Becamex Bình Dương F.C.

Becamex Bình Dương

Full name	Becamex Bình Dương Football Club
Nickname(s)	Chelsea of Vietnam
Founded	1976 (1976) as Sông Bé F.C.
Ground	Gò Đậu Stadium Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương Province, Vietnam
Ground Capacity	18,250
Chairman	Nguyễn Minh Sơn
Manager	Nguyễn Thanh Sơn
League	V.League 1
2016	V.League 1, 10th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Becamex Bình Dương Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Becamex Bình Dương) is a professional football club based in Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam. It currently plays in Vietnam's top division, the V.League 1.

The team plays at Gò Đậu Stadium in Thủ Dầu Một. Bình Dương is nicknamed Chelsea of Vietnam due to its strong financial backing.^[1]

History

1976–1996

In 1976, Bình Dương F.C. (then known as Sông Bé F.C.) was established, and its first coach was Do Thoi Vinh. "Sông Bé" is Vietnamese for Bé River, a well-known river in Bình Dương Province.

In 1978, two Sông Bé teams competed in the National Division A, with Sông Bé II winning the regional championship. Afterward, the two sides were merged into one club under head coach Nguyen Kim Phung.

In 1994, Sông Bé won its first ever national title, the Vietnamese National Cup. One year later, however, they were relegated from the Vietnamese National First Division (the highest competition in Vietnam at that time) as punishment by the VFF after Sông Bé and 3 other clubs refused to play 2 relegation play-off matches.^[2]

In 1996, Sông Bé and Cao Su Binh Long merged into one club which achieved promotion to the top competition that same year.

1997–2001

In January 1997, the club was renamed Bình Dương after Sông Bé Province was divided into 2 parts, Bình Dương and Bình Phước.

In 1998, Bình Dương was relegated from the First Division and suffered for some years from a lack of development.

2002–present

In 2002, Bình Dương Football Joint-stock Company was founded when Bình Dương FC was taken over by Bình Dương Television Broadcaster (BTV) and Becamex IDC, the strongest multi-industry economy corporation in Bình Dương.^[3] The financial backing from Becamex IDC was a huge boost for the club.

In 2003, Becamex Bình Dương won promotion to the V.League, marking the emergence of the new football powerhouse in Vietnam. During this time, the club earned the nickname Chelsea of Vietnam for its strong financial backing.

In 2007 and 2008, Bình Dương won two consecutive V-League titles.

Stadium

Gò Đậu Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Thủ Dầu Một. It is currently used primarily for football matches and is the home stadium of Becamex Bình Dương. The stadium holds 18,250 people.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Kit manufacturers

• 2015–present: Kappa

Shirt sponsors

• 2004: BECAMEX
• 2005: PNB
• 2006: Unif
• 2007–09: Becamex IDC
• 2010–12: Maritime Bank
• 2013–present: Becamex IDC

Achievements

National competitions

V.League 1:

• Winners (4): 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015
• Runners-up (2): 2006, 2009

Vietnamese National Cup:

• Winners (2): 1994 (as Sông Bé), 2015
• Runners-up (2): 2008, 2014

Vietnamese Super Cup:

• Winners (4): 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015

V.League 2:

• Runners-up (1): 2003

Other competitions

BTV Cup:

• Winners (5): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013
• Runners-up (3): 2006, 2008, 2011

Mekong Club Championship:

• Winners (1): 2014

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC Champions League: 3 appearances

2008: Group stage

2015: Group stage

2016: Group stage

• AFC Cup: 2 appearances

2009: Semi-finals

2010: Round of 16

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
2008	AFC Champions League	Group stage		Changchun Yatai	0–5	1–2
				Pohang Steelers	1–4	0–0
				Adelaide United	1–2	1–4
2009	AFC Cup	Group stage		Home United	2–0	1–2
				Club Valencia	3–0	5–0
				PEA	1–1	3–1
		Round of 16		Kedah FA	8–2
		Quarter-finals		Chonburi	2–0	2–2
		Semi-finals		Al-Karamah	2–1	0–3
2010	AFC Cup	Group stage		Selangor	4–0	0–0
				Victory SC	3–0	5–0
				Sriwijaya	2–1	0–1
		Round of 16		SHB Đà Nẵng		3–4 (a.e.t.)
2015	AFC Champions League	Group stage		Shandong Luneng	2–3	1–3
				Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–1	0–3
				Kashiwa Reysol	1–0	1–5
2016	AFC Champions League	Group stage		Jiangsu Suning	1–1	0–3
				FC Tokyo	1–2	1–3
				Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3–2	0–2

Record as V.League 1 member

Records

• Bình Dương won the 2007 V-League with 4 games left in the season and finished 13 points above the runner-up. The club also broke a number of V-League records:

1. Champions with most games left in season
2. Unbeaten run of 14 games
3. Champions with most points
4. Champions with most wins
5. Champions with most goals scored
6. Champions with least losses
7. Champions with least goals conceded
8. Champions with best goal difference

Current squad

As of 10 June 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Bùi Tấn Trường 4 DF Michal Nguyễn 5 DF Nguyễn Xuân Luân 6 DF Đặng Văn Robert 10 FW Ivan Firer 11 FW Nguyễn Anh Đức (captain) 12 MF Trần Duy Khánh 13 DF Trương Dũ Đạt 14 MF Lê Tấn Tài 15 FW Đặng Văn Thành

No. Position Player 16 DF Nguyễn Xuân Thành 17 MF Tống Anh Tỷ 19 DF Trương Huỳnh Phú 22 FW Nguyễn Tiến Linh 23 MF Nguyễn Trọng Huy 24 FW Nguyễn Trung Tín 25 GK Trần Đức Cường 27 FW Trịnh Quang Vinh

Current coaching staff

Coaches by years (2002–present)

Name	Nat	Period	Honours
Trần Bình Sự		2002–03
Nam Dae Shik		2004
Mai Ngọc Khoa		2004
Vương Tiến Dũng		2005
Đoàn Minh Xương		2005–06
Lê Thụy Hải		2006–08
Francisco Vital		2008–09
Mai Đức Chung		2009–10
Đặng Trần Chỉnh (interim)		2010
Dương Ngọc Hùng		2010
Luis Rodrigues		2010
Dương Ngọc Hùng		2010
Ricardo Formosinho		2011
Đặng Trần Chỉnh (interim)		2011
Lê Thụy Hải		2011
Đặng Trần Chỉnh (interim)		2011–12
Cho Yoon-Hwan		2012–13
Lê Thụy Hải		2013–13
Nguyễn Minh Dũng		2013–14
Nguyễn Thanh Sơn		2014–present

Reserve (B team)

TDC Bình Dương F.C. (B Team)

References

External links

• Official website (Vietnamese)
• vnleague.com (Vietnamese)
• Soccerway profile