The Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: ??i tuy?n bóng ?á qu?c gia Vi?t Nam) is the national football team representing Vietnam in international football competitions and is managed by the Vietnam Football Federation. Officially nicknamed the Golden Dragons.
During the late 1950s, known by the name South Vietnam national football team it was one of the four strongest teams in Asia and advanced into the final round of 1956 AFC Asian Cup, 1960 AFC Asian Cup, finishing 4th both times. The team also won 10th Merdeka Tournament in Malaysia, 1966. While Vietnam was split into North and South Vietnam, two national teams existed and both were controlled by similar Vietnam Football Associations. After the two countries unified in 1976 the Vietnam Football Associations was renamed to Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
Currently, Vietnam is one of the most successful teams in Southeast Asia. In the FIFA World Rankings, Vietnam's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in September 1998, at 84th. It won the ASEAN Football Championship in 2008. The team is currently ranked 112nd in the world, 17th in Asia and 1st in Southeast Asia by FIFA (21 December 2017).
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History
Early history
Football was introduced to Vietnam in 1896 by the French. It was first introduced in Cochinchina (Nam K?); it later spread to other parts of Vietnam. The Vietnamese learned the game from the French before creating their own teams. On 20 July 1908, the first Vietnamese football teams with Vietnamese players had their first match where Phú M? team defeated team Ch? ??i with the score of 2-0. In 1928, Vietnam picked out the best team to compete in their first tournament in Singapore.
Early years
Football was introduced in the late nineteenth century by sailors and soldiers from Europe. Vietnamese gradually learned and played football on French teams. On July 20, 1908, the newspaper Southern Luc Tan Van reported the match between two purely Vietnamese teams for the first time. By 1928, the Vietnamese had established the Annamite Sports Bureau in the same year they sent a Vietnamese football team to compete in Singapore.
When Vietnam was partitioned into the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam, each had its own national team. The 1954 national team of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam national team made their first international tour of the country in 1956. Under the direction of coach and cum player Nguyen Thong, who is considered mermaid. The team mainly played in the South Vietnam awards from 1956 to 1966 and in the 1961 and 1966.
North Vietnam
The North team was not very active and played only against other communist and pro-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.
The North team was the national team of Democratic Republic of Vietnam between 1945 and 1975. The team ceased to exist when the North and South regions combined into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Most of North Vietnam's international games were played against other socialist countries.
South Vietnam
The South team (Vietnamese: ??i tuy?n túc c?u qu?c gia Vi?t Nam C?ng hòa) was the national team of South Vietnam controlled by Vietnam Football Association (now Vietnam Football Federation) between 1949 and 1975. It took part in the first two Asian Cups finals (1956 and 1960), finishing 4th both times. They won the first SEA games in 1959 in Thailand. The team also entered qualification for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. They played their last game against Malaysia in 1975 where they lost 3-0.
The only World Cup which South Vietnam entered and played was the 1974 tournament in West Germany. They were placed in Zone A of the AFC and OFC qualification in Seoul, South Korea. On 16 May 1973 they beat Thailand 1-0 to qualify for Group 1. On May 20, South Vietnam lost their opening game 4-0 to Japan and four days later they lost 1-0 to Hong Kong and were eliminated. Hong Kong and Japan advanced but neither got any farther, losing play-offs for the next round to South Korea and Israel respectively.
Present team
Vietnamese professional football league was launched in 1980 to redevelop Vietnamese football after a long period of civil war. V-League was the official name used since 2000-2001 season.
In 1989, following the ??i m?i 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. Tr?nh Ng?c Ch?, deputy minister of General Department of Sports, was elected president of VFF and Lê Th? Th? was appointed general secretary.
The Vietnam national team was created once again and played their first match for 18 years against the Philippine in 1991 where they had a draw. In 1996, along with other Southeast Asian teams, Vietnam participated in the first Tiger Cup where they finished in third place. Vietnam hosted the second Tiger Cup in 1998 where they were defeated by Singapore in the final.
2007 AFC Asian Cup co-host and success
In 2007, Vietnam hosted the AFC Asian Cup for the first time along with Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. They beat the UAE 2-0 and drew 1-1 with Qatar in the 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 Southeast Asian team to reach quarter-finals. In the quarter final they were defeated by the later champion Iraq.
2008 AFF Suzuki Cup champion
In the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup, the successor to the Tiger Cup/ASEAN Football Championship, Vietnam 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 scored the opening goal that leveled the aggregate score to 2-2, however Vietnam's star Lê Công Vinh scored a late equalized goal from Nguyen Minh Phuong's free kick, which gave Vietnam 3-2 aggregate win and its first title in the regional tournament.
