South Vietnam national football team
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| Association | Vietnam Football Association (VFF) |
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Home stadium | Cộng Hòa Stadium, Saigon |
| FIFA code | VSO |
| First international | |
 South Korea 4–2 South Vietnam  (Sài Gòn, South Vietnam; 15 January 1949) Last international  Malaysia 3–0 South Vietnam (Bangkok, Thailand; 23 March 1975) |
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| 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).
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.
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