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Vietnam
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	Hoàng Anh Tuấn
Captain	Khuất Văn Khang
FIFA code	VIE
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Indonesia 7–1 Vietnam ; (Baoding, China; 19 June 1996)
Biggest win
	Vietnam 18–0 Guam ; (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 14 November 2007)
Biggest defeat
	China 9–0 Vietnam ; (Baoding, China; 21 June 1996)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	Group stage (2017)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	20 (first in 1961)
Best result	Semi-final (2016)

The Vietnam national under-18, under-19 and under-20 football team represents Vietnam at international youth association football competitions for age under-18, under-19 and under-20. It is administered by the Vietnam Football Federation.

Competitive records[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[edit]

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977–2001	Did not enter
2003–2015	Did not qualify
2017	Group stage	22/24	3	0	1	2	0	6
2019–2023	Did not qualify
2025	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	New Zealand	0–0	Draw	Cheonan, South Korea
		France	0–4	Loss	Cheonan, South Korea
		Honduras	0–2	Loss	Jeonju, South Korea

AFC U-20 Asian Cup[edit]

The South Vietnam national U-20 football team represented for South Vietnam at international youth football before 1975

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959–1974	South Vietnam
1975–1994	Did not enter
1996–2000	Did not qualify
2002	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	8
2004	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	3
2006	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	6
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	9
2012	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	14
2014	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	10
2016	Semi-finals	5	2	2	1	4	5
2018	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	7
~~2020~~	Qualified and cancelled tournament
2023	Group stage	3	2	0	1	4	4
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	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Loss	Qatar
		China	2–2	Draw
		Syria	1–4	Loss
2004	Group Stage	Malaysia	0–1	Loss	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
		Nepal	0–1	Loss
		Japan	0–1	Loss
2006	Group Stage	Malaysia	2–1	Won	Bangalore, India
		Iraq	1–3	Loss
		Saudi Arabia	0–2	Loss
2010	Group Stage	Jordan	2–1	Won	Zibo, Shandong, China
		Japan	0–4	Loss
		United Arab Emirates	0–4	Loss
2012	Group Stage	Uzbekistan	0–4	Loss	Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
		North Korea	0–5	Loss
		Jordan	2–5	Loss
2014	Group Stage	South Korea	0–6	Loss	Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
		Japan	1–3	Loss
		China	1–1	Draw
2016	Group Stage	North Korea	2–1	Won	Isa Town, Bahrain
		United Arab Emirates	1–1	Draw	Isa Town, Bahrain
		Iraq	0–0	Draw	Riffa, Bahrain
	Quarter-finals	Bahrain	1–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Japan	0–3	Loss
2018	Group Stage	Jordan	1–2	Loss	Bekasi, Indonesia
		Australia	1–2	Loss
		South Korea	1–3	Loss
2023	Group Stage	Australia	1–0	Won	Fergana, Uzbekistan
		Qatar	2–1	Won
		Iran	1–3	Loss

AFF U-19 Youth Championship[edit]

AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	4th Place	6	3	0	3	17	6
2005	4th Place	6	2	3	1	13	8
2006	4th Place	3	0	1	2	3	8
2007	Champions	5	4	1	0	16	2
2008	did not enter
2009	Third place	5	4	0	1	12	6
2010	4th Place	4	0	3	1	4	7
2011	Runner-up	6	4	2	0	21	4
2012	4th Place	4	0	0	4	1	14
2013	Runner-up	7	6	1	0	16	5
2014	Runner-up	4	2	0	2	7	5
2015	Runner-up	6	4	1	1	14	6
2016	Third place	6	4	1	1	17	10
2017	Group stage	4	3	0	1	17	3
2018	Group stage	5	2	2	1	11	4
2019	Group stage	5	2	1	2	6	6
2022	Third place	7	3	3	1	13	7
Total	1 Trophy	83	43	19	21	188	101

