Can Tho FC

Cần Thơ Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Cần Thơ), commonly known as Cần Thơ, was a Vietnamese football club based in Cần Thơ. The team's nickname was "Tây Đô" (The Western Capital) and they played their home matches at Cần Thơ Stadium. The club currently does not compete in any competitions in the Vietnamese football league system.

Cần Thơ

Full name	Cần Thơ Football Club
Nicknames	Tây Đô (The Western Capital) The Green Boys
Short name	CFC
Founded	1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Dissolved	2023 (de facto 2025)
Ground	Cần Thơ Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Chairman	Nguyễn Thanh Long
Manager	Hoàng Hải Dương
League	Vietnamese Third Division
2024	Vietnamese Third Division, 8th, Group B
Home colours Away colours

History

On 16 August 2014, XSKT Cần Thơ defeated Hùng Vương An Giang 3–0 in the play-off match in Bình Dương and won promotion to V.League 1 for the 2015 season.^[1][2]

At the start of the 2016 season, the team continued to invest heavily, signing the top scorer of the 2015 V.League 1 Patiyo Tambwe, along with other quality players.^[3]

In late February 2022, Tây Đô Group officially took over the operation and management of the team from the 2022 season.^[4] Towards the end of the 2022 season, Cần Thơ players considered striking and withdrawing from the league due to long-overdue salaries and bonuses. However, the Cần Thơ City People's Committee took over the team and supported them to finish the season. The team finished the season in 8th/12 place.^[5]

The Cần Thơ City People's Committee tried to find new sponsors but was unsuccessful. There were rumors that Cần Thơ FC would be transferred to Lâm Đồng to continue playing in the V.League 2, but this did not materialize due to the tight schedule.^[6] On 18 February 2023, a representative of the Vietnam Professional Football (VPF) company confirmed that Cần Thơ would not participate in the 2023 V.League 2. VPF had previously extended the registration deadline twice for Cần Thơ to help the club find a solution to continue playing.^[7]

After withdrawing from the V.League 2, the team registered for the 2024 Vietnamese Third Division with a core of young players. The team finished the season in last place in Group B and did not register for the 2025 season.^[8]

Club identity

The traditional and main colour of Cần Thơ Football Club is green, which appears on their official home kit and club logos throughout many periods. Because of this shirt color, the team is also nicknamed "The Green Boys".^[9]

The most popular and official nickname for the team is "Đội bóng Tây Đô" (The Tây Đô Team). This name originates from the historical moniker of Cần Thơ city, which is nicknamed "Tây Đô" (meaning "The Western Capital").

Kit suppliers and sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (front)	Shirt sponsor (back)
1993–2008	None	None	None
2009–2015		Cần Thơ Lottery
2016–2017	KeepDri		Global
2018–2019			None
2020
2021	Masu	None
2022–2023	Grand Sport	Bamboo Airways	Cần Thơ Lottery

Players

Current squad

As of December 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  VIE Võ Anh Quốc 2 DF  VIE Huỳnh Phương Nam 3 DF  VIE Trần Văn Triệu 4 DF  VIE Phùng Quốc Huy 5 DF  VIE Đinh Công Lý 7 MF  VIE Phạm Thành Danh 11 DF  VIE Nguyễn Đặng Chí Năng 12 MF  VIE Nguyễn Xuân Trường Thịnh 13 FW  VIE Lê Nhật Hào 15 DF  VIE Giang Minh Nhã 16 FW  VIE Trương Phú Qui 17 MF  VIE Lê Huỳnh Trung Hiếu

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  VIE Trần Đàm Phúc Thịnh 19 FW  VIE Danh Oai 20 MF  VIE Lê Tài Nguyên 21 MF  VIE Lê Hoàng Tỷ 22 DF  VIE Lê Nguyễn Hoàng Quân 25 DF  VIE Phó Trường Phát 26 DF  VIE Lê Minh Nghĩa 28 DF  VIE Nguyễn Hoàng Sang 29 MF  VIE Nguyễn Minh Trí 30 GK  VIE Nguyễn Hồ Hồng Phú 35 GK  VIE Trần Thanh Hiệp 79 MF  VIE Bùi Đăng Quang

