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 3–0 South Vietnam (Bangkok, Thailand; 23 March 1975)
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
1930	Did not exist	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Did not exist	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did not exist	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		3	1	0	2	1	5
Total*	-		-	-	-	-	-	-		3	1	0	2	1	5

1974 World Cup Qualification

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Hong Kong	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2
2	Japan	2	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3
3	South Vietnam	0	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5

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
1956	Fourth place	4	3	0	1	2	6	9		2	1	1	0	7	3
1960	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	2	12		2	2	0	0	5	1
1964	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		3	2	0	1	9	7
1968	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	2	0	2	4	4
1972	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	0	0	4	1	10
Total	Best: Fourth place	4	6	0	1	5	8	21		15	7	1	7	26	25

Asian Cup Finals Results
Year	Round	Score	Result
1956	Round 1	South Vietnam 2 – 2 Hong Kong	Draw
	Round 1	South Vietnam 1 – 2 Israel	Loss
	Round 1	South Vietnam 3 – 5 South Korea	Loss
1960	Round 1	South Vietnam 1 – 5 South Korea	Loss
	Round 1	South Vietnam 0 – 2 Republic of China	Loss
	Round 1	South Vietnam 1 – 5 Israel	Loss

Asian Games

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

Asian Games History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1954	Round 1	South Vietnam 2 – 3 Republic of China	Loss
	Round 1	South Vietnam 3 – 2 Philippines	Win
1958	Round 1	South Vietnam 1 – 1 Pakistan	Draw
	Round 1	South Vietnam 6 – 1 Malaya	Win
	Quarter-finals	South Vietnam 1 – 3 South Korea	Loss
1962	Round 1	South Vietnam 0 – 1 Indonesia	Loss
	Round 1	South Vietnam 6 – 0 Philippines	Win
	Round 1	South Vietnam 3 – 0 Malaya	Win
	Semi-finals	South Vietnam 2 – 3 India	Loss
	Bronze medal	South Vietnam 1 – 4 Malaya	Loss
1966	Round 1	South Vietnam 2 – 1 Republic of China	Win
	Round 1	South Vietnam 0 – 0 Indonesia	Draw
	Round 1	South Vietnam 0 – 5 Singapore	Loss
1970	Round 1	South Vietnam 0 – 2 India	Loss
	Round 1	South Vietnam 0 – 1 Thailand	Loss

Southeast Asian Football

• 1959: gold medals in football SEAP Games (now SEA Games)
• 1 gold medal (1959), 2 silver medals (1967 and 1973) and 2 bronze (1965 and 1971) in football Sports Congress Peninsula Southeast Asia (SEAP Games)

See also

• Football in Vietnam

External links

• South Vietnam - List of International Matches at RSSSF.com