2009-15: drought
Vietnam had continued its participation to seek the quests to become champions twice at the regional AFF Suzuki Cup and to gain tickets entering the AFC Asian Cup. However neither Vietnam was successful in these tournaments and even during 2012-5, Vietnam suffered a serious setback at football. The repeated failure of the team had made Vietnam lose their confidence and the team remains poorly performing in international stage.
2016-now: hope and resurgence
The successes of its youth teams, notably the Vietnam national under-20 football team by qualifying to a FIFA tournament for the first time, has brought a significant and positive influence to Vietnam team. Vietnam has begun to play a better football than years ago suffering drought. During 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Vietnam, after managed two draws against Afghanistan and Jordan, had repeatedly defeated its neighbor, Cambodia, both away and home matches. Vietnam was having a big chance to qualify to an international tournament since the 2007 AFC Asian Cup which Vietnam was a co-host, if they didn't lose to Afghanistan later. At 14 November 2017, after managed a 0-0 draw to Afghanistan, Vietnam managed to qualify to the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in its history.
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Kits
Vietnam's current kit sponsor is Grand Sport. The contract started in January 2015 which will end by the end of December 2019.
Vietnam was also sponsored by Nike, Adidas and Li-Ning, the Chinese sport company. Li Ning kit was worn during their Aff Championship in 2008 which they won the title for the first time.
Vietnam kit provider is last sponsored by Adidas from 1996 to 2007.
The tradition home colour for the Vietnamese team is all red with yellow trim and the away colour is all white with red trim ever since they started the contract with Nike. With Adidas, it was just red and white.
National Stadium
M? ?ình National Stadium (Vietnamese: Sân v?n ??ng Qu?c gia M? ?ình) is a stadium in M? ?ình commune, T? Liêm District, Hanoi, has a capacity of 40,192 seats and is the centerpiece of Vietnam's National Sports Complex. It was officially opened in September 2003 and was the main venue for the Southeast Asian Games later that year, hosting the opening and closing ceremony as well as the men's football and athletics events.
The stadium is home to the Vietnam national football team, and hosts its home international matches.
Located in T? Liêm District, 10 kilometres north-west of central Hanoi, the 40,000-seat stadium is the second biggest in the country and was built at a cost of US $53 million. Arched roofs cover the grandstands on the east and west sides of the arena, providing shelter for half of the seats.
The area provides training facilities for the teams with two football training grounds conveniently located next to the stadium.
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors includes:
- Yanmar
- Grand Sport
- Suzuki Vietnam
- Sony Corporation
- Z.com
- VPMilk
Local sponsors includes:
Competitive records
FIFA World Cup
AFC Asian Cup
Asian Games
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Statistics
AFF Championship
Southeast Asian Games
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2001.
Vietnam Football Federation Cup
- (Vietnam and the U-23 Vietnam team take turns every other year representing as the host team.)
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
2017
- Friendly
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification - Third Round
2018
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification - Third Round
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players who were called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Afghanistan on 14 November 2017.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Vietnam squad within the last 12 months.
Notes:
- SUS Player suspended
- INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
- RET Retired from the national team
- WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons
Coaching staff
Managers
Coaches by years since 1991
Supporters' groups
In Vietnam, there are 2 big supporters groups active
Vietnam Football Supporters
Short name: VFS
Vietnamese name: H?i C?V Bóng ?á Vi?t Nam
Founded: 2014
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Vietnam Golden Star
Short name: VGS
Vietnamese name: H?i C?V VGS
Founded: 2017
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Ranking in FIFA World Rankings
All-time record against all nations
- As of 14 November 2017
Honours
Continental
- AFC Asian Cup
- Quarterfinals (1): 2007
Regional
- AFF Championship
- Champion (1): 2008
- Runner-up (1): 1998
- Third place/Semi-finalist (6): 1996, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016
- Southeast Asian Games
- Runner-up (2): 1995, 1999
Other awards
- King's Cup
- Runner-up : 2006
- VFF Cup
- Runner-up : 2004, 2006, 2008
- Third place : 2012
- AYA Bank Cup
- Champion (1): 2016
See also
- Football in Vietnam
- Vietnam Football Federation
- Vietnam national futsal team
- Vietnam national under-23 football team
- Vietnam national under-21 football team
- Vietnam national under-20 football team
- Vietnam women's national football team
- Vietnam women's national futsal team
- North Vietnam national football team
- South Vietnam national football team
- Vietnam national beach soccer team
References
External links
- Vietnam Football Federation official site (in Vietnamese)
- FIFA.com Vietnam's profile from FIFA website (in English)
Source of article : Wikipedia
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