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.
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| Full name | Phu Tho Football Club | |||
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| Founded | 2019 | |||
| Ground | Việt Trì Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 18,000 | |||
| Owner | Tuan Tu Group | |||
| Manager | Hồ Hoàng Tiến | |||
| League | V.League 2 | |||
| 2023 | 8th of 10 | |||
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History edit
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 finished 9th with 21 points.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsor edit
| Stage | T-shirt maker | Sponsor printed on the shirt |
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| 2020 |  Egan
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none |
| 2021 | Donex Sport
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Donex Sport |
| 2022 | HP Sport
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none |
Players edit
- As of as of 1 March 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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