Full name | Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh |
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Nickname(s) | Hồ Chí Minh City |
Short name | TP.HCM |
Founded | 1975 |
Ground |
Thống Nhất Stadium Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Capacity | 25,000 |
Chairman | Lê Công Vinh |
Manager | Alain Fiard |
League | V.League 1 |
2016 | V.League 2, 1st (promoted) |
Ho Chi Minh City Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a professional football club, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The team will play in the V.League 1, the highest level of Vietnamese football in the 2017 season after winning the Vietnam's second tier league in the 2016 season in the V.League 2.
The team is currently playing at Thống Nhất Stadium.
The club has a rich history in Vietnam football. 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, notably;
1Sarawak FA withdrew
2Cảng Sài Gòn withdrew.
As of 04 January 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
2004-09
2009-10
2011-12
2013-16