Haiphong is the third-largest city in Vietnam and is the principal port city of the Red River Delta. The municipality has an area of 1,526.52 km2 (589.39 sq mi), consisting of 8 urban districts and 7 rural districts. Two of the rural districts cover islands in the South China Sea: Bạch Long Vĩ and Cát Hải. It has a population of 2,359,000 in 2021. The city's economy has strength in manufacturing, as evident by large industrial parks and numerous smaller traditional handicraft villages. Historically, Haiphong is the first place in Vietnam and Mainland Southeast Asia to get electricity.
The Mỹ Đình National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nam Từ Liêm district, Hanoi, Vietnam. It has a capacity of 40,200 seats and is the centerpiece of Vietnam's National Sports Complex. It was officially opened in September 2003 and was the main venue for the Southeast Asian Games later that year, hosting the opening and closing ceremony as well as the men's football and athletics events.
Vietnam Coast Guard is the coast guard and a uniformed people's armed force of Vietnam. It is purposed to protect the Vietnamese state's interests at sea while also responsible for search and rescue duties, along with their duties of combating and preventing smuggling, piracy, and trade fraud in Vietnamese waters.
The V.League 1, also called Night Wolf V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF). It is contested by 14 clubs who play each other on a home and away basis. The team finishing at the top at the end of the season is crowned the champion and enters the AFC Champions League Two.
Lê Công Vinh is a Vietnamese former footballer. He was part of the Vietnam national team between 2004 and 2016, and played predominantly as an attacker. Considered one of the greatest players in Vietnamese football's history, Công Vinh achieved the highest scores of all time in the Vietnam national team, and received three Vietnamese Golden Ball Awards.
Hanoi Football Club, commonly referred to as Hà Nội, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Hanoi, Vietnam. They play their home matches at the Hang Day Stadium and compete in V.League 1, the top division in the Vietnamese football league system. They were founded in 2006 as T&T Hanoi Football Club before being renamed to Hanoi T&T Football Club in 2010, and finally to its current name in 2016.
Thep Xanh Nam Đinh Football Club, known as Nam Dinh, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Nam Định that competes in the V.League 1.
Kavin Bryan is a Jamaican former international footballer who played as a striker.
The football tournament at the 2003 SEA Games was held from 30 November to 12 December in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong and Nam Định of Vietnam. The men's tournament was played by U-23 national teams, while the women's tournament had no age limit.
Joseph Mpande Mbolimbo is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a forward for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.
Quế Ngọc Hải is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Becamex Bình Dương and is the vice-captain of Vietnam national team. He is considered one of the best defenders in V.League 1 history.
Phạm Mạnh Hùng is a Vietnamese footballer who plays as a centre-back for V.League 1 club Hải Phòng and the Vietnam national football team.
Đặng Văn Lâm is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Quy Nhơn Bình Định. Born in Russia, he plays for the Vietnam national team.
Châu Ngọc Quang is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a midfielder for V.League 1 club Hoàng Anh Gia Lai and the Vietnam national team.
Đặng Văn Tới is Vietnamese footballer who plays as a center-back for V.League 1 club Hải Phòng.
The 2021 Vietnamese National Cup was the 29th edition of the Vietnamese Cup, the football knockout competition of Vietnam organized by the Vietnam Football Federation.
Nguyễn Thanh Bình is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Viettel and the Vietnam national team.
