South Vietnam national football team
The Republic of Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam Cộng hòa; French: Équipe du Sud-Vietnam de Football) was the national association football team representing the State of Vietnam and South Vietnam between 1949 and 1975. The team took part in the first two Asian Cups finals (1956 and 1960), finishing fourth both times out of 4 teams.
| 1949–1975 | |
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| Association | Vietnam Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Home stadium | Cộng Hòa Stadium, Saigon |
| FIFA code | SVM |
| First international | |
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| Last international | |
 (Bangkok, Thailand; 23 March 1975) | |
| Biggest win | |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 (Seoul, South Korea; 4 May 1971) | |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 0 |
| AFC Asian Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1956) |
| Best result | Fourth place, 1956, 1960 |
The team ceased to exist when the North and South regions combined into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. No matches were played between 1976 and 1990 and the first tournament the combined team played was in after 1991. Football record agencies count the South Vietnam matches as part of the all-time record of the Vietnam national team while considering North Vietnam team to be a separate team for statistical purposes.[1]
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
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| Total* | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
The only World Cup qualification campaign which South Vietnam entered was the for the 1974 World Cup. They were placed in Zone A of the AFC and OFC qualification in Seoul, South Korea. On 16 May 1973 they beat Thailand 1–0 to qualify for Group 1. On 20 May, South Vietnam lost their opening game 0–4 to Japan and four days later they lost 1–0 to Hong Kong and were eliminated. Hong Kong and Japan advanced but neither got any further, losing play-offs for the next round to South Korea and Israel respectively.
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2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
Asian Cup
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Asian Games
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Southeast Asian competitions
- 1959: gold medals in football SEAP Games (now SEA Games)
- 1 gold medal (1959), 2 silver medals (1967 and 1973) and 2 bronze (1965 and 1971) in football Sports Congress Peninsula Southeast Asia (SEAP Games)
See also
References
- "Vietnam matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Vietnam. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
External links
- South Vietnam - List of International Matches at RSSSF.com
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