Nhất". vnleague.com. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Cuộc đua tam mã trụ hạng V.League 2022: CLB Nam Định và "nút thắt" Thiên Trường". danviet.vn. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Bộ đôi 'công thần' của Hải Phòng đến Bình Dương, Nam Định tậu cựu cầu thủ của Viettel". Bongdaplus-Báo Bóng đá. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "'Nam Định lên hạng, bóng đá phía Bắc đang trở lại thời hoàng kim'". thethaovanhoa.vn (in Vietnamese). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Nam Định trở lại V-League sau bảy năm vắng bóng". daidoanket.vn (in Vietnamese). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Tiểu sử câu lạc bộ Nam Định - CLB bóng đá Dược Nam Hà Nam Định". bongda24h.vn. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "VCK giải hạng Nhì 2014: Nam Định giành vé lên hạng Nhất". Bongdaplus-Báo Bóng đá (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Bóng đá Nam Định – than ôi thời oanh liệt nay còn đâu | Bóng Đá". bongda.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 12 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "CLB Nam Định xây chắc ngôi đầu bảng". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ ""Hồi sinh" bóng đá Nam Định". beta.baonamdinh.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Nam Định thăng hạng V.League". Bongdaplus-Báo Bóng đá (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "CLB Nam Định có nhà tài trợ mới, nhắm tới top 10 V-League 2019". Báo điện tử An ninh Thủ đô (in Vietnamese). 23 February 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "HAGL mất chiến thắng trong phút bù giờ trước CLB Nam Định". Znews.vn (in Vietnamese). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Nam Định không còn gắn tên Dược Nam Hà và "mộng thoát nghèo"". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). 12 January 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Winning Hanoi breathlessly, coach Vũ Hồng Việt was as happy as a farmer with a good harvest
- ^ "Nam Định". vpf.vn.
- ^ "NamDinh Football Club – NDFC on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ^ "NamDinh Football Club – NDFC on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[user-generated source]
Further reading
Bibliography
- Nam Định, thế và lực mới trong thế kỷ XXI −2005 p141 "A glance at the inauguration ceremony of Thiên Trường stadium (August 30th 2003)".
External links
- Phút 89 at IMDb and YouTube
- Namdinh Football Live Scores & Results
- Namdinh the little fire of 2021 V-League
- For joining-in NDFC, Nguyên Mạnh and Khắc Ngọc receive 10 billions VN$ ?
- Namdinh Club spent tens of billions to recruit 7 V.League "stars"
- Van Thanh and Hong Duy bid farewell to HAGL and are about to join Namdinh Club
- Defender Van Thanh joined Nam Dinh Club with "a hand lining" of 9 billion VND?
- Nam Dinh recruited soccers from Hanoi
- Nam Dinh spectators flooded the stadium to 'see the feet' of the new stars brought to Thien Truong Stadium
- Hồng Duy breaks-up HAGL to join in NDFC
- Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy brought money to sign the contract and asked his parents to keep it so he could get married
- Coach Vũ Hồng Việt: The match between Nam Dinh and Hanoi was so excellent
- Namdinh won the first leg: Worthy of being a strong championship candidate
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