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| Full name | Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club | |||
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| Nickname | Đội bóng Phố Núi[1] (The Highlanders) | |||
| Short name | HAGL | |||
| Founded | 1976; 49 years ago (1976) as Gia Lai-Kon Tum FC | |||
| Ground | Pleiku Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 12,000 | |||
| Owner | Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group | |||
| Chairman | Đoàn Nguyên Đức | |||
| Head coach | Lê Quang Trãi | |||
| League | V.League 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | V.League 1, 9th of 14 | |||
| Website | haglfc | |||
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Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club (Vietnamese:Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá Hoàng Anh Gia Lai), commonly known asHoang Anh Gia Lai and simply known asHAGL, is a Vietnamese professionalfootball club based inPleiku,Gia Lai. Owned byĐoàn Nguyên Đức [vi], a prominent Vietnamese businessman and founder ofHoang Anh Gia Lai Group, HAGL play in the top division of Vietnamese football,V.League 1. Their home stadium isPleiku Stadium.[2]
The forerunner of the club isGia Lai - Kon Tum football team, founded in November 1975 and first compete in regional championship in the early of 1976.[3] Despite being an amateur team, the team also once won the A2 championship (equivalent to the A2 championship) includingSouth Central andCentral Highlands.[4] In 1991, the province Gia Lai - Kon Tum was separated intoGia Lai andKon Tum. As the result, the team was split into theGia Lai football team andKon Tum football team. Some players of the former Gia Lai - Kon Tum team returned to be the core of the new Gia Lai team.[citation needed]
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For 10 years, the team was organized with the model of a career unit with an average performance in the First Division and not very well known on the football map of Vietnam. In 2001, the team was transformed into a semi-professional model under the sponsorship ofHoang Anh Gia Lai Group.[5] Before the football season V.League 2 2001–2002, the club's chairman Đoàn Nguyên Đức signed a contract with the captain ofThailand national football team at that time,Kiatisuk Senamuang.[6] In the Thai press ran big "headline""Who is Hoang Anh? Where is Gia Lai" full of ridicule, and the media in Vietnam also have many doubts about the ability to attract a high-class player like Kiatisuk to Gia Lai. However, all rumors ended on February 17, 2002, when Kiatisuk and teammate defenderChukiat Noosarung came to Vietnam to prepare to play for the team. This is considered one of the most successful contracts of Vietnamese football. Kiatisuk helped Hoang Anh Gia Lai's team to be promoted right in that season. At the end of the season, the team was officially transferred toHoang Anh Gia Lai Group for management, changed its name toHoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club, becoming one of the first professional football club inVietnam. The club made a record of winning the2003 V-League championship after having just been promoted and successfully defended its title the following season. At the same time, the team also won twoVietnamese Super Cup in those years.
In the years that followed, the club built a team that was nicknamed "Dream Team" by Vietnamese fans, after Thai players likeDusit Chalermsan arrived to the team.[7]
But the most successful period of this period of the club was 2007, when Hoang Anh Gia Lai succeeded in signing an agreement with the English football clubArsenal to open afootball academy inPleiku.[8] Hoang Anh Gia Lai is also Arsenal's main partner in business in Southeast Asia. After two years, the development of the academy's first generation of players is considered very promising.[9]
In the 2010 season, Hoang Anh Gia Lai club had a change in its team development plan when using many young players trained by themselves, instead of massively shopping like in previous seasons. At the same time, the club's legend, the former Thai striker,Kiatisuk Senamuang was invited by the club's president Doan Nguyen Duc to lead the team.[10] The club has had a good momentum ahead of the new season when winning the Ho Chi Minh City football championship. Ho Chi Minh Open - Navibank Cup 2010. However, the performance at the national championship has not improved much when at the end of the season2010 V-League, Hoang Anh Gia Lai only ranked 7th and runner up in theVietnamese National Cup.
The 2011 season was a season where the performance of the whole team was very erratic. Although coach Dusit left the coaching chair after the first leg and was replaced by coach Huynh Van Anh, the team's performance not only did not improve but also showed signs of going down. At the end of2011 V-League, Hoang Anh Gia Lai ranked 9th, this is the worst performance since the club came to play inV-League.
In the2012 season, Hoang Anh Gia Lai made a revolution in the coaching chair, when the club's board decided to invite Korean coach Choi Yoon Gyum to lead the team.[12] The Korean coach has improved the player's fitness and professionalism. 5th place at the end of the season is still considered a good achievement for Mr. Choi Yoon-Gyum and the players.
