Nam Dinh Club regains its position as a tycoon

At 6:00 p.m. on September 28, Nam Dinh Club will host Cong An Ha Noi at Thien Truong Stadium in the 5th round of V-League 2025 - 2026 (live on FPT Play, VTV5 and MyTV).

Will Nam Dinh (right) have the joy of victory over their opponent, Hanoi Police? - Photo: NGOC LE

Nam Dinh and Cong An Ha Noi , two representatives of Vietnamese football participating in the AFC Champions League Two and ASEAN Club Championship, are showing contrasting performances in domestic and international arenas.

While Nam Dinh FC disappointed with 2 losses, after 4 rounds of V-League 2025 - 2026, Hanoi Police FC is undefeated and in the top group of the rankings. But in the continental and regional arena, Nam Dinh FC is thriving with consecutive victories.

Meanwhile, Hanoi Police struggled when they lost and drew with two equal opponents, BG Pathum (1-2, Thailand) and Beijing Guoan (2-2, China), and only won against the weak team Cebu (Philippines) with a score of 1-0. The big difference between these two teams is the depth of the squad.

Accordingly, Nam Dinh almost uses most of its foreign players for international tournaments and prioritizes domestic players for domestic competitions. Meanwhile, Hanoi Police Club only has one main squad and is struggling to compete in many competitions.

Not only that, Hanoi Police also lost center back Bui Hoang Viet Anh for about a month due to injury. Captain midfielder Quang Hai is injured and the time of his return is unknown. Main striker Alan Grafite is playing with pain because he is not yet at 100% of his best condition. These are the latest injuries of Hanoi Police Club.

Therefore, meeting coach Alexandre Polking's team at this time brings a great opportunity for Nam Dinh to reaffirm its position as the reigning V-League champion for 2 consecutive seasons. That is because the reigning champion Nam Dinh is being "touched in pride" after 2 disastrous losses to Song Lam Nghe An and newcomer Ninh Binh.

A victory over Cong An Ha Noi will help Nam Dinh FC strengthen the fans’ confidence in the championship race. Only when the domestic players play well in the domestic tournament, will the team’s foreign players have the leverage to do well when entering the regional and continental arenas.

On the V-League rankings, coach Vu Hong Viet's team is currently ranked 7th, just 1 place higher than the crisis-hit Hanoi FC. With a gap of only 2 points compared to the capital's representative, Nam Dinh FC is standing on the fragile line between the two halves of the V-League rankings.

Therefore, if they lose to Hanoi Police at this time, Nam Dinh will hardly avoid the mistakes of the big names when participating in many previous arenas of Vietnamese football.

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NGOC LE

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/clb-nam-dinh-tim-lai-vi-the-dai-gia-20250927234953541.htm