Thailand–Vietnam football rivalry

Thailand–Vietnam football rivalry

Other names	The War Elephants vs The Golden Stars
Locale	Asia , ASEAN
Teams	Thailand Vietnam
First meeting	10 Decamber 1995
Latest meeting	Vietnam 0–3 Thailand 2018 World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round Group F (13 October 2015)
Statistics
Meetings total	20
Most wins	Thailand (14)
All-time series	14–4–2

The Thailand–Vietnam football rivalry is a sports rivalry that exists between the national association football teams of each country, regarded as one of ASEAN biggest football rivalries. The rivalry is a relatively recent one, born from a number of highly competitive matches between the two teams since Vietnam In the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup Final, the successor to the ASEAN Football Championship, They also defeated Thailand 2–1 in the finals away from home. In the final 2nd-leg, Thailand scored the opening goal that leveled the aggregate score to 2–2, however Vietnam's star Le Cong Vinh scored a late equalized goal from Nguyen Minh Phuong's free kick, which gave Vietnam 3–2 aggregate win and its first title in the regional tournament. The two teams have played each other in several significant matches, including a 2018 World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round Group F

Origins

The first match between the two teams was played at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games, ending in a 3–1 win for the Thailand.

Overall

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Thailand	20	14	4	2
Vietnam	20	2	4	14

Matches

#	Date	Competition	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
1	10 Decamber 1995	1995 Southeast Asian Games, (Group stage)	Thailand	3–1	Vietnam	700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai
2	16 Decamber 1995	1995 Southeast Asian Games, (Final)	Thailand	4–0	Vietnam	700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai
3	13 September 1996	1996 AFF Championship, (Semi-final)	Thailand	4–2	Vietnam	National Stadium, Singapore, Kallang
4	16 October 1997	1997 Southeast Asian Games, (Semi-final)	Thailand	2–1	Vietnam	Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
5	3 September 1998	1998 AFF Championship, (Semi-final)	Vietnam	3–0	Thailand	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
6	5 August 1999	1999 Southeast Asian Games, (Group stage)	Vietnam	0–0	Thailand	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan
7	14 August 1999	1999 Southeast Asian Games, (Final)	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan
8	8 December 2002	International friendly	Thailand	2–1	Vietnam	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
9	27 December 2002	2002 AFF Championship, (Semi-final)	Vietnam	0–4	Thailand	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
10	24 December 2006	2006 King's Cup, (Group stage)	Thailand	2–1	Vietnam	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
11	30 December 2006	2006 King's Cup, (Final)	Thailand	3–1	Vietnam	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
12	24 January 2007	2007 AFF Championship, (Semi-final first Leg)	Vietnam	0–2	Thailand	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi
13	28 January 2007	2007 AFF Championship, (Semi-final second Leg)	Thailand	0–0	Vietnam	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok
14	16 November 2008	2008 VFF Cup	Vietnam	2–2	Thailand	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi
15	6 December 2008	2008 AFF Championship, (Group stage)	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Surakul Stadium, Phuket
16	24 December 2008	2008 AFF Championship, (Final first Leg)	Thailand	1–2	Vietnam	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
17	28 December 2008	2008 AFF Championship, (Semi-final second Leg)	Vietnam	1–1	Thailand	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi
18	30 November 2012	2012 AFF Championship, (Group stage)	Thailand	3–1	Vietnam	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
19	24 May 2015	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round, (Group F)	Thailand	1–0	Vietnam	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
20	13 October 2015	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round, (Group F)	Vietnam	0–3	Thailand	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
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References

• all-times results