VFF Cup

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VFF Cup
Founded August 19, 2004
Number of teams 4
Current champions South Korea South Korea University Selection
Most successful team(s)  Thailand (2 titles)
 Vietnam U-23 (2 titles)
 Uzbekistan U-23 (2 titles)

The Vietnam Football Federation Cup or VFF Cup was an annual football tournament organised in Vietnam. The organisation of the tournament was announced on August 19, 2004, replacing the Independence Cup.[1] and was played from 2004 to 2011 with the Vietnamese Football Federation announcing in 2012 that the competition would no longer be played.[2] Every year the tournament is held at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. In 2008 the tournament was renamed due to the withdrawal of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development as the main sponsor.[3] Participants are either club teams or national teams, but the Vietnam national team is always a participant.

Controversy

Ever since the inauguration of the Agribank football tournament in 2004 there has always been controversies surrounding the organisation of the tournament.[4] The most recurring issue is the lack of quality teams partaking in the tournament; for the first edition of the tournament Thailand sent a 'selection team' consisted of local league players unknown to Vietnamese fans, instead of the national team as requested by the Vietnam Football Federation.[4]

Japan and Bahrain both entered their youth teams in the 2005 and 2006 tournaments respectively, and on each occasion the invited teams lacked the quality that was demanded by the organisers.[4] Due to the expressed disappointments of their Vietnamese organisers in 2006, the Bahrain Football Association sent a letter stating their reasons for not sending a full-strength team to the tournament.[5] For the 2007 edition of the Agribank Cup Thailand once again declined an invitation to take part, and Zimbabwe was invited to fill the gap left by Thailand.

Due to the combination of factors, such as the lack of quality teams and the deficiencies of the VFF as the tournament organiser, the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development announced that it would stop sponsoring the tournament in 2008.[4]

Champions/Runners Up

Summary

2012 Results

The 2012 edition was initially set to be played between hosts VietnamVietnam, TurkmenistanTurkmenistan, North KoreaNorth Korea and IranIran U-22. Iran and North Korea were replaced by LaosLaos and South KoreaSouth Korea University Selection on 10 October. The South Korean team is a selection from the University League,[6] but it doesn't include players from the top 32 universities due to a collision with the 2012 University League Championship schedules.[7] Laos themselves replaced the MaldivesMaldives who initially looked like taking part as replacements for Iran.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. South Korea South Korea University Selection 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
3. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 3 2 0 1 5 6 -1 6
2. Vietnam Vietnam 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4. Laos Laos 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
October 24, 2012
Laos Laos 1 – 4 South Korea South Korea University Selection 17:00 Thong Nhat Stadium
October 24, 2012
Vietnam Vietnam 0 – 1 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 19:15 Thong Nhat Stadium Report
October 26, 2012
South Korea University Selection South Korea 4 – 0 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 17:00 Thong Nhat Stadium
October 26, 2012
Vietnam Vietnam 4 – 0 Laos Laos 19:00 Thong Nhat Stadium
October 28, 2012
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 4 – 2 Laos Laos 17:15 Thong Nhat Stadium
October 28, 2012
Vietnam Vietnam 1 – 1 South Korea South Korea University Selection 19:00 Thong Nhat Stadium Report

2011 Results

The 2011 edition of the tournament was known as the VFF-Eximbank Cup. Host nation Vietnam was represented by the VietnamVietnam U-23 team, as they were preparing for the upcoming 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.[8] Under-23 teams from MalaysiaMalaysia, MyanmarMyanmar and UzbekistanUzbekistan were invited to take part in the tournament. On October 23, 2011, the tournament concluded with Uzbekistan winning the tournament for the second time, whereas host nation Vietnam finished as runners-up. The champions were rewarded with $25,000 in prize money, the second-placed team received $10,000 and the third-placed team was rewarded $5,000.[8]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-23 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
2. Vietnam Vietnam U-23 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
3. Malaysia Malaysia U-23 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4. Myanmar Myanmar U-23 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
October 19, 2011
Uzbekistan U-23 Uzbekistan 3 – 1 Malaysia Malaysia U-23 17:00 My Dinh Stadium
October 19, 2011
Vietnam U-23 Vietnam 5 – 0 Myanmar Myanmar U-23 19:15 My Dinh Stadium Report
October 21, 2011
Malaysia U-23 Malaysia 2 – 1 Myanmar Myanmar U-23 17:10 My Dinh Stadium
October 21, 2011
Uzbekistan U-23 Uzbekistan 1 – 1 Vietnam Vietnam U-23 19:15 My Dinh Stadium Report
October 23, 2011
Myanmar U-23 Myanmar 1 – 2 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-23 17:10 My Dinh Stadium Report
October 23, 2011
Vietnam U-23 Vietnam 1 – 1 Malaysia Malaysia U-23 19:15 My Dinh Stadium Report

