Ninh Binh FC
Vietnamese football club
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Ninh Bình Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Ninh Bình), formerly known as Phù Đổng and Phù Đổng Ninh Bình, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Ninh Bình, Vietnam. The club currently competes at the V.League 1, the top tier of Vietnamese football after promotion from the 2024–25 V.League 2.
(Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Ninh Bình)
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| Full name | Ninh Bình Football Club (Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Ninh Bình) | |||
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| Nickname | Hoa Lư Ancient Capital Football Team (Vietnamese: Đội bóng Cố đô Hoa Lư) | |||
| Short name | NBFC | |||
| Founded | 2015 as Phù Đổng FC | |||
| Ground | Ninh Bình Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 25.000 | |||
| Chairman | Nguyễn Ngọc Mỹ Anh | |||
| Head coach | Chu Đình Nghiêm | |||
| League | V.League 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | V.League 1, 3rd of 14 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History
Phù Đổng era
Phù Đổng was established in Hanoi in 2015, competing at the Vietnamese Football League Second Division.[1] Before the 2017 season, Phù Đổng had recruited former national team defender Vũ Như Thành as captain, and persuaded midfielder Cao Sỹ Cường to continue playing. At the same time, the team also announced information about the new major sponsor, Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam, with a large amount of funding.[2][3]
In 2021, the club promoted to the V.League 2. Due to their home stadium Thanh Trì in Hanoi not meeting the league's capacity requirements, the club switched its home stadium to the Ninh Bình Stadium in Ninh Bình province from the 2023 season.[4]
Relocation to Ninh Bình and first successes
In the 2023–24 season, the club permanently moved its location to Ninh Bình, thus changing the team name to the current Phù Đổng Ninh Bình.[5] In the following season, after LPBank became the main shareholder of the club, its entire players and staffs were switched with LPBank HCMC.[6] Following LPBank's big investments to recruit quality players to the team such as Nguyễn Hoàng Đức, Đặng Văn Lâm or Đinh Thanh Bình, in 2024–25 season, Phù Đổng Ninh Bình secured promotion to the V.League 1 for the first time in their history after an undefeated season at the V.League 2. In June 2025, Phù Đổng Ninh Bình changed their name to Ninh Bình.[7] On 3 July 2025, the club announced the arrival of their manager, Spanishman Gerard Albadalejo. The club also released their new logo, which was inspired from the logo of the former Vissai Ninh Bình.[8]
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2015–2019 |  Ugether[9] |
Mitsubishi Motors[10] Xuân Nam Việt Corp. |
| 2019–2022 |  Li-Ning[11] | |
| 2022–2023 | Kamito[12] | |
| 2023–2024 |  Mitre |
Phú An Thịnh Group |
| 2024–2025 | Vloop |
LPBank |
| 2025– |  Grand Sport |
LPBank |
Current squad
- As of 4 September 2026[13]
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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Unregistered players
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Out on loan
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Personnel
Coaching staff
As of 26 May 2026
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Chu Đình Nghiêm |
| Assistant coach | Đặng Hồng Trường Lê Bật Hiếu Nguyễn Tiến Dũng Trần Duy Quang |
| Goalkeeper coach |  Alejandro Salvador Velasco Đinh Xuân Việt |
| Fitness coach |  Andrew Devine |
| Team manager | Nguyễn Quốc Trạng |
| Doctor |  Jean Carvalho Đinh Văn Văn Trần Công Định |
| Physiotherapist | Nguyễn Quốc Quân Nguyễn Văn Khánh |
| Kit manager | Nguyễn Thế Anh |
| Interpreter | Hoàng Minh Đức |
Managerial history
- 2015:
Nguyễn Ngọc Dũng - 2016–2019: Lê Đức Tuấn
- 2019–2022: Nguyễn Trung Kiên
- 2022: Nguyễn Quốc Bình
- 2023–2024: Nguyễn Văn Đàn
- 2024–2025: Nguyễn Việt Thắng
- 2025–2026:
Gerard Albadalejo - 2026 : Vũ Tiến Thành (interim)
- 2026 :
Bae Ji-won - 2026–present : Chu Đình Nghiêm
Domestic records
| Season | League | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final position | Notes |
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| 2015 | Third Division | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 5 | 5th (Group A) | |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | 1st (Group A) | Promoted to Second Division | |
| 2017 | Second Division | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 16 | 6th (Group A) | |
| 2018 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 27 | 2nd (Group A) | Promoted to V.League 2 as play-off winners | |
| 2019 | V.League 2 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 19 | 12th | Relegated to Second Division |
| 2020 | Second Division | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 21 | 2nd (Group A) | Promoted to V.League 2 as play-off winners |
| 2021 | V.League 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 11 | 4th | Season abandoned |
| 2022 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 44 | -23 | 18 | 11th | ||
| 2023 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 | 7th | ||
| 2023–24 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 28 | 5th | ||
| 2024–25 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | +37 | 58 | 1st | Promoted to V.League 1 | |
| 2025–26 | V.League 1 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 51 | 3rd | |
| 2026–27 | 26 |
Honours
National competitions
- League
- V.League 1 :
Third place : 2025-26 - V.League 2 :
Winners : 2024–25 - Second Division : Winners : 2018, 2020
- Third Division : Winners : 2016
- Cup
Runners-up : 2025-26
