Viettel FC

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Viettel FC
Full nameCâu lạc bộ bóng đá Viettel (Viettel Football Club)
Nickname(s)Cơn lốc đỏ[1] (The Red Tornado)
Đội bóng áo lính[2] (The Soldiers)
Hậu duệ Thể Công[3] (Descendants of Thể Công)
Short nameVTFC
Founded23 September 1954; 69 years ago (23 September 1954)[4][5]
GroundHàng Đẫy Stadium
Capacity22,500
OwnerViettel
ChairmanĐỗ Mạnh Dũng
ManagerThạch Bảo Khanh
LeagueV.League 1
2022V.League 1, 4th of 13
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Viettel Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Viettel), also known as Viettel FC,[6] is a professional football club from Vietnam. They are based in Hanoi and are part of the Viettel Sports Centre, which belongs to the Viettel Group. Viettel FC competes in the V.League 1, the top division of Vietnamese football.

Formerly known as Thể Công, Viettel FC is the most successful club in Vietnamese football history, having won a record 19 national titles, including a remarkable nine consecutive titles from 1971 to 1979. The club is widely supported and has produced many talented players who have represented the national team.

Viettel FC's team color is red, and they are often referred to as the "Red Tornado". They had a long-standing rivalry with Công an Hà Nội, a club managed by the Hanoi Police. However, the rivalry now exists between Viettel FC and Hanoi FC, and their matches are known as the "Hanoi Derby" or the "Vietnamese Clasico".[7][8][9][10][11]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Viettel bắt buộc phải vô địch V-League 2020". Báo Thanh Niên. November 6, 2020. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ước muốn của đội bóng áo lính". www.qdnd.vn. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. ↑ "CLB Viettel: Chờ 'hậu duệ Thể Công' tìm lại hào quang V-League". Báo điện tử VTC News. VTC News. February 22, 2019. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kỷ niệm 60 năm ngày thành lập Trung tâm TDTT Quân đội (23/9/1954 – 23/9/2014)". Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  5. ↑ ""Thể Công là một binh chủng đặc biệt, nên nhất thiết cần tiếp tục tồn tại!"". Báo Nhân Dân. 24 June 2004. Archived from the original on 2021-09-12. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  6. ↑ "VFF - CLB bóng đá Thể Công đổi tên thành Viettel". VFF. September 27, 2009. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tái hiện trận derby lớn nhất trong lịch sử bóng đá Việt Nam - Công an Hà Nội vs CLB Quân đội". thethaovanhoa.vn. December 17, 2020. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Công An Hà Nội thắng Thể Công ở trận derby Thủ đô sau 25 năm". laodong.vn. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  9. ↑ "Tái hiện trận "derby" giữa Thể Công và Công an Hà Nội". www.qdnd.vn. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  10. ↑ "Công An Hà Nội và trận derby cùng ngành". thethaovanhoa.vn. December 31, 2016. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Hà Nội FC giành Siêu cúp Quốc gia". nld.com.vn. January 10, 2021. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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