For 10 years, the team was organized with the model of a career unit with an average performance in the First Division and not very well known on the football map of Vietnam.

In 2001, the team was transformed into a semi-professional model under the sponsorship of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group.

However, all rumors ended on February 17, 2002, when Kiatisuk and teammate defender Chukiat Noosarung came to Vietnam to prepare to play for the team.This is considered one of the most successful contracts of Vietnamese football.

At the end of the season, the team was officially transferred to Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group for management, changed its name to Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club, becoming one of the first professional football club in Vietnam.

The club made a record of winning the 2003 V-League championship after having just been promoted and successfully defended its title the following season.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai is also Arsenal's main partner in business in Southeast Asia.

The club has had a good momentum ahead of the new season when winning the Ho Chi Minh City football championship.

[12][13][14] On 31 July 2024, the club changed their name back to Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC, removing the sponsor name from the team's name.

[24][25] In the HAGL Academy, young players were trained from an early age to develop their ball controlling skills and to adopt a modern playing style.

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.