Saigon FC

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Saigon
Saigon FC logo (2016).svg
Full nameSaigon Football Club
Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Sài Gòn
Founded2016; 5 years ago (2016)
GroundThong Nhat Stadium
Capacity15,000
PresidentTrần Hòa Bình
Head coachPhùng Thanh Phương
LeagueV.League 1
2020V.League 1, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

Saigon Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Sài Gòn) is a Vietnamese professional association football club administered by Saigon Football Development Joint Stock Company. The club's name was set as a result of a club known as Hà Nội got renamed and relocated in 2016 to Ho Chi Minh City.[1]

History[]

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.[2]

Kits and sponsor[]

Kits[]

  • 2018: Kami Sport
  • 2019: Fraser Sport
  • 2020: Zaicro
  • 2021: Club made kits
  • 2022-present: Kelme

Sponsors[]

Season[]

Season Pld Won Draw Lost GF GA GD PTS Position
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

Continental record[]

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

Stadium[]

Saigon has 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 that they will jointly operate with FC Tokyo will be based out of this location.[3]

Home stadium[]

Other stadiums[]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 13 January 2021.[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Vietnam VIE
2 DF Vietnam VIE
3 DF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Nam Anh
4 DF Vietnam VIE Lê Cao Hoài An
6 MF South Korea KOR Woo Sang-ho
8 MF Vietnam VIE
9 FW Japan JPN Hiroyuki Takasaki
10 MF Japan JPN Daisuke Matsui
11 FW Vietnam VIE Võ Nguyên Hoàng
12 DF Vietnam VIE
13 MF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Hoàng Quốc Chí
14 MF Vietnam VIE
15 DF Vietnam VIE
16 DF Vietnam VIE
17 DF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Công Thành
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Vietnam VIE
19 FW Vietnam VIE Đỗ Merlo
20 DF Vietnam VIE
21 MF Vietnam VIE
23 MF Vietnam VIE Cao Văn Triền
25 MF Vietnam VIE
26 DF Vietnam VIE
27 MF Vietnam VIE
35 GK Vietnam VIE
36 GK Vietnam VIE
37 DF Vietnam VIE
39 MF Vietnam VIE Huỳnh Tấn Tài
44 DF Senegal SEN Papé Diakité

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Manager Vietnam Phung Thanh Phuong

Managerial history[]

Dates Name Notes
2016–2018 Vietnam
2018 Vietnam Phan Văn Tài Em
2018–2019 Vietnam
2019–2020 Vietnam Hoàng Văn Phúc
2020–2021 Vietnam Vũ Tiến Thành
2021 Japan Masahiro Shimoda[5]
2021– Vietnam Phung Thanh Phuong

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Vietnamese, Japanese clubs to establish football academy in Vietnam". vnexpress,net. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Saigon FC, FC Tokyo to build academy in Vietnam". sportbusiness.com. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ https://vpf.vn/team/sai-gon/?sid=48808
  5. ^ "Saigon FC appoints Japanese head coach". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

External links[]

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