The Vietnam national badminton team () represents Vietnam in international badminton team competitions. The national team is controlled by the Vietnam Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Vietnam. The Vietnamese team competes in the biennial Southeast Asian Games and have made several achievements in badminton at the games.
History The Vietnamese badminton team was formed following the establishment of the Vietnam Badminton Federation in 1958. In the 1960s, sports clubs in Hanoi and Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) began to play the sport and started to spread its popularity across the North and the South. The team have never qualified for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup. Nguyễn Tiến Minh won Vietnam's first World Championship medal at the 2013 BWF World Championships.
Men's team The Vietnamese men's team first competed in the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. The team have lost in the quarterfinals until 2005 when the team defeat Singapore 3–2 to enter the semi-finals for a guaranteed bronze. The team won when scratch pair Nguyễn Quang Minh and Nguyễn Hoàng Hải defeat Khoo Kian Teck and Alvin Fu to deliver the winning point for Vietnam.
Vietnam competed in the 2023 SEA Games men's team event. The team put in their best efforts against the Malaysian team. Lê Đức Phát earned the team's first point when he defeated Lee Shun Yang, whom he previously lost to in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. The team failed to convert and lost 3–1 in the quarter-final stage.
Women's team The Vietnamese women's team debuted at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. The team then reached the semi-finals at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games but lost to Indonesia 5–0. They reached the semi-finals again in 2001 but lost to Thailand 3–0. At the 2003 Southeast Asian Games, the women's team reached their third consecutive semi-final by beating the Philippines 3–2 in the quarter-finals.
In 2018, the Vietnamese women's team made their first appearance at the Badminton Asia Team Championships. The team lost to Thailand and Malaysia but won against the Philippines in the group stage. In 2021, the Vietnamese women's team made history by beating Malaysia for the first time to enter the semi-finals at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games. In 2023, the Vietnamese women's team competed in the 2023 SEA Games women's team event and lost 3–0 to Singapore.
Mixed team The Vietnamese mixed team made their debut in the 2011 Sudirman Cup. The team were drawn to classification Group 3B and won all their matches against Bulgaria and South Africa but lost to Sweden to finish in 23rd place. In 2017, the team debuted at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships as host nation. They were eliminated in the group stages. In that same year, the team participated in the 2017 Sudirman Cup. They were drawn into classification Group 2A with Scotland, New Zealand and Canada. The team reached a new high when they topped their group and defeated Singapore 3–1 to finish in 13th place.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949See 195219551958196119641967197019731976Did not enter1979198219841986198819901992199419961998200020022004Did not qualify200620082010201220142016Did not enter20182020202220242026TBD20282030
Uber Cup YearRound1957See 196019631966196919721975Did not enter1978198119841986198819901992199419961998200020022004Did not qualify2006Did not enter2008Did not qualify2010Did not enter2012Did not qualify20142016Did not enter2018Did not qualify2020Did not enter20222024TBD202620282030
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989Did not enter19911993199519971999200120032005200720092011Group stage23rd2013Group stage21st2015Group stage21st2017Group stage13th2019Group stage18th2021Did not enter20232025TBD20272029
Asian Games
Men's team YearRound1962See 1966197019741978Did not enter1982198619901994199820022006Group stage7th2010Did not enter2014201820222026TBD203020342038
Women's team YearRound1962See 1966197019741978Did not enter198219861990199419982002200620102014201820222026TBD203020342038
