Vietnam national futsal team

Vietnam
Association Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)
Confederation Asian Football Confederation (Asia)
Head coach Diego Giustozzi
Captain Phạm Đức Hòa
Most caps Nguyễn Bảo Quân (100)
Top scorer Nguyễn Bảo Quân (50)
Home stadium Various
FIFA code VIE
FIFA ranking 38 Decrease 1 (15 November 2023)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Italy 11–2 Vietnam
(Singapore; 4 December 1997)
Biggest win
Vietnam 24–0 Philippines
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 27 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
Vietnam 2–14 Iran
(Singapore; 5 December 1997)
Vietnam 1–13 Iran
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 19 February 2016)
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 2016)
Best result Round of 16 (2016, 2021)
Asian Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 2005)
Best result Fourth place (2016)
AFF Cup
Appearances 14 (First in 2005)
Best result Runners-up (2009, 2012)

The Vietnam national futsal team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá trong nhà quốc gia Việt Nam) represents Vietnam in international futsal and is governed by Vietnam Football Federation. They played twice World Cup in 2016 and 2021 and reached to the knockout-stage in both.

History

Beginning

In 1950, the South Vietnam futsal team was established, the predecessor of the current Vietnam national futsal team, but could not go abroad to play due to political problems.

In 1997, the first national team's squad was set up. In that time, all Vietnamese futsal players came from football such as: Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, Lại Công Minh, Trần Minh Chiến. The team joined 1997 Tiger's Cup/World 5's Futsal in Singapore. In this tournament, they were drawn in the same group with Italy, Iran and the host Singapore. They finished third in their group after getting one win against the host team and two losses against Italy and Iran. After this tournament, the team was disbanded for many years.

2005–2008: Decline

After being inactive for eight years, the national team was reformed and joined 2005 AFF Futsal Championship and 2005 AFC Futsal Championship, of which Vietnam was host. The team finished 5/6 teams in AFF Futsal Championship 2005 and the bottom of 2005 AFC Championship. Vietnam failed to qualify for the AFC Championship in 2006 and 2007. The team also failed to reach the far from group-stage of the AFF tournament.

2009–2013: Regeneration

After these results in international competitions, the team decided to hire foreign futsal head coach. In 2008, Pattaya Piamkum was the first foreign futsal head coach. Vietnam reached to the final of 2009 AFF Futsal Championship which Vietnam was host, the team's first ever in AFF Futsal Championship.

In 2010, Pattaya resigned and was replaced by an Italian head coach, Sergio Gargelli. The team qualified for 2010 AFC Futsal Championship, their second continental tournament since 2005. In region AFF tournaments, the team earned two silver medals in 2011 Southeast Asian Games and 2013 Southeast Asian Games, finish second in 2012 AFF Futsal Championship.

2014–2016: Success in AFC tournaments and first FIFA Futsal World Cup

Vietnam (red) playing versus Uzbekistan a friendly tournament in Japan in 2016. The tournament was organized after Vietnam defeated Japan at 2016 AFC Futsal Championship.

In 2014, Gargelli stepped down as coach. Bruno García Formoso became the new coach of the team. Vietnam qualified for 2014 AFC Futsal Championship, the third AFC competition, as host. In this tournament, Vietnam reached the quarter-final for the first time.

Vietnam also qualified for 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. The team got a shocking win over Japan in the quarter-final and reached the semi-final for the first time. This result also qualified Vietnam for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia, their first FIFA tournament. The team also reached the knock-out stage after beating Guatemala 4–2, losing to Paraguay 1–7 and Italy 0–2. In the round of 16, they lost to Russia 0–7. The team also got FIFA Fair-play award from this tournament, first FIFA award of Vietnam Football.

2017–2020: the new stage

After 2016's success, García stepped down as coach. In 2017, Miguel Rodrigo became the new coach.

Vietnam played exhibition games in Andalusia against Spanish clubs during late February to early March 2019.

2021 World Cup: Second World Cup

The team qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup after holding a draw with Lebanon in two-legged matches Asian play-off with a total score of 1–1 (Vietnam qualified because of the away goal rule).

