Dong A Thanh Hoa

Thanh Hoa Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Thanh Hoá), known as Đông Á Thanh Hóa for sponsorship reasons, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Thanh Hóa. They are now playing in V.League 1, the top tier of the Vietnamese football league.

1962–1965
After 1954, the sports and football movement in Thanh Hoa flourished, intending to establish a provincial football team to serve as the core of the development of the football movement in the province.

In 1962, to be the core of the development of the football movement, Thanh Hoa Provincial Sports Committee (the predecessor of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa) established Thanh Hoa Youth Football Team, gathering football talents selected from local movement leagues.

At the end of 1962, in order to solve the output for athletes after completing the football task, Thanh Hoa province decided to move the Thanh Hoa Youth football team to the Thanh Hoa mechanical factory so that the players could play football. just learned a job at the factory with the new name Thanh Hoa Mechanical Football Team.

In 1965, the province dissolved the Thanh Hoa Mechanical football team and merged it into the Thanh Hoa Police Football Team.

2000–2010
In the late 1990s, the Thanh Hoa Police Football Team played unstable and was dissolved in 1994, while the youth teams of Thanh Hoa managed and trained by the Thanh Hoa Department of Physical Education and Sports were still active. achieved good achievements, such as the National Championship of Thanh Hoa U-19 team in 1997. In order to revive the declining football background, the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province decided to establish the Thanh Hoa Football Team.

In 2000, the Department of Physical Education and Sports re-established Thanh Hoa Football Team and started playing in the 2000-01 National Second Division Football League.

On 11 May 2005, Thanh Hoa Football Team signed a sponsorship contract worth VND 1.5 billion with IBD joint venture company and decided to combine the name Halida as well as change the name to  Halida Thanh Hoa Football Club.

In 2008, from phase 2 of 2008 V-League, the team was transferred to Cong Thanh Group to take over and the team changed to a new name Cong Thanh Thanh Hoa Cement Football Club.

On 25 June 2009, sponsor Cong Thanh Cement stopped sponsoring before the end of the season. Cong Thanh Thanh Hoa Cement Football Club was transferred to Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee and officially used the name Thanh Hoa Football Club for the first time according to Decision No. 3339/QĐ-UBND signed by Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Vuong Van Viet on 29 September 2009.

On 25 September 2009, Ministry of National Defense issued a decision to revoke the title of The Cong Football Team, and transferred the team back to the Viettel Group with the name Viettel Football Club. After Viettel Group showed no interest in professional football, the leaders of Thanh Hoa province decided to accept the playing slot of the Viettel FC playing in the V-League. On7 November, according to the agreement between the leaders of Thanh Hoa province and Viettel, the V-League and Viettel first team players were received and managed by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism  and was signed by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to establish a new football team with the name Viettel–Thanh Hoa Football Club. On 24 December 2009, Viettel–Thanh Hoa Football Club changed its name to Lam Son Thanh Hoa Football Club.

On January 18, 2010, Mr. Vuong Van Viet, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee - signed a decision to disband Thanh Hoa Football Club and merge it into Lam Son Thanh Hoa FC. The team started official competition with the match against SHB Da Nang for the 2009 National Super Cup on January 23, 2010 and played in the professional football tournament 2010 V-League season with the match slot transferred from the V-League. The Cong doesn't have to start from the third division.

2011-2018
At the end of the 2010 season, Lam Son Thanh Hoa was officially transferred to Lam Son Thanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company (predecessor of Thanh Hoa Football JSC). In the following season, the company's Board of Directors decided to reuse the old name of the previously disbanded team, Thanh Hoa Football Club. After a while, due to many financial difficulties, Mr. Nguyen Van De, Chairman of Thanh Hoa Football Club, repeatedly applied to transfer the team back to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Thanh Hoa province. Faced with that situation, the provincial leaders called on FLC Group, an enterprise investing in many large-scale projects in Thanh Hoa, to receive and invest in the football team.

