The Vietnam Volleyball Federation (VFV) has just organized the program "Journey of Vietnam Volleyball 2026" on the very day the national women's volleyball team gathers again.
The event is considered a warm-up step for an important year of competition for Vietnamese women's volleyball with a series of major international tasks ahead.
At the meeting, VFV leaders emphasized the direction of more professional development for Vietnamese volleyball in the new period. Not only aiming for professional achievements, the Federation also wants to build tournaments and teams according to modern sports and entertainment models, increasing communication and commercial value.
Mr. Duong Manh Tien - Chairman of the Vietnam Volleyball Federation shared: "VFV aims to turn tournaments and matches into professional sports entertainment products, thereby creating sustainable revenue from media, commerce and the fan ecosystem, instead of just exploiting the value of tournaments according to the traditional model.
Currently, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team is concentrating with 14 athletes after finishing club-level tournaments. In 2026, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and his team will participate in a series of tournaments such as the AVC Women's Volleyball Cup in the Philippines, SEA V.League, VTV Cup, Asian Championship and especially ASIAD 2026.
Assessing the professional goals of the team, Mr. Le Tri Truong - Vice President cum General Secretary of VFV said: "The core goal of the national women's volleyball team at the upcoming ASIAD 2026 is to continue to strive to be in the top 4 strongest teams (top 4) of Asia".
The above goals are built on the foundation of outstanding achievements of Vietnamese women's volleyball in the past 3 years. Thanh Thuy and her teammates have consecutively won the AVC Challenge Cup/AVC Nations Cup in the 2023-2025 period, won against Thailand for the first time in the SEA V.League and entered the top 4 of ASIAD.
According to the latest ranking of the World Volleyball Federation, the Vietnamese women's team is currently ranked 28th in the world and 4th in Asia.
Besides expertise, VFV also recognizes the companionship of many businesses in the process of developing Vietnamese women's volleyball. This is considered part of the strategy to build a long-term foundation for the team towards major goals in the international arena.
International schedule of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team:
- AVC Women's Volleyball Cup 2026 (in the Philippines): The tournament gathers 12 top Asian teams (outside the VNL group). The Vietnamese team aims for the ultimate goal of defending the championship for the 4th consecutive time.
- SEA V.League 2026:
+ Stage 1: Organized in Vietnam (from July 31 to August 2).
+ Stage 2: Organized in Thailand (from August 7 to August 9).
- VTV Cup 2026: Takes place from August 8 to 15. 8.
- Asian Championship (in China): Takes place from August 21 to August 30. 8.
- Asian Games (ASIAD 2026): The biggest key campaign of the year, taking place from September 16 to September 22.
