Hoa Binh FC


Hoa Binh Football Club, was a Vietnamese professional football club based in Hòa Bình ward, Phú Thọ province, Vietnam. The club most recently competed in the V.League 2 before withdrawing from the league.
On 6 September 2025, Hoa Binh changed their name to Phu Tho FC. But only two days after the name change, the club withdrew from the Vietnamese professional football system due to financial reasons.

History

Hòa Bình FC was officially unveiled on 22 April 2021 with the motto Tự hào Tây Bắc ". The club named former Vietnamese under-23 international Lê Quốc Vượng as their inaugural manager. After purchasing the slot of Bến Tre based club Triệu Minh, Hòa Bình began to compete in the 2021 Vietnamese [Football League Second Division|2021 Vietnamese Second Division]. Their debut official match was played on 4 May 2021 against Hai Nam [Vinh Yen Vinh Phuc FC|Hải Nam Vĩnh Yên Vĩnh Phúc].
Hòa Bình gained promotion to the 2023 V.League 2 in their second season after defeating Đồng Nai 3–0 in the promotion play-offs of the 2022 [Vietnamese Football League Second Division|2022 Second Division].

Name change and immediate downfall

On 6 September 2025, after Hòa Bình province was merged to Phú Thọ province, the club's name change to Phú Thọ FC was approved. However, two days after the name change, the club failed to reach a common agreement with their main sponsor. As the result, the club declared forfeit from the 2025–26 V.League 2, and was ejected from the Vietnam professional football level.

Stadium

Until the end of the 2024–25 season, the club played their home matches at Hoa Binh Stadium. Their training grounds was located in the Lương Sơn district. After the name change to Phú Thọ FC on 6 September 2025, the club planned to move their home stadium to Việt Trì Stadium.