2025–26 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh F.C. season

Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
2025–26 season
PresidentNguyễn Tân Anh
Head coachVũ Hồng Việt
(until 24 October)[1][2]
Nguyễn Trung Kiên
(from 24 October – 14 November)[1][2]
Mauro Jerónimo
(from 14 November)[3]
StadiumThiên Trường
V.League 1In progress
Vietnamese CupQuarter-finals
Vietnamese Super CupRunners-up
ASEAN Club ChampionshipGroup stage
AFC Champions League TwoGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Brenner Marlos
Brenner Marlos (2 each)

All: Brenner Marlos (8)
Highest home attendance15,000
(v. Cong An Hanoi, Vietnamese Super Cup, 9 August 2025)
Lowest home attendance2,988
(v. Eastern, AFC Champions League Two, 11 December 2025)
Average home league attendance5,967
Biggest win9–0 v. Eastern (H)
AFC Champions League Two, 11 December 2025
Biggest defeat1–3 v. Gamba Osaka (A)
AFC Champions League Two, 22 October 2025
All statistics correct as of 11 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 61st season in the history of Nam Định, and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Vietnamese football. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in this season's editions of the Vietnamese Cup, Vietnamese Super Cup, AFC Champions League Two and ASEAN Club Championship.

Players

As of 7 October 2025[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  VIE Đinh Xuân Khải
3 DF  VIE Dương Thanh Hào
4 DF  BRA Lucas Alves
5 DF  VIE Đặng Văn Tới
6 MF  VIE A Mít
7 DF  VIE Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy
8 MF  VIE Nguyễn Đình Sơn
9 FW  VIE Nguyễn Văn Toàn
10 MF  BRA Caio César
11 MF  VIE Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
12 FW  PLE Mahmoud Eid
13 DF  VIE Trần Văn Kiên
14 FW  VIE Nguyễn Xuân Son
15 MF  RSA Njabulo Blom
16 MF  VIE Trần Văn Công
17 DF  VIE Nguyễn Văn Vĩ
18 DF  NED Mitchell Dijks
19 MF  VIE Trần Văn Đạt
21 MF  NOR Kristoffer Normann Hansen
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  RSA Percy Tau
23 GK  VIE Lê Vũ Phong
26 GK  VIE Trần Nguyên Mạnh (captain)
27 FW  VIE Trần Ngọc Sơn
28 MF  VIE Tô Văn Vũ (vice-captain)
29 GK  VIE Trần Đức Dũng
32 DF  VIE Ngô Đức Huy
34 DF  BRA Wálber
35 FW  BRA Brenner
37 FW  ENG Kyle Hudlin
39 FW  VIE Lâm Ti Phông
72 MF  BRA Rômulo
82 GK  VIE Trần Liêm Điều
88 MF  VIE Lý Công Hoàng Anh
93 DF  FRA Kevin Pham Ba
97 GK  BRA Caíque
FW  COD Chadrac Akolo
MF  COD Arnaud Lusamba

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 FW Trần Ngọc Sơn PVF-CAND Loan return
15 July 2025 MF A Mít Đông Á Thanh Hóa Free [5]
DF Đặng Văn Tới Hải Phòng
16 July 2025 DF Kevin Pham Ba Thép Xanh Nam Định Undisclosed [6]
18 July 2025 FW Kyle Hudlin Huddersfield Town Free [7]

[8][9]

MF Njabulo Blom St. Louis City
26 July 2025 FW Mahmoud Eid Bangkok United [10][11]
11 August 2025 GK Caíque Criciúma [12][13]
17 August 2025 FW Percy Tau Qatar SC [14][15]
16 September 2025 MF Kristoffer Normann Hansen Jagiellonia Białystok [16]
7 October 2025 FW Chadrac Akolo St. Gallen [17][18]
[19][20]
MF Arnaud Lusamba Baniyas
Total spending: 0₫ (€0)

