| Nickname(s) | Red Tornado (Cơn Lốc Đỏ) | ||
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| Founded | 23-9-1984 | ||
| Ground | Hàng Đẫy Stadium Hanoi, Vietnam (Capacity: 22,000) |
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| Chairman | Hồ Chi Liêm | ||
| Manager | Lê Thụy Hải | ||
| League | V-League | ||
| 2009 | 9th | ||
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Viettel FC[1] (commonly known in Vietnam as Thể Công) was a Vietnamese football club based in Hanoi. They last played in Vietnam First Division, the second division in Vietnam. The club originally belonged to the Vietnam People's Army before being sold to Viettel Mobile and went through a name change.
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Thể Công (formerly known as Câu lạc bộ Quân đội) is the collective name for numerous sports clubs that were founded within the Vietnam People's Army. With strong tradition of sports in the Army, Thể Công possess a very long and rich history. Among the clubs, the football team is regarded as one of the best in the history of Vietnamese football. The football club also has one of the strongest and most loyal fan-base in the country.
In late 2009, Thể Công was sold to Viettel Mobile. The club then changed its name to Viettel FC.
Thể Công was founded on 23 September in 1954. More than a month later, 25 October, the team had its first match on Hang Day Stadium, Hanoi.
In 2004, exactly 50 years after its foundation, the club finished V-League at 11th place (out of 12) and was relegated to the lower division. After that, the club changed its name to Thể Công Viettel F.C. after its new sponsor Viettel Mobile - the Army Electronics and Telecommunication Corporation.
On January 19, 2006, the club finally gained the right to be promoted back to V-League after winning over Tay Ninh 5-3. Immediately thereafter, the official team name was reversed back to Thể Công.
The Cong is the most successful club in Vietnam with five V-League titles and thirteen championship titles of the former League A of North Vietnam. The club has also contributed many great players to the Vietnam National Football Team.
In 2010, Viettel Mobile put the club up for sell and were bought by V-League club Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa. The new owners merged the two clubs. Some of the players moved to the new owners club, while some on the roster protested they would never play for the new owners. The Youth squad will play for the newly formed club Viettel Football Center in the Vietnam Second Division.
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