Vietnam national under-23 football team

Vietnam U-23
Association Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)
Confederation Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Sub-confederation ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
Head coach Park Hang-seo
FIFA code VIE
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)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances 2 (first in 2016)
Best result 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up (2018)
Asian Games
Appearances 5 (first in 2002)
Best result Fourth place (2018)
Southeast Asian Games
Appearances 9 (first in 2001)
Best result Silver medal
(2003, 2005, 2009)

The Vietnam national under-23 football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá U-23 quốc gia Việt Nam) represents Vietnam in international football tournaments at the under-23 age level.

History

Early years and downfall

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.[1] 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.[1][2]

Youth redevelopment and revival

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.[5] 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.[6]

AFC U-23 Championship

2016 AFC U-23 Championship

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

2018 AFC U-23 Championship

The team made their second debut in this tournament under South Korean coach Park Hang-seo to passed the AFC U-23 qualification in 2018. Positioned again in Group I, the team started their match with a 4–0 victory over Timor-Leste before a large winning of 8–1 over Macau. Although lose to South Korea by 1–2 in the group third matches, Vietnam qualify the AFC U-23 Championship as the group runners-up. The team then placed again in Group D, though losing again to South Korea by 1–2, the team bounce back and defeating Australia by 1–0 before drawing 0–0 with Syria. The team became the group runners-up and subsequently became the first Southeast Asian representatives alongside Malaysia who able to qualify the quarter final for the first time in the tournament as well for both team history.[7][8] At the quarter final, 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 which subsequently sending the team to semi final.[9] The team then meet Qatar with another draw result of 2–2 where they won again a second penalty shoot-out by 4–3, resulting them be to as the first football team in history from Southeast Asia into the final.[10][11] At the final, Vietnam however lost to Uzbekistan by 1–2.[12][13]

Asian Games

2018 Asian Games

Vietnam (white) leading by 1–0 during their group match against Japan (blue) in the 2018 Asian Games.

In the 2018 Asian Games, Vietnam make another remarkable achievement under the guidance of coach Park as they qualified to the semi-finals for the first time in their history with clean sheets.[14][15] 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 results.[16] In the second round, Vietnam then meet Bahrain and defeat them by 1–0 before defeating Syria 1–0 in the quarter-finals in a match that was brought to extra times.[17][18] At the semi-finals, Vietnam meet 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 with a failure to continue their path to the finals after losing by 1–3.[19][20] The team then meet United Arab Emirates for the bronze medal match with a 1–1 score until the end of the match but losing the penalty shoot-out by 3–4.[21][22]

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors includes:

Local sponsor includes:

  • Eximbank
  • Petro Vietnam
  • Hoa Sen Group
  • Kova Paint
  • Next Media
  • Dong Luc Group
  • Viettel Mobile
  • Cuulong Steel
  • Thai Son Nam Group
  • Canh Buom Do Group
  • Huu Lien A Chau Joint-Stock Company

Honours

Continental

2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up (1): 2018

Regional

Silver medal (3): 2003, 2005, 2009
Bronze medal (1): 2015

Competitive records

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualifiers Coache(s)
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1992Did not enter
1996
2000Did not qualify6024312 Quản Trọng Hùng
2004201135 Alfred Riedl
2008135261317 Mai Đức Chung
2012200216 Phan Thanh Hùng
2016300338 Toshiya Miura
2020To be determined
2024To be determined
2028To be determined
Total 0/7 – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Asian Games

Asian Games record Coache(s)
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
2002Round 119/24301205 Nguyễn Thành Vinh
2006Round 215/28310265 Alfred Riedl
2010Round of 1614/244103510 Phan Thanh Hùng
2014Round of 169/29320164 Toshiya Miura
2018Fourth place4/267511104 Park Hang-seo
Total Best: Fourth place 5/5 20 9 2 9 27 28

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-23 Championship record Qualifications record Coache(s)
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
2013Did not qualify51041110 Lư Đình Tuấn
2016Group stage15/16300338320193 Toshiya Miura
2018Runners-up2/166132893201133 Park Hang-seo
2020To be determined
Total Runner-up 2/3 9 1 3 5 11 17 11 5 0 6 33 16

SEA Games

Southeast Asian Games record Coache(s)
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
2001Round 16/9310254 Dido
2003 Silver2/8531186 Alfred Riedl
2005 Silver2/96402138 Alfred Riedl
2007Fourth place4/85212710 Mai Đức Chung
2009 Silver2/96411185 Henrique Calisto
2011Fourth place4/117412178 Falko Götz
2013Group stage6/104202133 Hoàng Văn Phúc
2015 Bronze3/117502236 Toshiya Miura
2017Group stage4/115311810 Nguyễn Hữu Thắng
2019To be determined
2021To be determined
2023To be determined
2025To be determined
Total Best: Silver medal 9/9 48 28 5 15 112 60

VFF Cup

VFF Cup record
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
2005Champions1330052
2007Third Place3310244
2009Champions1321041
2011Runners-up2312072
2018Champions1321042
Total Best: Champions 5/5 15 9 4 2 24 11

