VFF Cup

VFF Cup
Founded August 19, 2004
Number of teams 4
Current champions  Uzbekistan U-23 (2nd title)
Most successful team  Thailand (2 titles)
 Vietnam U-23 (2 titles)
 Uzbekistan U-23 (2 titles)

The Vietnam Football Federation Cup or VFF Cup is an annual football tournament organised in Vietnam. The organisation of the tournament was announced on August 19, 2004, replacing the Independence Cup.[1] Every year the tournament is held at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. In 2008 the tournament was renamed due to the withdrawal of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development as the main sponsor.[2] Participants are either club teams or national teams, but the Vietnam national team is always a participant.

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Controversy

Ever since the inauguration of the Agribank football tournament in 2004 there has always been controversies surrounding the organisation of the tournament.[3] The most recurring issue is the lack of quality teams partaking in the tournament; for the first edition of the tournament Thailand sent a 'selection team' consisted of local league players unknown to Vietnamese fans, instead of the national team as requested by the Vietnam Football Federation.[3]

Japan and Bahrain both entered their youth teams in the 2005 and 2006 tournaments respectively, and on each occasion the invited teams lacked the quality that was demanded by the organisers.[3] Due to the expressed disappointments of their Vietnamese organisers in 2006, the Bahrain Football Association sent a letter stating their reasons for not sending a full-strength team to the tournament.[4] For the 2007 edition of the Agribank Cup Thailand once again declined an invitation to take part, and Zimbabwe was invited to fill the gap left by Thailand.

Due to the combination of factors, such as the lack of quality teams and the deficiencies of the VFF as the tournament organiser, the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development announced that it would stop sponsoring the tournament in 2008.[3]

Champions/Runners Up

Summary

2011 Results

The 2011 edition of the tournament was known as the VFF-Eximbank Cup. Host nation Vietnam was represented by the Vietnam U-23 team, as they were preparing for the upcoming 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.[5] Under-23 teams from Malaysia, Myanmar and Uzbekistan were invited to take part in the tournament. On October 23, 2011, the tournament concluded with Uzbekistan winning the tournament for the second time, whereas host nation Vietnam finished as runners-up. The champions were rewarded with $25,000 in prize money, the second-placed team received $10,000 and the third-placed team was rewarded $5,000.[5]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Uzbekistan U-23 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
2. Vietnam U-23 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
3. Malaysia U-23 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4. Myanmar U-23 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
October 19, 2011
Uzbekistan U-23 3 – 1 Malaysia U-23 17:00 My Dinh Stadium
October 19, 2011
Vietnam U-23 5 – 0 Myanmar U-23 19:15 My Dinh Stadium Report
October 21, 2011
Malaysia U-23 2 – 1 Myanmar U-23 17:10 My Dinh Stadium
October 21, 2011
Uzbekistan U-23 1 – 1 Vietnam U-23 19:15 My Dinh Stadium Report
October 23, 2011
Myanmar U-23 1 – 2 Uzbekistan U-23 17:10 My Dinh Stadium Report
October 23, 2011
Vietnam U-23 1 – 1 Malaysia U-23 19:15 My Dinh Stadium Report

2010 Results

The 2010 VFF Cup will be mainly sponsored by Son Ha Company to develop football in Vietnam. As of that, this year's competition was named the VFF SonHa Cup. VFF had invited the national teams of Korea DPR, Singapore, and a South Korean University Selection Team. These team will be competing against the host nation team Vietnam. For this edition of the tournament, Korea DPR squad won the VFF Cup for the first time following their 2-0 victory over Vietnam. Singapore finished second and the South Korean University Selection Team was third.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Korea DPR 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
2. Singapore 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3. South Korea University Selection Team 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4. Vietnam 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
November 2, 2010
Korea DPR 2 – 1 Singapore 16:45 My Dinh Stadium Report
November 2, 2010
Vietnam 0 – 2 South Korean University 19:00 My Dinh Stadium
November 4, 2010
South Korean University 1 – 1 Korea DPR 17:00 My Dinh Stadium
November 4, 2010
Vietnam 1 – 1 Singapore 19:00 My Dinh Stadium Report
November 6, 2010
Singapore 2 – 0 South Korean University 17:00 My Dinh Stadium Report
November 6, 2010
Vietnam 0 – 2 Korea DPR 19:00 My Dinh Stadium

