CLB Sài Gòn

Saigon
Full nameSaigon Football Club
Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Sài Gòn
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
(as Hanoi (2) FC)
DissolvedFebruary 14, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-02-14)
GroundThong Nhat Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerSaigon Football Development Company
2022V.League 1, 13th of 13 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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 2022 season and problems related to the club's ownership, it was proposed that team would be dissolved. A last minute attempt was made to give the license over to Lam Dong FC in 2023 season.[1], however, this deal fell though.

The club's formation was set as a result of the B team of Hanoi FC relocating to Ho Chi Minh City in the south of Vietnam and renaming in 2016 to Saigon FC.[2]

History

Formerly, the team was the youth team of Thể Công, which was established in 2008.[3][4] After Thể Công dissolved in 2009, the youth team was transferred to Viettel and renamed Viettel Football Club.[5][6] In 2010, the team was transferred to Thanh Hóa province and renamed Thanh Hóa Football Club.[7][8][9] However, the youth team was still kept and continued to compete under the name Viettel Football Center.[10][11][12]

At the end of the 2012 season, T&T Sports Joint Stock Company acquired the team and renamed it Hanoi Football Club.[13][14][15][16] On March 31, 2016, Hanoi Football Club changed its name to Saigon Football Club.[17][18] On April 4, 2016, the VFF approved Saigon Football Club to use the new name and register Thong Nhat Stadium as its home ground for the 2016 V.League 1.[19][20]

FC Tokyo partnership

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.[21]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018 Kami
2019 Fraser Sport[22]
2020 Zaicro Ben Thanh Holdings
Van Lang University
Him Lam Group
2021 Made by club SCB
Eneos
2022 Kelme[23] SCB (until round 11)
Novaland (round 12 onwards)
Japan Airlines

Season

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

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2021 AFC Cup Group H Cancelled

Stadium

Saigon had played at Thong Nhat Stadium in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City since the club was founded in 2016.

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.[24]

Home stadium

Other stadiums

Former players

Management and staff

Current staff

Position Staff
Manager Vietnam Phùng Thanh Phương
Assistant coaches Vietnam Trần Trung Kiên
Vietnam Trịnh Văn Hậu
Vietnam Hoàng Hùng
Goalkeeping coach Vietnam Nguyễn Hoàng Duy
Translator Vietnam Nguyễn Đường Hiếu
Physiotherapist Japan Shoichi Masuda
Kitman Vietnam Lư Tấn Hậu
President Vietnam Trần Hòa Bình[25]
Technical director Vietnam Le Huynh Duc[26]

Managerial history

Dates Name Notes
2016–2018 Vietnam Nguyễn Đức Thắng
2018 Vietnam Phan Văn Tài Em
2018–2019 Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Công
2019–2020 Vietnam Hoàng Văn Phúc
2020–2021 Vietnam Vũ Tiến Thành
2021 Japan Masahiro Shimoda[27]
2021–2022 Vietnam Phung Thanh Phuong

References

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  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2 February 2019). "Học viện bóng đá trăm hoa đua nở". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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  15. ^ Trí, Dân (26 December 2011). "five88". Báo điện tử Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (3 March 2016). "Đội Hà Nội không được chuyển đổi thành Sài Gòn FC?". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Cựu Tổng thư ký VFF thay bầu Đại làm Chủ tịch CLB Sài Gòn". Báo điện tử VTC News (in Vietnamese). 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  20. ^ "VFF đồng ý để CLB Hà Nội đổi tên thành Sài Gòn". laodong.vn (in Vietnamese). 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Vietnamese, Japanese clubs to establish football academy in Vietnam". vnexpress,net. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Default Website Page". Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  23. ^ "Kelme Vietnam on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[user-generated source]
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  25. ^ "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.
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  27. ^ "Saigon FC appoints Japanese head coach". vnexpress.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

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