South Vietnam national football team

South Vietnam national football team
Association Vietnam Football Association (VFF)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Home stadium Cộng Hòa Stadium, Saigon
FIFA code VSO
First colours
Second colours
First international
South Korea  4-2 South Vietnam
(Sài Gòn, South Vietnam; 15 January 1949)
Last International
 Malaysia 30 South Vietnam South Vietnam
(Bangkok, Thailand; 23 March 1975)
Biggest win
South Vietnam South Vietnam 100 Philippines 
(Tokyo, Japan; 1 October 1967)
World Cup
Appearances 0
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1956)
Best result Fourth Place; 1956

The South Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển túc cầu quốc gia Việt Nam Cộng hòa) was the national team of South Vietnam controlled by Vietnam Football Association (now Vietnam Football Federation) between 1949 and 1975. It took part in the first two Asian Cups finals (1956 and 1960), finishing fourth both times. The team also entered qualification for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

The team ceased to exist when the North and South regions combined into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. For results after 1991, see the article Vietnam national football team (no matches were played between 1976 and 1990).

World Cup record

World Cup Finals World Cup qualification
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930Did not exist------- ------
Italy 1934Did not exist------- ------
France 1938Did not exist------- ------
Brazil 1950Did not enter------- ------
Switzerland 1954Did not enter------- ------
Sweden 1958Did not enter------- ------
Chile 1962Did not enter------- ------
England 1966Did not enter------- ------
Mexico 1970Did not enter------- ------
West Germany 1974Did not qualify------- 310215
Total*------- 310215

1974 World Cup Qualification

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Hong Kong 4220020+2
2  Japan 2210141+3
3  South Vietnam 02002055

The only World Cup which South Vietnam entered was the 1974 tournament in West Germany. They were placed in Zone A of the AFC and OFC qualification in Seoul, South Korea. On 16 May 1973 they beat Thailand 1-0 to qualify for Group 1. On 20 May South Vietnam lost their opening game 4-0 to Japan and four days later they lost 1-0 to Hong Kong and were eliminated. Hong Kong and Japan advanced but neither got any further, losing play-offs for the next round to South Korea and Israel respectively.

Asian Cup record

Asian Cup Finals Asian Cup Qualifications
Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA GP W D L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956 Fourth place4301269 211073
South Korea 1960 Fourth place43003212 220051
Israel 1964 Did not qualify------- 320197
Iran 1968 Did not qualify------- 420244
Thailand 1972 Withdrew------- ------
Iran 1976 Did not qualify------- 4004110
TotalBest: Fourth place46 0 1 5 8 21 15 7 1 7 26 25

Asian Cup Finals Results
YearRoundScoreResult
1956 Round 1 South Vietnam 2 2 Hong Kong Hong KongDraw
Round 1 South Vietnam 1 2  IsraelLoss
Round 1 South Vietnam 3 5  South KoreaLoss
1960 Round 1 South Vietnam 1 5  South KoreaLoss
Round 1 South Vietnam 0 2  Republic of ChinaLoss
Round 1 South Vietnam 1 5  IsraelLoss

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
India 1951 Did not enter - - - - - -
Philippines 1954 Round 1 2 1 0 1 5 5
Japan 1958 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 8 5
Indonesia 1962 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 12 8
Thailand 1966 Round 1 3 1 1 1 2 6
Thailand 1970 Round 1 2 0 0 2 0 3
Total Best: Fourth Place 15 5 2 8 27 27

Asian Games History
YearRoundScoreResult
1954 Round 1 South Vietnam 2 3  Republic of ChinaLoss
Round 1 South Vietnam 3 2  PhilippinesWin
1958 Round 1 South Vietnam 1 1  PakistanDraw
Round 1 South Vietnam 6 1  MalayaWin
Quarter-finals South Vietnam 1 3  South KoreaLoss
1962 Round 1 South Vietnam 0 1  IndonesiaLoss
Round 1 South Vietnam 6 0  PhilippinesWin
Round 1 South Vietnam 3 0  MalayaWin
Semi-finals South Vietnam 2 3  IndiaLoss
Bronze medal South Vietnam 1 4  MalayaLoss
1966 Round 1 South Vietnam 2 1  Republic of ChinaWin
Round 1 South Vietnam 0 0  IndonesiaDraw
Round 1 South Vietnam 0 5  SingaporeLoss
1970 Round 1 South Vietnam 0 2  IndiaLoss
Round 1 South Vietnam 0 1  ThailandLoss

Southeast Asian Football

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