Thailand–Vietnam football rivalry

Thailand–Vietnam football rivalry
Location	Asia (AFC); Southeast Asia (AFF)
Teams	Thailand; Vietnam; Formerly; South Vietnam
First meeting	as South Vietnam; South Vietnam 2–1 Thailand; (Saigon, South Vietnam; 1956) ; as Vietnam; Thailand 3–1 Vietnam; (Chiang Mai, Thailand; 10 December 1995)
Latest meeting	Vietnam 1–2 Thailand; (Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi; 10 September 2024)
Statistics
Meetings total	56
Top scorer	Netipong Srithong-in (6)
All-time series	Thailand: 22; Draw: 11; Vietnam: 23
Largest victory	as South Vietnam; Thailand 0–5 South Vietnam; 14 December 1967 as Vietnam; Thailand 4–0 Vietnam; 16 December 1995 Thailand 4–0 Vietnam; 27 December 2002
	Thailand Vietnam

The football rivalry between Vietnam and Thailand is considered by many as a major sporting rivalry in Southeast Asia. Including the records of the South Vietnam national football team, both sides have faced each other in 56 matches since 1956, with Vietnam winning 23, Thailand 22 and 11 resulting in a draw. As one of the most popular rivalries in Southeast Asia, matches between Thailand and Vietnam often attract huge attention from the media and supporters in both countries.^[1]

Background

Historically Thailand is the most successful side in Southeast Asian men's football, winning a total of 7 AFF Championship titles as opposed to Vietnam's 2. Since the 21st century, Thailand has also qualified for the AFC Asian Cup more times than Vietnam, although the latter achieved better overall performances in the two editions they managed to qualify for. During the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Vietnam became the only host country to reach the knockout phase after eliminating Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia in the group stage. In the 2019 edition, Vietnam reached the quarterfinals while Thailand was knocked out in the round of 16.^[1]^[2]

Despite being termed "rivalry" by the media, since 1995 the fixtures have mostly been in favor of Thailand with occasional upsets from Vietnam. During the early period, Thailand had inferior overall records against South Vietnam, losing 20 out of 27 matches and winning only 4. However, after a unified Vietnam returned to international football in 1991, Thailand displayed remarkable domination when they recorded 16 wins, 9 draws, and only 3 losses. The most recent confrontation between these two teams took place in the second leg of the 2022 AFF Championship final, where Thailand won the match 1–0 (3–2 on aggregate).^[3]

Vietnam's most memorable victory against Thailand since its reintegration was in the 2008 AFF Championship final when a 2–1 win in the first leg in Bangkok set them up for their first-ever regional title, which they secured after a 1–1 draw in Hanoi.^[4]

