Hanoi FC came from a goal behind to win the National Cup against city rivals Viettel in a dramatic last 15 minutes of the final on September 20.

The V-League has just eaten a bitter fruit after witnessing a state-owned business pouring money into the Thai-League.

After a rough 2019 season on the pitch, Thanh Hoa FC have found their feet in the twice-suspended 2020 V.League 1 season, largely thanks to Cameroonian defender Louis Christian Ewonde Epassi.

Hanoi FC will have the chance to defend the National Cup after a convincing 5-1 victory in the semi-final against HCM City FC at the empty Hang Day stadium.

The nation’s professional football leagues look set to resume action by the end of September due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic being brought under control, according to the organisers of the competitions.
 

Le Cong Vinh's stunning strike at the 2007 Asian Cup has successfully made it into the semi-finals of the Asian Cup Greatest Goals Bracket Challenge, an online poll conducted by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong expressed his regret at leaving Thanh Hoa FC, having resigned recently after being forced out by the board.

Japanese expert Yusuke Adachi has become the new Technical Director of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) as a decision announcing his position was released in Hanoi on September 9.

National team star striker Pham Thi Hai Yen is thrilled with her opportunity to go abroad to play for Lank FC in the Campeonato Nacional III Championship, the third division of Portuguese women's football.

Coach Arsene Wenger alongside many French veteran players including former UEFA President Michel Platini, Fabien Barthez, Jean Pierre Papin, Marcel Desailly and Nicolas Anelka will go to Vietnam for a friendly match in 2021.

Czech-Vietnamese goalkeeper Filip Nguyen has accepted a call-up to the Czech national team, ending his pursuit of a place in the Vietnamese national team.

Vietnam’s captain Que Ngoc Hai has apologised over an advert he posted on social media that allegedly violated the copyright of the national football team.

V.League football will return on September 26, the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) announced late last week.

Midfielder Nguyen Trong Hieu of the V.League 1’s Hai Phong is one of the notable names in the 36-player squad for the third gathering of the U19 Vietnam team this year.

Huynh Nhu and Tuyet Dung, two female footballers who play for the women’s national team, have been presented with the opportunity of playing for newly-formed Portuguese football club Lank FC.

The chief coach of the Vietnamese national football team Park Hang Seo was presented with the second-class Labor Medal on Thursday.

Former UEFA President Michel Platini, coach Arsene Wenger, Patrice Evra and many French veteran players will go to Vietnam for a friendly match in 2021.

Website Transfermarkt has estimated that the market value of Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau has risen to EUR200,000, equivalent to approximately VND5 billion.

Matches of Vietnam’s national football team in the ASEAN Football Federation Championship (AFF Cup) and Asia’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers next year will be exclusively aired on the newly-launched TV channel On Sports.

The Vietnamese national football team won’t play a competitive World Cup qualifying match until next year at the earliest.