Ninh Binh FC
| Full name | Ninh Bình Football Club (Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Ninh Bình) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Hoa Lư Ancient Capital Football Team (Vietnamese: Đội bóng Cố đô Hoa Lư) | ||
| Founded | 2015 as Phù Đổng FC | ||
| Ground | Ninh Bình Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25.000 | ||
| Chairman | Nguyễn Đức Thụy | ||
| Head coach | Gerard Albadalejo | ||
| League | V.League 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | V.League 2, 1st of 11 (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Ninh Bình Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Ninh Bình), formely known as Phu Dong and Phu Dong Ninh Bình, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Ninh Bình , Vietnam. The club currently competes at the V.League 1, the top tier of Vietnamese football after promotion from the 2024–25 V.League 2.
History
Phù Đổng era
Phù Đổng was established in Hanoi in 2015, competing at the Vietnamese Football League Second Division.[1] Before the 2017 season, Phù Đổng had recruited former national team defender Vũ Như Thành 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.[2][3]
In 2021, the club promoted to the V.League 2. 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 in Ninh Bình province from the 2023 season.[4]
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 Bình.[5] In the following season, after LPBank became the main shareholder of the club, its entire players and staffs were switched with LPBank HCMC.[6] Following LPBank's big investments to recruit quality players to the team such as Nguyễn Hoàng Đức, Đặng Văn Lâm or Đinh Thanh Bình, in 2024–25 season, Phù Đổng Ninh Bình secured promotion to the V.League 1 for the first time in their history after an undefeated season at the V.League 2. In June 2025, Phù Đổng Ninh Bình changed their name to Ninh Bình.[7] On 3 July 2025, the club annouced the arrival of their manager, Spanishman Gerard Albadalejo. The club also released their new logo, which was inspired from the logo of the former Vissai Ninh Bình.[8]
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2015–2019 | Ugether[9] | Mitsubishi Motors[10] Xuân Nam Việt Corp. |
| 2019–2022 | Li-Ning[11] | |
| 2022–2023 | Kamito[12] | |
| 2023–2024 | Mitre | Phú An Thịnh Group |
| 2024–present | Vloop | LPBank |
Current squad
- As of 6 July 2025[13]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Unregistred players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Coaching staff
As of 15 February 2025
| Position | Name |
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| Technical director | Lê Phước Tứ |
| Head coach | Gerard Albadalejo |
| Assistant coach | Hồ Hoàng Tiến Trương Đình Luật |
| Goalkeeper coach | Evgeni Taikevich Đinh Xuân Việt |
| Fitness coach | Nikita Udovenko |
| Team manager | Nguyễn Quốc Trạng |
| Doctor | Trần Công Định |
| Physiotherapist | Nguyễn Văn Khánh |
| Kit manager | Nguyễn Thế Anh |
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–: Gerard Albadalejo
Domestic records
| Season | League | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Final position | Notes |
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| 2019 | V.League 2 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 19 | 12th | Relegated to 2020 Second League |
| 2022 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 44 | -23 | 18 | 11th | – | |
| 2023 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 | 7th | ||
| 2023–24 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 28 | 5th | ||
| 2024–25 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | +37 | 58 | 1st | Promoted to V.League 1 | |
| 2025–26 | V.League 1 | 26 |
Honours
National competitions
- League
Winners : 2024–25
Winners : 2016
References
- ^ "CLB bóng đá Phù Đổng ra mắt". 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "CLB Bóng đá Phù Đổng". Phudongfc.com. 2017-03-05. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Nhiều cựu sao V.League bất ngờ quy tụ ở CLB Phù Đổng". Bongdaplus. Archived from the original on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
- ^ "CLB bóng đá Phù Đổng chọn Ninh Bình làm sân nhà". Ninh Bình TV. 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Đội bóng Phù Đổng bất ngờ đổi tên sau khi về Ninh Bình". Bongda24h. 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Hai CLB Thanh Niên TP.HCM và Phù Đổng Ninh Bình 'đổi ruột' cho nhau". Bongda24h. 9 September 2024.
- ^ "CLB Ninh Bình đổi tên, thay HLV nội bằng 'tướng' ngoại: Đua vô địch V-League ngay từ bây giờ!". Thanh Niên. 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Logo mới của Ninh Bình FC có hình ảnh đặc biệt, sao cũ HAGL ra mắt gây chú ý". Thanh Niên. 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Ugether Vinh Dự Cung Cấp Độc Quyền Trang Phục Thi Đấu Cho Cầu Thủ, Huấn Luyện Viên Của Đội Bóng CLB Phù Đổng Dưới Sự Tài Trợ Của Sci". Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "MITSUBISHI MOTORS VIỆT NAM TIẾP TỤC BẢO TRỢ MÙA 4 VÀ KỲ VỌNG PHÙ ĐỔNG FC THĂNG HẠNG | Mitsubishi Motors Viet Nam". Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Phù Đổng Fc Quyết Tâm Thăng Hạng Mùa Giải 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Phù Đổng FC on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.
- ^ "Phù Đổng Ninh Bình". Vietnam Professional Football.