Phu Tho FC
| Full name | Phu Tho Football Club | |||
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| Founded | 2019 | |||
| Ground | Việt Trì Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 20.000 | |||
| Owner | Tuan Tu Group | |||
| Manager | Đặng Công Thành | |||
| League | Second Division | |||
| 2025 | Second Division, 7th of 7 (Group A, relegated) | |||
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Phu Tho Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Phú Thọ), is a professional association football club in Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province, Vietnam. The club play their home matches at Việt Trì Stadium 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. 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.[1]
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, 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. 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 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.[2]
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsor
| Stage | T-shirt maker | Sponsor printed on the shirt |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Egan | none |
| 2021 | Donex Sport | Donex Sport |
| 2022 | HP Sport | none |
Players
- As of 28 March 2025.
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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References
- ^ "Bước khởi đầu cho sự trở lại của bóng đá chuyên nghiệp Phú Thọ". Archived from the original on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Thông báo về quyết định kỷ luật của FIFA đối với CLB Phú Thọ" [Announcement of FIFA's disciplinary decision against Phu Tho FC]. VFF. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.