Vietnam national football team

Vietnam

Nickname(s)	Ngôi Sao Vàng (The Golden Star)
Association	Vietnam Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Henrique Calisto
Captain	Vu Nhu Thanh
Most caps	Le Huynh Đuc (63)
Top scorer	Le Huynh Đuc (30)
FIFA code	VIE
FIFA ranking	123
Highest FIFA ranking	84 (September 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	172 (December 2006)
Elo ranking	120
Highest Elo ranking	119 (October 2009)
Lowest Elo ranking	175 (January 1995)
Home colours Away colours
First international
South Vietnam 2 - 4 South Korea (South Vietnam, 15 January 1949) China 5 - 3 North Vietnam (China, October 4, 1956) Philippines 2 - 2 Vietnam (Philippines; November 26, 1991)
Biggest win
Vietnam 11 - 0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 23, 2000)
Biggest defeat
Zimbabwe 6 - 0 Vietnam (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 26, 1997) Oman 6 - 0 Vietnam (Incheon, South Korea, September 29, 2003)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2007)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 2007

The Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam) is the national football team representing Vietnam and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation.

When Vietnam was split into North Vietnam and South Vietnam, two national teams existed; also 2 similar Vietnam Football Association was also created. After two countries unified after the war in 1975, VFA then was renamed to Vietnam Football Federation in 1989. Vietnam team's nickname "Ngôi Sao Vàng" (The Golden Star) isn't often used or isn't used at all by Vietnamese people. Fans and media today normally call the national team "Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam", the team has another name, "Đội tuyển túc cầu quốc gia Việt Nam" which was often used in the past, especially in South Vietnam, and the word "túc cầu" (football) is still often used today by many Vietnamese outside of Vietnam.

History

Football was introduced to Vietnam in 1896 by the French. It was first introduced in Cochinchina (Nam Kỳ); it later spread to other part of Vietnam from central to the northern region. Vietnamese slowly learn the game from the French team before creating their own teams. In July 20, 1908, the first Vietnamese football teams with Vietnamese players had their first match where Phú Mỹ team defeated team Chợ Đũi with the score of 2-0 when the news paper “Lục tỉnh Tân văn” (New provincial office record) just came out. Till 1928, Vietnamese had stood out to established An Nam General Department of Sports in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City). The same year, Vietnam picked out the best team to compete in their first tournament in Singapore.

Two national teams existed (North Vietnam national football team and South Vietnam national football team) as the country was splite in two between Communist's North Vietnam and the Republic's South Vietnam in 1950s.

North team

The north team wasn't very active and only played against other Communist countries from 1956 to 1966. They had their first match against China PR where they lost 5-3 under head coach Truong Tan Buu. They participated in the first GANEFO competitions at Indonesia in 1962 and Cambodia in 1966.

South team

The South team was known as one of the top 4 teams in Asia. They participated in the very first two AFC Asian Cup finishing 4th both times. They won the very first SEA games in 1959 also known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games that was hosted in Thailand. They also won Merdeka Cup in 1966. Due to the war in South Vietnam around 1960s-1970s, South Vietnam did not won any other national titles. They played their last game against Malaysia in 1975 where they lost 3-0.

Present team

V-League was formed in 1980 and currently has 14 teams. Petro Vietnam is the current sponsor of the league.

In 1989, following the Đổi mới reforms, a new football federation was formed. Vietnamese sports began to return to international events. After three months of preparation, in August 1989, the First Congress of the new football federation took place in Hanoi, declaring Vietnam Football Federation. Trịnh Ngọc Chữ, deputy minister of General Department of Sports, was elected president of VFF and Lê Thế Thọ was appointed general secretary.

Vietnam national team was created once again and played their first match against the Philippine in 1991 where they had a draw. Vietnam, along with other South East Asian teams participated the first Tiger Cup where they finish third place. Vietnam hosted the second Tiger Cup in 1998 where they were defeated by the unfancied Singapore in the final and it was one of the most shocking news in the competition up to date.

