Song Lam Nghe An FC

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Song Lam Nghe An

Full name	Song Lam Nghe An Football Club
Nickname(s)	Kim Liên (The Golden Lotus)
Short name	SLNA
Founded	1979; 43 years ago (1979)
Ground	Vinh Stadium Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam
Capacity	18,000
Chairman	Nguyễn Hồng Thanh
Manager	Nguyễn Huy Hoàng
League	V.League 1
2020	V.League 1, 10th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Song Lam Nghe An Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Sông Lam Nghệ An), simply known as Song Lam Nghe An or SLNA, is a professional V.League 1 football club playing at the Vinh Stadium in the city of Vinh, Nghe An province, Vietnam. The club was named based on the Lam river.

With 10 major titles totally, SLNA is the one of the most successful football club in Vietnam. In the international arena, the team performed well at the AFC Champions League in 2001. In the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 seasons, under the direction of the head coach, Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, Song Lam Nghe An achieved all three titles: the V.League 1 championship, Vietnamese Cup, and the Vietnamese Super Cup.

The club's current president is Nguyen Hong Thanh.

History[]

Prior to the start of the 2022 V.League 1 season, ownership of the club was transferred to the Tan Long Group. The change in ownership came with a logo rebrand and a new practice facility being built.

Honours[]

National competitions[]

League

• V.League 1:

Winners : 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2011

Runners-up : 2001–02, 1998

Cup

• Vietnamese Cup:

Winners : 2002, 2010, 2017

Runners-up : 2011

• Vietnamese Super Cup:

Winners : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011

Runners-up : 2010, 2018

Performance in AFC competitions[]

• Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances

2000–01: First round

2001–02: withdrew in First round

• AFC Cup: 3 appearances

2011: Round of 16

2012: Group stage

2018: Group stage

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
2000–01	Asian Club Championship	First round		PSM Makassar	1–4	0–0
2001–02	Asian Club Championship	First round		Saunders SC	(w/o)1
2011	AFC Cup	Group stage		TSW Pegasus FC	1–2	3–2
				VB Sports Club	4–2	3–1
				Sriwijaya F.C.	4–0	1–3
		Round of 16		Persipura Jayapura	1–3
2012	AFC Cup	Group stage		Terengganu	0–1	2–6
				Tampines Rovers	3–0	0–0
				Kitchee	1–0	0–2
2018	AFC Cup	Group H		Persija Jakarta	0–0	0–1
				Tampines Rovers	2–1	2–0
				Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0	2–3

¹ Sông Lam Nghệ An withdrew.

Record as V.League member[]

Season	Pld	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Final position	Notes
2019 V.League 1	26	8	11	7	32	26	+6	35	7th
2018 V.League 1	26	12	6	8	38	32	+6	42	4th
2017 V.League 1	26	8	10	8	36	36	0	34	8th	Qualified for 2018 AFC Cup
2016 V.League 1	26	9	7	10	34	36	−2	34	9th
2015 V.League 1	26	10	7	9	36	33	+3	37	7th
2014 V.League 1	22	10	6	6	38	26	+12	36	5th
2013 V.League 1	20	9	6	5	40	24	+16	33	4th
2012 V-League	26	9	14	3	44	30	+14	41	4th
2011 V-League	26	15	4	7	48	29	+19	49	Champions	Qualified for 2012 AFC Cup
2010 V-League	26	9	10	7	36	26	+10	37	8th	Qualified for 2011 AFC Cup
2009 V-League	26	11	10	5	39	28	+11	43	3rd
2008 V-League	26	10	7	9	45	35	+10	37	9th
2007 V-League	26	8	11	7	38	35	+3	35	7th
2006 V-League	24	9	9	6	27	27	0	26	5th
2005 V-League	22	8	7	7	33	28	+5	31	5th
2004 V-League	22	9	10	3	38	17	+21	37	4th
2003 V-League	22	9	5	8	25	16	+9	32	5th
2001–02 V-League	18	8	4	6	22	20	+2	28	2nd
2000–01 V-League	18	11	3	4	20	16	+4	36	Champions	Qualified for 2001–02 Asian Club Championship
1999–2000 V-League	24	11	10	3	35	20	+15	43	Champions

Players and staff[]

Current squad[]

As of 23 August 2021^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  VIE Võ Ngọc Đức 3 DF  VIE Quế Ngọc Hải 4 MF  VIE 5 DF  VIE Hoàng Văn Khánh (captain) 6 MF  VIE Hồ Sỹ Sâm 7 MF  VIE Phạm Xuân Mạnh 8 FW  VIE Hồ Phúc Tịnh 9 MF  VIE Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng 11 MF  VIE 12 MF  NGA Chinedu Sunday Chukwu 13 GK  VIE 14 MF  VIE

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  VIE 16 DF  VIE Trần Đình Đồng 17 MF  VIE 18 GK  VIE Nguyễn Văn Hoàng 20 MF  VIE Phan Văn Đức 21 DF  VIE Nguyễn Sỹ Nam 22 MF  VIE Phan Đình Thắng 25 GK  VIE 26 MF  VIE 27 MF  VIE 37 DF  VIE 79 DF  VIE 86 DF  VIE

Coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Manager	Nguyễn Huy Hoàng
Assistant coaches	Phạm Văn Quyến
Translator
Doctor

Head coach history[]

Name	Nat	Period	Honours
		1980–2004	2000–01 V-League winner
		2004–05
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng		2005
Nguyễn Quang Hải		2005–06
		2006–07
Nguyễn Quang Hải		2007
		2007–09
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng		2009–2014	2011 V-League winner
		2014–2016
		2016–2019

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors[]

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2013	Kappa	Bac A Bank TH True Juice Milk
2013–2017:
2017–2022	Mitre
2022–present	Grand Sport	AAN

Asian clubs ranking[]

As of 2 July 2019.^[2]

Current Rank	Country	Team
106		New Radiant
107		Eastern
108		Sông Lam Nghệ An
109		Al Suwaiq
110		Selangor

References[]

External links[]

• Official site