Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, is the largest city in Vietnam. Located in Southern Vietnam, the city surrounds the Saigon River and covers about 2,061 km2 (796 sq mi).
Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport is the busiest airport in Vietnam with 32.5 million passengers in 2016 and 38.5 million passengers in 2018. It serves Ho Chi Minh City as well as the rest of southeastern Vietnam. As of January 2017, it had a total capacity of only 25 million passengers, which has caused constant congestion and sparked debate for expanding or building a new airport. The airport's IATA code, SGN, is derived from the city's former name of Saigon. It was the 25th busiest airport in the world in 2020.
Thống Nhất Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is located at 138 Đào Duy Từ Street, Ward 6, District 10. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for both Sài Gòn F.C. and Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh of the V.League 1. The stadium has a capacity to seat 15,000.
Long Thanh International Airport is an international airport currently under construction in Long Thanh, Dong Nai, Vietnam. Located approximately 40 km (25 mi) east of Ho Chi Minh City, it has been approved to start construction by the Vietnamese government on January 4, 2021, and the Vietnamese government has decided to begin construction on January 5, 2021 and it will be finished by 2025. It will serve over 100 million passengers annually when built to the maximum designed capacity. The project is the most expensive infrastructure project in Vietnam's history. It will replace Tan Son Nhat International Airport as the city’s main airport.
Ho Chi Minh CityFootball Club, simply known as TP Hồ Chí Minh, and commonly known as TPHCM, is a professional football club based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The club competes in the V.League 1, the highest level of Vietnamese football, since the 2017 season after winning the Vietnam's second tier league in the 2016 season. The club was formerly known as Cảng Sài Gòn. The club's home ground is the Thống Nhất Stadium.
V.League 1, also called Night Wolf V.League 1 due to sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company. It is contested by 14 clubs who play each other on a home and away basis. The team finishing at the top at the end of the season is crowned the champion and enters the AFC Champions League.
District 1 is the central urban district of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. With a total area of 7.7211 km2 (2.9811 sq mi) the district has a population of 204,899 people as of 2010. The district is divided into 10 small subsets which are called wards (phường). District 1 contains most of the city's administrative offices, consulates, and large buildings. District 1 is the busiest district in the city with the highest living standards. Đồng Khởi street and Nguyễn Huệ boulevard in District 1 are the city's two main commercial centers. Đồng Khởi street is an area in high demand for real estate, hitting a record price of $50,000 per square meter in 2007.
Marie Curie High School is a public high school in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Established in 1918 and named after the Nobel prize-winning scientist Marie Curie by the French colonial government, it remains the sole high school in Saigon that still bears its original name.
Navibank Sài Gòn Football Club was a Vietnam professional football club based in Ho Chi Minh City, active from 2009 to 2012.
Quân khu 7 Stadium is a stadium in Tan Binh District, near Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City. It has a capacity of around 25,000 people.
The 2012 V-League season is the 56th season of Vietnam's professional football league and started on 31 December 2011 and finished on 19 August 2012. On 15 December it was announced that the league would change name and would simply be known as the Premier League. Then, it was changed name to Super League.
Xuan Thanh Saigon Cement was a Vietnam professional football club based in Ho Chi Minh City, active from 2010 to 2013.
The 2016 V.League 1 season was the 60th season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Football in Vietnam. It began on 20 February 2016 and ended 18 September 2016.
Ho Chi Minh City I Women's Football Club is a Vietnam women's football club, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The team will play in the Vietnam women's football championship.
Ho Chi Minh City II Women's Football Club is a Vietnam women's football club, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The team plays in the Vietnam women's football championship.
The 2019 V.League 1 season was the 63rd season of the V.League 1, the highest division of Football in Vietnam.
This article refers to sports broadcasting contracts in Vietnam. For a list of rights in other countries, see Sports television broadcast contracts.
The 2021 V.League 1 was the 65th professional season of the top-flight football league in Vietnam.
The 2021 Vietnamese National Cup was the 29th edition of the Vietnamese Cup, the football knockout competition of Vietnam organized by the Vietnam Football Federation.
The 2022 V.League 1 is the 66th professional season of the top-flight football league in Vietnam. The season started on 25 February 2022.