In the World Cup, Vietnam was drawn in group D along with Brazil, Czech Republic and Panama. After being thrashed by Brazil 1–9 in the opening match, Vietnam secured a needed victory against Panama with the total score of 3–2 and drew the Czech Republic 1–1, putting them in the top 4 third-placed teams and qualifying them for the round of 16 for the second time in a row. There, they met Russia, the team that they had lost against 0-7 five years ago. Vietnam narrowly lost to Russia 2–3 and end their campaign in the round of 16 in high spirits.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

25 May 2023 Friendly Vietnam 5–0 Solomon Islands Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 (UTC+07:00)
  • Talo 16' (o.g.)
  • Nguyễn Trần Duy 32'
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát 35'
  • Dương Ngọc Linh 37'
  • Nguyễn Hữu Phúc 40'
Report Stadium: Thái Sơn Nam District 8
Attendance: 500
26 May 2023 Friendly Vietnam 5–0 Solomon Islands Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
17:00 (UTC+07:00)
  • Từ Minh Quang 1'
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát 18'
  • Nguyễn Minh Trí 25', 35'
  • Nguyễn Văn Tuấn 34'
Report Stadium: Thái Sơn Nam District 8
Attendance: 500
4 June 2023 Friendly Paraguay 3–2 Vietnam Asunción, Paraguay
16:00 (UTC-04:00) Stadium: Sol De America
6 June 2023 Friendly Paraguay 4–4 Vietnam Asunción, Paraguay
21:00 (UTC-04:00) Stadium: Sol De America
8 June 2023 Friendly Paraguay 2–0 Vietnam Asunción, Paraguay
21:00 (UTC-04:00) Stadium: Sol De America
10 June 2023 Friendly Argentina 4–1 Vietnam Buenos Aires, Argentina
14 June 2023 Friendly Argentina 3–0 Vietnam Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
15 September 2023 Friendly Vietnam 1–1 Hungary Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+07:00)
  • Dróth 7'
Stadium: Thai Son Nam District 8 Arena
17 September 2023 Friendly Vietnam 1–4 Hungary Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+07:00)
  • Vas 13'
  • Pál 21'
  • Nagy 24'
  • Rábl 36'
Stadium: Lãnh Binh Thăng
19 September 2023 Friendly Vietnam 3–3 Russia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+07:00) Stadium: Lãnh Binh Thăng
7 October 2023 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification Vietnam 6–1 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
14:00 (UTC+08:00)
  • Nguyễn Thịnh Phát Goal 9'22'
  • Nguyễn Minh Trí Goal 12'
  • Nhan Gia Hưng Goal 21'
  • Ngô Ngọc Sơn Goal 27'
  • Phạm Đức Hòa Goal 31'
Stadium: Buyant Ukhaa Sports Palace
9 October 2023 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification Nepal 0–5 Vietnam Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
14:00 (UTC+08:00)
  • Châu Đoàn Phát 2', 40'
  • Dương Ngọc Linh 9'
  • Nguyễn Minh Trí 19'
  • Từ Minh Quang 22'
Stadium: Buyant Ukhaa Sports Palace
11 October 2023 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification Vietnam 5–2 South Korea Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
14:00 (UTC+08:00)
  • Dương Ngọc Linh 15', 29'
  • Nhan Gia Hưng 16'
  • Đinh Công Viên 29'
  • Nguyễn Minh Trí 35'
  • Eom Jiyong 23'
  • Shin Jonghoon 40'
Stadium: Buyant Ukhaa Sports Palace

2024

28 March 2024 Ho Chi Minh International Tournament Vietnam v New Zealand Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
(UTC+07:00)
29 March 2024 Ho Chi Minh International Tournament Morocco v Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
(UTC+07:00)
31 March 2024 Ho Chi Minh International Tournament Vietnam v Iran Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
(UTC+07:00)
April 2024 Friendly Vietnam v TBD Bangkok, Thailand
(UTC+07:00)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 1 August 2022
Position Name
Manager Diego Giustozzi
Assistant manager Gulilzia Nicolas Gustavo
Assistant manager Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
Interpreter Huỳnh Tấn Quốc
Technical Director Nguyễn Thành Nguyên
Goalkeeping coach Antonio Garcia Fernando Jimenez
Fitness Trainer Miguel Ledesma
Physiotherapist Javier Gonzalez
Physiotherapist Nguyễn Văn Nu
Doctor Lương Quý Quỳnh

Manager history

Nationality Coach Year Ref.
Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Vinh 1997 – 2007
Thailand Pattaya Piamkum 2008 – 2010
Italy Sergio Gargelli 2010 – 2013
Spain Bruno García Formoso 2014 – September 2016
Vietnam Nguyễn Bảo Quân October 2016 – May 2017
Spain Miguel Rodrigo June 2017 – November 2019
Vietnam Phạm Minh Giang December 2019 – July 2022
Argentina Diego Giustozzi August 2022 –

Team

Current squad

The following 14 players are called up for the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
GK Nguyễn Hữu Phúc 7 December 1994 Savinest Khánh Hòa
GK Hồ Văn Ý 1 January 1997 Thai Son Nam HCMC

DF Phạm Đức Hòa (Captain) 12 April 1991 Thai Son Nam HCMC
DF Đinh Công Viên 7 January 2002 Sahako
DF Nhan Gia Hưng 13 July 2002 Thai Son Nam HCMC

