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 (Red Battleship) | ||
| Short name | HCMC FC | ||
| Founded | 1975 (as Cảng Sài Gòn) | ||
| Ground | Thống Nhất Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 16,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng[2] | ||
| Manager | Alexandré Pölking | ||
| League | V.League 1 | ||
| 2020 | V.League 1, 5th | ||
| Website | http://www.hcmcf.club/ | ||
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Ho Chi Minh City Footbal 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 play 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.
History
The club was founded in 1975 as the works team of Saigon Port. 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 politics and various sponsorship agreements.
- 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)
Current squad
As of 9 January 2021[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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
National competitions
- League
- Cup
- Winners: 1992, 1999–2000
- Runners-up: 1994, 1996, 1997
- 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 |
- ^ 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
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| Second round |  Semen Padang
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| 1995–96 | Asian Club Championship | First round | Pahang FA
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| 1998–99 | Asian Club Championship | First round |  Pohang Steelers
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| 2000–01 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  Singapore Armed Forces
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| Second round |  Shimizu S-Pulse
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| 2002–03 | AFC Champions League | Qualification |  Churchill Brothers
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| 2020 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 |  Buriram United
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| AFC Cup | Group stage |  Yangon United
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Cancelled | 1st | ||
| Hougang United
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3–2[c] | Cancelled | ||||
 Lao Toyota
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2–0[c] | Cancelled | ||||
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 2 appearances
- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2020: Group stage
Notes
References
- ^ "TP Hồ Chí Minh". vpf.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Trần Tuấn Anh (24 May 2018). "Tân chủ tịch CLB TP.HCM Nguyễn Hữu Thắng cho con học ở Sài Gòn". Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ https://vpf.vn/team/tp-ho-chi-minh/?sid=48808
External links
- Official website (in Vietnamese)
- Soccerway profile
- V.League profile (in Vietnamese)
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