South Vietnam national football team
| 1949–1975 | |
|---|---|
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |
| Nickname(s) | Rồng vàng (Golden Dragon) |
| Association | Vietnam Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Top scorer | Lê Hữu Đức (9) |
| Home stadium | Cộng Hòa Stadium |
| FIFA code | VSO[1] |
| First international | |
| Vietnam 3–3 South Korea (Saigon, French Cochinchina; 16 January 1949)[2] [3] | |
| Last international | |
| Malaysia 3–0 South Vietnam (Bangkok, Thailand; 23 March 1975) | |
| Biggest win | |
| South Vietnam 10–0 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; 1 October 1967) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| South Vietnam 1–9 Indonesia (Seoul, South Korea; 4 May 1971) | |
| AFC Asian Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1956 ) |
| Best result | Fourth place, 1956, 1960 |
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The Republic of Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam Cộng hòa) or the State of Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá Quốc gia Việt Nam) was the national football team from 1949 to 1975 representing the State of Vietnam and later the Republic of Vietnam, known as "South Vietnam".
The State of Vietnam joined the International Association Football Federation (FIFA) in 1952 and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1954. The South Vietnamese football association was treated by these bodies as the only legitimate Vietnamese association, as the State of Vietnam and later the Republic of Vietnam claimed sovereignty over all of Vietnam from 1949 to 1975. The team started to play under the State of Vietnam in January 1949, two months before France recognized Vietnamese nominal independence. After the State of Vietnam gained complete independence from France in June 1954 and Vietnam was divided in July, it existed side by side with a separate North Vietnam team, which represented the Communist-controlled northern portion of the country from 1956 to 1976. Unlike its southern counterpart, the latter was never allowed to join FIFA or the AFC. South Vietnam took part in the first two Asian Cups finals (1956 and 1960), finishing last both times. Despite the fierce wars, it was one of strongest teams in Southeast Asia.
The South Vietnam team played their last games at 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification in March 1975, and ceased to exist after the Fall of Saigon in April, when the Vietnam War ended. The North and South regions combined into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976, with the Vietnam national team replacing both the North and South teams. The unified republic was allowed to keep South Vietnam's membership of FIFA and the AFC, resulting in the South Vietnam team's historical record usually being counted as part of the overall record of the Vietnam national team, while results for the North Vietnam team are not commonly included as part of the record.
Tournament record
[edit ]FIFA World Cup
[edit ]| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| Brazil 1950 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland 1954 | Entry not accepted by FIFA | Entry not accepted by FIFA | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 to 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| West Germany 1974 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification
[edit ]The only World Cup qualification campaign which South Vietnam entered was the for the 1974 World Cup. 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 0–4 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Zonal semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 2 | — | — | 4–0 | |
| 3 | South Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | — | — | — |
Asian Cup
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Hong Kong 1956 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | Squad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| South Korea 1960 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Israel 1964 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||
| Iran 1968 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Thailand 1972 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| Iran 1976 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | – | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 25 |
| Asian Cup Finals Results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Score | Result | |
| 1956 | South Vietnam 2–2 Hong Kong | Draw | |
| South Vietnam 1–2 Israel | Loss | ||
| South Vietnam 3–5 South Korea | Loss | ||
| 1960 | South Vietnam 1–5 South Korea | Loss | |
| South Vietnam 0–2 Republic of China | Loss | ||
| South Vietnam 1–5 Israel | Loss | ||
| AFC Asian Cup record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First match | South Vietnam 2–2 Hong Kong (9 September 1956; Causeway Bay, Hong Kong) | ||||
| Last match | South Vietnam 1–5 Israel (14 October 1960; Seoul, South Korea) | ||||
| Biggest win | None | ||||
| Biggest defeat | South Vietnam 1–5 Israel (14 October 1960; Seoul, South Korea) South Korea 5–1 South Vietnam (19 October 1960; Seoul, South Korea) | ||||
| Best result | Fourth place in 1956 and 1960 | ||||
| Worst result | None | ||||
Olympic Games
[edit ]| Olympic Games record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Finland 1952 | Did not enter | No qualification | ||||||||||||
| Australia 1956 | Qualified, but withdrew | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |||||||
| Italy 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| Japan 1964 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| Mexico 1968 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | ||||||||
| West Germany 1972 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0/16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 16 |
Asian Games
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Southeast Asian Games
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| Southeast Asian Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Thailand 1959 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| Myanmar 1961 | Third place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Malaysia 1965 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
| Thailand 1967 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Myanmar 1969 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Malaysia 1971 | Third place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Singapore 1973 | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Total | 1 title | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 25 |
Match results
[edit ]Head-to-head record
[edit ]- Key
The list shown below shows the South Vietnam national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Burma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 25 | –12 |
| Cambodia | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| India | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | –9 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 36 | –11 |
| Israel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | –4 |
| Japan | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | –2 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Laos | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 23 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Malaya | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 29 | –1 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 42 | –1 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Philippines | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 23 |
| Singapore | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 26 | 22 |
| South Korea | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 44 | –26 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Thailand | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 |
Honours
[edit ]Regional
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Friendly
[edit ]- South Vietnam Independence Cup
- Merdeka Tournament
- King's Cup
- Third place (2): 1969, 1971
- Pesta Sukan Cup
- Thai Army Cup
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Jeffree, Iain. "FIFA Country Codes". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "South Vietnam - List of International Matches". RSSSF.
- ^ "South Korea international games 1949".
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "The Indian Senior Team at the 1971 Singapore Pesta Sukan Cup". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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