Asian Team Championships
Men's team YearRound1962See 1965196919711976Did not enter198319851987198919932004Group stage11th2006Group stage12th2008Group stage11th2010Quarter-finals8th2012Group stage12th2016Did not enter20182020202220242026TBD20282030
Women's team YearRound2004Group stage9th2006Did not enter2008Group stage9th2010Did not enter2012Group stage11th2016Did not enter2018Group stage9th2020Did not enter20222024TBD202620282030
Mixed team YearRound2017Group stage9th2019Did not enter20232025TBD20272029
SEA Games
Men's team YearRound1965See 197119731975Did not enter19771979198119831985198719891991199319951997Quarter-finals7th1999Quarter-finals6th2001Quarter-finals6th2003Quarter-finals5th2005Semi-finals4th2007Quarter-finals5th2009Quarter-finals5th2011Quarter-finals6th2015Quarter-finals5th2017Quarter-finals6th2019Did not enter2021Quarter-finals5th2023Quarter-finals6th2025Did not enter2027TBD202920312033
Women's team YearRound1965See 197119731975Did not enter19771979198119831985198719891991199319951997Quarter-finals6th1999Semi-finals4th2001Semi-finals4th2003Semi-finals4th2005Quarter-finals5th2007Quarter-finals6th2009Did not enter2011Quarter-finals6th2015Quarter-finals5th2017Quarter-finals5th2019Quarter-finals6th2021Semi-finals3rd2023Quarter-finals5th2025Quarter-finals2027TBD202920312033
Mixed team YearRound2023Ineligible
FISU World University Games
Mixed team YearRound2007Did not enter201120132015201720212025
World University Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound2008Did not enter20102012201420162018
ASEAN University Games
Men's team YearRound2004Did not enter2006Group stage6th2008Did not enter2010201220142016201820222024TBD
Women's team YearRound2004Did not enter2006Group stage6th2008Did not enter2010201220142016201820222024TBD
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Junior competitive record Suhandinata Cup
YearRound2000Did not enter200220042006Group stage19th2007Group stage18th2008Did not enter2009Group stage13th2010Did not enter20112012Group stage14th2013Quarter-finals8th2014Group stage12th2015Did not enter20162017201820192020Cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic20212022Did not enter20232024Group stage17th2025Group stage18th of 36
Asian Junior Team Championships
Boys' team YearRound1997Round of 1610th1998Round of 1610th1999Did not enter20002001Round of 1611th2002Did not enter2004Round of 1610th2005Round of 1610th
Girls' team YearRound1997Did not enter1998199920002001Round of 169th2002Did not enter2004Round of 169th2005Round of 169th
Mixed team YearRound2006Group stage11th2007Group stage10th2008Group stage10th2009Group stage9th2010Group stage9th2011Group stage11th2012Group stage12th2013Group stage11th2014Did not enter2015Group stage10th2016Group stage13th2017Group stage10th2018Did not enter20192023Group stage12th2024Group stage9th2025Group stage16th2026Did not enter
ASEAN School Games
Boys' team YearRound2009Fourth place4th2010Group stage5th2011Group stage5th2012Group stage5th2013Group stage5th2014Semi-finals4th2015Group stage5th2016Did not enter2017201820192024Champions1st
Girls' team YearRound2009Fourth place4th2010Group stage5th2011Group stage5th2012Group stage5th2013Group stage5th2014Did not enter201520162017201820192024Semi-finals4th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Staff The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Vietnam. +NameRole Ngô Trung DũngCoach Trần Đức DươngCoach Hariawan HongCoach
Players Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDLê Đức Phát83 – –Nguyễn Hải Đăng99 – –Phan Phúc Thịnh438 – –Nguyễn Tiên Tuấn465 338 –Nguyễn Chí Đức – 338 –Trần Quốc Khánh 679 350 –Nguyễn Đinh Hoàng –149740Trần Đinh Mạnh –149369Phạm Văn Hải –350113Nguyễn Hoàng Thiên Bảo –937 –
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDNguyễn Thùy Linh21 – –Vũ Thị Trang196 351 –Vũ Thị Anh Thư114 – –Trần Thị Phương Thúy538 – –Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Lan –309 1021Thân Vân Anh –309113Phạm Thị Diệu Ly 4842741021Phạm Thị Khánh –274369Huỳnh Khánh My 823343 1284Lê Thị Ngọc Hân 298 343 –
Previous squads
Sudirman Cup (2015, 2017, 2019)
See also
South Vietnam national badminton team Sport in Vietnam
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