The 2018 Vinaphone Cup (also known as the tenth edition of VFF Cup) is an international Olympic association football friendly tournament, sponsored by Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) with the competition is named after Vinaphone, a subsidiary-mobile network which is part of VNPT. Vietnam as the hosts use the tournament as their preparation for the Asian Games held in Indonesia.[1]
| Giải Bóng Đá Quốc Tế Cúp Vinaphone 2018 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Vietnam |
| City | Hanoi |
| Dates | 3–7 August 2018 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Vietnam (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Palestine |
| Third place |  Uzbekistan |
| Fourth place |  Oman |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 11 (1.83 per match) |
| Attendance | 97,210 (16,202 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Oday Dabbagh Nurillo Tukhtashinov (2 goals each) |
← 2012 2022 → | |
Vietnam emerged as the tournament champions with 7 points ahead the rest teams.[2][3]
Participating teams
editThe following are the list of teams participating the tournament.[4]
| Team | Best U-23 Asian Cup finish | Best Olympic finish | Best Asian Games finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oman
|
Group stage (2013, 2018) | none | Quarterfinals (2010) |
| Palestine
|
Quarterfinals (2018) | Round of 16 (2014) | |
| Uzbekistan
|
Champions (2018) | Quarterfinals (2006, 2010) | |
| Vietnam
|
Runners-up (2018) | Round of 16 (2010, 2014) |
Match officials
editThe following referees and their assistants were chosen for the tournament.[5]
- Referees
Nazmi Nasaruddin- Suhaizi Shukri
Hoàng Ngọc Hà- Nguyễn Hiền Triết
- Assistant referees
- Azman Ismail
- Yusri Muhamad
Regulation
editThe tournament is decided through a round-robin format with team with the highest point will become the winner.
Prize money
editPrize money amounts were announced in July 2018.[6]
| Position | Amount (thousand USD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Per team | Total | |
| Champion | $50,000 | 50 |
| Runner-up | $30,000 | 30 |
| Third place | $10,000 | 10 |
| Total | 90 | |
Venue
editAll matches were to be played in National Stadium, Hanoi.[7]
| Hanoi |
|---|
| Mỹ Đình National Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,192 |
|
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam (C, H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Palestine
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Oman
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Fair-play points; 6) Penalty shoot-out
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Results
edit- Times listed are local, Vietnam standard time (UTC+7).
| Vietnam | 2–1 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
Anh Đức  45+1'Công Phượng 52' |
Report (PLO) Report (Zing.vn) |
Dabbagh 28' |
| Palestine | 2–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| El Cherif 8' Dabbagh 26' |
Report (PLO) Report (Zing.vn) |
Tukhtashinov 13' |
| Palestine | 1–1 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Obaid 22' |
Report (PLO) Report (Zing.vn) |
Sulaiman 90+1' |
| Vietnam | 1–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Văn Đức 80' |
Report (PLO) Report (Zing.vn) |
Tukhtashinov 66' |
| Vinaphone Cup Winners |
|---|
 Vietnam 3rd title |
Goalscorers
edit- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
edit- ^ "Công Bố Giải Bóng Đá Quốc Tế U23 - Cúp Vinaphone 2018 Và Nhà Tài Trợ Chính VNPT" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Hòa Uzbekistan, U23 Việt Nam vô địch Cúp tứ hùng" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Net. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ Trần Đoàn; Hải Anh; Thành Đồng (7 August 2018). "Tuyệt phẩm của Văn Đức giúp Olympic Việt Nam vô địch với thành tích bất bại" (in Vietnamese). Người Lao Động. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Lịch thi đấu giải Tứ hùng cúp Vinaphone 2018: Olympic Việt Nam rèn quân" (in Vietnamese). Voice of Vietnam. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Phung phí cơ hội, U23 Uzbekistan bị cầm hòa không bàn thắng ở Mỹ Đình". Zing.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Mới. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
Trọng tài Nguyễn Hiền Triết nổi còi bắt đầu trận đấu.
• "Starting List [Vietnam vs. Palestine]". Bóng Đá. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
• "Starting List [Oman vs. Vietnam]". PLO. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
• "Starting List [Vietnam vs. Uzbekistan]". PLO. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018. - ^ Thiên Bình (3 August 2018). "Lịch thi đấu của U23 Việt Nam tại Cúp tứ hùng 2018" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Net. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ Tạ Hiển (8 July 2018). "Giá vé giải Tứ hùng của U23 Việt Nam tại Hà Nội thấp nhất là 150.000 đồng" (in Vietnamese). VTV. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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