# Khatoco Khanh Hoa FC

Khatoco Khanh Hoa Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Khatoco Khánh Hòa) simply known as Khánh Hòa, is a professional football club based in Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam. They currently compete in the V.League 2, the second highest division football league in Vietnam. The team plays its home games at the 19 August Stadium.

## History
### Former Khanh Hòa team

The predecessor of the team was Phu Khanh football team, established in 1976. Team participated in Vietnam Football Championship since the original 1980 season. In 1989, the province Phu Khanh split into two provinces Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa. As the result, the team was transferred to Khanh Hoa province to manage under the name. Khanh Hoa football team. After several years playing in professional level, at the end of the 2012 V-League season, due to financial difficulties, the club sold their 2013 V.League spot to Vicem Haiphong, along with many players of the first team. However, due to lack of funding, the team also withdrew from the 2013 V.League 2 and officially dissolved.

### 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 promoted to the V.League 2 in 2014. In the 2014 season, Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN finished as V.League 2 runners up and gained their promotion to V.League 1, only two years after the club's establishment.
In October 2024, Khatoco became the new sponsor of the club and change the club name to Khatoco Khánh Hòa, similar to the 2012 dissolved team.

## 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.

## Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 2020 | VNA Sport | Yen Sao Khanh Hoa |
| 2021–present | Kamito | KN Cam RanhYen Sao Khanh Hoa |

## Current squad

    As of 8 October 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 |
| 3 | DF | VIE | Bùi Nguyễn Tấn Kiệt |
| 4 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Lam |
| 5 | DF | VIE | Lê Cao Hoài An |
| 6 | DF | VIE | Trần Văn Thái (on loan from Quy Nhơn Bình Định) |
| 7 | MF | VIE | Trần Hoàng Phương |
| 8 | FW | VIE | Lê Trương Quốc Thắng |
| 9 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Đoàn Duy Anh (on loan from Quy Nhơn Bình Định) |
| 10 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Đức Hữu (on loan from Quy Nhơn Bình Định) |
| 11 | FW | VIE | Hổ |
| 12 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Văn Tiếp (on loan from Dong A Thanh Hoa) |
| 13 | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Minh Lợi |
| 14 | MF | VIE | Lê Nguyễn Thanh Vị |
| 15 | FW | VIE | Lê Văn Cường |
| 17 | MF | VIE | Võ Quốc Anh Khoa |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | VIE | Hà Minh Đức (on loan from Dong A Thanh Hoa) |
| 19 | FW | VIE | Dương Đoàn Công Hậu |
| 20 | GK | VIE | Nguyễn Văn Sơn |
| 22 | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Thành Thụ |
| 23 | MF | VIE | Đỗ Trường Trân |
| 26 | GK | VIE | Nguyễn Tuấn Mạnh |
| 27 | DF | VIE | Lê Ngọc Hải |
| 43 | DF | VIE | Trịnh Văn Quang |
| 49 | FW | VIE | Trần Khánh Dũng |
| 52 | MF | VIE | Huỳnh Nhật Tân |
| 59 | GK | VIE | Nguyễn Thanh Phú |
| 71 | FW | VIE | Nguyễn Anh Thi |
| 93 | GK | VIE | Võ Ngọc Cường |

## Regional record

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2017 | Mekong Club Championship | First round | Boeung Ket Angkor | 4–4 | 5–1 | 9–5 |
| 2017 | Mekong Club Championship | Semi-final | Lao Toyota | 2–0 |
| 2017 | Mekong Club Championship | Final | Muangthong United | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–7 |

## Season by season domestic record

| Season | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Final Position | Notes |
| 2013 Second League | | | | | | | | | 1st | Promoted to 2014 V.League 2 |
| 2014 V.League 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 23 | 2nd | Promoted to 2015 V.League 1 |
| 2015 V.League 1 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 42 | 5th | |
| 2016 V.League 1 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 36 | 8th | |
| 2017 V.League 1 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 41 | 6th | Qualified for 2017 Mekong Club Championship |
| 2018 V.League 1 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 43 | 3rd |
| 2019 V.League 1 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 25 | 14th | Relegated to 2020 V.League 2 |
| 2020 V.League 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 30 | 3rd | |
| 2022 V.League 2 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 42 | 2nd | Promoted to 2023 V.League 1 |
| 2023–24 V.League 1 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 52 | −33 | 11 | 14th | Relegated to 2024–25 V.League 2 |

## Head coach history

Head coaches by Years (2013–present)
| Name | Period |
| Võ Đình Tân | 2013–2023 |
| Trần Thiện Hảo (interim) | 2023 |
| Trần Trọng Bình | 2023–2024 |
| Võ Đình Tân | 2024–present |

## Honours
### 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