Vietnam national under-23 football team

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Vietnam
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Những chiến binh sao vàng
(Golden Star Warriors)[1]
AssociationVietnam Football Federation (VFF)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachVacant
CaptainQuan Văn Chuẩn
Most capsDương Hồng Sơn (60)
Top scorerNguyễn Công Phượng (23)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeVIE
First colours
Second colours
First international
Vietnam 0–4 China 
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 23 May 1999)
Biggest win
Vietnam 8–0 Brunei 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 12 November 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Singapore 5–0 Vietnam 
(Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; 14 December 2007)
 Vietnam 0–5 Argentina U-20 
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 14 May 2017)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2016)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2018)
Asian Games
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best resultFourth place (2018)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances12 (first in 2001)
Best result Gold medal (2019, 2021)
AFF U-23 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2019)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (2022, 2023)

The Vietnam national under-23 and Olympic football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển Bóng đá U-23 và Olympic Quốc gia Việt Nam) represents Vietnam in international football tournaments at the under-22 and under-23 age level.

History[edit]

Early years and downfall[edit]

The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Vietnam national football team. During the 2005 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines, a betting and match-fixing scandal involving the team former captain Lê Quốc Vượng shocked the team reputation.[2] The scandal destroyed several of the team players careers, including striker Phạm Văn Quyến and shattered Vietnamese public image towards the youth team to which many of their football fans shied away from the sport with the number of football attendance also decrease dramatically.[2][3]

Youth redevelopment and revival[edit]

In 2007, the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal JMG Academy was established through partnership with Arsenal F.C., JMG Academy and the Vietnamese privately owned Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Corporation to revive the Vietnamese football scenes.[4] Through training of the Vietnamese youth in the academy, this subsequently produced many new talented players which become part of the new generation of the under-23 squad.[5]

AFC U-23 Championship[edit]

2016 AFC U-23 Championship[edit]

Under Japanese coach Toshiya Miura, Vietnam made their debut in this tournament having qualified from the AFC U-23 qualification in 2016. Positioned in Group I in the qualifiers, Vietnam claimed their first victory over Malaysia by 2–1, though losing to Japan by 0–2 in the next match. The team managed to gain a large victory over Macau by 7–0 in their last group match, and subsequently became the group runners-up. The team then placed in Group D, where they lost 1–3 to Jordan, 0–2 to Australia, and 2–3 to United Arab Emirates.

2018 AFC U-23 Championship and the beginning of the Golden Generation[edit]

The team made their second entry in this tournament under South Korean coach Park Hang-seo having qualified from the AFC U-23 qualification in 2018. Drawn again in Group I in the qualifiers, the team started their first match with a 4–0 victory over Timor-Leste before accomplishing a great win of 8–1 over Macau. Although they lost to South Korea by 1–2 in the third group match, Vietnam qualified to the AFC U-23 Championship as the Group I runners-up. The team then placed again in Group D. Although they lost again to South Korea by 1–2, the team bounced back and defeated Australia by 1–0 before drawing 0–0 with Syria. The team became the group runners-up and subsequently became the first Southeast Asian team, alongside Malaysia, who were able to qualify into the quarter finals for the first time in the tournament as well in both teams' history.[7][8] At the quarter finals, Vietnam managed to lead the match into additional time with a draw score of 3–3 against former champion Iraq, before winning the penalty shoot-out by 5–3, sending the team to semi-finals.[9] The team then met Qatar with the match ending in another draw of 2–2 where they won the match with their second penalty shoot-out of the tournament by 4–3, resulting in the team being the first Southeast Asian football team in history to go to the finals in the competition's history and for the first time ever Vietnam had participated in the final of an AFC competition.[10][11] At the finals, Vietnam lost to Uzbekistan by 1–2, claiming second place.[12][13] Despite Vietnam's failure to win the tournament, this was hailed as a historic achievement for Vietnam and the team received national wide welcome after returning from China and subsequently honored by the state for its historic performance.[14]

2020 AFC U-23 Championship[edit]

Vietnam tried to run for the race to host the competition, but was eventually beaten by Thailand over the hosting rights. Thus, Vietnam had to take part on the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification where Vietnam was seeded together with Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei, Thailand officially qualified regardless of results. Even though being seeded in a tough group, Vietnam went on to overcome both opponents with over 11 goals scored and conceded none, topping the group with a perfect fashion including the famed 4–0 win over Thailand. In the main stage which served as the qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Vietnam was again seeded into group D where they would once again reunite with Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, alongside North Korea.[15] They had two 0-0 draws over United Arab Emirates and Jordan, before lose to North Korea by 1-2 and being eliminated by finished last place in the group.

