Vietnam national football team

The Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam) is the national football team representing Vietnamin international football competitions and is managed by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

During the late 1950s, known by the name South Vietnam national football team it was one of the four strongest teams in Asia and advanced into the final round of 1956 AFC Asian Cup, 1960 AFC Asian Cup, finishing 4th both times. The team also won 10th Merdeka Tournament in Malaysia, 1966. While Vietnam was split into North and South Vietnam, two national teams existed and both were controlled by similar Vietnam Football Associations. After the two countries unified in 1976 the Vietnam Football Associations was renamed to VFF.

Currently, Vietnam is one of the most successful teams in Southeast Asia. In the FIFA World Rankings, Vietnam's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in September 1998, at 84th. It won the ASEAN Football Championship in 2008. The team is currently ranked 112nd in the world, 17th in Asia and 1st in Southeast Asia by FIFA (as of 21 December 2017).