2010 Results

The 2010 VFF Cup will be mainly sponsored by Son Ha Company to develop football in Vietnam. As of that, this year's competition was named the VFF SonHa Cup. VFF had invited the national teams of North KoreaKorea DPR, SingaporeSingapore, and a South KoreaSouth Korean University Selection Team. These team will be competing against the host nation team VietnamVietnam. For this edition of the tournament, Korea DPR squad won the VFF Cup for the first time following their 2-0 victory over Vietnam. Singapore finished second and the South Korean University Selection Team was third.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. North Korea Korea DPR 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
2. Singapore Singapore 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3. South Korea South Korea University Selection Team 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4. Vietnam Vietnam 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
November 2, 2010
Korea DPR North Korea 2 – 1 Singapore Singapore 16:45 My Dinh Stadium Report
November 2, 2010
Vietnam Vietnam 0 – 2 South Korea South Korean University 19:00 My Dinh Stadium
November 4, 2010
South Korean University South Korea 1 – 1 North Korea Korea DPR 17:00 My Dinh Stadium
November 4, 2010
Vietnam Vietnam 1 – 1 Singapore Singapore 19:00 My Dinh Stadium Report
November 6, 2010
Singapore Singapore 2 – 0 South Korea South Korean University 17:00 My Dinh Stadium Report
November 6, 2010
Vietnam Vietnam 0 – 2 North Korea Korea DPR 19:00 My Dinh Stadium

2009 Results

For the sixth edition of this tournament, the Vietnam Football Federation agreed to a sponsorship deal with Smart Door. Hence the 2009 competition was known as the VFF Smart Door Cup. The tournament lasted from November 5 to November 9, 2009. Under 23 Olympic teams from ChinaChina, SingaporeSingapore and ThailandThailand were the main competitors in the tournament, against host nation VietnamVietnam.[9] For this edition of the tournament, Vietnam's U23 squad won the VFF Cup for the second time following their 3-1 victory over China.[10]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Vietnam Vietnam U-23 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
2. China China U-23 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3. Thailand Thailand U-23 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4. Singapore Singapore U-23 3 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
November 5, 2009
China U-23 China 2 – 2 Thailand Thailand U-23 16:40 My Dinh Stadium [1]
November 5, 2009
Vietnam U-23 Vietnam 1 – 0 Singapore Singapore U-23 20:00 My Dinh Stadium [2]
November 7, 2009
Thailand U-23 Thailand 1 – 1 Singapore Singapore U-23 17:50 My Dinh Stadium [3]
November 7, 2009
China U-23 China 1 – 3 Vietnam Vietnam U-23 20:00 My Dinh Stadium [4]
November 9, 2009
Singapore U-23 Singapore 0 – 2 China China U-23 17:50 My Dinh Stadium [5]
November 9, 2009
Vietnam U-23 Vietnam 0 – 0 Thailand Thailand U-23 20:00 My Dinh Stadium [6]

2008 Results

In 2008 the tournament was renamed as the T&T Cup due to changes in sponsorship. The tournament lasted from October 28 to November 1, 2008. Initially VietnamVietnam invited national teams from North KoreaNorth Korea, ThailandThailand and UzbekistanUzbekistan to participate in this football tournament. On October 26 the Uzbekistan Football Federation informed tournament organisers that they won't be attending the tournament, after sending a list of twenty-five players, so only three national teams competed for this year's T&T Cup.[11] On November 1, the match between host nation Vietnam and Thailand was postponed due to heavy rain.[12] The match resumed on November 16, 2008, with Thailand winning the tournament following a 2-2 draw with Vietnam.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Thailand Thailand 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
2. Vietnam Vietnam 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3. North Korea North Korea 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
October 28, 2008
Thailand Thailand 1 – 0 North Korea North Korea 19:00 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 30, 2008
North Korea North Korea 0 – 0 Vietnam Vietnam 19:00 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 16, 2008
Vietnam Vietnam 2 – 2 Thailand Thailand 19:00 My Dinh Stadium Details

2007 Results

From November 1 to November 5, 2007, under 23 teams from FinlandFinland, UzbekistanUzbekistan and ZimbabweZimbabwe were invited to compete against host nation VietnamVietnam in the tournament. The tournament winner was awarded US$40,000 in prize money, US$20,000 for the runners-up and US$10,000 for the third-place team.

Thailand withdrew from the tournament to focus on the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. To fill the void the Vietnam Football Federation invited Zimbabwe to replace Thailand.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U-23 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
2. Finland Finland U-23 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3. Vietnam Vietnam U-23 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe U-23 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
November 1, 2007
Zimbabwe U-23 Zimbabwe 2 – 3 Finland Finland U-23 16:00 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 1, 2007
Vietnam U-23 Vietnam 1 – 2 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U23 18:30 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 3, 2007
Finland U-23 Finland 0 – 2 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U23 16:00 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 3, 2007
Vietnam U-23 Vietnam 2 – 0 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe U-23 18:30 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 5, 2007
Zimbabwe U23 Zimbabwe 1 – 1 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan U23 16:00 My Dinh Stadium Details
November 5, 2007
Vietnam U-23 Vietnam 1 – 2 Finland Finland U23 18:30 My Dinh Stadium Details

