Vietnam
HANOI (April 23, 2007) –The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Second Division will kick-off tomorrow with the participation of 16 teams. Following a conference to announce the tournament rules and the official draw ceremony recently, the 16 teams will be divided into three zones of North (Group A), Central Vietnam and the Southeastern region (Group B)…
HANOI (April 4, 2007) – Da Nang took the top spot in the V-League after beating previous leader Binh Duong 3-1 at home to chalk up their third victory in five matches. Da Nang was the first to score with Thanh Thang finding the back of the net in the 19 minute before Almeida added…
HANOI (Feb 9, 2007) – Vietnam will host the U20 Youth Championships in August as part of the development programme for the Asean Football Federation (AFF) calendar this year. Apart from member countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and host Vietnam taking part, there are expectations that several teams from outside the Asean football…
HANOI (Jan 28, 2007) – Nam Phu My, a PetroViet Nam Group company, has agreed to sponsor Nam Dinh Football Club to the tune of VND7 billion (over USD 450,000) a year. The National Cup holders were previously under the sponsorship of Mikado. The deal between the northern side and Nam Phu My, a fertiliser…
HANOI (Jan 26, 2007) – The Vietnam national team might not have gotten the result they wanted in Hanoi but that has not stopped their fans from being regarded as the best in Asia – or perhaps even the world. For how else can it be concluded of a group of fans who had not…
HANOI (Jan 24, 2007) – Thailand’s greater precision accounted for their 2-0 win over Vietnam in the first leg semi-final of the Asean Football Championship at My Dinh Stadium here today. Datsakorn Thonglao’s shot from a 25-metre freekick that sneaked through the Vietnamese defensive maze into goal in the 27th minute epitomised the superior Thai…