The two football bodies reached an agreement on December 15 in Hanoi to pit the winners of their respective regional tournaments against each another every two years. The one-and-done showdown will be called the AFF-EAFF Champions Trophy.

At the Vietnam - RoK match in ASIAD 2018 in Bogor, Indonesia on August 29.

The inaugural match will be held on March 26.

After Vietnam won the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 in Hanoi on December 15, the AFF-EAFF Champions Trophy has become a focus of attention in the Republic of Korea, where coach Park Hang-seo’s squad will face the team of his motherland.

Vietnam held the AFF Suzuki Cup trophy again after 10 years by beating Malaysia 1-0 in the second-leg final (and 3-2 on aggregate) of the tournament that took place at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on December 15 night. The national team took the first champion title of the AFF Suzuki Cup in 2008, also at My Dinh Stadium.

ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.

AFF Cup: Vietnam football team aim to win group

The Vietnam national football team has set the immediate target of winning top spot in Group A at the upcoming ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Championship - AFF Suzuki Cup 2018.

 

Vietnam Siflex crowns champions of Football Championship for Industrial Parks’ labors

(BGO) – The Trade Union of the Industrial Parks in the northern province of Bac Giang on November 11 held the closing and awarding ceremony to the football teams with achievement in the first Male Football Championship for the Industrial Parks’ workers, staff and labors in 2018 in Bich Dong town, Viet Yen district (Bac Giang province). 

 

Hue city to host international U21 football tourney

The 2018 International U21 Football Tournament run by Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper will be held in the former imperial city of Hue next month.

 

Vietnam champion ASEAN beach football tourney

Vietnam triumphed the ASEAN Football Federation Beach Soccer Championship in Indonesia on November 24.

 

National men’s football team enters FIFA’s top 100

Vietnam’s national men’s football team has climbed two spots to find itself on the list of world’s top 100 for this month, according to the latest International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) rankings released on November 29.

 

Source: VNA