 The Vietnam national under-23 football team under head coach Park Hang-seo became the first Southeast Asian team, alongside Malaysia, to qualify for the quarter finals of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.The squad later joined the 2018 Asian Games and got through to the quarterfinals for the first time in their history, only losing to South Korea in the semifinals and the United Arab Emirates in the Bronze medal match on penalties.Most players from the U-23 squad were promoted to the National team after their great performances, meanwhile coach Park Hang-seo was promoted to head coach of the Vietnam national football team.