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
5 July 2025 DF Trần Quang Thịnh Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Free [21][22]
FW Nguyễn Văn Anh Becamex Ho Chi Minh City [21]
10 July 2025 MF Trần Văn Trung Bac Ninh [23]
13 July 2025 FW China Công An Hà Nội [24]
1 August 2025 FW Hoàng Minh Tuấn Xuan Thien Phu Tho
4 August 2025 FW Joseph Mpande PVF-CAND [25]
Total income: 0₫ (€0)
Notes

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 June 2025 (2025-06-26) Friendly Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 1–2 Libolo Hanoi, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7
  • China
Report
  • Quintas
  • Aguinaldo
Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium
24 July 2025 (2025-07-24) Friendly Suwon FC 1–2 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Suwon, South Korea
--:-- UTC+9 Report
28 July 2025 (2025-07-28) Friendly FC Seoul 1–3 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Seoul, South Korea
--:-- UTC+9 Report
31 July 2025 (2025-07-31) Friendly Suwon FC 1–2 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Suwon, South Korea
--:-- UTC+9 Report
4 September 2025 (2025-09-04) Hybrid friendly Vietnam  0–4 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Hanoi, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
7 September 2025 (2025-09-07) Friendly Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 3–0 Phu Tho Ninh Bình, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Report (1)
Report (2)
Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
11 October 2025 (2025-10-11) Friendly Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 1–0 PVF-CAND B Ninh Bình, Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7 Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
V.League 1 16 August 2025 18 June 2026 Matchday 1 10 2 4 4 10 14 −4 020.00
Vietnamese Cup 23 November 2025 Round of 16 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Vietnamese Super Cup 9 August 2025 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
AFC Champions League Two 17 September 2025 11 December 2025 Group stage Group stage 6 3 0 3 14 7 +7 050.00
ASEAN Club Championship 25 September 2025 Group stage 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00
Total 21 9 4 8 37 26 +11 042.86

Last updated: 17 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

V.League 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Becamex Ho Chi Minh City 11 3 2 6 14 19 −5 11
9 Song Lam Nghe An 11 2 4 5 11 15 −4 10
10 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 10 2 4 4 10 14 −4 10
11 Dong A Thanh Hoa 10 1 5 4 9 15 −6 8
12 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 11 1 5 5 7 16 −9 8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2025. Source: VPF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Disciplinary points.[26]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 2 4 4 10 14  −4 10 2 1 2 6 7  −1 0 3 2 4 7  −3

Last updated: 10 November 2025.
Source: VPF

Results by round

Round1236457891112131014151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWLWDLLLDDD
Position365477109810
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2025. Source: VPF
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

All times are local (UTC+7)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2025 1 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 2–1 Haiphong Ninh Bình
18:00 Report
Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nguyễn Trung Kiên
23 August 2025 2 Song Lam Nghe An 2–1 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Nghệ An
18:00
Report Stadium: Vinh Stadium
Attendance: 4,500[27]
Referee: Trần Ngọc Ánh[27]
27 August 2025 3 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 2–1 PVF-CAND Ninh Bình
18:00
Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 6,800[28]
Referee: Nguyễn Viết Duẩn [28]
13 September 2025 6 Cong An Ho Chi Minh City 0–0 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Ho Chi Minh City
19:15 Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân
22 September 2025 4 Ninh Binh 2–0 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Ninh Bình
18:00 Report Stadium: Ninh Bình Stadium
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Lê Vũ Linh
28 September 2025 5 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 0–2 Cong An Hanoi Ninh Bình
18:00 Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Nguyễn Viết Duẩn
18 October 2025 7 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 1–2 Becamex Ho Chi Minh City Ninh Bình
18:00 Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Lê Vũ Linh
27 October 2025 8 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 1–1 SHB Da Nang Ninh Bình
18:00 Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà
31 October 2025 9 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2–2 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Gia Lai
17:00
Report
Stadium: Pleiku Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Đỗ Khánh Nam
10 November 2025 11 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 1–1 Hanoi FC Ninh Bình
18:00 Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 9,000[29]
Referee: Lê Vũ Linh[29]
1 February 2026 12 Dong A Thanh Hoa v Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Thanh Hóa
18:00 Report Stadium: Thanh Hóa Stadium
9 February 2026 13 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh v Hong Linh Ha Tinh Ninh Bình
18:00 Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
24 February 2026 10 The Cong-Viettel v Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Hanoi
19:15 Report Stadium: Mỹ Đình Stadium
February/March 2026 14 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh v Ninh Binh Ninh Bình
18:00 Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
March 2026 15 PVF-CAND v Thep Xanh Nam Dinh TBC
17:00 Stadium: TBA
TBC 2026 16 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh v Dong A Thanh Hoa Ninh Bình
18:00 Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
TBC 2026 17 Hong Linh Ha Tinh v Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Hà Tĩnh
18:00 Stadium: Hà Tĩnh Stadium
TBC 2026 18 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh v Hoang Anh Gia Lai Ninh Bình
18:00 Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
TBC 2026 19 SHB Da Nang v Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Đà Nẵng
18:00 Stadium: Hòa Xuân Stadium
TBC 2026 20 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh v Becamex Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City
18:00 Stadium: Bình Dương Stadium
TBC 2026 21 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh v Cong An Ho Chi Minh City Ninh Bình
18:00 Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
TBC 2026 22 Cong An Hanoi v Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Hanoi
18:00 Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium
TBC 2026 23 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh v The Cong-Viettel Ninh Bình
18:00 Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
May/June 2026 24 Hanoi FC v Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Hanoi
19:15 Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium
June 2026 25 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh v Song Lam Nghe An Ninh Bình
TBA Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
June 2026 26 Haiphong v Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Haiphong
TBA Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium

