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Vietnam
Nickname(s)	Những chiến binh sao vàng; (Golden Star Warriors); Những chiến binh đỏ (The Red Warriors); Rồng Vàng; (Golden Dragon)
Association	Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Philippe Troussier
Captain	Đỗ Hùng Dũng
Most caps	Lê Công Vinh (83)
Top scorer	Lê Công Vinh (51)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	VIE
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	115 1 (18 July 2024)
Highest	84 (September 1998)
Lowest	172 (December 2006)
First international
	Philippines 2–2 Vietnam ; (Manila, Philippines; 26 November 1991)
Biggest win
	Vietnam 11–0 Guam ; (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 23 January 2000)
Biggest defeat
	Zimbabwe 6–0 Vietnam ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 26 February 1997); Vietnam 0–6 Oman ; (Incheon, South Korea; 29 September 2003)
Asian Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1956 as South Vietnam ; 2007 as Vietnam)
Best result	As South Vietnam: Fourth place (1956, 1960) ; As Vietnam: Quarter-finals (2007, 2019)
AFF Cup
Appearances	14 (first in 1996)
Best result	Champions (2008, 2018)
Website	vff.org.vn

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The Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam) represents Vietnam in men's international football (Vietnamese: bóng đá, đá banh) and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation, the governing body of football in Vietnam.

Vietnam was introduced to football by the French in the 19^th century during the French colonial period. However, due to various conflicts that occurred in the country throughout the 20^th century, the development of Vietnamese football was significantly hampered.^[8]^[9] When Vietnam was split into Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North) and Republic of Vietnam (South) in 1954, two national teams which existed simultaneously and were controlled by separate governing bodies. After the country was unified in 1976, the separate governing bodies were combined and renamed to Vietnam Football Federation (Liên đoàn Bóng đá Việt Nam).^[10]

Since the 1990s, Vietnam has re-integrated into global football, achieving some success in SEA and reaching the final round of World Cup qualifications in 2022 in AFC. Vietnamese supporters are dubbed to be passionate, having had large celebrations over the team's achievements in senior and youth levels.^[11]^[12] Vietnam's football team has been nicknamed Golden Star Warriors or The Red Warriors.

History

Early history (1896–1954)

The introduction of football into Vietnam traced its roots in 1896, during the era of colonial French Cochinchina. At the early stage, the sport were only played among French civil servants, merchants, and soldiers. The French then encouraged local Vietnamese to play football and other sports that were introduced to them in order to divert their interest from politics, resulting in football being spread to the northern and central region.^[13]^[14] On 20 July 1908, the newspaper Southern Luc Tan Van reported the match between two local Vietnamese teams for the first time. A football guidebook published in 1925 by Vietnamese doctor Pham Van Tiec attracted the interest among Vietnamese youngsters.^[15] By 1928, the Vietnamese had established the Annamite Sports Bureau and in the same year they sent a football team to compete in Singapore. More local football clubs then established in both northern and southern Vietnam. However, it was not until after the World War II that football clubs in the region started to become more organized.^[16] Vietnam played their first ever international match in a 2-4 loss against South Korea in Saigon.

Two Vietnam national teams (1954–1976)

The South Vietnam team winning gold at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games.

The North Vietnam team in 1956.

Two national football teams existed when Vietnam was divided into South Vietnam and North Vietnam. The southern team participated in the first two AFC Asian Cup finals (1956 AFC Asian Cup and 1960 AFC Asian Cup) and earned two fourth-place finishes. They won the first Southeast Asian Games gold in 1959 in Thailand. The team also participated in the qualification for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, beating Thailand 1–0 to qualify the classification matches. They ultimately lost their group opening matches by 0–4 to Japan and 0–1 to Hong Kong. The team played their last game in a 0-3 loss against Malaysia in 1975. Meanwhile, the northern team was less active. They were not a member of either AFC or FIFA, but they often played against other communist states between 1956 and 1966. Their first game was a 3-5 loss against China PR under head coach Truong Tan Buu. They participated in the first GANEFO (Games of the New Emerging Forces) competitions at Indonesia in 1962 and Cambodia in 1966. Both teams ceased to exist when the North and South regions reunited into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam following the end of the Vietnam War. However, North Vietnam did not become a member of AFC and FIFA until 1976.^[17] Because both of them were members of FIFA (South from 1954 and North from 1964), the later unified Vietnam team is classified as the successor of them both by FIFA.^[18]

The development of football during this era for both Vietnams was marked with stagnation as the Vietnam War occurred at the same time. Because of the war, Vietnam, by then, a major football force in Asia, started losing its reputation. Thus, the conflict had greatly reduced Vietnamese footballing ability and weakened the country seriously. However, the following Cambodian–Vietnamese War and Sino-Vietnamese War, and global sanctions against the country, had depleted the nation's football team and turned Vietnam into one of the weakest teams in the world and Asia overall. For this reason, Vietnamese football can be still considered new and unknown for the rest of the world, in spite of its long standing history as Vietnam only rejoined global football in 1991.

Vietnam's professional football league, known as the All Vietnam Football Championship, was launched in 1980 to redevelop Vietnamese football after a long period of civil war. 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 the formation of the Vietnam Football Federation. Trịnh Ngọc Chữ, deputy minister of General Department of Sports, was elected as the first president of VFF.^[19]

Post Vietnam War and redevelopment era (1991–2006)

The reunified Vietnam national football team rejoined international football by participating in the 1991 edition of the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.^[20] They have participated in every edition of the tournament since then. Unified Vietnam has also regularly entered qualification for the FIFA World Cup since the 1994 edition and for the AFC Asian Cup since the 1996 edition.

Vietnam participated in FIFA World Cup qualification in 1994 World Cup campaign for the first time as an unified nation, having participated in the 1974 qualification as South Vietnam. The national side at the time was not successful in World Cup campaigns, failing in both the 1994 and 1998 qualifications with only one win.

In 1996, Vietnam participated in the first (1996) ASEAN Football Federation championship (then known as Tiger Cup) and finished third. Vietnam hosted the second Tiger Cup in 1998, where they heartbreakingly lost 0–1 to Singapore in the final. From 2000 to 2007, Vietnam continued their quest to win the Southeast Asian trophy, but they often ended short. In 1996, Vietnam gained international headline for inviting Italian giant Juventus, the reigning 1995–96 UEFA Champions League champion, to play in a friendly match in Hanoi. Despite a 1-2 loss, the match was a watershed moment that boosted the development of football in the country.^[21] Vietnam has participated in all editions of the ASEAN championship ever since.

Vietnam was the host of the 1999 Dunhill Cup, a friendly tournament for both senior and U-23 players. Since it was categorized as a mingled senior and U-23 competition, some national teams had decided to participate using its senior reserve side. In this competition, Vietnam created a promising performance, including a shock win over then-1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996 participant Russia 1–0 and drawing with 1998 FIFA World Cup participant Iran 2–2 and topping the group. Vietnam was then eliminated in the semi-finals after a 1–4 defeat to China.

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification had some of Vietnam's few bright moments during these World Cup campaigns, with the team winning three matches and drawing one, both played in Dammam. However, with the team having lost against Saudi Arabia, Vietnam did not qualify for the World Cup. The 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification was also unsuccessful, with Vietnam falling to South Korea and Oman, but managing to create a shock 1–0 win to 2002 FIFA World Cup's fourth-place winner South Korea in Muscat, which remains as one of Vietnam's greatest football feats since unification.^[22] The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification had been extremely depressing for Vietnam, with the team once again failing, falling behind South Korea and Lebanon, and only staying above Maldives by goal difference.

Renaissance of Vietnam football (2007–2009)

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Scenes during the final of 2008 AFF Championship. Clockwise from top: Vietnamese supporters during Vietnam's triumph, Vietnamese team receiving the cup and Vietnamese team before the second leg final matches.

2008 AFF Championship champion second-leg finals starting line-up.

Vietnam hosted the 2007 AFC Asian Cup along with Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, despite failing to qualify for the Asian Cup since the 1990s. The team was ranked second lowest only after Malaysia, but Vietnam created shock by defeating the UAE 2–0, drawing 1–1 with another Gulf team, Qatar, before losing 1–4 to defending champions Japan. Vietnam were the only Southeast Asian and host team to reach the quarter-finals, where they lost to eventual champions Iraq 0–2.^[23] This marked the beginning of the first Vietnamese football renaissance.