2009 Results

For the sixth edition of this tournament, the Vietnam Football Federation agreed to a sponsorship deal with Smart Door. Hence the 2009 competition was known as the VFF Smart Door Cup. The tournament lasted from November 5 to November 9, 2009. Under 23 Olympic teams from China, Singapore and Thailand were the main competitors in the tournament, against host nation Vietnam.[6] For this edition of the tournament, Vietnam's U23 squad won the VFF Cup for the second time following their 3-1 victory over China.[7]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Vietnam U-23 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
2. China U-23 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3. Thailand U-23 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4. Singapore U-23 3 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
November 5, 2009
China U-23 2 – 2 Thailand U-23 16:40 My Dinh Stadium [1]
November 5, 2009
Vietnam U-23 1 – 0 Singapore U-23 20:00 My Dinh Stadium [2]
November 7, 2009
Thailand U-23 1 – 1 Singapore U-23 17:50 My Dinh Stadium [3]
November 7, 2009
China U-23 1 – 3 Vietnam U-23 20:00 My Dinh Stadium [4]
November 9, 2009
Singapore U-23 0 – 2 China U-23 17:50 My Dinh Stadium [5]
November 9, 2009
Vietnam U-23 0 – 0 Thailand U-23 20:00 My Dinh Stadium [6]

2008 Results

In 2008 the tournament was renamed as the T&T Cup due to changes in sponsorship. The tournament lasted from October 28 to November 1, 2008. Initially Vietnam invited national teams from North Korea, Thailand and Uzbekistan to participate in this football tournament. On October 26 the Uzbekistan Football Federation informed tournament organisers that they won't be attending the tournament, after sending a list of twenty-five players, so only three national teams competed for this years' T&T Cup.[8] On November 1, the match between host nation Vietnam and Thailand was postponed due to heavy rain.[9] The match resumed on November 16, 2008, with Thailand winning the tournament following a 2-2 draw with Vietnam.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Thailand 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
2. Vietnam 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3. North Korea 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
October 28, 2008
Thailand 1 – 0 North Korea 19:00 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 30, 2008
North Korea 0 – 0 Vietnam 19:00 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 16, 2008
Vietnam 2 – 2 Thailand 19:00 My Dinh Stadium Details

2007 Results

From November 1 to November 5, 2007, under 23 teams from Finland, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe were invited to compete against host nation Vietnam in the tournament. The tournament winner was awarded US$40,000 in prize money, US$20,000 for the runners-up and US$10,000 for the third-place team.

Thailand withdrew from the tournament to focus on the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. To fill the void the Vietnam Football Federation invited Zimbabwe to replace Thailand.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Uzbekistan U-23 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
2. Finland U-23 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3. Vietnam U-23 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4. Zimbabwe U-23 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
November 1, 2007
Zimbabwe U-23 2 – 3 Finland U-23 16:00 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 1, 2007
Vietnam U-23 1 – 2 Uzbekistan U23 18:30 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 3, 2007
Finland U-23 0 – 2 Uzbekistan U23 16:00 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 3, 2007
Vietnam U-23 2 – 0 Zimbabwe U-23 18:30 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 5, 2007
Zimbabwe U23 1 – 1 Uzbekistan U23 16:00 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 5, 2007
Vietnam U-23 1 – 2 Finland U23 18:30 My Dinh Stadium Details

2006 Results

The third edition of the Agribank Cup lasted from October 25 to October 29, 2006. The Vietnam Football Federation initially invited teams from Bahrain, Iceland and Thailand to participate in the tournament, but due to Iceland's withdrawal a team from New Zealand was invited to fill the void instead.[10]

