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Defending champs held at home in Vietnam Super League 

January 18, 2012
Defending champs held at home in Vietnam Super League 

Song Lam Nghe An players (yellow) mark Nigerian striker Samson Kayode Olaleye of visitors Hanoi T&T in a Super League match in Vinh city Sunday. Defending Vietnamese Super League champions Song Lam Nghe An were held 2-2 at home by Hanoi T&T in the third round Sunday. Both teams played fast football from the start, [...]

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Indonesia beats Vietnam in SEA Games semifinals 

November 21, 2011
Indonesia beats Vietnam in SEA Games semifinals 

Vietnamese under-23 footballers (L) dejected after losing to SEA Games hosts Indonesia in the semis on Saturday Vietnam lost 0-2 to hosts Indonesia in the football semifinals of the South East Asian Games at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Saturday. The hosts launched lots of attacks and looked better throughout the game while the Vietnamese [...]

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SEA Games boss urges focus on Olympic sports 

November 16, 2011
SEA Games boss urges focus on Olympic sports 

Future SEA Games should feature fewer traditional sports and focus on Olympic events, Rita Subowo said Future Southeast Asian Games should feature fewer traditional sports and focus on Olympic events if the region’s athletes are to compete at a higher level, Indonesia’s organizing body said Tuesday. Rita Subowo, president of the SEA Games organizing committee, [...]

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Vietnam draws with Myanmar in AFC U19 qualifier 

November 6, 2011
Vietnam draws with Myanmar in AFC U19 qualifier 

Vietnam took the lead after two minutes but had to settle for a 2-2 tie with Myanmar in their second Group F match of the 2012 AFC U19 qualifiers. Photo by VnExpress. Hosts Vietnam were held to a 2-2 draw by Myanmar in their second Group F match of the 2012 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) [...]

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Vietnam held by Malaysia in U19 AFC qualifier 

November 2, 2011
Vietnam held by Malaysia in U19 AFC qualifier 

  Hosts Vietnam were held 0-0 by Malaysia in the Group F opener of the qualifying round for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-19 Championship 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City Monday. Vietnam had aimed to beat Malaysia to get three points and be in a better position to face Myanmar, Laos and the Democratic [...]

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Vietnamese footballers must play smart at SEA Games 

October 22, 2011
Vietnamese footballers must play smart at SEA Games 

   Vietnam U23 footballers Long Giang (L) and Trong Hoang (R) practice in Hanoi on October 13. The draw for the 26th South East Asian Games went well enough for Vietnam’s Under-23 footballers but critics say precaution is necessary. The Wednesday draw placed Vietnam in Group B with U23 teams from Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, East [...]

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Hosts Binh Duong enter semis in Becamex IDC Cup  

October 14, 2011
Hosts Binh Duong enter semis in Becamex IDC Cup  

Newly signed Nigerian striker Udo Fortune (L) scored a hat-trick to earn hosts Binh Duong a semifinal berth at Becamex IDC Cup 2011. Hosts Becamex Binh Duong booked a semifinal berth at the Becamex IDC Cup 2011 after beating Vicem Hai Phong 3-1 at Go Dau Stadium on Monday. Newly signed Nigerian striker Udo Fortune’s [...]

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SLNA crowned V-League champs 

August 28, 2011
SLNA crowned V-League champs 

  Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) won Vietnam’s top-tier football championship, V-League 2011, after drawing 1-1 on home soil Sunday at Vinh Stadium against defending champs Hanoi T&T. The fight for the title was very fierce because the hosts, three points clear of the visitors only needed a draw to win the championship while the [...]

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Da Nang gains on SNLA in close V-League race 

July 15, 2011
Da Nang gains on SNLA in close V-League race 

  Second-placed Da Nang turned up the heat in the V-League with a sharp 3-1 home win over league leaders Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) at Chi Lang Stadium in round 20 on Sunday. The league 2001 champions SLNA, with 39, points are now only four points clear of the 2009 champions Da Nang. There [...]

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Vietnam sets sights on U-16 Asian Football Championship 

July 2, 2011

  Young Vietnamese players are training hard to qualify for the 2012 Under-16 Asian Football Championship. The footballers will play qualifying matches in Vientiane, against Japan, Cambodia, Taiwan, the Republic of Korea, and hosts Laos, from September 12-22. The Vietnamese team will also participate in the 2011 U-16 ASEAN Football Federation competition from July 7-20, [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...