Kon Tum Football Club () is a Vietnamese football club based in

Kon Tum Kon Tum is the capital city of Kon Tum Province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders of Laos and Cambodia. Historically, this area has been inhabited by the indigenous Ba Na people, whic ...

. The club plays its home matches at the 11,000-capacity Kon Tum Stadium. They currently play in the

Vietnamese Second Division The Vietnamese Football League Second Division () is the third tier professional association football league in Vietnam controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation. History A national third tier of Vietnamese association football was first es ...

, after finishing top of their group in the Vietnamese Third Division during the 2023 season.

History

Early years and first dissolution

The forerunner of Kon Tum was the Gia Lai – Kon Tum football team, founded in 1976. Despite being an amateur team, the team also once won the A2 championship, the second highest division of the country. The incarnation of the Kon Tum Football Club came into being in 1992 when the club was split into Gia Lai FC and Kon Tum FC. From its establishment until 1999, Kon Tum competed in the National A2 League, the second division of the country. In 2000, when the football league system in Vietnam was reorganized, Kon Tum played in the Second Division (third tier) from 2000 to 2004 before being relegated to the Third Division. From 2005 to 2013, Kon Tum was playing in the fourth tier of the country but failed to gain a promotion due to the club's limited financial condition. The turning point was in the 2013 season when Kon Tum surpass regional rivals

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and ranked first in their group, thus returning to the a promotion to the Second Division after 10 years. In the first season back in the Second Division, Kon Tum continued to perform well and ranked second in their group and qualified to the promotion play-off game. However, the team lost with a score of 0–4 to Bình Phước and missed the chance to promote to the

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. In the following season, Kon Tum finished at the bottom of the group and got relegated. On 25 December 2015, the executive committee of the

Vietnam Football Federation The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF; ) is the governing body of football in Vietnam. It is responsible for the all Vietnamese teams of association football, futsal and beach soccer as well as national competitions. VFF is currently a member of ...

(VFF) announced the dissolution the of Kon Tum Football Club due to the lack of fund to the club.

Reformation, second dissolution and second reformation

In 2016, Kon Tum club returned and competed in the Vietnamese Third Division. They ranked second in their group and promoted to the 2017 Second Division. They remained in the league until 2022 where Kon Tum suffered a relegation to the Third Division. After the unsuccessful season, the club dissolved for the second time. A new Kon Tum FC was created, being named Vị Trí Vàng Kon Tum for sponsorship reasons. The club competed in the 2023 Vietnamese Third Division and finished first of their group, thus making their return the Second Division. Following the promotion, the club changed its name back to the current Kon Tum FC. After their return to the Second Division, Kon Tum finished second in their group in the 2024 season and qualified to the promotion play-off game. There, they were defeated 0–2 by Định Hướng and again failed to promote to the

Coaching staff

Current squad

''As of 30 March 2024''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kon Tum FC Football clubs in Vietnam Association football clubs established in 2022 2022 establishments in Vietnam