Vietnam national under-20 football team

Vietnam Under-20
Nickname(s)	Những chiến binh Sao Vàng; (Golden Star Warriors)
Association	Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Yutaka Ikeuchi
Captain	Nguyễn Quốc Khánh
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	VIE
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Indonesia 7–1 Vietnam ; (Baoding, China; 19 June 1996)
Biggest win
	Vietnam 18–0 Guam ; (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 14 November 2007)
Biggest defeat
	China 9–0 Vietnam ; (Baoding, China; 21 June 1996)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	Group stage (2017)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	20 (first in 1961 as South Vietnam; 2002 as Vietnam)
Best result	Fourth place (1961 as South Vietnam); Semi-finals (2016 as Vietnam)

The Vietnam national under-18, under-19 and under-20 football team represents Vietnam at international youth association football competitions for age under-18, under-19, and under-20. It is administered by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

In 2016, they qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup by qualifying for the semi-finals of the 2016. They drew their first game, the first time a Southeast Asian country earned a point at a FIFA men's football tournament.

Competitive records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977–1995	Did not enter
1997–2015	Did not qualify
2017	Group stage	22/24	3	0	1	2	0	6
2019–2025	Did not qualify
2027	To be determined
Total	Group stage	1/24	3	0	1	2	0	6

FIFA U-20 World Cup history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2017	Group stage	New Zealand	0–0	Draw	Cheonan, South Korea
		France	0–4	Loss	Cheonan, South Korea
		Honduras	0–2	Loss	Jeonju, South Korea

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

The South Vietnam national U-20 football team represented for Vietnam at the tournament before 1974, as South Vietnam was a member of FIFA and the AFC. South Vietnam finished fourth in 1961, its best result.

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959–1974	As South Vietnam
1975–1994	Did not enter
1996–2000	Did not qualify
2002	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	8
2004		3	0	0	3	0	3
2006		3	1	0	2	3	6
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	9
2012		3	0	0	3	2	14
2014		3	0	1	2	2	10
2016	Semi-finals	5	2	2	1	4	5
2018	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	7
~~2020~~	Qualified but the tournament cancelled
2023	Group stage	3	2	0	1	4	4
2025	Did not qualify
2027	To be determined
Total	Semi-finals	29	6	4	19	23	66

Vietnam's AFC U-20 Asian Cup results history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2002	Group Stage	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Loss	Doha, Qatar
		China	2–2	Draw
		Syria	1–4	Loss
2004	Group Stage	Malaysia	0–1	Loss	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
		Nepal	0–1	Loss
		Japan	0–1	Loss
2006	Group Stage	Malaysia	2–1	Won	Bangalore, India
		Iraq	1–3	Loss
		Saudi Arabia	0–2	Loss
2010	Group Stage	Jordan	2–1	Won	Zibo, China
		Japan	0–4	Loss
		United Arab Emirates	0–4	Loss
2012	Group Stage	Uzbekistan	0–4	Loss	Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
		North Korea	0–5	Loss	Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
		Jordan	2–5	Loss	Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
2014	Group Stage	South Korea	0–6	Loss	Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
		Japan	1–3	Loss	Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
		China	1–1	Draw	Yangon, Myanmar
2016	Group Stage	North Korea	2–1	Won	Isa Town, Bahrain
		United Arab Emirates	1–1	Draw	Isa Town, Bahrain
		Iraq	0–0	Draw	Riffa, Bahrain
	Quarter-finals	Bahrain	1–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Japan	0–3	Loss
2018	Group Stage	Jordan	1–2	Loss	Bekasi, Indonesia
		Australia	1–2	Loss
		South Korea	1–3	Loss
2023	Group Stage	Australia	1–0	Won	Fergana, Uzbekistan
		Qatar	2–1	Won
		Iran	1–3	Loss

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	4th Place	6	3	0	3	17	6
2005		6	2	3	1	13	8
2006		3	0	1	2	3	8
2007	Champions	5	4	1	0	16	2
2008	Did not enter
2009	Third place	5	4	0	1	12	6
2010	4th Place	4	0	3	1	4	7
2011	Runner-up	6	4	2	0	21	4
2012	4th Place	4	0	0	4	1	14
2013	Runner-up	7	6	1	0	16	5
2014		4	2	0	2	7	5
2015		6	4	1	1	14	6
2016	Third place	6	4	1	1	17	10
2017	Group stage	4	3	0	1	17	3
2018		5	2	2	1	11	4
2019		5	2	1	2	6	6
2022	Third place	7	3	3	1	13	7
2024	Group stage	3	1	1	1	7	8
2026	To be determined
Total	1 Trophy	83	43	19	21	188	101