Asian Games[edit]

2018 Asian Games[edit]

In the 2018 Asian Games, Vietnam made another remarkable achievement under the guidance of coach Park as they qualified to the semi-finals for the first time in their history with a clean sheet.[17][18] Drawn in Group D, the team beat Pakistan by 3–0, Nepal by 2–0, and former champion Japan by 1–0 to lead the group.[19] In the second round, Vietnam then met Bahrain and defeated them by 1–0 before defeating Syria 1–0 in the quarter-finals in a match that went to overtime.[20][21] At the semi-finals, Vietnam met the defending champion South Korea, led by their 2018 FIFA World Cup players such as pair strikers Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan and their goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, where they failed to continue their path to the finals after losing by 1–3.[22][23] The team then met United Arab Emirates for the bronze medal match. The score remained 1–1 after extra time, and they ended up losing the penalty shoot-out 3–4.[24][25]

Southeast Asian Games[edit]

2019 Southeast Asian Games[edit]

The victory in the 2019 football edition of the Southeast Asian Games is considered as the country first ever SEA Games men's football title since the Vietnamese reunification, having won the first edition of the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games through South Vietnam.[27][28] In the 2019 edition, Vietnam opened their campaign in Group B with a large victory over Brunei by 6–0 as well as Laos by 6–1 before defeating Indonesia and Singapore through a slim win by 2–1 and 1–0 respectively. In their last match in the group, Vietnam able to drawn itself by 2–2 against long-time SEA Games men's dominating champion Thailand after being left by two goals in the earlier minutes. After successfully securing themselves in the top group standings, they then meet the rising team of Cambodia in the semi-finals and defeat them with a large win of 4–0 before meeting Indonesia again in the final and defeat them by 3–0 to secure the title after 60 years long-waited.[29][30][31]

2021 Southeast Asian Games[edit]

Due to the pandemic, the 2021 Seagames hosted by Vietnam, were postponed to 2022. Playing in front of their home fans, Vietnam would successfully defend their Seagames title, as coach Park Hang-seo in his last tournament for the u23/Olympic team, led the nation to their 2nd straight gold medal. Vietnam began their campaign in the 31st Seagames with a comfortable win over Indonesia 3-0. They failed to breakthrough in the second match, as Vietnam were held to a draw against the Philippines by a score of 0-0. Vietnam would bounce back and win both their last group matches against Myanmar and Timor-Leste to advance to the knockout stage. Vietnam would narrowly defeat Malaysia in a thrilling semi-final match that went to extra time, to advance to the Final. Facing their biggest rivals Thailand, an 83rd minute winner by Nhâm Mạnh Dũng erupted the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in cheers as Vietnam won back to back gold medals in the Seagames football tournament. Vietnam would end their campaign with 0 goals allowed, a SEA Games record, as coach Park Hang-seo exits the Under 23/Olympic team in style.

Kits and sponsors[edit]

Kit suppliers[edit]

Kit supplier Period Notes
Adidas
1996–2005 [32]
Li-Ning
2006–2008
Nike
2009–2013
Grand Sport 2014–2023
Jogarbola 2024–2027

Sponsorship[edit]

Primary sponsors include: Honda,[33] Yanmar,[34] Grand Sport,[35] Sony,[36] Bia Saigon,[37] Acecook,[38] Coca-Cola,[39] Vinamilk,[40] Kao Vietnam,[41] Herbalife Nutrition[42] and TNI Corporation.[43]

Broadcasting rights[edit]

SEA Games[edit]

Television channel Period Ref.
FPT Play 2021 - present
VOV 2013 - present
VTV 2003 - present
VTC 2005 - present
HTV 2003 - present
HanoiTV 2003, 2021 - present

Asian Games[edit]

Television channel Period Ref.
VTV 2002 - 2010
VTVCab 2014
VOV 2018
VTC 2018
Historical Witness TV 2022

AFC U-23 Asian Cup[edit]

Television channel Period Ref.
VTV 2016 - present
FPT Play 2022 - 2024
K+ 2026 - 2028

AFF U-23 Championship[edit]