Vietnam won their first AFF Championship title in 2008, in which they were held in Group B with Thailand, Malaysia and Laos. After losing to Thailand 0–2 in the opener, Vietnam defeated Malaysia 3–2 and Laos 4–0. In the semi-finals, Vietnam held the defending champion Singapore to 0–0 at home before winning 1–0 away, making the final for the first time in 10 years. Vietnam met Thailand again in the finals. They defeated Thailand 2-1 in the first leg in Thailand. Returning home, Vietnam drew 1-1 behind Le Cong Vinh's last-minute header, resulting in an aggregate 3-2 victory.^[24] This would be the team's first international title since rejoining global football.

Vietnam almost managed a successful 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification when Vietnam performed well against Syria and Lebanon, as well as against the neighbor China; but the shortcoming on scoring goals once again proved to be instrumental on denying Vietnam's qualification to 2011 AFC Asian Cup, as the team finished third with only a single 3–1 home win over Lebanon^[25] and two draws away to both Levant opponents Syria and Lebanon. Despite losing all two matches against China, including the huge loss 1–6 in Hangzhou, Vietnam still scored at least one single goal in both games.

Decline (2009–2014)

The period between 2009 and 2014 witnessed the decline of Vietnamese football. The team participated in 2010, 2014 World Cup qualifiers and 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers, but were unsuccessful and accepted the early eliminations. The team loss 0–6 on aggregate against the United Arab Emirates in the first round of 2010 World Cup qualification. In the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Vietnam could only defeated Macau in the first round, before being eliminated by Qatar in the second round. The worst of this decline was in 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers where Vietnam lost five out of six games and finished at the bottom of the group including the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Hong Kong.

Along with the poor performance in the continental qualification, Vietnam suffered a setback in the regional tournament. The team had lost to Malaysia, the eventual champion, in the 2010 AFF Championship semi-final. The 2012 AFF Championship even brought a worse disaster for Vietnam when the team was eliminated in the group stage and only obtained a 1–1 draw against Myanmar, while losing 1–3 to Thailand and 0–1 to Philippines.

Rebuilding (2014–2017)

The national team of Vietnam started to witness significant changes under the tenure of Toshiya Miura, who took charge of Vietnam from 2014 to 2016. The Japanese coach was accredited for rebuilding the national team of Vietnam after the failed 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification, and had a significant impact on the improvement of the team's performances. One of the most renowned achievement under Miura's era was with the youth team, when the Olympic side managed to cruise pass Olympic Iran, a major Asian force, at the 2014 Asian Games with an unthinkable 4–1 victory.^[26] Many of the young players nurtured by coach Miura would be brought to senior side, where the team managed a fine performance in 2014 AFF Championship, but Vietnam failed to progress beyond the semi-finals after a shocking 2–4 defeat to Malaysia right at home,^[27] in spite of winning 2–1 away before.^[28] Vietnamese police had sought to investigate this match, but found no evidence of rigged bribery or corruption as also stated in the findings of Swiss-based international supplier betting services Sportradar.^[29]^[30]

Miura led Vietnam in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers when Vietnam was grouped together with Thailand, Indonesia, Chinese Taipei and Iraq; Indonesia later was banned from participating by FIFA. Vietnam managed a fine performance, drawing Iraq 1–1 at home.^[31] However, two disappointing defeats to Thailand away 0–1^[32] and humiliating 0–3 home loss to the same opponent^[33] had put the team under heavy criticism. Toshiya Miura, despite improvement, was sacked by the VFF after the Olympic side's failure to qualify for 2016 Rio Olympics.^[34]

Hope was put into new coach, Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, some of the first fine Vietnamese managers during the era. Under Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, Vietnam once again progressed to the semi-finals of 2016 AFF Championship, but lost to Indonesia in another thrilling semi-finals, being held 2–2 at home^[35] and previously lost 1–2 away to the same rival.^[36] The team's disappointment was somehow relieved a little, as the Golden Star Warriors participated in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification for finishing third in their World Cup qualification group. The Vietnamese side managed two draws in their opening run against Afghanistan in Tajikistan^[37] and a goalless draw to Jordan in Ho Chi Minh City.^[38] However, the Olympic side was shockingly eliminated in the group stage of 2017 SEA Games, coach Nguyễn Hữu Thắng was relieved from duty, and the team faced a tremendous crisis of confidence as fans have lost their will to support the team.^[39] Interim coach Mai Đức Chung was appointed to help Vietnam in two crucial Asian Cup qualification match against neighbour Cambodia, in which coach Mai Đức Chung was able to revive some of the team's lost spirit, beating Cambodia 2–1 away and a thrashing 5–0 win at home.^[40] These wins allowed Vietnam to join top two for final tickets.

The Golden Generation with Park Hang-seo (2017–2023)

Park Hang-seo, former assistant of Guus Hiddink during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, was appointed as the new coach of the Vietnam national team on 29 September 2017, after an attempt to negotiate with Takashi Sekizuka was unsuccessful. Previously the VFF had tried to contact American manager Steve Sampson, but received no response.^[42] Upon his arrival in Vietnam, Park was treated with skepticism.^[43]

Park's first match as coach of Vietnam was in the same 2019 Asian Cup qualification, where Vietnam beat Cambodia at home in a 5–0 win on 10 October 2017, followed by a 0–0 draw at home against Afghanistan on 14 November 2017, thus allowed Vietnam to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, their first Asian Cup since 2007.^[44] Park himself, though, was criticized due to the team's unconvincing performance.^[45] However, the mood rapidly changed after Vietnam youth team's unbelievable achievements in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship and 2018 Asian Games where Park Hang-seo was also the coach of the U-23 and Olympic team.^[46] With the same U-23 players, he formed the squad of Vietnamese senior team in a meaningless 1–1 draw to Jordan in 2019 Asian Cup qualification, which both teams qualified together.^[47]

2018 AFF Championship

2018 AFF Championship champion second-leg finals starting line-up.^[48]

Also with these young players, the 2018 AFF Championship became Vietnam's second AFF Championship title. In Group A, Vietnam managed 3 victories against Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia and a draw with Myanmar. In the semi-finals, they defeated the Philippines twice, and in the finals defeated Malaysia 3–2 aggregated, drawing 2–2 away and winning 1–0 home.^[49]

2019 AFC Asian Cup

Scenes during the quarter-finals of 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Clockwise from top: Vietnamese team with Japan at the cup quarter-finals and Vietnamese fans during the match.

It wasn't until the 2019 AFC Asian Cup that Vietnam truly began to gain international recognition.^{[citation needed]} With the entire squad made up with the successful U-23 players, Vietnam had the youngest squad in the tournament. Being drawn into group D along with Iran, Iraq and Yemen, Vietnam lost to Iraq 2-3 and Iran 0-2 before beating Yemen in their final group matches to become the last best third-place team qualifying for the round of sixteen. Then, they surprised everyone by defeating favoured Jordan which had previously defeated the defending champions Australia and earlier played a friendly match against 2018 FIFA World Cup runners-up Croatia, winning 4–2 in penalty shoot-out.^[50] The win sent million of Vietnamese into the street for celebrations.^[51] In the quarter-finals, Vietnam played against Japan but failed to continue the success after their opponent was awarded a penalty kick which was decided through the video assistant referee (VAR), resulting in a 0–1 score by Ritsu Dōan until the final whistle was blown.^[52]

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Japan vs Vietnam starting line-up.^[53]

Vietnam was grouped in the Qualifying Second Round Group G with three other Southeast Asian rivals: Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, along with the United Arab Emirates. The Vietnamese started with a 0–0 away draw over Thailand^[54] before defeating Malaysia 1–0 at home^[55] and then achieved a 3–1 away win against Indonesia.^[56] In November 2019, Vietnam faced the United Arab Emirates on home soil with attempts to break a 12 years winless streak to the opponent. In spite of facing struggle in the early minutes, a red card to the UAE gave the Vietnamese an advantage. They eventually managed to beat the Emirates 1–0.^[57] Then, Vietnam moved to a thrilling encounter against neighbour and fellow powerhouse Thailand at home, where both teams played in another goalless draw, in a match with a crucial Akinfeev-penalty like save by Đặng Văn Lâm and two disallowed Vietnamese goals, to foster Vietnam's top position in the Joint World Cup/Asian Cup qualifying Group G.^[58]

