Cong An Hanoi FC

Cong An Hanoi Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Công an Hà Nội, lit. 'Hanoi Police Football Club') or simply CAHN is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Hanoi. The team competed in V.League 1, the highest division of Vietnamese football. Its predecessor was Cong An Nhan Dan (Vietnamese: CLB Công An Nhân Dân, lit. 'People's Public Security Football Club'), which changed its name after being promoted to V.League 1 from the 2023 season.
In 1954, Minister of Public Security Tran Quoc Hoan directed then-Hanoi City Public Security Director Nguyen Van Long to establish a football team. Founded on October 10, 1956, perhaps only after Thể Công, the team immediately proved its position as the most worthy opponent of the successful team wearing the soldier's shirt as soon as Thể Công stormed the Northern Vietnamese football. It is recognized as the "capital's representative team" by the People's Committee of Hanoi. Known for their annoying counter-attacking play, the team is always a nasty opponent against any strong team, but is relatively erratic when playing against weaker teams. Perhaps that's why the team's record is not commensurate with the strength and tradition that the team possesses.
When first established, the CAHN was under the leadership of Mr. Lê Viễn, an official from the TDTT Department of the Ministry of Public Security, and Mr. Hoàng Nghĩa Đường, a former boxing champion of Indochina and a member of the Organizational Department of the Hà Nội Police. However, in the early days of building the team from scratch, Mr. Lê Nghĩa used his political influence to request special permission from the Ministry of Public Security to take over almost the entire Hoàng Diệu Football Club. This team, with the core of famous players from Hanoi who had previously played for the Cảnh Binh team during the French colonial period, was the strongest team in Hà Nội at that time. Its lineup included goalkeepers Nghĩa and A Loóc, as well as players Bùi Nghẽn, Lưu Đình Tòng, Nguyễn Huy Luyến, Nguyễn Thưởng, Nguyễn Văn Thìn Bùi Hợi, Vũ Hợi, Tuất, and Phú Tí. The team was supplemented with police officers and talented young people from Hanoi who had a knack for football. In the early stages, there were individuals such as Phan Đức Âu, Nguyễn Mạnh Cường, and in the following group, there were Đài "gôn", Tô Hiền, Tô Giới Pháp, Xuân "gôn", Du "cò", Sơn "min", Đức "khựa", Độ "trây", Thọ "gáo", Thái "si", Thịnh "cơm", Hạc "phệ", Thành A., Ngọc "tráp", and Dư "còng".
During the early days of restored peace, the matches of the CAHN versus Thể Công, as well as their matches with other teams at the Septo Field (which was renamed Hàng Đẫy Stadium in 1958), served as a real source of encouragement for the nation's rebuilding efforts after the extraordinary anti-French colonial period.
By the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Hà Nội city prioritized adding players to the CAHN from various sources. There were internally trained players like Tô Quang Nhạ, who later became the captain. Players transferred from the Hà Nội Youth Team, such as Quang B, Đặng "cóc", Hai "voi", Cường Học, Pháp "ngớ", Điệp "lùn", and Chi "tơ". Players coming from abroad, including Thành C. and Hiển "Coóc" (Từ Như Hiển). From the Thể Công team, there were Duy Lễ and Nghị “chớp”, and from the training school, there was Hiếu "trâu".
In 1957, just one year after its establishment, CAHN defeated Thể Công 2–0 in the finals of the Northern Region A League Championship, asserting its position in the football community of Northern Vietnam.
The second half of the 90s of the 20th century can be said to be an unfortunate period for the team when with a relatively equal lineup of players, but the team is more known for its betting scandals and borrowing points. than achievements on the field. In 1992, the team performed poorly and had to be relegated to A1. In the 1995 season, the team again won the right to be promoted to the Major League (currently V.League 1).
Despite its unstable performance compared to Công An Hải Phòng, the team is still considered one of the strongest teams in the country as a whole and under the People's Public Security sector, as well as in the city of Hanoi specifically. Over the years, the team has contributed many outstanding generations of players to the national team of the Public Security sector, competing against police teams from other countries within socialist blocs, as well as representing Hanoi and Vietnam in various international tournaments.
In the period of changing the mechanism in how to make football, a football team of players on the staff of the Public Security could not exist. In 2002, the team was dissolved and transferred to Vietnam Airlines at 2003 V-League. After the 2003 tournament, the Vietnam Aviation team was also dissolved. The relegation spot in the V-League was sold to ACB Sports Joint Stock Company. This company also accepted eight players from Vietnam Airlines into the football team Hanoi ACB. The rest of the players were transferred to play Vietnamese National Football First League with the team Hoa Phat Hanoi. The capital's Public Security team after nearly 50 years is considered as no longer participating in football life.