From June 30, 2017, the entire cooperation between Arsenal and Hoang Anh Gia Lai ends. HAGL Academy – Arsenal JMG also changed its name toHAGL-JMG Academy.[13]
In the2021 V.League 1,Kiatisuk Senamuang were invited back to lead by the team's leadership. The club started V.League 1 not very well when they lost 1–0 toSaigon with a score of 1–0. This loss opened the team's 11-match unbeaten streak (won 9, drew 2) and helped the team reach the top 6 teams, before the 2021 season had to be stopped and then canceled because the impact ofCOVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.
The team proactively prepared their squad by adding fitness assistant Witoon Mingkwan.[14] Foreign playersWashington Brandão andKim Dong-su had their contracts extended.[15] Brazilian midfielder Mauricio Barbosa was signed to replaceDamir Memović.[16] The team also added strikerJefferson Baiano to bolster their attacking power.[17]
After a 17-year absence, Hoang Anh Gia Lai returned to theAFC Champions League - the highest club tournament in Asia (as the leading team of V.League 1 - 2021).[18][19] The team finished the group stage with 5 points and third place, failing to advance to the round of 16. On 2 November 2023, due to sponsorship reasons, Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club changed its name to LPBank-Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club.[20][21][22] On 31 July 2024, the club changed their name back toHoang Anh Gia Lai FC, removing the sponsor name from the team's name.[23]
Pleiku Stadium is a stadium located inPleiku City,Gia Lai Province. It is the home of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club and is also one of the few stadiums in Vietnam owned by a club.[24][25]
In 2008, Pleiku Stadium was started and built new according to the model of Emirates Stadium ofArsenal,[26][27] with a total construction cost of 60 billion VND invested entirely by HAGL Group. The newly built Pleiku Stadium was put into operation since October 2010,[28][29][30][31] has a capacity of 12,000 seats and is fully equipped with seats.[32][33]
In the HAGL Academy, young players were trained from an early age to develop their ball controlling skills and to adopt a modern playing style. The academy placed the technical criteria as the priority while selecting players during youth trials. The Academy had produced severalVietnamese internationals such asNguyễn Công Phượng,Nguyễn Tuấn Anh,Lương Xuân Trường,Nguyễn Văn Toàn andVũ Văn Thanh, who managed who put up a successful career in Vietnam.[34][35]
In the 21st century, Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Hanoi are widely the most supported clubs in Vietnam, so the confrontation between the two clubs is dubbed the "Vietnamese Super Derby".[36][37] From 2009 to the end of 2023, They met 34 times in all the matches, Hanoi overwhelmed with 17 wins, 7 draws, 10 losses. But the great battle between the two teams only started to get attention from 2018, when U23 Vietnam won runner-up in2018 AFC U-23 Championship with almost players who are playing for both of these teams.[38] Since then, the matches with Hoang Anh Gia Lai have always been the focus of the media when the competition between the two teams.
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
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| 2003-2018 | In house | Samsung Hoang Anh Gia Lai Pleiku Hoang Anh Gia Lai Rosso Hatrick GREE HAGL-Land TOA Paint VPBank HAGL Group GrowPlus+ NutiFood |
| 2018 |  Mizuno[39] | IQLACPRO THACO Red Bull[40] BAPI |
| 2023 | Mizuno | Carabao Energy Drink |
| 2023–2025 |  Kamito | Carabao Energy Drink LPBank |
| 2025– | Motive | ThaiGroup LPBank |
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Washington BrandãoOsmar FranciscoEvaldo Goncalves
Yaw Preko
Chevaughn WalshRimario Gordon
Allan Wanga
Kim Dong-suKim Bong-jin
Wieger Sietsma
Bassey AkpanFelix OgbukeOlumuyiwa Aganun
Paollo Madeira
Papé Diakité
Damir Memović
Kiatisuk SenamuangDusit ChalermsanTotchtawan SripanDatsakorn ThonglaoNirut SurasiangSakda JoemdeeChukiat Noosarung
Mobi FehrLee Nguyen| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Technical director | Vũ Tiến Thành |
| Head coach | Lê Quang Trãi |
| Assistant coach | Trần Quốc Việt Vũ Anh Tuấn |
| Goalkeeper coach | Higor Felliny Cruz |
| Match analyst | Bùi Văn Nam |
| Doctor | Đồng Xuân Lâm Trần Quốc Bách |
| Physiotherapist | Đổng Hải Nguyên Võ Tấn Dũng |
| Logistics officer | Đinh Công Khánh |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AFC Champions League | Group F |  PSM Makassar | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2nd out of 4 |