Notable players

• Lương Văn Phước (1976–19??)
• Trình Hận Quốc Bảo (1987–1997)
• Trương Dương Minh Mẫn (1999–2001)
• Trương Hữu Nhã (1989–1997)
• Mohamed Koné (2005)
• Phan Kim Long (2003–2008)
• Diego Molares (2007)
• Paulo Henrique Baborsa (2007–2008)
• William Dos Santos (2009)
• Da Silva (2008–2009)
• Souleymane Diabate (2012)
• Nguyễn Huy Hoàng (2013, 2014)
• Lê Văn Trương (2014)
• Nguyễn Thế Anh (2013, 2014, 2015)
• Lê Văn Thắng (2015)
• Ganiyu Oseni (2015, 2016)
• Đinh Tiến Thành (2015, 2016)
• Patiyo Tambwe
• Lê Thế Cường
• Đinh Hoàng Max (2016)
• Dương Văn An (2022)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Chairman	Nguyễn Thanh Long
Director	(Vacant)
Manager	Hoàng Hải Dương
Assistant Manager	(Vacant)
Analyst	(Vacant)
Goalkeeping Coach	Nguyễn Thanh Tú
Doctor	Dương Kim Hùng
	Hồ Văn Hòa

Managerial history

• Nguyễn Văn Tốt (1993–1996)
• Nguyễn Vân (1999)
• Vương Tiến Dũng (2001–2002)
• Lưu Mộng Hùng (2002)
• Terry Wetton (2003–2004)
• Trương Hữu Nhã (2004)
• Nguyễn Thành Kiểm (2004–2007)
• Trương Hữu Nhã (2007–2008)
• Nguyễn Văn Nhã (2008–2009)
• Võ Văn Hùng (2009)
• Lư Đình Tuấn (2009–2010)
• Trương Hữu Nhã (2010)
• Vũ Quang Bảo (2010–2011)
• Huỳnh Ngọc San (03/2011–04/2013)
• Vương Tiến Dũng (04/2013–06/2014)
• Nguyễn Thanh Danh (06/2014–08/2014)
• Nguyễn Văn Sỹ (09/2014–03/03/2015)
• Nguyễn Thanh Danh (04/03/2015–10/12/2015)
• Vũ Quang Bảo (10/12/2015–08/12/2017)
• Đinh Hồng Vinh (08/12/2017–2018)
• Nguyễn Thanh Danh (2019–05/2019)
• Vũ Quang Bảo (05/2019–09/2019)
• Nguyễn Hữu Đang (10/2019-7/2020)
• Nguyễn Liêm Thanh (7/2020-9/2020)
• Nguyễn Hữu Đang (2020-2021)
• Nguyễn Việt Thắng (03/2022–9/2022)
• Nguyễn Thanh Tú (9/2022–10/2022)
• Hoàng Hải Dương (10/2022–2024)

Honours

• V.League 2
  • Third place (1): 2014

• Vietnamese Second Division
  • Third place (1): 2006

Season-by-season records

V.League 1

Season	Position	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
2015	11th	26	6	7	13	32	52	25
2016	11th	26	10	4	12	37	36	34
2017	13th	26	5	14	7	32	50	22
2018	14th	26	4	9	13	26	43	21

V.League 2

Season	Position	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
2004	10th	22	5	7	10			22
2005	4th	22	11	5	6	23	21	38
2007	6th	26	10	7	9	27	24	37
2008	4th	26	13	7	6	40	23	46
2009	3rd	24	9	10	5	32	26	37
2010	6th	24	8	9	7	27	28	33
2011	6th	26	11	3	12	33	42	36
2012	5th	26	10	9	7	37	30	39
2013	5th	14	6	3	5	31	22	21
2014	3rd	14	6	3	5	21	23	21
2019	10th	22	4	10	8	17	33	22
2020	10th	11	2	3	6	16	22	9
2021	8th	6	2	1	3	5	10	7
2022	8th	22	7	6	9	28	30	27
2023	Withdrew

Vietnamese Third Division

Season	Position	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
2024	8th (Group B)	7	1	0	6	5	18	3