# Song Lam Nghe An FC

Song Lam Nghe An Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Sông Lam Nghệ An), simply known as Song Lam Nghe An or SLNA, is a professional V.League 1 football club playing at the Vinh Stadium in the city of Vinh, Nghe An province, Vietnam. This is a club that has won many titles from the V.League 1, Vietnamese Cup, Vietnamese Super Cup as well as youth tournaments and is one of the clubs that contributes the most players to the Vietnam national football team . Up to now, Song Lam Nghe An has had a tradition of only using internal soldiers who are players from the club's own training facility. Almost all of these players are from Nghe An, the rest are from Ha Tinh, so this can be considered the most unusual clubs in Vietnam. They are the first and only team to have reached 1000 points in the V.League.
On the domestic level, with 10 major titles at the first team and lots of other titles at the youth team, SLNA is one of the most successful football clubs in Vietnam. In the international arena, the team performed well at the AFC Champions League in 2001. In the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, under the direction of the head coach, Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, Song Lam Nghe An achieved all three titles: the V.League 1 championship, Vietnamese Cup, and the Vietnamese Super Cup.
The club's current president is Trương Sỹ Bá.

## History

During the French colonial period, the Vinh - Ben Thuy area once had a famous football team called the Yellow Shirt Team. This is considered the beginning of Nghe An football tradition. Some people believe that this is the origin of the traditional yellow shirt of the Song Lam Nghe An team today.
However, the Nghe Tinh region hardly had any outstanding breakthroughs throughout most of the war. It was not until 1973 that the Nghe Tinh Provincial Military Command established an amateur football team to compete in the B Division. This team is considered the predecessor of today's Song Lam Nghe An.
In 1979, after the National Football Championship system was established, with good performance, the team was ranked in the national A2 class. On February 28, 1979, the team was officially transferred by the Nghe Tinh Provincial Military Command to the Nghe Tinh Provincial People's Committee for management and renamed Song Lam Football Team.
In 1980, Coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh began taking charge of the first team of Song Lam Nghe Tinh Football Team. From here, despite being a "young" team in Vietnamese football compared to teams such as The Cong, Cang Saigon, Hanoi Police, Haiphong Police, with the efforts of the coach Coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh, Song Lam football team has begun to have a series of achievements, as well as a unique playing style of its own, on par with older teams.
In 1992, Nghe Tinh province was divided into two separate provinces: Nghe An and Ha Tinh. On March 21, 1994, the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee decided to rename the team to Song Lam Football Team and transform it into a professional unit under the Department of Physical Education and Sports. In 1996, the team won the bronze medal in the National Championship and the National Cup.
In 2000, Song Lam Nghe An won the National Championship for the first time. In 2010, the team won the National Cup for the second time. In the 2011 season, the club won its third championship with a 1–1 draw against Hanoi T&T at Vinh Stadium, finishing the V.League with 49 points after 26 rounds. In the 2017 season, despite finishing only 7th in the V.League, Song Lam Nghe An defeated Dak Lak, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Nam and Becamex Binh Duong to win the 2017 Vietnamese Cup.
The 2020 season was the most difficult period for Song Lam Nghe An in the V.League 1. In early 2022, the club officially announced a new brand identity. The team's old logo was replaced with a new one with a more modern design.

## International cooperation
### Mito HollyHock

Song Lam Nghe An signed a cooperation agreement with Japanese club Mito HollyHock on 1 January 2024, on a one-year deal. In this cooperation program, Mito HollyHock will advise and support the construction of a team management and administration system in the direction of improving the professional capacity of departments for Song Lam Nghe An Club and help perfecting the club's organizational structure following the Japanese football club model.

