| 1956–1976 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Association | Vietnam Football Association | |||
| Mostcaps | Unknown | |||
| Top scorer | Unknown | |||
| Home stadium | Various | |||
| FIFA code | VNO | |||
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| First international | ||||
 China 5–3North Vietnam  (Beijing,China, 4 October 1956) | ||||
| Last international | ||||
 Cuba 1–1North Vietnam (La Habana,Cuba, unknown date 1971) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
 North Yemen 0–9North Vietnam (Phnom Penh,Cambodia; 15 November 1966) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
 North Korea 5–0North Vietnam (Pyongyang,North Korea, 22 October 1959) North Vietnam 0–5Algeria (Hanoi,North Vietnam, 22 November 1959) | ||||
TheDemocratic Republic of Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa) was the national team of the communist-controlledDemocratic Republic of Vietnam (known as "North Vietnam") from 1956 to 1976. It existed side by side with a separateSouth Vietnam team, which represented thecapitalist-oriented southern portion of Vietnam. Unlike South Vietnam (which was a member of bothFIFA and theAsian Football Confederation), North Vietnam's lack of diplomatic recognition on the part of many other states prevented it from ever joining either FIFA or the AFC. Due to its lack of membership in major football bodies, North Vietnam never participated in qualification for theFIFA World Cup or theAFC Asian Cup (unlike its southern counterpart, which participated in both). Because of North Vietnam's international isolation, its national team mostly played against other Communist and Communist-sympathizing countries during its relatively short-lived existence.[1]
The North Vietnam football team played its last game in 1970 and ceased to exist with the unification of North and South Vietnam into the newly createdSocialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976, after the end of theVietnam War. Even though the North emerged victorious in the war, the currentVietnam national football team is considered a successor to the South Vietnam team (not the North Vietnam team), since unified Vietnam inherited South Vietnam's membership of FIFA and the AFC.[2]
Although North Vietnamese government was proclaimed in 1945, their first international match was againstChina in 1956, two years after their existence was recognized. Their head coach, Truong Tan Buu, played a 3-2-5 (WM) formation but the game ended in a 3–5 defeat. The team recorded their first victory in 1960 with a 3–1 win againstMongolia.
Since North Vietnam was not a member of international federations such as FIFA, the AFC, or theInternational Olympic Committee, its football team participated in very few international competitions. Their most notorious international participations were in the football tournament of theGames of the New Emerging Forces (GANEFO). North Vietnam proved to be a relatively strong side in the GANEFO competition, finishing fourth in the 1963 edition and third in the 1966 edition. They also earned third place in the football-only GANEFO event that took place in 1965.[3]
AfterVietnamese reunification, both North and South Vietnamese teams were superseded by theVietnam national football team, which represents the unifiedSocialist Republic of Vietnam. With unified Vietnam having taken over South Vietnam's membership of FIFA and the AFC, its historical football record is usually merged with that of South Vietnam, while North Vietnam is most often treated as a separate team.
The home kit of North Vietnam was similar to the kit of theSoviet Union consisting of a red shirt, with the legend "VIET NAM DCCH" ("Democratic Republic of Vietnam") across the front in white, white shorts and white-red socks. The away kit was a white shirt with "VIET NAM DCCH" across the chest in red, red shorts and red-white socks.
The goalkeeper's kit was a black shirt with a white collar, black shorts and socks.
Trương Tấn Bửu (1956–1957)[4]
Anatoly Akimov (1958–1960)[5]Nguyễn Thành Đô (1965–1966)[6] Nguyễn Văn Quý (Unknown)[5] Nguyễn Văn Đinh (Unknown)[5] Krylov (Unknown)[5] Zakov (Unknown)[5]| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 1950 | Not member of FIFA | Not member of FIFA | |||||||||||||
 1954 | |||||||||||||||
 1958 | |||||||||||||||
 1962 | |||||||||||||||
 1966 | |||||||||||||||
 1970 | |||||||||||||||
 1974 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 1956 | Not member of AFC | Not member of AFC | |||||||||||||
 1960 | |||||||||||||||
 1964 | |||||||||||||||
 1968 | |||||||||||||||
 1972 | |||||||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GANEFO record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 1963 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
 1965 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | No qualification | ||||||
 1966 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | |||||||
| Total | Third place | 3/3 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
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The list shown below shows the North Vietnam national football team all-time international record against opposing teams.[7][8]
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
| China | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
 Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
 Laos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
 Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| North Korea | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -15 |
| North Yemen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
 Palestine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 57 | -10 |
This is a list of the North Vietnam national football team results.[7][8]
| Keynotes | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Defeat | |