 Dalian Shide | 3–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| Krung Thai Bank | 0–1 | 2–2 | ||||
| 2005 | AFC Champions League | Group E | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–5 | 0–6 | 4th out of 4 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 0–1 | 0–6 | ||||
| Shenzhen Jianlibao | 0–2 | 0–5 | ||||
| 2022 | AFC Champions League | Group H | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3rd out of 4 |
 Sydney FC | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ASEAN Club Championship | Group C | Persita Tangerang | 1–2 | 2nd out of 3 | |
 MCTPC | 2–1 | |||||
| Quarter-finals | BEC Tero Sasana | 1–2 | ||||
| 2005 | ASEAN Club Championship | Group A |  Pahang FA | 0–4 | 2nd out of 4 | |
 Nagacorp | 5–1 | |||||
 FC Zebra | 14–1 | |||||
| Semi-finals |  Tampines Rovers | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5p) |
| Season | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Final position | Notes |
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| 2000-2001 V.League 2 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 31 | 5th | |
| 2001-2002 V.League 2 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 41 | 3rd | Promoted to the2003 V-League |
| 2003 V-League | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 43 | Champions | Qualified for2004 AFC Champions League |
| 2004 V-League | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 46 | Champions | Qualified for2005 AFC Champions League |
| 2005 V-League | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 32 | 4th | |
| 2006 V-League | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 36 | 4th | |
| 2007 V-League | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | 3rd | |
| 2008 V-League | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 33 | +2 | 39 | 7th | |
| 2009 V-League | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 37 | 6th | |
| 2010 V-League | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 39 | 7th | |
| 2011 V-League | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 32 | 9th | |
| 2012 V-League | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 39 | 5th | |
| 2013 V.League 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 35 | 3rd | |
| 2014 V.League 1 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 23 | 9th | |
| 2015 V.League 1 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 24 | 13th | |
| 2016 V.League 1 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 30 | 12th | |
| 2017 V.League 1 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 30 | 10th | |
| 2018 V.League 1 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 31 | 10th | |
| 2019 V.League 1 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 35 | 8th | |
| 2020 V.League 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 23 | 7th | |
| 2021 V.League 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 29 | 1st | Qualified for2022 AFC Champions League |
| 2022 V.League 1 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 32 | 6th | |
| 2023 V.League 1 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 19 | ±0 | 23 | 10th | |
| 2023–24 V.League 1 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 32 | 11th | |
| 2024–25 V.League 1 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 41 | –7 | 29 | 9th |
Head coaches by years (2003–present)
| Name | Nat | Period | Honours |
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| Arjhan Srong-ngamsub | | 2003–2004 | 2003 V-League – Champions2004 V-League – Champions |
| Huỳnh Văn Ảnh | | 2005 | 2005 ASEAN Club Championship – Third place |
| Arjhan Srong-ngamsub | | 2006 | |
| Kiatisuk Senamuang | | 2006 | |
| Chatchai Paholpat | | 2006–2007 | 2007 V-League –Third place |
| Anant Amornkiat | | 2008 | |
| Dusit Chalermsan | | 2008–2009 | |
| Chatchai Paholpat | | 2009 | |
| Dusit Chalermsan | | 2009 | |
| Kiatisuk Senamuang | | 2010 | 2010 Vietnamese Cup – Runners-up |
| Dusit Chalermsan | | 2011 | |
| Huỳnh Văn Ảnh | | 2011 | |
| Choi Yun-kyum | | 2011–2014 | 2013 V.League 1 –Third place |
| Guillaume Graechen |  | 2015 | |
| Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn | | 2015–2017 | |
| Dương Minh Ninh (†) | | 2017–2019 | |
| Lee Tae-hoon | | 2019–2020 | |
| Nguyễn Văn Đàn Dương Minh Ninh (†) |
| 2020 | |
| Kiatisuk Senamuang | | 2020–2024 | |
| Vũ Tiến Thành | | 2024 | |
| Lê Quang Trãi | | 2024– |
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