Vietnam Football Federation

History

Predecessor of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) was originally established in 1960 in North Vietnam as the Vietnam Football Association (VFA). Its first president was Hà Đăng Ấn, who was head of the Railway Department and had been a former football star. At that time, there was a separate football association in South Vietnam (under the Republic of Vietnam) handling football in that region. Because of the division of Vietnam in 1954, football developed separately in the two halves. Following the country’s reunification in 1975 (officially in 1976), Vietnam inherited South Vietnam’s memberships in FIFA (which South Vietnam had joined in 1952) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) (which South Vietnam had joined in 1954). In 1989, after the Đổi Mới reforms, Vietnamese sports, including football, began re-integrating into more international activities. In August 1989, the first Congress of the current version of the federation was held in Hanoi. At that Congress: The organization was formally declared the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Main board

President

The current president of VFF is Trần Quốc Tuấn.

Presidents

• Trịnh Ngọc Chữ (1989–1991)
• Dương Nghiệp Chí (acting, 1991–1993)
• Đoàn Văn Xê (1993–1997)
• Mai Văn Muôn (1997–2001)
• Hồ Đức Việt (2001–2003)
• Trần Duy Ly (acting, January–August 2003)
• Mai Liêm Trực (2003–2005)
• Nguyễn Trọng Hỷ (2005–2013)
• Lê Hùng Dũng (2013–2018)
• Lê Khánh Hải (2018–2021)
• Trần Quốc Tuấn (2021–)

Executive committee

• Trần Quốc Tuấn – Permanent deputy chairman
• Cao Văn Chóng – 1st Deputy chairman
• Lê Văn Thành – 2nd Deputy chairman

Secretary-General

• Lê Thế Thọ (1989–1993)
• Trần Bẩy (1993–1997)
• Phạm Ngọc Viễn (1997–2005)
• Trần Quốc Tuấn (2005–2011)
• Ngô Lê Bằng (2011–2014)
• Lê Hoài Anh (2014–2022)
• Dương Nghiệp Khôi (2022–2024)
• Nguyễn Văn Phú (2024–)

Affiliated committees

• Council of Referees
• Women's Committee
• Medical Committee
• External affairs Committee
• Communication Committee
• Committee of movements and member organizations
• Committee of Development Strategy
• Committee of Professional Football
• Committee of Complaints
• Inspection Committee
• National council of Coaches
• Marketing and Sponsorship Committee

Regional federations

40 provincial federations are constituent members of VFF:

North

• Hà Nội Football Federation
• Hà Tĩnh Football Federation
• Hà Nam Football Federation
• Hải Dương Football Federation
• Hải Phòng Football Federation
• Hưng Yên Football Federation
• Hòa Bình Football Federation
• Lạng Sơn Football Federation
• Nam Định Football Federation
• Nghệ An Football Federation
• Quảng Ninh Football Federation
• Phú Thọ Football Federation
• Thái Nguyên Football Federation
• Thanh Hóa Football Federation

Central

• Bình Định Football Federation
• Đà Nẵng Football Federation
• Đắk Lắk Football Federation
• Gia Lai Football Federation
• Khánh Hòa Football Federation
• Kon Tum Football Federation
• Lâm Đồng Football Federation
• Phú Yên Football Federation
• Quảng Nam Football Federation
• Quảng Ngãi Football Federation
• Thừa Thiên–Huế Football Federation

South

• An Giang Football Federation
• Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Football Federation
• Bến Tre Football Federation
• Bình Dương Football Federation
• Bình Phước Football Federation
• Cà Mau Football Federation
• Cần Thơ Football Federation
• Đồng Nai Football Federation
• Đồng Tháp Football Federation
• Hồ Chí Minh City Football Federation
• Kiên Giang Football Federation
• Long An Football Federation
• Tây Ninh Football Federation
• Tiền Giang Football Federation
• Vĩnh Long Football Federation

Competitions

Domestic leagues

For men

• V.League 1
• V.League 2
• Second Division
• Third Division
• Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship
• Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship
• Vietnamese National U-17 Football Championship
• Vietnamese National U-15 Football Championship
• Vietnamese National U-13 Football Championship
• Vietnamese National U-11 Football Championship
• Vietnam National Futsal League
• Vietnamese National Beach Soccer League

For women

• Vietnamese Women's National League
• Vietnamese National Women's U-19 Football Championship
• Vietnamese National Women's U-16 Football Championship

Domestic cups

• Vietnamese National Football Cup
• Vietnamese National Football Super Cup
• Vietnamese National Futsal Cup
• Vietnamese Women's National Cup

National teams

Men

• Vietnam national football team
• Vietnam national under-23 football team
• Vietnam national under-21 football team
• Vietnam national under-20 football team
• Vietnam national under-17 football team
• Vietnam national futsal team
• Vietnam national under-20 futsal team
• Vietnam national beach soccer team

Women

• Vietnam women's national football team
• Vietnam women's national under-20 football team
• Vietnam women's national under-17 football team
• Vietnam women's national futsal team

Logo

In 1994, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) of the second term held a competition to design a new logo. The winning design was created by artist Nguyen Ngoc Than. The logo features a yellow background, a red triangle, and a stylized football. The red triangle represents the national flag, and the stylized football represents the passion for football in Vietnam. The three letters VFF stand for Vietnam Football Federation.

The current logo of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) features a stylized football with the three letters "VFF" inside it. The football is surrounded by the Vietnamese flag, which is red with a yellow star in the center. The logo was designed to honor the history and development of Vietnamese football, and to show the Federation's commitment to meeting the needs of fans, friends, and international football organizations. It was designed by Nguyen Cong Quang and has been in use since 2008.

On April 28, 2008, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Executive Committee officially announced the use of the new VFF logo in all related transactions from May 1, 2008. The use of the old logo ended on December 31, 2008. File:Vietnam Football Federation Logo (1994-2008).svg|1990–2008 File:Logo of VFF.png|2008–present

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: Động Lực Sport, Honda, Vinamilk, Yanmar, Sony, LS Group, Coca-Cola, Kao Vietnam, TNI Corporation, Z.com, Herbalife Vietnam, Acecook, Gia Đình Attack, Hưng Thịnh Land, Hưng Thịnh Corporation and King Coffee.

Rumor

In 2023, rumors circulated on social media that the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) was about to receive up to $120 million to build two stadiums with a capacity of up to 50,000 and 100,000 seats. According to the source, the two new stadiums could be started in March 2024. On November 6, 2023, VFF announced that the funding announcement for the new stadium was completely fabricated, and in fact, VFF does not have authority to build or to oversee the construction of major facilities like stadiums.

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