Vietnamese Cup

The both qualifying round and round of 16 draw was held on 11 August 2025.[30]

All times are local (UTC+7)

23 November 2025 (2025-11-23) Round of 16 Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 2–0 Long An Ninh Bình
18:00 Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hoàng Thanh Bình
TBD 2026 (2026) Quarter-finals SHB Da Nang v Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Đà Nẵng
Stadium: Hòa Xuân Stadium

Vietnamese Super Cup

9 August 2025 (2025-08-09) Final Thép Xanh Nam Đinh 2–3 Công An Hà Nội Ninh Bình
18:00
Report
Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Xuân Hùng Mai

AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 15 August 2025.

Group F table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOS RPM TND EAS
1 Gamba Osaka 6 6 0 0 16 2 +14 18 Advance to round of 16 2–0 3–1 3–1
2 Ratchaburi 6 3 0 3 15 8 +7 9 0–2 2–0 5–1
3 Nam Định 6 3 0 3 14 7 +7 9 0–1 3–1 9–0
4 Eastern 6 0 0 6 2 30 −28 0 0–5 0–7 0–1
Source: ACL2
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Round123456
GroundHAAHAH
ResultWWLLLW
Position222233
Source: AFC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Group stage matches
17 September 2025 1 Nam Định 3–1 Ratchaburi Ninh Bình, Vietnam
19:15 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 8,618
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
2 October 2025 2 Eastern 0–1 Nam Định Hong Kong
18:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,511
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)
22 October 2025 3 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Nam Định Suita, Japan
19:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 9,231
Referee: Ahmed Khalil (Bahrain)
5 November 2025 4 Nam Định 0–1 Gamba Osaka Ninh Bình, Vietnam
19:15 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 4,518
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
27 November 2025 5 Ratchaburi 2–0 Nam Định Ratchaburi, Thailand
17:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Dragon Solar Park
Attendance: 3,779
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikstan)
11 December 2025 6 Nam Định 9–0 Eastern Ninh Bình, Vietnam
17:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Attendance: 2,988
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

