| Nickname(s) | Những chiến binh Sao Vàng (Golden Star Warriors) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Yutaka Ikeuchi | ||
| Captain | Nguyễn Quốc Khánh | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | VIE | ||
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| First international | |||
(Baoding,China; 19 June 1996)[a] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam; 14 November 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Baoding, China; 21 June 1996) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in2017) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2017) | ||
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 20 (first in1961 asSouth Vietnam 2002 asVietnam) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (1961 as South Vietnam) Semi-finals (2016 as Vietnam) | ||
TheVietnam national under-18, under-19 and under-20 football team representsVietnam at international youthassociation football competitions for age under-18, under-19, and under-20. It is administered by theVietnam Football Federation (VFF).
In 2016, they qualified for the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup by qualifying for the semi-finals of the2016. They drew their first game, the first time a Southeast Asian country earned a point at a FIFA men's football tournament.
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–1995 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| 1997–2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Group stage | 22/24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 2019–2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| To be determined | ||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Round | Opponent | Scores | Result | Venue |
| 2017 | Group stage | 0–0 | Draw | ||
| 0–4 | Loss | ||||
| 0–2 | Loss | ||||
The South Vietnam national U-20 football team represented for Vietnam at the tournament before 1974, as South Vietnam was a member ofFIFA and theAFC.South Vietnam finished fourth in1961, its best result.
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| 1959–1974 | AsSouth Vietnam | |||||||||
| 1975–1994 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| Semi-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Qualified but the tournament cancelled | ||||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||||
| Total | Semi-finals | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 66 | |||
| Vietnam's AFC U-19/U-20 Championship results history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Round | Opponent | Scores | Result | Venue |
| 2002 | Group Stage | 0–2 | Loss | ||
| 2–2 | Draw | ||||
| 1–4 | Loss | ||||
| 2004 | Group Stage | 0–1 | Loss | ||
| 0–1 | Loss | ||||
| 0–1 | Loss | ||||
| 2006 | Group Stage | 2–1 | Won | ||
| 1–3 | Loss | ||||
| 0–2 | Loss | ||||
| 2010 | Group Stage | 2–1 | Won | ||
| 0–4 | Loss | ||||
| 0–4 | Loss | ||||
| 2012 | Group Stage | 0–4 | Loss | ||
| 0–5 | Loss | ||||
| 2–5 | Loss | ||||
| 2014 | Group Stage | 0–6 | Loss | ||
| 1–3 | Loss | ||||
| 1–1 | Draw | ||||
| 2016 | Group Stage | 2–1 | Won | ||
| 1–1 | Draw | ||||
| 0–0 | Draw | ||||
| Quarter-finals | 1–0 | Won | |||
| Semi-finals | 0–3 | Loss | |||
| 2018 | Group Stage | 1–2 | Loss | ||
| 1–2 | Loss | ||||
| 1–3 | Loss | ||||
| 2023 | Group Stage | 1–0 | Won | ||
| 2–1 | Won | ||||
| 1–3 | Loss | ||||
| ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 4th Place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Did not enter | ||||||||
| Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 4th Place | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Runner-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 4th Place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Runner-up | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | ||
| Group stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Third place | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Total | 1 Trophy | 83 | 43 | 19 | 21 | 188 | 101 | |
A U-18 Vietnam team participated in at least one edition of this tournament, but its position in any final standings is unknown.[1]
Win Draw Lose
| 20 September 2025 (2025-09-20)Seoul EOU Cup GS | 5–1 | Seoul,South Korea | ||
| 19:00 UTC+9 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium |
| 22 September 2025 (2025-09-22)Seoul EOU Cup GS | Kanto University | 1–0 | Seoul,South Korea | |
| 16:00 UTC+9 |
| Report | Stadium:Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium |
| 24 September 2025 (2025-09-24)Seoul EOU Cup GS | Zhejiang U18 | 0–4 | Seoul,South Korea | |
| 16:00 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium:Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium |
The following 23 players were called up for the2025 Seoul EOU Cup.
Caps and goals as of 29 September 2024 after the match againstSyria.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc | (2007-03-28)28 March 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1GK | Hoa Xuân Tín | (2008-01-29)29 January 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 1GK | Phạm Huy Hoàng | (2007-02-27)27 February 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Nguyễn Hồng Quang | (2008-11-05)5 November 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2DF | Nguyễn Quốc Khánh(captain) | (2007-06-15)15 June 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2DF | Lê Huy Việt Anh | (2008-01-21)21 January 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2DF | Nguyễn Thành Long | (2008-01-09)9 January 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2DF | Nguyễn Hoàng Nam | 2007 (age 17/18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 2DF | Lê Minh Nhật | (2007-02-15)15 February 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 2DF | Đinh Xuân Khải | (2007-06-24)24 June 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 2DF | Trần Gia Huy | (2007-08-24)24 August 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 3MF | Nguyễn Đức Nhật | (2008-03-29)29 March 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3MF | Hoàng Trọng Duy Khang | (2008-08-12)12 August 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3MF | Nguyễn Sỹ Mạnh Dũng | (2007-09-16)16 September 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 3MF | Đậu Hồng Phong | (2008-09-02)2 September 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 3MF | Ngô Hoàng Gia Huy | (2008-03-28)28 March 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 3MF | Đào Quang Anh | (2007-05-18)18 May 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 3MF | Nguyễn Việt Long | (2008-01-28)28 January 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 3MF | Phạm Anh Tuấn | 2007 (age 17/18) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 4FW | Nguyễn Thiên Phú | (2008-01-25)25 January 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 4FW | Đào Quốc Long | 2007 (age 17/18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 4FW | Nguyễn Văn Bách | (2008-02-08)8 February 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 4FW | Nguyễn Lê Phát | (2007-01-12)12 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | |
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 | Cù Lưu Hậu | 2007 (age 17/18) | - | - | 2025 Seoul EOU CupPRE | |
| DF | Thái Hữu Khang | (2008-08-27)27 August 2008 (age 17) | - | - | 2025 Seoul EOU CupPRE | |
| DF | Lê Tấn Dũng | 2008 (age 16/17) | - | - | 2025 Seoul EOU CupPRE | |
| MF | Hoàng Văn Thái | 2008 (age 16/17) | - | - | 2025 Seoul EOU CupPRE | |
| MF | Nguyễn Minh Kỳ | 2007 (age 17/18) | - | - | 2025 Seoul EOU CupPRE | |
| MF | Trần Hồng Kiên | 2007 (age 17/18) | - | - | 2025 Seoul EOU CupPRE | |
| MF | Nguyễn Văn Khánh | 2008 (age 16/17) | - | - | 2025 Seoul EOU CupPRE | |
| MF | Nguyễn Đạt | 2007 (age 17/18) | - | - | 2025 Seoul EOU CupPRE | |
| FW | Trần Tuấn Anh | 2007 (age 17/18 | - | - | 2025 Seoul EOU CupPRE | |
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| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Video analyst | |
| Kit manager | |
| Doctor | |
| Interpreter | |
| Team advisor |
Head coaches by years (2002–present)