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Full name | Haiphong Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Hoa Phượng Đỏ.[1] (The Flamboyant) Thuỷ triều đỏ.[2] (The Red Tide) Đội bóng đất Cảng.[3] (The Portland) | |||
Short name | HPFC | |||
Founded | 1952[4] | |||
Ground | Lach Tray Stadium | |||
Capacity | 17,400 | |||
Owner | Haiphong Football JSC | |||
Chairman | Văn Trần Hoàn | |||
Manager | Chu Đình Nghiêm | |||
League | V.League 1 | |||
2023 | V.League 1, 6th of 14 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Haiphong Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Hải Phòng), simply known as Hải Phòng, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Haiphong. Haiphong is one of the most successful football teams in Vietnam with 13 major titles, including 10 North Vietnam national titles and 3 Vietnamese Cup titles. They are currently playing in V.League 1 and their home ground is Lach Tray Stadium.
The club is considered to have originated from its predecessor, the Haiphong Port Football Team. It is the only team in the city of Haiphong that survived after government subsidies were removed.