AFF Youth Championship History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2002	Group Stage	Cambodia	3–1	Won	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
		Philippines	6–0	Won
		Laos	0–1	Loss
		Brunei	4–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Thailand	2–3	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
	Third place play-off	Laos	1–2	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
2005	Group Stage	Laos	1–1	Draw	Palembang, Indonesia
		Singapore	0–0	Draw
		Timor-Leste	6–2	Won
		Maldives	4–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Myanmar	1–1 a.e.t (pens. 5–4)	Loss
	Third place play-off	Laos	1–4	Loss
2006	Group Stage	Malaysia	2–2	Draw	Kuantan, Malaysia
		Australia	0–4	Loss
		Thailand	1–2	Loss
2007	Group Stage	Cambodia	5–0	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Thailand	1–1	Draw
		Brunei	6–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Myanmar	3–1	Won
	Final	Malaysia	1–0	Won
2009	Group Stage	Malaysia	2–0	Won
		Myanmar	3–1	Won
		Timor-Leste	3–1	Won
	Semi-finals	Australia	1–4	Loss
	Third place play-off	Malaysia	3–0	Won
2010	Group Stage	Thailand	1–1	Draw
		South Korea	1–1	Draw
		Australia	1–4	Loss
	Third place play-off	South Korea	1–1 a.e.t (pens. 6–7)	Loss
2011	Group Stage	Brunei	7–0	Won	Yangon, Myanmar
		Myanmar	1–1	Draw
		Indonesia	6–1	Won
		Laos	4–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Malaysia	2–1	Won
	Final	Thailand	1–1 a.e.t (pens. 4–5)	Loss
2012	Group Stage	Iran	1–2	Loss	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Australia	0–4	Loss
		Uzbekistan	0–4	Loss
	Third place play-off	Australia	0–4	Loss
2013	Group Stage	Thailand	3–2	Won	Gresik, Indonesia
		Malaysia	1–0	Won	Sidoarjo, Indonesia
		Indonesia	2–1	Won	Gresik, Indonesia
		Myanmar	3–1	Won
		Brunei	6–1	Won
	Semi-finals	Laos	1–0	Won
	Final	Indonesia	0–0 a.e.t (pens. 6–7)	Loss	Sidoarjo, Indonesia
2014	Group Stage	Australia	1–0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Group Stage	Japan	2–3	Loss
	Semi-finals	Myanmar	4–1	Won
	Final	Japan	0–1	Loss
2015	Group Stage	Timor-Leste	2–0	Won	Vientiane, Laos
		Malaysia	0–0	Draw
		Singapore	6–0	Won
		Myanmar	2–0	Won
	Semi-finals	Laos	4–0	Won
	Final	Thailand	0–6	Loss
2016	Group Stage	Singapore	0–0	Draw	Hanoi, Vietnam
		Timor-Leste	4–1	Won
		Philippines	4–3	Won
		Malaysia	3–1	Won
	Semi-finals	Australia	2–5	Loss
	Third place match	Timor-Leste	4–0	Won
2017	Group Stage	Brunei	8–1	Won	Yangon, Myanmar
		Philippines	3–1	Won
		Indonesia	5–0	Won
		Myanmar	1–2	Loss
2018	Group Stage	Thailand	0–0	Draw	Gresik, Indonesia
		Philippines	5–0	Won	Sidoarjo, Indonesia
		Laos	4–1	Won	Gresik, Indonesia
		Indonesia	0–1	Loss	Sidoarjo, Indonesia
		Singapore	2–2	Draw	Gresik, Indonesia
2019	Group Stage	Malaysia	1–0	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Australia	1–4	Loss	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Singapore	3–0	Won	Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam
		Thailand	0–0	Draw	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
		Cambodia	1–2	Loss	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2022	Group Stage	Indonesia	0–0	Draw	Bekasi, Indonesia
		Philippines	4–1	Won	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Brunei	4–0	Won	Bekasi, Indonesia
		Myanmar	3–1	Won	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Thailand	1–1	Draw	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Semi-finals	Malaysia	0–3	Loss	Bekasi, Indonesia
	Third place match	Thailand	1–1 (pens. 5–3)	Won	Bekasi, Indonesia
2024	Group Stage	Myanmar	1–1	Draw	Surabaya, Indonesia
		Australia	6–2	Loss
		Laos	1–4	Won

