Hồ Chí Minh City F.C.
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| Full name | Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Hồ Chí Minh City | ||
| Short name | TP.HCM | ||
| Founded | 1975 | ||
| Ground |
Thống Nhất Stadium Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman |
 Lê Công Vinh | ||
| Manager |
 Alain Fiard | ||
| League | V.League 1 | ||
| 2016 | V.League 2, 1st (promoted) | ||
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Ho Chi Minh City Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a professional football club, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The team will play in the V.League 1, the highest level of Vietnamese football in the 2017 season after winning the Vietnam's second tier league in the 2016 season in the V.League 2.
The team is currently playing at Thống Nhất Stadium.
History
The club has a rich history in Vietnam football. Founded in 1975 as the works team of Saigon Port. This club had a long standing rivalry with Hải Quan F.C. (Saigon Customs FC). Throughout history, the club has undergone a number of name changes due to politics and various sponsorship agreements, notably;
- 1975 - 2000 Saigon Port Workers FC
- 2001 - 2003 Saigon Port FC
- 2004 - 2008 Saigon Southern Steel Club FC
- 2009 - Ho Chi Minh City FC
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2002–03: Qualifying East – 2nd Round
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 1993–94 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  |
Sarawak FA | (w/o)1 | |
| Second round |  |
Semen Padang | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 1995–96 | Asian Club Championship | First round | |
Pahang FA | w/o2 | |
| 1998–99 | Asian Club Championship | First round |  |
Pohang Steelers | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| 2000–01 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  |
Singapore Armed Forces Football Club | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Second round |  |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–2 | 0–4 | ||
| 2002–03 | AFC Champions League | Qualification |  |
Churchill Brothers Sports Club | 1–0 | 0–2 |
1 Sarawak FA withdrew
2 Cảng Sài Gòn withdrew.
Record as V.League 1 member
| Season | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Final position | Notes |
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| 2000–01 V-League | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 27 | 4th | |
| 2001–02 V-League | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 32 | Champions | Qualified for 2002–03 AFC Champions League |
| 2003 V-League | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 19 | 11th | |
| 2005 V-League | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 27 | 8th | |
| 2006 V-League | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 29 | 10th | |
| 2007 V-League | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 34 | 8th | |
| 2008 V-League | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 39 | 5th | |
| 2009 V-League | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 29 | 13th | |
| 2017 V.League 1 | 26 |
Current squad
As of 04 January 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Crest
2004-09
2009-10
2011-12
2013-16- 2017- current
Kit Supplier
- 2016–: Mizuno