On June 5, 2015, FLC Group officially received Thanh Hoa Football Club from Thanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company. Accordingly, all personnel including officers, employees, workers, coaches, first team players, youth teams under the club, coaching boards of football teams as well as all assets, Facilities under the Club's management such as the Youth Football Training Center, stadium,... have been handed over to FLC Group in their original state. On September 7, 2015, FLC Thanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company was established, with a charter capital of 50 billion VND with 3 founding shareholders: FLC Group (owning 80% of charter capital), Mr. Doan Van Phuong (Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO - 10%) and Mr. Le Thanh Vinh (10%).In 2016, according to information from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE), the Board of Directors of FLC Group Joint Stock Company approved a decision to divest capital at FLC Thanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company.

After 3 years of association, in November 2018, president Trinh Van Quyet of FLC Group announced to quit Thanh Hoa football and return FLC Thanh Hoa to the locality.

Achievement
1992, A1 relegation.
 * In period 1962–1980: Team usually played in the resolution and explains the movement of Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam.
 * From 1980 to 1985: Playing in the Championship at A2 level, in Vietnam. And the A2 Grade Championship in 1985 team had jump upon A1 level to gain promotion.
 * In 1986 played in the A1 championship, Vietnam. In step 1, Team was competitive in table A. 2 won, 3 drawn,7 lost, effect-goal defeat was 8–18, gaining seven points, ranked 7 / 7 on Table A.
 * In 1987 still play in the A1 level. Period 1, competition on table B. Result: 4 won, 5 drawn, 7 lost, effect-goal defeats were 19–25, reaching 12 points. Ranked No. 6 / 9 Table B.
 * In 1988, has no organized tournament.
 * In 1989, a period of play in table C. Result: won 4, drawn 4, lost 4, signal-loss goal is 12–13, ranked 7 / 11, reached the second stage competition. Phase 2 in Group 1 competition. Results: in March, losing 3 and rank 3 / 7.
 * In 1990 rated 5 / 6 Group A, not a series of stages through
 * In 1991, competing in Group C Stage 1, achievement: won 1, drawn 2, lost 7, effect-goal defeat was 5–14, rated 6 / 6.


 * From 1993 to 1994 season, reaching a point all season. A2 relegation.
 * From 1995 to 2000, competed in the A2. U19 championship in 1997 Vietnam.
 * Class of 2000 by the Vietnam Football Federation, the Thanh Hóa Youth Championship tournament in 3 (the lowest rating system has four). In 2000, Thanh Hóa Youth Group A and took most rank 2.
 * In 2001, champion 2 and gain a promotion.
 * In 2002, ranking 5 / 12 Division in Vietnam.
 * In 2003, ranked 3 / 12 first-class championship in Vietnam.
 * In 2004, competed in Vietnam with a first class achievement: won 6, drawn 8, lost 8, at 26 points, ranking 6 / 12.

lost 9, effect-goal defeat was 19–18, reaching 21 points, ranking 7 / 12.


 * In 2005, the Championship tournament in Vietnam with achievement: won 7, drawn 6, lost 9, at 21 points, ranking 7 / 12.
 * In 2006, playing in the Championship class in Vietnam. Result: won 12, drawn 12, lost 2, signal-loss goal is 43–19, ranked 2 / 14. Professional gain promotion.
 * In 2007, competed in the national championship V-League. Results: Phase 1 formula ranked No. 2. Full finished the season ranked 9 / 14, won 8 games, drawn 10 matches, losing eight games. Scored 34 points to reach 27 goals, conceding 30 goals (including three goals by the organizers were lost in treatment for 6), fined 46 yellow cards, two red cards.
 * In 2008, competed in V-League 2008. Total number of matches won 26 games in which eight games, losing 9 games, drawn 9 matches. Total number of goals scored is 25 goals, conceding 32 goals. 32 total points, final 10/14 ranking.
 * In 2009 competed in V-League 2009. 14/14 final ranking, was to play in the Championship in 2010.
 * Date 18/01/2010 permanently disbanded because of lack of funding for that.

Current squad
''As of 21 July 2024. ''

National competitions

 * League
 * V.League 1
 * Runners-up: 2017, 2018
 * Third place: 2014, 2015
 * V.League 2
 * Runners-up: 2003
 * Third place: 2006


 * Cup
 * Vietnamese National Cup:
 * Winners: 2023, 2023–24
 * Runners-up: 2018
 * Third place: 2022
 * Vietnamese Super Cup
 * Winners: 2009, 2023