Hong Linh Ha Tinh Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ bóng đá Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh), simply known as HLHT or Ha Tinh, is a Vietnamese professional football club which is based in Hà Tĩnh, Vietnam. The club currently competes in the V.League 1, the top tier of Vietnamese football.
The club is named after the Hồng Lĩnh mountain in the province, and also to match with the name of "rival" Song Lam Nghe An, who used Lam River as part of their name.[1]
Hong Linh Ha Tinh FC was founded on 12 January 2019 after the relocation of Hanoi FC B to Hà Tĩnh, thus becoming the only professional football club in the province.[2] On 30 August 2019, the club won the 2019 V.League 2 before two rounds (20/22 rounds) and subsequently promotion to the V.League 1 for the 2020 season for the first time in the club's history. Hong Linh Ha Tinh managed to finish in eighth place in their debut season in the top tier.
Since 2020 season, Hong Linh Ha Tinh plays at Hà Tĩnh Stadium in Hà Tĩnh province. The stadium provides 30,000 seats to its spectators.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for HLHT.