However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam was forced to play all their remaining qualifying second-round games in the United Arab Emirates. In this campaign, Vietnam suffered a great loss of key players, as the midfield soul Đỗ Hùng Dũng suffered from a severe injury in 2021 V.League 1 that caused him 6-months of recession, while best goalie Đặng Văn Lâm, due to an unexpected incident related to COVID-19 in his Japanese club Cerezo Osaka, could not come to the national team in Dubai, the key midfielder Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, after suffering an aggressive tackle from an Indonesian player in the 20th minute of the first match, had to miss the rest of the qualifying second round. Nevertheless, even with such great loss, Vietnam's campaign in UAE was an astonishing success. Vietnam pounded Indonesia 4–0 and held on to a 2–1 win against Malaysia. On the last match day, Vietnam battled it out in a thrilling encounter against hosts, UAE. After trailing 3–0, a late surge in the final 10 minutes brought 2 goals on the scoresheet for Vietnam, but it wasn't enough as the match ended 3–2 in favour of UAE. Despite losing however, with Australia defeated Jordan 1–0 in the decisive game of group B and later Saudi Arabia beating Uzbekistan 3–0 in the decisive game of group D, Vietnam officially claimed its ticket into the third and final round of the World Cup qualifiers for the first time ever, and automatic qualification to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China, after entering as one of the five best runner-ups, the second Southeast Asian nation after Thailand to achieve the feat.^[59]^[60]

In the third round, Vietnam was drawn into group B along with Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, and Oman to whom Vietnam entirely lost in the head-to-head record. The team played its best in every match, but since the team suffered an injury crisis, which began in mid-August 2021, Vietnam was unable to achieve a single point after the first seven games, losing seven straight games, and was officially eliminated from World Cup after a heavy 0–4 away loss against Australia in Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on 27 January 2022. However, just five days later, it became the first ever team from Southeast Asia to win a match in the final round of the World Cup qualifiers by beating China 3–1 at home on 1 February 2022, which coincided with the Lunar New Year's Day in Vietnam and China.^[61] The win was also the first-ever win from a Southeast Asian team against China in an official competitive match in 65 years, when Indonesia beat China 2–0 in the 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification. The team achieved another historical result in the last qualifying match with a 1–1 draw against host Japan in Saitama Stadium 2002 on 29 March marking the first time ever that Vietnam did not lose against Japan since its reintegration to international football.^[62] Nonetheless, Vietnam only earned 4 points in total after 10 matches of the third round (1 win, 1 draw, 8 losses) and finished bottom, losing against all teams in this round but ended up with a historic 3–1 win over China and a draw against Japan in the final match.

2022 AFF Championship

In October 2022, Park Hang-seo announced that he would leave his position as coach at the conclusion of the 2022 AFF Championship.^[63] In the tournament, Vietnam topped their group with victories against Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar and a draw against Singapore. Vietnam beat Indonesia in the semi-final but lost 3-2 to Thailand in the final.^[64] Philippe Troussier (Philippe Bernard Victor Troussier or Philippe Omar Troussier) is set to become the new coach of the senior team and the Under 23 team on 1 March 2023 until 31 July 2026.^[65]

Philippe Troussier era (2023–present)

On 16 February 2023, VFF surprisingly announced that Frenchman Philippe Troussier, who led South Africa and Japan to the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, had been appointed coach of Vietnam. Troussier was officially presented on 27 February 2023, making him the first World Cup profile manager to lead the country.^[66] The new appointment was to target the ambitious goal of taking Vietnam to the FIFA World Cup 2026, where the biggest men’s international football tournament plans to increase the number of participating teams to 48 from 32.^[67] Vietnam's furthest stages were only up to the AFC qualification third round previously. He is also the first coach of Muslim faith for a Vietnamese side, having converted to Islam and acquiring the name Philippe Omar Troussier. ^[68]^[69]

This marked the end of the Park Hang-seo era, and Phillipe Troussier's recent bout with the Vietnam national under-23 team has left his initial campaigns in doubt. ^[70]^[71] Some early games in the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia has shown Vietnam some early success.^[72]^[73] However, whilst it is predicted for Vietnam to achieve some success in the Southeast Asian region, the global stage has always been a far bigger challenge.

Philippe Troussier made his debut with the Vietnamese national team with two friendly matches in June 2023 against Hong Kong and Syria.^[74] It is expected that more Vietnamese players from abroad or Vietnamese-origin footballers would be considered and brought into the national teams as well.^[75]^[76]

Team image

Kits

Vietnam's current kit sponsor is Grand Sport. The contract started in January 2015 which will end by the end of December 2019 but extended until 2023. Vietnam was also previously sponsored by Adidas, Li-Ning and Nike. The traditional 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. Occasionally, the team wore blue and yellow jerseys.

Kit suppliers

Kit supplier	Period	Notes
Adidas	1996–2005	^[77]
Li-Ning	2006–2008
Nike	2009–2013
Grand Sport	2014–present	^[78]

Sponsorship

The team has sponsors including Acecook,^[79] Yanmar,^[80] Honda,^[81] Sony,^[82] Sabeco Brewery,^[83] Coca-Cola,^[84] Vinamilk,^[85]^[86] Kao,^[87] Herbalife Nutrition,^[88] Trung Nguyên,^[89] Honda, Red Bull, Yanmar, VNPay, FPT Play and VTVcab.^[90]

Logo

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Player Nguyễn Tuấn Anh in his training jersey. The flag of Vietnam is printed on team's training jersey, while the logo of the VFF is printed on the bag of players.

Unlike many national teams in the world, Vietnam is one of the few football teams to not feature their federation (VFF) logo, or logo that is styled from national emblem/coat of arms such as Russia, Australia or Poland at their jersey, but rather the national flag. The few other FIFA members to feature national flag includes Palestine, North Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, and currently is the only team to not feature the logo in Southeast Asia. The logo of VFF is used on team's gears (hats, bags, masks, coats, captain's armband in friendly matches,...) and in products of multimedia for team. However, in 1998 AFF Championship, team Vietnam used the former VFF logo at their jersey officially.^[91]

Despite VFF unveiling a logo of dragon for the national football team in 2017 (similar to the logo of elephant for Thailand), it was not incorporated onto the national jersey due to a negative reception from media and supporters.^[92] Furthermore, the dragon logo was intended only for the men's national team at first, which would be unreasonable if it was also incorporated onto the national jerseys and the uniforms of other teams (women's teams, youth teams, futsal teams, beach soccer teams). Finally it was removed.

Nicknames

The VFF's media outlets officially use the nickname Những chiến binh sao vàng (English: Golden Star Warriors) for the national team,^[3]^[93]^[94] which is derived from the star of the national flag on the team's jersey. The local media in Vietnam also refer the national team as simply "Tuyển" (The selection).^[95]

Supporters

There are two major supporters' clubs for the national team, namely Vietnam Football Supporters (VFS, Vietnamese: Hội Cổ động viên Bóng đá Việt Nam) which was founded in 2014 and Vietnam Golden Stars (VGS, Vietnamese: Hội Cổ động viên Sao vàng Việt Nam) which was founded in 2017.

When the national team win important matches, the streets are often overwhelmed by large Vietnamese crowds in an activity known as street storming, which feature nationalist chants and the singing of nationalist songs.^[12] Vietnamese passionate supporters have been witnessed during 2007 AFC Asian Cup when the team defeated the UAE 2–0 and later, the lone Southeast Asian side to sneak into the quarter-finals.^[96] During the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Vietnamese fans were euphoric in celebration after beating Jordan in the round of 16.^[97]

Even in smaller tournaments, Vietnamese fans are also noted for large celebrations, such as when Vietnam won the 2008, 2018 AFF Championships, and 2018 AFC U-23 Championship in which their team finished runners-up after losing the final against Uzbekistan.^[98]

Stadiums

The Vietnamese national team mainly plays at Mỹ Đình National Stadium, although other venues are also used. Other venues used by the team are Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Thống Nhất Stadium, Cần Thơ Stadium.

Rivalries

Thailand

Thailand is often considered Vietnam's traditional and biggest rival. The matches between these two teams are always likened to the "El Clasico" of Southeast Asian football and are followed with much interest in both countries. Vietnam as South Vietnam first faced Thailand in 1956, then two teams also faced each other at the 1959 Southeast Asian Games and Vietnam won the two matches, in the group stage and the final (Thailand was host). Despite currently having the better overall record compared with Thailand with 23 wins, 12 draws, and 20 losses after 55 matches, Vietnam has generally poor results against Thailand since its reintegration into international football in 1991. After the match between two teams in the 2022 AFF Championship Final on 16 January 2023, Vietnam has faced Thailand in 26 matches at the national team level since 1991, winning only 3, drawing 8, and losing 19. Despite this, Vietnam, since reintegration to world's football, is renowned for its performance that punching above the weight, often due to its ability to culminate surprise results despite disadvantages, while Thailand has struggled harder to do the same.

Vietnam's most memorable win against Thailand was in the final of the 2008 AFF Championship, when a 2–1 win in the first leg in Bangkok set them up for their first-ever title, which they secured after a 1–1 draw in Hanoi.^[99]

Indonesia

Vietnam and neighbors Indonesia have faced each other in 38 matches, with Vietnam having the poorer record with 12 wins, 11 draws, and 16 losses. During the 20-year period from 1999 to 2019, Vietnam only drew and lost against Indonesia in official tournaments beginning after the 1–0 win over Indonesia in 1999 in the semi-finals of the 1999 SEA Games, lasting 12 matches, with seven draws and five losses. Finally, it ended on 15 October 2019 when Vietnam won 3–1 against Indonesia in their third match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification's second round in Bali.

