Vietnam listed among 10 nominees for Best Women's National Team in the World
VOV.VN - Vietnam has been named among the Top 10 nominees for the Best Women’s National Team in the World for a second consecutive year, according to Futsal Planet, one of the world’s most prestigious futsal websites.
The nomination recognizes a successful year for the Vietnamese women’s national futsal team under head coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang.
In 2025, the team reached the quarterfinals of the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup and won a historic gold medal at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 33).
Other teams shortlisted in the Top 10 include Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Thailand.
Previously, in 2024, the Vietnamese women’s futsal team won the ASEAN Women’s Futsal Championship and the Thailand International Futsal Tournament, and finished second at the International Women’s Futsal Tournament Lanzhou 2024 in China. These achievements also helped Vietnam earn a place among the Top 10 nominees for the award in 2024.
In 2025, Futsal Planet also unveiled the Top 10 nominees for Best Coach of a Women’s National Futsal Team in the World, with Nguyen Dinh Hoang representing Vietnam on the list.
Other nominees include Luis Miguel Jeronimo of Portugal, Silvio Nicolas Noriega of Argentina, and Thanatorn Santanaprasit of Thailand. Futsal Planet is set to announce the winners in each award category on January 7.
Over the past five years, several Vietnamese futsal representatives have appeared on Futsal Planet’s nomination lists. Notably, Ho Van Y was twice named among the Top 10 Best Futsal Goalkeepers in the World, in 2018 and 2021.
Vietnam in second seed group for Asian women futsal championship finals
VOV.VN - The women’s national futsal squad have been placed in Pot 2, the second seed group, for the upcoming draw for the 2025 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Futsal Asian Cup finals which is due to take place on February 6.