## Name

* 1979–1992: Song Lam Nghe Tinh football team
* 1992–2004: Song Lam Nghe An football team
* 2004–2007: PJICO Song Lam Nghe An Football Club
* 2007–2009: Song Lam Nghe An Petroleum Finance Football Club
* 2009–present: Song Lam Nghe An Football Club

## Logo history

* January 2009 – 1 April 2022
* 5 January 2022 – present

## Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 2014 | Kappa | Bac A Bank TH True Juice Milk TH True Water |
| 2015–2016 | Made by club | Bac A Bank TH True Juice Milk TH True Water |
| 2017–2021 | Mitre | Bac A Bank TH True Juice Milk TH True Water |
| 2022–9/2024 | Grand Sport | AAN Eurosun Việt Nam Nikkokutrust |
| 9/2024-present | Kamito | AAN Eurosun Việt Nam Nikkokutrust Bia sao vàng SIBA Group |

## Stadium

Vinh Stadium with a capacity of 18.000 seats, located on Dao Tan Street, Vinh City, Nghe An Province, has been chosen as the club's home stadium from the early days of its establishment until present.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 22 January 2025
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 | Nguyễn Văn Việt |
| 2 | DF | VIE | Vương Văn Huy |
| 3 | DF | VIE | Lê Nguyên Hoàng |
| 4 | DF | VIE | Hồ Khắc Lương |
| 5 | DF | VIE | Lê Văn Thành |
| 6 | DF | VIE | Trần Đình Hoàng |
| 7 | FW | NGA | Michael Olaha (captain) |
| 8 | DF | VIE | Hồ Văn Cường |
| 9 | MF | VIE | Đinh Xuân Tiến |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Benjamin Kuku |
| 11 | MF | VIE | Trần Mạnh Quỳnh |
| 12 | DF | VIE | Bùi Thanh Đức |
| 13 | FW | VIE | Phùng Văn Nam |
| 14 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Trọng Tuấn |
| 15 | DF | PAR | Sebastián Zaracho |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Quang Vinh |
| 17 | MF | VIE | Trần Nam Hải |
| 19 | MF | VIE | Phan Bá Quyền |
| 20 | FW | VIE | Ngô Văn Lương |
| 21 | FW | VIE | Phan Xuân Đại |
| 23 | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Mai Hoàng |
| 25 | GK | VIE | Nguyễn Hữu Hậu |
| 26 | GK | VIE | Cao Văn Bình |
| 27 | MF | VIE | Phạm Nguyễn Quốc Trung |
| 28 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Văn Bách |
| 29 | MF | VIE | Đặng Quang Tú |
| 32 | MF | VIE | Hồ Khắc Ngọc |
| 33 | DF | VIE | Phan Văn Thành |
| 38 | FW | VIE | Lê Đình Long Vũ |
| 55 | DF | VIE | Hoàng Văn Khánh |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | GK | VIE | Chu Văn Tấn (to Công An Hà Nội until 15 July 2025) |
| — | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Văn Sơn (to Hòa Bình until 15 July 2025) |
| — | DF | VIE | Trịnh Hoàng Cảnh (to Hòa Bình until 15 July 2025) |
| — | DF | VIE | Võ Tiến Thắng (to LPBank HCMC until 15 July 2025) |
| — | MF | VIE | Ngô Văn Bắc (to Hải Phòng until 15 July 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Xuân Bình (to LPBank HCMC until 15 July 2025) |
| — | MF | VIE | Phan Duy Hào (to LPBank HCMC until 15 July 2025) |
| — | DF | VIE | Trương Văn Tuyến (to LPBank HCMC until 15 July 2025) |
| 24 | FW | VIE | Lê Văn Quý (to Hòa Bình until 15 July 2025) |

