Vietnam national beach soccer team

Vietnam
Nickname(s)	Những chiến binh sao vàng (Golden Star Warriors)
Association	Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Mai Văn Đức
Captain	Trần Vĩnh Phong
Top scorer	Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh (23 goals)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	VIE
BSWW ranking	NR (9 April 2025)
; First colours	; Second colours
First international
	Bahrain 3–0 ; (Bali, Indonesia, 18 Oct 2008)
Biggest win
	13–0 Timor-Leste ; (Da Nang, Vietnam, 2 Dec 2016)
Biggest defeat
	United Arab Emirates 8–2 ; (Phuket, Thailand, 21 Nov 2014)
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	Group stage (2015, 2025)
Asian Beach Games
Appearances	4 (first in 2008)
Best result	Fourth place (2014)
AFF Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	Champions (2018)
Medal record
Men's Beach Soccer
Representing Vietnam
AFF Beach Soccer Championship
Website	www.vff.org.vn/vi/tin-tuc-482

The Vietnam national beach soccer team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá bãi biển quốc gia Việt Nam) represents Vietnam in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the governing body for football in the Vietnam.

Competitive records

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA
1995	did not enter
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013
2015	did not qualify
2017	did not enter
2019
2021
2023
2025	did not qualify
Total	Best: None	0/23	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA
2006	Did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013
2015	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	0	3	11	14
2017	Did not enter
2019	Did not enter
~~2021~~	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Did not enter
2025	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	0	2	6	12
Total	Group stage	2/11	6	0	1	0	5	17	26

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2015	Group stage	China	5–5 a.e.t (pens. 2–3)	Loss	Doha, Qatar
		Japan	2–3	Loss
		Kuwait	4–6	Loss
2025	Group stage	Oman	1–7	Loss	Pattaya, Thailand
		Bahrain	4–2 (a.e.t)	Won
		Malaysia	1–3	Loss

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA
2008	Group stage	9/16	3	2	0	1	12	12
2010	Group stage	13/16	3	0	0	3	9	17
2012	Group stage	9/15	3	1	0	2	7	10
2014	4th place	4/13	6	2	1	3	20	26
2016	Quarter-Finals	5/11	3	1	1	1	15	8
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Total	Best: 4th place	4/4	18	6	2	10	64	73

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2008	Group stage	Bahrain	0–3	Loss	Bali, Indonesia
		South Korea	4–3	Won
		Kuwait	8–6	Won
2010	Group stage	China	2–5	Loss	Muscat, Oman
		Bahrain	4–5 (a.e.t)	Loss
		Palestine	3–7	Loss
2012	Group stage	Palestine	2–6	Loss	Haiyang, China
		Afghanistan	4–3	Won
		China	1–1 a.e.t (pens. 2–3)	Loss
2014	Group stage	Kuwait	6–2	Won	Phuket, Thailand
		Qatar	3–1	Won
		Thailand	4–5	Loss
	Quarter-finals	Oman	3–3 a.e.t (pens. 5–4)	Won
	Semi-finals	Japan	2–7	Loss
	Bronze medal match	United Arab Emirates	2–8	Loss
2016	Group stage	Laos	12–3	Won	Da Nang, Vietnam
	Group stage	Thailand	0–2	Loss
	Quarter-finals	Lebanon	3–3 a.e.t (pens. 3–4)	Loss

AFF Beach Soccer Championship

AFF Beach Soccer Championship Record
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA
2014	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	24	15
2018	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	20	18
2019	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	0	2	17	19
2022	Did not enter
Total	2 titles	3/4	11	9	0	2	63	26

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2014	Group stage	Thailand	3–4	Loss	Kuantan, Malaysia
		Indonesia	6–2	Won
		FELDA	8–1	Won
	Semi-finals	Laos	3–2	Won
	Final	Malaysia	4–6	Loss
2018	Group stage	Malaysia	3–2	Won	Bali, Indonesia
		Indonesia	3–2	Won
		Thailand	4–9	Loss
		Timor-Leste	4–1	Won
	Final	Thailand	6–4	Won
2019	Group stage	China	7–5	Won	Chonburi, Thailand
		Malaysia	5–3	Won
		Afghanistan	3–7	Loss
		Thailand	2–4	Loss

