Vietnam national futsal team

In 1950, the South Vietnam futsal team was established, the predecessor of the current Vietnam national futsal team, but could not go abroad to play due to political problems.

In 1997, the first national team's squad was set up. In that time, all Vietnamese futsal players came from football such as: Nguyễn Hữu Thắng, Nguyễn Hồng Sơn, Lại Công Minh, Trần Minh Chiến. The team joined 1997 Tiger's Cup/World 5's Futsal in Singapore. In this tournament, they were drawn in the same group with Italy, Iran and the host Singapore. They finished third in their group after getting one win against the host team[3] and two losses against Italy[4] and Iran.[5] After this tournament, the team was disbanded for many years.

After being inactive for eight years, the national team was reformed and joined 2005 AFF Futsal Championship and 2005 AFC Futsal Championship, of which Vietnam was host.[6] The team finished 5/6 teams in AFF Futsal Championship 2005[7] and the bottom of 2005 AFC Championship.[8] Vietnam failed to qualify for the AFC Championship in 2006 and 2007. The team also failed to reach the far from group-stage of the AFF tournament.

After these results in international competitions, the team decided to hire foreign futsal head coach. In 2008, Pattaya Piamkum was the first foreign futsal head coach. Vietnam reached to the final of 2009 AFF Futsal Championship which Vietnam was host,[9] the team's first ever in AFF Futsal Championship.

In 2010, Pattaya resigned and was replaced by an Italian head coach, Sergio Gargelli.[10] The team qualified for 2010 AFC Futsal Championship, their second continental tournament since 2005. In region AFF tournaments, the team earned two silver medals in 2011 Southeast Asian Games and 2013 Southeast Asian Games, finish second in 2012 AFF Futsal Championship.

Vietnam (red) playing versus Uzbekistan a friendly tournament in Japan in 2016. The tournament was organized after Vietnam defeated Japan at 2016 AFC Futsal Championship.

In 2014, Gargelli stepped down as coach. Bruno García Formoso became the new coach of the team.[11] Vietnam qualified for 2014 AFC Futsal Championship, the third AFC competition, as host. In this tournament, Vietnam reached the quarter-final for the first time.[12]

Vietnam also qualified for 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. The team got a shocking win over Japan in the quarter-final and reached the semi-final for the first time. This result also qualified Vietnam for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia, their first FIFA tournament.[13] The team also reached the knock-out stage after beating Guatemala 4–2,[14] losing to Paraguay 1–7 and Italy 0–2. In the round of 16, they lost to Russia 0–7.[15][16] The team also got FIFA Fair-play award from this tournament,[17] first FIFA award of Vietnam Football.

After 2016's success, García stepped down as coach.[18] In 2017, Miguel Rodrigo became the new coach.[19]

Vietnam played exhibition games in Andalusia against Spanish clubs during late February to early March 2019.[20]

The team qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup after holding a draw with Lebanon in two-legged matches Asian play-off with a total score of 1–1 (Vietnam qualified because of the away goal rule).

In the World Cup, Vietnam was drawn in group D along with Brazil, Czech Republic and Panama. After being thrashed by Brazil 1–9 in the opening match, Vietnam secured a needed victory against Panama with the total score of 3–2 and drew the Czech Republic 1–1, putting them in the top 4 third-placed teams and qualifying them for the round of 16 for the second time in a row. There, they met Russia, the team that they had lost against 0-7 five years ago. Vietnam narrowly lost to Russia 2–3 and end their campaign in the round of 16 in high spirits.

As of 25 May 2021[21]

Position	Name
Manager	Phạm Minh Giang
Assistant manager	Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
Interpreter	Huỳnh Tấn Quốc
Technical Director	Nguyễn Thành Nguyên
Goalkeeping coach	Antonio Garcia Fernando Jimenez
Fitness Trainer	Miguel Ledesma
Physiotherapist	Javier Gonzalez
Physiotherapist	Nguyễn Văn Nu
Doctor	Lương Quý Quỳnh