In 2007, Vietnam hosted the AFC Asian Cup for the first time along with Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. They, surprisingly, beat the UAE 2-0 and drew 1-1 with Qatar in group stage. Though they lost 4-1 to Japan, they were still able to go on to quarter-finals and were the only host and only South East Asian team to reach quarter-finals due to Qatar's lost to the UAE. In the quarter final they were defeated to the later champion Iraq.

Exactly 10 years later since 1998 Tiger Cup, in 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup also known as former Tiger Cup or ASEAN Football Championship, Vietnam made another shocking news where they defeated the defending champion Singapore 1-0 away from home in the semi-finals after a goalless draw in Hanoi. They also defeated Thailand 2-1 in the finals away from home. In the final 2nd-leg, Thailand score a equaliser goal to bring the aggregate score of 2-2, but in the 90' min, Vietnam's star Le Cong Vinh score a late header goal from Nguyen Minh Phuong's free kick to get Vietnam its very first title in the region tournament and gave the Vietnamese fans a wonderful Christmas and New Year "gift".

Earlier in 2008, Vietnam U-22 team participated in Merdeka Cup for the second time after South Vietnam in 1966 where they defeated host Malaysia 6-5 on penalty in the final, bringing home another title.

Recent and upcoming matches

For more results; Vietnam national football team results

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Scorer(s)	Venue	Competition
Jan 14, 2009	Lebanon	W	3:1 (2:0)	11' Nguyễn Minh Phương (VIE) 29' Lê Công Vinh (VIE) 68' Nguyễn Vũ Phong (VIE) 73' Akram Maghrabi (LIB)	Hanoi, Vietnam	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Jan 21, 2009	China PR	L	1:6 (1:4)	2' Gao Lin (CHN) 10' Nguyễn Vũ Phong (VIE) 20' Gao Lin (CHN) 27' Du Wei (CHN) 37' Jiang Ning (CHN) 47' Hao Junmin (CHN) 84' Gao Lin (CHN)	Hangzhou, China	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
May 14, 2009	Olympiacos FC	W	1:0 (0:0)	88' Nguyễn Quang Hải (VIE)	Hanoi, Vietnam	Friendly
May 31, 2009	Kuwait	W	1:0 (1:0)	35' Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng (VIE)	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Friendly
Oct 20, 2009	Turkmenistan	W	1:0 (0:0)	58' Nguyễn Quang Hải (VIE)	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Friendly (2009 Ho Chi Minh City Cup)
Oct 22, 2009	Korea University	L	0:2 (0:1)	45' Kim Byong Oh (KOR) 89' Kim Byong Oh (KOR)	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Friendly (2009 Ho Chi Minh City Cup)
Oct 24, 2009	Singapore	D	2:2 (1:1)	18' Nguyễn Quang Hải (VIE) 26' Aleksandar Duric (SIN) 51' Khairul Amri (SIN) 83' Vũ Như Thành (pen.) (VIE)	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Friendly (2009 Ho Chi Minh City Cup)
Nov 14, 2009	Syria	L	0:1 (0:0)	94' Raja Rafe (SYR)	Hanoi, Vietnam	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Nov 18, 2009	Syria	D	0:0 (0:0)		Aleppo, Syria	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Dec 22, 2009	T&T Hà Nội	D	1:1 (1:1)	31' Chi Thang (T&T) 34' Pham Thanh Luong (VIE)	Hanoi, Vietnam	Friendly
Dec 24, 2009	Xi Măng Hải Phòng FC				Hai Phong, Vietnam	Friendly
Jan 6, 2010	Lebanon				Beirut, Lebanon	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Jan 17, 2010	China PR				Hanoi, Vietnam	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Former and famous players

Current and Former Managers

Manager	Period
Henrique Calisto	2008 - present
Alfred Riedl	2005 - 2007
Tran Van Khanh	2004 - 2004
Edson Tavares	2004 - 2004
Alfred Riedl	2003 - 2003
Henrique Calisto	2002 - 2002
Christian Letard	2002 - 2002
Edson Silva Dido	2002 - 2002
Güvenç Kurtar	2000 - 2002
Alfred Riedl	1998 - 2000
Colin Murphy	1997 - 1997
Karl-Heinz Weigang	1995 - 1997
Edson Tavares	1995 - 1995
Trần Duy Long	1994 - 1995

