LPBank Ho Chi Minh City FC
Full name | Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Thanh Niên Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (LPBank Ho Chi Minh City Young Football Club) | ||
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Short name | LPBank HCMC | ||
Founded | 2019; 5 years ago (2019) as Ho Chi Minh City FC Youth | ||
Ground | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
Owner | LPBank | ||
Manager | Nguyễn Việt Thắng | ||
League | V.League 2 | ||
2024 | Vietnamese Second Division, play-off winner (promoted) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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LPBank Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: LPBank Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), simply known as LPBank HCMC is a Vietnamese football club based in Ho Chi Minh City. The club is playing its home matches at the 15,000-capacity Thống Nhất Stadium. They currently play in the V.League 2, after winning the promotion play-off game in the in the 2024 Vietnamese Second Division.
History
The team was established in 2019 as the reserves team of V.League 1 side Ho Chi Minh City FC to compete in the Vietnamese Third Division, the fourth tier of Vietnamese football system.[1] In the first season at the Third Division, club finished first in their group, thus gain a promotion to be 2020 Vietnamese Second Division.[2]
In 2024, Vietnamese retail bank LPBank became the main sponsor of the club and rebranded the club name into the current LPBank Ho Chi Minh City FC but failed to register the name changed before the deadline set by Vietnam Football Federation. Consequently, they competed under the old name Ho Chi Minh City FC B during the season.[3][4][5] The team managed to finish second in their group in the Second Division, gaining them a qualification to the promotion play-off game. There, they defeated Bắc Ninh in the penalty shootout (after a 2–2 draw) and promoted to the 2024–25 V.League 2.[6]
Coaching staff
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Current squad
As of 29 August 2024[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notes
- ^ "10 đội bóng tham dự Giải hạng ba quốc gia 2019" (in Vietnamese). Báo Đồng Nai. 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Xác định 04 đội giành quyền tham dự giải bóng đá hạng Nhì Quốc gia 2020" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 21 November 2019.
- ^ "CLB trẻ TPHCM đổi tên thành LPBank – TPHCM FC: Nhiều tân binh chất lượng" (in Vietnamese). Bóng Đá Phủi. 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Nuôi mộng lên hạng, Trẻ TP.HCM bổ sung cùng lúc 8 cầu thủ chất lượng" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Tìm lại thương hiệu bóng đá Sài Gòn - TP HCM" (in Vietnamese). Người Lao Động. 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Kết quả Trẻ TP.HCM 2-2 Bắc Ninh (pen 3-1): Trẻ TP.HCM giành vé thăng hạng" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Danh sách đăng ký thi đấu giải Bóng đá hạng Nhì quốc gia 2024" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 28 March 2024.
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