Ho Chi Minh City Football Transforms

TP.HCM - Ảnh 1. — Tien Linh and coach Le Huynh Duc confidently enter V-League 2025 - 2026 - Photo: CAHCM FC

Although they may not be able to compete for the highest achievements in V-League 2025 - 2026, starting tomorrow (August 15), the two representatives of Ho Chi Minh City football are showing strong changes.

Eagerly waiting

After 23 years of absence, the name that was once the pride of city football - Ho Chi Minh City Police Club (CATP) - has returned when Ho Chi Minh City Club was transferred and renamed. Although the time to prepare the force was quite urgent, the team was able to introduce a fairly high-quality squad.

Notable among them are head coach Le Huynh Duc - a former famous player of the former CATP Club - along with famous players such as "Vietnam Golden Ball 2024" Nguyen Tien Linh, overseas Vietnamese goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang, Vo Huy Toan...

But the most impressive is the presence of the most expensive player in V-League (Matheus Filipe). The Brazilian center-back is valued at 1 million euros (about 30.5 billion VND) by the transfer website Transfermarkt.

Coach Le Huynh Duc is currently testing striker Mbo Noel (British and Congolese nationality) to prepare for the opening match against Hanoi FC on August 16 at Thong Nhat Stadium. In addition, he is still urgently looking for another foreign midfielder before the foreign player transfer market closes on September 15.

It is worth mentioning that despite not having enough foreign players, CATP Club still played quite well in the recent friendly matches. In particular, the attacking duo Tien Linh - Endrick Santos regularly scored goals, making coach Le Huynh Duc very satisfied.

Speaking at the launching ceremony of the CATP Club, the leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department both expressed their expectations for the team. Coach Le Huynh Duc and his team also expressed their determination to strive for the highest results, worthy of the return of an icon.

City fans are therefore also eagerly waiting for the new season to start, waiting to see how CATP Club performs on its return day.

Many opportunities for Becamex TP.HCM Club

Similarly, Becamex Ho Chi Minh City Club also received much anticipation. After the administrative boundary merger, Becamex Binh Duong Club changed its name to Becamex Ho Chi Minh City Club. Expectations were therefore greater, as the team was no longer confined to Binh Duong but to the entire new Ho Chi Minh City.

Reviving city football to be worthy of being the economic locomotive of the whole country is what motivates current investors and football players.

Saying goodbye to a series of players, including star Tien Linh - "Domestic top scorer" last season with 13 goals, but Becamex TP.HCM Club also brought in many new quality players.

Having more time to train than when he joined the team near the end of last season, Coach Nguyen Anh Duc promises to have more "room to perform" to prove his coaching talent, especially in evaluating and selecting foreign players, which is crucial to the team's success or failure.

Among the three new foreign players, striker Jose Carlos Martinez is expected to replace Tien Linh in scoring. This 1m87 tall Guatemalan player has participated in the Gold Cup and World Cup qualifiers.

In fact, Becamex Ho Chi Minh City FC does not have many stars compared to before. National team player Vo Hoang Minh Khoa, Bui Vi Hao and Ho Tan Tai are probably the three brightest stars of the team at present. However, Bui Vi Hao and Ho Tan Tai are still recovering from injuries and cannot return immediately in the first leg.

Therefore, fans are eager to see how coach Nguyen Anh Duc will lead Becamex TP.HCM Club to perform under the new name.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bong-da-tp-hcm-chuyen-minh-20250813233100721.htm