Coaches

• Head coach : Henrique Calisto
• Provisional coach : Tran Van Khanh, Phan Thanh Hung, Nguyen Duc Thang, Ngo Le Bang
• Doctors : Nguyen Trong Hien, Vu Trong Hanh

Current squad

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club Goalkeepers 1 GK Dương Hồng Sơn November 20, 1982 (1982-11-20) (age 27) 27 0 T&T Hà Nội 27 GK Trần Đức Cường May 20, 1985 (1985-05-20) (age 24) 3 0 Da Nang F.C. Defenders 2 DF Đoàn Việt Cường January 1, 1985 (1985-01-01) (age 24) 19 0 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 4 DF Lê Phước Tứ April 15, 1984 (1984-04-15) (age 25) 18 0 Thể Công 7 DF Vũ Như Thành August 28, 1981 (1981-08-28) (age 28) 35 1 Bình Dương F.C. 16 DF Huỳnh Quang Thanh October 10, 1984 (1984-10-10) (age 25) 19 2 Bình Dương F.C. 31 DF Đào Văn Phong 3 0 Khatoco Khánh Hoà 57 DF Võ Hoàng Quảng 2 0 Da Nang F.C. DF Nguyễn Thành Long Giang 0 0 Tiền Giang Midfielders 5 MF Nguyễn Minh Châu January 9, 1985 (1985-01-09) (age 24) 0 Xi Măng Hải Phòng FC 14 MF Lê Tấn Tài January 4, 1984 (1984-01-04) (age 25) 34 1 Khatoco Khánh Hoà 15 MF Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng 5 1 P. Sông Lam Nghệ An 17 MF Nguyễn Vũ Phong February 6, 1985 (1985-02-06) (age 24) 32 6 Bình Dương F.C. 19 MF Phạm Thành Lương September 10, 1988 (1988-09-10) (age 21) 18 2 Hà Nội ACB 37 MF Trần Duy Quang 5 0 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 53 MF Phan Thanh Hưng 3 0 Da Nang F.C. 55 MF Mai Tiến Thành March 16, 1986 (1986-03-16) (age 23) 0 XM The Vissai NB Strikers 13 FW Nguyễn Quang Hải November 1, 1985 (1985-11-01) (age 24) 18 4 Khatoco Khánh Hoà 21 FW Nguyễn Việt Thắng September 13, 1981 (1981-09-13) (age 28) 25 3 Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. 50 FW Lê Sỹ Mạnh 3 0 XM The Vissai NB

