After winning the 2024 ASEAN Cup (AFF Cup), members of the Vietnamese team are still waiting for their bonus money to be disbursed.
10 days after winning the ASEAN Cup, the Vietnamese players are still waiting to receive their bonus. It is known that bonus distribution is a private matter. Vietnam team, VFF does not intervene.
VFF representative said that the bonus distribution for the Vietnam team is carried out in accordance with financial regulations, ensuring fairness and following the team's internal regulations.
Bonus levels A, B, C, D... are calculated based on the efforts and contributions of each member of the Vietnam team. The head coach, the main players, and the major contributors receive the highest level, while the lowest level is for the logistics team, doctors...
With the ASEAN Cup championship, Nguyen Xuan Son and his teammates were awarded more than 30 billion VND. Of which, the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) awarded 300,000 USD (about 7.6 billion VND), the VFF awarded 7.2 billion VND, and the state-mandated bonus was more than 1 billion VND...
In addition, many businesses and philanthropists also gave big rewards to the Vietnamese team. Specifically, LPBank gave 5 billion VND, SHB, VPBank and Agribank also gave the Vietnamese team 2 billion VND/business each, Viettel Group gave 2 billion VND...
Some players also received separate rewards from individuals and organizations, notably Nguyen Xuan Son received two cars worth nearly 2 billion VND and more than 600 million VND in cash. Goalkeeper Dinh Trieu received a reward of 550 million VND from Hai Phong, Hai Long received a reward of 450 million VND from Quang Ninh...
Currently, coach Kim Sang Sik is on vacation in his home country of South Korea, while the players return to their clubs to continue competing in domestic tournaments. The Vietnam team will gather in March to prepare for the opening match against Laos, in the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup.
TH (according to Vietnamnet)