South Vietnam national football team


The Republic of Vietnam national football team was the national association football team representing the State of Vietnam and South Vietnam between 1949 and 1975. The team took part in the first two Asian Cups finals, finishing fourth both times out of 4 teams.
The team ceased to exist when the North and South regions combined into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. No matches were played between 1976 and 1990 and the first tournament the combined team played was in after 1991. Football record agencies count the South Vietnam matches as part of the all-time record of the Vietnam national team while considering North Vietnam team to be a separate team for statistical purposes.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification

The only World Cup qualification campaign which South Vietnam entered was the for the 1974 World Cup. They were placed in Zone A of the AFC and OFC qualification in Seoul, South Korea. On 16 May 1973 they beat Thailand 1–0 to qualify for Group 1. On 20 May, South Vietnam lost their opening game 0–4 to Japan and four days later they lost 1–0 to Hong Kong and were eliminated. Hong Kong and Japan advanced but neither got any further, losing play-offs for the next round to South Korea and Israel respectively.
RankTeam
14220020+2
22210141+3
30200205−5

Asian Cup

Asian Games

Southeast Asian competitions