Youth Football Games of the Socialist Countries

A U-18 Vietnam team participated in at least one edition of this tournament, but its position in any final standings is unknown.^[1]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

2025

20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) Seoul EOU Cup GS	K League Selection Team	5–1	Vietnam U18	Seoul, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9	Lee Ho-jin 7', 36', 60' Lee Yong-jae 88' Lee Hwan-hee 78'	Report	Đào Quang Anh 24'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium

22 September 2025 (2025-09-22) Seoul EOU Cup GS	Kanto University	1–0	Vietnam U18	Seoul, South Korea
16:00 UTC+9	Fukumotto 46'	Report		Stadium: Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) Seoul EOU Cup GS	Zhejiang U18	0–4	Vietnam U18	Seoul, South Korea
16:00 UTC+9		Report	Nguyễn Thiên Phú 6' Đậu Hồng Phong 23' Nguyễn Lê Phát 62' Nguyễn Thành Long 81'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Auxiliary Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 Seoul EOU Cup.

Caps and goals as of 29 September 2024 after the match against Syria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nguyễn Bảo Ngọc	(2007-03-28) 28 March 2007	1	0	Sông Lam Nghệ An
13	1GK	Hoa Xuân Tín	(2008-01-29) 29 January 2008	0	0	Ho Chi Minh FC
	1GK	Phạm Huy Hoàng	(2007-02-27) 27 February 2007	0	0	PVF

2	2DF	Nguyễn Hồng Quang	(2008-11-05) 5 November 2008	0	0	Ho Chi Minh
3	2DF	Nguyễn Quốc Khánh (captain)	(2007-06-15) 15 June 2007	0	0	PVF-CAND
4	2DF	Lê Huy Việt Anh	(2008-01-21) 21 January 2008	0	0	PVF-CAND
5	2DF	Nguyễn Thành Long	(2008-01-09) 9 January 2008	0	0	The Cong–Viettel
14	2DF	Nguyễn Hoàng Nam	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007	0	0	The Cong–Viettel
15	2DF	Lê Minh Nhật	(2007-02-15) 15 February 2007	0	0	PVF-CAND
20	2DF	Đinh Xuân Khải	(2007-06-24) 24 June 2007	0	0	Thép Xanh Nam Định
	2DF	Trần Gia Huy	(2007-08-24) 24 August 2007	0	0	PVF-CAND

6	3MF	Nguyễn Đức Nhật	(2008-03-29) 29 March 2008	0	0	PVF
7	3MF	Hoàng Trọng Duy Khang	(2008-08-12) 12 August 2008	0	0	PVF
10	3MF	Nguyễn Sỹ Mạnh Dũng	(2007-09-16) 16 September 2007	0	0	PVF
16	3MF	Đậu Hồng Phong	(2008-09-02) 2 September 2008	0	0	Hà Nội
17	3MF	Ngô Hoàng Gia Huy	(2008-03-28) 28 March 2008	0	0	Ho Chi Minh FC
18	3MF	Đào Quang Anh	(2007-05-18) 18 May 2007	0	0	Thể Công-Viettel
19	3MF	Nguyễn Việt Long	(2008-01-28) 28 January 2008	0	0	Hà Nội
	3MF	Phạm Anh Tuấn	(2007-07-09) 9 July 2007	0	0	Hà Nội

8	4FW	Nguyễn Thiên Phú	(2008-01-25) 25 January 2008	0	0	Hà Nội
9	4FW	Đào Quốc Long	(2007-09-24) 24 September 2007	0	0	Huế
11	4FW	Nguyễn Văn Bách	(2008-02-08) 8 February 2008	0	0	PVF
12	4FW	Nguyễn Lê Phát	(2007-01-12) 12 January 2007	0	0	Ninh Bình

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Cù Lưu Hậu	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007	-	-	Ho Chi Minh FC	2025 Seoul EOU Cup^PRE

