Kon Tum Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Kon Tum) is a Vietnamese football club based in Kon Tum. The club is playing its home matches at the 11,000-capacity Kon Tum Stadium. They currently play in the Vietnamese Second Division, after finishing top of their group in the Vietnamese Third Division during the 2023 season.
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| Full name | Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Kon Tum (Kon Tum Football Club) | ||
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| Founded | 1992 (then dissolved in 2015) 2016 (then dissolved in 2022) 2022 | ||
| Ground | Kon Tum Stadium, Kon Tum, Vietnam | ||
| Capacity | 11,000 | ||
| Chairman | Trần Văn Quỳnh | ||
| Manager | Chu Ngọc Cảnh | ||
| League | Vietnamese Second Division | ||
| 2023 | Vietnamese Third Division, 1st of Group B (promoted) | ||
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/Vitrivangfc | ||
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History
editEarly years and first dissolution
editThe forerunner of Kon Tum was the Gia Lai – Kon Tum football team, founded in 1976. Despite being an amateur team, the team also once won the A2 championship, the second highest division of the country. The incarnation of the Kon Tum Football Club came into being in 1992 when the club was split into Gia Lai FC and Kon Tum FC.[1]
From its establishment until 1999, Kon Tum competed in the National A2 League, the second division of the country. In 2000, when the football league system in Vietnam was reorganized, Kon Tum played in the Second Division (third tier) from 2000 to 2004 before being relegated to the Third Division. From 2005 to 2013, Kon Tum was playing in the fourth tier of the country but failed to gain a promotion due to the club's limited financial condition. The turning point was in the 2013 season when Kon Tum surpass regional rivals Lâm Đồng and ranked first in their group, thus returning to the a promotion to the Second Division after 10 years.[2]
In the first season back in the Second Division, Kon Tum continued to performed well and ranked second in their group and qualified to the promotion play-off game. However, the team lost with a score of 0–4 to Bình Phước and missed the chance to promote to the V.League 2.[3]
In the following season, Kon Tum finished at the bottom of the group and got relegated. On 25 December 2015, the executive committee of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced the dissolution the of Kon Tum Football Club due to the lack of fund to the club.[4]
Reformation, second dissolution and second reformation
editIn 2016, Kon Tum club returned and competed in the Vietnamese Third Division. They ranked second in their group and promoted to the 2017 Second Division.[5] They remained in the league until 2022 where Kon Tum suffered a relegation to the Third Division. After the unsuccessful season, the club dissolved for the second time.[6]
A new Kon Tum FC was created, being named Vị Trí Vàng Kon Tum for sponsorship reasons.[7] The club competed in the 2023 Vietnamese Third Division and finished first of their group, thus making their return the Second Division. Following the promotion, the club changed its name back to the current Kon Tum FC.[8] After their return to the Second Division, Kon Tum finished second in their group in the 2024 season and qualified to the promotion play-off game. There, they were defeated 0–2 by Định Hướng and again failed to promote to the V.League 2.[9]
Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Chairman |  Trần Văn Quỳnh
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| Technical director | Trần Minh Chiến
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| Head coach | Chu Ngọc Cảnh
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| Goalkeeper coach | Trần Đức Cường
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Current squad
editAs of 30 March 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ "Tiểu sử Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Hoàng Anh Gia Lai - HAGL" (in Vietnamese). Bongda24h.
- ^ "Giải hạng ba toàn quốc 2013: Xác định được 5 đội thăng hạng" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Tiền Giang đánh mất cơ hội về lại "mái nhà" hạng Nhất" (in Vietnamese). Báo Ấp Bắc. 21 May 2014.
- ^ "VFF khước từ ý định trở lại V.League của bầu Trường" (in Vietnamese). ZNews. 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Kon Tum đau đáu giấc mơ "xứ Basque" giữa lòng Tây Nguyên" (in Vietnamese). Webthethao. 19 October 2019.
- ^ "VFF tạm đình chỉ tư cách của 6 câu lạc bộ và 1 liên đoàn thành viên trước thềm đại hội 9" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Ra mắt đội bóng Vị Trí Vàng Kon Tum" (in Vietnamese). Báo Gia Lai. 6 October 2022.
- ^ "CLB bóng đá Kon Tum sẵn sàng cho Giải bóng đá hạng Nhì" (in Vietnamese). Báo Kon Tum. 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Bóng đá TP.HCM có thêm 1 CLB lên chuyên nghiệp" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 17 June 2024.