Thailand–Vietnam football rivalry
Locale | Asia (AFC) Southeast Asia (AFF) |
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Teams | Vietnam Thailand |
First meeting | as South Vietnam South Vietnam 2–1 Thailand (Chiang Mai, Thailand; 10 December 1995) |
Latest meeting | Vietnam 0–0 Thailand 19 November 2019 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 51 |
Most wins | Vietnam (23) |
Top scorer | Netipong Srithong-in (6) |
Largest victory | Thailand 0–5 South Vietnam 14 December 1967 |
Thailand and Vietnam men's national football teams are sporting rivals. Both teams have faced each other in 51 matches since 1956. In overall, Vietnam defeated Thailand 23 times, compared with 18 Thai's victories over the Vietnamese. This is considered as a rivalry between the two most successful and strongest football team in Southeast Asia, to determine whether Thailand or Vietnam is on the top in this region. As one of the most popular rivalries of Southeast Asia and Asia, the matches between Vietnam and Thailand are always highly anticipated by supporters of these two countries.[1][2]
Background[]
The football rivalry between Thailand and Vietnam likely originated from the Siamese–Vietnamese wars and conflicts that lasted for many centuries, due to the long military tradition and the economic rivalry of the two countries, which later expanded into football.[3] There is also a significant difference between Vietnamese footballers and supporters as well as the Vietnamese press and media when refusing to acknowledge the domination of Thai football in Southeast Asia, unlike the rest of Southeast Asia that often consider Thailand as the strongest team, which further develops the importance of the rivalry between these two teams. In fact, Thailand is generally more successful than Vietnam in international competitions, but Vietnamese achievements are better in some certain tournaments. Since the 21st century, although Thailand has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup more than Vietnam, its performances in the final tournament were often worse than Vietnam, when Vietnam reached the quarterfinals twice while Thailand's best achievement was only at the round of 16 in 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[4] Moreover, unlike Thailand, Vietnam has, in some aspect, ability to culminate surprise results despite disadvantages Vietnam endured in a number of competitions, while Thailand, due to its leading status in Southeast Asia, has a harder time to do the same toward stronger opponents, it was example in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup when Vietnam, despite being the lowest-ranked team in the competition and Vietnam's group contained three champions, turned to be the lone host country to reach the knockout phase while Thailand failed to achieve the same.[citation needed]
This is one of the most popular rivalries in the ASEAN region and is often referred as the "El Clásico" or "Battle" of Southeast Asia, because both teams are commonly considered as the two strongest teams in this region. The matches between Thailand and Vietnam always attract the large numbers of press, media, supporters of the two countries as well as other countries of Southeast Asia and Asia. However, the rivalry has grown differently from time to time. During the period against the South Vietnam, Thailand had a worse performance when they only won 4 matches compared to 19 wins of South Vietnam. However, when Vietnam has been unified and its national team returned to international football in 1991, Thailand has showed a far domination against Vietnam when it got 15 wins, 6 draws and only 3 losses. However, the overall performance from the first match of both countries in 1956 until now is still a disadvantage for Thailand against Vietnam, with only 19 wins compared to 22 losses and 10 draws. In the most recent confrontation between these two teams in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, the Thais were held a goalless draw at Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi.[5]
Vietnam's most memorable win against Thailand since its reintegration was in the 2008 AFF Championship final, when a 2–1 win in the first leg in Bangkok set them up for their first ever regional title, which they secured after a 1–1 draw in Hanoi.[6]
Lists of matches[]
# | Date | Home | Result | Away | Venue | Tournament |
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1 | 1956 | South Vietnam | 2–1 | Thailand | Saigon | Friendly |
2 | 1956 | South Vietnam | 3–1 | Thailand | ||
3 | 13 December 1959 | Thailand | 0–4 | South Vietnam | Bangkok | SEAP Games 1959 (group stage) |
4 | 17 December 1959 | Thailand | 1–3 | South Vietnam | SEAP Games 1959 (gold medal match) | |
5 | 16 August 1961 | South Vietnam | 2–1 | Thailand | Singapore | Friendly |
6 | 11 December 1961 | Thailand | 0–0 | South Vietnam | Rangoon | SEAP Games 1961 (group stage) |
7 | 16 December 1961 | Thailand | 1–1 | South Vietnam | SEAP Games 1961 (bronze medal match) | |
8 | 28 October 1962 | South Vietnam | 0–1 | Thailand | Saigon | 1962 Independence Cup (group stage) |
9 | 17 August 1963 | South Vietnam | 3–2 | Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | 1963 Merdeka Tournament |
10 | 14 December 1963 | South Vietnam | 3–0 | Thailand | Saigon | 1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
11 | 13 November 1965 | South Vietnam | 4–0 | Thailand | 1965 Independence Cup | |
12 | 15 December 1965 | Thailand | 2–1 | South Vietnam | Kuala Lumpur | SEAP Games 1965 (group stage) |
