Phu Tho FC (2019)

Phu Tho FC
Full namePhu Tho Football Club
Founded2019; 6 years ago (2019)
GroundViệt Trì Stadium
Capacity20.000
OwnerTuan Tu Group
ManagerĐặng Công Thành
LeagueVietnamese Third Division
2025Vietnamese Second Division, 7th of 7 (Group A, relegated)
Current season

Phu Tho Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Phú Thọ), is a professional association football club in Việt Trì ward, Phú Thọ, Vietnam. The club play their home matches at Việt Trì Stadium and currently compete in the Vietnamese Football League Third Division, the fourth tier of Vietnamese football league system.

History

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In October 2019, the Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee made a decision to establish Tuan Tu Phu Tho football team to participate in the competition from the Vietnamese National Football Third League. Tuan Tu Phu Tho operates under professional football regulations, register as a member of the Vietnam Football Federation. At the beginning, the team had 25 players aged 18–20 with the core being young players of Song Lam Nghe An. Leading the team is coach Ho Thanh Thuong.[1]

In 2019 Third Division season, Phu Tho FC finished in 2nd place in group A and get promoted to the 2020 V.League 3.

In 2020 Second Division season, with the main squad is from U-21 team of Hanoi FC, they finished the season in 1st place and won against Cong An Nhan Dan in the knockout and get promoted to the 2021 V.League 2.

In 2021 V.League 2, the league was cancelled because of Covid-19. Phu Tho at that time ranked 10th.

In 2022 V.League 2, Phu Tho have escaped relegation by finishing 9th with 21 points.

In 2023 V.League 2, they once again narrowly escaped relegation by finishing 8th out of 10 with 18 points, only two more than the worst ranked team.

In 2023–24 V.League 2 however, they are relegated to Second Division.

On 2 May 2025, FIFA expelled Phu Tho from the 2025 Vietnamese Football League Second Division and demote the team to the Third Division due to match-fixing.[2]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsor

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Stage T-shirt maker Sponsor printed on the shirt
2020 Vietnam Egan none
2021 Vietnam Donex Sport Donex Sport
2022 Vietnam HP Sport none

Players

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As of 28 March 2025.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  VIE Ksor Nay Đê Sô
3 DF  VIE Nguyễn Tuấn Khanh
4 DF  VIE Vũ Trọng Tú
5 DF  VIE Nguyễn Đức Tiến
7 FW  VIE Hán Trọng Bách
8 MF  VIE Đậu Ngọc Mạnh (on loan from Hà Nội)
9 FW  VIE Nguyễn Tiến Dũng
10 MF  VIE Bùi Huy Hoàng
11 FW  VIE Mai Trung Thông
13 MF  VIE Giang Đức Quyền (on loan from Thanh Hóa)
15 DF  VIE Nguyễn Cao Nguyên
17 MF  VIE Dương Văn Quyết (on loan from Hà Nội)
18 DF  VIE Nguyễn Mạnh Đình
19 FW  VIE Nguyễn Long Nhật (on loan from Hà Nội)
20 GK  VIE Trần Nguyễn Gia Bảo
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  VIE Lâm Gia Bảo
22 DF  VIE Đoàn Thế Phong (on loan from Thể Công-Viettel)
26 MF  VIE Hoàng Trung Kiên (on loan from Hà Nội)
27 DF  VIE Nguyễn Hữu Trung (on loan from Thể Công-Viettel)
28 MF  VIE Đỗ Đình Sơn
29 DF  VIE Bùi Văn Dũng
31 MF  VIE Bùi Văn Lễ
34 DF  VIE Nguyễn Bá Dương (on loan from Thể Công-Viettel)
36 GK  VIE Huỳnh Hữu Tuấn
38 MF  VIE Lê Sinh Hùng
66 DF  VIE Nguyễn Hữu Luân (on loan from Thể Công-Viettel)
75 FW  VIE Trần Hữu Minh Trí
82 MF  VIE Trần Văn Vẫn (on loan from Hà Nội)
94 FW  VIE Đồng Văn Trung

References

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  1. ^ "Bước khởi đầu cho sự trở lại của bóng đá chuyên nghiệp Phú Thọ". Archived from the original on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. ^ "Thông báo về quyết định kỷ luật của FIFA đối với CLB Phú Thọ" [Announcement of FIFA's disciplinary decision against Phu Tho FC]. VFF. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.