Định Hướng Phú Nhuận Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Định Hướng Phú Nhuận), simply known as Định Hướng FC is a Vietnamese football club based in Hồ Chí Minh City. The club is playing its home matches at the 15,000-capacity Thống Nhất Stadium. They currently play in the V.League 2, after winning the promotion play-off game in the in the 2024 Vietnamese Second Division.
| Full name | Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Định Hướng Phú Nhuận (Định Hướng Phú Nhuận Football Club) | ||
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| Short name | Định Hướng | ||
| Founded | 2013 as Định Hướng Advertising Company FC | ||
| Ground | Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Nguyễn Văn Trung | ||
| Manager | Lưu Quốc Tân | ||
| League | V.League 2 | ||
| 2024 | Vietnamese Second Division, play-off winner (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
editIn 2013, Định Hướng Football Club was established in Phú Nhuận district, Hồ Chí Minh City under the name Định Hướng Advertising Company FC (Công ty Quảng Cáo Định Hướng) and operated as an amateur sports team. They regularly participated in friendly competitions in Hồ Chí Minh City and southern Vietnam under the name Kharkiv FC and had several achievements. In 2023, they registered to participate in the Vietnamese Third Division, the fourth tier in the Vietnamese football system and changed the club name to Định Hướng Phú Nhuận.[1][2]
The club managed to sign several veterans who had many playing experiences in V.League 1 and international level such as Huỳnh Kesley Alves and twin brothers Hoàng Danh Ngọc, Hoàng Nhật Nam.[3] In their first season in the Vietnamese football system, the club topped their group in the Third Division and won a promotion to the Second Division for the 2024 season.[4][5] In the following season, the club continued its good form after finishing first in their group in the Second Division, thus qualified for the promotion play-off game. There, they defeated Kon Tum 2–0 and promoted to the 2024–25 V.League 2.[6]
Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Chairman |  Nguyễn Văn Trung
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| Head coach | Lưu Quốc Tân
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| Assistant coach | Nguyễn Ngọc Linh Phan Thanh Giang
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| Sporting director | Hoàng Nhật Nam
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Current squad
editAs of 30 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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Notes
edit- ^ "Chính thức tiến hành giải hạng 3 Quốc gia 2023/2024" (in Vietnamese). Bongda Info.
- ^ "Định Hướng Phú Nhuận sẵn sàng gây bất ngờ ở giải hạng Nhì 2024" (in Vietnamese). Báo Sài Gòn Giải Phóng. 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Nhiều cầu thủ chuyên nghiệp đưa đội bóng phong trào lên giải hạng nhì quốc gia" (in Vietnamese). Báo Thanh Niên. 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Định Hướng Phú Nhuận giành vé thăng hạng Nhì quốc gia 2024" (in Vietnamese). Người Đưa Tin. 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Sở hữu nhiều tên tuổi, CLB Định Hướng Phú Nhuận chỉ đặt mục tiêu khiêm tốn" (in Vietnamese). Báo Thanh Niên. 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Bóng đá TP.HCM có thêm 1 CLB lên chuyên nghiệp" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 17 June 2024.