Recent Call Ups Goalkeepers Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up Đinh Hoàng La October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20) (age 30) 2 0 XM The Vissai NB Friendly match v. Kuwait, May 31, 2009 Bùi Tấn Trường 1 0 Đồng Tháp F.C. 2011 AFC Asian Cup qual. v. Syria, November 18, 2009 Bùi Quang Huy July 24, 1982 (1982-07-24) (age 27) 0 0 Nam Định F.C. Training session, November, 2009 Defenders Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up Chu Ngọc Anh January 1, 1989 (1989-01-01) (age 20) 1 0 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Friendly match v. Olympiacos FC, May 14, 2009 Phan Thanh Giang 2 0 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Training session, 2009 Trần Văn Học October 3, 1981 (1981-10-03) (age 28) 1 0 Da Nang F.C. Friendly match v. Kuwait, May 31, 2009 Lê Quang Cường January 2, 1983 (1983-01-02) (age 26) 4 0 Da Nang F.C. AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 Final v. Thailand, December 28, 2008 Nguyễn Minh Đức September 14, 1983 (1983-09-14) (age 26) 0 P. Sông Lam Nghệ An 2011 AFC Asian Cup qual. v. Syria, November 18, 2009 Midfielders Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up Phan Văn Tài Em April 23, 1982 (1982-04-23) (age 27) 41 5 Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 Final v. Thailand, December 28, 2008 Đinh Hoàng Max December 14, 1986 (1986-12-14) (age 23) 1 0 XM The Vissai NB Friendly match v. Olympiacos FC, May 14, 2009 Nguyễn Minh Phương July 5, 1980 (1980-07-05) (age 29) 44 9 Đồng Tâm Long An F.C. 2011 AFC Asian Cup qual. v. Syria, November 14, 2009 Nguyễn Thái Dương 2 0 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Friendly match v. Kuwait, May 31, 2009 Vũ Tuấn Anh 2 0 Đồng Tháp F.C. Friendly match v. Kuwait, May 31, 2009 Forwards Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Team Most Recent Call up Phan Thanh Bình November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01) (age 23) 24 16 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Friendly match v. Olympiacos FC, May 14, 2009 Lê Công Vinh December 10, 1985 (1985-12-10) (age 24) 42 25 Leixões S.C. 2011 AFC Asian Cup qual. v. Syria, November 18, 2009 Nguyễn Anh Đức August 24, 1985 (1985-08-24) (age 24) 2 0 Bình Dương F.C. Friendly match v. Singapore, Oct 24, 2009 Kits Vietnam ready for their last match with Li-Ning kit in the Suzuki Cup 08 final 2nd-leg at the My Dinh Stadium against Thailand Vietnam traditionally wore all-red kits. The away kit is mostly white with navy blue accents. Vietnam previous kit sponsors were Adidas and Li-Ning. Li-Ning was Vietnam's sponsor since 2005 to 2008. The last game Vietnam wore Li-Ning kit was the second leg final of the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. From 2009, Vietnam will start to use a Nike kit for 5 years. Nike will supply training materials and uniforms for the national football teams and futsal team.[1] The first two games with Nike, Vietnam wore a temporarily away kit on a match with Lebanon and China PR in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification. The official Nike home kit were first wore against Olympiacos FC in a friendly match. The kit was red shirt with yellow v-neck and a line goes down on both shoulder in the back, red short, and red socks. the official away kit was first wore against Kuwait in a friendly match. the kit was white shirt with yellow v-neck, white short, and white socks. World Competitions World Cup records World Cup history Due to the Vietnam War, South Vietnam national team was unable to enter World Cup from 1930 - 1970. They only entered in 1974 but did not qualify for the final tournament. After the war, Vietnam football lacked improvement and did not start playing again till 1991. Vietnam did not enter World Cup in 1978 - 1990. Only till 1994, Vietnam started to enter World Cup competition but never once yet qualified for the final tournament. Tournament records World Cup record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1930 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1934 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1938 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1950 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1954 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1958 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1962 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1966 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1978 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1982 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1986 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1990 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1994 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - - Total - - - - - - - AFC World Cup qualification records Asian Qualification Records Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1930 