Republic of Vietnam

1949/1954–1976
Nickname(s)	Rồng vàng (Golden Dragon)
Association	Vietnam Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Top scorer	Duc Cu Sinh Le (6)
Home stadium	Cộng Hòa Stadium
FIFA code	SVM
First colours Second colours
First international
Hong Kong 3–2 Vietnam  (Mong Kok, Hong Kong; 20 April 1947)[1] Post independent  Taiwan 3–2 South Vietnam  (Manila, Philippines; 1 May 1954)
Last international
Malaysia 3–0 South Vietnam  (Bangkok, Thailand; 23 March 1975)
Biggest win
South Vietnam 10–0 Philippines  (Tokyo, Japan; 1 October 1967)
Biggest defeat
South Vietnam 1–9 Indonesia  (Seoul, South Korea; 4 May 1971)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1956)
Best result	Fourth place, 1956, 1960

The Republic of Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Việt Nam Cộng hòa) was the national association football team representing the Republic of Vietnam (formerly known in different times as either French Indochina or State of Vietnam) between 1947 and 1976. The South Vietnamese team joined FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1954, being treated by these bodies as the only legitimate Vietnamese national team until the beginning of Vietnamese reunification in 1975. The South Vietnam team existed side by side with a separate North Vietnam team, which represented the Communist-controlled northern portion of the country, and which unlike its southern counterpart was never allowed to join FIFA or the AFC. South Vietnam took part in the first two Asian Cups finals (1956 and 1960), finishing last both times.

The South Vietnam team ceased to exist when the North and South regions combined into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam after the end of the Vietnam War, with the Vietnam national team replacing both the North and South teams. The unified republic was allowed to keep South Vietnam's membership of FIFA and the AFC, resulting in the South Vietnam team's historical record usually being counted as part of the overall record of the Vietnam national team, while results for the North Vietnam team are not commonly included as part of the latter.^[1]

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1950	Did not enter									Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	Did not qualify									3	1	0	2	1	5
Total	—	—	–	–	–	–	–	–		3	1	0	2	1	5

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.

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Hong Kong	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2
2	Japan	2	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3
3	South Vietnam	0	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5

Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	6	9	Squad		2	1	1	0	7	3
1960	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	12	Squad		2	2	0	0	5	1
1964	Did not qualify										3	2	0	1	9	7
1968											4	2	0	2	4	4
1972	Withdrew										Withdrew
1976	Did not qualify										4	0	0	4	1	10
Total	Fourth place	4th	6	0	1	5	8	21	–		15	7	1	7	26	25

Asian Cup Finals Results
Year	Score	Result
1956	South Vietnam 2–2  Hong Kong	Draw
	South Vietnam 1–2  Israel	Loss
	South Vietnam 3–5  South Korea	Loss
1960	South Vietnam 1–5  South Korea	Loss
	South Vietnam 0–2  Republic of China	Loss
	South Vietnam 1–5  Israel	Loss

Asian Games

Asian Games Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1951 Did not enter 1954 Preliminary round 2 1 0 1 5 5 1958 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 8 5 1962 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 12 8 1966 Preliminary round 3 1 1 1 2 6 1970 2 0 0 2 0 3 Total Fourth Place 15 5 2 8 27 27

Asian Games History Year Round Score Result 1954 Round 1  South Vietnam 2–3  Republic of China Loss Round 1  South Vietnam 3–2  Philippines Win 1958 Round 1  South Vietnam 1–1  Pakistan Draw Round 1  South Vietnam 6–1  Malaya Win Quarter-finals  South Vietnam 1–3  South Korea Loss 1962 Round 1  South Vietnam 0–1  Indonesia Loss Round 1  South Vietnam 6–0  Philippines Win Round 1  South Vietnam 3–0  Malaya Win Semi-finals  South Vietnam 2–3  India Loss Bronze medal  South Vietnam 1–4  Malaya Loss 1966 Round 1  South Vietnam 2–1  Republic of China Win Round 1  South Vietnam 0–0  Indonesia Draw Round 1  South Vietnam 0–5  Singapore Loss 1970 Round 1  South Vietnam 0–2  India Loss Round 1  South Vietnam 0–1  Thailand Loss

Southeast Asian Games

The South Vietnam team winning gold at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Southeast Asian Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959	Champions	4	3	0	1	11	3
1961	Third place	3	1	1	1	8	2
1965		4	2	0	2	8	5
1967	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	11	2
1969	Group stage	2	0	1	1	1	2
1971	Third place	4	1	2	1	5	4
1973	Runners-up	4	1	1	2	9	7
Total	1 title	24	10	5	9	53	25

• 1971: Pesta Sukan Cup (join-winners with India)^[2]

Head-to-head record

Key

  Positive balance

  Neutral balance

  Negative balance

The list shown below shows the South Vietnam national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Australia	2	0	0	2	0	2	–2
Bangladesh	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Cambodia	13	7	3	3	14	14	0
Hong Kong	10	4	2	4	16	12	4
India	11	2	2	7	8	17	–9
Indonesia	15	5	1	9	25	36	–11
Israel	4	1	0	3	4	8	–4
Japan	5	1	0	4	5	14	–9
Kuwait	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1
Laos	6	5	1	0	24	1	23
Lebanon	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Malaya	11	6	1	4	16	29	–1
Malaysia	20	4	6	10	30	42	–1
Myanmar	12	0	2	10	8	25	–12
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	5	1	4
Pakistan	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Philippines	4	4	0	0	25	2	23
Singapore	19	13	5	1	48	26	22
South Korea	21	0	7	14	20	48	–28
Taiwan	10	3	3	4	18	15	3
Thailand	18	11	3	4	30	21	9
West Germany	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1

See also

• Football in Vietnam

References

External links

• South Vietnam – List of International Matches at RSSSF.com