M-150 Cup

M-150 Cup record
Year Result Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
2017Third Place3320173
Total Third Place 3 3 2 0 1 7 3

Schedules and results

  Win   Draw   Lose

2018

Current squad

Number Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Nguyễn Văn Hoàng (1995-02-17)17 February 1995 (aged 23) Vietnam Sài Gòn
50 1GK Bùi Tiến Dũng (1997-02-28)28 February 1997 (aged 21) Vietnam FLC Thanh Hóa
3 2DF Đỗ Duy Mạnh (1996-09-29)29 September 1996 (aged 21) Vietnam Hà Nội
5 2DF Đoàn Văn Hậu (1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 19) Vietnam Hà Nội
21 2DF Trần Đình Trọng (1997-04-25)25 April 1997 (aged 21) Vietnam Hà Nội
7 2DF Trịnh Văn Lợi (1995-05-26)26 May 1995 (aged 23) Vietnam Hải Phòng
4 2DF Bùi Tiến Dũng (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 (aged 22) Vietnam Viettel
2 3MF Phạm Xuân Mạnh (1996-03-02)2 March 1996 (aged 22) Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An
17 2DF Vũ Văn Thanh (1996-04-14)14 April 1996 (aged 22) Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
6 3MF Lương Xuân Trường (1995-04-28)28 April 1995 (aged 23) Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
16 2DF Trần Minh Vương (1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 23) Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
18 3MF Đỗ Hùng DũngWC (1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 24) Vietnam Hà Nội
15 3MF Phạm Đức Huy (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 23) Vietnam Hà Nội
20 3MF Phan Văn Đức (1996-04-11)11 April 1996 (aged 22) Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An
8 4FW Nguyễn Văn Toàn (1996-04-12)12 April 1996 (aged 22) Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
9 4FW Nguyễn Công Phượng (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 (aged 23) Vietnam Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
19 3MF Nguyễn Quang Hải (1997-04-12)12 April 1997 (aged 21) Vietnam Hà Nội
10 3MF Nguyễn Văn QuyếtWC(captain) (1991-07-01)1 July 1991 (aged 27) Vietnam Hà Nội
11 4FW Nguyễn Anh ĐứcWC (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 32) Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương
13 4FW Hà Đức Chinh (1997-09-22)22 September 1997 (aged 20) Vietnam SHB Đà Nẵng

WCOver-aged player.

Previous squads

Coaching staff

Position Name Notes
Head coachSouth Korea Park Hang-seoVFF
Assistant coachSouth Korea Lee Young-jinVFF
Assistant coachVietnam Lưu Danh MinhVFF
Assistant coachVietnam Lư Đình TuấnHồ Chí Minh City
Goalkeeper CoachVietnam Nguyễn Đức CảnhHai Phong
Sports Science CoachSouth Korea Bae Ji-wonVFF
TranslatorVietnam Lê Huy KhoaVFF
Doctor 1Vietnam Trần Anh TuấnHanoi National Sport Training Centre
Doctor 2Vietnam Tuấn Nguyên GiápHanoi National Sport Training Centre
Vietnam Đinh Kim TuấnVFF

Coaches

Name Nat Period Tournament
Quản Trọng Hùng 1999 2000 Pre-Olympic Tournament
Dido 2001 2001 Southeast Asian Games
Christian Letard 2002 2002 LG Ho Chi Minh City Football Cup
Nguyễn Thành Vinh 2002 2002 Asian Games
Alfred Riedl 2003,
2005–2007		 2004 Pre-Olympic Tournament
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2003 Southeast Asian Games
1st, gold medalist(s) 2005 VFF Cup
2005 Ho Chi Minh City Football Cup
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2005 Southeast Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
2006 Ho Chi Minh City Football Cup
2008 Pre-Olympic Tournament
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2007 VFF Cup
2007 Southeast Asian Games
Mai Đức Chung 2007–2008 2008 Pre-Olympic Tournament (caretaker)
2007 Southeast Asian Games (caretaker)
Champions 2008 Merdeka
Henrique Calisto 2009–2010 Champions 2009 VFF Cup
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2009 Southeast Asian Games
2010 Asian Games
Phan Thanh Hùng 2010, 2011 2010 Asian Games (caretaker)
Champions 2010 Ho Chi Minh City Football Cup
2012 Pre-Olympic Tournament
Falko Götz 2011 2011 Ho Chi Minh City Football Cup
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2011 VFF Cup
2011 Southeast Asian Games
Lư Đình Tuấn 2012 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
Hoàng Văn Phúc 2012–2013 2012 BTV Cup
2013 BTV Cup
2013 Southeast Asian Games
Toshiya Miura 2014–2016 2014 Asian Games
2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2015 Southeast Asian Games
2016 AFC U-23 Championship
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng 2016–2017 2017 Southeast Asian Games
2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
Park Hang-seo 2017– 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2017 M-150 Cup
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2018 AFC U-23 Championship
1st, gold medalist(s) 2018 VFF Cup

See also

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