Vietnamese Cup (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Cúp Quốc gia), known for sponsorship reasons as Eximbank National Cup, is a Vietnamese football competition. It is one of the most important club competitions in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese Cup was first held in 1992. Cảng Sài Gòn was the first cup winners.[1]
Format
Entry is open to all teams that compete in the V.League 1 (Champions League) and the V.League 2 (First League). The two teams that reach the final are exempt from the preliminary rounds of next year's competition. The cup winners qualify for the AFC Cup (relative equivalent of the UEFA Europa League).
Vietnamese National Cup winner will be also qualified for a single match of the Vietnamese Super Cup against the V.League 1 champion. If one team won both the National Cup and V.League titles, then the second runner-up team of the National Cup will be qualified for the Super Cup.