Clubs contributing to national teams participating in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup have received support from FIFA
As part of the FIFA Club Benefits Programme, clubs with female players who participated in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup have received financial support to aid in the training and development of football.
The Vietnamese women’s clubs that received financial rewards from FIFA are: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Nam, Than KSVN, and Thai Nguyen T&T. Among these, Hanoi FC had the most players participating in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, with eight players in total: goalkeeper Dao Thi Kieu Oanh; defenders Hoang Thi Loan; midfielders Tran Thi Hai Linh, Thai Thi Thao, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, and Ngan Thi Van Su; and forwards Pham Hai Yen and Vu Thi Hoa.
FIFA said: “Ten years have passed since Ha Noi FC were last crowned champions of the Vietnamese Women’s Football Championship – a long drought for the prestigious side, who won 10 league titles between 1998 (the year of its formation) and 2014. Nevertheless, the club has remained the main provider of talented players for the Vietnamese national team: no fewer than eight Ha Noi stars took part in the most recent FIFA Women’s World Cup™ with the Golden Star Women Warriors”.
While watching his charges play at the highest level is gratifying in itself for the Vietnamese coach, FIFA has set up a programme aimed at recompensing clubs that contribute to the success of World Cups. Known as the FIFA Club Benefits Programme, the initiative compensates teams that have released their players for the duration of the competition. Around 1,000 clubs from 48 countries have benefited from this scheme. Ha Noi, with its eight World Cup squad members, is one of the top 10 teams to have been rewarded in this way.
