1998 Vietnamese Women's National League

The 1998 Vietnamese Women's National League () was the inaugural season of the Vietnamese Women's National League. The season began from 2 October and ended in 10 October. Hà Nội won their first ever league title.

Summary

On 1932, the first ever women's football club in Vietnam (previously French Indochina) was established, named Cái Vồn. Later, they played their first ever friendly match in . Later in 1933, a second women's football club in Vietnam was established named Xóm Chài.

At 2 July 1933, the first women's football match in Vietnam was played between Cái Vồn and Xóm Chài at Cochinchina (Southern Vietnam now).

Since 20th century, many women's football club were established and then later became professional. In 1998, the Women's National League in Vietnam was established.

Teams

A total of 7 teams competed in the inaugural league.

Stadiums

The league plays in 2 centralized venues, one in Hanoi and one in Hà Tây

Group stage

7 teams were played in the group stage, only the top 2 teams will qualify for the quarter-finals.

All times are local, (UTC+7)

<onlyinclude>The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers will be applied in the following order:

1. Goal difference in all group matches;
2. Goals scored in all group matches;
3. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they meet in the last round of the group;
4. Drawing of lots.</onlyinclude>

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

All times are local, (UTC+7)

Bracket

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Semi-finals

Final

Awards

The following awards were given after the league:

References

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