Khanh Hoa FC
Full nameKhanh Hoa Football Club
Nickname(s)Chim Yến Xanh (The Blue Swift/Swallows)
Short nameKHFC
Founded
  • 1976 (1976) as Phú Khánh
  • 2013 (2013) as Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN
GroundNha Trang Stadium
Capacity25,000
OwnerKhanh Hoa Sport JSC
ChairmanNguyễn Đăng Đạt
ManagerTrần Trọng Bình
LeagueV.League 1
2023V.League 1, 11th of 14
WebsiteClub website

Khanh Hoa Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Khánh Hòa) is a professional football club based in Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam. They compete in V.League 1, the highest division football tournament in Vietnam. The team is currently playing at 19 August Stadium.

History

Beginnings

The predecessor of the team was Phu Khanh football team, established in 1976. Is an amateur football team representing the Phu Khanh province. Team started participating in Vietnam Football Championship since 1980 and achieved good results for many years in a row. In National Football Championship 1987, the team reached the semi-finals and placed 4th.

At the end of Class Division 1989, the team was placed in the A1 League. In the same year, the province Phu Khanh split into two provinces Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa, the team was transferred to Khanh Hoa province to manage under the name. Khanh Hoa football team. In the 1991 season, the team competed successfully and won promotion. However, the team could not maintain its form in the fifth season Vietnam National Football Championship 1992, and had to accept to play again in the A1 League. The team returned to play in Vietnam National Football Championship 1995 and maintained its position in the following seasons.

At First National Professional Championship, the team had the worst performance in the tournament with only 7 points after 18 matches (1 win, 4 matches). draws and 13 losses), scored 15 goals and conceded 36 goals. But in those 15 goals, Dang Dao, the team's main striker, held up to 11 goals that the team scored.[1] This poor result also affected the First Division in the 2001–2002 season. Due to a player crisis, the team had a bad performance and had to be relegated to the Second Division next year.

In the football season of 2004, under the sponsorship of Khanh Viet Corporation of the manager Nguyen Xuan Hoang, the team played quite successfully and won the championship Second Division, won a place to compete in First Division.

On November 1, 2004, the team officially switched to a professional football club model when the Provincial People's Committee Khanh Hoa officially handed over the team to Khanh Viet Corporation under the name of new is Khatoco Khanh Hoa Football Club.

At First Division 2005, the team successfully competed with 41 points, including 12 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, gaining the right to compete at V.League. Despite winning the First Division championship, the team's number of wins was even less than Tien Giang.

In the professional tournament, right in the first season Khatoco Khanh Hoa attended, The team ranked 6th and won the style award. In the following seasons, the team often dived in the middle of the rankings, sometimes even ranked 11th. The club's best performance in this period was 4th place in 2010.

Model Transformation and Dissolution

During 7 years of playing with a semi-professional model, in early December 2011, the project to establish Khanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company was approved by the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province, completely transforming the club. Khanh Hoa football from a semi-professional model to a professional model. However, after the end of the 2012 season, due to financial difficulties, the club's leadership decided to sell the 2013 V.League ticket to Vicem Haiphong, along with many players of the 1st squad, only a few pillars and the coaching staff were retained to supplement the 2nd squad. The team also decided to withdraw and not compete in the First Division 2013 season.

Current squad

As of 13 October 2023[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Vietnam VIE Đoàn Công Thành
4 DF Sierra Leone SLE Alie Sesay
7 MF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Thành Nhân
8 MF Vietnam VIE Lê Duy Thanh
9 FW Guinea GUI Mamadou Guirassy
11 MF Denmark DEN Trương Quốc Minh
12 MF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Văn Sang
13 GK Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Hoài Anh
14 MF Vietnam VIE Lê Nguyễn Thanh Vị
18 MF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Đình Mạnh
20 MF Vietnam VIE Trần Văn Tùng
21 MF Vietnam VIE Trần Mạnh Hùng
22 FW Haiti HAI Watz Leazard
23 DF Vietnam VIE Trần Trọng Hiếu
26 GK Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Tuấn Mạnh
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Vietnam VIE Lê Ngọc Hải
28 MF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Văn Hiệp
29 DF Vietnam VIE Bùi Nguyễn Tấn Kiệt
30 MF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Đức Cường
35 DF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Duy Dương
37 DF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Minh Lợi
47 FW Vietnam VIE Hổ
52 MF Vietnam VIE Huỳnh Nhật Tân
55 GK Vietnam VIE Lê Văn Trường
62 DF Vietnam VIE Hứa Quốc Thắng
66 DF Vietnam VIE Đinh Văn Trường
77 DF Vietnam VIE Đỗ Trường Trân
88 FW Vietnam VIE Trần Đình Kha
89 FW Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Hữu Khôi
93 GK Vietnam VIE Võ Ngọc Cường

Unregistred players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Văn Sơn
DF Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Thanh Thụ
MF Vietnam VIE Huỳnh Thanh Tuấn
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Vietnam VIE Dương Đoàn Công Hậu
FW Vietnam VIE Trần Khánh Dũng

Honours

National competitions

League
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up : 2014, 2022
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place : 2020
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners : 2013

Other competitions

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up : 2017[3] [4]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions : 2022[5]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2020 Vietnam VNA Sport Yen Sao Khanh Hoa
2021-present Vietnam Kamito KN Cam Ranh
Yen Sao Khanh Hoa

Regional record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017 Mekong Club Championship First round Cambodia Boeung Ket Angkor
4–4
5–1
9–5
Semi-final Laos Lao Toyota
2–0
Final Thailand Muangthong United
1–3
0–4
1–7

Season by season domestic record

Season Pld Won Draw Lost GF GA GD PTS Final Position Notes
2013 Second League 1st Promoted to 2014 V.League 2
2014 V.League 2 14 6 5 3 20 15 +5 23 2nd Promoted to 2015 V.League 1
2015 V.League 1 26 12 6 8 35 35 0 42 5th
2016 V.League 1 26 10 6 10 34 30 +4 36 8th
2017 V.League 1 26 11 8 7 38 37 +1 41 6th Qualified for 2017 Mekong Club Championship
2018 V.League 1 26 11 10 5 33 27 +6 43 3rd
2019 V.League 1 26 6 7 13 31 45 -14 25 14th Relegated to 2020 V.League 2
2020 V.League 2 16 9 3 4 23 11 +12 30 3rd
2022 V.League 2 22 11 9 2 30 16 +14 42 2nd Promoted to 2023 V.League 1

Head coach history

Head coaches by Years (2013–present)

Name Nat Period Honours
Võ Đình Tân Vietnam 2013–2023
Trần Thiện Hảo (interim) Vietnam 2023
Trần Trọng Bình Vietnam 2023–present

See also

Sanna Khanh Hoa Futsal Club

References

  1. Bao Han (2015-09-21). "Khanh Hoa Paradox". People's Public Security.
  2. Khanh Hoa FC at VPF
  3. "Thắng đậm ở Campuchia, Sanna Khánh Hòa vào bán kết Mekong Cup". 14 December 2017.
  4. "Mekong Cup 2017: S.Khánh Hòa thất thủ trước 'tuyển Thái thu nhỏ'". 23 December 2017.
  5. "Hà Nội FC, Bình Định, Khánh Hoà tham dự giải tứ hùng tại Đà Lạt". 30 November 2022.


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