Quy Nhon Binh Dinh FC

Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Football Club (Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Quy Nhơn Bình Định), or Binh Dinh, is a Vietnamese professional association football club based in Quy Nhơn, Bình Định Province that plays in the top tier of Vietnamese football, the V.League 1. Their home stadium is Quy Nhơn Stadium which has a capacity of 20,000.

In August 2023, the team changes its name to Quy Nhon Binh Dinh with the intention to promote the image of Quy Nhơn city to a larger public.

History
The team was founded in 1975 as “Binh Dinh Youth”.The first important milestone of the team was the friendly match between the Quy Nhon youth football team and the An Nhon youth football team which took place on May 1, 1975. After this match, the Binh Thanh Youth Football Team Dinh was established with the core force from the two above teams led by Mr. Luu, with players Phan Kim Lan (Lan Ve), Dang Gia Man (Man Lùn), Tong Anh Hoang (commonly known as A ), Le Thanh Huy, Le Van Minh, Nguyen Van Thin, Vo Van Cang, Nguyen Van Ha (Son Dia), goalkeeper Lan Mom... After its establishment, in May 1975, the team had 2 friendly matches with Khanh Hoa team in Ninh Hoa and Nha Trang and 2 friendly matches with Quang Nam Da Nang team in Hoi An and Da Nang.

In 1976, the team participated in the Truong Son Football Tournament and won the style award. After this tournament, the team participated in national tournaments to be promoted to Class A movement and was considered one of the local teams with notable performance achievements.

In 1980, the Nghia Binh Workers' Football Team was established with the core of the Binh Dinh Youth Team, adding players such as: Duong Ngoc Hung, Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Tran Minh Canh... and participating in the A1 national football tournament. country. At this tournament, the team is in Group A, along with the teams of Cang Saigon, Hanoi Police, Military Region 3, Food Industry and Tien Giang. In the group stage, the team ranked 4th with 9 points, scored 11 goals and conceded 16 goals.

After the 1989 season, the team split into two separate teams. Players Bui Van Sy, Ta Manh Thoi... return to Quang Ngai Football Team. The remaining members formed the Binh Dinh Football Club, with additional players Nguyen Ngoc Thai, Phan Ton Quyen, Le Ngoc Dung, Nguyen Xuan Hoanh, Nguyen Van Cuong, Tran Kim Duc, Nguyen Cong Long, Nguyen Hoang Anh Dung...

In the 1995 season, the team did not compete in the play-off round with Quang Nam-Da Nang, Long An, and Song Be to react to the tournament organizers about negative issues, so they were disciplined and get relegated.

After winning promotion, with the 1998 season being unsuccessful, the team was relegated again and only returned to the highest league in the 2001-2002 season. In this tournament, the team ranked fourth overall, with 26 points overall, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 6.

Return to V.League and accomplishements
On 17 May 2018, Binh Dinh officially signed a cooperation contract with TMS Group Corporation, launching Binh Dinh TMS Football Club. In the 2018 V.League 2, Binh Dinh TMS finished in 9th place. In the 2019 season, the team no longer had the sponsor's name and registered to compete under the name Binh Dinh Football Club, finishing in 11th place in the 2019 V.League 2.

On 25 December 2020, Hưng Thịnh Land and TopenLand Vietnam became the two main sponsors of Binh Dinh Football Club for three V.League seasons, from the 2021 season to the 2023 season, with a total budget of up to 300 billion VND. The team changed its name to TopenLand Binh Dinh Football Club. On 19 November 2022, at Quy Nhon Stadium, TopenLand Binh Dinh Football Club defeated Ho Chi Minh City 2–1 in the final round of 2022 V.League 1, clinching the bronze medal. In the 2022 V.League 1, TopenLand Binh Dinh Football Club reached the final but lost to Hanoi FC 2–0.

On 22 September 2023, TopenLand Binh Dinh Football Club changed its name to Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Football Club to compete in 2023–24 season. Within 3 months, on 1 December 2023, the team changed its name again to MerryLand Quy Nhon Binh Dinh Football Club, after the main sponsor, MerryLand Quy Nhon. In the 2023–24 V.League 1, under the management of Bùi Đoàn Quang Huy, the club had the second best attack and second best defense in the league and finish as league's runners-up for the first time in their history, with only 6 points behind league champion Thep Xanh Nam Dinh. After the season ended, the club switched their name back to Quy Nhon Binh Dinh.

Performance in AFC competitions

 * AFC Champions League: 2 appearances
 * 2004: Group stage
 * 2005: Group stage

Managers

 * Phan Kim Lân (1981–90)
 * Dương Ngọc Hùng (2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–10)
 * 🇹🇭 Arjhan Srong-ngamsub (2005)
 * Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện (2008, 2010–11)
 * Phan Tôn Quyền (2010)
 * Trần Kim Đức (2011)
 * Hoàng Văn Gia (2011–12)
 * Trần Kim Đức (2012)
 * Nguyễn Văn Hùng (2012–13)
 * Nguyễn Thành Lợi (2013–2017)
 * Bùi Đoàn Quang Huy (2018–2019)
 * Nguyễn Đức Thắng (2020–2023)
 * Bùi Đoàn Quang Huy (2023–)

League

 * V.League 1
 * Runners-up: 2023–24
 * Third place: 2006, 2022
 * V.League 2
 * Winners: 2001, 2020
 * Runners-up: 2010, 2011
 * Second League
 * Winners: 2017
 * Runners-up: 2016

Cup

 * Vietnamese Cup
 * Winners: 2003, 2004
 * Runners-up: 2007, 2022
 * Third place: 2023
 * Ho Chi Minh City Cup
 * Winners: 2021
 * Thiên Long Cup
 * Winners: 2023