List of matches

Thailand vs. South Vietnam

#	Date	Home	Result	Away	Venue	Tournament
1	1956	South Vietnam	2–1	Thailand	Saigon	Friendly
2	1956	South Vietnam	3–1	Thailand	Saigon	Friendly
3	13 December 1959	Thailand	0–4	South Vietnam	Bangkok	SEAP Games 1959 (group stage)
4	17 December 1959	Thailand	1–3	South Vietnam	Bangkok	SEAP Games 1959 (gold medal match)
5	16 August 1961	South Vietnam	2–1	Thailand	Singapore	Friendly
6	11 December 1961	Thailand	0–0	South Vietnam	Rangoon	SEAP Games 1961 (group stage)
7	16 December 1961	Thailand	1–1	South Vietnam	Rangoon	SEAP Games 1961 (bronze medal match)
8	28 October 1962	South Vietnam	0–1	Thailand	Saigon	1962 Independence Cup (group stage)
9	17 August 1963	South Vietnam	3–2	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur	1963 Merdeka Tournament
10	14 December 1963	South Vietnam	3–0	Thailand	Saigon	1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11	13 November 1965	South Vietnam	4–0	Thailand	Saigon	1965 Independence Cup
12	15 December 1965	Thailand	2–1	South Vietnam	Kuala Lumpur	SEAP Games 1965 (group stage)
13	18 December 1965	Thailand	2–0	South Vietnam	Kuala Lumpur	SEAP Games 1965 (semi-final)
14	5 November 1966	South Vietnam	4–1	Thailand	Saigon	1966 Independence Cup
15	24 March 1967	Thailand	0–1	South Vietnam	Hong Kong	1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16	19 August 1967	South Vietnam	5–2	Thailand	Ipoh	1967 Merdeka Tournament
17	14 December 1967	Thailand	0–5	South Vietnam	Bangkok	SEAP Games 1967 (semi-final)
18	15 August 1968	Thailand	2–3	South Vietnam	Ipoh	1968 Merdeka Tournament
19	1 November 1970	South Vietnam	1–0	Thailand	Saigon	1970 Independence Cup (final)
20	13 December 1970	Thailand	1–0	South Vietnam	Bangkok	1970 Asian Games (group stage)
21	10 August 1971	South Vietnam	4–2	Thailand	Kuala Lumpur	1971 Merdeka Tournament (group stage)
22	26 August 1971	South Vietnam	2–1	Thailand	Singapore	Friendly
23	30 October 1971	South Vietnam	3–0	Thailand	Saigon	1974 Independence Cup (semi-final)
24	11 November 1971	Thailand	0–1	South Vietnam	Bangkok	1971 King's Cup (group stage)
25	18 December 1971	Thailand	0–0	South Vietnam	Kuala Lumpur	SEAP Games 1971 (bronze medal match)
26	16 May 1973	South Vietnam	1–0	Thailand	Seoul	1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
27	9 November 1974	South Vietnam	3–2	Thailand	Saigon	1974 Independence Cup
28	21 March 1975	Thailand	4–0	South Vietnam	Bangkok	1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Thailand vs. Vietnam


#	Date	Home	Result	Away	Venue	Tournament
1	10 December 1995	Thailand	3–1	Vietnam	Chiang Mai	SEA Games 1995 (group stage)
2	16 December 1995	Thailand	4–0	Vietnam	Chiang Mai	SEA Games 1995 (gold medal match)
3	13 September 1996	Thailand	4–2	Vietnam	Kallang	1996 AFF Championship (semi-final)
4	16 October 1997	Thailand	2–1	Vietnam	Jakarta	SEA Games 1997 (semi-final)
5	3 September 1998	Vietnam	3–0	Thailand	Hanoi	1998 AFF Championship (semi-final)
6	5 August 1999	Vietnam	0–0	Thailand	Bandar Seri Begawan	SEA Games 1999 (group stage)
7	14 August 1999	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Bandar Seri Begawan	SEA Games 1999 (gold medal match)
8	8 December 2002	Thailand	2–1	Vietnam	Bangkok	Friendly
9	27 December 2002	Thailand	4–0	Vietnam	Jakarta	2002 AFF Championship (semi-final)
10	24 December 2006	Thailand	2–1	Vietnam	Bangkok	2006 King's Cup (group stage)
11	30 December 2006	Thailand	3–1	Vietnam	Bangkok	2006 King's Cup (final)
12	24 January 2007	Vietnam	0–2	Thailand	Hanoi	2007 AFF Championship (first leg semi-final)
13	28 January 2007	Thailand	0–0	Vietnam	Bangkok	2007 AFF Championship (second leg semi-final)
14	16 November 2008	Vietnam	2–2	Thailand	Hanoi	2008 T&T Cup^[5]
15	6 December 2008	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Phuket	2008 AFF Championship (group stage)
16	24 December 2008	Thailand	1–2	Vietnam	Bangkok	2008 AFF Championship (first-leg final)
17	28 December 2008	Vietnam	1–1	Thailand	Hanoi	2008 AFF Championship (second-leg final)
18	30 November 2012	Thailand	3–1	Vietnam	Bangkok	2012 AFF Championship (group stage)
19	24 May 2015	Thailand	1–0	Vietnam	Bangkok	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
20	13 October 2015	Vietnam	0–3^[6]	Thailand	Hanoi	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	5 June 2019	Thailand	0–1^[7]	Vietnam	Buriram Province	2019 King's Cup (semi-final)
22	5 September 2019	Thailand	0–0^[8]	Vietnam	Pathum Thani	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
23	19 November 2019	Vietnam	0–0^[9]	Thailand	Hanoi	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
24	23 December 2021	Vietnam	0–2^[10]	Thailand	Singapore	2020 AFF Championship (first leg semi-finals)
25	26 December 2021	Thailand	0–0	Vietnam	Singapore	2020 AFF Championship (second leg semi-finals)
26	13 January 2023	Vietnam	2–2	Thailand	Hanoi	2022 AFF Championship (first leg final)
27	16 January 2023	Thailand	1–0^[11]	Vietnam	Pathum Thani	2022 AFF Championship (second leg final)
28	10 September 2024	Vietnam	1–2^[12]	Thailand	Hanoi	2024 LPBank Cup