AFF Youth Championship History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2002	Group Stage	Cambodia	3–1	Won	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
		Philippines	6–0	Won
		Laos	0–1	Loss
		Brunei	4–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Thailand	2–3	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
	Third place play-off	Laos	1–2	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
2005	Group Stage	Laos	1–1	Draw	Palembang, Indonesia
		Singapore	0–0	Draw
		East Timor	6–2	Won
		Maldives	4–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Myanmar	1–1 a.e.t (pens. 5–4)	Loss
	Third place play-off	Laos	1–4	Loss
2006	Group Stage	Malaysia	2–2	Draw	Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
		Australia	0–4	Loss
		Thailand	1–2	Loss
2007	Group Stage	Cambodia	5–0	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Thailand	1–1	Draw
		Brunei	6–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Myanmar	3–1	Won
	Final	Malaysia	1–0	Won
2009	Group Stage	Malaysia	2–0	Won
		Myanmar	3–1	Won
		East Timor	3–1	Won
	Semi-finals	Australia	1–4	Loss
	Third place play-off	Malaysia	3–0	Won
2010	Group Stage	Thailand	1–1	Draw
		South Korea	1–1	Draw
		Australia	1–4	Loss
	Third place play-off	South Korea	1–1 a.e.t (pens. 6–7)	Loss
2011	Group Stage	Brunei	7–0	Won	Yangon, Myanmar
		Myanmar	1–1	Draw
		Indonesia	6–1	Won
		Laos	4–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Malaysia	2–1	Won
	Final	Thailand	1–1 a.e.t (pens. 4–5)	Loss
2012	Group Stage	Iran	1–2	Loss	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Australia	0–4	Loss
		Uzbekistan	0–4	Loss
	Third place play-off	Australia	0–4	Loss
2013	Group Stage	Thailand	3–2	Won	East Java, Indonesia
		Malaysia	1–0	Won
		Indonesia	2–1	Won
		Myanmar	3–1	Won
		Brunei	6–1	Won
	Semi-finals	Laos	1–0	Won
	Final	Indonesia	0–0 a.e.t (pens. 6–7)	Loss
2014	Group Stage	Australia	1–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Group Stage	Japan	2–3	Loss
	Semi-finals	Myanmar	4–1	Won
	Final	Japan	0–1	Loss
2015	Group Stage	East Timor	2–0	Won	Vientiane, Laos
		Malaysia	0–0	Draw
		Singapore	6–0	Won
		Myanmar	2–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Laos	4–0	Won
	Final	Thailand	0–6	Loss
2016	Group Stage	Singapore	0–0	Draw	Hanoi, Vietnam
		East Timor	4–1	Won
		Philippines	4–3	Won
		Malaysia	3–1	Won
	Semi-finals	Australia	2–5	Loss
	Third place match	East Timor	4–0	Won
2017	Group Stage	Brunei	8–1	Won	Yangon, Myanmar
		Philippines	3–1	Won
		Indonesia	5–0	Won
		Myanmar	1–2	Loss
2018	Group Stage	Thailand	0–0	Draw	East Java, Indonesia
		Philippines	5–0	Won
		Laos	4–1	Won
		Indonesia	0–1	Loss
		Singapore	2–2	Draw
2019	Group Stage	Malaysia	1–0	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Australia	1–4	Loss
		Singapore	3–0	Won
		Thailand	0–0	Draw
		Cambodia	1–2	Loss
2022	Group Stage	Indonesia	0–0	Draw	Bekasi, Indonesia
		Philippines	4–1	Won	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Brunei	4–0	Won	Bekasi, Indonesia
		Myanmar	3–1	Won	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Thailand	1–1	Draw	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Semi-finals	Malaysia	0–3	Loss	Bekasi, Indonesia
	Third place match	Thailand	1–1 (pens. 5–3)	Won	Bekasi, Indonesia

Schedule and result[edit]

Win Draw Lose

2023[edit]

10 October 2023 (2023-10-10) 2023 Seoul Cup	Vietnam	0–5	Morocco	Seoul, South Korea
16:00 UTC+9			Zabiri 7', 45', 77' Dahak 15' Maama 40'	Stadium: Mokdong Stadium

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) 2023 Seoul Cup	Ukraine	3–2	Vietnam	Seoul, South Korea
16:00 UTC+9	Panchenko 44' Kremchanin 76', 86'		Nguyễn Công Phương 23' Hoàng Minh Tiến 55'	Stadium: Mokdong Stadium

15 October 2023 (2023-10-15) 2023 Seoul Cup	South Korea	2–0	Vietnam	Seoul, South Korea
16:00 UTC+9	Jin Jun-seo 54' Kim Do-yoon 65'			Stadium: Mokdong Stadium

2024[edit]

August 2024 (2024-08) Hybrid friendly	Ehime	v	Vietnam	TBA, Japan
				Stadium: TBA