Television channel Period Ref.
VTV 2019 - present
FPT Play 2022
SCTV 2023

Honours[edit]

Continental

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2018
Fourth place (1): 2018

Regional

Winners (2): 2022, 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1): 2019
Gold medal (2): 2019, 2021
Silver medal (3): 2003, 2005, 2009
Bronze medal (2): 2015, 2023

Friendly tournaments

Champions (3): 2005, 2009, 2018
Champions (1): 2008

Competitive records[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1992–1996 Did not enter
2000 Did not qualify 6 0 2 4 3 12
2004 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 4
2008 Did not qualify 13 5 2 6 13 17
2012 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 6
2016 Did not qualify 2016 AFC U-23 Championship
2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship
2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
2028 to be determined 2028 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Total 0/7 26 5 5 16 23 48

AFC U-23 Asian Cup[edit]

AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualification record
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
2013 Did not qualify 5 1 0 4 11 10
2016 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 3 8 3 2 0 1 9 3
2018 Runners-up 2nd 6 1 3 2 8 9 3 2 0 1 13 3
2020 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 11 0
2022 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 2 0
2024 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 5 5 3 2 1 0 9 2
Saudi Arabia 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Runners-up 5/6 20 4 7 9 22 29 19 12 1 6 55 18

Asian Games[edit]

Asian Games record
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
2002 Group stage 19/24 3 1 0 2 0 5
2006 15/28 3 1 0 2 6 5
2010 Round of 16 14/24 4 1 0 3 5 10
2014 12/29 3 2 0 1 6 4
2018 Fourth place 4/25 7 5 1 1 10 4
2022 Group Stage 17/21 3 1 0 2 5 9
2026 to be determined
Total Fourth place 6/6 23 11 1 11 32 37

SEA Games[edit]

Southeast Asian Games record
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
2001 Group stage 6/9 3 1 0 2 5 4
2003  Silver medal 2/8 5 3 1 1 8 6
2005 2/9 6 4 0 2 13 8
2007 Fourth place 4/8 5 2 1 2 7 10
2009  Silver medal 2/9 6 4 1 1 18 5
2011 Fourth place 4/11 7 4 1 2 17 8
2013 Group stage 6/10 4 2 0 2 13 3
2015  Bronze medal 3/11 7 5 0 2 23 6
2017 Group stage 5/11 5 3 1 1 12 4
2019  Gold medal 1/11 7 6 1 0 24 4
2021 1/10 6 5 1 0 8 0
2023  Bronze medal 3/10 6 4 1 1 13 7
2025 to be determined
2027 to be determined
2029 to be determined
2031 to be determined
2033 to be determined
Total 2 Gold medals 12/12 67 43 8 16 157 71

AFF U-23 Youth Championship[edit]

AFF U-23 Youth Championship record
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
2005 Did not enter
2019 Third place 3/8 5 3 1 1 7 2
2022 Champions 1/9 4 3 1 0 9 0
2023 1/10 4 3 1 0 9 2
Total 2 Trophies 3/4 13 9 3 1 25 4

Recent results and fixtures[edit]

  Win   Draw   Lose

2023[edit]

