Nam Dinh F.C.

Before 1997, the club's kit always used home colors black-white which were similar to Juventus. It originates from name Namha Youths, so during the 1980-1990s they were called as "Vietnamese Juventus" by the media. However, after some changing times due to sponsor replacements, it was fixed as the yellow, then added lime-red. Hà Nam Ninh won the A1 National Football Champions (now V.League) in 1985 with their star player Nguyễn Văn Dũng.

Overcoming difficulties to survive

In 2001, Nam Định took second place in the National Championships, losing to Bình Định. In 2007, the Nam Định football team changed its name to Đạm Phú Mỹ Nam Định and won its first National Cup under its new name. In 2009 the Nam Định Football team changed its name to Megastar Nam Định and failed in standing on V.League to 1st level tournament 2010. In 2011, the team changed its name back to Mikado Nam Định and was relegated to the second division after only one year. In 2012, Mikado Nam Định failed to win promotion to the first division after losing on penalties to the Khánh Hòa youth team in the semi-finals. In 2014, Nam Định won a place in the 2015 First Division after defeating Vĩnh Long 4–0 in the Second Division final at Tam Kỳ Stadium, Quảng Nam. In 2016, the team finished third overall and took part in the play-off of the 2016 National First Division but failed to win promotion to the V.League.

The following season, the team won the 2017 First Division championship and won the only place…

Head coaches by years (2003–present)

National competitions

League V.League 1 Winners (3) : 1985, 2023–24, 2024–25 Runners-up (2) : 2000–01, 2004 V.League 2 Winners : 2017 Second League Winners : 2014 Cups Vietnamese Cup Winners (1): 2007 Vietnamese Super Cup Winners (1): 2024 Runner-ups (2): 2007, 2025

Other competitions

China-ASEAN Cities Football Invitational Tournament Winners: 2016 Runners-up: 2017