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Thailand–Vietnam football rivalry

Other names	Southeast Asian El Clásico
Location	Asia (AFC) Southeast Asia (AFF)
Teams	Thailand  Vietnam Formerly  South Vietnam
First meeting	as South Vietnam April 1956 Friendly South Vietnam 2–1 Thailand as Vietnam Thailand 3–1 Vietnam (Chiang Mai, Thailand; 10 December 1995)
Latest meeting	5 January 2025 ASEAN Championship Thailand 2–3 Vietnam
Statistics
Meetings total	58
Top scorer	Natipong Sritong-In (6)
All-time series	Thailand: 22 Draw: 11 Vietnam: 25
Largest victory	as South Vietnam Thailand 0–5 South Vietnam 14 December 1967 as Vietnam Thailand 4–0 Vietnam 16 December 1995 Thailand 4–0 Vietnam 27 December 2002
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The football rivalry between Vietnam and Thailand is considered by many as a major sporting rivalry in Southeast Asia. Including the records of the South Vietnam, both sides have faced each other in 58 matches since 1956, with Vietnam winning 25, Thailand 22 and 11 resulting in a draw. As one of the most popular rivalries in Southeast Asia, matches between Thailand and Vietnam often attract huge attention from the media and supporters in both countries.

Background

Historically Thailand is the most successful side in Southeast Asian men's football, winning a total of 7 AFF Championship titles as opposed to Vietnam's 3. Since the 21st century, Thailand has also qualified for the AFC Asian Cup more times than Vietnam, although the latter achieved better overall performances in the two editions they managed to qualify for. During the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Vietnam became the only host country to reach the knockout phase after three other hosts: Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia were all eliminated in the group stage. In the 2019 edition, Vietnam reached the quarterfinals while Thailand was knocked out in the round of 16.

Despite being termed "rivalry" by the media, since 1995 the fixtures have mostly been in favor of Thailand with occasional upsets from Vietnam. During the early period, Thailand had inferior overall records against South Vietnam, losing 20 out of 27 matches and winning only 4. However, after a unified Vietnam returned to international football in 1991, Thailand displayed remarkable domination when they recorded 16 wins, 9 draws, and only 4 losses. The most recent confrontation between these two teams took place in the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Championship final, where Vietnam won the match 3–2 (5–3 aggregate).

Vietnam's most memorable victory 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.

List of matches

Thailand vs. South Vietnam

Thailand vs. Vietnam

Statistics

Honours

Top scorers

As of 2 January 2025
Players in bold are still active for the national team

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Netipong Srithong-in	6
2	Tawan Sripan	3
	Kiatisuk Senamuang
	Datsakorn Thonglao
	Lê Công Vinh
7	Nguyễn Hồng Sơn	2
	Nguyễn Xuân Son
	Phan Thanh Bình
	Cù Sinh
	Teerasil Dangda
	Kirati Keawsombat
	Chanathip Songkrasin
	Theerathon Bunmathan

Women's matches

The two nations also have a strong rivalry in women's football. Out of 36 matches played, Vietnam has won 18, Thailand 9 and 9 were drawn.