The following 16 players are called for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hồ Văn Ý	(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997			Thái Sơn Nam
2	1GK	Nguyễn Hoàng Anh	(1995-10-25) 25 October 1995			Sahako
16	1GK	Mai Xuân Hiệp	(1992-07-01) 1 July 1992			Sahako
6	2DF	Phạm Đức Hòa (Vice-captain)	(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991			Thái Sơn Nam
11	2DF	Trần Văn Vũ (Captain)	(1990-05-30) 30 May 1990			Thái Sơn Nam
13	2DF	Nhan Gia Hưng	(2002-07-13) 13 July 2002			Thái Sơn Nam
15	2DF	Khổng Đình Hùng	(1989-11-11) 11 November 1989			Sahako
3	3MF	Lê Quốc Nam	(1993-11-14) 14 November 1993			Thái Sơn Nam
4	3MF	Châu Đoàn Phát	(1999-03-14) 14 March 1999			Thái Sơn Nam
5	3MF	Nguyễn Anh Quý	(1992-12-12) 12 December 1992			Zetbit Saigon
7	3MF	Nguyễn Anh Duy	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994			Thái Sơn Nam
12	3MF	Nguyễn Thành Tín	(1993-08-17) 17 August 1993			Thái Sơn Bắc
14	3MF	Nguyễn Văn Hiếu	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998			Đà Nẵng
8	4FW	Nguyễn Minh Trí	(1996-04-08) 8 April 1996			Thái Sơn Nam
9	4FW	Nguyễn Đắc Huy	(1991-05-10) 10 May 1991			Sahako
10	4FW	Vũ Đức Tùng	(1995-01-03) 3 January 1995			Thái Sơn Bắc

The following players have also been called up to the Vietnam squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ngô Đình Thuận	(1987-07-05) 5 July 1987			Tân Hiệp Hưng	2018 CFA International TournamentRET
GK	Nguyễn Văn Huy	(1989-08-13) 13 August 1989			Thái Sơn Bắc	2019 AFF Futsal ChampionshipPRE
GK	Châu Thạch Khánh Cường	(1994-08-28) 28 August 1994			Cao Bằng	2018 AFF Futsal ChampionshipPRE
DF	Vũ Văn Khá	(1994-09-12) 12 September 1994			Thái Sơn Bắc	January training camp
DF	Trần Danh Phát	(1993-02-23) 23 February 1993			Thái Sơn Bắc	2018 CFA International Tournament
DF	Cổ Trí Kiệt	(1995-09-04) 4 September 1995			Thái Sơn Nam	January training camp
DF	Ngô Ngọc Sơn	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995			Cao Bằng	January training camp
MF	Đinh Văn Toàn	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997			Đà Nẵng	2018 CFA International Tournament
MF	Đoàn Văn Định	(1992-09-19) 19 September 1992			Sài Gòn	2018 CFA International Tournament
MF	Trần Quốc Tuyên	(1993-10-03) 3 October 1993			Đà Nẵng	2019 AFF Futsal ChampionshipPRE
MF	Nguyễn Hữu Thắng	(1995-03-20) 20 March 1995			Sài Gòn	2018 CFA International Tournament
MF	Vũ Xuân Du	(1991-11-12) 12 November 1991			Thái Sơn Bắc	2018 AFC Futsal ChampionshipPRE
FW	Dương Ngọc Linh	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997			Thái Sơn Nam	2018 CFA International Tournament
FW	Đặng Anh Tài	(1994-07-26) 26 July 1994			Tân Hiệp Hưng	2019 AFF Futsal ChampionshipPRE
FW	Lương Thái Huy	(1993-03-28) 28 March 1993			Sài Gòn	2019 AFF Futsal ChampionshipPRE
FW	Chu Văn Tiến	(1996-09-19) 19 September 1996			Cao Bằng	2019 AFF Futsal ChampionshipPRE
FW	Trần Quang Toàn	(1996-01-20) 20 January 1996			Thái Sơn Nam	January training camp

Notes:

• ^[a] Withdrew from squad.
• ^SUS Player suspended.
• ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
• ^RET Retired from the national team.
• ^WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.
• ^PRE Preliminary squad.

Final Result
Year	Round	Score			Result
2013	Round-robin	Vietnam	1 – 2	Japan	Loss
	Round-robin	Vietnam	1 – 3	Thailand	Loss
	Round-robin	Vietnam	3 – 2	Brazil	Win

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.