Vietnam national football team
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| Association | Vietnam Football Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Henrique Calisto |
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| Most caps | Le Huynh Đuc (63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Le Huynh Đuc (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | My Dinh National Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | VIE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 84 (September 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 172 (December 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 China 5 - 3 North Vietnam  (China, October 4, 1956)  Philippines 2 - 2 Vietnam (Philippines; November 26, 1991) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vietnam 11 - 0 Guam  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 23, 2000) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Zimbabwe 6 - 0 Vietnam (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 26, 1997)  Oman 6 - 0 Vietnam (Incheon, South Korea, September 29, 2003) |
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| AFC Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Quarterfinals, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Vietnam national football team is the national team of Vietnam and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation.
When Vietnam was split into North Vietnam and South Vietnam, two national teams existed; the North Vietnamese team was not very active, playing almost exclusively against other Communist countries between 1956 and 1966 whilst the South Vietnamese team took part in the first two Asian Cups finals, finishing fourth both times. South Vietnam played their last match in 1975, but the unified Vietnam national team only started playing in 1991.
Vietnam has yet to win the regional Tiger Cup, coming closest to victory in 1998 when hosting the tournament. However, they suffered a 1-0 defeat in the final to Singapore.
The biggest achievements of the team was reaching the quarter final of the Asian Cup 2007.
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[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 - Did not qualify (as South Vietnam)
- 1978 to 1990 - Did not enter
- 1994 to 2010 - Did not qualify
[edit] Asian Cup record
- 1956 - Fourth Place (as South Vietnam)
- 1960 - Fourth Place (as South Vietnam)
- 1964 - Did not enter
- 1968 - Did not qualify (as South Vietnam)
- 1972 - Did not enter
- 1976 - Did not qualify (as South Vietnam)
- 1980 to 1992 - Did not enter
- 1996 to 2004 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Quarterfinal
[edit] Tiger Cup (1996-2004) / ASEAN Football Federation Championship (2007-) record
- 1996 - Third Place
- 1998 - Runner Up
- 2000 - Fourth Place
- 2002 - Third Place
- 2004 - Round 1
- 2007 - Semifinal
[edit] King's Cup record
- 2006 - Runner Up
[edit] Coaches
- Head coach : Henrique Calisto
- Assistant coach : none
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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[edit] Recent Call Ups 2007
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Vietnam Football Federation official site
