Vietnam national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Golden Stars (Vietnamese: Ngôi Sao Vàng) |
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| Association | Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) |
| Head coach | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng |
| Captain | Lê Công Vinh |
| Most caps | Lê Công Vinh (83) |
| Top scorer | Lê Công Vinh (51) |
| Home stadium | Mỹ Đình National Stadium |
| FIFA code | VIE |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 136  2 (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 84 (September 1998) |
| Lowest | 172 (December 2006) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 139 5 (7 December 2016)
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| Highest | 58 |
| Lowest | 175 (January 1995) |
| First international | |
 Philippines 2–2 Vietnam  (Manila, Philippines; 26 November 1991) |
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| Biggest win | |
Vietnam 11–0 Guam  (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 23 January 2000) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Zimbabwe 6–0 Vietnam (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 26 February 1997)  Oman 6–0 Vietnam (Incheon, South Korea; 29 September 2003) |
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| Asian Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2007) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 2007 |
The Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam) is the national football team representing Vietnam in international football competition and is managed by the Vietnam Football Federation.
In the FIFA World Rankings, Vietnam's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in September 1998, at 84th. The team is currently ranked 136th in the World, 21st in Asia and 3rd in Southeast Asia by FIFA (12 January 2017). During the late 1950s, known by the name South Vietnam national football team it was one of the four strongest teams in Asia and advanced into the final round of 1956 AFC Asian Cup, 1960 AFC Asian Cup, finishing 4th both times. The team also won 10th Merdeka Tournament in Malaysia, 1966.
Currently, Vietnam is one of the most successful teams in Southeast Asia along with Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. It won the ASEAN Football Championship in 2008. While Vietnam was split into North and South Vietnam, two national teams existed and both were controlled by similar Vietnam Football Associations. After the two countries unified in 1976 the Vietnam Football Associations was renamed to Vietnam Football Federation.
Football was introduced to Vietnam in 1896 by the French. It was first introduced in Cochinchina (Nam Kỳ); it later spread to other parts of Vietnam. The Vietnamese learned the game from the French before creating their own teams. On 20 July 1908, the first Vietnamese football teams with Vietnamese players had their first match where Phú Mỹ team defeated team Chợ Đũi with the score of 2–0. In 1928, Vietnam picked out the best team to compete in their first tournament in Singapore.
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