### Youth team (U21)

| Position | Name |
| Head coaches | Nguyễn Văn Vinh |
List of participants for the 2024 National U21 tournament
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 | Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc |
| 2 | DF | VIE | Bùi Thanh Đức |
| 3 | DF | VIE | Trịnh Hoàng Cảnh |
| 4 | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Mai Hoàng |
| 5 | DF | VIE | Lê Nguyên Hoàng |
| 6 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Trọng Tuấn |
| 7 | MF | VIE | Trương Văn Tuyển |
| 8 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Văn Bách |
| 9 | FW | VIE | Phan Duy Hào |
| 10 | FW | VIE | Đinh Xuân Tiến |
| 11 | MF | VIE | Lê Đình Long Vũ |
| 12 | DF | VIE | Võ Tiến Thắng |
| 14 | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Tấn Minh |
| 15 | DF | VIE | Hoàng Minh Hợi |
| 16 | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Hải Đăng |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | VIE | Trần Nam Hải |
| 18 | MF | VIE | Phạm Nguyễn Quốc Trung |
| 19 | FW | VIE | Nguyễn Trọng Sơn |
| 20 | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Văn Sơn |
| 21 | MF | VIE | Ngô Văn Bắc |
| 22 | FW | VIE | Phùng Văn Nam |
| 24 | MF | VIE | Lê Văn Quý |
| 25 | GK | VIE | Nguyễn Hữu Hậu |
| 26 | GK | VIE | Chu Văn Tấn |
| 27 | FW | VIE | Trần Quốc Hoà |
| 28 | MF | VIE | Hồ Viết Mạnh |
| 33 | DF | VIE | Phan Văn Thành |
| 36 | MF | VIE | Hồ Văn Cường |
| 37 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Quang Vinh |
| 40 | GK | VIE | Cao Văn Bình |

## Coaches
### Current coaching staff

As of 8 December 2024
| Position | Name |
| Executive chairman | Trương Sỹ Bá |
| Managing director | Hồ Lê Đức |
| Technical director | Hideaki Shoji |
| Head coach | Phan Như Thuật |
| Assistant coach | Phạm Văn Quyến Nguyễn Ngọc Anh Phan Tiến Hoài |
| Fitness coach | Phạm Bùi Minh |
| Goalkeeper coach | Phạm Đức Anh |
| Interpreter | Đậu Xuân Huy |
| Doctor | Kawaguchi Kentarou |
| Medical staff | Đoàn Minh Hoàng Nguyễn Văn Đoán |
| Logistics | Phạm Văn Hùng |

### Managerial history

| Name | Period | Titles |
| Nguyễn Thành Vinh | 1980–2004 | 1999–2000 V-League 2000 Vietnamese Super Cup 2000–01 V-League 2001 Vietnamese Super Cup 2002 Vietnamese Cup 2002 Vietnamese Super Cup |
| Nguyễn Văn Thịnh | 2004–2005 | |
| Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | 2005–2006 | |
| Hà Thìn | 2006–2007 | |
| Nguyễn Văn Thịnh | 2007–2009 | |
| Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | 2009–2014 | 2010 Vietnamese Cup 2011 V-League 2011 Vietnamese Super Cup |
| Ngô Quang Trường | 2014–2016 | |
| Nguyễn Đức Thắng | 2016–2019 | 2017 Vietnamese Cup |
| Ngô Quang Trường | 2019–2021 | |
| Nguyễn Huy Hoàng | 2021–2023 | |
| Phan Như Thuật | 2023–2024 | |
| Phạm Anh Tuấn | 2024 | |
| Phan Như Thuật | 2024–present | |

## Honours
### League

* V.League 1:
    Winners : 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2011
    Runners-up : 1997, 1998, 2001–02
    Third place: 1992, 1996, 2009

### Cup

* Vietnamese Cup:
    Winners : 2001-02, 2010, 2017
    Runners-up : 2011
    Third place: 1996, 1998, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2018
* Vietnamese Super Cup:
    Winners : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011
    Runners-up : 2010, 2017

### Youth teams

* U-21:
    Winners : 5 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2014)
    Runners-up : 5 (2003, 2007, 2010, 2020, 2023)
    Third place: 4 (2004, 2011, 2013, 2017)
* U-19:
    Winners : 5 (1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006)
    Runners-up : 7 (2002, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2023, 2024-25)
    Third place: 10 (1998, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
* U-17:
    Winners : 8 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2020)
    Runners-up : 2 (2010, 2018)
    Third place: 3 (2015, 2022, 2023)
* U-15:
    Winners : 4 (2002, 2018, 2019, 2022)
    Runners-up : 3 (1999, 2008, 2023)
    Third place: 4 (2003, 2005, 2017, 2020)
* U-13:
    Winners : 11 (1997, 1998, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
    Runners-up : 2 (2015, 2016)
    Third place: 2 (1999, 2017)
* U-11:
    Winners : 7 (2001, 2002, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024)
    Runners-up : 1 (1997)
    Third place: 8 (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2023)
* U-9:
    Winners : 2 (2021, 2022)
    Runners-up : 1 (2024)
    Third place: 1 (2023)

