<P> Ho Chi Minh City is home to a number of association football clubs . One of the city's largest clubs, Ho Chi Minh City F.C., is based at Thống Nhất Stadium . As Cảng Sài Gòn, they were four - time champions of Vietnam's V. League 1 (in 1986, 1993--94, 1997, and 2001--02). The team currently plays in Vietnam's First Division . Navibank Saigon F.C., founded as Quân Khu 4, also based at Thống Nhất Stadium, emerged as champions of the First Division in the 2008 season, and were promoted to the V - League in 2009 . The city's police department also fielded a football team in the 1990s, Công An Thành Phố, which won the V - League championship in 1995 . Celebrated striker Lê Huỳnh Đức, now manager of SHB Đà Nẵng F.C., played for the Police F.C. from 1995--2000, setting a league record of 25 goals in the 1996 season . Since 2016, Sài Gòn F.C. has competed in V. League 1 . </P> <P> In 2011, Ho Chi Minh City was awarded an expansion team for the ASEAN Basketball League . SSA Saigon Heat is the first ever international professional basketball team to represent Vietnam . </P> <P> Ho Chi Minh City hosts a number of international sports events throughout the year, such as the AFF Futsal Championship and the Vietnam Vertical Run . Several other sports are represented by teams in the city, such as volleyball, basketball, chess, athletics, and table tennis . </P> <P> Ho Chi Minh City is the second largest art city in Vietnam . Due to its history, artworks have generally been inspired by both Western and Eastern styles . </P>

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