Lieutenant General Mai Hoang - Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police (white shirt, right) - congratulates Ho Chi Minh City Police Club at the launching ceremony - Photo: ANH KHOA
On the afternoon of August 8, Ho Chi Minh City Police Club held a launching ceremony, launched the team, introduced the logo and competition uniform for the 2025-2026 season.
Attending the ceremony were Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc - Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Major General Le Hong Hiep - Deputy Director of the Department of Political Work of the Ministry of Public Security ; Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan - Chairman of Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
On the side of Ho Chi Minh City Police, there was Lieutenant General Mai Hoang - Party Secretary, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police - and comrades in the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and the Board of Directors of Ho Chi Minh City Police.
At the ceremony, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club announced the leadership positions of the Club. Colonel Luong Duc Minh - Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Police - was appointed as the Club's President.
Major Pham Minh Anh - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Sports Center, Department PX03 - was appointed as executive director and head of the club delegation.
Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc (in blue shirt) presents flowers to congratulate the leadership of Ho Chi Minh City Police Club - Photo: ANH KHOA
Colonel Luong Duc Minh said: "In the 2025-2026 season, we have determined that our key goal is to compete with great effort and determination to achieve the highest results. Above all, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club will always demonstrate a disciplined, courageous, united, honest and dedicated playing style, in line with the tradition of the People's Police force."
Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc shared that he and everyone present were extremely moved by the return of the name Ho Chi Minh City Police Club.
Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc said: "The restoration and development of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club not only contributes to the development of city football, but also makes a practical contribution to the development of national sports, bringing joy, spirit and new momentum to the people of the city.
We hope that the team will constantly strive, be united, disciplined, creative, maintain a noble and professional competitive spirit, and be worthy of representing the city named after Uncle Ho in the national sports arena; strive towards a future with excellent players reaching international sports standards.
Wishing Ho Chi Minh City Police Club success in its competition, steady progress on its new journey, many outstanding achievements and leaving a golden mark in the hearts of fans nationwide."
For his part, Coach Le Huynh Duc shared that representing Ho Chi Minh City Police is not only an honor but also a great responsibility to the team.
"The whole team promises to always compete with the highest spirit, strive for the highest results to bring glory to the club and the city," he said.
In preparation for the 2025-2026 season, former player Le Huynh Duc was invited to lead the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club with assistants Phung Thanh Phuong, Hoang Hung and Chau Chi Cuong. These are all "old people" of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club before,
In terms of personnel, in addition to the skilled players of Ho Chi Minh City Club that have been retained, Ho Chi Minh City Police Club has also brought in a series of new players. Notably, the current "Vietnam Golden Ball 2024" - striker Nguyen Tien Linh transferred from Becamex Ho Chi Minh City Club.
Notably, the HCM City Police Club signed a contract with Matheus Felipe (Brazil) - a 1.86m tall central defender, valued at 1 million euros by the transfer website Transfermarkt. This is the foreign player with the highest record price in the history of V-League.
In recent times, the Central Party Committee of the Public Security and the Ministry of Public Security have paid much attention to directing sports work in general and high-performance sports in particular.
Especially the professional football department, with the desire to make Ho Chi Minh City Police Club become a strong club in the country, returning to the position that was the pride of the People's Police force in previous years.
Last July, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee transferred the Ho Chi Minh City Club, which is competing in the National Football Championship (V-League), to the Ho Chi Minh City Police and changed its name to the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club.
Ho Chi Minh City Police Club was founded in 1979. In the 1990s, along with Saigon Port and Customs, Ho Chi Minh City Police Club were three big names with rich traditions in football in the city named after Uncle Ho.
During its golden age, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club won many prestigious titles. Notably, it won the national championship in 1995, and finished second in the 1993-1994, 1996, 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 seasons. At the end of 2002, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club was dissolved.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/chu-tich-nguyen-van-duoc-khoi-phuc-club-cong-an-tp-hcm-mang-lai-niem-vui-cho-nguoi-dan-thanh-pho-20250808175449742.htm
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