Vietnam Football Federation

Sports governing body

For other uses, see VFF.

Vietnam Football FederationAFC

Full name| The Football Federation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Short name| VFF / LĐBĐVN
Founded| 1960; 65 years ago (1960) (in North Vietnam) as Vietnam Football Association (VFA)
Headquarters| Hanoi, Vietnam
FIFA affiliation| 1952 (South Vietnam)[1]
AFC affiliation| 1954 (South Vietnam)[2][3][4]
1978 (readmitted)[5]
AFF affiliation| 1996
President| Trần Quốc Tuấn
Vice-President| Trần Anh Tú, Nguyễn Trung Kiên, Nguyễn Xuân Vũ
Website| vff.org.vn

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF; Vietnamese: Liên đoàn Bóng đá Việt Nam) is the governing body of football in Vietnam. It is responsible for the all Vietnamese teams of association football, futsal and beach soccer as well as national competitions.[6][7]

VFF is currently a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA),[8][9] the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).[10][11][12] Its headquarters is located in Lê Quang Đạo Street, Mỹ Đình 1 ward, Nam Từ Liêm district, Hanoi. Administratively, VFF is placed under the jurisdiction of the Vietnam Ministry of Home Affairs alongside supervisor and specialty management from the Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

## History

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In 1960, the Vietnam Football Association was established in the North. Its first president Hà Đăng Ấn, head of Railway Department and a former football star. In the South under control of the Republic of Vietnam, a similar Association was also founded to administer football activities in the South.

Football has been played in Vietnam since the early 20th century, however, due to the war, it had not been developed into a movement. Due to the division of Vietnam since 1954, football was played differently in the two parts of the country. After the reunification of Vietnam in 1976, Vietnam inherited South Vietnam's membership in FIFA (joined in 1952) and the AFC (joined in 1954).

In 1989, following the Đổi Mới reforms, Vietnamese sports began to return to international events. After three months of preparation, in August 1989, the First Congress of the new football federation took place in Hanoi, declaring Vietnam Football Federation. Trịnh Ngọc Chữ, deputy minister of General Department of Sports, was elected president of VFF and Lê Thế Thọ was appointed general secretary.

## Main board

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### President

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The current president of VFF is Trần Quốc Tuấn.

#### Presidents

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* Trịnh Ngọc Chữ (1989–1991)
* Dương Nghiệp Chí (acting, 1991–1993)
* Đoàn Văn Xê (1993–1997)
* Mai Văn Muôn (1997–2001)
* Hồ Đức Việt (2001–2003)
* Trần Duy Ly (acting, January–August 2003)
* Mai Liêm Trực (2003–2005)
* Nguyễn Trọng Hỷ (2005–2013)
* Lê Hùng Dũng (2013–2018)
* Lê Khánh Hải (2018–2021)
* Trần Quốc Tuấn (2021–)

### Executive committee

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* Trần Quốc Tuấn – Permanent deputy chairman
* Cao Văn Chóng – 1st Deputy chairman
* Lê Văn Thành – 2nd Deputy chairman

### Secretary-General

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* Lê Thế Ngọ (1989–1993)
* Trần Bẩy (1993–1997)
* Phạm Ngọc Viễn (1997–2005)
* Trần Quốc Tuấn (2005–2011)
* Ngô Lê Bằng (2011–2014)
* Lê Hoài Anh (2014–2022)
* Dương Nghiệp Khôi (2022–2024)
* Nguyễn Văn Phú (2024–)

### Affiliated committees

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* Council of Referees
* Women's Committee
* Medical Committee
* External affairs Committee
* Communication Committee
* Committee of movements and member organizations
* Committee of Development Strategy
* Committee of Professional Football
* Committee of Complaints
* Inspection Committee
* National council of Coaches
* Marketing and Sponsorship Committee

