Vietnam national futsal team

Vietnam
Association Vietnam Football Federation
Confederation Asian Football Confederation
Head coach Spain Miguel Rodrigo
Captain Trần Văn Vũ
Most caps Bảo Quân (100)
Top scorer Bảo Quân (50)
FIFA code VIE
FIFA ranking 45 (4 February 2018)[1]
Highest FIFA ranking 39 (September 2016
September–November 2017)
Lowest FIFA ranking 70
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Italy 11–2 Vietnam 
(Singapore; 4 December 1997)
Biggest win
 Vietnam 24–0 Philippines 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 27 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Vietnam 2–14 Iran 
(Singapore; 5 December 1997)
 Vietnam 1–13 Iran 
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 19 February 2016)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2016)
Best result Round of 16 (2016)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances 5 (First in 2005)
Best result Fourth place (2016)
Confederations Cup
Appearances 0
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances 1 (First in 2014)
Best result Sixth place (2014)

The Vietnam national futsal team represents Vietnam in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of Vietnam Football Federation.

The Team representing Vietnam plays in the tournaments of AFF, AFC, OCA, FIFA and IOC as a VFF-based team. Vietnam don't have a national futsal federation. Therefore, Vietnam are not members of the Confederation of Asian Futsal and Asociación Mundial de Futsal.

History

Beginnings

Futsal appeared in Vietnam in the early 1990s. In 1997, the first national team's squad was set up. In that time, all Vietnamese futsal players came from football such as: Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, Lại Công Minh, Trần Minh Chiến,...The team joined 1997 Tiger's Cup/World 5's Futsal in Singapore. In this tournament, they were drawn in the same group with Italy, Iran and the host Singapore. They finished 3rd in group after getting 1 win against host [2] and 2 losts against Italy [3] and Iran.[4] After this tournament, the team was disband for many years.

2005–2008: Reforming and unsuccessful stage

After being inactive for 8 years since 1997, the national team is reformed and joined 2005 AFF Futsal Championship and 2005 AFC Futsal Championship which Vietnam is host.[5] The team finished 5/6 teams in AFF Futsal Championship 2005 [6] and the bottom of 2005 AFC Championship.[7]

The team's unsuccessful result continue due to 2008 when Vietnam failed to qualify for AFC Championship 2006 and 2007. The team also failed to reach the far from group-stage of the AFF tournament.

2009–2013: Getting better result in AFF tournament

After unsuccessful results in international competitions, the team decided to hire foreign futsal head coach. In 2008, Pattaya Piamkum was the first foreign futsal head coach. Vietnam got some first successful results by reaching to the final of 2009 AFF Futsal Championship which Vietnam is host,[8] their first ever in AFF Futsal Championship.

In 2010, Pattaya resigned and was replaced by an Italian head coach Sergio Gargelli.[9] The team qualified for 2010 AFC Futsal Championship, second continent tournament since 2005. In region AFF tournaments, the team got 2 silver medals in 2011 Southeast Asian Games and 2013 Southeast Asian Games, finish 2nd in 2012 AFF Futsal Championship.

2014–2016: Success in AFC tournaments and first FIFA Futsal World Cup

In 2014, Sergio Gargelli stepped down as coach. Bruno Formoso Garcia became the new coach of team.[10] Vietnam qualified for 2014 AFC Futsal Championship, the third AFC competition. In this tournament, Vietnam reached to the quarter-final for the first time [11]

Vietnam also qualified for 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. This tournament has become the big leap for Vietnam. The team got a stun winning over Asian powerhouse Japan in quarter-final and reached to the semi-final for the first time. This result also make Vietnam qualified for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia, their first FIFA tournament.[12] The team also reached to the knock-out stage after beating Guatemala 4-2,[13] losing Paraguay 0-7 and Italy 0-2. In Round of 16, they went to lose Russia 0-7.[14][15] The team also got FIFA Fair-play award from this tournament,[16] first FIFA award of Vietnam Football.

2017-present:the new stage

After 2016's success, Bruno stepped down as coach.[17] In 2017, Miguel Rodrigo has become the new coach.[18] The team is aiming for getting the new successes such as qualifying for 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Home city

The Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is known as the capital city of futsal in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City had hosted all events of futsal those Vietnam won the hosting rights, since 2005.

This city also organises the Ho Chi Minh City futsal championships; national leagues and cups. They are the sources of futsal players for the national team.[19]

Competition history

AMF Futsal World Cup

AMF World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
1982Not a part of AMF
1985
1988
1991
1994
1997
2000
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Total0000000

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
1989Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008Did not qualify
2012
2016Round of 164103518
2020To be determined
Total0 titles4103518

Futsal Confederations Cup

Confederations Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2009Did not qualify
2013
2014
2017
2018
2021To be determined
Total0 titles000000

AFC Futsal Championship

Asian record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
1999Did not enter
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005Round 162131319
2006Did not qualify
2007Did not enter
2008Did not qualify
2010Round 131021112
2012Did not qualify
2014Quarter-finals42021722
2016Fourth place62131933
2018Quarter-finals420277
2020To be determined
Total0 titles2392126793

