Phu Tho Football Club (), is a professional
association football
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club in
Viet Tri city,
Phu Tho province, Vietnam. The club play their home matches at
Việt Trì Stadium
Việt Trì Stadium is an association football stadium located in Việt Trì, Phú Thọ province, Vietnam. This stadium with a capacity of nearly 20.000 seats is located in the premises of the Sports Complex of Phú Thọ province. Currently, t ...
and compete in the
V.League 2, the second tier of
Vietnamese football league system.
History
In October 2019, the Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee made a decision to establish Tuan Tu Phu Tho football team to participate in the competition from the
Vietnamese National Football Third League. Tuan Tu Phu Tho operates under professional football regulations, register as a member of the
Vietnam Football Federation
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VFF is currently a member of ...
. At the beginning, the team had 25 players aged 18–20 with the core being young players of
Song Lam Nghe An. Leading the team is coach Ho Thanh Thuong.
In 2019
V.League 4 season, Phu Tho FC finished in 2nd place in group A and get promoted to the 2020
V.League 3.
In 2020
V.League 3 season, with the main squad is from U-21 team of
Hanoi FC
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, they finished the season in 1st place and won against
Cong An Nhan Dan in the knockout and get promoted to the
2021 V.League 2.
In
2021 V.League 2, the league was cancelled because of
Covid-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
. Phu Tho at that time ranked 10th.
In
2022 V.League 2, Phu Tho have escaped relegation by finishing 9th with 21 points.
In
2023 V.League 2, they once again narrowly escaped relegation by finishing 8th out of 10 with 18 points, only two more than the worst ranked team.
In
2023-24 V.League 2 however, they are relegated to
second division.
On 2 May 2025,
FIFA
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got its involvement in match-fixing in the second Division, and got relegated to
third Division, and Phu Tho must appeal for 10 days from the date of issuance of the Decision.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsor
Players
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References
{{V.League 2
Phu Tho FC
Football clubs in Vietnam
Association football clubs established in 2019