Song Lam Nghe An F.C.

Sông Lam Nghệ An

Full name	Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Sông Lam Nghệ An
Founded	1979
Ground	Vinh Stadium Vinh, Vietnam (Capacity: 12,000)
Chairman	Nguyễn Hồng Thanh
Manager	Nguyễn Hữu Thắng
League	V-League
2011	1st
Home colours Away colours

Sông Lam Nghệ An is a Vietnamese football club based in Vinh playing in V-League. The club is the 2011 V-League Champions.

The team is currently playing at Vinh Stadium.

History

1973-1999

In 1973, Nghệ Tĩnh football club (former name of Sông Lam Nghệ An) were established. In the year 1973, Nghệ Tĩnh teams were sent to compete in the National Division A. In 1979, Nghệ Tĩnh was renamed to Sông Lam.

1997-present

In 1999-2001, the club won two consecutive V-League titles. The club currently enjoys its most successful era.

SLNA were crowned as 2011 V-league's Champions on August 21, 2011, the club's 3 title in its history.^[1]

Achievements

• V-League: 3

1999-00, 2000-01, 2011

• Vietnamese Cup: 2

2002, 2010

• Vietnamese Super Cup: 3

2000, 2001, 2002

Performance in AFC competitions

• Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances

2000–01: First round

2001–02: withdrew in First round

• AFC Cup: 1 appearance

2011: Round of 16

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
2000–01	Asian Club Championship	First round		PSM Makassar	1-4	0-0
2001–02	Asian Club Championship	First round		Saunders SC	(w/o)1
2011	AFC Cup	Group stage		TSW Pegasus FC	1-2	3-2
		Group stage		VB Sports Club	4-2	3-1
		Group stage		Sriwijaya F.C.	4-0	1-3
		Round of 16		Persipura Jayapura	1-3

¹ Sông Lam Nghệ An withdrew.

Stadium

Vinh Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Vinh, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sông Lam Nghê An. The stadium holds 12,000 people.

Current squad

As of 17 May, 2011

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Nguyễn Huỳnh Quốc Cường 2 DF Âu Văn Hoàn 3 DF Nguyễn Huy Hoàng (Captain) 4 DF Trần Sơn Hà 5 DF Hồ Ngọc Luận 6 DF Nguyễn Hoàng Helio 7 DF Trần Quốc Tuấn 8 MF Phan Như Thuật 9 MF Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng 10 FW Phạm Văn Quyến 11 FW Nguyễn Ngọc Anh 14 MF Trần Tuấn Anh 15 MF Nguyễn Công Mạnh 16 DF Trần Đình Đồng 17 MF Nguyễn Quang Tình

No. Position Player 18 MF Nguyễn Thanh Hải 19 MF Ngô Hoàng Thịnh 20 MF Phan Doãn Thái Thành Đạt 21 MF Nguyễn Hồng Việt 22 MF Hoàng Văn Bình 24 MF Quế Ngọc Mạnh 26 GK Trần Nguyên Mạnh 28 GK Nguyễn Đức Thắng 30 DF Trương Đắc Khánh 35 FW Devon Hodges 45 FW Andre Diego Fagan 81 MF Edmund Owusu-Ansah 99 FW Kavin Bryan FW Bernard Dong Bortey (on loan from Aduana Stars)

Notable former players

Văn Sỹ Hùng Nguyễn Hoàng Helio Nguyễn Huy Hoàng Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng Phạm Văn Quyến Dương Hồng Sơn Nguyễn Hữu Thắng Ngô Quang Trường Lê Công Vinh

Goran Brašnić Edmund Owusu-Ansah Kavin Bryan Devon Hodges Abdulrazak Ekpoki

Affiliated Clubs

• U11 SLNA.
• U14 SLNA
• U16 SLNA
• U19 SLNA
• U21 SLNA

References

1. ^ http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Sport/2011/8/95995/

External links

• Official site