For this tournament host nation Vietnam and Thailand both entered a near full-strength team, New Zealand sent the B-team called New Zealand "A", while Bahrain used their under-21 squad.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Thailand 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
2. Vietnam 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3. New Zealand A 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4. Bahrain U-21 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
October 25, 2006
Thailand 3 – 0 Bahrain U-21 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 25, 2006
Vietnam 1 – 0 New Zealand A My Dinh Stadium Details
October 27, 2006
Thailand 1 – 0 New Zealand A My Dinh Stadium Details
October 27, 2006
Vietnam 2 – 0 Bahrain U-21 My Dinh Stadium Detail
October 29, 2006
Bahrain U-21 0 – 1 New Zealand A My Dinh Stadium Details
October 29, 2006
Vietnam 2 – 2 Thailand My Dinh Stadium Detail

2005 Results

For the second tournament host nation Vietnam entered its Under 23 team to compete against Olympic teams from Japan, Malaysia and Thailand.[11] The tournament lasted from October 26 to October 30, 2005. Following three consecutive victories Vietnam's Under 23 team clinched the Agribank Cup with $40,000 in prize money, while Thailand and Japan took home $20,000 each after finishing second and third place respectively.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Vietnam U-23 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9
2. Thailand U-23 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3. Japan U-20 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4. Malaysia U-23 3 0 0 3 0 6 –6 0
October 26, 2005
Thailand U-23 2 – 0 Japan U-20 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 26, 2005
Vietnam U-23 1 – 0 Malaysia U-23 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 28, 2005
Vietnam U-23 2 – 1 Thailand U-23 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 28, 2005
Japan U-20 4 – 0 Malaysia U-23 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 30, 2005
Thailand U-23 1 – 0 Malaysia U-23 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 30, 2005
Japan U-20 1 – 2 Vietnam U-23 My Dinh Stadium Details

2004 Results

For the first edition of the Agribank Cup Vietnam hosted the Porto Reserve team from Portugal, Santa Cruz F.C. from Brazil and the Thailand XI selection team, consisting of players from the Thailand Premier League. For this tournament the Football Association of Thailand refused to send one of its national teams to take part, instead they sent a 'Selection Team' after the Vietnam Football Federation insisted on Thailand's participation.[4]

The tournament lasted four days from September 22 to September 26, 2004. The guest team from Portugal won the Agribank Cup after three consecutive victories and was awarded $30,000, host nation Vietnam was awarded $20,000 finishing as runners up, and Santa Cruz pocketed $5,000 finishing third.[1]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Porto B 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
2. Vietnam 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3. Santa Cruz 3 1 0 2 5 2 +3 3
4. Thailand XI 3 0 0 3 1 8 –7 0
September 22, 2004
Porto B 1 – 0 Santa Cruz My Dinh Stadium Details
September 22, 2004
Vietnam 2 – 1 Thailand XI My Dinh Stadium Details
September 24, 2004
Porto B 1 – 0 Thailand XI My Dinh Stadium Details
September 24, 2004
Vietnam 1 – 0 Santa Cruz My Dinh Stadium Details
September 26, 2004
Santa Cruz 5 – 0 Thailand XI My Dinh Stadium Details
September 26, 2004
Vietnam 1 – 2 Porto B My Dinh Stadium Details

Notes

  1. ^ a b http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2004/08/229196/
  2. ^ http://www.vnagency.com.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/268208/Default.aspx
  3. ^ a b c d http://vietnamnet.vn/service/printversion.vnn?article_id=1067355
  4. ^ a b http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2006/11/631417/
  5. ^ a b http://thethao.tuoitre.vn/The-thao/460201/25000-USD-cho-doi-vo-dich.html
  6. ^ http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/VFF-to-host-intl-tourney/200910/109100.vov
  7. ^ http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/200911/Viet-Nam-win-at-Smartdoor-Cup-877854/
  8. ^ http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=43189
  9. ^ http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=943978
  10. ^ http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=20143
  11. ^ http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2005/10/499843/

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