Statistics

Honours

Vietnam	Competition	Thailand
Southeast Asia, Asia and Worldwide
2	AFF Championship	7
3	Southeast Asian Games (until 2019)	16
Best: Fourth place (As South Vietnam)	AFC Asian Cup	Best: Third place
Best: Fourth place(As South Vietnam)	Asian Games (until 1998)	Best: Fourth place
Best:Qualified round 3	FIFA World Cup	Best:Qualified round 3
–	Summer Olympics (until 1988)	Best:Group stage

Top scorers

As of 26 December 2021
Players in bold are still active for the national team

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Netipong Srithong-in	6
2	Tawan Sripan	3
	Kiatisuk Senamuang
	Datsakorn Thonglao
	Lê Công Vinh
7	Nguyễn Hồng Sơn	2
	Phan Thanh Bình
	Cù Sinh
	Teerasil Dangda
	Kirati Keawsombat
	Chanathip Songkrasin
	Theerathon Bunmathan

Women's matches

The two nations also have a strong rivalry in women's football. Out of 36 matches played, Vietnam has won 18, Thailand 9 and 9 were drawn.

No.	Date	Competition	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Goals (home)	Goals (away)
1.	7 October 1997	1997 Southeast Asian Games	Thailand	3–2	Vietnam	Jakarta	unknown	unknown
2.	10 December 1998	1998 Asian Games	Thailand	1–1	Vietnam	Thupatemi Stadium, Pathum Thani	unknown	unknown
3.	15 September 2001	2001 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	4–0	Thailand	Petaling Jaya	Bùi Thị Hiền Lương 9', 83' Nguyễn Thị Thuý Nga 30' (pen.) Lưu Ngọc Mai 49' (pen.)
4.	2003	Friendly	Vietnam	3–0	Thailand	Quảng Ninh	unknown
5.	8 December 2003	2003 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	3–1	Thailand	Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng	Lưu Ngọc Mai 6' Phùng Minh Nguyệt 36' Saipin 49' (o.g.)	Piamsin 63'
6.	20 April 2004	2004 Summer Olympics qualification	Vietnam	0–0	Thailand	Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Tokyo
7.	26 November 2005	2005 Southeast Asian Games	Thailand	0–1	Vietnam	Marikina Sports Complex, Marikina		Đỗ Hồng Tiến 20'
8.	31 May 2006	2006 AFF Women's Championship	Vietnam	3–2	Thailand	Thành Long Sports Centre, Hồ Chí Minh City	unknown	unknown
9.	19 February 2007	2008 Summer Olympics qualification	Thailand	1–0	Vietnam	Thai-Japanese Stadium, Bangkok	unknown 85'
10.	3 June 2007		Vietnam	1–0	Thailand	Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng	Nhiêu Thùy Linh 41'
11.	10 June 2007		Thailand	5–0	Vietnam	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok	unknown
12.	13 September 2007	2007 AFF Women's Championship	Vietnam	0–3	Thailand	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon		Sunisa 2' Nisa ?' 75'
13.	13 December 2007	2007 Southeast Asian Games	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Nakhon Ratchasima Municipal Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima	Pitsamai 61' Anootsara 71' (pen.)
14.	1 June 2008	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Vietnam	1–0	Thailand	Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City	Đoàn Thị Kim Chi 70'
15.	18 October 2008	2008 AFF Women's Championship	Vietnam	2–1	Thailand	Thành Long Sports Centre, Hồ Chí Minh City	Trần Thị Kim Hồng 8' (pen.), 50' (pen.)	Nisa 52'
16.	23 October 2009	Friendly	Vietnam	2–0	Thailand	Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả	Đỗ Thị Ngọc Châm 24', 77'
17.	11 December 2009	2009 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	2–2	Thailand	National University of Laos Stadium, Vientiane	Nguyễn Thị Muôn 4' Văn Thị Thanh 32'	Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Anh 41' (o.g.) Sukunya 88'
