 | |||
| Nickname(s) | Những chiến binh sao vàng (Golden Star Warriors)[1][2][3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Kim Sang-sik | ||
| Captain | Đỗ Duy Mạnh | ||
| Mostcaps | Lê Công Vinh (83) | ||
| Top scorer | Lê Công Vinh (51) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | VIE | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 108 1 (19 January 2026)[4] | ||
| Highest | 84 (September 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 172 (December 2006) | ||
| First international | |||
as South Vietnam:[a] Vietnam 3–3South Korea  (Saigon,French Cochinchina; 16 January 1949)[5][6] as Vietnam:  Vietnam 0–0Kampuchea  (Hanoi,Vietnam, 13 September 1983)[7] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Vietnam 11–0Guam  (Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam; 23 January 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
as South Vietnam: South Vietnam 1–9Indonesia  (Seoul,South Korea; 4 May 1971) as Vietnam:  Zimbabwe 6–0Vietnam (Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia; 26 February 1997)  Oman 6–0Vietnam (Daegu,South Korea; 29 September 2003)  South Korea 6–0Vietnam (Suwon,South Korea; 17 October 2023) | |||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in1956 as South Vietnam 2007 as Vietnam) | ||
| Best result | as South Vietnam: Fourth place (1956,1960) as Vietnam: Quarter-finals (2007,2019) | ||
| ASEAN Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in1996) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2008,2018,2024) | ||
| Southeast Asian Games[b] | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in1959 as South Vietnam 1991 as Vietnam) | ||
| Best result | as South Vietnam: Gold medals (1959) as Vietnam: Silver medals (1995,1999) | ||
| Asian Games[c] | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in1954 as South Vietnam 1998 as Vietnam) | ||
| Best result | as South Vietnam: Fourth place (1962) as Vietnam: Group stage (1998) | ||
| Website | vff.org.vn | ||
TheVietnam national football team (Vietnamese:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam) representsVietnam in senior men's internationalfootball and is governed by theVietnam Football Federation.
Football was introduced to Vietnam by theFrench in the late 19th century during the colonial period, and the country's first recorded international match took place inSaigon on 16 January 1949.[9][6] During the 20th century, political division led to the existence of two separate national teams.South Vietnam as theState of Vietnam andRepublic of Vietnam, governed by the Vietnam Football Association, joinedFIFA in 1952 and theAsian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1954 before the country's division, and participated in tournaments such as theAFC Asian Cup. TheNorth as theDemocratic Republic of Vietnam, by contrast, never held FIFA or AFC membership and mainly competed in friendly and solidarity tournaments with othersocialist nations.[10][11] Following thereunification of North and South Vietnam in 1975 (officially in 1976), the football associations merged into the Vietnam Football Federation, with the unified team inheriting South Vietnam's FIFA membership.[12] For statistical purposes, however, the South and North Vietnamese teams are considered separate predecessors.[13]
After reunification, Vietnam did not field a senior national team in international competitions for over a decade. The country made its return at the1991 SEA Games, marking its reintegration into regional football. Since then, Vietnam has emerged as one ofSoutheast Asia's strongest sides, winning theASEAN Championship three times (2008,2018,2024) and regularly competing at continental level. The team reached the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup in2007, when it co-hosted the tournament, and again in2019. InWorld Cup qualification, Vietnam advanced to the third round for the first time in2022.
The introduction offootball into Vietnam can be traced back to 1896, during the era of colonialFrench Cochinchina in the South. At first, the sport was only played among French civil servants, merchants, and soldiers. The French encouraged natives to play football and other introduced sports, partly to divert their interest from politics but also because of local enthusiasm. Football subsequently spread to thenorthern andcentral regions.[10][14] On 20 July 1908, the newspaperSouthern Luc Tan Van reported on a match between two local Vietnamese teams for the first time. A football guidebook published in 1925 by Vietnamese doctor Pham Van Tiec attracted interest among Vietnamese youth.[15] By 1928, the Vietnamese had established the Annamite Sports Bureau and in the same year they sent a football team to compete inBritish Singapore. More local football clubs then established in northern and southern Vietnam. However, it was not until afterWorld War II that football clubs in the region started to become more organized.[16]
UnderFrench colonial rule, theFrench Indochina Football Federation hosted a few matches against other national teams, fielding a selection composed mainly of players from Saigon or the French Cochinchina football league. Notably, they faced the then-Republic of China in 1936 and 1948.[17][18] In April 1947, the French Indochina Football Federation selection team went for a tour inBritish Hong Kong, and played againstHong Kong national team.[19]
A few months before Vietnamgained independence as a unified country within the framework of theFrench Union, the earliest recognized international game of Vietnam was on 16 January 1949, in a 3-3 draw againstSouth Korea inSaigon,French Cochinchina.[5][6] This team would becomeSouth Vietnamese team following thepolitical division of the country in 1954.
Two national football teams existed side by side from 1956 to 1975, during the period Vietnam was divided intoNorth andSouth Vietnam (1954–75). Thesouthern team appeared in a friendly in 1949 and participated in the first two AFC Asian Cup finals (1956 AFC Asian Cup and1960 AFC Asian Cup) and earned two fourth-place finishes. They won the firstSoutheast Asian Games gold in 1959 inBangkok (Thailand) as well as two times won silver medals and three times won bronze medals. South Vietnam reached quarter-finals of theAsian Games 1958 and fourth place of theAsian Games 1962. South Vietnam evenqualified for the 1956 Summer Olympics after defeatingCambodia in both home and away matches but then refused to participate in the finals in Australia. The team also attempted toqualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, beatingThailand 1–0 to qualify for the classification matches. They ultimately lost their group opening matches by 4–0 toJapan and 1–0 toHong Kong. The team played their last game in a 0-3 loss againstMalaysia in March 1975 and as a result of thede factofall of South Vietnam in April, the team was disbanded. Despite the fierce wars, they were still one of strongest teams inSoutheast Asia. Before the division, South Vietnamese football association became a member of FIFA in 1952 and the AFC in 1954; therefore South Vietnam was more integrated than the North and South Vietnamese football association was treated by these bodies as the only legitimate Vietnamese one as South Vietnam claimed sovereignty over all of Vietnam from 1949 to 1975. Meanwhile, thenorthern team was much less active than the South and tended to be closed, North Vietnam was never a member of either AFC or FIFA. Between 1956 and 1966 they often played against othercommunist states. Their first game was a 5-3 loss toChina PR under head coach Truong Tan Buu on 4 October 1956 and their played last game was a 3-2 win overCuba. They participated in the firstGANEFO (Games of the New Emerging Forces) competitions inIndonesia in 1962 andCambodia in 1966. The team played their last game in 1970. North and South regions ceased to exist when they werede jurereunited into theSocialist Republic in 1976 following the end of theVietnam War.[20] Because South Vietnam was a member of FIFA (from 1952), the current unified Vietnam is classified as its successor by FIFA.[21]
The development of football during this era for both Vietnams stagnated due to the coincidentVietnam War. Having been a significant football force in the region, Vietnam's reputation diminished. The conflict also greatly reduced Vietnamese footballing ability and weakened the country generally. Moreover, the subsequentCambodian–Vietnamese War andSino–Vietnamese War, combined with global sanctions against the country, decimated sports in Vietnam as a whole. For these reasons, Vietnamese football remains new and unknown to much of the rest of the world. Despite its long-standing history of football, Vietnam only rejoined the global football community in 1991.
Vietnam's professional football league, known as theNational A1 League, was launched in 1980 to redevelop Vietnamese football after the war. In 1989, following theĐổi Mới reforms, a new football federation was formed. Most Vietnamese sports returned to the international stage. After three months of preparation, in August 1989, the First Congress of the new football federation took place inHanoi, declaring the formation of theVietnam Football Federation. Trịnh Ngọc Chữ, deputy minister of theGeneral Department of Sports, was elected as the first president of VFF.[22]
The reunified Vietnam national football team played its first international match on 13 September 1983 against theCambodia national team inHanoi. The match was attended by FIFA PresidentJoão Havelange, who was visiting Vietnam at the time to promote the development of football in the country.[7] After the match, Vietnam did not play any official international football matches for the next eight years.