to 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - 1974 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 1 5 1978 Did not enter - - - - - - 1982 Did not enter - - - - - - 1986 Did not enter - - - - - - 1990 Did not enter - - - - - - 1994 Did not qualify 8 1 0 7 4 18 1998 Did not qualify 6 0 0 6 2 21 2002 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 9 9 2006 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 5 9 2010 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 6 Total 31 6 1 23 21 68 Continental competitions AFC Asian Cup Tournament records Vietnam's Asian Cup record (Include South Vietnam national football team). AFC Asian Cup Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1956 Fourth Place 4 3 0 1 2 6 9 1960 Fourth Place 4 3 0 0 3 3 13 1964 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1968 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1972 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1976 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1980 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1984 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1988 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1992 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1996 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2004 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2007 Quarter-final 8 4 1 1 2 4 7 2011 To Play Total Best Result: Quarter-final *Records from 1956 - 1976 are from South vietnam national football team AFC qualification records Asian Cup Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1956 Qualified 2 1 1 0 7 3 1960 Qualified 2 2 0 0 5 1 1964 Did not qualified 3 2 0 1 11 7 1968 Did not qualified 4 2 0 2 4 4 1972 Did not enter - - - - - - 1976 Did not qualified - - - - - - 1980 Did not enter - - - - - - 1984 Did not enter - - - - - - 1988 Did not enter - - - - - - 1992 Did not enter - - - - - - 1996 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 13 5 2000 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 14 2 2004 Did not qualify 6 3 0 3 8 13 2007 Qualified As Hosts - - - - - - 2011 To Play - - - - - - Total 3 times entries - - - - - - *Records from 1956 - 1976 are from South vietnam national football team Asian Games records Asian Games Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1951 Did not enter - - - - - - 1954 Round 1 2 1 0 1 5 5 1958 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 8 5 1962 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 13 7 1966 Round 1 3 1 1 1 2 6 1970 Round 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 1974 Did not enter - - - - - - 1978 Did not enter - - - - - - 1982 Did not enter - - - - - - 1986 Did not enter - - - - - - 1990 Did not enter - - - - - - 1994 Did not enter - - - - - - 1998 Round 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 2002 Round 1 3 0 1 2 0 5 2006 Round 1 3 1 0 2 6 5 2010 To Play Total Best: Semi-Finals *Records from 1954 - 1970 are from South vietnam national football team Asian Games History Year Round Score Result 1954 Round 1  South Vietnam 2 – 3  Republic of China Loss Round 1  South Vietnam 3 – 2  Philippines Win 1958 Round 1  South Vietnam 1 – 1  Pakistan Draw Round 1  South Vietnam 6 – 1  Malaya Win Quarter-finals  South Vietnam 1 – 3  Korea Republic Loss 1962 Round 1  South Vietnam 0 – 1  Indonesia Loss Round 1  South Vietnam 6 – 0  Philippines Win Round 1  South Vietnam 3 – 0  Malaya Win Semi-finals  South Vietnam 2 – 3  India Loss Bronze medal  South Vietnam 1 – 4  Malaya Loss 1966 Round 1  South Vietnam 2 – 1  Republic of China Win Round 1  South Vietnam 0 – 0  Indonesia Draw Round 1  South Vietnam 0 – 5  Singapore Loss 1970 Round 1  South Vietnam 0 – 2  India Loss Round 1  South Vietnam 0 – 1  Thailand Loss 1998 Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 2  Turkmenistan Loss Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 4  Korea Republic Loss 2002 Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 0  United Arab Emirates Draw Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 3  Thailand Loss Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 2  Yemen Loss 2006 Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 2  Bahrain Loss Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 2  Korea Republic Loss Round 1  Vietnam 5 – 1  Bangladesh Win Regional competitions ASEAN Football Championship ASEAN Football Championship Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1996 Third Place 3 5 3 2 1 13 8 1998 Runner-up 2 5 3 1 1 8 2 2000 Fourth Place 4 6 3 1 2 14 5 2002 Third Place 3 6 4 1 1 21 15 2004 Round 1 5 4 2 1 1 13 4 2007 Semi-final 4 5 1 3 1 10 3 2008 Champions 1 7 4 2 1 11 6 2010 To Play Total Best Result: Champions ASEAN Football Championships History Year Round Score Result 1996 Round 1  Vietnam 3 – 1  Cambodia Win Round 1  Vietnam 1 – 1  Laos Draw Round 1  Vietnam 4 – 1  Myanmar Win Round 