The 2018 Vinaphone Cup (also known as the tenth edition of VFF Cup) is an international Olympic

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friendly tournament, sponsored by

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(VNPT) with the competition is named after

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, a

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-mobile network which is part of VNPT.

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

as the hosts use the tournament as their preparation for the

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held in

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. Vietnam emerged as the tournament champions with 7 points ahead the rest teams.

Participating teams

The following are the list of teams participating the tournament.

Match officials

The following referees and their assistants were chosen for the tournament. ;Referees *

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* Hoàng Ngọc Hà * Nguyễn Hiền Triết ;Assistant referees * Azman Ismail * Yusri Muhamad

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.

Venue

All matches were to be played in

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Standings

Results

* Times listed are local,

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Goalscorers

;2 goals *

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* Nurillo Tukhtashinov ;1 goal * Zahir Sulaman *

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* Omar El Cherif *

Nguyễn Anh Đức Nguyễn Anh Đức (born 24 October 1985) is a Vietnamese professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of V.League 2 side Long An and an assistant coach for Vietnam national football team. He played for Becamex ...

Phan Văn Đức Phan Văn Đức (born 11 April 1996) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team. International career International goals U-23 :''Sco ...

Đoàn Văn Hậu Đoàn Văn Hậu (born 19 April 1999), is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team. Club career Hanoi Văn Hậu became a regular part of his club H ...

Nguyễn Công Phượng Nguyễn Công Phượng (born 21 January 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Yokohama FC and the Vietnam national team. Nguyễn Công Phuợng is lauded as "Vietnamese Messi" by fans and the ...

References

External links

* {{2018 in Vietnamese football VFF Cup International association football competitions hosted by Vietnam 2018 in Vietnamese football August 2018 sports events in Asia