Vietnam only joined the international stage by participating in the1991 edition of theSoutheast Asian Games (SEA Games) inManila,Philippines.[23] They have participated in every subsequent SEA Games tournament. Since 1994, Vietnam has consistently participated in qualification for the FIFA World Cup, and in qualification for the AFC Asian Cup (since 1996).
Vietnam participated for the first time as a unified nation inFIFA World Cup qualification duringthe 1994 World Cup campaign, having participated in the1974 qualification as South Vietnam. The national side failed to qualify for the 1994 and1998 tournaments with only one qualifying win in total.
In 1996, Vietnam finished third in the first (1996) ASEAN Football Federation championship (then known as theTiger Cup). Vietnam hosted thesecond Tiger Cup in 1998, losing 1–0 toSingapore in the final. From 2000 to 2007, Vietnam strove to win the Southeast Asian trophy, but invariably failed. In 1996, Vietnam created international headlines by inviting defendingUEFA Champions League winnersJuventus to play a friendly match in Hanoi. Despite the 2–1 loss, the match was a watershed moment that boosted the development of football in the country.[24]
Vietnam was the host of the1999 Dunhill Cup, a friendly tournament for both senior and U-23 players. Because it was categorized as a mingled senior and U-23 competition, some national teams decided to use their senior reserve sides. In this competition, Vietnam performed promisingly. The highlight was a shock 1–0 win overRussia (then-1994 FIFA World Cup andUEFA Euro 1996 participant); they also drew 2–2 with1998 FIFA World Cup participantIran, thereby topping the group. Vietnam was then eliminated in the semi-finals after a 4–1 defeat toChina.
Vietnam's2002 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign had some bright moments, with the team winning three matches and drawing one, all played inDammam. However, the losses againstSaudi Arabia, meant that Vietnam did not qualify for the World Cup. The2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification was also unsuccessful, with Vietnam falling to South Korea andOman, but managing to create a shock 1–0 win over2002 FIFA World Cup's fourth-place-getter South Korea inMuscat, one of Vietnam's greatest football feats.[citation needed] The2006 FIFA World Cup qualification was a low point for Vietnam, with the team once again failing, losing to South Korea andLebanon, and only finishing aboveMaldives on goal difference.
Vietnam hosted the2007 AFC Asian Cup along withIndonesia,Malaysia andThailand, despite having failed to qualify for the Asian Cup since the 1990s. The team was ranked second lowest only after Malaysia, but Vietnam created a shock by defeating theUAE 2–0, drawing 1–1 with another Gulf team,Qatar, before losing 1–4 to defending championsJapan. Vietnam were the only Southeast Asian and host team to reach the quarter-finals, in which they lost to eventual championsIraq 2–0.[25] This marked the beginning of the first Vietnamese football upsurge.
Vietnam won their firstAFF Championship title in 2008. They were placed inGroup B with Thailand, Malaysia, and Laos. After losing to Thailand 2–0 in the opener, Vietnam defeated Malaysia 3–2 andLaos 4–0. In the semi-final, Vietnam held the defending championSingapore to 0–0 at home before winning 1–0 away, making the final for the first time in 10 years. Vietnam met Thailand again inthe final. They defeated Thailand 2-1 in the first leg in Thailand. Returning home, Vietnam salvaged a 1-1 draw by virtue ofLê Công Vinh's last-minute header, winning 3-2 on aggregate.[26] This was the team's first international title since rejoining global football.
Vietnam almost managed a successful2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, performing well againstSyria and Lebanon, as well as against China; but various shortcomings once again proved to be instrumental in denying Vietnam's qualification for the2011 AFC Asian Cup, as the team finished third with only a single 3–1 home win (over Lebanon) and two draws away to both Levant opponents Syria and Lebanon. Losing both matches against China, including the huge 6–1 loss inHangzhou, Vietnam at least had the slight consolation of scoring a single goal in both games.
The period between 2009 and 2014 marked the decline of Vietnamese football. The team participated in the2010 and2014 World Cup qualifiers and2015 Asian Cup qualifiers, but were unsuccessful, being eliminated at the first hurdle. The team lost 6–0 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 defeatMacau in the first round before being eliminated byQatar in the second, while in the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers, they lost five out of six matches and finished bottom of their group, which included the United Arab Emirates,Uzbekistan andHong Kong. The 1–0 defeat to Hong Kong atMong Kok Stadium on 22 March 2013 was considered Vietnamese football's lowest-ever point set in the 21st century.
Vietnam also failed to defend their continental title due to elimination by Malaysia in the2010 AFF Championship semi-final. The2012 AFF Championship also saw the team's worst performance in 8 years, as they were eliminated in the group stage with their only point coming from a 1–1 draw with Myanmar, while losing 3–1 to Thailand and 1–0 to thePhilippines.
The Vietnamese national team witnessed significant changes under the tenure ofToshiya Miura, who took charge of Vietnam from 2014 to 2016. The Japanese coach was credited for rebuilding the national team after the failed2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification and had a significant impact on the improvement of the team's performances. One of the most renowned achievements of Miura's regime was with the youth team, which beatIran at the2014 Asian Games with an unexpected 4–1 score.[27] Many of the young players nurtured by coach Miura were brought to the senior side, which performed well in the2014 AFF Championship. However, Vietnam failed to progress beyond the semi-finals after a shocking 4–2 home defeat to Malaysia,[28] in spite of winning 2–1 away in the first leg.[29] Vietnamese police had sought to investigate this match, but found no evidence of bribery or corruption, as stated in the findings of Swiss-based international supplier betting servicesSportradar.[30][31]
Miura led Vietnam in the2018 World Cup qualifiers in a group with Thailand, Indonesia,Chinese Taipei and Iraq. Indonesia was later banned from participating by FIFA, relieving Vietnam of some pressure. The Golden Star Warriors began their campaign with a 1–1 draw with Iraq at home.[32] However, two disappointing defeats to Thailand, away 1–0[33] and a humiliating 3–0 home loss,[34] subjected the team to heavy criticism. Despite the sporadic improvement, Toshiya Miura was sacked by the VFF after the Olympic side's failure to qualify for the2016 Rio Olympics.[35]
UnderNguyễn Hữu Thắng, Vietnam once again progressed to the semi-finals of the2016 AFF Championship, but lost toIndonesia in another thrilling semi-final, being held 2–2 at home,[36] having lost 2–1 away.[37] The team's disappointment was relieved a little, as theGolden Star Warriors finished third in the2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification World Cup qualification group. The Vietnamese side managed two draws in their opening run againstAfghanistan in Tajikistan[38] and a goalless draw toJordan inHo Chi Minh City.[39] However, the Olympic side was surprisingly eliminated in the group stage of the2017 SEA Games, and Nguyễn Hữu Thắng was relieved from duty. The team faced a crisis of confidence as many fans stopped supporting the team.[40] Interim coachMai Đức Chung was appointed to help Vietnam in two crucial Asian Cup qualification matches against neighbouringCambodia, in which he was able to replenish some of the team's lost spirit, beating Cambodia 2–1 away and giving them a 5–0 thrashing at home.[41] These wins placed Vietnam in the top two for final qualification.
