PVF-Cong An Nhan Dan Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá PVF-Công An Nhân Dân), simply known as PVF-CAND, is a professional football club based in Văn Giang, Hưng Yên, Vietnam. The club play their home matches at PVF Stadium and compete in the V.League 1, the top flight of Vietnamese football league system. Formed in 2018 as Phố Hiến FC, the club adopted their current name in 2023.[3]
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| Full name | PVF-Cong An Nhan Dan Football Club Câu lạc bộ bóng đá PVF-Công An Nhân Dân | ||
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| Founded | 2018 as Phố Hiến FC | ||
| Ground | PVF Stadium, Hưng Yên, Vietnam | ||
| Capacity | 4,500[1] | ||
| Owner | Ministry of Public Security | ||
| Chairman | Lê Cảnh Duy[2] | ||
| Manager | Thạch Bảo Khanh | ||
| League | V.League 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | V.League 2, 3rd of 11 (promoted) | ||
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/PVFCAND | ||
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History
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Prior to the creation of the team, the PVF Football Academy handed every year all its graduated players to other Vietnamese professional football clubs, which caused difficulties for several players to adapt to the new environment. For that reason, Vingroup, the owner of the PVF Academy established Phố Hiến FC in April 2018 in order to receive the graduated players from the PVF Academy and introduce them to the professional football level. The team's home ground PVF Stadium is situated in the PVF Football Academy training center located in Hưng Yên.[4] During the first season of its existence, club competed in the 2018 Vietnamese National Football Second League and won the promotion to the 2019 V.League 2 after defeating Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu in the promotion play-offs. In the following season at the professional level, the club left big impressions to the media and fans as they finished runner-up in the V.League 2 with the youngest squad among all the teams.[5]
Since 2023, the club is owned by the Ministry of Public Security and adopted the name PVF-CAND, with CAND as an abbreviation for People's Public Security (Công An Nhân Dân).[3] In the 2023 season, the club finished as V.League 2 runner-up for the second time in their history and reached the Vietnamese Cup semi-finals, being the first V.League 2 team to achieve that since 2005.[6]
On 4 August 2025, following Quang Nam withdrawal from the 2025–26 V.League 1, PVF-CAND, who finished third in the 2024–25 V.League 2's was chosen by the VPF to replace Quang Nam's slot, as V.League 2 runners-up Truong Tuoi Dong Nai refused to participate. This will be PVF-CAND's first ever appearance in the V.League 1.[7][8]
Name history
edit- 2018–2022: Pho Hien FC (Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Phố Hiến)
- 2023–present: PVF-CAND FC (Câu lạc bộ bóng đá PVF-CAND)
Domestic league records
edit| Season | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Final position | Notes |
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| 2019 V.League 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 40 | 2nd | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2020 V.League 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 26 | 4th | |
| 2021 V.League 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | 12th | The season was abandoned |
| 2022 V.League 2 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 38 | 5th | |
| 2023 V.League 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 37 | 2nd | |
| 2023–24 V.League 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 37 | 2nd | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2024–25 V.League 2 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 43 | 3rd | Promoted to 2025–26 V.League 1 |
Players
editCurrent squad
editAs of 27 August 2025[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
editThe players in bold had capped for the Vietnam national team while playing for the club.
Managers
editCurrent staff
edit- As of March 2025[9]
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Mai Trung Hải
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| Head coach | Thạch Bảo Khanh
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| Assistant coach | Mai Tiến Thành
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| Goalkeeping coach | Phạm Văn Thạch
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| Fitness coach |  Nick Harvey
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| Technical analyst | Chu Việt Hoàng
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| Physiotherapist | Nguyễn Trí Nhân
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| Interpreter | Bùi Ngọc Tú
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| Kit manager | Phạm Duy Lộc
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Managerial history
edit- 2018–2021:
Hứa Hiền Vinh - 2022–2025:
Mauro Jeronimo - 2025–present: Thạch Bảo Khanh
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
edit| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2020–2022 |  Grand Sport
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Tan A Dai Thanh Yanmar Văn Lang University Ben Thanh Holdings |
| 2023– | Kamito
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Honours
editSenior
edit- Vietnamese League Two
- Third place (1): 2018
- V.League 2
- Vietnamese National Football Cup
- Third place (1): 2023
Youth
edit- Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship
- Winners (1): 2023
- Runners-up (1): 2019
- Third place (1): 2021
Reserves team
edit| Full name | PVF-Cong An Nhan Dan B Football Club Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Trẻ PVF-Công An Nhân Dân | ||
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| Founded | 2024 | ||
| Ground | PVF Stadium, Hưng Yên, Vietnam | ||
| Capacity | 4,500 | ||
| Owner | Ministry of Public Security | ||
| Manager | Nguyễn Duy Đông | ||
| League | V.League 2 | ||
| 2025 | Vietnamese Second Division, 3rd of 7 (Group A, promoted) | ||
| Website | Website | ||
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The reserves team of PVF-CAND currently competes at the 2025–26 V.League 2.
As of 10 April 2025
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| Head coach | Nguyễn Duy Đông
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| Assistant coach | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn
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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.
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References
edit- ^ a b "PVF-CAND". VPF. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Câu lạc bộ bóng đá PVF-CAND tổng kết mùa giải 2023" [PVF-CAND Football Club summarizes the 2023 season] (in Vietnamese). Public Security News.
- ^ a b "Phố Hiến chính thức đổi tên thành PVF - CAND" [Pho Hien officially changed its name to PVF-CAND] (in Vietnamese). Báo Bóng đá.
- ^ "Tân Á Đại Thành ra mắt câu lạc bộ bóng đá Phố Hiến" [Tan A Dai Thanh launches Pho Hien football club] (in Vietnamese). Dân Trí.
- ^ "CLB Phố Hiến có giám đốc kỹ thuật từng 'nâng cánh' các tài năng đội tuyển Bỉ" [Pho Hien Club has a technical director who once 'raised' talents of the Belgian national team] (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên.
- ^ "Câu lạc bộ PVF – CAND xuất quân mùa giải 2023 - 2024" [PVF-CAND Club starts the 2023–2024 season] (in Vietnamese). ANTV.
- ^ "CLB Quảng Nam 'rút lui trong im lặng', V-League nguy cơ chỉ còn 13 đội". Thanh Niên. 1 August 2025.
- ^ "V-League 2025 - 2026 vẫn có 14 đội tham dự, VPF thở phào". Tuổi Trẻ. 4 August 2025.
- ^ Ban huấn luyện mùa giải 2024/25
External links
edit- PVF-CAND at VPF.vn