North Vietnam national football team

National association football team of North Vietnam

Democratic Republic of Vietnam1956–1976

Association| Vietnam Football Association
Most caps| Unknown
Top scorer| Unknown
Home stadium| Various
FIFA code| VNO

First colours

Second colours

Goalkeeper colours

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First international
China 5–3 North Vietnam
(Beijing, China, 4 October 1956)
Last international
Cuba 1–1 North Vietnam
(La Habana, Cuba, unknown date 1971)
Biggest win
North Yemen 0–9 North Vietnam
(Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 15 November 1966)
Biggest defeat
North Korea 5–0 North Vietnam
(Pyongyang, North Korea, 22 October 1959)
North Vietnam 0–5 Algeria
(Hanoi, North Vietnam, 22 November 1959)

The Democratic Republic of Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa) was the national team of the communist-controlled Democratic Republic of Vietnam (known as "North Vietnam") from 1956 to 1976. It existed side by side with a separate South Vietnam team, which represented the capitalist-oriented southern portion of Vietnam. Unlike South Vietnam (which was a member of both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation), North Vietnam's lack of diplomatic recognition on the part of many other states prevented it from ever joining either FIFA or the AFC. Due to its lack of membership in major football bodies, North Vietnam never participated in qualification for the FIFA World Cup or the AFC Asian Cup (unlike its southern counterpart, which participated in both). Because of North Vietnam's international isolation, its national team mostly played against other Communist and Communist-sympathizing countries during its relatively short-lived existence.[1]

The North Vietnam football team played its last game in 1970 and ceased to exist with the unification of North and South Vietnam into the newly created Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976, after the end of the Vietnam War. Even though the North emerged victorious in the war, the current Vietnam national football team is considered a successor to the South Vietnam team (not the North Vietnam team), since unified Vietnam inherited South Vietnam's membership of FIFA and the AFC.[2]

## History

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North Vietnam team in 1956

Although North Vietnamese government was proclaimed in 1945, their first international match was against China in 1956, two years after their existence was recognized. Their head coach, Truong Tan Buu, played a 3-2-5 (WM) formation but the game ended in a 3–5 defeat. The team recorded their first victory in 1960 with a 3–1 win against Mongolia.

North Vietnam team at the 1966 GANEFO Asia Cup in Cambodia

Since North Vietnam was not a member of international federations such as FIFA, the AFC, or the International Olympic Committee, its football team participated in very few international competitions. Their most notorious international participations were in the football tournament of the Games of the New Emerging Forces (GANEFO). North Vietnam proved to be a relatively strong side in the GANEFO competition, finishing fourth in the 1963 edition and third in the 1966 edition. They also earned third place in the football-only GANEFO event that took place in 1965.[3]

After Vietnamese reunification, both North and South Vietnamese teams were superseded by the Vietnam national football team, which represents the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam. With unified Vietnam having taken over South Vietnam's membership of FIFA and the AFC, its historical football record is usually merged with that of South Vietnam, while North Vietnam is most often treated as a separate team.

## Kit

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The home kit of North Vietnam was similar to the kit of the Soviet Union consisting of a red shirt, with the legend "VIET NAM DCCH" ("Democratic Republic of Vietnam") across the front in white, white shorts and white-red socks. The away kit was a white shirt with "VIET NAM DCCH" across the chest in red, red shorts and red-white socks.

The goalkeeper's kit was a black shirt with a white collar, black shorts and socks.

## Head coaches

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* Trương Tấn Bửu (1956–1957)[4]
* Anatoly Akimov (1958–1960)[5]
* Nguyễn Thành Đô (1965–1966)[6]
* Nguyễn Văn Quý (Unknown)[5]
* Nguyễn Văn Đinh (Unknown)[5]
* Krylov (Unknown)[5]
* Zakov (Unknown)[5]

## Competitive record

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### World Cup record

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FIFA World Cup record  |  | FIFA World Cup qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA
1950 | Not member of FIFA | Not member of FIFA
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
Total  | —  | 0/7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

### Asian Cup record

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AFC Asian Cup record  |  | AFC Asian Cup qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA
1956 | Not member of AFC | Not member of AFC
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
Total  | —  | 0/6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

