Vissai Ninh Bình F.C.
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| Full name | Cement The Vissai Ninh Bình Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Vissai |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Ground | Ninh Bình Stadium |
| Capacity | 22,000 |
Xi măng The Vissai Ninh Bình Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Xi măng The Vissai Ninh Bình), also known as Vissai Ninh Bình, is a professional football club, based in Ninh Bình, Vietnam. The club played in V.League 1 from 2010 to 2014, when the club withdrew from the league due to a match-fixing scandal.
The team is currently playing at Ninh Bình Stadium.
History
Match-fixing scandal
During the 2014 season, Vissai Ninh Bình wrote to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and to the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company to withdraw from the league due to 13 players being involved in match fixing. They had played 8 league matches and were third from bottom at the time.[1] Following their withdrawal from the league, all their results were declared null and void.[2]
Honours
- Champions (1): 2009
- Champions (1): 2013
- Champions (1): 2013
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2014: Quarter-finals
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AFC Cup | Group stage |  |
South China | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Group stage |  |
Yangon United | 3–2 | 4–1 | ||
| Group stage |  |
Kelantan | 4–0 | 3–2 | ||
| Round of 16 |  |
Churchill Brothers | 4–2 | |||
| Quarter-finals | |
Kitchee | 2–4 | 1–0 | ||
Record as V.League member
| Season | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | PTS | Final position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 V.League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th | Withdrew |
| 2013 V.League 1 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 18 | 10th | Qualified for 2014 AFC Cup |
| 2012 V-League | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 33 | 8th | |
| 2011 V-League | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 39 | 4th | |
| 2010 V-League | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 34 | 11th | |
References
- ↑ "AFC to Monitor Vietnam Match-Fixing Issue". aseanfootball.org. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ↑ "Ninh Binh Quit V-League but Not AFC Cup". aseanfootball.org. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.