DF	Thái Hữu Khang	(2008-08-27) 27 August 2008	-	-	Ho Chi Minh FC	2025 Seoul EOU Cup^PRE
DF	Lê Tấn Dũng	(2008-01-08) 8 January 2008	-	-	Sông Lam Nghệ An	2025 Seoul EOU Cup^PRE

MF	Hoàng Văn Thái	(2008-11-28) 28 November 2008	-	-	Thể Công-Viettel	2025 Seoul EOU Cup^PRE
MF	Nguyễn Minh Kỳ	(2007-01-08) 8 January 2007	-	-	Thể Công-Viettel	2025 Seoul EOU Cup^PRE
MF	Trần Hồng Kiên	(2007-10-26) 26 October 2007	-	-	Thể Công-Viettel	2025 Seoul EOU Cup^PRE
MF	Nguyễn Văn Khánh	(2008-11-28) 28 November 2008	-	-	Hồng Lĩnh Hà Tĩnh	2025 Seoul EOU Cup^PRE
MF	Nguyễn Đạt	(2007-12-16) 16 December 2007	-	-	Trung Tâm TDTT Thống Nhất	2025 Seoul EOU Cup^PRE

FW	Trần Tuấn Anh	(2007-12-23) 23 December 2007	-	-	Ho Chi Minh FC	2025 Seoul EOU Cup^PRE
^PRE Preliminary squad ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to other reason. ^SUS Serving suspension.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Yutaka Ikeuchi
Assistant Coach
	Lê Văn Trương
	Trịnh Quang Vinh
Goalkeeping coach	Trương Mạnh Hà
Fitness coach	Brandi Regato Neto
Video analyst	Lê Minh Dũng
Kit manager	Ngô Mạnh Dương
Doctor	Đặng Đức Giảng
Doctor	Dương Tiến Cần
Interpreter
Team advisor	Phan Thanh Hùng

Head coach history

Head coaches by years (2002–present)

Years	Name	Nationality	Achievements
2002–2003	Nguyễn Văn Thịnh	Vietnam	2002 AFF U-20 Youth Championship: Fourth Place
2004	Đoàn Minh Xương	Vietnam
2005	Nguyễn Hữu Thắng	Vietnam	2005 AFF U-20 Youth Championship: Fourth Place
2006	Lê Tuấn Long	Vietnam	2006 AFF U-20 Youth Championship: Fourth Place
2007	Nguyễn Mạnh Cường	Vietnam	2007 AFF U-20 Youth Championship: Champions
2009	Võ Hoàng Bửu	Vietnam	2009 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Third Place
2010–2011	Triệu Quang Hà	Vietnam	2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Fourth Place 2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Runner-up
2012	Mai Đức Chung	Vietnam	2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Fourth Place
2013–2014	Guillaume Graechen	France	2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Runner-up 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Runner-up
2015–2019	Hoàng Anh Tuấn	Vietnam	2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Runner-up 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Third Place 2016 AFC U-19 Championship: Semi-finalist 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage
2019–2021	Philippe Troussier	France
2022	Đinh Thế Nam	Vietnam	2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Third Place
2022–2024	Hoàng Anh Tuấn	Vietnam
2024	Hứa Hiền Vinh	Vietnam
2025–present	Yutaka Ikeuchi	Japan

Honours

Regional

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Winners (1): 2007

Runner-up (4): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015

Third place (3): 2009, 2016, 2022

Friendly

KBZ Bank Cup:

Winners: 2016 ^[2]

International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup:

Winners: 2022

References

^ "Youth Football Games of the Socialist Countries".
^ "U19 VIETNAM WIN KBZ BANK U19 CUP CROWN". 29 August 2016.

External links

[1]

Notes

^ South Vietnam does not count

[2] "Youth Football Games of the Socialist Countries".

[3] "U19 VIETNAM WIN KBZ BANK U19 CUP CROWN". 29 August 2016.

[1] South Vietnam does not count

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National sports teams of Vietnam
Men	Baseball Basketball 3x3 Beach handball Beach soccer Cricket Football U-23 U-22 U-21 U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 U-17 Handball Tennis Volleyball
Women	Beach handball Basketball 3x3 Football U-20 U-17 Futsal Handball Tennis Volleyball U-23 U-21 U-19
Mixed	Badminton
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
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 Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

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	Summary 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
Other teams	U-23 (Olympic) U-20 U-17 Women's team U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 U-17 Women's futsal Beach soccer Former teams North Vietnam South Vietnam
Culture	Street storming