MF Trần Tuyên 1993 Thai Son Nam HCMC
MF Ngô Ngọc Sơn 24 March 1995 Sahako
MF Trần Thái Huy 12 October 1995 Thai Son Nam HCMC
MF Dương Ngọc Linh 20 May 1997 Thai Son Nam HCMC
MF Châu Đoàn Phát 14 March 1999 Thai Son Nam HCMC
MF Từ Minh Quang 1998 Thái Sơn Bắc

FW Nguyễn Minh Trí 8 April 1996 Thai Son Nam HCMC
FW Nguyễn Thịnh Phát 10 June 1997 Thai Son Nam HCMC
FW Đào Minh Quảng 28 November 2000 Tân Hiệp Hưng

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Vietnam squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Nguyễn Hoàng Anh 25 October 1995 Imane 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification PRE
GK Lưu Thanh Bảo 2003 Sahako 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification PRE
GK Phạm Văn Tú 1997 Thái Sơn Bắc Centralized training camp, January-February 2023
GK Mai Xuân Hiệp 1 July 1992 Sahako Centralized training camp, January-February 2023

DF Nguyễn Mạnh Dũng 9 June 1997 Thai Son Nam HCMC 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification PRE
DF Trần Văn Vũ 30 May 1990 Thai Son Nam HCMC v.Argentina, 14 June 2023 RET

MF Trần Nhật Trung 1997 Sahako v.Solomon Islands, 26 May 2023
MF Hoàng Sỹ Linh 2001 Thái Sơn Bắc Centralized training camp, January-February 2023
MF Nguyễn Anh Duy 20 September 1994 Thai Son Nam HCMC Centralized training camp, January-February 2023
MF Nguyễn Văn Cố Phát Cổn 1997 Cao Bằng Centralized training camp, January-February 2023

FW Nguyễn Trần Duy 12 November 1995 Sahako 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification PRE
FW Nguyễn Văn Tuấn 1999 Thái Sơn Bắc 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification PRE
FW Trần Quang Toàn 20 January 1996 Sahako v.Argentina, 14 June 2023
FW Nguyễn Đắc Huy 10 May 1991 Sahako Centralized training camp, January-February 2023 RET

Notes:

  • SUS Player suspended.
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • RET Retired from the national team.
  • WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.

Previous squads

Competitive record

Summary

Competition Level 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Friendlies F 0 2 3 5
SEA Games F 0 2 2 4
AFF Cup F or Continental Q. 0 2 5 7
Asian Games F 0 0 0 0
Asian Cup Continent 0 0 0 0
Grand Prix Confederations 0 0 0 0
Confed Cup Confederations
AMF World Cup World Cup
FIFA World Cup World Cup 0 0 0 0
Total 0 6 10 16

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GS GA
1989 to 2004 did not enter
2008 to 2012 did not qualify
2016 Round of 16 16/24 4 1 0 3 5 18
2021 13/24 4 1 1 2 7 15
2024 to be determined
Total 2/10 Top 16 8 2 1 5 12 33

Futsal Confederations Cup

Confederations Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2009 did not enter
2013
2014
2022
Total 5/6 3 1 0 2 6 8

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Asian Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GS GA
1999 did not enter
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005 Plate Competition 13/24 6 2 1 3 13 19
2006 did not qualify
2007 did not enter
2008 did not qualify
2010 Group stage 10/16 3 1 0 2 11 12
2012 did not qualify
2014 Quarter-finals 7/16 4 2 0 2 17 22
2016 Semi-final 4/16 6 2 1 3 19 33
2018 Quarter-finals 7/16 4 2 0 2 7 7
2022 Quarter-finals 7/16 4 2 0 2 9 12
2024 Qualified
Total Semi-final 7/16 27 11 2 14 76 105

AFF Futsal Championship

ASEAN record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2001 did not enter
2003
2005 Group stage 6 1 0 5 12 35
2006 Group stage 3 0 0 3 13 23
2007 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 22 27
2008 Group stage 3 1 0 2 9 12
2009 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 28 8
2010 Third place 4 2 0 2 13 5
2012 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 29 16
2013 Third place 6 4 0 2 26 19
2014 Third place 6 4 1 1 42 8
2015 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 44 21
2016 did not enter
2017 Fourth place 6 4 1 1 52 10
2018 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 21 10
2019 Third place 5 3 1 1 13 7
2022 Third place 5 2 2 1 15 7
Total 14/17 70 35 8 27 339 208

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2005 did not enter
2007 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 10
2009 Group stage 3 0 1 2 9 18
2013 Group stage 2 1 1 0 4 1
2017 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 12 5
2021 to be determined
Total 4/5 13 5 2 6 31 34