August 2024 (2024-08) Hybrid friendly	Imabari	v	Vietnam	TBA, Japan
				Stadium: TBA

Players[edit]

The following 26 players were called up for the Seoul EOU Cup friendly tournament.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Phạm Đình Hải	(2006-03-29) 29 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Hà Nội
13	1GK	Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc	(2007-03-28) 28 March 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Sông Lam Nghệ An

2	2DF	Nguyễn Quốc Khánh	(2007-05-15) 15 May 2007 (age 16)	0	0	PVF
3	2DF	Nguyễn Mạnh Hưng	(2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 18)	4	0	Bình Phước
4	2DF	Đặng Thanh Bình	(2006-06-29) 29 June 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Thể Công-Viettel
5	2DF	Lê Nguyên Hoàng	(2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Sông Lam Nghệ An
16	2DF	Lê Nguyễn Quốc Trung	(2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 17)	0	0	PVF
17	2DF	Mai Quốc Tú	(2005-07-10) 10 July 2005 (age 18)	1	0	SHB Đà Nẵng

6	3MF	Nguyễn Công Phương	(2006-06-03) 3 June 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Thể Công-Viettel
7	3MF	Phạm Nguyễn Quốc Trung	(2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Sông Lam Nghệ An
12	3MF	Võ Quốc Anh Khoa	2005	0	0	Khánh Hòa
14	3MF	Trương Trí Thiện	(2005-09-29) 29 September 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Hồ Chí Minh City

8	4FW	Lê Đình Long Vũ	(2006-05-27) 27 May 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Sông Lam Nghệ An
9	4FW	Hoàng Minh Tiến	(2005-03-23) 23 March 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Kon Tum
10	4FW	Nguyễn Đăng Dương	(2005-09-07) 7 September 2005 (age 18)	4	0	SHB Đà Nẵng
11	4FW	Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn	(2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Huế
15	4FW	Lê Huỳnh Triệu	(2006-06-16) 16 June 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Đồng Tháp
18	4FW	Đinh Quang Kiệt	(2007-07-16) 16 July 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Hoàng Anh Gia Lai

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have been called up for the team and are still eligible for the selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Cao Văn Bình	(2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 19)	15	0	Sông Lam Nghệ An	2023 Seoul EOU Cup ^PRE
GK	Nguyễn Quang Huy	(2006-06-19) 19 June 2006 (age 17)	0	0	SHB Đà Nẵng	2023 Seoul EOU Cup ^PRE

DF	Lê Nguyễn Quốc Kiên	(2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 17)	0	0	PVF	2023 Seoul EOU Cup ^PRE
DF	Phan Văn Thanh	(2006-06-27) 27 June 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Sông Lam Nghệ An	2023 Seoul EOU Cup ^PRE
DF	Nguyễn Lương Tuấn Khải	(2006-11-14) 14 November 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Huế	2023 Seoul EOU Cup ^PRE
DF	Nguyễn Hoàng Nam	(2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Thể Công-Viettel	2023 Seoul EOU Cup ^PRE
DF	Nguyễn Bảo Long	(2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 18)	15	0	PVF-CAND	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
DF	Lê Thanh Ngân	(2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Sông Lam Nghệ An	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup ^PRE
DF	Trần Trung Hậu	2005	0	0	Bình Thuận	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup ^PRE

MF	Thái Trọng	(2006-01-08) 8 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Khánh Hòa	2023 Seoul EOU Cup ^PRE
MF	Vi Đình Thượng	(2006-02-08) 8 February 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Huế	2023 Seoul EOU Cup ^PRE
MF	Thái Bá Đạt	(2005-03-23) 23 March 2005 (age 19)	2	0	PVF-CAND	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
MF	Trần Quang Vinh	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Thanh Hóa	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup ^PRE
MF	Nguyễn Quang Vinh	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Sông Lam Nghệ An	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup ^PRE

FW	Tiêu Trung Hiếu	(2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Thể Công-Viettel	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup ^PRE
^PRE Preliminary squad ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to other reason. ^SUS Serving suspension.

