Saigon FC
| Full name | Saigon Football Club Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Sài Gòn |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 (as Hà Nội FC) |
| Dissolved | February 14, 2023 |
| Ground | Thống Nhất Stadium |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
Saigon Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Sài Gòn) was a Vietnamese professional association football club administered by Saigon Football Development Joint Stock Company. Following the relegation from the 2022 V.League 1 and problems related to the club's ownership, the team was dissolved.
The club's formation was set as a result of the reserves team of Hanoi T&T relocating to Ho Chi Minh City in the south of Vietnam and renaming in 2016 to Saigon FC.[1]
History
[edit]The team was established in 2008 as the reserves side of Thể Công.[2][3] After one season, after Thể Công senior team sold their V-League participation slot to Thanh Hóa, the reserves side became the main team and was renamed Viettel Football Club.[4][5][6][7][8]
At the end of the 2010 season, T&T Sports Joint Stock Company acquired the team and renamed it Hanoi Football Club.[9][10]
On 31 March 2016, after winning the 2015 V.League 2 and promoted to Vietnamese top-flight, Hanoi Football Club moved its base to Ho Chi Minh City and changed its name to Saigon Football Club, registering Thống Nhất Stadium as its home ground from the 2016 season.[11][12]
In February 2020, Saigon announced a cooperation agreement with Japanese club FC Tokyo, which includes plans for a joint football academy being started in Vietnam.[13]
After relegating from the 2022 V.League 1, the team faced big financial difficulties. The team owner put the club on sale. Lâm Đồng offered to purchase Saigon's spot in the 2023 V.League 2 but the deal failed. The team officially ceased operations on 14 February 2023.[14]
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
[edit]| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kami | |
| 2019 | Fraser Sport[15] | |
| 2020 | Zaicro | Ben Thanh Holdings Van Lang University Him Lam Group |
| 2021 | Made by club | SCB Eneos |
| 2022 | Kelme[16] | SCB (until round 11) Novaland (round 12 onwards) Japan Airlines |
Season
[edit]| Season | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 V.League 1 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 36 | 7th | |
| 2017 V.League 1 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 43 | 5th | |
| 2018 V.League 1 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 31 | 8th | |
| 2019 V.League 1 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 36 | 5th | |
| 2020 V.League 1 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 34 | 3rd | |
| 2021 V.League 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | –8 | 13 | 13th | |
| 2022 V.League 1 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 22 | 13th | Relegation to 2023 V.League 2 |
Continental record
[edit]| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AFC Cup | Group H | Cancelled | |||
Stadium
[edit]Saigon FC has long played at Thống Nhất Stadium in Hòa Hưng since the club was founded in 2016.[citation needed]
In 2020, the club purchased the Thanh Long Sports Center in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City. The proposed Saigon Football Academy would jointly operate with FC Tokyo and it would be based out of this location.[17]
Home stadium
[edit]- Thong Nhat Stadium (2016–2023) District 10, Ho Chi Minh City – capacity 16,000
Other stadiums
[edit]- Thanh Long Sports Center (2020–2023) District 8, Ho Chi Minh City – capacity 5,000
Former players
[edit]Notable players
[edit]Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Saigon FC.
Domestic
[edit]Foreign
[edit]Management and staff
[edit]Current staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant coaches | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Translator | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Kitman | |
| President | |
| Technical director |
Managerial history
[edit]| Dates | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–2018 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| 2018–2019 | ||
| 2019–2020 | ||
| 2020–2021 | ||
| 2021 | ||
| 2021–2022 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "VPF ban hành Thông báo chính thức về việc đổi tên của CLB Hà Nội" (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2 February 2019). "Học viện bóng đá trăm hoa đua nở". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ thanhnien.vn (8 May 2020). "Mô hình CLB bóng đá Viettel: Kỳ vọng cho giấc mơ World Cup của bóng đá Việt Nam". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ "Chuyên nghiệp không chỉ ở cái tên". Báo Nhân Dân điện tử (in Vietnamese). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ VnExpress. "Đội bóng đá Thể Công mang tên mới". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ VnExpress. "Thể Công bị bán đứt cho Thanh Hóa - VnExpress". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ VnExpress. "VFF đồng ý việc đổi tên CLB Thể Công Viettel". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ hanoimoi.vn (21 November 2023). "Câu lạc bộ Viettel chính thức đổi tên thành Thể Công - Viettel". hanoimoi.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (19 February 2013). "Bầu Hiển bán CLB Hà Nội". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ "VFF - Giải mã Hà Nội FC, tân binh đáng chú ý của V.League 2016". VFF (in Vietnamese). 15 February 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ Trí, Dân (4 April 2016). "VFF chính thức đồng ý cho CLB Hà Nội đổi tên thành Sài Gòn FC". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ "VFF đồng ý để CLB Hà Nội đổi tên thành Sài Gòn". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ↑ "Vietnamese, Japanese clubs to establish football academy in Vietnam". vnexpress.net. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "Sài Gòn FC, Cần Thơ FC không dự giải hạng Nhất 2023" (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ "Default Website Page". Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ↑ "Kelme Vietnam on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ↑ "Saigon FC, FC Tokyo to build academy in Vietnam". sportbusiness.com. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "Tân chủ tịch CLB Sài Gòn muốn CLB phải đúng chất Sài Gòn" (in Vietnamese). Tuoi Tre. 16 January 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Lê Huỳnh Đức làm giám đốc kỹ thuật CLB Sài Gòn" (in Vietnamese). Tuoi Tre. 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Saigon FC appoints Japanese head coach". vnexpress.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Saigon FC at VPF.vn