2018 Vinaphone Cup
Giải Bóng Đá Quốc Tế Cúp Vinaphone 2018
Tournament details
Host countryVietnam
CityHanoi
Dates3–7 August 2018
Teams4 (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 played6
Goals scored11 (1.83 per match)
Attendance97,210 (16,202 per match)
Top scorer(s)State of Palestine Oday Dabbagh
Uzbekistan Nurillo Tukhtashinov
(2 goals each)
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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]

Vietnam emerged as the tournament champions with 7 points ahead the rest teams.[2][3]

Participating teams

The 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

The following referees and their assistants were chosen for the tournament.[5]

Referees
Assistant referees

Regulation

The tournament is decided through a round-robin format with team with the highest point will become the winner.

Prize money

Prize 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

All matches were to be played in National Stadium, Hanoi.[7]

Hanoi
Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Capacity: 40,192

Standings

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
Source: Vietnam Football Federation
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

Uzbekistan 0–0 Oman
Report (PLO)
Report (Zing.vn)
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 1,183
Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)
Vietnam 2–1 Palestine
Anh Đức 45+1'
Công Phượng 52'		 Report (PLO)
Report (Zing.vn)		 Dabbagh 28'
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 18,457
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
Palestine 2–1 Uzbekistan
El Cherif 8'
Dabbagh 26'		 Report (PLO)
Report (Zing.vn)		 Tukhtashinov 13'
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 2,054
Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà (Vietnam)
Oman 0–1 Vietnam
Report (PLO)
Report (Zing.vn)		 Văn Hậu 89'
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 30,859
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Palestine 1–1 Oman
Obaid 22' Report (PLO)
Report (Zing.vn)		 Sulaiman 90+1'
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 4,465
Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)
Vietnam 1–1 Uzbekistan
Văn Đức 80' Report (PLO)
Report (Zing.vn)		 Tukhtashinov 66'
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 40,192
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)
Vinaphone Cup Winners
Vietnam
Vietnam
3rd title

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Hòa Uzbekistan, U23 Việt Nam vô địch Cúp tứ hùng" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Net. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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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