Name  | Position  | Source

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Trần Quốc Tuấn  | President  | [13][14]
Trần Anh Tú  | Senior Vice-president  | [15][16]
Nguyễn Trung Kiên  | Vice-president  | [17]
Nguyễn Xuân Vũ  | Vice-president  | [18][19]
Nguyễn Văn Phú  | General secretary  | [20][21]
Lê Hùng Dũng  | Treasurer  | [22]
Kim Sang-sik | Team coach (men's)  | [23]
Mai Đức Chung | Team coach (women's)  | [24]
Nguyễn Trung Lân  | Media/communications manager  | [25]
Dương Vũ Lâm  | Futsal coordinator  | [26]
Hà Lê Mạnh  | Referee coordinator  | [27]
Takeshi Koshida | Technical director  | [28]

## Regional federations

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40 provincial federations are constituent members of VFF:

### North

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* Hà Nội Football Federation
* Hà Tĩnh Football Federation
* Hà Nam Football Federation
* Hải Dương Football Federation
* Hải Phòng Football Federation
* Hưng Yên Football Federation
* Hòa Bình Football Federation
* Lạng Sơn Football Federation
* Nam Định Football Federation
* Nghệ An Football Federation
* Quảng Ninh Football Federation
* Phú Thọ Football Federation
* Thái Nguyên Football Federation
* Thanh Hóa Football Federation

### Central

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* Bình Định Football Federation
* Đà Nẵng Football Federation
* Đắk Lắk Football Federation
* Gia Lai Football Federation
* Khánh Hòa Football Federation
* Kon Tum Football Federation
* Lâm Đồng Football Federation
* Phú Yên Football Federation
* Quảng Nam Football Federation
* Quảng Ngãi Football Federation
* Thừa Thiên–Huế Football Federation

### South

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* An Giang Football Federation
* Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Football Federation
* Bến Tre Football Federation
* Bình Dương Football Federation
* Bình Phước Football Federation
* Cà Mau Football Federation
* Cần Thơ Football Federation
* Đồng Nai Football Federation
* Đồng Tháp Football Federation
* Hồ Chí Minh City Football Federation
* Kiên Giang Football Federation
* Long An Football Federation
* Tây Ninh Football Federation
* Tiền Giang Football Federation
* Vĩnh Long Football Federation

## Competitions

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### Domestic leagues

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#### For men

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* V.League 1
* V.League 2
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship
* Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship
* Vietnamese National U-17 Football Championship
* Vietnamese National U-15 Football Championship
* Vietnamese National U-13 Football Championship
* Vietnamese National U-11 Football Championship
* Vietnam National Futsal League
* Vietnamese National Beach Soccer League

#### For women

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* Vietnamese Women's National League
* Vietnamese National Women's U-19 Football Championship
* Vietnamese National Women's U-16 Football Championship

### Domestic cups

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* Vietnamese National Football Cup
* Vietnamese National Football Super Cup
* Vietnamese National Futsal Cup
* Vietnamese Women's National Cup

## National teams

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### Men

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* Vietnam national football team
* Vietnam national under-23 football team
* Vietnam national under-21 football team
* Vietnam national under-20 football team
* Vietnam national under-17 football team
* Vietnam national futsal team
* Vietnam national under-20 futsal team
* Vietnam national beach soccer team

### Women

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* Vietnam women's national football team
* Vietnam women's national under-20 football team
* Vietnam women's national under-17 football team
* Vietnam women's national futsal team

## Logo

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In 1994, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) of the second term held a competition to design a new logo.[29][30] The winning design was created by artist Nguyen Ngoc Than.[31][32] The logo features a yellow background, a red triangle, and a stylized football. The red triangle represents the national flag, and the stylized football represents the passion for football in Vietnam. The three letters VFF stand for Vietnam Football Federation.[33]

The current logo of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) features a stylized football with the three letters "VFF" inside it. The football is surrounded by the Vietnamese flag, which is red with a yellow star in the center. The logo was designed to honor the history and development of Vietnamese football, and to show the Federation's commitment to meeting the needs of fans, friends, and international football organizations. It was designed by Nguyen Cong Quang and has been in use since 2008.[34]

On April 28, 2008, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Executive Committee officially announced the use of the new VFF logo in all related transactions from May 1, 2008. The use of the old logo ended on December 31, 2008.