21 April 2023 (2023-04-21) Hybrid friendly Vietnam  2–3 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam
18:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Bà Rịa Stadium
Attendance: 0
24 April 2023 (2023-04-24) Hybrid friendly Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu Vietnam 1–0  Vietnam Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam
18:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Bà Rịa Stadium
Attendance: 0
30 April 2023 2023 Southeast Asian Games GS Vietnam  2–0  Laos Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Prince Stadium
Attendance: 3,925
Referee: Ouseyha Khin (Cambodia)
8 May 2023 2023 Southeast Asian Games GS Malaysia  1–2  Vietnam Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Prince Stadium
Attendance: 3,558
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
11 May 2023 2023 Southeast Asian Games GS Vietnam  1–1  Thailand Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Prince Stadium
Attendance: 5,402
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
16 May 2023 2023 Southeast Asian Games Bronze medal match Vietnam  3–1  Myanmar Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 10,829
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)
14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) Hybrid friendly Vietnam  0–2 Vietnam Công An Hà Nội Hưng Yên, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Stadium: PVF Stadium
Attendance: 0
17 June 2023 (2023-06-17) Hybrid friendly Hải Phòng Vietnam 2–1  Vietnam Hải Phòng, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Lạch Tray Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: 11 players from Vietnam national team played with Vietnam U-23 during the match.
5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) Hybrid friendly Vietnam  2–1 Vietnam Hà Nội U-21 Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
Attendance: 0
10 August 2023 (2023-08-10) Hybrid friendly Vietnam  2–2 Vietnam Hà Nội U-21 Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
Attendance: 0
15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) Friendly Vietnam  1–1
(3–5 p)
 Bahrain Pathum Thani, Thailand
18:00 UTC+7
  • 88'
Stadium: BGPU Training Center
Attendance: 0
20 August 2023 (2023-08-20) 2023 AFF U-23 Championship GS Laos  1–4  Vietnam Rayong, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium
Attendance: 181
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
22 August 2023 (2023-08-22) 2023 AFF U-23 Championship GS Vietnam  1–0  Philippines Rayong, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium
Attendance: 607
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
24 August 2023 (2023-08-24) 2023 AFF U-23 Championship SF Malaysia  1–4  Vietnam Rayong, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Rayong Province Stadium
Attendance: 395
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Vietnam  6–0  Guam Phú Thọ, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Attendance: 7,289
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Yemen  0–1  Vietnam Phú Thọ, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Chen Hsin Chuan (Chinese Taipei)
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Vietnam  2–2  Singapore Phú Thọ, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Attendance: 11,268
Referee: Owen Goldrick (Australia)
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 2022 Asian Games GS Vietnam  4–2  Mongolia Hangzhou, China
16:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Linping Sports Center
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2022 Asian Games GS Iran  4–0  Vietnam Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8 Report Stadium: Linping Sports Center
Attendance: 6,194
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2022 Asian Games GS Vietnam  1–3  Saudi Arabia Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Linping Sports Center
Attendance: 7,008
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

2024[edit]

20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) Friendly Tajikistan  0–1  Vietnam Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:00 UTC+5 Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) Friendly Tajikistan  0–0  Vietnam Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:00 UTC+5 Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)
10 April 2024 (2024-04-10) Friendly Jordan  0–0
(4–3 p)
 Vietnam Doha, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Qatar University Football Training Facility
Attendance: 0
17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Vietnam  3–1  Kuwait Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)
23 April 2024 (2024-04-23) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS Uzbekistan  3–0  Vietnam Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)
26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup QF Iraq  1–0  Vietnam Al Wakrah, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[44]

Caps and goals as of 27 April 2024 after the match against  Iraq.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Quan Văn Chuẩn (captain) (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23) 31 0 Vietnam Hà Nội
13 1GK Nguyễn Văn Việt (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21) 5 0 Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An
23 1GK Đoàn Huy Hoàng (2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Vietnam Bình Phước
2 2DF Nguyễn Hồng Phúc (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 20) 9 1 Vietnam Thể Công-Viettel
3 2DF Trần Quang Thịnh (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 22) 21 0 Vietnam LPBank HAGL
4 2DF Lương Duy Cương (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 22) 32 0 Vietnam SHB Đà Nẵng
5 2DF Lê Nguyên Hoàng (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 19) 12 0 Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An
16 2DF Hồ Văn Cường (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 16 3 Vietnam Công An Hà Nội
20 2DF Nguyễn Ngọc Thắng (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 21) 17 1 Vietnam Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh
21 2DF Nguyễn Mạnh Hưng (2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 18) 9 0 Vietnam Bình Phước
6 3MF Võ Hoàng Minh Khoa (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) 17 1 Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương
7 3MF Hoàng Văn Toản (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) 8 1 Vietnam Công An Hà Nội
8 3MF Nguyễn Đức Việt (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) 20 0 Vietnam LPBank HAGL
12 3MF Nguyễn Văn Trường (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 20) 21 0 Vietnam Hà Nội
17 3MF Nguyễn Đức Phú (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21) 17 0 Vietnam PVF-CAND
18 3MF Khuất Văn Khang (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 20) 28 3 Vietnam Thể Công-Viettel
19 3MF Nguyễn Thái Sơn (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 (age 20) 17 1 Vietnam Thanh Hóa
9 4FW Nguyễn Quốc Việt (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 20) 22 5 Vietnam LPBank HAGL
10 4FW Võ Nguyên Hoàng (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22) 12 1 Vietnam Thanh Hóa
11 4FW Bùi Vĩ Hào (2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21) 17 5 Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương
14 4FW Nguyễn Văn Tùng (2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 22) 28 12

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