ASEAN Club Championship

Group B table

The group stage draw was held on 4 July 2025.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nam Định 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Johor Darul Ta'zim 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
3 Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
4 Lion City Sailors 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
5 Bangkok United (E) 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
6 Shan United (E) 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2025. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Round12345
GroundHAAHH
ResultWWW
Position321
Points369
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2025. Source: ASEAN United FC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Group stage matches
25 September 2025 1 Nam Định 2–1 PKR Svay Rieng Ninh Bình, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
4 December 2025 2 Shan United 0–3 Nam Định Taunggyi, Myanmar
18:00 UTC+6:30
  • Sekyi  82'
Report
Stadium: Taunggyi Stadium
Referee: Firdavs Nosafarov (Uzbekistan)
17 December 2025 3 Bangkok United 1–4 Nam Định Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: True BG Stadium
Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)
29 January 2025 4 Nam Định v Lion City Sailors Ninh Bình, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium
5 February 2025 5 Nam Định v Johor Darul Ta'zim Ninh Bình, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total V.League 1 Vietnamese Cup Vietnamese Super Cup AFC Champions League Two ASEAN Club Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
23 GK  VIE Lê Vũ Phong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK  VIE Trần Nguyên Mạnh 14 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
29 GK  VIE Trần Đức Dũng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
82 GK  VIE Trần Liêm Điều 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 GK  BRA Caíque 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF  VIE Đinh Xuân Khải 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  VIE Dương Thanh Hào 10 0 6+2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF  BRA Lucas Alves 13 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 1
5 DF  VIE Đặng Văn Tới 15 0 9+1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0+2 0
7 DF  VIE Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy 12 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0
13 DF  VIE Trần Văn Kiên 11 2 7+1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0+1 1 0
17 DF  VIE Nguyễn Văn Vĩ 20 0 7+3 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+5 0 2+1 0
18 DF  NED Mitchell Dijks 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 1 0
32 DF  VIE Ngô Đức Huy 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
34 DF  BRA Wálber 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0
93 DF  FRA Kevin Pham Ba 14 2 1+5 1 1 0 0+1 0 4 1 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF  VIE A Mít 10 0 6+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF  VIE Nguyễn Đình Sơn 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF  BRA Caio César 14 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 2 0
11 MF  VIE Nguyễn Tuấn Anh 8 0 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+2 0 1 0
15 MF  RSA Njabulo Blom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF  VIE Trần Văn Công 12 0 1+7 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 1 0
19 MF  VIE Trần Văn Đạt 9 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 MF  NOR Kristoffer Normann Hansen 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 1 1 0
28 MF  VIE Tô Văn Vũ 8 0 5+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF  VIE Lâm Ti Phông 17 4 6+4 1 1 1 1 0 1+3 0 1 2
72 MF  BRA Rômulo 18 4 7+2 2 0 0 1 0 6 2 2 0
88 MF  VIE Lý Công Hoàng Anh 18 2 8+2 1 1 0 1 0 4+1 1 1 0
MF  COD Chadrac Akolo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  VIE Nguyễn Văn Toàn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW  PLE Mahmoud Eid 7 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 3+1 0 1 0
14 FW  VIE Nguyễn Xuân Son 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5
22 FW  RSA Percy Tau 13 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0
27 FW  VIE Trần Ngọc Sơn 8 1 1+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 1
35 FW  BRA Brenner Marlos 18 8 9 2 0+1 1 1 0 4+2 5 0+1 0
37 FW  ENG Kyle Hudlin 10 3 0+5 0 0 0 0+1 2 0+4 1 0 0
FW  COD Arnaud Lusamba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season

Last updated: 17 December 2025
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 17 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player V.League 1 Vietnamese Cup Vietnamese Super Cup AFC Champions League Two ASEAN Club Championship Total
1 35 FW Brenner Marlos 2 1 0 5 0 8
2 14 FW Nguyễn Xuân Son 0 0 0 0 5 5
3 39 MF Lâm Ti Phông 1 1 0 0 2 4
4 37 FW Kyle Hudlin 0 0 2 1 0 3
10 MF Caio César 1 0 0 2 0 3
72 MF Rômulo 1 0 0 2 0 3
5 DF Lucas Alves 2 0 0 0 1 3
5 88 MF Lý Công Hoàng Anh 1 0 0 1 0 2
93 DF Kevin Pham Ba 1 0 0 1 0 2
21 MF Kristoffer Normann Hansen 0 0 0 1 0 1
27 FW Trần Ngọc Sơn 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1 0 2
Totals 10 2 2 14 9 37

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