Singapore

While Singapore was still a force in the AFF until 2012, this team was also a big rival of Vietnam. They have faced each other in 39 matches, with Vietnam dominating with 21 wins, 13 draws, and five losses. Since just reintegrating with international football in 1991, Vietnam experienced, in the period from 1993 to 1998, poorer head-to-head record against Singapore; especially when they lost the 1998 AFF Championship final. However, since 1998, Vietnam has been maintaining a series of unbeaten matches against Singapore to this day. It is worth noting that Vietnam's winning matches in this period against Singapore have never exceeded 1 goal, and there were 6 out of the 12 matches that had drawn results, although Vietnam still won in the remaining 6 matches.

Malaysia

As South Vietnam, the Vietnamese side had a poorer performance, with only three wins, three draws and seven losses, during that time the Malaysians posed as a formidable side in Asia. Since reintegration, however, Vietnam has overwhelmed in the head-to-head record against Malaysia with 14 wins, three draws and only six losses since 1991. Vietnam has also been maintaining the series of unbeaten match against Malaysia since 2014.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2022

21 September 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series	Vietnam	4–0	Singapore	Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Văn Quyết 37' Nguyễn Thanh Nhân 50' Hồ Tấn Tài 71' Khuất Văn Khang 84'	Report		Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

27 September 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series	Vietnam	3–0	India	Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7	Phan Văn Đức 10' Nguyễn Văn Toàn 49' Nguyễn Văn Quyết 70'	Report		Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

30 November 2022 BD SEA Tour (Hybrid friendly)	Vietnam	2–1	Borussia Dortmund	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Tiến Linh 36' Phạm Tuấn Hải 90' (pen.)	Report	Malen 13'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

14 December Friendly	Vietnam	1–0	Philippines	Hanoi, Vietnam
18:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Văn Quyết 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)

21 December 2022 AFF Championship GS	Laos	0–6	Vietnam	Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Nguyễn Tiến Linh 15' Đỗ Hùng Dũng 43' Hồ Tấn Tài 56' Đoàn Văn Hậu 58' Nguyễn Văn Toàn 82' Vũ Văn Thanh 90+1'	Stadium: New Lao Attendance: 10,240 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

27 December 2022 AFF Championship GS	Vietnam	3–0	Malaysia	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7	Nguyễn Tiến Linh 28' Quế Ngọc Hải 64' (pen.) Nguyễn Hoàng Đức 83'	Report		Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 17,545 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

30 December 2022 AFF Championship GS	Singapore	0–0	Vietnam	Kallang, Singapore
20:30 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 5,434 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

2023

3 January 2022 AFF Championship GS	Vietnam	3–0	Myanmar	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7	Kyaw Zin Lwin 8' (o.g.) Nguyễn Tiến Linh 27' Châu Ngọc Quang 72'	Report		Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 11,575 Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

6 January 2022 AFF Championship SF 1st leg	Indonesia	0–0	Vietnam	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:30 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 49,595 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

9 January 2022 AFF Championship SF 2nd leg	Vietnam	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Indonesia	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7	Nguyễn Tiến Linh 3', 47'	Report		Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 23,989 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

13 January 2022 AFF Championship F 1st leg	Vietnam	2–2	Thailand	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7	Nguyễn Tiến Linh 24' Vũ Văn Thanh 88'	Report	Poramet Arjvirai 48' Sarach Yooyen 63'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 38,539 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

16 January 2022 AFF Championship F 2nd leg	Thailand	1–0 (3–2 agg.)	Vietnam	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7	Bunmathan 24'	Report		Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

15 June Friendly	Vietnam	1–0	Hong Kong	Haiphong, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7	Quế Ngọc Hải 32' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium Referee: Suhaizi Bin Shukri (Malaysia)

20 June Friendly	Vietnam	1–0	Syria	Nam Dinh, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7	Phạm Tuấn Hải 49'			Stadium: Thiên Trường Stadium Referee: Tuan Yasin (Malaysia)

11 September Friendly	Vietnam	v	Palestine	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7				Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium

October Friendly	South Korea	v	Vietnam	TBD, South Korea
--:-- UTC+9				Stadium: TBD

16 November 2026 World Cup qualification second round	Philippines	v	Vietnam	Manila, Philippines
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

21 November 2026 World Cup qualification second round	Vietnam	v	Iraq	Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7

2024

14 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Japan	v	Vietnam	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium

19 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Vietnam	v	Indonesia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium

24 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Iraq	v	Vietnam	Al Khor, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification second round	Indonesia /Brunei	v	Vietnam
--:--

26 March 2026 World Cup qualification second round	Vietnam	v	Indonesia/ Brunei	Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification second round	Vietnam	v	Philippines	Vietnam
--:-- UTC+7

11 June 2026 World Cup qualification second round	Iraq	v	Vietnam	Iraq
--:-- UTC+3

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Philippe Troussier
Technical director	Takeshi Koshida
Assistant coach	Moulay Azzeggouarh
	Mai Xuân Hợp
	Ngô Tuấn Vinh
	Nguyễn Thăng Long
	Nguyễn Việt Thắng
Goalkeeper coach	Ngô Việt Trung
Fitness coach	Cédric Roger
Match analyst	Lê Minh Dũng
Doctor	Nguyễn Mạnh Cường
	Trần Huy Thọ
	Tuấn Nguyên Giáp
Interpreter	Hoàng Xuân Bách
Team manager	Đoàn Anh Tuấn

List of Vietnamese coaches since 1991
Name	Nationality	From	To	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%^{[nb 1]}	Honours
Vũ Văn Tư	Vietnam	1991	1991	—	−	−	−	−	−	—
Nguyễn Sỹ Hiển	Vietnam	1991	1991	3	0	1	2	3	5	000.00
Trần Bình Sự	Vietnam	1993	1993	11	2	0	9	5	21	018.18
Trần Duy Long (Interim)	Vietnam	1994	1995	1	1	0	0	−	−	100.00
Edson Tavares	Brazil	1995	1995	1	1	0	0	1	0	100.00
Karl-Heinz Weigang	Germany	1995	June 1997	17	9	2	6	37	33	052.94
Trần Duy Long	Vietnam	1997	1997	5	0	0	5	2	17	000.00
Lê Đình Chính (Interim)	Vietnam	1997	1997	1	0	0	1	0	4	000.00
Colin Murphy	England	October 1997	1998	6	3	1	2	9	6	050.00
Alfred Riedl	Austria	August 1998	2000	31	16	6	9	54	21	051.61
Dido	Brazil	December 2000	25 September 2001	6	3	1	2	9	9	050.00
Henrique Calisto	Portugal	August 2002	December 2002	10	5	3	2	27	18	050.00
Alfred Riedl	Austria	January 2003	December 2003	7	3	0	4	8	13	042.86
Nguyễn Thành Vinh (Interim)	Vietnam	January 2004	February 2004	1	0	0	1	0	5	000.00
Edson Tavares	Brazil	22 March 2004	12 December 2004	11	4	1	6	18	15	036.36
Trần Văn Khánh^[100] (Interim)	Vietnam	12 December 2004	2005	1	1	0	0	3	0	100.00
Alfred Riedl	Austria	2005	October 2007	23	8	8	7	29	27	034.78
Henrique Calisto	Portugal	June 2008	1 March 2011	42	11	11	20	38	41	026.19	1 AFF Championship
Falko Götz	Germany	1 June 2011	6 January 2012	5	3	0	2	15	6	060.00
Mai Đức Chung (Interim)	Vietnam	21 February 2012	31 August 2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	!—
Phan Thanh Hùng	Vietnam	1 September 2012	31 December 2012	14	5	5	4	12	10	035.71
Nguyễn Văn Sỹ (Interim)	Vietnam	1 January 2013	16 May 2013	4	1	0	3	−	−	025.00
Hoàng Văn Phúc	Vietnam	16 May 2013	4 April 2014	3	1	0	2	1	3	033.33
Toshiya Miura	Japan	8 May 2014	28 January 2016	14	7	3	4	12	8	050.00
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng	Vietnam	3 March 2016	24 August 2017	16	8	6	2	15	14	050.00
Mai Đức Chung (Interim)	Vietnam	24 August 2017	29 September 2017	2	2	0	0	7	1	100.00
Park Hang-seo	South Korea	29 September 2017	31 January 2023	55	26	15	14	90	46	047.27	1 AFF Championship
Philippe Troussier	France	1 March 2023	Present	2	2	0	0	2	0	100.00