* 1990–2008

* 2008–present

## Sponsorship

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Primary sponsors include: Động Lực Sport, Honda, Vinamilk, Yanmar, Sony, LS Group, Coca-Cola, Kao Vietnam, TNI Corporation, Z.com, Herbalife Vietnam, Acecook, Gia Đình Attack, Hưng Thịnh Land, Hưng Thịnh Corporation and King Coffee.

## Rumor

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In 2023, rumors circulated on social media that the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) was about to receive up to $120 million to build two stadiums with a capacity of up to 50,000 and 100,000 seats.[35][36][37] According to the source, the two new stadiums could be started in March 2024.[38][39] On November 6, 2023, VFF announced that the funding announcement for the new stadium was completely fabricated, and in fact, VFF does not have authority to build or to oversee the construction of major facilities like stadiums.[40][41][42]

## See also

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* Agribank Cup
* VTV-T&T Cup
* Football in Vietnam

## References

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## External links

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* (in Vietnamese) Official Site
* (in English) Vietnam Football Federation site
* Vietnam at AFC site
* Vietnam at FIFA site
* Vietnam Football on Facebook
* VFF Channel on YouTube

* v
* t
* e

Football in Vietnam

* Vietnam Football Federation
* Vietnam Professional Football Jointstock Company

National teams|

| Men's|

* National
* Results
* 2020-present
* 2010–2019
* 1991–2009
* 1947–1975
* U-23
* results
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal (U-20)
* Beach

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Women's|

* National
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal

Domestic leagues|

| Men's|

* V.League 1
* V.League 2
* League Two
* League Three
* U-21
* U-19
* U-17
* U-15
* Youth
* Schoolboys
* Beach

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Women's|

* National League
* U-19
* U-16

Men's Futsal|

* Futsal League

Women's Futsal|

* Women's Futsal Championship

Domestic cups|

| Men's|

* Cup
* Super Cup

|

Women's|

* Cup

Men's Futsal|

* Futsal Cup
* LS Cup

Continental club competitions|

* AFC Champions League
* record
* AFC Cup
* record
* AFC Futsal Club Championship

Regional club competitions|

* Mekong Club Championship
* ASEAN Club Championship
* AFF Futsal Club Championship

Friendly tournaments|

* Ho Chi Minh City Cup
* VTV-T&T Cup
* VFF Cup
* International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup
* BTV Cup

Awards|

* Golden Ball
* V.League Awards

History|

* General
* North Vietnam
* South Vietnam
* U-20

Lists|

* Clubs
* Born outside Vietnam

* v
* t
* e

Vietnam national football team

General|

* Vietnam Football Federation
* History
* North
* South
* Managers

Venues|

* National stadiums
* Mỹ Đình National Stadium
* Hàng Đẫy Stadium
* Thống Nhất Stadium

Statistics|

* All-time record
* 1949–1975
* 1991–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–present
* Unofficial games
* AFC Asian Cup record
* ASEAN Championship record
* Head-to-head record

Players|

* Squad
* Born outside Vietnam
* Most capped players
* Top goalscorers
* Youngest players

AFC Asian Cup Finals|

* 1956
* 1960
* 2007
* 2019
* 2023

ASEAN Championship Finals|

* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2007
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2014
* 2016
* 2018
* 2020
* 2022
* 2024

Goals|

* Lê Công Vinh

Friendly tournaments|

* Ho Chi Minh City Cup
* VTV-T&T Cup
* VFF Cup
* International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup
* BTV Cup

Other competitions|

* AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy
* Olympic Games
* Asian Games
* SEA Games