Schedules and results

All times are UTC+7 (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Win Draw Loss

2025

15 March Friendly	China	4–3		Pattaya, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

16 March Friendly	Saudi Arabia	6–2		Pattaya, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

21 March 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS	Oman	7–1		Pattaya, Thailand
17:00 UTC+7	Al-Sauti 1', 20' Al-Bulushi 6' Mush. Al-Araimi 14' Al-Owaisi 30' Musa. Al-Araimi 36', 36'	Report	Phan Đạt 25'	Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

23 March 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS		4–2 (a.e.t.)	Bahrain	Pattaya, Thailand
17:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

25 March 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS	Malaysia	3–1		Pattaya, Thailand
17:00 UTC+7	Hafizal 21', 36' Iman 27'	Report	Phạm Trường Dũ Anh 34'	Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

Players

Current squad

The following 14 players were named for the 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup.^[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2025.

Head coach: Mai Văn Đức

No.	Pos.	Player	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nguyễn Hữu Ân	0	0	Đà Nẵng
12	1GK	Nguyễn Anh Quang	2	0	Khánh Hoà

5	2DF	Mai Văn Mãnh	3	1	Đà Nẵng
3	2DF	Hồ Quốc Hưng	2	0	Đà Nẵng
	2DF	Lê Thái Nguyễn	0	0	Đà Nẵng
11	2DF	Nguyễn Hồng Quân	1	0	Khánh Hòa

8	3MF	Trần Kim Trung	0	0	Đà Nẵng
4	3MF	Mai Đức Rim	0	0	Huế
9	3MF	Võ Hoàng Phú Quí	0	0	Khánh Hoà
	3MF	Trần Trọng Hoàng	0	0	Bình Định
10	3MF	Phạm Trường Dũ Anh	1	1	Bình Định

6	4FW	Trần Ngọc Bảo	3	0	Đà Nẵng
2	4FW	Phan Đạt	3	3	Đà Nẵng
7	4FW	Trần Vĩnh Phong	0	0	Đà Nẵng

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Goals	Club
1GK	Ngô Quốc Cường	(1989-07-28) 28 July 1989	4	Đà Nẵng
3MF	Mai Bá Cường	(1986-12-08) 8 December 1986	2	Bình Thuận
2DF	Huỳnh Ngọc Cường	(1988-10-22) 22 October 1988	2	Khánh Hòa

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Mai Văn Đức
Head coach	Trương Công Tuân
Goalkeeping coach	Kiều Minh Văn
Doctor	Lê Xuân An

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors includes:

Local sponsor includes:

Eximbank
Petro Vietnam
Hoa Sen Group
Kova Paint
Next Media
Dong Luc Group
Viettel Mobile
Cuulong Steel
Thai Son Nam Group
Canh Buom Do Group
Huu Lien A Chau Joint-Stock Company

Coaches

Name	Nationality	Period	Tournament
Đặng Quốc Hùng	Vietnam	2014	2014 AFF Beach Soccer Championship: Runner-up 2014 Asian Beach Games: Fourth place 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship: Group stage
Trương Công Tuân	Vietnam	2016	2016 Asian Beach Games: Quarter-Final 2018 AFF Beach Soccer Championship: Champions
Mai Văn Đức	Vietnam	2025

