At the beginning of the 2021 season, Binh Dinh Club stunned the Vietnamese football world when it was "promised" to invest up to 300 billion VND in 3 seasons (100 billion VND per season), bringing in a series of stars and nurturing the ambition to be crowned V-League champion. At that time, Binh Dinh Club was called "Vietnamese version of PSG", a symbol of a new force rising from the land of martial arts. But now, that once proud team is struggling at the bottom of the table, facing the risk of relegation - a harsh reality.
Binh Dinh Club lost painfully
The 1-5 loss to Hanoi Police Club on June 3 at Quy Nhon Stadium was not only a heavy defeat in terms of score. It was a heavy blow to the spirit of Coach Tran Minh Chien and his team in their efforts to avoid relegation. More specifically, the ones who spread sadness to Binh Dinh Club fans were two former players who played for the martial arts team when they first arrived in Vietnam: Leo Artur and Alan Grafite.
From left to right: Both Alan and Artur (both scored a double) are former players of Binh Dinh Club last season.
PHOTO: CAHN CLUB
Both were once expected to be the factors that helped Binh Dinh FC fly high in the past. Now, they shine together with a double goal, but... for the police team. The goals of Artur and Alan contributed to pushing their old team deeper into the relegation battle. Artur and Alan scored, and did not celebrate when running to the corner of the field, but that moment was no different from "rubbing salt into the wound" of the Quy Nhon home team.
There are still 2 matches left to keep the hope of staying in V-League
Binh Dinh Club once welcomed a series of domestic names and quality foreign players to Quy Nhon Stadium, including Artur, Alan and even Nguyen Xuan Son (then Rafaelson). The martial arts team also left its mark with a bronze medal in the 2022 V-League season, before finishing as runner-up in the 2023-2024 V-League season. But since then, Binh Dinh Club has returned to earth. A series of stars and key players have left one after another, when the martial arts team did not have enough financial resources to keep them.
Binh Dinh Club (left) is in a dangerous situation, but there is still hope for salvation.
PHOTO: VPF
As a result, in the 2024 - 2025 season, Binh Dinh Club entered the game with a patchwork squad. That is the main reason why the martial arts team is in the current situation. At this time, coach Tran Minh Chien's team must now fight for every point, hoping to stay in the highest tournament in Vietnam. Binh Dinh Club is currently ranked 13/14 after 24 rounds, equal in points with the bottom team Da Nang (both with 21 points) but ranked higher thanks to a better goal difference (-18 compared to -19). After the 1-5 loss against Hanoi Police Club, the martial arts team no longer has any advantage over the teams at the bottom of the table.
V-League has 1.5 relegation spots: the bottom team is directly relegated, the second-to-last team must play a play-off with the runner-up of the first division. Binh Dinh Club is in the red alert group. However, there is still a chance for the martial arts team, when V-League 2024 - 2025 has 2 rounds ahead. The Quy Nhon home team will face Ho Chi Minh City Club (round 25) and Hanoi Club (round 26). More than ever, coach Tran Minh Chien's team needs to show determination, brave fighting spirit and... luck to overcome the difficult situation.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tu-psg-viet-nam-den-vuc-tham-nguy-co-rot-hang-v-league-vi-dau-nen-noi-binh-dinh-oi-185250604083606562.htm
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