Park Hang-seo, former assistant toGuus Hiddink forSouth Korea at the2002 FIFA World Cup, was appointed as the new coach of the Vietnam national team on 29 September 2017. His appointment came after an attempt to negotiate withTakashi Sekizuka was unsuccessful. Previously, the VFF had tried to contactSteve Sampson, but received no response.[42]
Park's first match as coach of Vietnam was in the2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifications, where Vietnam defeated Cambodia at home 5–0 on 10 October 2017, followed by a 0–0 draw at home against Afghanistan on 14 November 2017. This allowed Vietnam to qualify for the2019 AFC Asian Cup, their first Asian Cup since 2007.[43] Park himself, though, was criticized due to the team's unconvincing performance.[44] However, the mood rapidly changed after Vietnam youth team's impressive showings in the2018 AFC U-23 Championship and2018 Asian Games where Park Hang-seo was also the coach of the U-23 and Olympic team.[45] With the same U-23 players, he formed the squad of the Vietnamese senior team in a dead-rubber 1–1 draw to Jordan in 2019 Asian Cup qualification, which both teams qualified together.[46]
Park's first major tournament was the2018 AFF Championship. Vietnam topped their group with wins against Laos (3–0), Malaysia (2–0) and Cambodia (3–0), as well as a 0–0 draw with Myanmar. In the semi-finals, they defeated the Philippines and advanced to face Malaysia again. The first leg atBukit Jalil saw Vietnam lead by two goals, but let theHarimau Malaya tie the score throughShahrul Saad and a free kick bySafawi Rasid. Still, an early goal fromNguyễn Anh Đức in the second leg was enough to win them the AFF Championship after 10 years with an unbeaten record.[48]Nguyễn Quang Hải scored four goals and was voted the tournament's best player.
It wasn't until the2019 AFC Asian Cup that Vietnam truly began to gain international recognition.[citation needed] With the entire squad made up of mostly promising U-23 players, Vietnam had the youngest squad in the tournament. Being drawn into group D along withIran,Iraq, andYemen, Vietnam lost to Iraq 2–3 conceding a 90th-minute free kick fromAli Adnan and Iran 0–2 before beatingYemen 2–0 in their final group matches with goals coming fromNguyễn Quang Hải andQuế Ngọc Hải to seal Vietnam to become the last best third-place team qualifying for the round of 16. Then, they pulled up a shocking result by defeatingJordan in a penalty shootout, withBùi Tiến Dũng scoring the decisive penalties which sent them to the quarter-finals.[49] The win sent millions of Vietnamese into the streets for celebrations.[50] In the quarter-finals, Vietnam played againstJapan but failed to continue the success after their opponent was awarded apenalty kick which was decided through thevideo assistant referee (VAR), resulting in a 0–1 loss score byRitsu Dōan until the final whistle was blown.[51]
Vietnam was grouped in the2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Second Round Group G with three other Southeast Asian rivals:Thailand,Malaysia andIndonesia, along withthe United Arab Emirates. The Vietnamese started with a 0–0 away draw over Thailand[52] before defeating Malaysia 1–0 at home[53] and then achieved a 3–1 away win against Indonesia.[54] In November 2019, Vietnam faced the United Arab Emirates on home soil with attempts to break a 12-year winless streak to the opponent. In spite of facing a 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.[55] 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 crucialAkinfeev-penalty like save byĐặng Văn Lâm and two disallowed Vietnamese goals, to foster Vietnam's top position in the Joint World Cup/Asian Cup qualifying Group G.[56]
However, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam was forced to play all their remaining qualifying second-round games in theUnited Arab Emirates. In this campaign, Vietnam suffered a great loss of key players, as the midfield soulĐỗ Hùng Dũng suffered from a severe injury in2021 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 clubCerezo Osaka, could not come to the national team inDubai, the key midfielderNguyễn 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 a 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 the 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 defeating 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 thethird and final round of the World Cup qualifiers for the first time ever, and automatic qualification to the2023 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.[57][58][59][60]
In the third round, Vietnam was drawn into group B along withJapan,Australia,Saudi Arabia,China, andOman where Vietnam lost its first seven head-to-head matches. 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, and was officially eliminated from the World Cup after a 0–4 loss against Australia inMelbourne 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 theLunar New Year's Day in Vietnam and China.[61] The win was also the first-ever win from a Southeast Asian team ever and also the first-ever win against China in an official competitive match in 65 years, when Indonesia beat China 2–0 in the1958 FIFA World Cup qualification. The team achieved another historical result in the last qualifying match with a 1–1 draw against host Japan inSaitama Stadium 2002 on 29 March marking the first time ever that Vietnam did not lose against Japan since its reintegration into 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, which was still Vietnam's best ever run in World Cup qualification, massively influencing Vietnam's image as a potential, emerging footballing nation.
In October 2022, Park Hang-seo announced that he would leave his position as coach at the conclusion of the2022 AFF Championship.[63] In the tournament, Vietnam topped their group with victories against Laos, Malaysia, and Myanmar and a draw against Singapore. Vietnam defeated Indonesia in the semi-finals but lost 3–2 on aggregate to Thailand in the final.[64] CoachPark Hang-seo, is considered the most successful coach inVietnam football history, withFIFA praising Vietnam's progress throughout his managerial career with the team. His achievements include thejunior team success in the 2018AFC U-23 Championship as Asian runners-up, the2018 Asian Games in 4th place, consecutiveSoutheast Asian Games gold medal finishes in 2019 and 2021, as well as the senior team in the2018 AFF Championship as champions, the2019 AFC Asian Cup as top 8, and Vietnam's first time ever qualification to the final (third) round of theWorld Cup Qualifiers for Asia.[65]
On 16 February 2023, VFF announced that FrenchmanPhilippe Troussier, who ledSouth Africa andJapan to the1998 and2002 FIFA World Cups, had been appointed coach of the Vietnam national team and theunder-23s. Troussier was officially presented on 27 February 2023, making him the first World Cup profile manager to lead the country.[66] Troussier signed a contract that last until 31 July 2026, with an ambitious goal of taking Vietnam to the nextFIFA World Cup in2026, where the biggest men's international football tournament increased the number of participating teams from 32 to 48.[67][68] Vietnam has never been to the World Cup and the furthest stages were only up to the AFC qualification third roundpreviously under Park Hang-seo.
Before his debut with the national team, Philipe Troussier had ledVietnam's Olympic side in the2023 SEA Games inPhnom Penh, Cambodia, where Vietnam finished with a bronze medal.[69][70]
Vietnam started its2026 FIFA World Cup qualification from thesecond round of the AFC, drawn in a group withIraq,Philippines, andIndonesia. Troussier declared during a press conference that he wishes to call up moreoverseas Vietnamese players into the national teams to strengthen the team for the qualifiers.[71] Later, Czech based Andrej Nguyen andFilip Nguyen were two of the first overseas players to get called up under Troussier.[72] In June 2023, Troussier made his debut with the Vietnamese national team with twofriendly match wins againstHong Kong andSyria.[73] After a series of six friendlies from 15 June to 17 October 2023 to prepare for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Vietnam ended up with three wins and three losses, including a heavy 0–6 defeat againstSouth Korea which was one of the biggest defeats in Vietnam's football history, as well as losses againstChina andUzbekistan.[74]
On 16 November 2023, Vietnam began its2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with a 2–0 away game win against thePhilippines.[75] A few days later, Vietnam suffered a 0–1 defeat againstIraq on home soil, conceding a goal in the last minute of the game.[76] The first two qualifiers games saw Troussier renewing the team's starting lineup with several young players such asPhan Tuấn Tài,Võ Minh Trọng orNguyễn Thái Sơn.[77]