Honours

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

Appearances (2): 2015, 2025

Asian Beach Games

Fourth place (1): 2014

Appearances (5): 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

AFF Beach Soccer Championship

Champions (1): 2018

Runner-up (2): 2014, 2019

Appearances (3): 2014, 2018, 2019

References

^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ "Đội tuyển bóng đá bãi biển Việt Nam chuẩn bị tham dự Giải bóng đá bãi biển châu Á 2025". www.vff.org.vn. VFF. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
^ "Yanmar Announces Official Sponsorship of the Vietnamese National Football Team". Yanmar. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Yanmar Renews Sponsorship of Vietnam National Football Team". Yanmar. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Grand Sport signs sponsorship deal with VN national teams". Việt Nam News. 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Suzuki supports Vietnam National Football Team". Vietnam Football Federation. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Suzuki to sponsor Vietnam for two years". ASEAN Football Federation. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Sony Việt Nam là Nhà tài trợ chính thức của các Đội tuyển Bóng đá Quốc gia Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Sony Corporation. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Sony: nhà tài trợ các đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia VN" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Net. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "New Sponsor for Vietnamese Soccer". Soccerex. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "VPMilk tài trợ cho các đội tuyển Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Bóng đá+. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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External links

VFF Official Website (in Vietnamese)
BSWW Official Website (in English)

[BSWW_World_Ranking-1] "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[2] "Đội tuyển bóng đá bãi biển Việt Nam chuẩn bị tham dự Giải bóng đá bãi biển châu Á 2025". www.vff.org.vn. VFF. Retrieved 14 March 2025.

[3] "Yanmar Announces Official Sponsorship of the Vietnamese National Football Team". Yanmar. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[4] "Yanmar Renews Sponsorship of Vietnam National Football Team". Yanmar. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[5] "Grand Sport signs sponsorship deal with VN national teams". Việt Nam News. 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[6] "Suzuki supports Vietnam National Football Team". Vietnam Football Federation. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[7] "Suzuki to sponsor Vietnam for two years". ASEAN Football Federation. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[8] "Sony Việt Nam là Nhà tài trợ chính thức của các Đội tuyển Bóng đá Quốc gia Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Sony Corporation. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[9] "Sony: nhà tài trợ các đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia VN" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Net. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[10] "New Sponsor for Vietnamese Soccer". Soccerex. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[11] "VPMilk tài trợ cho các đội tuyển Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Bóng đá+. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[12] Phan Hồng (1 April 2018). "Acecook Việt Nam đồng hành cùng các ĐTQG" (in Vietnamese). Bóng đá+. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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National beach soccer teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup - Beach soccer at the Asian Beach Games
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - Beach Soccer Worldwide

National beach soccer teams
Asia	Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh China India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Laos Lebanon Korea Republic Kuwait Malaysia Myanmar Oman Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Thailand United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan
Africa	Algeria Cameroon Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Madagascar Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Nigeria Senegal Seychelles Somalia South Africa Tunisia Uganda
Europe	Albania Andorra Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Germany Georgia Greece Hungary Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Sweden Turkey Ukraine
North America	Bahamas Belize Canada Costa Rica El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Jamaica Mexico Panama Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States
South America	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
Oceania	Cook Islands Fiji New Caledonia New Zealand Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Vanuatu

National sports teams of Vietnam
Men	Baseball Basketball 3x3 Beach handball Cricket Football U-23 U-22 U-21 U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 Handball Tennis Volleyball
Women	Beach handball Basketball 3x3 Football U-20 U-17 Futsal Handball Tennis Volleyball U-23 U-20 U-18
Mixed	Badminton
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

Vietnam national football team
General	Vietnam Football Federation History North South Managers
Venues	National stadiums Mỹ Đình National Stadium Hàng Đẫy Stadium Thống Nhất Stadium
Statistics	All-time record 1949–1975 1991–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Unofficial games AFC Asian Cup record ASEAN Championship record Head-to-head record
Players	Squad Born outside Vietnam Most capped players Top goalscorers Youngest players
AFC Asian Cup Finals	1956 1960 2007 2019 2023
ASEAN Championship Finals	1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Goals	Lê Công Vinh
Friendly tournaments	Ho Chi Minh City Cup VTV-T&T Cup VFF Cup International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup BTV Cup
Other competitions	AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy Olympic Games Asian Games SEA Games
Rivalries	Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Thailand
Awards	Honours and titles Player of the Year V.League Awards
Other teams	U-23 (Olympic) U-20 U-17 Women's team U-20 U-17 Futsal U-20 Women's futsal Former teams North Vietnam South Vietnam
Culture	Street storming