Saigon Football Club () was a Vietnamese professional football club administered by Saigon Football Development Joint Stock Company. Following the relegation from the 2022 V.League 1 and problems related to the club's ownership, the team was dissolved.
The club's formation was set as a result of the reserves team of Hanoi T&T relocating to Ho Chi Minh City in the south of Vietnam and renaming in 2016 to Saigon FC.
History The team was established in 2008 as the reserves side of Thể Công. After one season, after Thể Công senior team sold their V-League participation slot to Thanh Hóa, the reserves side became the main team and was renamed Viettel Football Club.
At the end of the 2010 season, T&T Sports Joint Stock Company acquired the team and renamed it Hanoi Football Club.
On 31 March 2016, after winning the 2015 V.League 2 and promoted to Vietnamese top-flight, Hanoi Football Club moved its base to Ho Chi Minh City and changed its name to Saigon Football Club, registering Thống Nhất Stadium as its home ground from the 2016 season.
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.
After relegating from the 2022 V.League 1, the team faced big financial difficulties. The team owner put the club on sale. Lâm Đồng offered to purchase Saigon's spot in the 2023 V.League 2 but the deal failed. The team officially ceased operations on 14 February 2023.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor 2018Kami2019Fraser Sport2020ZaicroBen Thanh Holdings Van Lang University Him Lam Group2021Made by clubSCBEneos2022KelmeSCB (until round 11) Novaland (round 12 onwards) Japan Airlines
Seasonal record SeasonPldWonDrawLostGFGAGDPTSPositionNotes2016 V.League 1269983432+2367th2017 V.League 126111054029+11435th2018 V.League 12694133640−4318th2019 V.League 126106103740−3365th2020 V.League 1209743019+11343rd2021 V.League 112417614–81313th 2022 V.League 124571226422213thRelegation to 2023 V.League 2
Continental record SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate2021AFC CupGroup HCancelled
Stadium Saigon FC has played at Thống Nhất Stadium in Hòa Hưng 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, based out of this location.
Former players
Notable players Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Saigon FC.
Domestic
Cao Văn Triền Đỗ Hùng Dũng Đỗ Văn Thuận Huỳnh Tấn Tài Lê Hoàng Thiên Lê Quốc Phương Ngân Văn Đại Nguyễn Hữu Sơn Nguyễn Ngọc Duy Nguyễn Quang Hải Nguyễn Quốc Long Nguyễn Tiến Duy Nguyễn Việt Phong Phạm Văn Luân Phạm Văn Phong Trần Đình Trọng Trịnh Duy Long Võ Hoàng Quảng
Foreign
Gastón Merlo Marvin Ogunjimi Dugary Ndabashinze Geovane Magno Pedro Paulo Jonathan Quartey Jean-Eudes Maurice Kavin Bryan Daisuke Matsui Dominique Da Sylva Geoffrey Kizito Andrew Mwesigwa
Management and staff Final staff PositionStaffManager Phùng Thanh PhươngAssistant coaches Trần Trung Kiên Trịnh Văn Hậu Hoàng HùngGoalkeeping coach Nguyễn Hoàng DuyTranslator Nguyễn Đường HiếuPhysiotherapist Shoichi MasudaKitman Lư Tấn HậuPresident Trần Hòa BìnhTechnical director Le Huynh Duc
Managerial history DatesNameNotes2016–2018 Nguyễn Đức Thắng 2018 Phan Văn Tài Em 2018–2019 Nguyễn Thành Công 2019–2020 Hoàng Văn Phúc2020–2021 Vũ Tiến Thành2021 Masahiro Shimoda2021–2022 Phùng Thanh Phương
References
External links Saigon FC at VPF.vn