13 | 18 December 1965 | Thailand | 2–0 | South Vietnam | SEAP Games 1965 (semi-final) | |
14 | 5 November 1966 | South Vietnam | 4–1 | Thailand | Saigon | 1966 Independence Cup |
15 | 24 March 1967 | Thailand | 0–1 | South Vietnam | Hong Kong | 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
16 | 19 August 1967 | South Vietnam | 5–2 | Thailand | Ipoh | 1967 Merdeka Tournament |
17 | 14 December 1967 | Thailand | 0–5 | South Vietnam | Bangkok | SEAP Games 1967 (semi-final) |
18 | 15 August 1968 | Thailand | 2–3 | South Vietnam | Ipoh | 1968 Merdeka Tournament |
19 | 13 December 1970 | Thailand | 0–1 | South Vietnam | Bangkok | 1970 Asian Games (group stage) |
20 | 10 August 1971 | South Vietnam | 4–2 | Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | 1971 Merdeka Tournament (group stage) |
21 | 26 August 1971 | South Vietnam | 2–1 | Thailand | Singapore | Friendly |
22 | 30 October 1971 | South Vietnam | 3–0 | Thailand | Saigon | 1974 Independence Cup (semi-final) |
23 | 11 November 1971 | Thailand | 0–1 | South Vietnam | Bangkok | 1971 King's Cup (group stage) |
24 | 18 December 1971 | Thailand | 0–0 | South Vietnam | Kuala Lumpur | SEAP Games 1971 (bronze medal match) |
25 | 16 May 1973 | South Vietnam | 1–0 | Thailand | Seoul | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification |
26 | 9 November 1974 | South Vietnam | 3–2 | Thailand | Saigon | 1974 Independence Cup |
27 | 21 March 1975 | Thailand | 4–0 | South Vietnam | Bangkok | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
28 | 10 December 1995 | Thailand | 3–1 | Vietnam | Chiang Mai | SEA Games 1995 (group stage) |
29 | 16 December 1995 | Thailand | 4–0 | Vietnam | SEA Games 1995 (gold medal match) | |
30 | 13 September 1996 | Thailand | 4–2 | Vietnam | Kallang | 1996 AFF Championship (semi-final) |
31 | 16 October 1997 | Thailand | 2–1 | Vietnam | Jakarta | SEA Games 1997 (semi-final) |
32 | 3 September 1998 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Thailand | Hanoi | 1998 AFF Championship (semi-final) |
33 | 5 August 1999 | Vietnam | 0–0 | Thailand | Bandar Seri Begawan | SEA Games 1999 (group stage) |
34 | 14 August 1999 | Thailand | 2–0 | Vietnam | SEA Games 1999 (gold medal match) | |
35 | 8 December 2002 | Thailand | 2–1 | Vietnam | Bangkok | Friendly |
36 | 27 December 2002 | Thailand | 4–0 | Vietnam | Jakarta | 2002 AFF Championship (semi-final) |
37 | 29 October 2006 | Vietnam | 2–2 | Thailand | Hanoi | 2006 Agribank Cup[7] |
38 | 24 December 2006 | Thailand | 2–1 | Vietnam | Bangkok | 2006 King's Cup (group stage) |
39 | 30 December 2006 | Thailand | 3–1 | Vietnam | 2006 King's Cup (final) | |
40 | 24 January 2007 | Vietnam | 0–2 | Thailand | Hanoi | 2007 AFF Championship (first leg semi-final) |
41 | 28 January 2007 | Thailand | 0–0 | Vietnam | Bangkok | 2007 AFF Championship (second leg semi-final) |
42 | 16 November 2008 | Vietnam | 2–2 | Thailand | Hanoi | 2008 T&T Cup[8] |
43 | 6 December 2008 | Thailand | 2–0 | Vietnam | Phuket | 2008 AFF Championship (group stage) |
44 | 24 December 2008 | Thailand | 1–2 | Vietnam | Bangkok | 2008 AFF Championship (first-leg final) |
45 | 28 December 2008 | Vietnam | 1–1 | Thailand | Hanoi | 2008 AFF Championship (second-leg final) |
46 | 30 November 2012 | Thailand | 3–1 | Vietnam | Bangkok | 2012 AFF Championship (group stage) |
47 | 24 May 2015 | Thailand | 1–0 | Vietnam | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
48 | 13 October 2015 | Vietnam | 0–3[9] | Thailand | Hanoi | |
49 | 5 June 2019 | Thailand | 0–1[10] | Vietnam | Buriram Province | 2019 King's Cup (semi-final) |
50 | 5 September 2019 | Thailand | 0–0[11] | Vietnam | Pathum Thani | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
51 | 19 November 2019 | Vietnam | 0–0[12] | Thailand | Hanoi |
Statistics[]
Honours[]
Vietnam | Competition | Thailand | |
---|---|---|---|
Southeast Asia, Asia and Worldwide | |||
2 | AFF Championship | 5 | |
1 | Southeast Asian Games (until 1999) |
9 | |
– | AFC Asian Cup | – | |
– | Asian Games (until 1998) |
– | |
– | FIFA Confederations Cup | – | |
– | FIFA World Cup | – | |
– | Summer Olympics (until 1988) |
– | |
3 | Total | 14 |
Top goalscorers[]
As of 25 June 2021
Players in bold are still active for the national team
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | Netipong Srithong-in | 6 |
2 | Tawan Sripan | 3 |
Kiatisuk Senamuang | ||
Datsakorn Thonglao | ||
Lê Công Vinh | ||
6 | Nguyễn Hồng Sơn | 2 |
Phan Thanh Binh | ||
Teerasil Dangda | ||
Kirati Keawsombat |
Overall[]
Competition | Matches | Result | Goals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vietnam | Draws | Thailand | / | |||
FIFA World Cup | – | – | – | – | – | – |
AFC Asian Cup | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Asian Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AFF Championship | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 9 |
Southeast Asian Games | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 16 |
All competitions | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 26 |
FIFA World Cup qualification | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
AFC Asian Cup qualification | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Friendly | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 47 |
All matches | 51 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 77 |
See also[]
- Myanmar–Thailand football rivalry
- Indonesia–Malaysia football rivalry
- List of association football rivalries
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