Dong A Thanh Hoa

Association football club in Vietnam

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Football club

Đông Á Thanh Hóa

Full name| Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Đông Á Thanh Hoá
Nickname(s)| Chiến binh Lam Sơn (Lam Sơn Warriors)
Short name| DTH
Founded| 1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Ground| Thanh Hóa Stadium
Thanh Hóa, Vietnam
Capacity| 14,000
Owner| Đông Á group
Chairman| Cao Tiến Đoan
Manager| Velizar Popov
League| V.League 1
2023–24| V.League 1, 9th of 14
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Thanh Hoa Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Thanh Hoá), known as Đông Á Thanh Hóa for sponsorship reasons, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Thanh Hóa. They are now playing in V.League 1, the top tier of the Vietnamese football league.

## History

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### 1962–1965

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After 1954, the sports and football movement in Thanh Hoa flourished, intending to establish a provincial football team to serve as the core of the development of the football movement in the province.

In 1962, to be the core of the development of the football movement, Thanh Hoa Provincial Sports Committee (the predecessor of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa) established Thanh Hoa Youth Football Team, gathering football talents selected from local movement leagues.

At the end of 1962, in order to solve the output for athletes after completing the football task, Thanh Hoa province decided to move the Thanh Hoa Youth football team to the Thanh Hoa mechanical factory so that the players could play football. just learned a job at the factory with the new name Thanh Hoa Mechanical Football Team.

In 1965, the province dissolved the Thanh Hoa Mechanical football team and merged it into the Thanh Hoa Police Football Team.

### 2000–2010

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See also: Thanh Hóa FC (1962)

In the late 1990s, the Thanh Hoa Police Football Team played unstable and was dissolved in 1994, while the youth teams of Thanh Hoa managed and trained by the Thanh Hoa Department of Physical Education and Sports were still active. achieved good achievements, such as the National Championship of Thanh Hoa U-19 team in 1997. In order to revive the declining football background, the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province decided to establish the Thanh Hoa Football Team.

In 2000, the Department of Physical Education and Sports re-established Thanh Hoa Football Team and started playing in the 2000-01 National Second Division Football League.

On 11 May 2005, Thanh Hoa Football Team signed a sponsorship contract worth VND 1.5 billion with IBD joint venture company and decided to combine the name Halida as well as change the name to  Halida Thanh Hoa Football Club.

In 2008, from phase 2 of 2008 V-League, the team was transferred to Cong Thanh Group to take over and the team changed to a new name Cong Thanh Thanh Hoa Cement Football Club.

On 25 June 2009, sponsor Cong Thanh Cement stopped sponsoring before the end of the season. Cong Thanh Thanh Hoa Cement Football Club was transferred to Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee and officially used the name Thanh Hoa Football Club for the first time according to Decision No. 3339/QĐ-UBND signed by Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Vuong Van Viet on 29 September 2009.

On 25 September 2009, Ministry of National Defense issued a decision to revoke the title of The Cong Football Team,[1] and transferred the team back to the Viettel Group with the name Viettel Football Club.[2] After Viettel Group showed no interest in professional football, the leaders of Thanh Hoa province decided to accept the playing slot of the Viettel FC playing in the V-League. On7 November, according to the agreement between the leaders of Thanh Hoa province and Viettel, the V-League and Viettel first team players were received and managed by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and was signed by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to establish a new football team with the name Viettel–Thanh Hoa Football Club.[3][4] On 24 December 2009, Viettel–Thanh Hoa Football Club changed its name to Lam Son Thanh Hoa Football Club.[5]

On January 18, 2010, Mr. Vuong Van Viet, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee - signed a decision to disband Thanh Hoa Football Club and merge[6] it into Lam Son Thanh Hoa FC. The team started official competition with the match against SHB Da Nang for the 2009 National Super Cup on January 23, 2010 and played in the professional football tournament 2010 V-League season with the match slot transferred from the V-League. The Cong doesn't have to start from the third division.

### 2011–2018

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At the end of the 2010 season, Lam Son Thanh Hoa was officially transferred to Lam Son Thanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company (predecessor of Thanh Hoa Football JSC). In the following season, the company's Board of Directors decided to reuse the old name of the previously disbanded team, Thanh Hoa Football Club. After a while, due to many financial difficulties, Mr. Nguyen Van De, Chairman of Thanh Hoa Football Club, repeatedly applied to transfer the team back to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Thanh Hoa province. Faced with that situation, the provincial leaders called on FLC Group, an enterprise investing in many large-scale projects in Thanh Hoa, to receive and invest in the football team.

