Ho Chi Minh City occupies a distinctive place in Vietnamese football, carrying the name and energy of the country’s southern metropolis. Founded in 1975, the club is associated with a proud local tradition and the atmospheric setting of Thống Nhất Stadium. Its story connects city football, a historic urban ground and the wider southern game, giving the team a profile shaped as much by place and memory as by its performances on the pitch.
Ho Chi Minh City Upcoming matches by league
V.League 2
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- Regular Season - 2
Ho Chi Minh CityNo H2HVăn Hiến
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- Regular Season - 3
Ho Chi Minh CityNo H2HBinh Duong
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- Regular Season - 4
Bóng đá HuếNo H2HHo Chi Minh City
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- Regular Season - 5
Ho Chi Minh CityNo H2HBinh Dinh
V.League 1
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- Regular Season - 3
Song Lam Nghe AnNo H2HHo Chi Minh City
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- Regular Season - 4
Ho Chi Minh CityNo H2HViettel
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- Regular Season - 5
Phu DongNo H2HHo Chi Minh City
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- Regular Season - 6
Ho Chi Minh CityNo H2HDa Nang
ASEAN Club Championship
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- Group Stage
RatchaburiNo H2HHo Chi Minh City
Cup
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- Round of 32
Binh Dinh
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City Last matches by league
V.League 2
V.League 1
Cup
Super Cup
Friendlies Clubs
AFC Cup
AFC Champions League
Ho Chi Minh City Team Roster
Ho Chi Minh City’s recorded squad contains 25 players. The group includes two goalkeepers, six defenders, 16 midfielders and one attacker, giving the roster a strong midfield weighting. P. Lê Giang and M. C. Nguyen provide the goalkeeping options, while D. Abels, H. P. Tran and Minh Trong Vo are among the listed defenders. Midfield names include Nguyễn Tiến Linh, Phạm Đức Huy, P. Makrillos, Lee Williams and Vo Huy Toan. V. Bui is the listed attacker. Shirt numbers range from 2 to 89, with number 28 appearing twice in the roster.
position Goalkeeper
Patrik Lê Giang
position Defender
Lenn-Minh Quang Tran
Nguyen Van Hanh
Dirk Abels
Q. K. Dinh
Ngọc Quang Châu
Khong Minh Gia
Hoang Nguyen
Minh Trong Vo
Nhật Minh Nguyễn
H. P. Tran
Le Quang Hung
Quang Thịnh Trần
position Midfielder
Dang Van Tram
Aldaír Caputa Ferreira
Phi Hoàng Nguyễn
Văn Công Trần
Duy Vu Duc
Quốc Gia Đào
Tiến Linh Nguyễn
Lee Williams
Đức Phú Nguyễn
position Attacker
Michael Olaha
Juan José Narváez Solarte
Jason Steven Cummings
Giap Ho Sy
Văn Đức Phan
Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu
Daniel da Silva dos Anjos
Last Ho Chi Minh City Coachs
Phùng Thanh Phương is the recorded current coach, having taken charge on 1 November 2023. His tenure follows Vũ Tiến Thành, who led the team from October 2022 until November 2023. The earlier 2022 sequence includes Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, Trương Việt Hoàng and Trần Minh Chiến, with further dated changes around August and October of that year. The chronology shows succession through several Vietnamese coaches.
Thanh Phương Phùng
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanh Phương Phùng | Vietnam | 1 November 2023 | |
| Tiến Thành Vũ | Vietnam | 1 October 2022 | 1 November 2023 |
| Việt Hoàng Trương | Vietnam | 1 August 2022 | 1 October 2022 |
| Hữu Thắng Nguyễn | Vietnam | 1 August 2022 | 1 August 2022 |
| Minh Chiến Trần | Vietnam | 1 January 2022 | 1 August 2022 |
| Alexandré Pölking | Brazil | 1 January 2021 | 1 September 2021 |
| Hae-Seong Jung | Korea Republic | 1 January 2019 | 1 December 2020 |
| Toshiya Miura | Japan | 1 January 2018 | 1 January 2019 |
| Đình Tuấn Lư | Vietnam | 1 November 2017 | 1 December 2017 |
| Alain Fiard | Cambodia | 1 January 2017 | 1 November 2017 |
Ho Chi Minh City Transfers
Recent recorded arrivals show a mixed pattern. Lenn-Minh Tran joined from MVV on 31 July in a transfer, while D. Abels arrived from Grasshoppers as a free agent on the same date. Schmidt Adriano returned from a loan at Binh Duong on 29 June. Earlier entries include loan arrivals N. Trung Thang from Hoang Anh Gia Lai, K. Ngo from Perth Glory, Mach Ngoc Ha and Đinh Thanh Bình from Phu Dong, plus free-agent additions Lee Williams and Truong Du Dat. Minh Trong Vo and P. Makrillos are recorded as transfers.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. Yamga |
Maghreb Fès
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Transfer | 2 September 2026 |
| Q. K. Dinh |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
|
Loan | 25 August 2026 |
| Châu Ngọc Quang |
Phu Dong
|
Free agent | 20 August 2026 |
| Dang Van Tram |
Viettel
|
Free agent | 16 August 2026 |
| J. Narváez |
Al-Raed
|
Free agent | 12 August 2026 |
| J. Cummings |
ATK Mohun Bagan
|
Free agent | 11 August 2026 |
| J. Narváez |
Al-Raed
|
Free agent | 11 August 2026 |
| Daniel dos Anjos |
Phu Dong
|
Free agent | 9 August 2026 |
| Aldaír |
FC Botosani
|
Free agent | 3 August 2026 |
| Nguyen Van Hanh |
Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh
|
- | 2 August 2026 |
| Phan Văn Đức |
Công An Nhân Dân
|
Loan | 31 July 2026 |
| Trần Quang Thịnh |
Bình Phước
|
- | 31 July 2026 |
| D. Abels |
Grasshoppers
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| Lenn-Minh Tran |
MVV
|
Transfer | 31 July 2026 |
| M. Olaha |
Song Lam Nghe An
|
Free agent | 30 July 2026 |
Recent recorded departures include Matheus Felipe, who left for Remo as a free agent on 18 July 2026. Five loan players are listed as returning to their parent clubs on 29 June: K. Ngo to Perth Glory, Đinh Thanh Bình and Mach Ngoc Ha to Phu Dong, Raphael Alemão to Zira, and N. Trung Thang to Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Other entries record E. Sorga leaving for HB Torshavn as a free agent, N. T. Bao moving to Nam Dinh, and Nguyen Vu Tin and A. T. Nguyen Ha departing as free agents.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| V. L. Dang |
