Vietnam national under-20 football team

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).

The predecessor of the under-20 national team, South Vietnam, participated AFC Youth Championship from 1961 to 1974 just before the reunification in 1975 (officially in 1976), the football associations merged into the Vietnam Football Federation, with the unified team inheriting South Vietnam's FIFA membership.

History In 2016, they qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup by advanced to the semi-finals of the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship. They drew their opening game, the first Southeast Asian country to earned a point at a FIFA men's football tournament.

Competitive records FIFA U-20 World Cup YearResultSquad 1977Did not enter 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997Did not qualify 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017Group stage301206Squad 2019Did not qualify 2023 2025 2027 2029Did not enterTotal1/25301206–

FIFA U-20 World Cup historySeasonRoundOpponentScoresResultVenue2017Group stage0–0Draw Cheonan, South Korea0–4Loss0–2Loss Jeonju, South Korea

AFC U-20 Asian Cup YearResult 1959–1975 See South Vietnam national under-20 football team 1976–1994 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-finals522145 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 2029 Did not enterTotal20/452964192366

Vietnam's AFC U-20 Asian Cup results historySeasonRoundOpponentScoresResultVenue2002Group Stage0–2Loss Doha, Qatar2–2Draw1–4Loss2004Group Stage0–1Loss Johor Bahru, Malaysia0–1Loss0–1Loss2006Group Stage2–1Won Bangalore, India1–3Loss0–2Loss2010Group Stage2–1Won Zibo, China0–4Loss0–4Loss2012Group Stage0–4Loss Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates0–5Loss2–5Loss Fujairah, United Arab Emirates2014Group Stage0–6Loss Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar1–3Loss1–1Draw Yangon, Myanmar2016Group Stage2–1Won Isa Town, Bahrain1–1Draw0–0Draw Riffa, BahrainQuarter-finals1–0WonSemi-finals0–3Loss2018Group Stage1–2Loss Bekasi, Indonesia1–2Loss1–3Loss2023Group Stage1–0Won Fergana, Uzbekistan2–1Won1–3 Loss

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship ASEAN U-19 Boys ChampionshipYearResultGPWDLGFGA 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 73 3 1 137 2024 Group stage 3 1 1 1 7 8 2026 3 2 0 1 9 2Total 1 Trophy 89 46 20 23 204 111

AFF Youth Championship HistorySeasonRoundOpponentScoresResultVenue2002Group Stage3–1Won Phnom Penh, Cambodia6–0Won0–1Loss4–0WonSemi-finals2–3Loss Bangkok, ThailandThird place play-off1–2Loss2005Group Stage1–1Draw Palembang, Indonesia0–0Draw6–2Won4–0WonSemi-finals1–1 a.e.t (pens. 5–4)LossThird place play-off1–4Loss2006Group Stage2–2Draw Kuantan, Malaysia0–4Loss1–2Loss2007Group Stage5–0Won Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1–1Draw6–0WonSemi-finals3–1WonFinal1–0Won2009Group Stage2–0Won3–1Won3–1WonSemi-finals1–4LossThird place play-off3–0Won2010Group Stage1–1Draw1–1Draw1–4LossThird place play-off1–1 a.e.t (pens. 6–7)Loss2011Group Stage7–0Won Yangon, Myanmar1–1Draw6–1Won4–0WonSemi-finals2–1WonFinal1–1 a.e.t (pens. 4–5)Loss2012Group Stage1–2Loss Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam0–4Loss0–4LossThird place play-off0–4Loss2013Group Stage3–2Won Gresik, Indonesia1–0Won Sidoarjo, Indonesia2–1Won Gresik, Indonesia3–1Won6–1WonSemi-finals1–0WonFinal0–0 a.e.t (pens. 6–7)Loss Sidoarjo, Indonesia2014Group Stage1–0Won Hanoi, Vietnam2–3LossSemi-finals4–1WonFinal0–1Loss2015Group Stage2–0Won Vientiane, Laos0–0Draw6–0Won2–0WonSemi-finals4–0WonFinal0–6Loss2016Group Stage0–0Draw Hanoi, Vietnam4–1Won4–3Won3–1WonSemi-finals2–5LossThird place match4–0Won2017Group Stage8–1Won Yangon, Myanmar3–1Won5–0Won1–2Loss2018Group Stage0–0Draw Gresik, Indonesia5–0Won Sidoarjo, Indonesia4–1Won Gresik, Indonesia0–1Loss Sidoarjo, Indonesia2–2Draw Gresik, Indonesia2019Group Stage1–0Won Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1–4Loss3–0Won Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam0–0Draw Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1–2Loss2022Group Stage0–0Draw Bekasi, Indonesia4–1Won Jakarta, Indonesia4–0Won Bekasi, Indonesia3–1Won Jakarta, Indonesia1–1DrawSemi-finals0–3Loss Bekasi, IndonesiaThird place play-off1–1(pens. 5–3)Won2024Group Stage1–1Draw Surabaya, Indonesia2–6Loss4–1Won2026Group Stage3–0Won Deli Serdang, Indonesia5–0Won1–2Loss

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.

Results and fixtures

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Players Current squad The following 23 players were called up for the 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.

Caps and goals as of 6 September 2026 after the match against Iran.

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

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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

PositionNameHead coach Yutaka IkeuchiAssistant 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 Dương Tiến Cần Interpreter Atsushi Ngyuen Team advisor Phan Thanh Hùng Head coach history Head coaches by years (2002–present) Years Name NationalityAchievements 2002–2003 Nguyễn Văn Thịnh Vietnam 2002 AFF U-20 Youth Championship: Fourth Place 2004 Đoàn Minh Xương Vietnam 2005 Nguyễn Hữu Thắng Vietnam2005 AFF U-20 Youth Championship: Fourth Place 2006 Lê Tuấn Long Vietnam2006 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 Vietnam2015 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 International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup: Winners: 2022

Vietnam national under-20 football team

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