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 V.League 1, also called LPBank 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 who played as a forward. 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.
Vương Tiến Dũng is a Vietnamese football coach. After retiring from his playing career, during which he played for Thể Công and the Vietnamese national side, Vương turned to coaching and coached a number of Vietnamese football clubs.
Hanoi Football Club, commonly referred to as Hà Nội, is a professional football club based in Hanoi, Vietnam. They play their home matches at Hang Day Stadium and compete in V.League 1, the top division in the Vietnamese football league system. The club was founded in 2006 as T&T Hanoi Football Club, later renamed Hanoi T&T Football Club in 2010, before adopting 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 captains the 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 Đông Á Thanh Hóa and the Vietnam national football team.
Đặng Văn Lâm is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 2 club Phù Đổng Ninh Bình. 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.
Nguyễn Phi Hoàng is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a winger for V.League 1 club SHB Đà Nẵng.
The 2021 Vietnamese Cup was the 29th edition of the Vietnamese National Cup, the football knockout tournament 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.
