Dugong Kiên Giang Football Club () is a Vietnamese football club, based in
Rạch Giá
Rạch Giá () is a provincial city and the capital city of Kiên Giang province, Vietnam. It is located on the Eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, southwest of Ho Chi Minh City. East of city, it borders Tân Hiệp and Châu Thành town, t ...
,
Kiên Giang Province
Kiên Giang was a former province of Vietnam, located in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam. It is known for fishing and rice farming. The provincial capital is Rạch Giá, from Ho Chi Minh City. Kiên Giang's area is and its popul ...
. The club plays its home games at
Rạch Giá Stadium.
History
Kienlongbank Kiên Giang were runners-up to
Sài Gòn Xuân Thành in the 2011
Vietnamese First Division
The Vietnamese National Football First League (), known simply as the V.League 2 and for Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship purposes as Gold Star V.League 2, is the second-highest of the Vietnamese football league system after V.League 1, and is ...
and are promoted to the Super League for the 2012 season.
In 2013, Kiên Giang withdrew from professional football due to lack of funds, so the team was dissolved.
In the 2017 season, Kiên Giang re-established and returned to the
Vietnamese football system, participate in the
2017 National Third League, but the team did not succeed with a losing record. In 2018, Kiên Giang football did not participate in the 3rd division, so it was disbanded again.
In the 2022 season, the club renamed Dugong Kiên Giang Club was established again by current chairman Nguyen Anh Tuan to attend the
2022 National Third Division.
The team consists of young players led by coach
Đào Văn Phong
Đào Văn Phong (born June 6, 1985, in Vietnam) is a Vietnamese footballer who is a left back for V.League 1 side Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN. He is a member of the Vietnam national football team.
Achievements Club
Quảng Nam
*V.League 1:
: Winne ...
, a former player of the Vietnamese national team . On October 31, 2022, Dugong Kiên Giang defeated Kon Tum Football club with a score of 1–0 in the final round of the National Third Division, which promoted them to the 2023
Vietnamese Football League second division
The Vietnamese Football League Second Division () is the third tier professional association football league in Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast A ...
, the third tier of professional football in Vietnam.
Stadium
Dugong Kiên Giang's home is
Rạch Giá Stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 10.000 people.
Players
Achievements
;League
V.League 2
The Vietnamese National Football First League (), known simply as the V.League 2 and for sponsorship purposes as Gold Star V.League 2, is the second-highest of the Vietnamese football league system after V.League 1, and is currently contested ...
:
: Runners-up :
2011
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Second League:
: Winners : 2010
Second League:
:Winners: 2022
References
External links
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Association football clubs established in 1998
Football clubs in Vietnam
1998 establishments in Vietnam
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