Vietnam qualified for the2023 AFC Asian Cup and were grouped withJapan,Iraq, andIndonesia inGroup D.[78] At the dawn of the tournament, the team left with many doubts due to the absence of key players likeĐặng Văn Lâm,Đoàn Văn Hậu,Quế Ngọc Hải orNguyễn Tiến Linh due to injuries. TheGolden Star Warriors were then forced to deal with a talented but inexperienced squad with an average age of 25. New hard blows were then added with the forfeit ofNguyễn Hoàng Đức,2021 Vietnamese Golden Ball, who also failed to recover from his injury.[79]
Vietnam came to the tournament with a team mostly constituted of players with little experience in international competitions. The team had a positive performance in the opening match, losing 2–4 to title contenderJapan and leading 2–1 at one point during the game. However, Vietnam then lost 0–1 to direct competitorIndonesia and was soon eliminated from the group stage, marking their first defeat to Indonesia after 7 years.[80][81] In the final group stage game againstIraq, Vietnam had a good start while leading 1–0 after the first half, but the team soon fell into a disadvantage position afterKhuất Văn Khang was sent off. Iraq quickly led 2–1 beforeNguyễn Quang Hải equalized in the 89th minute. In the last minute of the game, Iraq was awarded a penalty and converted it, ending the match as 2–3 lost for Vietnam, forcing them to leave the tournament with 0 points.[82]
Continuing on with 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, Vietnam suffered further losses to Indonesia on 21 and 26 March with an aggregate score of 0–4, with the return leg, which ended 0–3, being the first defeat to the Garuda at home in 20 years, also with the same scoreline. Following these performances, the VFF terminated Troussier's contract immediately through mutual consent. Under Troussier, Vietnam only won 4 out of 14 matches and suffered 7 defeats in a row.[83][84][85]
Having already failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and only setting sights on the2027 AFC Asian Cup,Kim Sang-sik was announced as Troussier's replacement on 3 May 2024. A month later, on 6 June, Kim made his debut as the head coach of Vietnam in the fifth match of Group F of thesecond round of the World Cup qualifiers, facing Southeast Asian fellowthe Philippines and lead Vietnam to a 3–2 victory and thus ended their losing streak.[86] Due toIndonesia's 2–0 victory over the Philippines, they finished third in the group, missing out on the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers with a direct berth to the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, and entered theAFC Asian Cup final qualifiers instead.[87] They later lost the final game to group leaderIraq.[88][89]
.svg)
In the2024 ASEAN Championship, Vietnam was drawn in Group B with Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Laos. The Vietnam national football team had an outstanding performance in the2024 ASEAN Championship, showcasing their talent and dedication throughout the competition. They began their campaign in the group stage with a 4–1 victory overLaos. The team later grabbed a late 1–0 win overIndonesia, a 1–1 draw againstPhilippines,[90] and finished the phase with a dominant 5–0 win overMyanmar. The victory against Myanmar sawNguyễn Xuân Son making his debut and scoring two goals, becoming the first Vietnamese-naturalized player to score for the national team in an official match. The team concluded the group stage with a great record of three victories and one tie, allowing them to lead Group B with 10 points.[91] This performance also gave them a two-place jump inFIFA ranking from 116th to 114th.[92]
In the semi-finals, Vietnam metSingapore in a two-game tie. The first leg concluded in a 2–0 victory for Vietnam, with goals fromNguyễn Tiến Linh andNguyễn Xuân Son.[93] The second leg ended with a score of 3–1 for Vietnam, thereby Vietnam won the right to play in the final with a total score of 5–1 after two matches against Singapore.[94] In the finals, Vietnam metThailand in a two-game tie. The first leg concluded in a 2–1 victory for Vietnam, with two goals fromNguyễn Xuân Son. The second leg ended with a dramatic 3–2 victory for Vietnam, defeatingThailand with a total score of 5–3 after two matches, and Vietnam won theASEAN Championship for the third time after more than six years of waiting.[95]
In thefinal round of 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Vietnam was drawn into Group F with two Southeast Asian teams:Malaysia andLaos, along withNepal. They began their journey with a 5–0 victory overLaos. However, Vietnam lost the next match to Malaysia, their first in 11 years, with a 4–0 scoreline, although Vietnam's heavy loss was later mitigated by theMalaysian football naturalisation scandal unfolding as Malaysia's win could potentially be overturned into an automatic loss.[96][97] Amidst Malaysia's ongoing scandal, Vietnam rebounded with great difficulties by beatingNepal 3–1 and 1–0 respectively, with poor performances and much criticism over the team's disjointed display.[98][99] Vietnam concluded 2025 with an unconvincing 2–0 win against Laos, with Nguyễn Xuân Son returning to the national team after eleven months of absence due to a heavy injury he suffered against Thailand in the second leg of the2024 ASEAN Championship final and scoring the opening goal with a penalty, and the second goal scored byPhạm Tuấn Hải.[100] Following the win, Vietnam's FIFA Ranking position jumped from 110 to 107, though it would decrease to 108 as of January 2026.[101]
Vietnam's current kit sponsor isJogarbola.[102] The contract started in January 2024. Vietnam was also previously sponsored byAdidas,Li-Ning,Nike, andGrand Sport. 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 supplier | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
  Adidas | 1996–2005 | [103] |
  Li-Ning | 2006–2008 | |
  Nike | 2009–2014 | |
 Grand Sport | 2014–2023 | [104] |
  Jogarbola | 2024– | Represented bylocal firmĐộng Lực JSC with a contract until 2027[105] |
The team has sponsors including:Acecook Vietnam,[106]Yanmar,[107]Honda,[108]Sony,[109]Sabeco Brewery,[110]Coca-Cola,[111]Vinamilk,[112]Kao,[113]Herbalife Nutrition,[114]Trung Nguyên,[115]Honda,[116]Red Bull,[117] VNPay,[118]FPT Play,[119] andVTVcab.[120]
Unlike many national teams in the world, Vietnam is one of the few football teams to not featuretheir federation (VFF) logo, or logo that is styled from anational emblem/coat of arms such asRussia,Australia orPoland at their jersey, but rather the national flag. The few otherFIFA members to featurethe national flag includePalestine,North Korea,Switzerland, andTurkey, and currently is the only team to not feature the logo in Southeast Asia. The logo of VFF is used on the team's gear (hats, bags, masks, coats, captain's armband in friendly matches,...) and in products of multimedia for the team. However, in the1998 AFF Championship, team Vietnam used the former VFF logo on their jersey officially.[121]
Despite VFF unveiling a logo of adragon for the national football team in 2017 (similar to the logo of an elephant forThailand), it was not incorporated onto the national jersey due to negative reception from media and supporters.[122] Furthermore, the dragon logo was intended only for the men's national team at first, which would be unreasonable if it was also incorporated into the national jerseys and the uniforms of other teams (women's teams, youth teams,futsal teams, beach soccer teams). Afterwards, it was removed.
TheVFF's media outlets officially use the nicknameNhững chiến binh sao vàng (English:Golden Star Warriors) for the national team,[3][123][124] which is derived from the star of thenational flag on the team's jersey. The local media in Vietnam also refer to the national team as simply "Tuyển" (The selection).[125]
Vietnamese supporters are dubbed to be passionate, having had large celebrations over the team's achievements at senior and youth levels.[126][127]
There are two major supporters' clubs for the national team, namelyVietnam Football Supporters (VFS, Vietnamese:Hội Cổ động viên Bóng đá Việt Nam) which was founded in 2014 andVietnam Golden Stars (VGS, Vietnamese:Hội Cổ động viên Sao vàng Việt Nam) which was founded in 2017.
When the national team wins important matches, the streets are often overwhelmed by large Vietnamese crowds in an activity known asstreet storming, which features nationalist chants and the singing of nationalist songs.[127] Vietnamese passionate supporters have been witnessed during the2007 AFC Asian Cup when the team defeated the UAE 2–0 and later became the lone Southeast Asian side to sneak into the quarter-finals.[128] During the2019 AFC Asian Cup, Vietnamese fans were euphoric in celebration after beating Jordan in the round of 16.[129]
Even in smaller tournaments, Vietnamese fans are also noted for large celebrations, such as when Vietnam won the2008,2018 and2024 AFF Championships; and the2018 AFC U-23 Championship in whichtheir team finished runners-up after losingthe final againstUzbekistan.[130]
The Vietnamese national team mainly plays atMỹ Đình National Stadium inHanoi. Since the start of 2014, Vietnam has played its official home matches in 7 different stadiums withThống Nhất Stadium,Thiên Trường Stadium,Lạch Tray Stadium andViệt Trì Stadium as secondary stadiums used.