On June 5, 2015, FLC Group officially received Thanh Hoa Football Club from Thanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company. Accordingly, all personnel including officers, employees, workers, coaches, first team players, youth teams under the club, coaching boards of football teams as well as all assets, Facilities under the Club's management such as the Youth Football Training Center, stadium,... have been handed over to FLC Group in their original state.[7] On September 7, 2015, FLC Thanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company was established, with a charter capital of 50 billion VND with 3 founding shareholders: FLC Group (owning 80% of charter capital), Mr. Doan Van Phuong (Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO - 10%) and Mr. Le Thanh Vinh (10%).In 2016, according to information from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE), the Board of Directors of FLC Group Joint Stock Company approved a decision to divest capital at FLC Thanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company.[8]

After 3 years of association, in November 2018, president Trinh Van Quyet of FLC Group announced to quit Thanh Hoa football and return FLC Thanh Hoa to the locality.[9]

### 2023–present

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On 20 August 2023, Đông Á Thanh Hóa became the 2023 Vietnamese Cup champions after defeating Viettel 5–3 on penalties shootout.

In 2024, Đông Á Thanh Hóa then participate in the recently revived tournament, the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship being placed alongside Indonesian club PSM Makassar, Thailand club BG Pathum United, Malaysian club Terengganu, Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Myanmar Shan United. Đông Á Thanh Hóa played the opening match of the tournament by hosting the game at the Thanh Hóa Stadium on 21 August where the club went on to win Shan United 3–1.

## Achievement

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* In period 1962–1980: Team usually played in the resolution and explains the movement of Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam.
* From 1980 to 1985: Playing in the Championship at A2 level, in Vietnam. And the A2 Grade Championship in 1985 team had jump upon A1 level to gain promotion.
* In 1986 played in the A1 championship, Vietnam. In step 1, Team was competitive in table A. 2 won, 3 drawn,7 lost, effect-goal defeat was 8–18, gaining seven points, ranked 7 / 7 on Table A.
* In 1987 still play in the A1 level. Period 1, competition on table B. Result: 4 won, 5 drawn, 7 lost, effect-goal defeats were 19–25, reaching 12 points. Ranked No. 6 / 9 Table B.
* In 1988, has no organized tournament.
* In 1989, a period of play in table C. Result: won 4, drawn 4, lost 4, signal-loss goal is 12–13, ranked 7 / 11, reached the second stage competition. Phase 2 in Group 1 competition. Results: in March, losing 3 and rank 3 / 7.
* In 1990 rated 5 / 6 Group A, not a series of stages through
* In 1991, competing in Group C Stage 1, achievement: won 1, drawn 2, lost 7, effect-goal defeat was 5–14, rated 6 / 6.

1992, A1 relegation.

* From 1993 to 1994 season, reaching a point all season. A2 relegation.
* From 1995 to 2000, competed in the A2. U19 championship in 1997 Vietnam.
* Class of 2000 by the Vietnam Football Federation, the Thanh Hóa Youth Championship tournament in 3 (the lowest rating system has four). In 2000, Thanh Hóa Youth Group A and took most rank 2.
* In 2001, champion 2 and gain a promotion.
* In 2002, ranking 5 / 12 Division in Vietnam.
* In 2003, ranked 3 / 12 first-class championship in Vietnam.
* In 2004, competed in Vietnam with a first class achievement: won 6, drawn 8, lost 8, at 26 points, ranking 6 / 12.

lost 9, effect-goal defeat was 19–18, reaching 21 points, ranking 7 / 12.

* In 2005, the Championship tournament in Vietnam with achievement: won 7, drawn 6, lost 9, at 21 points, ranking 7 / 12.
* In 2006, playing in the Championship class in Vietnam. Result: won 12, drawn 12, lost 2, signal-loss goal is 43–19, ranked 2 / 14. Professional gain promotion.
* In 2007, competed in the national championship V-League. Results: Phase 1 formula ranked No. 2. Full finished the season ranked 9 / 14, won 8 games, drawn 10 matches, losing eight games. Scored 34 points to reach 27 goals, conceding 30 goals (including three goals by the organizers were lost in treatment for 6), fined 46 yellow cards, two red cards.
* In 2008, competed in V-League 2008. Total number of matches won 26 games in which eight games, losing 9 games, drawn 9 matches. Total number of goals scored is 25 goals, conceding 32 goals. 32 total points, final 10/14 ranking.
* In 2009 competed in V-League 2009. 14/14 final ranking, was to play in the Championship in 2010.
* Date 18/01/2010 permanently disbanded because of lack of funding for that.

## Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Period  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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2016-2019  |  Mitre[10] | FLC
2019–present  |  Jogarbola | Dong A Group
Bamboo Airways

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Casper Electric

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 27 September 2024. [11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | DF |  VIE | Nguyễn Thanh Thắng
3  | DF |  KOR | Kim Won-sik
5  | DF |  VIE | Phạm Mạnh Hùng
7  | DF |  VIE | Nguyễn Thanh Long
8  | FW |  VIE | Võ Nguyên Hoàng
9  | FW |  VIE | Nguyễn Văn Tùng
10  | FW |  VIE | Lê Văn Thắng
12  | MF |  VIE | Nguyễn Thái Sơn
14  | DF |  VIE | Trương Thanh Nam
15  | DF |  VIE | Trịnh Văn Lợi
17  | MF |  VIE | Lâm Ti Phông
18  | DF |  VIE | Đinh Viết Tú
19  | MF |  VIE | Lê Quốc Phương
23  | MF |  VIE | Phạm Trùm Tỉnh
24  | FW |  VIE | Nguyễn Ngọc Mỹ
25  | GK |  VIE | Nguyễn Thanh Diệp
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27  | MF |  VIE | A Mít
28  | DF |  VIE | Hoàng Thái Bình
29  | DF |  VIE | Đoàn Ngọc Hà
30  | GK |  VIE | Y Êli Niê
33  | FW |  BRA | Yago Ramos
34  | MF |  VIE | Doãn Ngọc Tân
35  | GK |  VIE | Lê Anh Tuấn
45  | MF |  VIE | Nguyễn Bá Tiến
47  | MF |  VIE | Lê Văn Thuận
62  | MF |  VIE | Hà Minh Đức
66  | DF |  VIE | Hà Châu Phi
67  | GK |  VIE | Trịnh Xuân Hoàng
88  | MF |  BRA | Luiz Antônio
89  | MF |  VIE | Trần Ngọc Quý
95  | DF |  BRA | Gustavo (captain)
-- | FW |  BRA | Ribamar

### Other players under contract

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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11  | FW |  JAM | Rimario Gordon
16  | DF |  VIE | Đinh Tiến Thành
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20  | MF |  VIE | Nguyễn Trọng Hùng
22  | MF |  VIE | Vũ Hồng Quân

### Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | DF |  VIE | Bùi Anh Quân (at Phú Thọ until 7 July 2024)
-- | DF |  VIE | Nguyễn Đình Huyên (at Đồng Tháp until 7 July 2024)
-- | DF |  VIE | Nguyễn Văn Dũng (at Phú Thọ until 7 July 2024)
-- | DF |  VIE | Phạm Anh Tú (at Hòa Bình until 7 July 2024)
-- | MF |  VIE | Hà Minh Đức (at Khánh Hòa until 15 July 2025)
-- | MF |  VIE | Nguyễn Ngọc Tĩnh (at Phú Thọ until 7 July 2024)
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-- | MF |  VIE | Trương Đức Mạnh (at Phú Thọ until 7 July 2024)
-- | FW |  VIE | Đinh Công Hiếu (at Phú Thọ until 7 July 2024)
-- | FW |  VIE | Lê Văn Cường (at Hòa Bình until 7 July 2024)
-- | FW |  VIE | Nguyễn Văn Tiếp (at Khánh Hòa until 15 July 2025)
-- | FW |  VIE | Nguyễn Văn Vinh (at Bình Phước until 7 July 2024)

## Management staff

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Position  | Name

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Manager |  Velizar Popov
Assistant Manager |  Mai Xuân Hợp
Nguyễn Thành Dũng
Goalkeeper Coach |  Nguyễn Chí Công
Fitness Coach |  Lê Hồng Minh
Technical Analyst |  Hoàng Thanh Tùng
Team Doctor |  Dương Tiến Kỷ
Vũ Hồng Quang
Interpreter |  Đỗ Văn Phúc

## Coaches

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Coaches  | Nationality  | Calendar year

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Vương Tiến Dũng |  Vietnam | 2003[12]-2004
Trần Văn Phúc |  Vietnam | 2005[13]-2008[14]
Nguyễn Văn Tiến |  Vietnam | 2009-31/5/2009[15]
Triệu Quang Hà |  Vietnam | 31/05/2009-6/2009[16]
Nguyễn Văn Tiến |  Vietnam | 6/2009 – 2010
Đàm Hải |  Vietnam | 2009 – 1/2010
Velizar Popov |  Bulgaria | 2 December 2022 – Present