Rivalries|

* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Singapore
* Thailand

Awards|

* Honours and titles
* Player of the Year
* V.League Awards

Matches|

* Vietnam 2–0 United Arab Emirates (2007)
* Philippines 2–0 Vietnam (2010)
* 2018 AFF Championship final
* 2022 AFF Championship final
* 2024 ASEAN Championship final

Other teams|

* U-23 (Olympic)
* U-20
* U-17
* Women's team
* U-20
* U-17
* Futsal
* U-20
* Women's futsal
* Beach soccer
* Former teams
* North Vietnam
* South Vietnam

Culture|

* Street storming

* v
* t
* e

International association football

* FIFA
* Federations
* Teams
* Competitions
* World Rankings
* The Best FIFA Football Awards
* Timeline
* Most successful clubs

World (FIFA)|

* FIFA World Cup
* U-20
* U-17
* FIFA Confederations Cup
* FIFA Gold Cup
* Olympic Games
* Youth Olympic Games

Asia (AFC)|

* AFC Asian Cup
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* AFC Challenge Cup
* AFC Solidarity Cup
* Asian Games
* Regional
* ASEAN
* CAFA
* EAFF
* SAFF
* WAFF
* Arabian Gulf Cup
* East Asian Games
* Far Eastern Games
* South Asian Games
* Southeast Asian Games
* West Asian Games

Africa (CAF)|

* CAF Africa Cup of Nations
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* CAF African Nations Championship
* African Games
* Regional
* CECAFA
* COSAFA
* UNIFFAC
* WAFU
* Central African Games
* Indian Ocean Island Games

North America (CONCACAF)|

* CONCACAF Gold Cup
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* U-15
* CONCACAF Championship
* CONCACAF Nations League
* CONCACAF Cup
* NAFC Championship
* CCCF Championship
* Central America and Caribbean Games
* Regional
* North American Nations Cup
* Copa Centroamericana
* CFU Championship
* Caribbean Cup
* LIFA Cup
* WIFA Cup
* Central America Games

South America (CONMEBOL)|

* CONMEBOL Copa América
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17
* U-15
* South American Games
* Regional
* Bolivarian Games

Oceania (OFC)|

* OFC Nations Cup
* U-23
* U-19
* U-17
* Pacific Games
* Pacific Mini Games
* Regional
* Melanesia Cup
* Polynesia Cup

Europe (UEFA)|

* UEFA European Championship
* U-21
* U-19
* U-17
* UEFA Nations League
* Regional
* Central European Cup
* Balkan Cup
* Baltic Cup
* British Home Championship
* Nordic Championship

Inter-Continental|

* CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
* CPF Panamerican Championship
* CAF-AFC Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
* AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
* FIFA Arab Cup
* Palestine Cup
* Kuneitra Cup
* Overseas Cup
* Afro-Asian Games
* Arab Games
* Francophone Games
* GANEFO
* Goodwill Games
* Islamic Games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Lusofonia Games
* Mediterranean Cup
* Mediterranean Games
* Pan American Games

Non-FIFA|

* CONIFA World Football Cup
* CONIFA European Football Cup
* CONIFA South America Football Cup
* CONIFA Africa Football Cup
* FIFI Wild Cup
* UIAFA Great European Tournament
* Island Games
* Micronesian Games
* Universiade
* World Unity Football Alliance

See also
Geography
Codes
Player/Club of the Century
Women's football

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National football associations of Asia (AFC)

West Asia (WAFF)|

* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

Central Asia (CAFA)|

* Afghanistan
* Iran
* Kyrgyzstan
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan

South Asia (SAFF)|

* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* India
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka

East Asia (EAFF)|

* China
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Macau
* Mongolia
* Northern Mariana Islands†
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Chinese Taipei

Southeast Asia (AFF)|

* Australia
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* East Timor
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Defunct|

* South Yemen

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