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Vietnam honoured at AFC Women’s Football Conference

Vietnam received three prizes on November 12 during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Football Conference held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia after a hiatus of five years.

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Football tournament held for Vietnamese community in Japan
The FAVIJA Champions Cup 2024 football tournament is scheduled to take place in Japan on November 24, drawing the participation of 32 teams from overseas Vietnamese and Japanese people.
Football tournament in support of Lao children with disabilities
The 10th Vietnam Youth Football Tournament in Laos wrapped up on October 27 with gifts given to children with disabilities in Vientiane.

Football: Vietnam held to goalless home draw by Kyrgyzstan
Vietnamese could not make home ground advantage count as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Kyrgyzstan at the Group I of the AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2025 Qualifiers held in the northern province of Phu Tho on October 23.
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).
VFAK, IC Food team up to develop community football in RoK
The Vietnam Football Association in Korea (VFAK) has signed a 10-year cooperation agreement with the Daejeon-based IC Food company to foster football development among Vietnamese expatriates.
Women's football team prepares for international friendly tournament in China
The Vietnamese women’s national team is taking a training programme at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre to prepare for the upcoming international friendly tournament in China at the end of October 2024, according to the the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Thai Nguyen T&T win Hanoi international women's football tournament
Thai Nguyen T&T women’s football club became the new champions of the T&T Cup Hanoi international women's football tournament which closed at Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium on October 7.
Hanoi to host international women's football tournament this October
Two foreign teams will join two local clubs to compete for the championship title during the Hanoi international women's football open tournament, with the event set to take place at the Hang Day Stadium in the capital from October 1 to October 8.
Vietnam football team valued at EUR6.83 mln, in 17th position in Asia
The total market value of the Vietnamese men’s national football team stands at EUR6.83 million, placing them in 17th position throughout the Asian region, as calculated by website Transfermarkt.
Festival presents Vietnamese and European documentaries
A total of 21 documentaries, several of which have garnered awards at both international and Vietnamese film festivals, will take centre stage during the 14th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival.
Vietnamese women footballers still inferior to German RB Leipzig sisters
The Vietnamese women’s football team concluded a friendly match with host German RB Leipzig with a 0-2 loss on September 4 (local time) as part of their first training trip this year.
FPT Play secures broadcast rights for two SEA football tournaments
FPT Play announced that it has won the exclusive ownership of the broadcast rights for the 2024/25 Shopee Cup™ and the 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Cup™, two leading football tournaments in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam’s U16 football squad announced for friendly tournament in China
Head coach Cristiano Roland has announced his 23-player squad for the upcoming Peace Cup 2024 friendly tournament, which is being organized by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) to take place from August 16 to August 20 in China.
All domestic football matches temporarily suspended
All football games held within the framework of the national competition system run by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will be suspended from July 20 in commemoration of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong who passed away in Hanoi on July 19.
Summer football tournament cheers Vietnamese expats across UK
More than 200 players of 15 squads of overseas Vietnamese (OV) living across the UK have competed in the community’s annual football tournament in London.
Foreign football fans crazy about EURO 2024 final in Hanoi’s Old Quarter
Many foreign football fans and local people experienced an emotional roller coaster in Hanoi’s Old Quarter early on July 15 (local time) watching the EURO 2024 final between Spain and England.
Former coach Park Hang-seo to join charity football match in Vietnam
Park Hang-seo, former chief coach of the Vietnam national football team, will lead his ex- players in a friendly match to raise funds for charity in Binh Duong, southern Vietnam, on July 12.
I love football - Thankfully, so does Việt Nam
So how is the experience of being a football fanatic in Việt Nam, through the eyes of a migrant? To sum it up in one word; accessible.
HCM City I Women's Football Club to vie for AFC Champions League title
Ho Chi Minh City I Women's Football Club will be the Vietnamese representative competing in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Champions League during the 2024 to 2025 season.
Translator hopes more readers for football books
Translator Nguyễn Dương Hiếu is an author of sports books focusing on football. His translated books include The Barcelona Complex: Lionel Messi and the Making – and Unmaking –of the World's Greatest Soccer Club; Pele: His Life and Times and Messi vs. Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game.
Vietnamese expatriates in Russia hold football tournament
Up to 16 amateur teams of Vietnamese expatriates from across Russia are taking part in a football tournament that kicked off in Moscow on June 24.

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