Vietnam National Team Rises to Number 1 in Southeast Asia on FIFA Rankings in 2017

With a ranking of 112, the Vietnam National Team has officially surpassed the Philippines National Team to become the number 1 team in Southeast Asia on the final FIFA rankings of 2017..

Vietnam National Team Becomes Southeast Asia's Number 1 Team in 2017

According to the final FIFA rankings for 2017 announced today (December 21), the Vietnam national football team jumped 13 places, from 125th to 112th in the world.

Thus, Coach Park Hang Seo and his team have now surpassed the Philippines (ranked 124th in the world) to become the number 1 team in Southeast Asia. This is also the highest ranking of the Vietnam team since 2012. The current ranking of 112 helps the Vietnam team get closer to Coach Park Hang Seo's goal of entering the world's top 100.

Last month, with a 0-0 draw with Afghanistan to secure a ticket to the final round of the 2019 Asian Cup, the Vietnam national team gained 33 more points and was one of the best promoted teams in the world in December.

Meanwhile, the Philippines dropped 6 places and accepted to become the number 2 team in Southeast Asia in 2017. Thailand (ranked 130, up 2 places) ranked 3rd in the region while 4th place belonged to Myanmar (ranked 140, up 10 places).

Ranking of Southeast Asian football teams on the final FIFA Rankings of 2017

112. Vietnam

124. Philippines

130. Thailand

140. Myanmar

162. Indonesia

172. Singapore

173. Cambodia

174. Malaysia

182. Laos

190. Brunei Darussalam

191. Timor-Leste

According to VTV.vn