Vietnam national under-20 football team explained

Vietnam
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Nickname:	Những chiến binh Sao Vàng (Golden Star Warriors)
Fifa Trigramme:	VIE
Association:	Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)
Sub-Confederation:	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Confederation:	AFC (Asia)
Coach:	Vacant
Captain:	Thái Bá Đạt
Home Stadium:	Various
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First Game:	7–1 (Baoding, China; 19 June 1996)
Largest Win:	18–0 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 14 November 2007)
Largest Loss:	9–0 (Baoding, China; 21 June 1996)
Regional Name:	FIFA U-20 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:	1
Regional Cup First:	2017
Regional Cup Best:	Group stage (2017)
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	20
2Ndregional Cup First:	1961
2Ndregional Cup Best:	Semi-final (2016)

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.

Competitive records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977–1995	Did not enter
1997–2015	Did not qualify
2017	Group stage	22/24	3	0	1	2	0	6
2019–2025	Did not qualify
Total	Group stage	1/24	3	0	1	2	0	6

FIFA U-20 World Cup History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2017	Group Stage		0 - 0	Draw	Cheonan, South Korea
			0 - 4	Loss	Cheonan, South Korea
			0 - 2	Loss	Jeonju, South Korea

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

The South Vietnam national U-20 football team represented for South Vietnam at international youth football before 1975

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959–1974	South Vietnam
1975–1994	Did not enter
1996–2000	Did not qualify
	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	8
	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	3
	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	6
	Did not qualify
	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	9
	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	14
	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	10
	Semi-finals	5	2	2	1	4	5
	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	7
~~2020~~	Qualified and cancelled tournament
	Group stage	3	2	0	1	4	4
	Did not qualify
Total	Semi-finals	29	6	4	19	23	66

Vietnam's AFC U-19/U-20 Championship results history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2002	Group Stage		0 - 2	Loss	Qatar
			2 - 2	Draw
			1 - 4	Loss
2004	Group Stage		0 - 1	Loss	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
			0 - 1	Loss
			0 - 1	Loss
2006	Group Stage		2 - 1	Won	Bangalore, India
			1 - 3	Loss
			0 - 2	Loss
2010	Group Stage		2 - 1	Won	Zibo, Shandong, China
			0 - 4	Loss
			0 - 4	Loss
2012	Group Stage		0 - 4	Loss	Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
			0 - 5	Loss
			2 - 5	Loss
2014	Group Stage		0 - 6	Loss	Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
			1 - 3	Loss
			1 - 1	Draw
2016	Group Stage		2 - 1	Won	Isa Town, Bahrain
			1 - 1	Draw	Isa Town, Bahrain
			0 - 0	Draw	Riffa, Bahrain
	Quarter-finals		1 - 0	Won
	Semi-finals		0 - 3	Loss
2018	Group Stage		1 - 2	Loss	Bekasi, Indonesia
			1 - 2	Loss
			1 - 3	Loss
2023	Group Stage		1 - 0	Won	Fergana, Uzbekistan
			2 - 1	Won
			1 - 3	Loss

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
	4th Place	6	3	0	3	17	6
	4th Place	6	2	3	1	13	8
	4th Place	3	0	1	2	3	8
	Champions	5	4	1	0	16	2
	did not enter
	Third place	5	4	0	1	12	6
	4th Place	4	0	3	1	4	7
	Runner-up	6	4	2	0	21	4
	4th Place	4	0	0	4	1	14
	Runner-up	7	6	1	0	16	5
	Runner-up	4	2	0	2	7	5
	Runner-up	6	4	1	1	14	6
	Third place	6	4	1	1	17	10
	Group stage	4	3	0	1	17	3
	Group stage	5	2	2	1	11	4
	Group stage	5	2	1	2	6	6
	Third place	7	3	3	1	13	7
	Group stage	3	1	1	1	7	8
Total	1 Trophy	83	43	19	21	188	101

