Cong An Ho Chi Minh City FC (1979)
Vietnamese football club
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Cong An Ho Chi Minh City FC (Vietnamese: Công An Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh), also known Ho Chi Minh City Police, was a Vietnamese football club based in Ho Chi Minh City. They were champions in the 1995 season of the V-League, Vietnam's top-level association football league. They placed as runners-up in the 1993–94, 1996, 1999–2000, and 2001–02 seasons.[1] Star striker Lê Huỳnh Đức, who later went on to lead Đà Nẵng F.C. to win the 2009 V-League championship as manager, played for the club from 1992 through 2000.[2][3] In 1998, the team played a nationally televised friendly match against the semi-professional San Francisco Bay Seals, winning 3–1. The match marked the first time an American professional soccer team had played in post-war Vietnam.[4] In 2025, Ho Chi Minh City Police FC was re-established from the transfer of Ho Chi Minh City FC.
| Full name | Hồ Chí Minh City Police F.C. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Dissolved | 2002 (become Dong A Bank) |
| Ground | Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
Continental record
All results list Cong An Ho Chi Minh City's goal tally first.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Asian Club Championship | First round |  Johor |
0–1 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
| 1999-2000 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round |  New Radiant |
1–0 |
3–1 |
4–1 |
| Second round |  South China |
1–1 |
0–3 |
1–4 | ||
| 2001-02 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Second round |  Chongqing Lifan |
0–1 |
1–8 |
1–9 |
Performance in AFC competitions
- Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
- 1996–97: First round
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
Honours
National competitions
- League
- Cup
- Vietnamese Cup
- Winners (2): 1998, 2001
- Runners-up (1): 2000
- Vietnamese Super Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1999, 2001
