Vietnam women's national football team

The Vietnam women's national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển Bóng đá Nữ Quốc gia Việt Nam) is a female football team representing Vietnam and controlled by Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). The team is currently ranked 34th in the world, 5th in Asia and 1st in Southeast Asia by FIFA (December 2020).

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Vietnam national football team.

Vietnam
Nickname(s)Những Cô Gái Vàng
(The Golden Girls)
AssociationVietnam Football Federation (VFF)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (South East Asia)
Head coachMai Đức Chung
CaptainHuỳnh Như
Most capsĐoàn Thị Kim Chi (109)
Top scorerLưu Ngọc Mai (57)
Home stadiumMỹ Đình National Stadium
Thống Nhất Stadium
Cẩm Phả Stadium
FIFA codeVIE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 34 1 (18 December 2020)[1]
Highest28 (June 2013)
Lowest43 (July – October 2003, August 2004 – March 2005, September 2005)
First international
 Thailand 3–2 Vietnam 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 7 October 1997)
Biggest win
 Vietnam 14–0 Maldives 
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 4 October 2004)
 Vietnam 14–0 Indonesia 
(Vientiane, Laos; 20 October 2011)
 Vietnam 14–0 Singapore 
(Mandalay, Myanmar; 26 July 2016)
Biggest defeat
 North Korea 12–1 Vietnam 
(Iloilo City, Philippines; 9 November 1999)
 Australia 11–0 Vietnam 
(Sydney, Australia; 21 May 2015)
Women's Asian Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1999)
Best result6th (2014)
Asian Games
Appearances6 (first in 1998)
Best result4th (2014)
Women's ASEAN championship
Appearances11 (first in 2004)
Best result Champions (2006, 2012, 2019)

Vietnam women's football established in 1990. The team has become the most powerful football women's team in Southeast Asia from since 2000. They have finished eight times in the group stages of the AFC Women's Asian Cup 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014 and 2018, have won the AFF Women's Championship in 2006, 2012 and 2019. They have also won six gold medals in the SEA Games 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, and 2019. Their best result is the fourth place at the 2014 Asian Games.

History

In 2005, the country was one of seven teams that included Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma and Singapore, that were expected to field a women's football team to compete at the Asian Games in Marikina, Philippines in December.[2]

2001 Southeast Asian Games
See also: Football at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games § Women's Tournament

In the 2001 SEA Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vietnam women's team defeated the defending champion Thailand 4–0 in final match. Its first title in the regional tournament.

2003 Southeast Asian Games
See also: Football at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games § Women's Tournament

In the 2003 SEA Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam (as hosted). Vietnam women's team defeated Myanmar 2–1 in final match. Its second title in the regional tournament.

2005 Southeast Asian Games
See also: Football at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games § Women

In the 2005 SEA Games held in Marikina, Philippines. Vietnam women's team defeated Myanmar 1–0 in final match. Its third title in the regional tournament.

2006 AFF Women's Championship

In the 2006 AFF Women's Championship, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (as hosted). Vietnam women's team became the first champion of this tournament (defeated Chinese Taipei 1–0, Thailand 3–2 and Myanmar 1–0). Its first title in this tournament and also the fourth title in the regional tournament.

2009 Southeast Asian Games
See also: Football at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games § Women's tournament

In the 2009 SEA Games held in Vientiane, Laos. Vietnam women's team drew Thailand 0–0 and won 3–0 on penalty in final match. Its fifth title in the regional tournament.

2012 AFF Women's Championship
Vietnam women's team champions ASEAN Women's Football Championship 2012

Vietnam women's football team clinched the 2012 AFF Women's Championship (AFF) after beating Myanmar 4–3 on penalties in the final at Ho Chi Minh City –based Thong Nhat Stadium.

After a 0–0 tie after 120 minutes, goal keeper Đặng Thị Kiều Trinh saved the fifth deciding kick by Khin Marlar Tun in to the penalty kick shootout to help Vietnam win the second AFF title. It is their second title win in this tournament and also the sixth title in the regional tournament.

2017 Southeast Asian Games
See also: Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games – Women's tournament

In the 2017 SEA Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vietnam women's team drew 1–1 with Thailand, won 3–1 against Myanmar, won 3–0 against the Philippines and won 6–0 against Malaysia in a round-robin format, which subsequently became the team seventh title in the regional tournament.

2019 AFF Women's Championship

In the 2019 AFF Women's Championship, Vietnam women's football team clinched their third AFF titles after beating host Thailand 1–0 in the final at Chonburi–based IPE Chonburi Stadium 1.[3] After a 0–0 tie that was brought until final injury times, striker Huỳnh Như scored the winning goal at the 93th minute.[4] Earlier through their journey to the final, Vietnam went smoothly by beating Cambodia 10–0, Indonesia 7–0, Myanmar 4–0 and the Philippines 2–1 in the semi-finals. It is their third title win in this tournament and also the eighth title in the regional tournament.