| Vietnam national football team home stadiums | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Stadium | Capacity | Location | Last match |
 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium | 40,192 | Hanoi | v Thailand (10 September 2024;2024 LPBank Cup) |
 | Lạch Tray Stadium | 30,000 | Haiphong | v  Hong Kong (15 June 2023;Friendly) |
 | Thiên Trường Stadium | 30,000 | Ninh Bình | v  India (12 October 2024;Friendly) |
 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium | 22,500 | Hanoi | v  Philippines (14 December 2022;Friendly) |
 | Việt Trì Stadium | 20,000 | Phú Thọ | v Thailand (2 January 2025;2024 ASEAN Championship) |
 | Gò Đậu Stadium | 18,250 | Ho Chi Minh City | v  Nepal (9 October 2025;2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification) |
 | Thống Nhất Stadium | 14,400 | Ho Chi Minh City | v Nepal (14 October 2025;2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification) |
As of 10 June 2025
Vietnam has rivalries with some Southeast Asian teams:Thailand,Indonesia,Malaysia,Singapore. These rivalries are rooted in geographical proximity.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 58 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 83 | 79 | +4 | 043.10 | Matches |
 Malaysia | 61 | 31 | 10 | 20 | 90 | 95 | −5 | 050.82 | |
| Indonesia | 48 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 031.25 | Matches |
 Singapore | 41 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 76 | 42 | +34 | 056.10 |
Thailand is often considered Vietnam's biggest rival in football within the Southeast Asian region. The matches between these two teams are always likened to the "El Clásico" of Southeast Asian football and are followed with much interest in both countries. Vietnam asSouth Vietnam first faced Thailand in 1956, then the two teams also faced each other at the1959 Southeast Asian Games and Vietnam won the two matches, in the group stage and the final (Thailand was the host). Despite currently having the better overall record compared with Thailand with 25 wins, 11 draws, and 22 losses after 58 matches, Vietnam has generally poor results against Thailand since its reintegration into international football in 1991. After the match between the two teams in the2024 ASEAN Championship final, Vietnam has faced Thailand in 31 matches at the national team level since 1991, winning only 5, drawing 9, and losing 17. Despite this, Vietnam, since reintegration into the world's football, is renowned for its performance ofpunching 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 the2008 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.[131]
The rivalry stems from the strong competition between Vietnam andIndonesia, as well as the equal strength of the two teams during their matchups. Vietnam and Indonesia have faced each other in 48 matches, with Vietnam having the poorer record with 15 wins, 12 draws, and 21 losses.[132][133] 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 the1999 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 the2022 FIFA World Cup qualification's second round inBali. In the2023 AFC Asian Cup, the two teams confronted in the group stage in a game that ended in a 1–0 victory for Indonesia, which qualify them to the round of 16 while Vietnam got eliminated. In the2026 World Cup qualification Vietnam have suffered 2 conclusive defeated with Indonesia 0–1 away and 0–3 home, which later knocked Vietnam out of the2026 FIFA World Cup. The most recent meeting between the two sides occurred on 15 December 2024 in the2024 ASEAN Championship, when hosts Vietnam defeated Indonesia 1–0 at the group stage.
Similar to Indonesia,Malaysia was considered an equal regional football powerhouse on par with Vietnam. 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 the country's reunification, the rivalry continued when the two teams regularly faced off at regional tournaments like theAFF Championship orSEA Games. The matches between the two teams are marked by the tension between the players on the field and between the fans in the stands. Since 1991, Vietnam has overwhelmed in the head-to-head record againstMalaysia with 14 wins, three draws, and only seven losses. Vietnam has also been maintaining a series of unbeaten matches against Malaysia from 2014 until 2025, where they suffered a heavy 0–4 loss in2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification inMalaysian's home stadium.
WhileSingapore was still a force in theAFF until 2012, the team was a big rival for Vietnam. They have faced each other in 41 matches, with Vietnam dominating with 23 wins, 13 draws, and 5 losses. However, in the period of just reintegrating with international football in 1991, Vietnam experienced, in the period from 1993 to 1998, a poorer head-to-head record against Singapore; especially when they lost the1998 AFF Championship final. However, since 1998, Vietnam has been maintaining a series of unbeaten matches against Singapore to this day. Vietnam has met Singapore a total of 15 times during this period, winning nine matches and drawing six. Since Singapore's football decline and Vietnam's development in the mid-2010s, the matches between two teams also began to lose its importance.
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
v
Cambodia| 19 MarchFriendly | Vietnam | 2–1 | Cambodia | Bình Dương, Vietnam |
| 19:30 UTC+7 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Gò Đậu Stadium Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong) |
v
Laos| 25 March2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Vietnam | 5–0 | Laos | Bình Dương, Vietnam |
| 19:30 UTC+7 |
| Report Report (AFC) | Stadium:Gò Đậu Stadium Attendance: 11,068 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates) |
v Vietnam| 10 June2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Malaysia | 4–0[note 1] | Vietnam | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 21:00 UTC+8 |
| Report Report (AFC) | Stadium:Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 61,512 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon) |
v Nepal| 9 October2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Vietnam | 3–1 | Nepal | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 19:30 UTC+7 |
| Report Report (AFC) |
| Stadium:Gò Đậu Stadium Attendance: 8,597 Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea) |
v Vietnam| 14 October2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Nepal | 0–1 | Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 20:00 UTC+7[135] | Report Report (AFC) | Stadium:Thống Nhất Stadium[note 2] Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain) |
v Vietnam| 19 November2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Laos | 0–2 | Vietnam | Vientiane, Laos |
| 19:00 UTC+7 | Report Report (AFC) |
| Stadium:New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 16,256 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon) |
v
Bangladesh| 26 MarchFriendly | Vietnam | v | Bangladesh | Ninh Bình, Vietnam |
| --:-- UTC+7 | Stadium:Thiên Trường Stadium |
v Malaysia| 31 March2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Vietnam | v | Malaysia | Ninh Bình, Vietnam |
| --:-- UTC+7 | Stadium:Thiên Trường Stadium |
orTimor-Leste 
v Vietnam| 24 July2026 ASEAN Championship | Brunei orTimor-Leste | v | Vietnam | TBD |
| Stadium:TBD |
v Singapore| 31 July2026 ASEAN Championship | Vietnam | v | Singapore | Vietnam |
v Vietnam| 3 August2026 ASEAN Championship | Indonesia | v | Vietnam | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Stadium:Gelora Bung Karno Stadium |
v Cambodia| 7 August2026 ASEAN Championship | Vietnam | v | Cambodia | Vietnam |
.JPG)
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Kim Sang-sik |
| Assistant coach | Lee Jung-soo |
| Namkung Do | |
| Trương Việt Hoàng | |
| Lưu Danh Minh | |
| Phạm Thành Lương | |
| Đinh Hồng Vinh | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Lee Woon-jae |
| Fitness coach |  Cédric Roger |
| Yoon Dong-hun | |
| Kit manager | Đinh Kim Tuấn |
| Match analyst | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn |
| Doctor | Trần Huy Thọ |
| Tuấn Nguyên Giáp | |
| Interpreter | Đỗ Anh Văn |
| Team manager | Đoàn Anh Tuấn |
| Technical director | Takeshi Koshida |
As of 19 November 2025
| Name | Nationality | From | To | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%[nb 1] | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Kim Hằng[138] | Vietnam | June 1991 | June 1991 | — | − | − | − | − | − | — | |
| Vũ Văn Tư[138] | Vietnam | June 1991 | July 1991 | — | − | − | − | − | − | — | |
| Nguyễn Sỹ Hiển[138] | Vietnam | July 1991 | December 1991 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 000.00 | |
| Trần Bình Sự | Vietnam | February 1993 | June 1993 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 025.00 | |
| Trần Duy Long (Interim) | Vietnam | June 1994 | November 1994 | — | − | − | − | − | − | — | |
| Edson Tavares |  Brazil | 24 November 1994 | 12 January 1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Karl-Heinz Weigang | Germany | February 1995 | March 1997 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 33 | 052.94 | |
| Trần Duy Long | Vietnam | April 1997 | 8 June 1997 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 000.00 | |
| Lê Đình Chính (Interim) | Vietnam | 12 June 1997 | 22 June 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 000.00 | |
| Colin Murphy |  England | July 1997 | October 1997 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 050.00 | |
