 In 1994, Sông Bé won its first ever national title, the Vietnamese National Cup.One year later, however, they were relegated from the Vietnamese National First Division (the highest competition in Vietnam at that time) as punishment by the VFF after Sông Bé and 3 other clubs refused to play 2 relegation play-off matches.In 1996, Sông Bé and Cao Su Binh Long merged into one club which achieved promotion to the top competition that same year.