Thanh Hoa

Formation and early years (1962–1965)

Following the growth of football in Thanh Hóa during the 1950s, local authorities sought to establish a provincial team that would serve as the foundation for the development of the sport in the region.

In 1962, the Thanh Hóa Provincial Sports Committee, the predecessor of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, established the Thanh Hóa Youth Football Club. The team consisted of talented players selected from local football competitions and was intended to represent the province in organised football.

Later that year, the provincial authorities transferred the youth team to the Thanh Hóa Mechanical Factory, allowing its players to pursue employment alongside their football careers. The team was consequently renamed the Thanh Hóa Mechanical Football Club. In 1965, the team was dissolved and its players were integrated into the Thanh Hóa Police Football Club, marking the end of this early period in the club's history.

Re-establishment and professional development (2000–2010)

Following the dissolution of the Công An Thanh Hóa Football Club in 1994, youth football continued to operate under the provincial sports authorities. One of its notable achievements was the Thanh Hóa U19 team's national championship in 1997. To revive the province's senior football programme, the local authorities subsequently re-established Thanh Hóa Football Club in 2000. The team entered the 2000–01 Vietnamese Second Division, beginning a new period in the development of football in the province.

On 11 May 2005, Thanh Hóa signed a sponsorship agreement worth VND 1.5 billion with the IBD joint venture company and adopted the name Halida Thanh Hóa Football Club. In 2008, during the second phase of the 2008 V.League 1 season, the club was transferred to Cong Thanh Group and renamed Cong Thanh Thanh Hóa Cement Football Club.

On 25 June 2009, Cong Thanh Cement ended its sponsorship before the conclusion of the season. The club was subsequently transferred to the Thanh Hóa Provincial People's Committee and returned to the name Thanh Hóa Football Club, formalised by a provincial decision dated 29 September 2009.

During the same year, the Ministry of National Defence revoked the title of Thể Công and transferred the team to Viettel Group, which renamed it Viettel. Following the group's decision not to continue operating the team in professional football at that time, an agreement was reached to transfer its V.League playing slot and first-team players to Thanh Hóa province. A new team, Viettel–Thanh Hóa Football Club, was established on 7 November 2009 and renamed Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa Football Club on 24 December 2009.

On 18 January 2010, Vương Văn Việt, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hóa Provincial People's Committee - signed a decision to disband Thanh Hoa Football Club and merge it into Lam Son Thanh Hóa. The team started official competition with the match against SHB Đà Nẵng for the 2009 National Super Cup on 23 January 2010 and played in the professional football tournament 2010 V-League season with the match slot transferred from the V-League. The Cong doesn't have to start from the third division.

Reorganisation and FLC ownership (2011–2018)

At the end of the 2010 season, Lam Sơn Thanh Hóa was officially transferred to Lam Son Thanh Hóa Football Joint Stock Company (predecessor of Thanh Hoa Football JSC). In the following season, the company's Board of Directors decided to reuse the old name of the previously disbanded team, Thanh Hóa Football Club. After a while, due to many financial difficulties, Mr. Nguyen Van De, Chairman of Thanh Hóa Football Club, repeatedly applied to transfer the team back to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Thanh Hóa province. Faced with that situation, the provincial leaders called on FLC Group, an enterprise investing in many large-scale projects in Thanh Hóa, to receive and invest in the football team.

On 5 June 2015, FLC Group officially received Thanh Hóa Football Club from Thanh Hóa Football Joint Stock Company. Accordingly, all personnel including officers, employees, workers, coaches, first team players, youth teams under the club, coaching boards of football teams as well as all assets, Facilities under the Club's management such as the Youth Football Training Center, stadium,... have been handed over to FLC Group in their original state. On September 7, 2015, FLC Thanh Hóa Football Joint Stock Company was established, with a charter capital of 50 billion VND with 3 founding shareholders: FLC Group (owning 80% of charter capital), Đoàn Văn Phương (Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO - 10%) and Lê Thành Vinh (10%).In 2016, according to information from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE), the Board of Directors of FLC Group Joint Stock Company approved a decision to divest capital at FLC Thanh Hoa Football Joint Stock Company.

After 3 years of association, in November 2018, president Trịnh Văn Quyết of FLC Group announced to quit Thanh Hóa football and return FLC Thanh Hóa to the locality.

AFC Cup debut (2018)

In 2018, FLC Thanh Hóa made their debut in the AFC Cup, qualifying for the continental competition after finishing as runners-up in the 2017 V.League 1 season. Drawn in Group G of the ASEAN Zone, they faced Philippines club Global, Myanmar club Yangon United and Indonesian club Bali United. The club began their campaign with a 1–0 victory over Global at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium. However, they subsequently suffered a 2–1 defeat to Yangon United despite taking an early lead, before losing 3–1 away to Bali United after conceding three goals in eight minutes. Thanh Hóa then drew 0–0 with Bali United in their return fixture, keeping their hopes of progressing alive. However, their campaign faltered further after a 3–3 draw against Global, having surrendered a two-goal advantage in the match. Ahead of their final group-stage fixture, Thanh Hóa had already been eliminated from the competition. They finished their campaign with a 3–3 draw against Yangon United on 25 April 2018. FLC Thanh Hóa finished third in Group G with six points from six matches, failing to advance to the ASEAN Zone knockout stage.

Rebuilding period (2019–2022)

Following FLC Group's withdrawal, Thanh Hóa experienced a period of rebuilding as the club sought to regain its competitiveness in the V.League 1. In 2019, the club finished 13th in the league, narrowly avoiding relegation. The following season, Thanh Hóa placed 11th in the shortened 2020 campaign, which was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, the club briefly announced its intention to withdraw from the remaining fixtures because of the uncertainty surrounding the competition's resumption, but subsequently continued participating.