Players

Current squad

The following 30 players were called up for the friendly matches in June 2023.^[101]

Opposition: Syria
Match dates: 20 June 2023

Caps and goals as of 20 June 2023 after the match against Syria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Trần Minh Toàn	(1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Becamex Binh Duong
23	1GK	Đặng Văn Lâm	(1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 31)	38	0	Topenland Binh Dinh
	1GK	Nguyễn Đình Triệu	(1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 32)	0	0	Haiphong
	1GK	Nguyễn Văn Việt	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Song Lam Nghe An

2	2DF	Đỗ Duy Mạnh	(1996-09-29) 29 September 1996 (age 27)	51	1	Hanoi FC
3	2DF	Quế Ngọc Hải	(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 31)	74	6	Song Lam Nghe An
4	2DF	Bùi Tiến Dũng	(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28)	46	1	Viettel
5	2DF	Đoàn Văn Hậu	(1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 25)	37	1	Hanoi Police
6	2DF	Nguyễn Thanh Bình	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 23)	12	1	Viettel
12	2DF	Phan Tuấn Tài	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Viettel
17	2DF	Vũ Văn Thanh	(1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28)	42	5	Hanoi Police
	2DF	Hồ Tấn Tài	(1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 26)	22	4	Hanoi Police
	2DF	Bùi Tiến Dụng	(1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Hanoi Police

8	3MF	Nguyễn Hải Huy	(1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 33)	2	0	Haiphong
11	3MF	Nguyễn Tuấn Anh	(1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 29)	35	1	Hoang Anh Gia Lai
14	3MF	Nguyễn Thái Sơn	(2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Dong A Thanh Hoa
15	3MF	Nguyễn Đức Phú	(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	PVF-CAND
16	3MF	Trương Tiến Anh	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Viettel
19	3MF	Nguyễn Quang Hải	(1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27)	54	10	Hanoi Police
21	3MF	Khuất Văn Khang	(2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21)	4	1	Viettel
22	3MF	Hoàng Văn Toản	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Hanoi Police
	3MF	Nguyễn Hoàng Đức	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 26)	28	2	Viettel
	3MF	Châu Ngọc Quang	(1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28)	5	1	Hoang Anh Gia Lai
	3MF	Lâm Ti Phông	(1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Dong A Thanh Hoa

7	4FW	Nguyễn Văn Tùng	(2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Hanoi FC
9	4FW	Nguyễn Văn Toàn	(1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28)	51	6	Seoul E-Land
10	4FW	Nguyễn Công Phượng	(1995-01-21) 21 January 1995 (age 29)	55	11	Yokohama FC
13	4FW	Nhâm Mạnh Dũng	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Viettel
18	4FW	Phạm Tuấn Hải	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)	18	3	Hanoi FC
20	4FW	Đinh Thanh Bình	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Hoang Anh Gia Lai

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Trần Nguyên Mạnh	(1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 32)	33	0	Nam Dinh	v. Hong Kong, 15 June 2023 ^INJ
GK	Nguyễn Văn Toản	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 24)	3	0	Haiphong	Hanoi centralized training camp, March 2023
GK	Nguyễn Văn Hoàng	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Song Lam Nghe An	2022 AFF Championship ^PRE

DF	Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25)	10	0	Hanoi FC	v. Syria, 20 June 2023 ^PRE
DF	Adriano Schmidt	(1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Topenland Binh Dinh	v. Hong Kong, 15 June 2023 ^PRE
DF	Nguyễn Thành Chung	(1997-09-08) 8 September 1997 (age 26)	21	0	Hanoi FC	v. Hong Kong, 15 June 2023 ^PRE
DF	Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy	(1996-06-13) 13 June 1996 (age 28)	32	0	Nam Dinh	v. Hong Kong, 15 June 2023 ^INJ
DF	Nguyễn Thanh Nhân	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 23)	2	1	Hoang Anh Gia Lai	2022 AFF Championship ^PRE
DF	Lương Duy Cương	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 22)	1	0	SHB Danang	2022 AFF Championship ^PRE
DF	Trần Đình Trọng	(1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 27)	15	0	Topenland Binh Dinh	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series

MF	Phạm Xuân Mạnh	(1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 28)	5	0	Song Lam Nghe An	v. Syria, 20 June 2023 ^PRE
MF	Bùi Văn Đức	(1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Hong Linh Ha Tinh	v. Syria, 20 June 2023 ^PRE
MF	Lê Phạm Thành Long	(1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Dong A Thanh Hoa	v. Hong Kong, 15 June 2023 ^PRE
MF	Nguyễn Trọng Long	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Hanoi Police	v. Hong Kong, 15 June 2023 ^INJ
MF	Triệu Việt Hưng	(1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Haiphong	v. Hong Kong, 15 June 2023 ^INJ
MF	Đỗ Hùng Dũng (captain)	(1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 30)	33	1	Hanoi FC	Hanoi centralized training camp, March 2023
MF	Phan Văn Đức	(1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 28)	43	5	Hanoi Police	Hanoi centralized training camp, March 2023 ^INJ
MF	Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng	(1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 35)	74	12	Song Lam Nghe An	v. Borussia Dortmund, 30 November 2022 ^RET
MF	Lương Xuân Trường	(1995-04-28) 28 April 1995 (age 29)	41	1	Haiphong	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series

FW	Nguyễn Tiến Linh	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 26)	39	18	Becamex Binh Duong	v. Hong Kong, 15 June 2023 ^INJ
FW	Nguyễn Văn Quyết	(1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 33)	57	16	Hanoi FC	Hanoi centralized training camp, March 2023 ^SUS
FW	Hà Đức Chinh	(1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 26)	18	0	Topenland Binh Dinh	2022 AFF Championship ^PRE
FW	Phạm Đình Duy	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	1	0	SHB Danang	2022 AFF Championship ^PRE
Notes ^INJ = Withdrew due to injury ^PRE = Preliminary squad ^RET = Retired from the national team ^SUS = Serving suspension

Player records

As of 20 June 2023^[102]

Players in bold are still active with Vietnam.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Lê Công Vinh	83	51	2004–2016
2	Phạm Thành Lương	78	7	2008–2016
3	Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng	74	12	2009–2022
4	Quế Ngọc Hải	74	6	2014–present
4	Nguyễn Minh Phương	73	10	2002–2010
6	Lê Tấn Tài	64	3	2006–2014
7	Nguyễn Văn Quyết	56	16	2011–present
8	Nguyễn Công Phượng	55	11	2015–present
9	Phan Văn Tài Em	55	7	2002–2011
10	Nguyễn Quang Hải	54	10	2017–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Lê Công Vinh (list)	51	83	0.61	2004–2016
2	Lê Huỳnh Đức	27	51	0.53	1993–2004
3	Nguyễn Hồng Sơn	18	37	0.49	1993–2001
3	Nguyễn Tiến Linh	18	39	0.47	2018–present
5	Nguyễn Văn Quyết	16	56	0.29	2011–present
6	Phan Thanh Bình	13	31	0.42	2003–2009
7	Nguyễn Anh Đức	12	36	0.33	2006–2019
7	Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng	12	74	0.16	2009–2021
9	Nguyễn Công Phượng	11	55	0.2	2015–present
10	Nguyễn Quang Hải	10	54	0.19	2017–present
10	Nguyễn Minh Phương	10	73	0.14	2002–2010

Youngest players

Rank	Player	Age	Day	Against	Tournament
1	Phan Thanh Bình	16 years 331 days	27 September 2003	Nepal	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	Đoàn Văn Hậu^[103]	18 years 140 days	5 September 2017	Cambodia	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	Lê Công Vinh	18 years 183 days	9 June 2004	South Korea	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	Phạm Văn Quyến	18 years 213 days	27 November 2002	Sri Lanka	Friendly
5	Nguyễn Thành Long Giang	19 years 53 days	28 October 2007	United Arab Emirates	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Centuriate goals

Goals	Date	Scorer	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 November 1991	Nguyễn Văn Dũng	Manila, Philippines	Philippines	1–0	2–2	1991 Southeast Asian Games
100.	25 August 2000	Nguyễn Hồng Sơn	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Sri Lanka	2–1	2–2	Friendly
200.	24 June 2007	Lê Công Vinh	Hanoi, Vietnam	Jamaica	1–0	3–0	Friendly
300.	16 November 2014	Nguyễn Văn Quyết	Hanoi, Vietnam	Malaysia	2–1	3–1	Friendly
400.	12 December 2021	Nguyễn Quang Hải	Bishan, Singapore	Malaysia	1–0	3–0	2020 AFF Championship

