The ASEAN Championship, currently known as the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's national teams in Southeast Asia.
The Vietnam national football team represents Vietnam in men's senior international association football and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation, the governing of football in Vietnam. The team's nickname is the Golden Star Warriors.
The 2007 AFF Championship was the 6th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of Southeast Asia. The group stage was co-hosted by Singapore and Thailand from 12 to 17 January. Knockout stage with two-leg Home-and-away format was hosted from 23 January to 4 February 2007.
The 2008 AFF Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament. It was primarily sponsored by Suzuki and therefore officially known as the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. The group stage was held in Indonesia and Thailand from 5 to 10 December 2008. Two-legged home-and-away semi-finals and finals were held between 16 and 28 December 2008 in Singapore and Vietnam.
The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and P&G and officially known as the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 8th edition of the AFF Championship, took place on 1–29 December 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the group stage from 1 to 8 December. Two-legged home-and-away semi-finals and finals were held between 15 and 29 December 2010.
The 2014 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 10th edition of the AFF Championship, an international association football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
The 2018 AFF Championship was the 12th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the 6th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup. This was the first time a new format has been applied with the group stage was played in a home-and-away format instead of be hosted in two nations from 2002 to 2016.
Rafaelson Bezerra Fernandes, known mononymously as Rafaelson and also as Nguyễn Xuân Son, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for the V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh and the Vietnam national team.
Nguyễn Tiến Linh is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Becamex Bình Dương and the Vietnam national team. In 2021, Tiến Linh was nominated by a panel of sports journalists and football experts for Best Footballer in Asia. He is considered one of the best Vietnamese footballers of his generation. After the match against China in February 2022, he became the all-time leader for Vietnam in the World Cup qualifiers, passing Lê Công Vinh who had 7 goals.
The AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy is a planned biennial football match organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF). It is contested by the reigning champions of the respective Asian international football competitions, the ASEAN Championship and the EAFF E-1 Football Championship. It takes place during the FIFA international match window.
The football rivalry between Vietnam and Thailand is considered by many as a major sporting rivalry in Southeast Asia. Including the records of the South Vietnam, both sides have faced each other in 58 matches since 1956, with Vietnam winning 25, Thailand 22 and 11 resulting in a draw. As one of the most popular rivalries in Southeast Asia, matches between Thailand and Vietnam often attract huge attention from the media and supporters in both countries.
Street storming is an occasional and spontaneous social activity in Vietnam. While it is also used to refer to street racing, the term is more often used to call the massive gatherings and celebrations of Vietnamese football supporters and civilians on the streets around the country in response to major victories of Vietnam football teams.
Khuất Văn Khang is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Viettel and the Vietnam national team.
The 2022 AFF Championship was the 14th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and was the 1st edition under the name AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup.
The knockout stage of the 2022 AFF Championship were the second and final stage of the 2022 AFF Championship, following the group stage. It took place from 6 to 16 January 2023. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a two-legged single-elimination tournament beginning with the semi-finals followed by the final. Each tie are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.
The 2022 AFF Championship Final was the final of the 2022 AFF Championship, the 14th edition of the top-level Southeast Asia football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
The 2024 ASEAN Championship was the 15th edition of the ASEAN Championship football tournament of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
The 2024 ASEAN Championship qualification tournament was the qualification process for the 2024 ASEAN Championship, the fifteenth edition of the ASEAN Championship. Brunei and Timor-Leste contested for a berth for the ASEAN Championship final tournament in two home-and-away matches.
The 2024 ASEAN Championship knockout stage was played from 26 December 2024 to 5 January 2025. A total of 4 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2024 ASEAN Championship.
Below are the squads for the 2024 ASEAN Championship, which will take place between 8 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.
