Khanh Hoa FC

Khanh Hoa FC

Full name	Khanh Hoa Football Club
Nickname(s)	Chim Yến Xanh (The Blue Swift/Swallows)
Short name	KHFC
Founded	1976; 48 years ago (1976) as Phú Khánh 2013; 11 years ago (2013) as Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN
Ground	Nha Trang Stadium
Capacity	25,000
Owner	Khanh Hoa Sport JSC
Chairman	Nguyễn Đăng Đạt
Manager	Trần Trọng Bình
League	V.League 1
2023	V.League 1, 11th of 14
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Khanh Hoa Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Khánh Hòa) is a professional football club based in Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam. They compete in V.League 1, the highest division football tournament in Vietnam. The team is currently playing at 19 August Stadium.

History

Beginnings

The predecessor of the team was Phu Khanh football team, established in 1976. Is an amateur football team representing the Phu Khanh province. Team started participating in Vietnam Football Championship since 1980 and achieved good results for many years in a row. In National Football Championship 1987, the team reached the semi-finals and placed 4th.

At the end of Class Division 1989, the team was placed in the A1 League. In the same year, the province Phu Khanh split into two provinces Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa, the team was transferred to Khanh Hoa province to manage under the name. Khanh Hoa football team. In the 1991 season, the team competed successfully and won promotion. However, the team could not maintain its form in the fifth season Vietnam National Football Championship 1992, and had to accept to play again in the A1 League. The team returned to play in Vietnam National Football Championship 1995 and maintained its position in the following seasons.

At First National Professional Championship, the team had the worst performance in the tournament with only 7 points after 18 matches (1 win, 4 matches). draws and 13 losses), scored 15 goals and conceded 36 goals. But in those 15 goals, Dang Dao, the team's main striker, held up to 11 goals that the team scored.^[1] This poor result also affected the First Division in the 2001–2002 season. Due to a player crisis, the team had a bad performance and had to be relegated to the Second Division next year.

In the football season of 2004, under the sponsorship of Khanh Viet Corporation of the manager Nguyen Xuan Hoang, the team played quite successfully and won the championship Second Division, won a place to compete in First Division.

On November 1, 2004, the team officially switched to a professional football club model when the Provincial People's Committee Khanh Hoa officially handed over the team to Khanh Viet Corporation under the name of new is Khatoco Khanh Hoa Football Club.

At First Division 2005, the team successfully competed with 41 points, including 12 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, gaining the right to compete at V.League. Despite winning the First Division championship, the team's number of wins was even less than Tien Giang.

In the professional tournament, right in the first season Khatoco Khanh Hoa attended, The team ranked 6th and won the style award. In the following seasons, the team often dived in the middle of the rankings, sometimes even ranked 11th. The club's best performance in this period was 4th place in 2010.

Model Transformation and Dissolution

During 7 years of playing with a semi-professional model, in early December 2011, the project to establish Khanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company was approved by the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province, completely transforming the club. Khanh Hoa football from a semi-professional model to a professional model. However, after the end of the 2012 season, due to financial difficulties, the club's leadership decided to sell the 2013 V.League ticket to Vicem Haiphong, along with many players of the 1st squad, only a few pillars and the coaching staff were retained to supplement the 2nd squad. The team also decided to withdraw and not compete in the First Division 2013 season.

Current squad

As of 13 October 2023^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Unregistred players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Honours

National competitions

League

• V.League 2:

Runners-up : 2014, 2022

Third place : 2020

• Second League

Winners : 2013

Other competitions

• Mekong Club Championship:

Runners-up : 2017^{[3] [4]}

• Festival Hoa Da Lat Cup:

Champions : 2022^[5]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2020	VNA Sport	Yen Sao Khanh Hoa
2021-present	Kamito	KN Cam Ranh Yen Sao Khanh Hoa

Regional record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2017	Mekong Club Championship	First round	Boeung Ket Angkor	4–4	5–1	9–5
		Semi-final	Lao Toyota	2–0
		Final	Muangthong United	1–3	0–4	1–7

Season by season domestic record

Head coach history

Head coaches by Years (2013–present)

Name	Nat	Period	Honours
Võ Đình Tân		2013–2023
Trần Thiện Hảo (interim)		2023
Trần Trọng Bình		2023–present

Logo

• 
  2015–2020
• 
  2021–present

See also

Sanna Khanh Hoa Futsal Club

References

External links

• Khanh Hoa FC on Soccerway