2019 Southeast Asian Games
See also: Football at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games – Women's tournament

In the 2019 SEA Games held in Manila and Biñan, Philippines. Vietnam women's team drew 1–1 with Thailand, won 6–0 against Indonesia, won 2–0 against the host Philippines in the semi-finals and won 1–0 against Thailand in the final, which subsequently became the team ninth title in the regional tournament.[5][6]

Team image

Nicknames

The Vietnam women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Những Cô Gái Vàng (The Golden Girls)".

Kit suppliers
Nike (2009–2014)
2009–10 Home
2009–10 Away
2010–12 Home
2010–12 Away
2012–14 Home
2012–14 Away
Grand Sport (2015–2019)
2015–16 Home
2015–16 Away
2017– Home
2017– Away

Home stadium

Vietnam plays their home matches on the Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Thống Nhất Stadium or Cẩm Phả Stadium.

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors includes:

Local sponsor includes:

  • Eximbank
  • Petro Vietnam
  • Hoa Sen Group
  • Kova Paint
  • Next Media
  • Dong Luc Group
  • Viettel Mobile
  • Cuulong Steel
  • Thai Son Nam Group
  • Canh Buom Do Group
  • Huu Lien A Chau Joint-Stock Company

FIFA world rankings

FIFA-ranking

Vietnam's FIFA world rankings
Year's 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
FIFA world ranking 424336363630323431302834293232353235
AFC ranking 887786677767677676

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   Void or Postponed   Fixtures

2020
6 February Olympic Qualifying Tournament Third round Vietnam  1–0  Myanmar Seogwipo, Jeju-do, South Korea
19:00
Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 158
Referee: Qin Liang (China)
9 February Olympic Qualifying Tournament Play-off round South Korea  3–0  Vietnam Seogwipo, Jeju-do, South Korea
15:00
Report Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
6 March Olympic Qualifying Tournament Play-off round Australia  5–0  Vietnam Newcastle, Australia
18:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 14,014
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
11 March Olympic Qualifying Tournament Play-off round Vietnam  1–2  Australia Cẩm Phả, Vietnam
18:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: Cẩm Phả Stadium
Attendance: 54
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Mai Đức Chung
Technical Director Đoàn Minh Hải
Assistant coach Vũ Bá Đông
Nguyễn Thị Thúy Nga
Văn Thị Thanh
Goalkeeping coach Nguyễn Thị Kim Hồng
Doctor 1 Phạm Thị Thủy
Doctor 2 Trần Thị Lương Ngọc
Doctor 3 Trần Thị Thịnh
Team Manager Nguyễn Anh Tuấn

Manager history
Name Period Tournament
Trần Thanh Ngữ 1997 1997 Southeast Asian Games:  Bronze
Steve Darby 2001 2001 Southeast Asian Games:  Gold
Jia Guangta 2002–2006 2006 AFF Women's Championship: Champions
Trần Thái Ngọc Tuấn No information
Ngô Lê Bằng 2007
Vũ Bá Đông 2010
Chen Yun Fa[18] 2007–2014 2007 AFF Women's Championship: Third Place
2007 Southeast Asian Games:  Silver
2008 AFF Women's Championship: Runner-up
2009 Southeast Asian Games:  Gold
2011 AFF Women's Championship: Third Place
2012 AFF Women's Championship: Champions
2013 AFF Women's Championship: Third Place
2013 Southeast Asian Games:  Silver
Norimatsu Takashi 2015 2015 AFF Women's Championship: Fourth Place
FIFA Olympic Qualifying 2016 – AFC 2nd Round: Qualified for the final qualifying
Mai Đức Chung 2003–2005
August 2014–December 2014
2016–present		 2003 Southeast Asian Games: Gold
2005 Southeast Asian Games: Gold
2014 Asian Games: Semi-finalists
FIFA Olympic Qualifying 2016 – AFC Final Round: Sixth place / six teams
2016 AFF Women's Championship: Runner-up
2017 Southeast Asian Games: Gold
2018 AFF Women's Championship: Third Place
FIFA Olympic Qualifying 2020 – AFC 2nd Round: Qualified for the 3rd round qualifying
2019 AFF Women's Championship: Champions
2019 Southeast Asian Games: Gold
FIFA Olympic Qualifying 2020 – AFC 3rd Round: Qualified for the play-off qualifying
FIFA Olympic Qualifying 2020 – AFC Play-off: Lost 1–7 to Australia, thus did not qualify for Olympic

