President of the world football governing body FIFA Gianni Infantino has pledged to support Vietnam’s football development programmes in the coming time through the FIFA Goal Project. Chairman of the Vietnam Football Federation, Le Hung Dung (right) welcomes FIFA Gianni Infantino in Hanoi on February 8 At a working session with representatives from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in Hanoi on February 8, the FIFA leader said that they would continue to support the project by providing financial resources, building of a laboratory and high-quality training room, and referee training, helping Vietnam complete young football training programmes in particular and promote its football development in general. “FIFA has also selected Vietnam as one of the participants in a pilot project to develop women’s football in 18 months,” Gianni Infantino said. “FIFA will send its experts to Vietnam to help the VFF build a long-term programme for the project.” FIFA president said he highly valued football achievements made by Vietnam in recent time, especially Vietnam’s U20 football team’s presence at the U20 World Cup 2017; Vietnam’s Futsal team playing in the semi-finals of the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship; and the U23 team’s success as the runner-up at the AFC U23 Championship 2018. FIFA President Gianni Infantino visits the Vietnamese U23 football players in Hanoi on February 8 He attributed the results to efforts made by the Vietnamese Government in promoting the football’s development and expressed his belief that Vietnam’s football would reap more successes in the near future. During his working… [Read full story]
VietNamNet Bridge - FIFA has announced a US$800,000 grant to the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) to develop their youth football. The international football body is to finance the construction of a performance laboratory equipped with the latest technology in addition to sending specialists to train Vietnamese staff on how to operate the lab. FIFA will also build an artificial glass training turf that meets the association's standard. Contractors for this project will be handpicked by FIFA. Once completed, the facilities will be inspected by the association before being transferred to the VFF. FIFA General Secretary Jerome Vackle encouraged Viet…... [read more]
FIFA has announced a 800,000 USD grant to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to develop their youth football. The international football body is to finance the construction of a performance laboratory equipped with the latest technology in addition to sending specialists to train Vietnamese staff on how to operate the lab. FIFA will also build an artificial glass training turf that meets the association's standard. Contractors for this project will be handpicked by FIFA. Once completed, the facilities will be inspected by the association before being transferred to the VFF. FIFA General Secretary Jerome Vackle encouraged Vietnam in its effort…... [read more]
Roller-coaster year for Vietnamese football (25-12-2007) Home support: Vietnamese football fans cheer their team at Ha Noi's My Dinh Stadium during their Asian Cup's group B match against Qatar in July. The team's success as quarter-finalist has been voted as the country's most prominent football event of 2007. — VNA/VNS Photo Quoc Khanh HA NOI — Vietnamese football has had its fill of success and failure this year. The Bong Da (Football) newspaper named what it considered to be the top ten sporting events of 2007. 1. Viet Nam successfully co-hosted the region's biggest football competition, the Asian Cup, which…... [read more]
Vietnamese football lovers have more reasons than just the second-place at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship to believe in young players, as many of the next-generation footballers are ready for their chance to shine. Vietnam lost 2-1 to Uzbekistan in extra time during the snowy final to finish second at the U23 championship in China on Saturday, but it was more than enough to bring the whole nation pride as the young players elevated the country’s position in the continental arena. The Golden Stars beat giants including Australia, Iraq and Qatar on their path to the finale, going down to…... [read more]
VFF Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan receives the Developing Member Associations of the Year award from the AFC 2017 could be considered a great year for Vietnamese football, as the VFF has six teams through to the final rounds of AFC competitions, including the men’s national team, the women’s national team, the national futsal team, and the national U23, U19 and U16 teams.In addition, the VFF had actively and successfully hosted different AFC competitions throughout the year, including the 2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship, the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification and the 2018 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.Furthermore, proactive involvement…... [read more]