2006 Results

The third edition of the Agribank Cup lasted from October 25 to October 29, 2006. The Vietnam Football Federation initially invited teams from BahrainBahrain, IcelandIceland and ThailandThailand to participate in the tournament, but due to Iceland's withdrawal a team from New ZealandNew Zealand was invited to fill the void instead.[13]

For this tournament host nation Vietnam and Thailand both entered a near full-strength team, New Zealand sent the B-team called New Zealand "A", while Bahrain used their under-21 squad.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Thailand Thailand 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
2. Vietnam Vietnam 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3. New Zealand New Zealand A 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4. Bahrain Bahrain U-21 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
October 25, 2006
Thailand Thailand 3 – 0 Bahrain Bahrain U-21 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 25, 2006
Vietnam Vietnam 1 – 0 New Zealand New Zealand A My Dinh Stadium Details
October 27, 2006
Thailand Thailand 1 – 0 New Zealand New Zealand A My Dinh Stadium Details
October 27, 2006
Vietnam Vietnam 2 – 0 Bahrain Bahrain U-21 My Dinh Stadium Detail
October 29, 2006
Bahrain U-21 Bahrain 0 – 1 New Zealand New Zealand A My Dinh Stadium Details
October 29, 2006
Vietnam Vietnam 2 – 2 Thailand Thailand My Dinh Stadium Detail

2005 Results

For the second tournament host nation VietnamVietnam entered its Under 23 team to compete against Olympic teams from JapanJapan, MalaysiaMalaysia and ThailandThailand.[14] The tournament lasted from October 26 to October 30, 2005. Following three consecutive victories Vietnam's Under 23 team clinched the Agribank Cup with $40,000 in prize money, while Thailand and Japan took home $20,000 each after finishing second and third place respectively.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Vietnam Vietnam U-23 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9
2. Thailand Thailand U-23 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3. Japan Japan U-20 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4. Malaysia Malaysia U-23 3 0 0 3 0 6 –6 0
October 26, 2005
Thailand U-23 Thailand 2 – 0 Japan Japan U-20 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 26, 2005
Vietnam U-23 Vietnam 1 – 0 Malaysia Malaysia U-23 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 28, 2005
Vietnam U-23 Vietnam 2 – 1 Thailand Thailand U-23 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 28, 2005
Japan U-20 Japan 4 – 0 Malaysia Malaysia U-23 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 30, 2005
Thailand U-23 Thailand 1 – 0 Malaysia Malaysia U-23 My Dinh Stadium Details
October 30, 2005
Japan U-20 Japan 1 – 2 Vietnam Vietnam U-23 My Dinh Stadium Details

2004 Results

For the first edition of the Agribank Cup VietnamVietnam hosted the PortugalPorto Reserve team from Portugal, BrazilSanta Cruz F.C. from Brazil and the ThailandThailand XI selection team, consisting of players from the Thailand Premier League. For this tournament the Football Association of Thailand refused to send one of its national teams to take part, instead they sent a 'Selection Team' after the Vietnam Football Federation insisted on Thailand's participation.[5]

The tournament lasted four days from September 22 to September 26, 2004. The guest team from Portugal won the Agribank Cup after three consecutive victories and was awarded $30,000, host nation Vietnam was awarded $20,000 finishing as runners up, and Santa Cruz pocketed $5,000 finishing third.[1]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Portugal Porto B 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
2. Vietnam Vietnam 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3. Brazil Santa Cruz 3 1 0 2 5 2 +3 3
4. Thailand Thailand XI 3 0 0 3 1 8 –7 0
September 22, 2004
Porto B Portugal 1 – 0 Brazil Santa Cruz My Dinh Stadium Details
September 22, 2004
Vietnam Vietnam 2 – 1 Thailand Thailand XI My Dinh Stadium Details
September 24, 2004
Porto B Portugal 1 – 0 Thailand Thailand XI My Dinh Stadium Details
September 24, 2004
Vietnam Vietnam 1 – 0 Brazil Santa Cruz My Dinh Stadium Details
September 26, 2004
Santa Cruz Brazil 5 – 0 Thailand Thailand XI My Dinh Stadium Details
September 26, 2004
Vietnam Vietnam 1 – 2 Portugal Porto B My Dinh Stadium Details

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2004/08/229196/
  2. ↑ http://www.aseanfootball.org/?p=8107
  3. ↑ http://www.vnagency.com.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/268208/Default.aspx
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 http://vietnamnet.vn/service/printversion.vnn?article_id=1067355
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2006/11/631417/
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://thethao.tuoitre.vn/The-thao/460201/25000-USD-cho-doi-vo-dich.html
  9. ↑ http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/VFF-to-host-intl-tourney/200910/109100.vov
  10. ↑ http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/200911/Viet-Nam-win-at-Smartdoor-Cup-877854/
  11. ↑ http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=43189
  12. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=943978
  13. ↑ http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/?catid=5&newsid=20143
  14. ↑ http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2005/10/499843/

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