18.	16 December 2009	2009 Southeast Asian Games	Thailand	0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Vietnam	Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
19.	25 March 2011	2012 Summer Olympics qualification	Vietnam	2–1	Thailand	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung	Nguyễn Thị Hòa 53' Lê Thu Thanh Hương 90+2'	Chidtawan 1'
20.	12 June 2011	2012 Summer Olympics qualification	Vietnam	3–3	Thailand	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman	Lê Thị Thương 8' Nguyễn Thị Muôn 12' Lê Thu Thanh Hương 37'	Nguyễn Hải Hòa 18' (o.g.) Kanjana 25' Wilaiporn 84'
21.	9 September 2013	2013 AFF Women's Championship	Thailand	0–0	Vietnam	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
22.	13 December 2013	2013 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	1–2	Thailand	Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay	Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 33'	Naphat 40' Anootsara 47'
23.	21 May 2014	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Vietnam	1–2	Thailand	Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City	Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung 86'	Kanjana 48', 65'
24.	26 September 2014	2014 Asian Games	Thailand	1–2	Vietnam	Goyang Stadium, Goyang	Nisa 51'	Nguyễn Thị Liễu 53' Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung 67'
25.	8 May 2015	2015 AFF Women's Championship	Vietnam	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Thailand	Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City	Nguyễn Thị Liễu 30'	Nisa 52', 92'
26.	22 September 2015	2016 Summer Olympics qualification	Thailand	0–2	Vietnam	Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay		Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 39', 83'
27.	30 July 2016	2016 AFF Women's Championship	Thailand	0–2	Vietnam			Huỳnh Như 85' Nguyễn Thị Nguyệt 90+4'
28.	4 August 2016	2016 AFF Women's Championship	Vietnam	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Thailand		Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 85'	Rattikan 7'
29.	22 August 2017	2017 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	1–1	Thailand	UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam	Phạm Hải Yến 11'	Rattikan 41'
30.	24 January 2018	2018 Four Nations Tournament	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan	Taneekarn 83' Kanjana 90' (pen.)
31.	19 August 2018	2018 Asian Games	Vietnam	3–2	Thailand	Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang	Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung 22' Nguyễn Thị Vạn 33' Nguyễn Thị Liễu 40'	Suchawadee 30' (pen.) Pitsamai 79'
32.	27 August 2019	2019 AFF Women's Championship	Thailand	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Vietnam	IPE Chonburi Stadium 1, Chonburi		Huỳnh Như 93'
33.	26 November 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	1–1	Thailand	Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan	Dương Thị Vân 45+1'	Taneekarn 87'
34.	8 December 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	Thailand	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Vietnam	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila		Phạm Hải Yến 92'
35.	2 February 2022	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Thailand	0–2	Vietnam	DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai		Huỳnh Như 19' Thái Thị Thảo 24'
36.	21 May 2022	2021 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	1–0	Thailand	Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả	Huỳnh Như 59'

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