| Alfred Riedl |  Austria | April 1998 | November 2000 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 21 | 051.61 | |
| Dido | Brazil | 1 January 2001 | 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[139] (Interim) | Vietnam | 12 December 2004 | 15 December 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Alfred Riedl | Austria | April 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 | 1AFF 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 066.67 | |
| Phan Thanh Hùng | Vietnam | 1 September 2012 | 31 December 2012 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 033.33 | |
| Nguyễn Văn Sỹ (Interim) | Vietnam | 1 January 2013 | 16 May 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 000.00 | |
| Hoàng Văn Phúc | Vietnam | 16 May 2013 | 4 April 2014 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 040.00 | |
| 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 | 1AFF Championship |
| Philippe Troussier | France | 1 March 2023 | 26 March 2024 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 028.57 | |
| Kim Sang-sik | South Korea | 3 May 2024 | Present | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 068.42 | 1ASEAN Championship |
| Đinh Hồng Vinh (Interim) | Vietnam | 25 August 2025 | 7 September 2025 | — | − | − | − | − | − | — |
The following 23 players were called up for the2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round matches againstLaos in 19 November 2025.[140]
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2025, after the match againstLaos.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Đặng Văn Lâm | (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (age 32) | 46 | 0 | Ninh Binh | |
| 1GK | Nguyễn Đình Triệu | (1991-11-04)4 November 1991 (age 34) | 11 | 0 | Haiphong | |
| 1GK | Nguyễn Văn Việt | (2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | The Cong–Viettel | |
| 2DF | Đỗ Duy Mạnh(captain) | (1996-09-29)29 September 1996 (age 29) | 71 | 1 | Hanoi FC | |
| 2DF | Bùi Tiến Dũng | (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 (age 30) | 62 | 1 | The Cong–Viettel | |
| 2DF | Nguyễn Thành Chung | (1997-09-08)8 September 1997 (age 28) | 35 | 0 | Hanoi FC | |
| 2DF | Phạm Xuân Mạnh | (1996-03-27)27 March 1996 (age 29) | 24 | 1 | Hanoi FC | |
| 2DF | Trương Tiến Anh | (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 (age 26) | 18 | 1 | Ninh Binh | |
| 2DF | Phan Tuấn Tài | (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (age 25) | 18 | 0 | The Cong–Viettel | |
| 2DF | Nguyễn Văn Vĩ | (1998-02-12)12 February 1998 (age 28) | 15 | 5 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | |
| 2DF | Cao Pendant Quang Vinh | (1997-02-09)9 February 1997 (age 29) | 4 | 0 | Cong An Hanoi | |
| 2DF | Khổng Minh Gia Bảo | (2000-07-26)26 July 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Cong An HCMC | |
| 3MF | Nguyễn Quang Hải(vice-captain) | (1997-04-12)12 April 1997 (age 28) | 77 | 14 | Cong An Hanoi | |
| 3MF | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức(vice-captain) | (1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (age 28) | 54 | 2 | Ninh Binh | |
| 3MF | Nguyễn Hai Long | (2000-08-27)27 August 2000 (age 25) | 14 | 4 | Hanoi FC | |
| 3MF | Lê Phạm Thành Long | (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (age 29) | 11 | 0 | Cong An Hanoi | |
| 3MF | Lê Văn Đô | (2001-08-07)7 August 2001 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Cong An Hanoi | |
| 3MF | Trần Bảo Toàn | (2000-07-14)14 July 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Ninh Binh | |
| 4FW | Nguyễn Tiến Linh | (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (age 28) | 65 | 26 | Cong An HCMC | |
| 4FW | Phạm Tuấn Hải | (1998-05-19)19 May 1998 (age 27) | 40 | 9 | Hanoi FC | |
| 4FW | Nguyễn Xuân Son | (1997-03-30)30 March 1997 (age 28) | 6 | 8 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | |
| 4FW | Phạm Gia Hưng | (2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Ninh Binh | |
| 4FW | Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường | (2000-12-27)27 December 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Becamex HCMC | |
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 Trung Kiên | (2003-02-09)9 February 2003 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | v. Nepal, 14 October 2025 |
| GK | Quan Văn Chuẩn | (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Hanoi FC | v.Cong An Hanoi, 7 September 2025 |
| GK | Nguyễn Filip | (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (age 33) | 12 | 0 | Cong An Hanoi | v. Malaysia, 10 June 2025 |
| GK | Trịnh Xuân Hoàng | (2000-11-06)6 November 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | v. Laos, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Nguyễn Hiểu Minh | (2004-08-05)5 August 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | PVF-CAND | v. Nepal, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Nguyễn Nhật Minh | (2003-07-27)27 July 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Haiphong | v. Nepal, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Đặng Văn Tới | (1999-01-20)20 January 1999 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | v.Cong An Hanoi, 7 September 2025 |
| DF | Trần Hoàng Phúc | (2001-04-28)28 April 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Cong An HCMC | v.Cong An Hanoi, 7 September 2025 |
| DF | Phan Du Học | (2001-11-01)1 November 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | v.Cong An Hanoi, 7 September 2025 |
| DF | Đinh Quang Kiệt | (2007-07-16)16 July 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | v.Cong An Hanoi, 7 September 2025 |
| DF | Phạm Lý Đức | (2003-02-14)14 February 2003 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Cong An Hanoi | v. Malaysia, 10 June 2025 |
| DF | Nguyễn Thanh Bình | (2000-11-02)2 November 2000 (age 25) | 26 | 1 | The Cong–Viettel | v. Malaysia, 10 June 2025INJ |
| DF | Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh | (1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (age 27) | 23 | 1 | Cong An Hanoi | v. Malaysia, 10 June 2025INJ |
| DF | Vũ Văn Thanh | (1996-04-14)14 April 1996 (age 29) | 58 | 5 | Cong An Hanoi | v. Laos, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Khuất Văn Khang | (2003-05-11)11 May 2003 (age 22) | 22 | 1 | The Cong–Viettel | v. Nepal, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Nguyễn Đức Chiến | (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (age 27) | 7 | 0 | Ninh Binh | v. Nepal, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Nguyễn Xuân Bắc | (2003-02-03)3 February 2003 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | PVF-CAND | v. Nepal, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Nguyễn Phi Hoàng | (2003-03-27)27 March 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | SHB Da Nang | v. Nepal, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Châu Ngọc Quang | (1996-02-01)1 February 1996 (age 30) | 13 | 2 | Ninh Binh | v.Cong An Hanoi, 7 September 2025 |
| MF | Triệu Việt Hưng | (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 (age 29) | 4 | 0 | Haiphong | v.Cong An Hanoi, 7 September 2025 |
| MF | Võ Hoàng Minh Khoa | (2001-03-12)12 March 2001 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | Becamex HCMC | v.Cong An Hanoi, 7 September 2025 |
| MF | Lý Công Hoàng Anh | (1999-09-01)1 September 1999 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Thep Xanh Nam Dinh | v.Cong An Hanoi, 7 September 2025 |
| MF | Doãn Ngọc Tân | (1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (age 31) | 8 | 1 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | v.Thep Xanh Nam Dinh, 4 September 2025INJ |
| MF | Nguyễn Thái Sơn | (2003-07-13)13 July 2003 (age 22) | 13 | 0 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | v. Laos, 25 March 2025 |
| FW | Nguyễn Đình Bắc | (2004-08-19)19 August 2004 (age 21) | 13 | 2 | Cong An Hanoi | v. Nepal, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn | (2003-07-28)28 July 2003 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | PVF-CAND | v. Nepal, 14 October 2025 |
| FW | Đinh Thanh Bình | (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (age 27) | 10 | 0 | Ninh Binh | v. Malaysia, 10 June 2025 |
| FW | Nguyễn Quốc Việt | (2003-05-04)4 May 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Ninh Binh | v. Malaysia, 10 June 2025 |
| FW | Nguyễn Công Phượng | (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 (age 31) | 56 | 12 | Truong Tuoi Dong Nai | v. Malaysia, 10 June 2025INJ |
| FW | Bùi Vĩ Hào | (2003-02-24)24 February 2003 (age 22) | 12 | 2 | Becamex HCMC | v. Laos, 25 March 2025 |
| ||||||
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lê Công Vinh | 83 | 51 | 2004–2016 |
| 2 | Quế Ngọc Hải | 80 | 6 | 2014–2024 |
| 3 | Phạm Thành Lương | 78 | 7 | 2008–2016 |
| 4 | Nguyễn Quang Hải | 77 | 14 | 2017–present |
| 5 | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng | 74 | 12 | 2009–2022 |
| 6 | Nguyễn Minh Phương | 73 | 11 | 2002–2010 |
| 7 | Đỗ Duy Mạnh | 71 | 1 | 2015–present |
| 8 | Nguyễn Văn Toàn | 68 | 8 | 2016–present |
| 9 | Lê Tấn Tài | 64 | 3 | 2006–2014 |
| Nguyễn Tiến Linh | 64 | 26 | 2018–present |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lê Công Vinh (list) | 51 | 83 | 0.61 | 2004–2016 |
| 2 | Lê Huỳnh Đức | 27 | 53 | 0.51 | 1993–2004 |
| 3 | Nguyễn Tiến Linh | 26 | 65 | 0.41 | 2018–present |
| 4 | Nguyễn Hồng Sơn | 18 | 41 | 0.44 | 1993–2001 |
| 5 | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | 16 | 58 | 0.27 | 2011–2024 |
| 6 | Nguyễn Quang Hải | 14 | 77 | 0.18 | 2017–present |
| 7 | Phan Thanh Bình | 13 | 31 | 0.42 | 2003–2009 |
