The 2025–26 Vietnamese National Cup (), also known as LPBank Securities - National Cup 2025–26 () for sponsorship reasons, is the 34th edition of the Vietnamese National Football Cup, the premier knockout competition in Vietnamese football. A total of 25 clubs compete in this edition, including 11 teams from the second tier of the Vietnamese football league system. The competition began on 13 September 2025 with the qualifying round matches, and will conclude in June 2026 with the final.
Cong An Ho Chi Minh City won their record-extending 3rd title, after defeating Ninh Binh in the final.
V.League 1 team Cong An Hanoi were the defending champions after winning their first title in the previous edition, but they were eliminated by The Cong-Viettel by 3–4 in penalty shoot-out after 2–2 draw in the round of 16.
The winner of the Vietnamese Cup earns automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2026–27 editions of the ASEAN Club Championship. The winners will also host the 2026 edition of the Vietnamese Super Cup at the start of the next season, and will face the champions of the 2025–26 V.League 1, Cong An Hanoi.
Background The Vietnamese Cup is a knockout competition with 26 teams taking part from the first round proper, and all trying to reach the final on 14 June 2026. The tournament consists of 14 teams from V.League 1 and 12 teams from V.League 2 to compete. Being a reserves team, V.League 2 side PVF-CAND B are ineligible to enter the competition.
Before the start of the tournament, Hoa Binh withdrew from the Vietnamese professional football system, thus reducing the number of participating teams to 25.
Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining New entries this round Winner prize money (VND) Qualifying Round 12–14 September 2025 9 19 → 10 Hoa Binh withdrew from the tournament, giving Khatoco Khanh Hoa a walkover to the next stage 10,000,000₫ Round of 16 November 2025 8 10+6 → 8 6 V.League 1 teams entered directly from the Round of 16 based on the draw results 20,000,000₫ Quarter-finals March 2026 4 8 → 4 30,000,000₫ Semi-finals June 2026 2 4 → 2 400,000,000₫ Final 28 June 2026 1 2 → 1 2,000,000,000₫
Matches All times are local (UTC+7)
Qualifying round The draw took place alongside the round of 16 and the V.League 2 fixtures draw on 11 August 2025. The matches took place between 12 and 14 September 2025.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition V.League 1 V.League 2 Total
Round of 16 The 10 out of 16 winners from the qualifying round played in the round of 16. The matches took place from 15 November 2025 to 28 January 2026, the fixtures were released on 15 October 2025. + Number of teams per tier still in competition V.League 1 V.League 2 Total
Quarter-finals The 8 winners from the round of 16 played in the quarter-finals. The matches took place between 18 and 21 March 2026.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition V.League 1 V.League 2 Total
Semi-finals The four winners from the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The matches will take place on 11 June 2026, the fixtures were released on 13 May 2026.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition V.League 1 V.League 2 Total
Final
Bracket
Top goalscorers The following were the top scorers of the Vietnamese Cup, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Lucão do BreakThe Cong-Viettel3 Geovane MagnoNinh Binh Lee WilliamsCong An Ho Chi Minh City4 Lê Hải ĐứcNinh Binh2 Michael OlahaSong Lam Nghe An Nguyễn Trọng BảoXuan Thien Phu Tho / Thep Xanh Nam Dinh Trần Minh VươngTruong Tuoi Dong Nai Nguyễn Xuân SonThep Xanh Nam Dinh Phạm Gia HưngNinh Binh Raphael UtzigCong An Ho Chi Minh City Nguyễn Hoàng ĐứcNinh Binh12Other players1
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