AFF Futsal Championship

ASEAN record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2001Did not enter
2003
2005Group stage61051235
2006Group stage30031323
2007Fourth place52122227
2008Group stage3102912
2009Runners-up4211288
2010Third place4202135
2012Runners-up65012916
2013Third place64022619
2014Third place6411428
2015Fourth place63034421
2016Did not enter
2017Fourth place64115210
2018To be determined
2019
Total0 titles5629423290184

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2005Did not enter
2007Group stage3102610
2009Group stage3012918
2013Group stage211041
2017Quarter-finals5302125
2021To be determined
Total0 golds135263134

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2007Group stage200236
2011Silver42111513
2013Silver42021414
2017Bronze4211127
Total0 golds146264440

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2005Did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014Sixth place3003417
2015Did not enter
2018
Total0 titles3003417

Friendly tournaments

Ho Chi Minh City Friendlies
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2013Third place310257
Total0 titles310257
JFA Friendlies
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2016Third place201129
Total0 titles201129
CFA Friendlies
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2016Second place311178
2017Third place311176
2018Second place3201136
Total0 titles94232720
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

Honours

Current squad

Players called for the 2018 CFA International Tournament.

Number Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Ngô Đình Thuận (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 Vietnam Thái Sơn Nam
2 1GK Hồ Văn Ý (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 Vietnam HT Đà Nẵng
3 FP Nguyễn Mạnh Dũng (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 Vietnam Cao Bằng
4 FP Danh Phát (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 Vietnam Thái Sơn Nam
5 FP Đoàn Văn Định (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 Vietnam Hải Phương Nam
6 FP Nguyễn Anh Duy (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 Vietnam Thái Sơn Nam
7 FP Châu Đoàn Phát (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 Vietnam Cao Bằng
8 FP Dương Ngọc Linh (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 Vietnam Cao Bằng
9 FP Đặng Anh Tài (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 Vietnam Tân Hiệp hưng
10 FP Trần Tuyên (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 Vietnam Sanatech Khánh Hòa
11 FP Chu Văn Tiến (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 Vietnam Cao Bằng
12 FP Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 Vietnam Sài Gòn F.C
13 FP Trần Quang Toàn (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 Vietnam Thái Sơn Nam
14 FP Nguyễn Thành Tín (1993-08-17) 17 August 1993 Vietnam Thái Sơn Bắc
15 FP Nguyễn Đắc Huy Vietnam Thai Son Nam
16 FP Tôn Thất Phi (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 Vietnam Thai Son Nam

Previous squads

Coaches history

Nationality Coach Year Ref.
 VietnamUnknown1997–2007
 ThailandPattaya Piamkum2008–2010
 ItalySergio Gargelli2010–2013
 SpainBruno GarciaMarch 2014–September 2016
 VietnamBảo QuânOctober 2016–March 2017
 SpainMiguel RodrigoJune 2017–present[20]

Results and fixtures (from 2017)

Results list Vietnam's goal tally first.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2017

2018

As of 24 June 2018

Ranking in the Asian Football Confederation

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

Updated to 4 February 2018

All-time Record

The record of Vietnam against other countries since the first official international match against Italy on 4 December 1997. Only official games were regarded.

As of matches played June 2018
Opponents Conf. Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 ArgentinaCONMEBOL 200238−5
 AustraliaAFC70251629−13
 BahrainAFC211065+1
 BhutanAFC110063+6
 BrazilCONMEBOL 2101410-6
 BruneiAFC54013612+24
 CambodiaAFC53113316+17
 ChinaAFC105142824+4
 CroatiaUEFA 3003717-10
 ColombiaCONMEBOL 100126-4
 Costa RicaCONCACAF 100113-2
 Chinese TaipeiAFC630215150
 EgyptCAF 201147-3
 GuatemalaCONCACAF 110042+2
 Hong KongAFC3210142+12
 IndonesiaAFC135443733+4
 IranAFC50051156−45
 IraqAFC3003211−9
 ItalyUEFA 5014728−21
 JapanAFC7016928−19
 JordanAFC100136−3
 KuwaitAFC330094+5
 KyrgyzstanAFC200238-5
 LaosAFC53024511+34
 LebanonAFC211062+4
 MalaysiaAFC198476871−3
 MaldivesAFC220092+7
 MexicoCONCACAF 110043+1
 MyanmarAFC8800388+30
 NetherlandsUEFA 1010220
 New ZealandOFC 110070+7
 ParaguayCONMEBOL 100117-6
 PalestineAFC110041+3
 PhilippinesAFC12110110113+84
 QatarAFC310258−3
 RussiaUEFA 2002213-11
 SingaporeAFC110021+1
 SloveniaUEFA 110064+2
 South KoreaAFC2200148+6
 Solomon IslandsOFC 110021+1
 SpainUEFA 200239−6
 TajikistanAFC2200185+13
 ThailandAFC17101624110−86
 Timor-LesteAFC1100211+20
 TurkmenistanAFC210112-1
 UkraineUEFA 100113-2
 UzbekistanAFC71241525−10
Total185772187654638+16

See also

Notes

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