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2007 Group stage 2 0 0 2 3 6
2011 Silver 4 2 1 1 15 13
2013 Silver 4 2 0 2 14 14
2017 Bronze 4 2 1 1 12 7
2021 Bronze 4 2 1 1 12 4
Total 5/5 18 8 3 7 56 44

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2005 did not enter
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014 Sixth place 3 0 0 3 4 17
2015 did not enter
2018
Total 1/11 3 0 0 3 4 17

Friendly tournaments

Ho Chi Minh City Friendlies
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2013 Third place 3 1 0 2 5 7
Total 0 titles 3 1 0 2 5 7
JFA Friendlies
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2016 Third place 2 0 1 1 2 9
Total 0 titles 2 0 1 1 2 9
CFA Friendlies
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA
2016 Second place 3 1 1 1 7 8
2017 Third place 3 1 1 1 7 6
2018 Second place 3 2 0 1 13 6
Total 0 titles 9 4 2 3 27 20
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

FIFA world rankings

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

AFF AFC FIFA Nation Points
1 7 Iran 1593
2 11 Japan 1409
1 3 25 Thailand 1230
4 26 Uzbekistan 1229
2 5 37 Australia 1122
3 6 38 Vietnam 1118
4 7 42 Indonesia 1083
8 43 Kuwait 1080
8 43 Iraq 1080
10 51 Tajikistan 976
11 52 Kyrgyzstan 973
12 53 Afghanistan 972
13 66 Lebanon 892
14 67 Saudi Arabia 889
15 73 Jordan 877
16 76 Bahrain 870
16 76 Turkmenistan 870
18 78 Myanmar 864
19 79 Malaysia 862
20 85 China 845
As of January 2024

Head-to-head record

The record of Vietnam against other countries since the first official international match against Italy on 4 December 1997. Only official games were regarded.

As of matches played October 11, 2023
Team Confederation Pld W D L GF GA GD
Argentina CONMEBOL 4 0 0 4 4 15 −11
Australia AFC 9 2 2 5 23 30 −7
Bahrain AFC 2 1 1 0 6 5 +1
Bhutan AFC 1 1 0 0 6 3 +3
Brazil CONMEBOL 3 1 0 2 5 19 −14
Brunei AFC 6 5 0 1 45 12 +33
Cambodia AFC 5 3 1 1 33 16 +17
China AFC 10 5 1 4 28 24 +4
Croatia UEFA 3 0 0 3 7 17 −10
Colombia CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 2 6 -4
Costa Rica CONCACAF 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
Czech Republic UEFA 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Chinese Taipei AFC 5 3 0 2 15 15 0
Egypt CAF 2 0 1 1 4 7 -3
Finland UEFA 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2
Guatemala CONCACAF 2 1 1 0 7 5 +2
Hong Kong AFC 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12
Hungary UEFA 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3
Indonesia AFC 16 5 6 5 39 36 +3
Iran AFC 6 0 0 6 12 59 −47
Iraq AFC 4 1 0 3 4 12 −8
Italy UEFA 5 0 1 4 7 28 −21
Japan AFC 8 0 1 7 9 29 −20
Jordan AFC 1 0 0 1 3 6 −3
Kuwait AFC 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5
Kyrgyzstan AFC 2 0 0 2 3 8 -5
Laos AFC 5 3 0 2 45 11 +34
Lebanon AFC 4 1 3 0 7 3 +4
Morocco CAF 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
Malaysia AFC 23 11 4 8 79 74 +5
Maldives AFC 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
Mexico CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1
Mongolia AFC 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5
Mozambique CAF 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
Myanmar AFC 13 11 2 0 53 15 +38
Nepal AFC 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
Netherlands UEFA 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
New Zealand OFC 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
Oman AFC 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
Panama CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
Paraguay CONMEBOL 4 0 1 3 7 16 -9
Palestine AFC 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
Philippines AFC 12 11 0 1 101 13 +84
Qatar AFC 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3
Russia UEFA 4 0 1 3 7 19 -12
Saudi Arabia AFC 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
Singapore AFC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Slovenia UEFA 1 1 0 0 6 4 +2
Korea Republic AFC 4 4 0 0 24 11 +13
Solomon Islands OFC 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11
Spain UEFA 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10
Tajikistan AFC 2 2 0 0 18 5 +13
Thailand AFC 22 1 0 21 27 124 −97
East Timor AFC 3 3 0 0 36 3 +33
Turkmenistan AFC 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1
Ukraine UEFA 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2
Uzbekistan AFC 7 1 2 4 15 25 −10
Total 235 99 32 104 789 734 +55

See also