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup


FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1950	Did not participate								Did not participate
1954 to 1974	See South Vietnam								See South Vietnam
1978 to 1990	Did not enter								Did not enter
1994	Did not qualify								8	1	0	7	4	18
1998									6	0	0	6	2	21
2002									6	3	1	2	9	9
2006									6	1	1	4	5	9
2010									2	0	0	2	0	6
2014									4	3	0	1	15	5
2018									6	2	1	3	7	8
2022									18	6	3	9	21	24
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	56	16	6	34	63	99

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1976	See South Vietnam									See South Vietnam
1980 to 1992	Did not enter									Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify									3	2	0	1	13	5
2000										3	2	0	1	14	2
2004										6	3	0	3	8	13
2007	Quarter-finals	8/16	4	1	1	2	4	7	Squad	Host
2011	Did not qualify									6	1	2	3	6	11
2015	Did not qualify									6	1	0	5	5	15
2019	Quarter-finals	8/24	5	1	1	3	5	7	Squad	12	4	5	3	16	11
2023	Qualified									8	5	2	1	13	5
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	3/18	9	2	2	5	9	14	—	44	18	9	19	70	62

AFC Asian Cup History
Year	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2007	Group stage	United Arab Emirates	2–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
		Qatar	1–1	Draw
		Japan	1–4	Loss
	Quarter-finals	Iraq	0–2	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
2019	Group stage	Iraq	2–3	Loss	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		Iran	0–2	Loss	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		Yemen	2–0	Won	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
	Round of 16	Jordan	1–1 a.e.t (pens. 4–2)	Won	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Quarter-finals	Japan	0–1	Loss	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2023	Group stage	Japan			Doha, Qatar
		Indonesia
		Iraq

AFF Championship

AFF Championship record
Year	Result	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1996	Third place	3/10	6	3	2	1	14	10	Squad
1998	Runners-up	2/8	5	3	1	1	8	2	Squad
2000	Fourth place	4/9	6	3	1	2	14	6	Squad
2002	Third place	3/9	6	4	1	1	21	12	Squad
2004	Group stage	6/10	4	2	1	1	13	5	Squad
2007	Semi-finals	3/8	5	1	3	1	10	3	Squad
2008	Champions	1/8	7	4	2	1	11	6	Squad
2010	Semi-finals	3/8	5	2	1	2	8	5	Squad
2012	Group stage	6/8	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad
2014	Semi-finals	3/8	5	3	1	1	12	8	Squad
2016	Semi-finals	3/8	5	3	1	1	8	6	Squad
2018	Champions	1/10	8	6	2	0	15	4	Squad
2020	Semi-finals	3/10	6	3	2	1	9	2	Squad
2022	Runners-up	2/10	8	4	3	1	16	3	Squad
Total	2 Titles	13/13	79	41	22	16	161	77	—

AFF Championship History
Year	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
1996	Group stage	Cambodia	3–1	Wonq	Jurong, Singapore
		Laos	1–1	Draw
		Myanmar	3–1	Won
		Indonesia	1–1	Draw
	Semi-finals	Thailand	2–4	Loss	Kallang, Singapore
	Third place	Indonesia	3–2	Won	Kallang, Singapore
1998	Group stage	Laos	4–1	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
		Singapore	0–0	Draw
		Malaysia	1–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Thailand	3–0	Won
	Final	Singapore	0–1	Loss
2000	Group stage	Malaysia	0–0	Draw	Songkhla, Thailand
		Cambodia	6–0	Won
		Singapore	1–0	Won
		Laos	5–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Indonesia	2–3 (a.e.t)	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
	Third place	Malaysia	0–3	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
2002	Group stage	Cambodia	9–2	Won	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Philippines	4–1	Won
		Indonesia	2–2	Draw
		Myanmar	4–2	Won
	Semi-finals	Thailand	0–4	Loss
	Third place	Malaysia	2–1	Won
2004	Group stage	Singapore	1–1	Draw	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Cambodia	9–1	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Indonesia	0–3	Loss	Hanoi, Vietnam
		Laos	3–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
2007	Group stage	Singapore	0–0	Draw	Kallang, Singapore
		Indonesia	1–1	Draw	Kallang, Singapore
		Laos	9–0	Won	Jalan Besar, Singapore
	Semi-finals	Thailand	0–2	Loss	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Semi-finals	Thailand	0–0	Draw	Bangkok, Thailand
2008	Group stage	Thailand	0–2	Loss	Phuket, Thailand
		Malaysia	3–2	Won
		Laos	4–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Singapore	0–0	Draw	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Semi-finals	Singapore	1–0	Won	Kallang, Singapore
	Final	Thailand	2–1	Won	Bangkok, Thailand
	Final	Thailand	1–1	Draw	Hanoi, Vietnam
2010	Group stage	Myanmar	7–1	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
		Philippines	0–2	Loss
		Singapore	1–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Malaysia	0–2	Loss	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Semi-finals	Malaysia	0–0	Draw	Hanoi, Vietnam
2012	Group stage	Myanmar	1–1	Draw	Bangkok, Thailand
		Philippines	0–1	Loss
		Thailand	1–3	Loss
2014	Group stage	Indonesia	2–2	Draw	Hanoi, Vietnam
		Laos	3–0	Won
		Philippines	3–1	Won
	Semi-finals	Malaysia	2–1	Won	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Semi-finals	Malaysia	2–4	Loss	Hanoi, Vietnam
2016	Group stage	Myanmar	2–1	Won	Yangon, Myanmar
		Malaysia	1–0	Won
		Cambodia	2–1	Won
	Semi-finals	Indonesia	1–2	Loss	Bogor Regency, Indonesia
	Semi-finals	Indonesia	2–2 (a.e.t)	Draw	Hanoi, Vietnam
2018	Group stage	Laos	3–0	Won	Vientiane, Laos
		Malaysia	2–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
		Myanmar	0–0	Draw	Yangon, Myanmar
		Cambodia	3–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Semi-finals	Philippines	2–1	Won	Bacolod, Philippines
	Semi-finals	Philippines	2–1	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Finals	Malaysia	2–2	Draw	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Finals	Malaysia	1–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
2020	Group stage	Laos	2–0	Won	Bishan, Singapore
		Malaysia	3–0	Won
		Indonesia	0–0	Draw
		Cambodia	4–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Thailand	0–2	Loss	Kallang, Singapore
	Semi-finals	Thailand	0–0	Draw	Kallang, Singapore
2022	Group stage	Laos	6–0	Won	Vientiane, Laos
		Malaysia	3–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
		Singapore	0–0	Draw	Kallang, Singapore
		Myanmar	3–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Semi-finals	Indonesia	0–0	Draw	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Semi-finals	Indonesia	2–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Finals	Thailand	2–2	Draw	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Finals	Thailand	0–1	Loss	Pathum Thani , Thailand

Asian Games

Since 2002, the Asian Games football tournament is only for the Olympic team. See: Vietnam national Olympic football team

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not participate
1954 to 1974	See South Vietnam
1978 to 1994	Did not enter
1998	Group stage	17/23	2	0	0	2	0	6
Total	Best: Group Stage	1/13	2	0	0	2	0	6

Asian Games History
Year	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
1998	Group stage	Turkmenistan	0–2	Loss	Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
1998	Group stage	South Korea	0–4	Loss	Nakhon Sawan, Thailand

Southeast Asian Games

Since 2001, the SEA Games football tournament is only for the Olympic team. See: Vietnam national Olympic football team

Southeast Asian Games record
Year	Result	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959 to 1973	See South Vietnam
1975 to 1989	Did not enter
1991	Group stage	6/7	3	0	1	2	3	5
1993	Group stage	6/9	3	1	0	2	1	3
1995	Runners-up	2/10	6	4	0	2	10	8
1997	Third place	3/10	6	3	1	2	9	6
1999	Runners-up	2/10	6	4	1	1	14	2
Total	Best: Runners-up	5/20	24	12	3	9	37	24

Southeast Asian Games History
Year	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
1991	Group stage	Philippines	2–2	Draw	Manila, Philippines
		Indonesia	0–1	Loss
		Malaysia	1–2	Loss
1995	Group stage	Malaysia	2–0	Won	Chiang Mai, Thailand
		Cambodia	4–0	Won
		Thailand	1–3	Loss
		Indonesia	1–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Myanmar	2–1	Won	Thailand
	Gold medal match	Thailand	0–4	Loss	Thailand
1997	Group stage	Malaysia	0–1	Loss	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Indonesia	2–2	Draw
		Laos	2–1	Won
		Philippines	3–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Thailand	1–2	Loss
	Bronze medal match	Singapore	1–0	Won
1999	Group stage	Laos	9–0	Won	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
		Myanmar	2–0	Won
		Thailand	0–0	Draw
		Philippines	2–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Indonesia	1–0	Won
	Gold medal match	Thailand	0–2	Loss

