The Ministry of Defense has crossed off the name of The Cong (or the military club), a famous football team in Vietnam.

The Defense Ministry made the decision on September 25, saying that the team had fallen down in recent years, although it received up to 70 billion dong a year in investments.

The team’s name has been in existence for 55 years and fans are pained by its loss. The team will continue, however, as Viettel Telecom will take over the club, complete with a new name.

Before The Cong, Saigon Port, a famous football club of HCM City also changed its name to HCM City Club after many failures. The team has fallen from V-League to the First Division tournament.

PV