Ho Chi Minh City Football Club (HCMC FC, ), simply known as TP Hồ Chí Minh, and commonly known as TPHCM, is a professional football club based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The club competes in the V.League 1, the highest level of Vietnamese football, since the 2017 season after winning the Vietnam's second tier league in the 2016 season. The club was formerly known as Cảng Sài Gòn. The club's home ground is the Thống Nhất Stadium. History The club was founded in 1960 as the name Tong Nha Thuong Cang. This club had a long-standing rivalry with Hải Quan F.C. (Saigon Customs FC). Throughout history, the club has undergone a number of name changes due to ownership and various sponsorship agreements. 1960–1975 = Tong Nha Thuong Cang FC (đội bóng đá Tống Nha Thương Cảng) 1975–2000 = Saigon Port Workers FC (đội bóng đá công nhân Cảng Sài Gòn) 2001–2003 = Saigon Port FC (Cảng Sài Gòn) 2004–2008 = Southern Steel – Saigon Port FC (Thép Miền Nam – Cảng Sài Gòn) 2009–present = Hồ Chí Minh City FC (CLB bóng đá TP Hồ Chí Minh) Players First-team squad As of 17 January 2023 Out on loan Reserves and academy Honours National competitions League V.League 1/South Vietnam Nation League: Winners(5): 1977, 1986, 1993–94, 1997, 2001–02 Runners-up: 2019 Third place: 1985, 1990, 1995 V.League 2: Winners: 2004, 2016 Third place: 2015 Cup Vietnamese Cup: Winners: 1992, 1999–2000 Runners-up: 1994, 1996, 1997 Third place: 2020, 2019 Vietnamese Super Cup: Runners-up: 2000, 2002, 2019 Other competitions BTV Cup: Winners: 2000 Runners-up: 2001 Season-by-season records Continental record All results list Ho Chi Minh City's goal tally first. Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors Performance in AFC competitions AFC Champions League: 2 appearances 2002–03: Qualification round 3 2020: Preliminary round 2 AFC Cup: 1 appearance 2020: Group stage Notes References External links Official website Soccerway profile V.League profile Football clubs in Vietnam Football clubs in Ho Chi Minh City Association football clubs established in 1975 Works association football clubs in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City FC