v North Vietnam| 2 October 1956Friendly | Guangxi | 1–3 | North Vietnam | Nanning, China |
| Report |
v North Vietnam| 4 October 19561956 Communist Tournament | China | 5–3 | North Vietnam | Beijing, China |
| Report | Stadium:Xiannongtan Stadium |
v North Korea| 10 October 19561956 Communist Tournament | North Vietnam | 0–3 | North Korea | Beijing, China |
| Report | Stadium:Xiannongtan Stadium |
v North Vietnam| 16 October 1956Friendly | Wuhan | 1–2 | North Vietnam | Wuhan, China |
| Report |
v North Vietnam| 24 October 1956Friendly | Guangdong | 3–0 | North Vietnam | Nanning, China |
| Report |
v North Vietnam| 22 October 19591959 Communist Tournament | North Korea | 5–0 | North Vietnam | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report |
v North Vietnam| 28 October 19591959 Communist Tournament | China | 2–0 | North Vietnam | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report |
vAlgeria| 22 November 1959Friendly | North Vietnam | 0–5 | Algeria | Hanoi, North Vietnam |
| Stadium:Hàng Đẫy Stadium |
v North Vietnam| December 1959Friendly | Phnom Penh | 0–2 | North Vietnam | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Report |
v North Vietnam| December 1959Friendly | Cambodia | 1–2 | North Vietnam | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Report |
v
Mongolia| 3 October 19601960 Communist Tournament | North Vietnam | 3–1 | Mongolia | Hanoi, North Vietnam |
| Report | Stadium:Hàng Đẫy Stadium |
v North Korea| 8 October 19601960 Communist Tournament | North Vietnam | 1–3 | North Korea | Hanoi, North Vietnam |
| Report | Stadium:Hàng Đẫy Stadium |
v China| 11 October 19601960 Communist Tournament | North Vietnam | 3–4 | China | Hanoi, North Vietnam |
| Report | Stadium:Hàng Đẫy Stadium |
v China| 25 April 19631963 Piala Soekarno | North Vietnam | 0–1 | China | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report | Stadium:Gelora Senayan Main Stadium |
v Cambodia| 26 April 19631963 Piala Soekarno | North Vietnam | 3–2 | Cambodia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Văn Sỹ Chi 89' | Report | Stadium:Gelora Senayan Main Stadium |
v North Vietnam| 29 April 19631963 Piala Soekarno | Indonesia | 3–1 | North Vietnam | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report | Stadium:Gelora Senayan Main Stadium |
v
United Arab Republic| November 19631963 GANEFO | North Vietnam | 1–4 | United Arab Republic | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report | Stadium:Gelora Senayan Main Stadium |
v
Laos| November 19631963 GANEFO | North Vietnam | 9–1 | Laos | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report | Stadium:Gelora Senayan Main Stadium |
v Chile University XI| November 19631963 GANEFO | North Vietnam | 4–2 | Chile University XI | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report | Stadium:Gelora Senayan Main Stadium |
v North Vietnam| November 19631963 GANEFO | Argentina University XI | 1–6 | North Vietnam | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report | Stadium:Gelora Senayan Main Stadium |
v North Vietnam| November 19631963 GANEFO | North Korea | 2–0 | North Vietnam | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report | Stadium:Gelora Senayan Main Stadium |
v North Vietnam| November 19631963 GANEFO | Uruguay University XI | 2–2 | North Vietnam | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Report | Stadium:Gelora Senayan Main Stadium |
v North Vietnam| Unknown 1964Friendly | Tatran Prešov | 1–3 | North Vietnam | Prešov, Czechoslovakia |
|
v
East Germany U-18| Unknown 1965Friendly | North Vietnam | 1–0 | East Germany U-18 | Hanoi, North Vietnam |
| Report | Stadium:Hàng Đẫy Stadium |
v North Vietnam| 2 August 19651965 GANEFO | North Korea | 1–0 | North Vietnam | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report | Stadium:Moranbong Stadium |
v North Vietnam| 3 August 19651965 GANEFO | China | 3–3 | North Vietnam | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report | Stadium:Moranbong Stadium |
v Guinea| 5 August 19651965 GANEFO | North Vietnam | 2–1 | Guinea | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report | Stadium:Moranbong Stadium |
v Indonesia| 8 August 19651965 GANEFO | North Vietnam | 1–2 | Indonesia | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report | Stadium:Moranbong Stadium |
v Cambodia| 10 August 19651965 GANEFO | North Vietnam | 1–1 | Cambodia | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Report | Stadium:Moranbong Stadium |
v North Vietnam| July 1966Friendly | Soviet Union U-18 | 2–5 | North Vietnam | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Report | Stadium:Central Dynamo Stadium[9] |
v North Vietnam| 1 August 1966Friendly | Volga Kalinin | 0–4 | North Vietnam | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Report |
v North Vietnam| August 1966Friendly | Soviet Union U-23 | 0–1 | North Vietnam | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Report |
v North Yemen| 26 November 19661965 GANEFO | North Vietnam | 9–0 | North Yemen | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Report |
v Palestine| 27 November 19661965 GANEFO | North Vietnam | 4–0 | Palestine | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Report |
v China| 28 November 19661965 GANEFO | North Vietnam | 0–2 | China | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Report |
v North Vietnam| 30 November 19661965 GANEFO | Cambodia | 2–2 | North Vietnam | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Report |
v North Vietnam| 6 December 19661965 GANEFO | North Korea | 3–1 | North Vietnam | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Report |
v Cuba| 20 September 1970Friendly | North Vietnam | 2–1 | Cuba | Hanoi, North Vietnam |
| Report |
v North Vietnam| Unknown 1971Friendly | Cuba | 1–1 | North Vietnam | La Habana, Cuba |
| Report | Từ Như Hiển |
