Nickname(s) Hồ Chí Minh City Ground Capacity 25,000 Arena/Stadium Thống Nhất Stadium Manager Alain Fiard | Short name TP.HCM Chairman Lê Công Vinh Founded 2013 | |
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Full name Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Ground Thống Nhất Stadium
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ||
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.
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The team is currently playing at Thống Nhất Stadium.
History
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;
Performance in AFC competitions
1 Sarawak FA withdrew
2 Cảng Sài Gòn withdrew.
Current squad
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.