### GANEFO

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GANEFO record  |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA
1963 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 6
1965 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | No qualification
1966 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7
Total  | Third place  | 3/3  | 16  | 6  | 4  | 6  | 45  | 27  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 6

## Head-to-head record

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The list shown below shows the North Vietnam national football team all-time international record against opposing teams.[7][8]

Key

Positive balance

Neutral balance

Negative balance

Opponent  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5
China | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8
Cuba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1
Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3
Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1
Cambodia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1
Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3
Laos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8
Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2
North Korea | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -15
North Yemen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9
Palestine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4
Total  | 25  | 7  | 3  | 15  | 44  | 55  | -11

## Match results

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This is a list of the North Vietnam national football team results.[9][10]

### Results

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Keynotes

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#### 1956

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Guangxi  v  North Vietnam 2 October 1956 Friendly|  Guangxi  | 1–3|  North Vietnam | Nanning, China

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China v  North Vietnam 4 October 1956 1956 Communist Tournament|  China | 5–3|  North Vietnam | Beijing, China

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North Vietnam v  North Korea 10 October 1956 1956 Communist Tournament|  North Vietnam | 0–3|  North Korea | Beijing, China

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Wuhan  v  North Vietnam 16 October 1956 Friendly|  Wuhan  | 1–2|  North Vietnam | Wuhan, China

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Guangdong  v  North Vietnam 24 October 1956 Friendly|  Guangdong  | 3–0|  North Vietnam | Nanning, China

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#### 1959

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North Korea v  North Vietnam 22 October 1959 1959 Communist Tournament|  North Korea | 5–0|  North Vietnam | Pyongyang, North Korea

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China v  North Vietnam 28 October 1959 1959 Communist Tournament|  China | 2–0|  North Vietnam | Pyongyang, North Korea

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North Vietnam v  Algeria 22 November 1959 Friendly|  North Vietnam | 0–5|  Algeria | Hanoi, North Vietnam

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Phnom Penh  v  North Vietnam December 1959 Friendly|  Phnom Penh  | 0–2|  North Vietnam | Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Cambodian Royal FC  v  North Vietnam December 1959 Friendly|  Cambodian Royal FC  | 1–2|  North Vietnam | Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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#### 1960

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North Vietnam v  Mongolia 3 October 1960 1960 Communist Tournament|  North Vietnam | 3–1|  Mongolia | Hanoi, North Vietnam

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North Vietnam v  North Korea 8 October 1960 1960 Communist Tournament|  North Vietnam | 1–3|  North Korea | Hanoi, North Vietnam

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North Vietnam v  China 11 October 1960 1960 Communist Tournament|  North Vietnam | 3–4|  China | Hanoi, North Vietnam

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* Trương Tấn Nghĩa ?'
* Lưu Đình Tòng ?', 86'

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* Chen Jialiang
* Cong Zheyu
* Sun Yunshan
* Zhang Honggen 90'

| Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium

#### 1963

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North Vietnam v  China 25 April 1963 1963 Piala Soekarno|  North Vietnam | 0–1|  China | Jakarta, Indonesia

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North Vietnam v  Cambodia 26 April 1963 1963 Piala Soekarno|  North Vietnam | 3–2|  Cambodia | Jakarta, Indonesia

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| Văn Sỹ Chi 89' | Report |  | Stadium: Gelora Senayan Main Stadium

Indonesia v  North Vietnam 29 April 1963 1963 Piala Soekarno|  Indonesia | 3–1|  North Vietnam | Jakarta, Indonesia

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North Vietnam v  United Arab Republic November 1963 1963 GANEFO|  North Vietnam | 1–4|  United Arab Republic | Jakarta, Indonesia

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North Vietnam v  Laos November 1963 1963 GANEFO|  North Vietnam | 9–1|  Laos | Jakarta, Indonesia

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North Vietnam v  Chile University XI November 1963 1963 GANEFO|  North Vietnam | 4–2|  Chile University XI | Jakarta, Indonesia

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Argentina University XI v  North Vietnam November 1963 1963 GANEFO|  Argentina University XI | 1–6|  North Vietnam | Jakarta, Indonesia

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North Korea v  North Vietnam November 1963 1963 GANEFO|  North Korea | 2–0|  North Vietnam | Jakarta, Indonesia

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Uruguay University XI v  North Vietnam November 1963 1963 GANEFO|  Uruguay University XI | 2–2|  North Vietnam | Jakarta, Indonesia

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#### 1964

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Tatran Prešov v  North Vietnam Unknown 1964 Friendly|  Tatran Prešov | 1–3|  North Vietnam | Prešov, Czechoslovakia

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* Trương Tấn Nghĩa ?', ?', ?'

