What organization did Vietnam Football Federation join in 1978?
Vietnam Football Federation The Vietnam Football Federation ( VFF , ) is the governing body of football in Vietnam . It is responsible for the all Vietnam teams of football , futsal and beach soccer as well as national competitions . History . In 1960 , Vietnam Football Association was established in the North . Its first president Hà Đăng Ấn , head of Railway Department and a former football star . In the South under control of the Republic of Vietnam , a similar Association was also founded to administer football activities in the South . Football has been played in Vietnam since the early 20th century , however , due to the war , it had not been developed into a movement . Due to the division of Vietnam , football was played differently in the two parts of the country until 1975 . In 1989 , following the Đổi mới reforms , Vietnamese sports began to return to international events . After three months of preparation , in August 1989 , the First Congress of the new football federation took place in Hanoi , declaring Vietnam Football Federation . Trịnh Ngọc Chữ , deputy minister of General Department of Sports , was elected president of VFF and Lê Thế Thọ was appointed general secretary . Main board . President . The current president of VFF is Lê Khánh Hải . Presidents . - Trịnh Ngọc Chữ ( 1989–1991 ) - Dương Nghiệp Chí ( acting , 1991–1993 ) - Đoàn Văn Xê ( 1993–1997 ) - Mai Văn Muôn ( 1997–2001 ) - Hồ Đức Việt ( 2001–2003 ) - Trần Duy Ly ( acting , January–August 2003 ) - Mai Liêm Trực ( 2003–2005 ) - Nguyễn Trọng Hỷ ( 2005–2013 ) - Lê Hùng Dũng ( 2013–2018 ) - Lê Khánh Hải ( 2018– ) Executive committee . - Trần Quốc Tuấn – Technical deputy chairman - Cao Văn Chóng – Deputy chairman - Cấn Văn Nghĩa – Deputy chairman Secretariat . - Lê Thế Ngọ ( 1989–1993 ) - Trần Bẩy ( 1993–1997 ) - Phạm Ngọc Viễn ( 1997–2005 ) - Trần Quốc Tuấn ( 2005–2011 ) - Ngô Lê Bằng ( 2011–2014 ) - Lê Hoài Anh ( 2014– ) Affiliated committees . - Council of Referees - Womens Committee - Sports Medical Committee - External affairs Committee - Communication Committee - Committee of movements and member organizations - Committee of Development Strategy - Committee of Professional Football - Committee of Complaints - Inspection Committee - National council of Coaches - Marketing and Sponsorship Committee Regional federations . 35 provincial federations are constituent members of VFF : North . - Hà Nội Football Federation - Hà Tĩnh Football Federation - Hải Phòng Football Federation - Hưng Yên Football Federation - Lạng Sơn Football Federation - Nam Định Football Federation - Nghệ An Football Federation - Quảng Ninh Football Federation - Thái Nguyên Football Federation - Thanh Hóa Football Federation Central . - Bình Định Football Federation - Đà Nẵng Football Federation - Đắk Lắk Football Federation - Gia Lai Football Federation - Khánh Hòa Football Federation - Kon Tum Football Federation - Lâm Đồng Football Federation - Phú Yên Football Federation - Quảng Nam Football Federation - Quảng Ngãi Football Federation - Thừa Thiên–Huế Football Federation South . - An Giang Football Federation - Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Football Federation - Bến Tre Football Federation - Bình Dương Football Federation - Bình Phước Football Federation - Cà Mau Football Federation - Cần Thơ Football Federation - Đồng Nai Football Federation - Đồng Tháp Football Federation - Hồ Chí Minh City Football Federation - Long An Football Federation - Tây Ninh Football Federation - Tiền Giang Football Federation - Vĩnh Long Football Federation Competitions . Domestic leagues . For men . - V.League 1 - V.League 2 - V.League 3 - V.League 4 - Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship - Vietnamese National U-19 Football Championship - Vietnamese National U-17 Football Championship - Vietnamese National U-15 Football Championship - Vietnamese National U-13 Football Championship - Vietnamese National U-11 Football Championship - Vietnam National Futsal League - Vietnamese National Beach Soccer League For women . - Vietnam Womens Football Championship - Vietnamese National Womens U-19 Football Championship - Vietnamese National Womens U-16 Football Championship Domestic cups . - Vietnamese National Football Cup - Vietnamese National Football Super Cup - Vietnamese National Futsal Cup National teams . Men . - Vietnam national football team - Vietnam national Olympic football team - Vietnam national under-23 football team - Vietnam national under-22 football team - Vietnam national under-21 football team - Vietnam national under-19 football team - Vietnam national under-16 football team - Vietnam national under-14 football team - Vietnam national futsal team - Vietnam national under-20 futsal team - Vietnam national beach soccer team Women . - Vietnam womens national football team - Vietnam womens national Olympic football team - Vietnam womens national under-19 football team - Vietnam womens national under-16 football team - Vietnam womens national under-14 football team - Vietnam womens national futsal team Symbol . The symbol of the VFF is the picture round ball , surrounded is flag of Vietnam , artist design is Nguyễn Công Đoàn . It has been used since 2008 .