Players

Current squad
  • The following 31 players were called up for the training camp in December 2020.
  • Caps and goals are updated as of 11 March 2020 after the match against Australia.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Khổng Thị Hằng (1993-10-10) 10 October 1993 Than Khoáng Sản
1GK Trần Thị Kim Thanh (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 Hồ Chí Minh City
1GK Đào Thị Kiều Oanh (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 Hà Nội
2DF Trần Thị Hồng Nhung (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 Hà Nam
2DF Chương Thị Kiều (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 Hồ Chí Minh City
2DF Nguyễn Thanh Huyền (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996 Hà Nội
2DF Lương Thị Thu Thương (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 Than Khoáng Sản
2DF Trần Thị Thu Thảo (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 Hồ Chí Minh City
2DF Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Anh (1994-11-27) 27 November 1994 Hồ Chí Minh City
2DF Lê Hoài Lương (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 Hồ Chí Minh City
2DF Lê Thị Diễm My (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 Than Khoáng Sản
2DF Trần Thị Duyên (2000-12-28) 28 December 2000 Hà Nam
2DF Nguyễn Thị Thảo Anh (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 Hà Nội
2DF Hồ Thị Quỳnh Hà Nội
3MF Hoàng Thị Loan (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 Hà Nội
3MF Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 Hà Nam
3MF Thái Thị Thảo (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 Hà Nội
3MF Ngân Thị Vạn Sự (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 Hà Nội
3MF Trần Thị Phương Thảo (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 Hồ Chí Minh City
3MF Nguyễn Thị Vạn (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 Than Khoáng Sản
3MF Nguyễn Thị Bích Thùy (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 Hồ Chí Minh City
3MF Hà Thị Nhài (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 Than Khoáng Sản
3MF Biện Thị Hằng (1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 Hà Nội
3MF Nguyễn Thị Hoa (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 Hà Nội
3MF Nguyễn Thị Trúc Hương (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 Than Khoáng Sản
4FW Huỳnh Như (Captain) (1991-11-28) 28 November 1991 Hồ Chí Minh City
4FW Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Ngân (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 Hồ Chí Minh City
4FW Phạm Hải Yến (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 Hà Nội
4FW Nguyễn Thị Thúy Hằng (1997-11-19) 19 November 1997 Than Khoáng Sản
4FW Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nhã (2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 Hà Nội
4FW Châu Thị Vang (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 Than Khoáng Sản

Recent call-ups
  • The following players have also been called up to the Vietnam squad in the last 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Nguyễn Thị Liễu (1992-09-18) 18 September 1992 Hà Nam 2019 Southeast Asian Games
DF Nguyễn Thị Xuyến (1987-06-26) 26 June 1987 Hà Nội 2019 Southeast Asian Games
DF Vũ Thị Thúy (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 Hà Nam 2019 Southeast Asian Games
DF Phạm Thị Tươi (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 Hà Nam 2020 AFC Women's Olympic
MF Đinh Thị Thùy Dung (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 Than Khoáng Sản 2020 AFC Women's Olympic
MF Dương Thị Vân (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 Than Khoáng Sản 2020 AFC Women's Olympic
MF Trần Nguyễn Bảo Châu (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991 Hồ Chí Minh City 2019 Southeast Asian Games
MF Vũ Thị Nhung (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 Hà Nội 2019 Southeast Asian Games
MF Trần Thị Thùy Trang (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 Hồ Chí Minh City 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Notes:
  • 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

Records
As of 3 February 2021
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Honours

Regional
Appearances (11): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Winners (3): 2006, 2012, 2019
Runners-up (3): 2004, 2008, 2016
Third place (5): 2004, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2018
Fourth place (1): 2015
Appearances (9): 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2019
Gold Medal (6): 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2019
Silver Medal (2): 2007, 2013
Bronze Medal (1): 1997

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
1991Did not enter
1995
1999
2003Did not qualify
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023To be determined
Appearances 0/9 – – – – – –

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
1996Did not enter
2000
2004
2008Did not qualify
2012
2016
2020
2024To be determined
2028
Appearances 0/6 – – – – – –

AFC Women's Asian Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
1975Did not enter
1977
1979
1981
1983
1986
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999Group stage4202916
20014202117
2003320169
2006310217
2008310214
20103003012
2014Sixth place410349
2018Group stage3003016
2022To be determined
Total 0 titles 27 9 0 18 32 80

Asian Games
Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
1990Did not enter
1994
1998Group stage3012116
20025014216
20063003211
2010310247
2014Fourth place5203712
2018Quarter-finals311139
2022To be determined
2026
Total 0 medals 22 4 3 15 19 71

AFF Women's Championship
AFF Women's Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
2004Runners-up5410162
2006Champions330052
2007Third place5401323
2008Runners-up6501263
2011Third place5401343
2012Champions5410233
2013Third place632193
2015Fourth place5302188
2016Runners-up5320244
2018Third place6501307
2019Champions5500241
2020Cancelled
Total 3 titles 56 43 6 7 241 39

Southeast Asian Games
SEA Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
1985Did not enter
1995
1997Bronze medal420286
2001Gold medal4310161
20035500173
20055401152
2007Silver medal4301164
2009Gold medal5230143
2013Silver medal4301132
2017Gold medal4310132
20194310101
Total 6 golds 39 28 6 5 122 24

See also

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