# Ho Chi Minh City Youth FC

Ho Chi Minh City Youth FC (Vietnamese: Trẻ Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a Vietnamese football club based in Ho Chi Minh City. The club is playing its home matches at the 15,000-capacity Thống Nhất Stadium. They currently play in the V.League 2, after winning the promotion play-off game in the 2024 Vietnamese Second Division.

## History

The team was established in 2019 as the reserves team of V.League 1 side Ho Chi Minh City FC to compete in the Vietnamese Third Division, the fourth tier of Vietnamese football system. In the first season at the Third Division, club finished first in their group, thus gain a promotion to be 2020 Vietnamese Second Division.
In 2024, Vietnamese retail bank LPBank became the main sponsor of the club and rebranded the club name into the current LPBank Ho Chi Minh City FC but failed to register the name changed before the deadline set by Vietnam Football Federation. Consequently, they competed under the old name Ho Chi Minh City FC Youth during the season. The team managed to finish second in their group in the Second Division, gaining them a qualification to the promotion play-off game. There, they defeated Bắc Ninh in the penalty shootout (after a 2–2 draw) and promoted to the 2024–25 V.League 2. Before the beginning of the season, the owner of the team decided to swap the entire squad and staff members of LPBank HCMC with Phù Đổng Ninh Bình, another team belonging to LPBank.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Trần Duy Quang |
| Assistant coach | Hoàng Tuấn Anh |
| Technical analyst | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn Nguyễn Hồng Phong |
| Doctor | Phạm Văn Minh |

## 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 | Lê Quang Đại |
| 5 | DF | VIE | Hồ Văn Duy Bảo (on loan from SHB Đà Nẵng) |
| 6 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Xuân Bình (on loan from Sông Lam Nghệ An) |
| 7 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Trung Thành (on loan from Hà Nội) |
| 9 | FW | VIE | Bùi Anh Thống (on loan from Công An Hà Nội) |
| 10 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Duy Tâm |
| 11 | MF | VIE | Phạm Bá Thảo (on loan from SHB Đà Nẵng) |
| 12 | DF | VIE | Võ Tiến Thắng (on loan from Sông Lam Nghệ An) |
| 14 | MF | VIE | Phan Duy Hào (on loan from Sông Lam Nghệ An) |
| 15 | DF | VIE | Dương Văn Kiên |
| 16 | MF | VIE | Quách Công Đình (on loan from SHB Đà Nẵng) |
| 18 | MF | VIE | Lê Quang Hiển |
| 19 | MF | VIE | Bùi Quang Huy (on loan from SHB Đà Nẵng) |
| 20 | DF | VIE | Trịnh Việt Cường |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | VIE | Vũ Văn Quyết (on loan from Thể Công-Viettel) |
| 22 | FW | VIE | Nguyễn Sỹ Chiến (on loan from Thể Công-Viettel) |
| 25 | GK | VIE | Trần Văn Chiến |
| 26 | GK | VIE | Dương Văn Cường |
| 28 | DF | VIE | Huỳnh Tuấn Vũ |
| 29 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Trọng Bảo |
| 31 | MF | VIE | Nguyễn Chính Đăng (on loan from Công An Hà Nội) |
| 37 | MF | VIE | Trương Văn Tuyến (on loan from Sông Lam Nghệ An) |
| 56 | DF | VIE | Vũ Văn Sơn (on loan from Hà Nội) |
| 66 | GK | VIE | Lê Anh Trí |
| 70 | MF | VIE | Bùi Anh Đức |
| 71 | DF | VIE | Huỳnh Sơn Thảo |
| 94 | DF | VIE | Nguyễn Lý Nam Cung |