QD-BCA (X15) on the establishment of the CAND. Several clubs in the name of the Public Security force had existed before.
On 7 April 2008, Lieutenant General Nguyễn Khánh Toàn, the then-Deputy Minister of Public Security (Vietnam) signed the Decision No. 375 to establish the Công An Nhân Football Club, a club belonging to the Vietnam People's Public Security. After several playing in lower divisions of Vietnamese football, Công An Nhân Dân won the 2022 V.League 2 and promoted to the V.League 1 for the first time since their formation.
In November 2022, implementing the "Project on development of the CAND Football Club in a professional direction", General Tô Lâm, Politburo member, Minister Ministry of Public Security directing the transfer of the newly promoted "Công An Nhân Dân" to the management of Hanoi City Public Security and changing its name to Công An Hà Nội (Hanoi Police Football Club), 20 years after being dissolved. They rebuild a strong team consisting of 11 players from the former Công An Nhân Dân team and recruited more than 20 players from domestic and international clubs (as required by the V.League regulations that clubs accepting promoted spots must include a minimum of 10 players from the transferring club). Notable players signed by Công An Hà Nội were Đoàn Văn Hậu, Vũ Văn Thanh, Hồ Tấn Tài, Phan Văn Đức, Nguyẽn Quang Hải and Filip Nguyễn. In the 2023 V.League 1, the team clinched a dramatic championship title, finishing with 38 points and drawing 1–1 against Thanh Hóa at Hàng Đẫy Stadium in the final match. With this achievement, Công An Hà Nội replicated the success of Hoàng Anh Gia Lai in 2003 and Đồng Thắp in 1989, as they won the championship in their very first season after promotion.
Công An Hà Nội competed in the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship as the 2023 V.League 1 champions. This was the first time that the club faces teams from outside Vietnam in an official match. Công An Hà Nội were then drawn in a group alongside Thailand club Buriram United, Singaporean club Lion City Sailors, Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur City, Filipino club Kaya–Iloilo and Indonesian club Borneo Samarinda. Công An Hà Nội went on to have a 100% winning record in the group stage and also notably beaten Southeast Asian giants, Buriram United 2–1 at home on 22 August 2024. The club then advance as group leaders and facing Group A runners-up from Indonesia, PSM Makassar in the semi-finals.
Previously, CAHN's home kit was a dark blue color until 2002. However, currently, the club's home kit is red. The away colors are usually all yellow or all white.
Following their return to the V.League 1 in 2023 and their rebranding to the current name Công An Hà Nội, the club relocated to Hanoi, thus shares the Hàng Đẫy Stadium with Hà Nội. Shortly after its promotion, the team also signed Đoàn Văn Hậu, a key player from Hà Nội, causing discontentment among the latter's supporters. CAHN's rapid rise also challenged Hanoi FC's dominant status in the league, leading to a new rivalry between the two teams.
The two clubs first met for the first time in the 2nd matchday of Stage I in the 2023 V.League 1 when The Purple won 2–0 against their rival with goals from Trần Văn Kiên and Nguyễn Văn Quyết. However, in the rematch in the return leg at 5th matchday of Stage II of the 2023 season, after both clubs had made personnel changes between seasons, CAHN won 2–1 against the purple-clad team thanks to the brace from Gustavo Henrique . As a result, CAHN rose to the top of the table with 2 points more than the purple-clad team. In addition to moving to the top of the table, CAHN defeated their rival in their 350th national league game. CAHN later managed their first league since 1984.
The derby between the CAHN and Thể Công was one of the biggest derby games in Vietnam. The two teams were established in Hanoi and both represented the people's armed forces with CAHN representing the police, while Thể Công represents the army. In the 19th century, both teams were prominent forces of the Northern Vietnamese football and was the confrontation between many football stars of the country. Despite Thể Công proudly holding the most North Vietnam league titles, CAHN had remained their challenging opponent throughout history. In fact, the CAHN has often defeated Thể Công when the opponent was on the verge of winning the league title.
On 14 February 2023, CAHN lost 1–2 to Viettel in 3rd matchday of the 2023 V.League 1 at the Hàng Đẫy Stadium. This was the first official encounter between the two teams after 21 years.
As of 19 March 2025
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The players below had international caps for their respective countries or had significant contributions for the club. Players whose name is listed in bold had appeared with their country while playing for the team
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