#### 1965

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North Vietnam v  East Germany U-18 Unknown 1965 Friendly|  North Vietnam | 1–0|  East Germany U-18 | Hanoi, North Vietnam

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* Từ Như Hiển

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North Korea v  North Vietnam 2 August 1965 1965 GANEFO|  North Korea | 1–0|  North Vietnam | Pyongyang, North Korea

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China v  North Vietnam 3 August 1965 1965 GANEFO|  China | 3–3|  North Vietnam | Pyongyang, North Korea

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North Vietnam v  Guinea 5 August 1965 1965 GANEFO|  North Vietnam | 2–1|  Guinea | Pyongyang, North Korea

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North Vietnam v  Indonesia 8 August 1965 1965 GANEFO|  North Vietnam | 1–2|  Indonesia | Pyongyang, North Korea

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North Vietnam v  Cambodia 10 August 1965 1965 GANEFO|  North Vietnam | 1–1|  Cambodia | Pyongyang, North Korea

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#### 1966

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Soviet Union U-18 v  North Vietnam July 1966 Friendly|  Soviet Union U-18 | 2–5|  North Vietnam | Moscow, Soviet Union

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* Tô Đức Phàm

| Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium[11]

Volga Kalinin v  North Vietnam 1 August 1966 Friendly|  Volga Kalinin | 0–4|  North Vietnam | Moscow, Soviet Union

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Soviet Union U-23 v  North Vietnam August 1966 Friendly|  Soviet Union U-23 | 0–1|  North Vietnam | Moscow, Soviet Union

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* Lê Thế Thọ

North Vietnam v  North Yemen 26 November 1966 1965 GANEFO|  North Vietnam | 9–0|  North Yemen | Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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North Vietnam v  Palestine 27 November 1966 1965 GANEFO|  North Vietnam | 4–0|  Palestine | Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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North Vietnam v  China 28 November 1966 1965 GANEFO|  North Vietnam | 0–2|  China | Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Cambodia v  North Vietnam 30 November 1966 1965 GANEFO|  Cambodia | 2–2|  North Vietnam | Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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North Korea v  North Vietnam 6 December 1966 1965 GANEFO|  North Korea | 3–1|  North Vietnam | Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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#### 1970

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North Vietnam v  Cuba 20 September 1970 Friendly|  North Vietnam | 2–1|  Cuba | Hanoi, North Vietnam

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* Đặng Ngọc Việt

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#### 1971

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Cuba v  North Vietnam Unknown 1971 Friendly|  Cuba | 1–1|  North Vietnam | La Habana, Cuba

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## See also

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* Football in Vietnam

## References

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1. ^ S. W. Pope; John Nauright (17 December 2009). Routledge Companion to Sports History. Routledge. pp. 595–. ISBN 978-1-135-97813-6.
2. ^ "Vietnam matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Vietnam. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
3. ^ Erik Garin; Tom Lewis; Neil Morrison (12 November 2012). "Games of the New Emerging Forces (GANEFO) 1963-1966". ytyz.8u8.com, The Pyongyang Times, Realités Cambodgiennes, The Straits Times, La Stampa and Tanaka (Roon Ba). RSSSF. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
4. ^ "Trương Tấn Bửu – "Trung ứng vách sắt"". VFF. 15 September 2005.
5. ^ a b c d e "Vang danh Đội bóng đá Trường huấn luyện". Đồng Hành Việt. 29 July 2020.
6. ^ ""Người lính già" của Thể Công trên đất Tây Đô". Tuổi Trẻ. 22 March 2006.
7. ^ "North Vietnam statistics". Archived from the original on 2009-01-31.
8. ^ Barrie Courtney (12 December 2004). "North Vietnam - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
9. ^ "North Vietnam statistics". Archived from the original on 2009-01-31.
10. ^ Barrie Courtney (12 December 2004). "North Vietnam - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
11. ^ "Lê Thế Thọ: Cầu thủ vàng của bóng đá Việt Nam".

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