Saigon Football Club () was a Vietnamese professional
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
club administered by Saigon Football Development Joint Stock Company. Following the relegation from 2022 season and problems related to the club's ownership, it was proposed that team would be dissolved. A last minute attempt was made to give the license over to
Lam Dong FC in 2023 season., however, this deal fell though.
The club's formation was set as a result of the B team of
Hanoi FC relocating to
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025.
The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
in the south of Vietnam and renaming in 2016 to Saigon FC.
History
FC Tokyo partnership
In February 2020, Saigon announced a cooperation agreement with Japanese club
FC Tokyo, which includes plans for a joint football academy being started in Vietnam.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Season
Continental record
Stadium
Saigon had played at
Thong Nhat Stadium in
District 10, Ho Chi Minh City since the club was founded in 2016.
In 2020, the club purchased the Thanh Long Sports Center in
District 8, Ho Chi Minh City. The proposed Saigon Football Academy would jointly operate with
FC Tokyo and it would be based out of this location.
Home stadium
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Thong Nhat Stadium (2016–2023)
District 10, Ho Chi Minh City – capacity 16,000
Other stadiums
*Thanh Long Sports Center (2020–2023)
District 8, Ho Chi Minh City – capacity 5,000
Former players
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Saigon FC.
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Trần Đình Trọng
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Nguyễn Ngọc Duy
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Ngân Văn Đại
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Nguyễn Tiến Duy
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Lê Hoàng Thiên
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Võ Hoàng Quảng
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Phạm Văn Luân
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Nguyễn Việt Phong
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Andrew Mwesigwa
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Jean-Eudes Maurice
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Dugary Ndabashinze
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Geoffrey Kizito
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Dominique Da Sylva
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Marvin Ogunjimi
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Jonathan Quartey
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Daisuke Matsui
Management and staff
Current staff
Managerial history
References
External links
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Saigon FCat VPF.vn
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Saigon FC
Defunct football clubs in Vietnam
Football clubs in Ho Chi Minh City
2016 establishments in Vietnam
2023 disestablishments in Vietnam
Works association football clubs in Vietnam
Association football clubs established in 2016
Association football clubs disestablished in 2023