PVF-CAND FC
Vietnamese football club
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PVF-Cong An Nhan Dan Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá PVF-Công An Nhân Dân), simply known as PVF-CAND, is a professional football club based in Hưng Yên, Vietnam. The club play their home matches at PVF Stadium and compete in the V.League 2, the second top flight of Vietnamese football league system. Formed in 2018 as Phố Hiến FC, the club adopted their current name in 2023.[3]
Câu lạc bộ bóng đá PVF-Công An Nhân Dân
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| Full name | PVF-Cong An Nhan Dan Football Club Câu lạc bộ bóng đá PVF-Công An Nhân Dân | ||
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| Founded | 2018 as Phố Hiến FC | ||
| Ground | PVF Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 4,500[1] | ||
| Owner | Ministry of Public Security | ||
| Chairman | Lê Cảnh Duy[2] | ||
| Head coach | Thạch Bảo Khanh | ||
| League | V.League 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | V.League 1, 13th of 14 (relegated) | ||
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/PVFCAND | ||
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History
Prior to the creation of the team, the PVF Football Academy handed every year all its graduated players to other Vietnamese professional football clubs, which caused difficulties for several players to adapt to the new environment. For that reason, Vingroup, the owner of the PVF Academy established Phố Hiến FC in April 2018 in order to receive the graduated players from the PVF Academy and introduce them to the professional football level. The team's home ground PVF Stadium is situated in the PVF Football Academy training center located in Hưng Yên.[4] During the first season of its existence, club competed in the 2018 Vietnamese National Football Second League and won the promotion to the 2019 V.League 2 after defeating Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu in the promotion play-offs. In the following season at the professional level, the club left big impressions to the media and fans as they finished runner-up in the V.League 2 with the youngest squad among all the teams.[5]
Since 2023, the club is owned by the Ministry of Public Security and adopted the name PVF-CAND, with CAND as an abbreviation for People's Public Security (Công An Nhân Dân).[3] In the 2023 season, the club finished as V.League 2 runner-up for the second time in their history and reached the Vietnamese Cup semi-finals, being the first V.League 2 team to achieve that since 2005.[6]
On 4 August 2025, following Quảng Nam withdrawal from the 2025–26 V.League 1, PVF-CAND, who finished third in the 2024–25 V.League 2's was chosen by the VPF to replace Quang Nam's slot, as V.League 2 runners-up Trường Tươi Đồng Nai refused to promote. This was PVF-CAND's first ever appearance in the V.League 1.[7][8]
In their first season in the top flight, PVF-CAND finished 13th. The team entered the relegation play-offs against V.League 2 runners-up Bắc Ninh and was defeated in the penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw in regular time, relegating back to the V.League 2 after one season. This also marked their third defeat in a row in the V.League 1 relegation/promotion play-offs in history.[9]
Name history
- 2018–2022: Pho Hien FC (Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Phố Hiến)
- 2023–present: PVF-CAND FC (Câu lạc bộ bóng đá PVF-CAND)
Domestic league records
| Season | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Final position | Notes |
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| 2019 V.League 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 40 | 2nd | Qualification for promotion play-offs (lost 1-0 to Thanh Hoa) |
| 2020 V.League 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 26 | 4th | |
| 2021 V.League 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | 12th | The season was abandoned |
| 2022 V.League 2 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 38 | 5th | |
| 2023 V.League 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 37 | 2nd | |
| 2023–24 V.League 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 37 | 2nd | Qualification for promotion play-offs
(lost 3-2 to Hong Linh Ha Tinh) |
| 2024–25 V.League 2 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 43 | 3rd | Promoted to 2025–26 V.League 1 |
Players
Current squad
As of 6 July 2026[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
The players in bold had capped for the Vietnam national team while playing for the club.
Managers
Current staff
- As of 1 April 2025[10]
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Trần Phi Hùng |
| Head coach | Trần Tiến Đại |
| Assistant coach | Mai Tiến Thành Nguyễn Quốc Trung |
| Goalkeeping coach | Vũ Đức Sơn |
| Physiotherapist | Nguyễn Trí Nhân |
| Interpreter | Nguyễn Ngọc Sơn |
| Logistics officer | Phạm Đức Hải |
Managerial history
- 2018:
Andy Preece - 2018–2021:
Hứa Hiền Vinh - 2022–2025:
Mauro Jeronimo - 2025–present: Thạch Bảo Khanh
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2020–2022 |  Grand Sport |
Tan A Dai Thanh Yanmar Văn Lang University Ben Thanh Holdings |
| 2023– | Kamito |
Honours
Senior
National competitions
- Vietnamese League Two
- Third place (1): 2018
- V.League 2
- Vietnamese National Football Cup
- Third place (1): 2023
Other competitions
- Four-Team Football Tournament - Thái Nguyên:
- Third place (1): 2025
Youth
- Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship
- Winners (1): 2023
- Runners-up (1): 2019
- Third place (1): 2021
Reserves team
| Full name | PVF-Cong An Nhan Dan B Football Club Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Trẻ PVF-Công An Nhân Dân | ||
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| Founded | 2024 | ||
| Ground | PVF Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 4,500 | ||
| Owner | Ministry of Public Security | ||
| Manager | Nguyễn Duy Đông | ||
| League | V.League 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | V.League 2, 6th of 12 | ||
| Website | Website | ||
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The reserves team of PVF-CAND currently competes at the 2025–26 V.League 2.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Nguyễn Duy Đông |
| Assistant coach | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn Nguyễn Quốc Trung |
| Goalkeeper coach | Lê Văn Việt |
| Fitness coach | Nguyễn Quang Tú |
| Video analyst | Ngô Mạnh Dương |
| Physiotherapist | Nguyễn Huy Hoàng Nguyễn Trọng Hương |
| Logistics | Đặng Xuân Trường |
Current squad
As of 3 October 2025[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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