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Vietnam community football project gets AFC Awards

The Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) project, funded by the Football Association of Norway, won the Best Grassroots Project Award by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Vietnamese woman named as elite AFC referee

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has recognised Vietnamese female referee Tran Thi Thanh as meeting the standards of its Elite level.

Hanoi FC goalkeeper Van Hoang praised by AFC

Vietnamese goalkeeper Nguyen Van Hoang of Hanoi FC has been hailed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) following his impressive performance in the final Group J fixture against Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds.

AFC highlights Vietnamese team ahead of Asian Cup

The AFC believes that Vietnam, with their quarter-final appearances in 2007 and 2019, possesses the quality and experience to challenge the best teams in Asia.

Vietnam’s impressive history at AFC Asian Cup

The Vietnamese national football will try to beat their previous best result at the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) wrote in a recent article.

Local refs to take charge of 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has named a Vietnamese female referee supervisor, along with two local female referees, to take charge of several group games at the 2023 AFC Women's Club Championships.

AFC President offers condolences on death of VN young footballer

President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has offered condolences on the death of Vo Minh Hieu, a player of the Quang Nam Youth Club who was killed in a recent traffic accident.

Vietnam seeded No. 2 ahead of AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup’ second qualifiers

The Vietnamese women’s football team have been placed in Pot 2 ahead of the draw for the second qualification round of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup 2024 which will be held in Malaysia.

Vietnam advance to next round of AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup

Vietnam advanced to the next qualification round of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup after a 1-1 draw with India in Group F on March 11 at Pho Tho Stadium.

Local female referees to take charge of AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has named a referee supervisor, three referees, and two assistant referees from Vietnam to take charge of some group games at 2024 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup qualification stage.

Vietnamese official re-elected as key member of AFC

President Tran Quoc Tuan of the Vietnam Football Federation has been elected as the head of the Asian Football Federation (AFC)’s Competition Division for the 2022- 2026 and the head of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for the 2023-2027 term.

Int’l football leaders congratulate VFF’s ninth congress

FIFA and AFC leaders sent congratulation letters to the Vietnam Football Federation ahead of its ninth congress which will be held on Sunday in Hanoi.

Huynh Nhu among top six Asian stars set to shine at 2023 Women’s World Cup

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has named Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu among the six leading Asian stars who are poised to have a huge impact at the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

AFC thanks Vietnam for successfully hosting Group I of AFC Cup 2022

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has sent a thank you letter to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) for successfully organising Group I matches of AFC Cup 2022 which took place in Ho Chi Minh City from June 24-30.

Asian Football Confederation: Vietnam doesn't fear Japan or China

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said the Vietnamese football team is not afraid of any rival in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia.

 

 

AFC: Vietnam likely to play at neutral venue in third WC qualifiers

The Vietnamese national football team may be forced to play their qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup 2022 at a neutral venue if local stadiums currently fail to meet the criteria set by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Vietnam could be granted large bonus at AFC Asian Cup 2023

Players called up to the Vietnamese national football team have the chance to receive a significant bonus if they win the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in China.

AFC names Tien Linh as key Vietnamese player ahead of World Cup qualifiers

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have published an article on their website, anticipating Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh would be among stars in the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Vietnam may go to the UAE for World Cup 2022 qualifier

The Vietnamese team is likely to go to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play the remaining match in Group G in the 2022 World Cup qualifying round.

Football game between Vietnam-Malaysia postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic

A football match between Vietnam and Malaysia will not take place on March 31 as planned because of complications of the Covid-19 pandemic.