Song Lam Nghe An
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Free agent | 3 August 2026 |
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Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh
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- | 31 July 2026 | |
| N. L. Bui |
Ha Noi
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| Phạm Đức Huy |
Ha Noi
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| Vo Huy Toan |
Da Nang
|
Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| Dương Văn Hào |
Thai Nguyen
|
- | 30 July 2026 |
| M. C. Nguyen |
Long An
|
Free agent | 30 July 2026 |
| Matheus Felipe |
Remo
|
Free agent | 19 July 2026 |
| Matheus Felipe |
Remo
|
Free agent | 18 July 2026 |
| P. Makrillos |
Selangor
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Free agent | 15 July 2026 |
| P. Makrillos |
Selangor
|
Free agent | 14 July 2026 |
| Endrick |
Imigresen
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Endrick |
Imigresen
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| N. Trung Thang |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Raphael Alemão |
Zira
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recent movement record shows activity across several registration routes rather than a single transfer mechanism. Arrivals include transfer entries for Lenn-Minh Tran, Minh Trong Vo and P. Makrillos, free-agent additions such as D. Abels and Lee Williams, loans from Vietnamese and overseas clubs, and Schmidt Adriano’s return from Binh Duong. Departures similarly combine free-agent exits, transfers and several loan returns concentrated on 29 June 2026. The sequence also contains players who appear in both directions at different points, including N. Mbo in August 2025 and Schmidt Adriano across August 2025 and June 2026, so individual movements are best understood as dated events rather than a simple seasonal balance. This movement summary covers the period available and does not represent a complete account of every arrival or departure.
Leagues Ho Chi Minh City has participated in
The recorded competitive footprint is led by V.League 1, with participation listed from 2017 through 2026, and the Cup, recorded from 2019 through 2026. V.League 2 also appears for 2026, making it part of the latest competition record. Friendlies Clubs is historical, with entries spanning 2020 to 2024 and no recent active indication. The club also has 2020 records in the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup, which remain historical rather than current competition entries. No league standing or cup result is established here.
More about Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is a Vietnamese football club founded in 1975 and identified with the southern metropolis that gives it its name. The club’s setting is a city where football carries a strong civic and regional identity, linking professional sport with the broader culture of southern Vietnam. Its history is therefore closely connected to the character of the city itself, where football has long served as a prominent expression of local community and sporting ambition.
Thống Nhất Stadium in District 10 provides the club’s historic stadium context. The open-air venue dates to the early 1930s and has long been an important football ground in the city. Its compact bowl atmosphere suits the intensity of southern football, while its central urban location places the team close to the city’s football community. The stadium is more than a match setting; it is part of the visual and cultural landscape through which Ho Chi Minh City football is understood.
The club’s historical environment includes the Saigon Port tradition, one of the enduring reference points in the city’s football story. That heritage helps explain the sense of continuity attached to southern teams, even as names, structures and competitive circumstances change across different periods. Ho Chi Minh City’s identity combines a defined foundation date with a wider local football memory, without depending on any single era to remain relevant.
Within that ecosystem, the club is defined by a city-based professional identity rather than by a single season or competition. Its domestic footprint gives Ho Chi Minh City a regular place in Vietnam’s organized game, while continental entries show that its sporting horizon has at times extended beyond the national calendar. The combination of a 1975 foundation, a historic city stadium and the memory of southern football gives the club a durable cultural frame. Its institutional setting sits within the city’s regional sports administration and professional football network, while its enduring markers remain its name, urban base and regional tradition.
Last matches statistics for Ho Chi Minh City
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ho Chi Minh City
2 - 0
Dong Thap
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Ha Noi
1 - 1
Ho Chi Minh City
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Nam Dinh
2 - 4
Ho Chi Minh City
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Phu Dong
1 - 2
Ho Chi Minh City
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Dong Thap
0 - 1
Ho Chi Minh City
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Binh Duong
2 - 1
Ho Chi Minh City
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Công An Nhân Dân
5 - 0
Ho Chi Minh City
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Ho Chi Minh City
3 - 1
Ha Noi
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Bắc Ninh
1 - 0
Ho Chi Minh City
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
0 - 1
Ho Chi Minh City
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Ho Chi Minh City
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).