### Other awards

* Third-class Labor Medal awarded by the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
* Excellent emulation unit flag of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee for two consecutive years 1998, 1999–00
* The Government's emulation flag presented to the unit leading the emulation movement in 2000–01
* Unit flag for successfully completing the 2000–01 season mission of the People's Committee of Nghe An province

## Record
### Continental record

* Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
       2000–01: First round
       2001–02: withdrew in First round
* AFC Cup: 3 appearances
       2011: Round of 16
       2012: Group stage
       2018: Group stage
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
| 2000–01 | Asian Club Championship | First round | PSM Makassar | 1–4 | 0–0 |
| 2001–02 | Asian Club Championship | First round | Saunders SC | (w/o)$^1$ | |
| 2011 | AFC Cup | Group F | TSW Pegasus FC | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 2011 | AFC Cup | Group F | VB Sports Club | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| 2011 | AFC Cup | Group F | Sriwijaya F.C. | 4–0 | 1–3 |
| 2011 | AFC Cup | Round of 16 | Persipura Jayapura | 1–3 |
| 2012 | AFC Cup | Group F | Terengganu | 0–1 | 2–6 |
| 2012 | AFC Cup | Group F | Tampines Rovers | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| 2012 | AFC Cup | Group F | Kitchee | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| 2018 | AFC Cup | Group H | Persija Jakarta | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 2018 | AFC Cup | Group H | Tampines Rovers | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2018 | AFC Cup | Group H | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–0 | 2–3 |
$^1$ Sông Lam Nghệ An withdrew.

### Domestic league record

| Season | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Final position | Notes |
| 1999–2000 V-League | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 43 | Champions | |
| 2000–01 V-League | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 36 | Champions | Qualified for 2001–02 Asian Club Championship |
| 2001–02 V-League | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 28 | 2nd | |
| 2003 V-League | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 32 | 5th | |
| 2004 V-League | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 37 | 4th | |
| 2005 V-League | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 31 | 5th | |
| 2006 V-League | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 5th | |
| 2007 V-League | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 35 | 7th | |
| 2008 V-League | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 37 | 9th | |
| 2009 V-League | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 43 | 3rd | |
| 2010 V-League | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 37 | 8th | Qualified for 2011 AFC Cup |
| 2011 V-League | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 49 | Champions | Qualified for 2012 AFC Cup |
| 2012 V-League | 26 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 41 | 4th | |
| 2013 V.League 1 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 33 | 4th | |
| 2014 V.League 1 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 36 | 5th | |
| 2015 V.League 1 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 37 | 7th | |
| 2016 V.League 1 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 34 | 9th | |
| 2017 V.League 1 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 | 8th | Qualified for 2018 AFC Cup |
| 2018 V.League 1 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 42 | 4th | |
| 2019 V.League 1 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 35 | 7th | |
| 2020 V.League 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | –4 | 23 | 10th | |
| 2021 V.League 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | –8 | 10 | 14th | League was cancelled due to Covid-19 |
| 2022 V.League 1 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 33 | 5th | |
| 2023 V.League 1 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 25 | 9th | |
| 2023–24 V.League 1 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 30 | 12th | |

### National cup record

* 2011: Runner-up
* 2012: Semifianls
* 2013: Round of 16
* 2014: Round of 16
* 2015: Quarterfinals
* 2016: Round of 16
* 2017: Champion
* 2018: Semifinals
* 2019: Round of 16
* 2020: Round of 16
* 2021: Qualifying round
* 2022: Qualifying round
* 2023: Qualifying round
* 2024: Round of 16