Ninh Binh Football Club (), formely known as Phu Dong and Phu Dong Ninh Binh, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Ninh Binh,

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

. The club currently competes at the

V.League 1 The V.League 1 (), also called LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF). It is contested by 14 clubs who play each ...

, the top tier of Vietnamese football after promotion from the 2024–25 V.League 2.

History

Phù Đổng era

Phù Đổng FC was established in

Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...

in 2015, competing at the

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 ...

. Before the 2017 season, Phu Dong had recruited former national team defender

Vũ Như Thành Vũ Như Thành (born 28 August 1981) Vietnamese football coach and former professional player who is currently the head coach of V.League 2 club Phú Thọ. He was a member of the Vietnam team that won the 2008 AFF Championship. Coaching ca ...

as captain, and persuaded midfielder Cao Sỹ Cường to continue playing. At the same time, the team also announced information about the new major sponsor, Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam, with a large amount of funding. In 2021, the club promoted to the

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 ...

. Due to their home stadium Thanh Trì in Hanoi not meeting the league's capacity requirements, the club switched its home stadium to the

Ninh Bình Stadium Ninh Bình Stadium or Ninh Bình Arena is a multi-use stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by ...

in Ninh Bình province from the 2023 season.

Relocation to Ninh Bình and first successes

In the 2023–24 season, the club permanently moved its location to Ninh Bình, thus changing the team name to the current Phù Đổng Ninh Binh. In the following season, after

LPBank Fortune Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank or LPBank (previously known as: LienVietBank or LienVietPostBank) is a Vietnamese retail bank based in Hanoi. As of December 31, 2023, LPBank's total assets reached over VND382,953 billion, up 17% fro ...

became the main shareholder of the club, its entire players and staffs were switched with LPBank HCMC. Following LPBank's big investments to recruit quality players to the team such as Nguyễn Hoàng Đức,

Đặng Văn Lâm Đặng Văn Lâm (, born 13 August 1993), also known as Lev Shonovich Dang (), is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Phù Đổng Ninh Bình. Born in Russia, he plays for the Vietnam national team. Club c ...

or Đinh Thanh Bình, in 2024–25 season, Phù Đổng Ninh Binh secured promotion to the

for the first time in their history after an undefeated season at the V.League 2. In June 2025, Phù Đổng Ninh Binh changed their name to Ninh Bình.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Honours

National competitions

;League *

: Winners : 2024–25 * Second League : Winners :

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

* Third League : Winners :

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Current squad

Unregistred players

Personnel

Coaching staff

''As of 15 February 2025''

Managerial history

*2015–2019: Lê Đức Tuấn *2019–2022: Nguyễn Trung Kiên *2022: Nguyễn Quốc Bình *2023–2024: Nguyễn Văn Đàn *2024–2025: Nguyễn Việt Thắng *2025–: TBD

Domestic records

References

External links

Phù Đổng official site
{{Phu Dong Ninh Binh FC squad Football clubs in Vietnam