Vietnamese referees appointed at international tournaments

Two Vietnamese female referees, Le Thi Ly (left) and assistant Ha Thi Phuong, were appointed by FIFA to officiate matches at the 2024 Women's U17 World Cup for the first time - Photo: VFF

On May 23, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced the list of Vietnamese supervisors and referees appointed to officiate at the 2026 Asian Women's Football Championship qualifiers and the 2025 East Asian Football Championship finals.

Specifically, in the qualifying round of the 2026 Asian Women's Football Championship taking place from June 20 to July 6, Vietnamese supervisors and referees on duty include:

Referee Le Thi Ly (HCMC) in group A (host Jordan); supervisor Mai Hoang Trang (HCMC) in group B (Thailand); referee Bui Thi Thu Trang ( Hai Phong ) and assistant referee Nguyen Thi Hang Nga (HCMC) in group F (Uzbekistan); referee Tran Thi Thanh (Hue) and assistant referee Ha Thi Phuong (Hai Phong) in group H (Tajikistan).

At the final round of the 2025 East Asian Football Championship taking place in Seoul, South Korea from July 5 to 17, the referees and assistant referees on duty include: referee Ngo Duy Lan, Le Thi Ly, assistant referee Nguyen Trung Viet, Ha Thi Phuong.

In June 2025, on the occasion of FIFA Days, Vietnamese football teams are also busy with training and competition plans.

The women's team and U22 Vietnam are the number 1 seeds at SEA Games 33 - Photo: VFF

The Vietnamese women's team is gathering in Hanoi and will have a training trip in Japan before returning, and entering the qualifying round of the 2026 Asian Women's Championship at the end of June.

The Vietnam U22 team is focusing on continuing the process of selecting players for the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship (taking place from July 15 to 31 in Indonesia), the 2025 Asian U23 qualifiers (September in Phu Tho ), and focusing on the 33rd SEA Games (December in Thailand).

The Vietnamese men's team is expected to gather from May 26 to practice in preparation for the match against Malaysia on June 10, within the framework of the second match of Group F of the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup.

In addition, the Vietnam U16 men's team and the Vietnam U19 women's team are focusing on preparing to compete in the International U16 Championship (in China from May 26 to June 1) and the 2025 Southeast Asian U19 Women's Championship (in Ho Chi Minh City from June 9 to 18).

HOANG TUNG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/trong-tai-viet-nam-duoc-bo-nhiem-tai-cac-giai-quoc-te-20250523155524489.htm