# Phu Tho FC

Phu Tho Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Phú Thọ), is a professional association football club in Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province, Vietnam. The club play their home matches at Việt Trì Stadium and compete in the V.League 2, the second tier of Vietnamese football league system.

## History

In October 2019, the Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee made a decision to establish Tuan Tu Phu Tho football team to participate in the competition from the Vietnamese National Football Third League. Tuan Tu Phu Tho operates under professional football regulations, register as a member of the Vietnam Football Federation. At the beginning, the team had 25 players aged 18–20 with the core being young players of Song Lam Nghe An. Leading the team is coach Ho Thanh Thuong.
In 2019 V.League 4 season, Phu Tho FC finished in 2nd place in group A and get promoted to the 2020 V.League 3.
In 2020 V.League 3 season, with the main squad is from U-21 team of Hanoi FC, they finished the season in 1st place and won against Cong An Nhan Dan in the knockout and get promoted to the 2021 V.League 2.
In 2021 V.League 2, the league was cancelled because of Covid-19. Phu Tho at that time ranked 10th.
In 2022 V.League 2, Phu Tho have escaped relegation by finishing 9th with 21 points.
In 2023 V.League 2, they once again narrowly escaped relegation by finishing 8th out of 10 with 18 points, only two more than the worst ranked team.
In 2023-24 V.League 2 however, they are relegated to 3rd division.

## Kit suppliers and shirt sponsor

| Stage | T-shirt maker | Sponsor printed on the shirt |
| 2020 | Egan | none |
| 2021 | Donex Sport | Donex Sport |
| 2022 | HP Sport | none |

## Players

    As of as of 1 March 2024.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | VIE | Ksor Nay Đê Sô |
| 2 | MF | VIE | Quách Quang Huy (on loan from PVF-CAND) |
| 3 | DF | VIE | Đặng Trần Chung |
| 4 | DF | VIE | Bùi Anh Quân (on loan from Dong A Thanh Hoa) |
| 5 | DF | VIE | Lê Quốc Thái |
| 7 | FW | VIE | Nguyễn Văn Tiếp (on loan from Dong A Thanh Hoa) |
| 8 | MF | VIE | Hoàng Anh Tuấn |
| 9 | FW | VIE | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn (on loan from PVF-CAND) |
| 10 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Trung Đạo |
| 12 | FW | VIE | Nguyễn Ngọc Tĩnh (on loan from Dong A Thanh Hoa) |
| 14 | GK | VIE | Lâm Lê Phước Tiến Dũng (on loan from SHB Danang) |
| 15 | DF | VIE | Đinh Viết Lộc |
| 16 | MF | VIE | Võ Quốc Dân (on loan from PVF-CAND) |
| 17 | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Mạnh Đình |
| 18 | MF | VIE | Lê Văn Long (on loan from SHB Danang) |
| 19 | MF | VIE | Phan Việt Đức |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | VIE | Phạm Văn Nam (on loan from Hanoi FC) |
| 21 | MF | VIE | Phùng Viết Trường (on loan from Hanoi Police) |
| 23 | MF | VIE | Ngô Sỹ Chinh (on loan from Hanoi FC) |
| 24 | FW | VIE | Đinh Công Hiếu (on loan from Dong A Thanh Hoa) |
| 25 | GK | VIE | Nguyễn Văn Mạnh |
| 27 | DF | VIE | Võ Văn Huy |
| 28 | MF | VIE | Trần Gia Huy |
| 29 | MF | VIE | Bùi Huy Hoàng |
| 31 | MF | VIE | Bùi Văn Lễ |
| 36 | MF | VIE | Đỗ Văn Việt |
| 66 | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Văn Dũng (on loan from Dong A Thanh Hoa) |
| 68 | MF | VIE | Quách Công Đình (on loan from SHB Danang) |
| 86 | MF | VIE | Trương Đức Mạnh (on loan from Dong A Thanh Hoa) |
| 87 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Đức Tùng |