| 8 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | 12 | 36 | 0.33 | 2006–2019 |
| Nguyễn Công Phượng | 12 | 56 | 0.21 | 2015–present | |
| Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng | 12 | 74 | 0.16 | 2009–2022 |
| 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[142] | 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 |
| Nguyễn Đình Bắc | 10 October 2023 | China | Friendly |
| Goals | Date | Scorer | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 November 1991 | Nguyễn Văn Dũng | Manila,Philippines | Philippines | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1991 SEA 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 |
.jpg)
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Phan Văn Tài Em |
| 2018 | Nguyễn Văn Quyết |
| 2024 | Đỗ Duy Mạnh |
South Vietnam VietnamChampions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Hosts or co-hosts
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D[d] | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D[d] | L | GF | GA | |
| 1930 to 1938 |  Protectorates of France | Protectorates of France | ||||||||||||
| as South Vietnam | as South Vietnam | |||||||||||||
 1950 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||
 1954 | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | ||||||||||||
| 1958 to 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 1974 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| as Vietnam | as 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 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
  2030[e] | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
 2034 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 18 | 6 | 38 | 69 | 110 | |
| AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D[d] | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D[d] | L | GF | GA | |||
| as South Vietnam | as South Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||
 1956 | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
 1960 | Fourth place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
 1964 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||
 1968 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1972 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| as Vietnam | as 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad | Qualified as co-hosts | ||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||
 2015 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |||
| 2027 | Qualification in progress | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | — | 35 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 66 | 54 | |||
| AFC Asian Cup history | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Score | Result | |
| 1956 | South Vietnam2–2 Hong Kong | Draw | |
| South Vietnam1–2 Israel | Loss | ||
| South Vietnam3–5 South Korea | Loss | ||
| 1960 | South Vietnam1–5 South Korea | Loss | |
South Vietnam0–2 Republic of China | Loss | ||
| South Vietnam1–5 Israel | Loss | ||
| South Vietnam's AFC Asian Cup record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First match | South Vietnam 2–2Hong Kong (9 September 1956;Causeway Bay,Hong Kong) | ||||
| Last match | South Vietnam 1–5Israel (14 October 1960;Seoul,South Korea) | ||||
| Biggest win | None | ||||
| Biggest defeat | South Vietnam 1–5Israel (14 October 1960;Seoul,South Korea) South Korea 5–1South Vietnam (19 October 1960;Seoul,South Korea) | ||||
| Best result | Fourth place in1956 and1960 | ||||
| Worst result | None | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Opponent | Score | 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 | |||
 Yemen | 2–0 | Won | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Round of 16 |  Jordan | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–2p) | Draw | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| Quarter-finals | Japan | 0–1 | Loss | ||
| 2023 | Group stage | Japan | 2–4 | Loss | Doha, Qatar |
| Indonesia | 0–1 | Loss | |||
| Iraq | 2–3 | Loss | Al Rayyan, Qatar | ||
| Vietnam's AFC Asian Cup record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First match | Vietnam2–0United Arab Emirates (8 July 2007;Hanoi,Vietnam) | ||||
| Biggest win | Vietnam2–0United Arab Emirates (8 July 2007;Hanoi,Vietnam) Vietnam 2–0Yemen (16 January 2019;Al Ain,United Arab Emirates) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | Vietnam 1–4Japan (16 July 2007;Hanoi,Vietnam) | ||||
| Best result | Quarter-finals in2007 and2019 | ||||
| Worst result | 22nd in2023 (group stage) | ||||
| ASEAN Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D[d] | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1996 | Third place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | Squad |
| 1998 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Squad |
| 2000 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | Squad |
| 2002 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | Squad |
| 2004 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Squad |
| 2007 | Semi-finals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | Squad |
| 2008 | Champions | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | Squad |
| 2010 | Semi-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
| 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 2014 | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | Squad |
 2016 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad | |
 2018 | Champions | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
| 2020 | Semi-finals | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | Squad |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | Squad |
| 2024 | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | Squad |
| 2026 | To be determined | Squad | ||||||
| Total | 3 Titles | 84 | 45 | 23 | 16 | 182 | 82 | — |
| Vietnam's ASEAN Championship record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First match | Vietnam 3–1Cambodia (2 September 1996;Jurong,Singapore) | ||||
| Biggest win | Vietnam 9–0Laos (17 January 2007;Jalan Besar,Singapore) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | Vietnam 0–4Thailand (27 December 2002;Jakarta,Indonesia) | ||||
| Best result | Champions in2008,2018 and2024 | ||||
| Worst result | 6th in2004 and2012 (group stage) | ||||
Gold medal Sliver medal Bronze medal Fourth place Hosts or co-hosts
| Olympic Games record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1896 | No official football competition | No official football competition | |||||||||||||
| 1900 to 1904 | Only club teams participated | Only club teams participated | |||||||||||||
| 1908 to 1948 | Protectorates of France | Protectorates of France | |||||||||||||
| as South Vietnam | as South Vietnam | ||||||||||||||
 1952 | Did not enter | No qualification | |||||||||||||
| 1956 | Qualified, but withdrew | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||
 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1964 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1968 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1972 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| as Vietnam | as Vietnam | ||||||||||||||
| 1976 to 1988 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| Since 1992 | SeeVietnam national under-23 football team | SeeVietnam national under-23 football team | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 16 | |
Gold medal Sliver medal Bronze medal Fourth place Hosts or co-hosts
| Asian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| as South Vietnam | ||||||||
| 1951 | Did not participate | |||||||
 1954 | Preliminary round | 7/12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1958 | Quarter-finals | 7/14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 1962 | Fourth place | 4/8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
| 1966 | Preliminary round | 7/11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1970 | 9/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1974 | Did not enter | |||||||
| as Vietnam | ||||||||
| 1978–1994 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1998 | Group stage | 17/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Since 2002 | SeeVietnam national under-23 football team | |||||||
| Total | Fourth Place | 6/13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Asian Games History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 1954 | Round 1 | Vietnam2–3 Republic of China | Loss |
| Round 1 | Vietnam3–2 Philippines | Win | |
| 1958 | Round 1 | South Vietnam1–1 Pakistan | Draw |
| Round 1 | South Vietnam6–1 Malaya | Win | |
| Quarter-finals | South Vietnam1–3 South Korea | Loss | |
| 1962 | Round 1 | South Vietnam0–1 Indonesia | Loss |
| Round 1 | South Vietnam6–0 Philippines | Win | |
| Round 1 | South Vietnam3–0 Malaya | Win | |
| Semi-finals | South Vietnam2–3 India | Loss | |
| Bronze medal | South Vietnam1–4 Malaya | Loss | |
| 1966 | Round 1 | South Vietnam2–1 Republic of China | Win |
| Round 1 | South Vietnam0–0 Indonesia | Draw | |
| Round 1 | South Vietnam0–5 Singapore | Loss | |
| 1970 | Round 1 | South Vietnam0–2 India | Loss |
| Round 1 | South Vietnam0–1 Thailand | Loss | |
| Asian Games History | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Opponent | Scores | Result | Venue |
| 1998 | Group stage |  Turkmenistan | 0–2 | Loss | Nakhon Sawan, Thailand |
| South Korea | 0–4 | Loss | |||
Gold medal Sliver medal Bronze medal Fourth place Hosts or co-hosts
| Southeast Asian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| as South Vietnam | ||||||||
| 1959 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
