Khanh Hoa FC

Khanh Hoa Football Club (Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Khánh Hòa) also known as Khánh Hòa, is a professional football club based in Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam. They compete in V.League 1, the highest division football tournament in Vietnam. The team is currently playing at 19 August Stadium.

Beginnings
The predecessor of the team was Phu Khanh football team, established in 1976. Is an amateur football team representing the Phu Khanh province. Team started participating in Vietnam Football Championship since 1980 and achieved good results for many years in a row. In National Football Championship 1987, the team reached the semi-finals and placed 4th.

At the end of Class Division 1989, the team was placed in the A1 League. In the same year, the province Phu Khanh split into two provinces Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa, the team was transferred to Khanh Hoa province to manage under the name. Khanh Hoa football team. In the 1991 season, the team competed successfully and won promotion. However, the team could not maintain its form in the fifth season Vietnam National Football Championship 1992, and had to accept to play again in the A1 League. The team returned to play in Vietnam National Football Championship 1995 and maintained its position in the following seasons.

At First National Professional Championship, the team had the worst performance in the tournament with only 7 points after 18 matches (1 win, 4 matches). draws and 13 losses), scored 15 goals and conceded 36 goals. But in those 15 goals, Dang Dao, the team's main striker, held up to 11 goals that the team scored. This poor result also affected the First Division in the 2001–2002 season. Due to a player crisis, the team had a bad performance and had to be relegated to the Second Division next year.

In the football season of 2004, under the sponsorship of Khanh Viet Corporation of the manager Nguyen Xuan Hoang, the team played quite successfully and won the championship Second Division, won a place to compete in First Division.

On November 1, 2004, the team officially switched to a professional football club model when the Provincial People's Committee Khanh Hoa officially handed over the team to Khanh Viet Corporation under the name of new is Khatoco Khanh Hoa Football Club.

At First Division 2005, the team successfully competed with 41 points, including 12 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, gaining the right to compete at V.League. Despite winning the First Division championship, the team's number of wins was even less than Tien Giang.

In the professional tournament, right in the first season Khatoco Khanh Hoa attended, The team ranked 6th and won the style award. In the following seasons, the team often dived in the middle of the rankings, sometimes even ranked 11th. The club's best performance in this period was 4th place in 2010.

Model Transformation and Dissolution
During 7 years of playing with a semi-professional model, in early December 2011, the project to establish Khanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company was approved by the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province, completely transforming the club. Khanh Hoa football from a semi-professional model to a professional model. However, after the end of the 2012 season, due to financial difficulties, the club's leadership decided to sell the 2013 V.League ticket to Vicem Haiphong, along with many players of the 1st squad, only a few pillars and the coaching staff were retained to supplement the 2nd squad. The team also decided to withdraw and not compete in the First Division 2013 season.

Re-establishment
In 2012, after the dissolution of Khatoco Khanh Hoa, the youth team of this club was founded and named Sanna Khanh Hoa Bien Vietnam. In 2013, Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN competed in the National Second Division Football League and won the right to be promoted to the First Division in 2014. In the 2014 season, Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN won the right to be promoted to the top flight with a runner-up finish.

Stadium
The team's home ground is the 19th August Stadium,  also known as the Nha Trang Stadium,  a football stadium located on Yersin Street, Van Thanh Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province,  with a capacity of about 18,000 spectators.

Head coach history
Head coaches by Years (2013–present)

National competitions

 * League
 * V.League 2
 * Runners-up: 2014, 2022
 * Third place: 2020
 * Second League
 * Winners: 2013

Other competitions

 * Mekong Club Championship
 * Runners-up: 2017
 * Festival Hoa Da Lat Cup
 * Champions: 2022