SHB Đà Nẵng to challenge in V.League 1

SHB players show off their new jerseys for the national football championship, V.League 1 in 2024-25. The team is aiming to finish in the top five in the premiership. VNS Photo Cộng Thành

ĐÀ NẴNG — Players and members of football team SHB Đà Nẵng have raised VNĐ104 million to help Typhoon Yagi's victims and post-storm flood families in the northern provinces and cities.

The money was collected by the squad who are getting ready to compete in the football premiership V.League1 and will be sent to aid to those most in need following the typhoon and subsequent floods.

Head coach Trương Việt Hoàng said the team had a successful performance in the V.League 2 last year, but it will see big challenges in the top-flight championship in 2024-25.

Hoàng said the team have set a target of top-five finish in the new football season, along with a performance best in the National Cup.

The team have three Brazilian players – defender Marlon Rangel, striker Yuri Souza Almeida and Werick Caetano De Olivera – in the squad for the new season.

The three players, who performed well in V.League 1 last year, expect to achieve new successes with the central city team.

Brazilian Werick Caetano contributed five goals to help SHB Đà Nẵng finish second with three wins and one loss at the Thiên Long friendly tournament last month.

Marlon Rangel played for Bình Định, while his country’s fellowman Yuri Souza scored five goals for Hải Phòng in 2023-24.

Đà Nẵng has upgraded the 20,000-seat Hòa Xuân Stadium ready to achieve greatness in the 2024-25 season.

It will play an away match against tough rival Sông Lam Nghệ An on September 15 and will be hosting Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh at home on September 22.

SHB Đà Nẵng won the V.League championship in 1992-2009-2012 and two National Cup titles in 1993-2009, but it was relegated in 2022, before bouncing straight back into the top flight one year later.

The team has been sponsored by SHB Bank since 2007.