 1961 | Third place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 1965 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1967 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 1969 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1971 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1973 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| as Vietnam | ||||||||
| 1975–1989 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1991 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1993 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | Silver medal | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| 1997 | Bronze medal | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 1999 | Silver medal | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Since 2001 | SeeVietnam national under-23 football team | |||||||
| Total | Silver medal | 11/20 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 24 |
| Southeast Asian Games History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 1959 | Group stage | South Vietnam4–0 Thailand | Win |
| Group stage | South Vietnam3–0 Burma | Win | |
| Group stage | South Vietnam2–1 Malaya | Win | |
| Gold medal match | Vietnam3–1 Thailand | Win | |
| 1961 | Group stage | South Vietnam0–0 Thailand | Draw |
| Group stage | South Vietnam7–0 Laos | Win | |
| Semi-finals | South Vietnam1–2 Burma | Lose | |
| Bronze medal match | South Vietnam1–1 Thailand | Draw | |
| 1965 | Group stage | South Vietnam1–2 Thailand | Lose |
| Group stage | South Vietnam5–1 Singapore | Win | |
| Semi-finals | South Vietnam0–2 Thailand | Lose | |
| Bronze medal match | South Vietnam2–0 Malaysia | Win | |
| 1967 | Group stage | South Vietnam5–0 Laos | Win |
| Semi-finals | South Vietnam5–0 Thailand | Win | |
| Gold medal match | South Vietnam1–2 Burma | Lose | |
| 1969 | Group stage | South Vietnam1–2 Malaysia | Lose |
| Group stage | South Vietnam0–0 Laos | Draw | |
| 1971 | Group stage | South Vietnam0–0 Burma | Draw |
| Group stage | South Vietnam3–1 Singapore | Win | |
| Semi-finals | South Vietnam2–3 Malaysia | Lose | |
| Bronze medal match | South Vietnam0–0 Thailand | Draw | |
| 1973 | Group stage | South Vietnam2–3 Burma | Lose |
| Group stage | South Vietnam5–1 Laos | Win | |
| Semi-finals | South Vietnam1–1 (a.e.t.)(5–3p) Singapore | Win | |
| Gold medal match | South Vietnam2–3 Burma | Lose | |
| Southeast Asian Games history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue |
| 1991 | Group stage | Philippines | 2–2 | Draw | Manila, Philippines |
| Indonesia | 0–1 | Loss | |||
| Malaysia | 1–2 | Loss | |||
| 1993 | Group stage | Indonesia | 0–1 | Loss | Kallang, Singapore |
| Philippines | 1–0 | Won | |||
| Singapore | 0–2 | Loss | |||
| 1995 | Group stage | Malaysia | 2–0 | Won | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| Cambodia | 4–0 | Won | Lamphun, Thailand | ||
| Thailand | 1–3 | Loss | Chiang Mai, Thailand | ||
| Indonesia | 1–0 | Won | Lamphun, Thailand | ||
| Semi-finals |  Myanmar | 2–1 | Won | ||
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| 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 Agribank Cup | 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 |
| 2011 Eximbank Cup | Runners-up | 2/4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 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 |
| 2024 LPBank Cup | Not finished due toTyphoon Yagi | |||||||
| 2024 VFF Tri-Nations Series | Canceled due toLebanon pulling out following the2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon | |||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 6/6 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 14 |
| Vietnam Football Federation Cup history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue |
| 2004 Agribank Cup | Group stage | Thailand XI | 1–0 | Win | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Santa Cruz | 1–0 | Win | |||
| Porto B | 1–2 | Loss | |||
| 2006 | Group stage |  New Zealand | 2–1 | Win | |
 Bahrain | 1–0 | Win | |||
| Thailand | 2–2 | Draw | |||
| 2008 T&T Cup | Group stage |  North Korea | 0–0 | Draw | |
| 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 | Win | |||
| South Korean University | 1–1 | Draw | |||
| 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series | Group stage | Singapore | 4–0 | Win | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| India | 3–0 | Win | |||
| 2024 LPBank Cup | Group stage | Russia | 0–3 | Loss | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Thailand | 1–2 | Loss | |||
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 |
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 16 | 068.42 | AFC |
| China | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 011.11 | AFC |
 Chinese Taipei | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 042.86 | AFC |
 Curaçao | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 | CONCACAF |
 Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | UEFA |
| Guam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 100.00 | AFC |
| Hong Kong | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 045.45 | AFC |
| India | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 038.89 | AFC |
| Indonesia | 48 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 61 | 73 | 031.25 | AFC |
| Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Iraq | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Israel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 025.00 | UEFA |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
| Japan | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 023.08 | AFC |
| Jordan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 000.00 | AFC |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 | UEFA |
| North Korea | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 012.50 | AFC |
| South Korea | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 62 | 007.14 | AFC |
 Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 033.33 | AFC |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Laos | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 5 | 091.67 | AFC |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 020.00 | AFC |
 Macau | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.00 | AFC |
| Malaysia2 | 61 | 31 | 10 | 20 | 90 | 95 | 050.82 | AFC |
 Maldives | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 050.00 | AFC |
 Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | CAF |
 Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 | AFC |
| Myanmar | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 35 | 046.15 | AFC |
| Nepal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 100.00 | AFC |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100.00 | OFC |
| Oman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 000.00 | AFC |
 Palestine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 050.00 | AFC |
| Philippines | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 16 | 080.00 | AFC |
| Qatar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 033.33 | AFC |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 000.00 | UEFA |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Singapore | 41 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 76 | 42 | 056.10 | 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 | 58 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 83 | 79 | 043.10 | AFC |
| Turkmenistan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 016.67 | AFC |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 028.57 | AFC |
 Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 000.00 | AFC |
| Yemen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | AFC |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 000.00 | CAF |
| 51 countries and 3 territories | 509 | 215 | 100 | 194 | 874 | 738 |
ForNorth Vietnam head to head record, seehere.
| Opponents | Score | Result | Outcome | Match type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunei | Haven't met yet | |||
| Cambodia | 19 March 2025 | 2−1 | Won | Friendly |
| Indonesia | 15 December 2024 | 1−0 | Won | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| Laos | 19 November 2025 | 2–0 | Won | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| Malaysia | 10 June 2025 | 0−4 | Lost | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| Myanmar | 21 December 2024 | 5−0 | Won | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| Philippines | 18 December 2024 | 1−1 | Draw | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| Singapore | 29 December 2024 | 3−1 | Won | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| Timor-Leste | Haven't met yet | |||
| Thailand | 5 January 2025 | 3−2 | Won | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| 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 | 114 |
| 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| 107 | |||||||||||||||
From January 1, Jogarbola will be the new official clothing brand of the Vietnamese men's and women's national football teams, with products: competition, training, and living costumes, along with other accessories. Equipment for competitions and training. Speaking at the ceremony, VFF General Secretary Duong Viet Khoi said that the contract to sponsor Vietnam national team costumes between VFF and Dong Luc Sports Group is valid from 2024 until 2027. and is considered a long-term future-oriented cooperation between the two sides.
"VFF also decided to appoint Vietnamese coach Tran Van Khanh for the job." (After Tavares resigned)