AFF Youth Championship History
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2002	Group Stage		3 - 1	Won	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
			6 - 0	Won
			0 - 1	Loss
			4 - 0	Won
	Semi-finals		2 - 3	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
	Third place play-off		1 - 2	Loss	Bangkok, Thailand
2005	Group Stage		1 - 1	Draw	Palembang, Indonesia
			0 - 0	Draw
			6 - 2	Won
			4 - 0	Won
	Semi-finals		1 - 1 a.e.t (pens. 5 - 4)	Loss
	Third place play-off		1 - 4	Loss
2006	Group Stage		2 - 2	Draw	Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
			0 - 4	Loss
			1 - 2	Loss
2007	Group Stage		5 - 0	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
			1 - 1	Draw
			6 - 0	Won
	Semi-finals		3 - 1	Won
	Final		1 - 0	Won
2009	Group Stage		2 - 0	Won
			3 - 1	Won
			3 - 1	Won
	Semi-finals		1 - 4	Loss
	Third place play-off		3 - 0	Won
2010	Group Stage		1 - 1	Draw
			1 - 1	Draw
			1 - 4	Loss
	Third place play-off		1 - 1 a.e.t (pens. 6 - 7)	Loss
2011	Group Stage		7 - 0	Won	Yangon, Myanmar
			1 - 1	Draw
			6 - 1	Won
			4 - 0	Won
	Semi-finals		2 - 1	Won
	Final		1 - 1 a.e.t (pens. 4 - 5)	Loss
2012	Group Stage		1 - 2	Loss	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
			0 - 4	Loss
			0 - 4	Loss
	Third place play-off		0 - 4	Loss
2013	Group Stage		3 - 2	Won	East Java, Indonesia
			1 - 0	Won
			2 - 1	Won
			3 - 1	Won
			6 - 1	Won
	Semi-finals		1 - 0	Won
	Final		0 - 0 a.e.t (pens. 6 - 7)	Loss
2014	Group Stage		1 - 0	Won	Hanoi, Vietnam
	Group Stage		2 - 3	Loss
	Semi-finals		4 - 1	Won
	Final		0 - 1	Loss
2015	Group Stage		2 - 0	Won	Vientiane, Laos
			0 - 0	Draw
			6 - 0	Won
			2 - 0	Won
	Semi-finals		4 - 0	Won
	Final		0 - 6	Loss
2016	Group Stage		0 - 0	Draw	Hanoi, Vietnam
			4 - 1	Won
			4 - 3	Won
			3 - 1	Won
	Semi-finals		2 - 5	Loss
	Third place match		4 - 0	Won
2017	Group Stage		8 - 1	Won	Yangon, Myanmar
			3 - 1	Won
			5 - 0	Won
			1 - 2	Loss
2018	Group Stage		0 - 0	Draw	East Java, Indonesia
			5 - 0	Won
			4 - 1	Won
			0 - 1	Loss
			2 - 2	Draw
2019	Group Stage		1 - 0	Won	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
			1 - 4	Loss
			3 - 0	Won
			0 - 0	Draw
			1 - 2	Loss
2022	Group Stage		0 - 0	Draw	Bekasi, Indonesia
			4 - 1	Won	Jakarta, Indonesia
			4 - 0	Won	Bekasi, Indonesia
			3 - 1	Won	Jakarta, Indonesia
			1 - 1	Draw	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Semi-finals		0 - 3	Loss	Bekasi, Indonesia
	Third place match		1 - 1 (pens. 5 - 3)	Won	Bekasi, Indonesia
2024	Group Stage		1 - 1	Draw	Surabaya, Indonesia
			6 - 2	Loss
			1 - 4	Won

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.^[1]

Schedule and result

2024

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.

Caps and goals as of 29 September 2024 after the match against .

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team and are still eligible for the selection. ^PRE ^PRE ^INJ ^PRE ^INJ ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE ^PRE

^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

Position	Name
Head coach	Vacant
Assistant Coach	Choi Won-kwon
	Nam Gung-do
	Lê Văn Trương
	Trịnh Quang Vinh
Goalkeeping coach	Trương Mạnh Hà
Fitness coach	Yoon Dong-hun
Video analyst	Lê Minh Dũng
Kit manager	Ngô Mạnh Dương
Doctor	Đặng Đức Giảng
Doctor	Dương Tiến Cần
Interpreter	Đỗ Văn Anh
Team advisor

Head coach history

Head coaches by years (2002–present)

Years	Name	Nationality	Achievements
2002–2003	Nguyễn Văn Thịnh	Vietnam	2002 AFF U-20 Youth Championship Fourth Place
2004	Đoàn Minh Xương	Vietnam	2004 AFC Youth Championship Group Stage
2005	Nguyễn Hữu Thắng	Vietnam	2005 AFF U-20 Youth Championship Fourth Place
2006	Lê Tuấn Long	Vietnam	2006 AFF U-20 Youth Championship Fourth Place 2006 AFC Youth Championship: Group Stage
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 2010 AFC U-19 Championship: Group Stage 2011 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Runner-up
2012	Mai Đức Chung	Vietnam	2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy Semi-finalist 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Fourth Place 2012 AFC U-19 Championship: Group Stage
2013–2014	Guillaume Graechen	France	2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Runner-up 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy: Runner-up 2014 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Runner-up 2014 AFC U-19 Championship: Group Stage
2015–2019	Hoàng Anh Tuấn	Vietnam	2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Runner-up 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Third Place 2016 Nations Cup: Third place 2016 AYA Bank Cup: Winner 2016 AFC U-19 Championship: Semi-finalist 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Group Stage 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship: Group Stage 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: Group Stage Qatar Friendly Cup: Third Place 2018 AFC U-19 Championship: Group Stage 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship: Group Stage
2019–2021	Philippe Troussier	France	2020 AFC U-19 Championship Qualified and canceled tournament
2022	Đinh Thế Nam	Vietnam	2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Third Place 2022 International U-19 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup: Winner
2022–2024	Hoàng Anh Tuấn	Vietnam	2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Group Stage
2024	Hứa Hiền Vinh	Vietnam	2024 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Group Stage