VFF Vietnam International Friendly Cup

VFF Cup record
Year	Result	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2004 Agribank Cup	Runners-up	2/4	3	2	0	1	4	3
2006	Runners-up	2/4	3	2	1	0	5	2
2008 T&T Cup	Runners-up	2/3	2	0	2	0	2	2
2010 VFF Son Ha Cup	Fourth place	4/4	3	0	1	2	1	5
2012 VFF Cup	Third place	3/4	3	1	1	1	5	2
2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series	Champions	1/3	2	2	0	0	7	0
Total	Best: Champions	6/6	16	7	5	4	24	14

Vietnam Football Federation Cup History
Year	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2004 Agribank Cup	Group stage	Thailand XI	1–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
		Santa Cruz	1–0	Won
		Porto B	1–2	Loss
2006	Group stage	New Zealand	2–1	Won
		Bahrain	1–0	Won
		Thailand	2–2	Draw
2008 T&T Cup	Group stage	North Korea	0–0	Draw
2008 T&T Cup	Group stage	Thailand	2–2	Draw
2010 VFF Son Ha Cup	Group stage	South Korean University	0–2	Loss
		Singapore	1–1	Draw
		North Korea	0–2	Loss
2012 VFF Cup	Group stage	Turkmenistan	0–1	Loss
		Laos	4–0	Won
		South Korean University	1–1	Draw
2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series	Group stage	Singapore	4–0	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series	Group stage	India	3–0	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Head-to-head record

As of 20 June 2023^[104]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%^{[nb 1]}	Confederation
Afghanistan	3	1	2	0	3	1	033.33	AFC
Albania	1	0	0	1	0	5	000.00	UEFA
Algeria	1	0	0	1	0	5	000.00	CAF
Australia	4	0	0	4	0	7	000.00	AFC
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	5	3	100.00	AFC
Bangladesh	3	1	2	0	5	1	033.33	AFC
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	0	4	000.00	UEFA
Cambodia	17	11	3	3	58	20	064.71	AFC
China	16	2	1	13	21	36	012.50	AFC
Chinese Taipei	14	6	4	4	29	19	042.86	AFC
Cuba	1	1	0	0	2	1	100.00	CONCACAF
Curaçao	1	0	1	0	1	1	000.00	CONCACAF
Estonia	1	1	0	0	1	0	100.00	UEFA
Egypt	1	0	0	1	1	4	000.00	CAF
Germany¹	1	0	0	1	1	2	000.00	UEFA
Guam	2	2	0	0	20	0	100.00	AFC
Guinea	1	1	0	0	2	1	100.00	CAF
Hong Kong	19	9	2	8	34	31	047.37	AFC
India	15	5	2	8	21	24	033.33	AFC
Indonesia	47	14	12	21	62	74	029.79	AFC
Iran	1	0	0	1	0	2	000.00	AFC
Iraq	4	0	1	3	3	7	000.00	AFC
Israel	4	1	0	3	4	8	025.00	UEFA
Jamaica	1	1	0	0	3	0	100.00	CONCACAF
Japan	10	1	1	8	7	22	010.00	AFC
Jordan	4	0	4	0	3	3	000.00	AFC
Kazakhstan	1	1	0	0	2	1	100.00	UEFA
North Korea	14	1	4	9	9	27	007.14	AFC
South Korea	23	2	6	15	21	60	008.70	AFC
Kuwait	3	1	0	2	3	5	033.33	AFC
Laos	22	20	2	0	86	5	090.91	AFC
Lebanon	5	1	3	1	5	5	020.00	AFC
Macau	2	2	0	0	13	1	100.00	AFC
Malaysia²	36	18	6	12	49	47	050.00	AFC
Maldives	2	1	0	1	4	3	050.00	AFC
Mozambique	2	2	0	0	5	0	100.00	CAF
Mongolia	3	3	0	0	8	1	100.00	AFC
Myanmar	27	13	3	11	55	35	048.15	AFC
Nepal	2	2	0	0	7	0	100.00	AFC
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	5	1	100.00	OFC
Oman	4	0	0	4	1	12	000.00	AFC
Pakistan	1	0	1	0	1	1	000.00	AFC
Palestine	2	1	0	1	5	3	050.00	AFC
Philippines	20	17	1	2	73	13	085.00	AFC
Qatar	6	2	1	3	5	14	033.33	AFC
Saudi Arabia	4	0	0	4	1	13	000.00	AFC
Singapore	39	21	13	5	71	41	053.85	AFC
Sri Lanka	4	1	3	0	7	6	025.00	AFC
Syria	4	2	1	1	3	1	050.00	AFC
Tajikistan	2	0	0	2	0	8	000.00	AFC
Thailand	55	23	12	20	74	72	041.82	AFC
Turkmenistan	6	1	0	5	4	12	016.67	AFC
United Arab Emirates	7	2	0	5	6	16	028.57	AFC
Uzbekistan	2	0	0	2	1	6	000.00	AFC
Yemen³	2	2	0	0	11	0	100.00	AFC
Zimbabwe	1	0	0	1	0	6	000.00	CAF

¹ includes the results of East Germany
² includes the results of Malaya
³ includes the results of North Yemen and South Yemen

FIFA world rankings

FIFA-ranking

Vietnam's FIFA world rankings
1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
135	151	122	99	104	98	102	99	105	108	98	103	120	172	142	155
2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
123	137	99	131	144	137	147	134	112	100	97	94	98	97	95

Honours

The titles listed below are for the Vietnam men's national football team alone, with no age limit; excluding the achievements of the youth football teams of Vietnam

Continental

AFC Asian Cup
- Fourth place (2): 1956, 1960
- Quarter-finals (2): 2007, 2019

Regional

AFF Championship
- Champions (2): 2008, 2018
- Runners-up (2): 1998, 2022
- Third place (2): 1996, 2002
Southeast Asian Games
- Gold medal (1): 1959
- Silver medal (2): 1995, 1999
- Bronze medal (1): 1997

Friendly tournaments

VFF Vietnam International Friendly Cup
- Champions (1): 2022
- Runners-up (3): 2004, 2006, 2009
- Third place (1): 2012
South Vietnam Independence Cup
- Champions (6): 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1974
- Runners-up (1): 1971, 1972
Merdeka Tournament
- Champions (1): 1966
King's Cup
- Runners-up (2): 2006, 2019
AYA Bank Cup
- Champions (1): 2016
LG Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2002^[105]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Win% is rounded to two decimal places

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External links

Vietnam Football Federation official website
Vietnam at AFC
Vietnam at FIFA

Achievements
Preceded by 2007 Singapore	ASEAN Champions 2008 (First title)	Succeeded by 2010 Malaysia
Preceded by 2016 Thailand	ASEAN Champions 2018 (Second title)	Succeeded by 2020 Thailand
Awards
Preceded by Thailand	AFF Team of the Year 2019	Succeeded by Incumbent