## Honours

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### National competitions

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League

* V.League 1
* Runners-up: 2017, 2018
* Third place: 2014, 2015
* V.League 2
* Runners-up: 2003
* Third place: 2006

Cup

* Vietnamese National Cup:
* Winners: 2023, 2023–24
* Runners-up: 2018
* Third place: 2022
* Vietnamese Super Cup
* Winners: 2009, 2023
* Runners-up: 2024

## Records

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### Regional record

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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2024–25 | ASEAN Club Championship | Group A |  Shan United | 3–1  |
Terengganu |  | 2–2
BG Pathum United |  |
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng |  |
PSM Makassar |  |

### Continental record

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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2018 | AFC Cup | Group G |  Global | 1–0  | 3–3  | 3rd
Yangon United | 3–3  | 1–2
Bali United | 0–0  | 1–3

## References

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1. ^ Phạm Tấn (26 September 2009). "The Ministry of Defense made a decision: Remove the name of The Cong!". Thể thao & Văn hóa. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
2. ^ Khoa Nguyễn (30 September 2009). "The Cong football team has a new name". VnExpress. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
3. ^ Phong Vũ (1 November 2009). "Thanh Hoa bought the "body" of The Cong: Afraid that it would hurt both of them". Thể thao & Văn hóa. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
4. ^ Particularly, the youth team (team 2) is still Viettel Group managed under the name Viettel Football Center. In 2010First League, This team plays under the name of Viettel Football Club. After that, the Viettel FC was transferred to T&T Group and played under the name Hanoi Football Club (This is the forerunner of Saigon FC).
5. ^ "Decision to establish Lam Son Thanh Hoa football team of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee". Thanh Hoa web portal. 24 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
6. ^ "Thanh Hoa dropped its first-class team". Thanhnien.vn. 10 October 2010.
7. ^ "VFF - Tập đoàn FLC tiếp quản CLB Thanh Hóa". VFF (in Vietnamese). 5 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
8. ^ "FLC withdrew capital from FLC Thanh Hoa FC". VnExpress. 29 December 2016.
9. ^ "FLC quit Thanh Hoa football because they never won the championship". baogiaothong.vn. 16 November 2018.
10. ^ "Thêm một đội bóng V-League ký hợp đồng khủng". 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
11. ^ "Đông Á Thanh Hóa". Retrieved 30 March 2024.
12. ^ "Viet Nam Net". Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
13. ^ http://thethao.vietnamnet.vn/2005/vleague/10/12/717376.vnn[permanent dead link]
14. ^ HLV Trần Văn Phúc thanh lý hợp đồng với XMCT.Thanh Hóa Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
15. ^ "Hy vọng ở sự nỗ lực vượt khó của lớp trẻ". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
16. ^ "HLV Triệu Quang Hà bất ngờ dẫn dắt Thanh Hóa". Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

## External links

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* Official site

* v
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Dong A Thanh Hoa - current squad

* 1 Thanh Thắng
* 3 Won-sik
* 5 Mạnh Hùng
* 7 Thanh Long
* 8 Nguyễn Hoàng
* 9 Văn Tùng
* 10 Văn Thắng
* 11 Rimario
* 12 Thái Sơn
* 14 Thanh Nam
* 15 Văn Lợi
* 17 Ti Phông
* 18 Viết Tú
* 19 Quốc Phương
* 23 Trùm Tỉnh
* 24 Ngọc Mỹ
* 25 Thanh Diệp
* 27 A Mít
* 28 Thái Bình
* 29 Ngọc Hà
* 30 Y Êli
* 33 Ramos
* 34 Ngọc Tân
* 45 Bá Tiến
* 47 Văn Thuận
* 66 Châu Phi
* 67 Xuân Hoàng
* 88 Antônio
* 89 Ngọc Quý
* 95 Gustavo (c)
* Manager: Popov

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V.League 1

2024–25 clubs|

* Becamex Binh Duong
* Dong A Thanh Hoa
* Haiphong
* Hanoi FC
* Hanoi Police
* Ho Chi Minh City
* Hoang Anh Gia Lai
* Hong Linh Ha Tinh
* Quang Nam
* Quy Nhon Binh Dinh
* Song Lam Nghe An
* Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
* SHB Da Nang
* The Cong-Viettel

Seasons|

* 1980
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987–88
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993–94
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Related tournament|

* National Cup
* Super Cup
* AFC Champions League Elite
* AFC Champions League Two
* AFC Challenge League
* ASEAN Club Championship

Awards|

* Annual awards

* Category
* Official website

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