No.	Date	Competition	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Goals (home)	Goals (away)
1.	7 October 1997	1997 Southeast Asian Games	Thailand	3–2	Vietnam	Jakarta	unknown	unknown
2.	10 December 1998	1998 Asian Games	Thailand	1–1	Vietnam	Thupatemi Stadium, Pathum Thani	unknown	unknown
3.	15 September 2001	2001 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	4–0	Thailand	Petaling Jaya	Bùi Thị Hiền Lương 9', 83' Nguyễn Thị Thuý Nga 30' (pen.) Lưu Ngọc Mai 49' (pen.)
4.	2003	Friendly	Vietnam	3–0	Thailand	Quảng Ninh	unknown
5.	8 December 2003	2003 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	3–1	Thailand	Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng	Lưu Ngọc Mai 6' Phùng Minh Nguyệt 36' Saipin 49' (o.g.)	Piamsin 63'
6.	20 April 2004	2004 Summer Olympics qualification	Vietnam	0–0	Thailand	Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium, Tokyo
7.	26 November 2005	2005 Southeast Asian Games	Thailand	0–1	Vietnam	Marikina Sports Complex, Marikina		Đỗ Hồng Tiến 20'
8.	31 May 2006	2006 AFF Women's Championship	Vietnam	3–2	Thailand	Thành Long Sports Centre, Hồ Chí Minh City	unknown	unknown
9.	19 February 2007	2008 Summer Olympics qualification	Thailand	1–0	Vietnam	Thai-Japanese Stadium, Bangkok	unknown 85'
10.	3 June 2007		Vietnam	1–0	Thailand	Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng	Nhiêu Thùy Linh 41'
11.	10 June 2007		Thailand	5–0	Vietnam	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok	unknown
12.	13 September 2007	2007 AFF Women's Championship	Vietnam	0–3	Thailand	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon		Sunisa 2' Nisa ?' 75'
13.	13 December 2007	2007 Southeast Asian Games	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Nakhon Ratchasima Municipal Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima	Pitsamai 61' Anootsara 71' (pen.)
14.	1 June 2008	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Vietnam	1–0	Thailand	Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City	Đoàn Thị Kim Chi 70'
15.	18 October 2008	2008 AFF Women's Championship	Vietnam	2–1	Thailand	Thành Long Sports Centre, Hồ Chí Minh City	Trần Thị Kim Hồng 8' (pen.), 50' (pen.)	Nisa 52'
16.	23 October 2009	Friendly	Vietnam	2–0	Thailand	Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả	Đỗ Thị Ngọc Châm 24', 77'
17.	11 December 2009	2009 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	2–2	Thailand	National University of Laos Stadium, Vientiane	Nguyễn Thị Muôn 4' Văn Thị Thanh 32'	Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Anh 41' (o.g.) Sukunya 88'
18.	16 December 2009		Thailand	0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Vietnam	Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
19.	25 March 2011	2012 Summer Olympics qualification	Vietnam	2–1	Thailand	Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung	Nguyễn Thị Hòa 53' Lê Thu Thanh Hương 90+2'	Chidtawan 1'
20.	12 June 2011		Vietnam	3–3	Thailand	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman	Lê Thị Thương 8' Nguyễn Thị Muôn 12' Lê Thu Thanh Hương 37'	Nguyễn Hải Hòa 18' (o.g.) Kanjana 25' Wilaiporn 84'
21.	9 September 2013	2013 AFF Women's Championship	Thailand	0–0	Vietnam	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
22.	13 December 2013	2013 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	1–2	Thailand	Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay	Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 33'	Naphat 40' Anootsara 47'
23.	21 May 2014	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Vietnam	1–2	Thailand	Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City	Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung 86'	Kanjana 48', 65'
24.	26 September 2014	2014 Asian Games	Thailand	1–2	Vietnam	Goyang Stadium, Goyang	Nisa 51'	Nguyễn Thị Liễu 53' Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung 67'
25.	8 May 2015	2015 AFF Women's Championship	Vietnam	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Thailand	Thống Nhất Stadium, Hồ Chí Minh City	Nguyễn Thị Liễu 30'	Nisa 52', 92'
26.	22 September 2015	2016 Summer Olympics qualification	Thailand	0–2	Vietnam	Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay		Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 39', 83'
27.	30 July 2016	2016 AFF Women's Championship	Thailand	0–2	Vietnam			Huỳnh Như 85' Nguyễn Thị Nguyệt 90+4'
28.	4 August 2016		Vietnam	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Thailand		Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt 85'	Rattikan 7'
29.	22 August 2017	2017 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	1–1	Thailand	UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam	Phạm Hải Yến 11'	Rattikan 41'
30.	24 January 2018	2018 Four Nations Tournament	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan	Taneekarn 83' Kanjana 90' (pen.)
31.	19 August 2018	2018 Asian Games	Vietnam	3–2	Thailand	Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang	Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Dung 22' Nguyễn Thị Vạn 33' Nguyễn Thị Liễu 40'	Suchawadee 30' (pen.) Pitsamai 79'
32.	27 August 2019	2019 AFF Women's Championship	Thailand	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Vietnam	IPE Chonburi Stadium 1, Chonburi		Huỳnh Như 93'
33.	26 November 2019	2019 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	1–1	Thailand	Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan	Dương Thị Vân 45+1'	Taneekarn 87'
34.	8 December 2019		Thailand	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Vietnam	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila		Phạm Hải Yến 92'
35.	2 February 2022	2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Thailand	0–2	Vietnam	DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai		Huỳnh Như 19' Thái Thị Thảo 24'
36.	21 May 2022	2021 Southeast Asian Games	Vietnam	1–0	Thailand	Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả	Huỳnh Như 59'

See also

• Myanmar–Thailand football rivalry
• Indonesia–Malaysia football rivalry
• List of association football rivalries

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