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 ===The Golden Generation with Park Hang-seo (2017–2023)===
-[[File:Park Hang-seo 1 (cropped).JPG|thumb|268x268px|Coach [[Park Hang-seo]], considered the most successful coach in [[Football in Vietnam|Vietnam football history]], with [[FIFA]] praising Vietnam's progress throughout his managerial career with the team. His achievements include the [[Vietnam national under-23 football team|junior team]] success in the 2018 [[2018 AFC U-23 Championship|AFC U-23 Championship]] as Asian runners-up, the 2018 [[Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Asian Games]] in 4th place, [[Southeast Asian Games]] Gold Medal finishes in 2019 and 2021, as well as the senior team in the 2018 [[2018 AFF Championship|AFF Championship]] as champions, the 2019 [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] as top 8, and Vietnam's first time ever qualification to the final and 3rd round of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|World Cup Qualifiers]] for Asia. He is the outgoing coach currently.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 January 2018 |title=Coach Park has made us believe in ourselves, says Vietnam's Quang Hai |url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u-23-championship/latest/news/coach-park-has-made-us-believe-in-ourselves-says-vietnam-s-quang-hai |access-date=23 February 2019 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}<br />{{*}} {{cite web |date=28 August 2018 |title=Asian Games: Vietnam lauds South Korean coach as 'soccer wizard' |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/asian-games-vietnam-lauds-south-korean-coach-as-soccer-wizard |access-date=23 February 2019 |work=The Straits Times |agency=Reuters}}<br />{{*}} {{cite web |author=Kang Aa-young |date=16 December 2018 |title=Park Hang-seo lauded as hero at home, in Vietnam |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2018/12/661_260464.html |access-date=23 February 2019 |work=The Korea Times}}<br />{{*}} {{cite web |author=Xuan Binh |date=7 February 2019 |title=FIFA praise Vietnam progress following Asian Cup heroics |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/football/fifa-praise-vietnam-progress-following-asian-cup-heroics-3878608.html |access-date=23 February 2019 |publisher=VnExpress}}</ref>|left]][[Park Hang-seo]], former assistant of [[Guus Hiddink]] during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], was appointed as the new coach of the Vietnam national team on 29 September 2017, after an attempt to negotiate with [[Takashi Sekizuka]] was unsuccessful; previously the VFF also tried to contact American manager [[Steve Sampson]], but received no response.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-football-asia/story/3216507/vietnam-make-former-guus-hiddink-assistant-park-hang-seo-new-coach |title=Vietnam make former Guus Hiddink assistant Park Hang-Seo new coach |last=Murphy |first=Paul |date=29 September 2017 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154226/http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-football-asia/story/3216507/vietnam-make-former-guus-hiddink-assistant-park-hang-seo-new-coach |url-status=live }}</ref> Upon his arrival in Vietnam, Park was treated with skepticism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/su-nghi-ngo-ve-nang-luc-cua-hlv-park-hang-seo-20171115223902996.htm|title=Sự nghi ngờ về năng lực của HLV Park Hang Seo|trans-title=Doubt on the ability of Coach Park Hang Seo|author=Kim Điền|language=vi|publisher=Dân Trí|date=16 November 2017|access-date=20 July 2019|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720082754/https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/su-nghi-ngo-ve-nang-luc-cua-hlv-park-hang-seo-20171115223902996.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
+[[File:Park Hang-seo 1 (cropped).JPG|thumb|268x268px|Coach [[Park Hang-seo]], considered the most successful coach in [[Football in Vietnam|Vietnam football history]], with [[FIFA]] praising Vietnam's progress throughout his managerial career with the team. His achievements include the [[Vietnam national under-23 football team|junior team]] success in the 2018 [[2018 AFC U-23 Championship|AFC U-23 Championship]] as Asian runners-up, the 2018 [[Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Asian Games]] in 4th place, [[Southeast Asian Games]] Gold Medal finishes in 2019 and 2021, as well as the senior team in the 2018 [[2018 AFF Championship|AFF Championship]] as champions, the 2019 [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] as top 8, and Vietnam's first time ever qualification to the final and 3rd round of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|World Cup Qualifiers]] for Asia. He is the outgoing coach currently.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 January 2018 |title=Coach Park has made us believe in ourselves, says Vietnam's Quang Hai |url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u-23-championship/latest/news/coach-park-has-made-us-believe-in-ourselves-says-vietnam-s-quang-hai |access-date=23 February 2019 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}<br />{{*}} {{cite web |date=28 August 2018 |title=Asian Games: Vietnam lauds South Korean coach as 'soccer wizard' |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/asian-games-vietnam-lauds-south-korean-coach-as-soccer-wizard |access-date=23 February 2019 |work=The Straits Times |agency=Reuters}}<br />{{*}} {{cite web |author=Kang Aa-young |date=16 December 2018 |title=Park Hang-seo lauded as hero at home, in Vietnam |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2018/12/661_260464.html |access-date=23 February 2019 |work=The Korea Times}}<br />{{*}} {{cite web |author=Xuan Binh |date=7 February 2019 |title=FIFA praise Vietnam progress following Asian Cup heroics |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/football/fifa-praise-vietnam-progress-following-asian-cup-heroics-3878608.html |access-date=23 February 2019 |publisher=VnExpress}}</ref>|left]][[Park Hang-seo]], former assistant of [[Guus Hiddink]] during the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], was appointed as the new coach of the Vietnam national team on 29 September 2017, after an attempt to negotiate with [[Takashi Sekizuka]] was unsuccessful. Previously the VFF had tried to contact American manager [[Steve Sampson]], but received no response.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-football-asia/story/3216507/vietnam-make-former-guus-hiddink-assistant-park-hang-seo-new-coach |title=Vietnam make former Guus Hiddink assistant Park Hang-Seo new coach |last=Murphy |first=Paul |date=29 September 2017 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154226/http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-football-asia/story/3216507/vietnam-make-former-guus-hiddink-assistant-park-hang-seo-new-coach |url-status=live }}</ref> Upon his arrival in Vietnam, Park was treated with skepticism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/su-nghi-ngo-ve-nang-luc-cua-hlv-park-hang-seo-20171115223902996.htm|title=Sự nghi ngờ về năng lực của HLV Park Hang Seo|trans-title=Doubt on the ability of Coach Park Hang Seo|author=Kim Điền|language=vi|publisher=Dân Trí|date=16 November 2017|access-date=20 July 2019|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720082754/https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/su-nghi-ngo-ve-nang-luc-cua-hlv-park-hang-seo-20171115223902996.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
 Park's first match as coach of Vietnam was in the same 2019 Asian Cup qualification, where Vietnam beat Cambodia at home in a 5–0 win on 10 October 2017, followed by a 0–0 draw at home against Afghanistan on 14 November 2017, thus allowed Vietnam to qualify for the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]], their first Asian Cup since 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tolonews.com/sport/afghanistan-fails-qualify-afc-asian-cup|title=Afghanistan Fails To Qualify For AFC Asian Cup|author=Faridullah Mohammadi|publisher=[[TOLOnews]]|date=14 November 2017|access-date=20 July 2019|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720083142/https://www.tolonews.com/sport/afghanistan-fails-qualify-afc-asian-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> Park himself, though, was criticized due to the team's unconvincing performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vietnamnet.vn/vn/the-thao/viet-nam-0-0-afghanistan-cho-hlv-park-hang-seo-thoi-gian-niem-tin-co-day-410955.html|title=Tuyển Việt Nam: Khi may hơn... khôn|trans-title=Vietnam recruitment: When sewing more... smart|author=Duy Nguyễn|language=vi|publisher=Vietnam Net|access-date=20 July 2019|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720083423/https://vietnamnet.vn/vn/the-thao/viet-nam-0-0-afghanistan-cho-hlv-park-hang-seo-thoi-gian-niem-tin-co-day-410955.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the mood rapidly changed after Vietnam youth team's unbelievable achievements in the [[2018 AFC U-23 Championship]] and [[2018 Asian Games]] where Park Hang-seo was also the coach of the U-23 and Olympic team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vir.com.vn/vietnam-1-2-uzbekistan-vietnam-comes-second-at-asian-u23-championship-55943.html|title=Vietnam 1–2 Uzbekistan: Vietnam comes second at Asian U23 Championship|work=VnExpress|publisher=Vietnam Investment Review|date=27 January 2018|access-date=20 July 2019|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720083649/https://www.vir.com.vn/vietnam-1-2-uzbekistan-vietnam-comes-second-at-asian-u23-championship-55943.html|url-status=live}}</ref> With the same U-23 players, he formed the squad of Vietnamese senior team in a meaningless 1–1 draw to Jordan in 2019 Asian Cup qualification, which both teams qualified together.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vir.com.vn/asian-cup-2019-qualifiers-vietnam-hold-jordan-to-a-1-1-draw-57747.html|title=Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers: Vietnam hold Jordan to a 1–1 draw|work=Nhân Dân|publisher=Vietnam Investment Review|date=28 March 2018|access-date=20 July 2019|archive-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720083805/https://www.vir.com.vn/asian-cup-2019-qualifiers-vietnam-hold-jordan-to-a-1-1-draw-57747.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

v t e Vietnam national football team
General	Vietnam Football Federation History North South Managers
Venues	National stadiums Mỹ Đình National Stadium Hàng Đẫy Stadium Thống Nhất Stadium
Statistics	All-time record 1947–1975 1991–2019 2020–present AFC Asian Cup record AFF Championship record Head-to-head record
Players	Squad Born outside Vietnam Most capped players Top goalscorers Youngest players
AFC Asian Cup Finals	1956 1960 2007 2019 2023
AFF Cup Finals	1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Goals	Lê Công Vinh
Friendly tournaments	Ho Chi Minh City Cup VTV-T&T Cup VFF Cup International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup BTV Cup
Other competitions	AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy Olympic Games Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
Rivalries	Thailand Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Philippines Myanmar
Awards	Honours and titles Golden Balls
Matches	Vietnam 2–0 United Arab Emirates (2007) Philippines 2–0 Vietnam (2010) 2018 AFF Championship final 2022 AFF Championship final
Other teams	U-23 (Olympic) U-20 U-17 Women's team U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 Women's futsal Beach soccer Former teams North Vietnam South Vietnam
Culture	Street storming