Coaching staff[edit]

Position	Name	Notes
Head coach	Hoàng Anh Tuấn	VFF
Assistant Coach	Nguyễn Thanh Sơn
	Nguyễn Thành Đạt
	Lê Tấn Tài
	Nguyễn Sỹ Hải	Hanoi FC
Goalkeeping coach	Trần Đức Cường	VFF
Sports Science coach	Cédric Roger	PVF
Doctor	Đặng Đức Giảng	Vietnam Sport Hospital
Doctor	Dương Tiến Cần	Center for Doping and Sports Medicine
Service staff	Ngô Mạnh Dương	PVF
Professional staff	Nguyễn Anh Tuấn	VFF

Head coach history[edit]

Head coaches by years (2002–present)

Years	Name	Nationality	Achievements
2002–2003	Nguyễn Văn Thịnh	Vietnam	2002 AFF U-20 Youth Championship: Fourth Place
2004	Đoàn Minh Xương	Vietnam	2004 AFC Youth Championship: Group Stage
2005	Nguyễn Hữu Thắng	Vietnam	2005 AFF U-20 Youth Championship: Fourth Place
2006	Lê Tuấn Long	Vietnam	2006 AFF U-20 Youth Championship: Fourth Place 2006 AFC Youth Championship: Group Stage
2007	Nguyễn Mạnh Cường	Vietnam	2007 AFF U-20 Youth Championship: Champions
2009	Võ Hoàng Bửu	Vietnam	2009 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Third Place
2010–2011	Triệu Quang Hà	Vietnam	2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Fourth Place 2010 AFC U-19 Championship: Group Stage 2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Runner-up
2012	Mai Đức Chung	Vietnam	2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy: Semi-finalist 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Fourth Place 2012 AFC U-19 Championship: Group Stage
2013–2014	Graechen Guillaume	France	2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Runner-up 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy: Runner-up 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Runner-up 2014 AFC U-19 Championship: Group Stage
2015–2019	Hoàng Anh Tuấn	Vietnam	2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Runner-up 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Third Place 2016 Nations Cup: Third place 2016 AYA Bank Cup: Winner 2016 AFC U-19 Championship: Semi-finalist 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship: Group Stage 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Group Stage Qatar Friendly Cup: Third Place 2018 AFC U-19 Championship: Group Stage 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship: Group Stage
2019–2021	Philippe Troussier	France	2020 AFC U-19 Championship: Qualified and canceled tournament
2022	Đinh Thế Nam	Vietnam	2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Third Place 2022 International U-19 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup: Winner
2022–	Hoàng Anh Tuấn	Vietnam	2023 AFC U-20 Championship: Group Stage

Honours[edit]

Continental[edit]

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Semi-finalists (1): 2016

Regional[edit]

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Winners (1): 2007

Runner-up (4): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015

Third place (3): 2009, 2016, 2022

Friendly[edit]

KBZ Bank Cup:

Winners : 2016 ^[1]

International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup:

Winners : 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

References[edit]

^ "U19 VIETNAM WIN KBZ BANK U19 CUP CROWN". 29 August 2016.

External links[edit]

[1]

[1] "U19 VIETNAM WIN KBZ BANK U19 CUP CROWN". 29 August 2016.

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National sports teams of Vietnam
Men	Baseball Basketball 3x3 Beach handball Beach soccer Cricket Football U-23 U-22 U-21 U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 Tennis Volleyball
Women	Beach handball Basketball 3x3 Football U-20 U-17 Futsal Handball Tennis Volleyball U-23 U-20 U-18
Mixed	Badminton
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

Vietnam national football team
General	Vietnam Football Federation History North South Managers
Venues	National stadiums Mỹ Đình National Stadium Hàng Đẫy Stadium Thống Nhất Stadium
Statistics	All-time record 1947–2019 2020–present AFC Asian Cup record AFF Championship record Head-to-head record
Players	Squad Born outside Vietnam Most capped players Top goalscorers Youngest players
AFC Asian Cup Finals	1956 1960 2007 2019 2023
AFF Cup Finals	1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Goals	Lê Công Vinh
Friendly tournaments	Ho Chi Minh City Cup VTV-T&T Cup VFF Cup International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup BTV Cup
Other competitions	AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy Olympic Games Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
Rivalries	Thailand Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Philippines Myanmar
Awards	Honours and titles Golden Balls
Matches	Vietnam 2–0 United Arab Emirates (2007) Philippines 2–0 Vietnam (2010) 2018 AFF Championship final 2022 AFF Championship final
Other teams	U-23 (Olympic) U-20 U-17 Women's team U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 Women's futsal Beach soccer Former teams North Vietnam South Vietnam
Culture	Street storming