1  Vietnam 1 – 1  Indonesia Draw Semi-finals  Vietnam 2 – 4  Thailand Loss Third place  Vietnam 3 – 2  Indonesia Win 1998 Round 1  Vietnam 4 – 1  Laos Win Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 0  Singapore Draw Round 1  Vietnam 1 – 0  Malaysia Win Semi-finals  Vietnam 3 – 0  Thailand Win Finals  Vietnam 0 – 1  Singapore Loss 2000 Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 0  Malaysia Draw Round 1  Vietnam 6 – 0  Cambodia Win Round 1  Vietnam 1 – 0  Singapore Win Round 1  Vietnam 5 – 0  Laos Win Semi-finals  Vietnam 2 – 3  Indonesia Loss Third place  Vietnam 0 – 3  Malaysia Loss 2002 Round 1  Vietnam 9 – 2  Cambodia Win Round 1  Vietnam 4 – 1  Philippines Win Round 1  Vietnam 2 – 2  Indonesia Draw Round 1  Vietnam 4 – 2  Myanmar Win Semi-finals  Vietnam 0 – 4  Thailand Loss Third place  Vietnam 2 – 1  Malaysia Win 2004 Round 1  Vietnam 1 – 1  Singapore Draw Round 1  Vietnam 9 – 1  Cambodia Win Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 3  Indonesia Loss Round 1  Vietnam 3 – 0  Laos Win 2007 Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 0  Singapore Draw Round 1  Vietnam 1 – 1  Indonesia Draw Round 1  Vietnam 9 – 0  Laos Win Semi-finals  Vietnam 0 – 2  Thailand Loss Semi-finals  Vietnam 0 – 0  Thailand Draw 2008 Round 1  Vietnam 0 – 2  Thailand Loss Round 1  Vietnam 3 – 2  Malaysia Win Round 1  Vietnam 4 – 0  Laos Win Semi-finals  Vietnam 0 – 0  Singapore Draw Semi-finals  Vietnam 1 – 0  Singapore Win Finals  Vietnam 2 – 1  Thailand Win Finals  Vietnam 1 – 1  Thailand Draw SEA Games records (U-23 team have been participating SEA Games representing Vietnam since 2001.) SEA Games Year Round Position GP W D L GF GA 1959 Champions 1 4 3 0 1 11 3 1961 Third Place 3 3 1 1 1 8 2 1965 Third Place 3 4 2 0 2 8 5 1967 Runner Up 2 3 2 0 1 11 2 1969 Round 1 - 2 0 1 1 1 2 1971 Third Place 3 4 1 2 1 5 4 1973 Runner Up 2 - - - - - - 1975 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1977 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1979 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1981 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1983 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1985 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1987 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1989 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1991 Round 1 - 3 0 1 2 3 5 1993 Round 1 - 3 1 0 2 1 3 1995 Runner Up 2 6 4 0 2 10 8 1997 Third Place 3 6 3 1 2 9 6 1999 Runner Up 2 6 4 1 1 14 2 Total Best: Champions - *Records from 1959 - 1973 are from South vietnam national football team Other Titles Merdeka Cup 1966 - Champion (South Vietnam national football team) Merdeka Cup 2008 - Champion (U-22 Team) Current titles Preceded by 2007 Singapore ASEAN Football Championship 2008 (First title) Succeeded by Incumbent See also Football in Vietnam Agribank Cup VTV-T&T Cup References ^ From January 2009, Vietnam will wear Nike kit External links Vietnam Football Federation official site FIFA.com-Vietnam Vietnam's profile from FIFA website Football in Vietnam v • d • e Federation: VFF National Team: Under 23 Team | National Team | Women's team League/Cup: V-League | Vietnamese Cup | Vietnamese Super Cup Friendly Competition: VTV-T&T Cup | VFF Cup | Thanh Nien Cup Award: Golden Ball v • d • e International football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Olympics · Asian Games · All-Africa Games · Pan American Games · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · Teams · Competitions · Federations · Codes Asia AFC – Asian Cup Africa CAF – Africa Cup of Nations North America CONCACAF – Gold Cup South America CONMEBOL – Copa América Oceania OFC – Nations Cup Europe UEFA – European Championship Non-FIFA NF Board – Viva World Cup v • d • e ASEAN Football Championship Winners 3 titles  Thailand (1996, 2000, 2002)  Singapore (1998, 2004, 2007) 1 title  Vietnam (2008) v • d • e National football teams of Asia (AFC) Afghanistan · Australia · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Cambodia · China PR · Chinese Taipei · Guam · Hong Kong* · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Japan · Jordan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Macau* · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Myanmar · Nepal · Northern Mariana Islands† · Oman · Pakistan · Palestine · Philippines · Qatar · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen † Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA *FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China. v • d • e ASEAN Football Federation International Competitions ASEAN Football Championship Club Competitions ASEAN Club Championship Age Related Youth Championship  · U16 Youth Championship, SEA Games National Teams Brunei  · Cambodia  · Indonesia  · Laos  · Malaysia  · Myanmar  · Philippines  · Singapore  · Thailand  · Timor-Leste  · Vietnam Website: www.aseanfootball.org