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Sports and Sporting Activities

Here is a rundown on all the popular sports available to play in Vietnam. There is plenty for the family to do!

Posted on

8 June 2014

Last updated on 29 June 2017
Sports and Sporting Activities

sports ballsVietnam has a large selection of sporting and leisure facilities. Gyms and dance classes have become very popular in the major cities with state of the art facilities in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. There is a sport club that will appeal to most; we have listed some of the more popular sports and their retrospective clubs:

Cricket


Hanoi Cricket Club – not suren if it is still running but here is the Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi_Cricket_Club

English Cricket Club of Saigon - Our members include English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, American, Australian, Kiwis, South African, Indian, Pakastani, Vietnamese and a few others. We are truly Multi-National and everyone is welcome to play, party or both!
Website: www.eccsaigon.com/portal

United Cricket Club
“United Cricket Club is a group of lads from most of the test cricket nations based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We are part of the Vietnam Cricket Association and play in a 20/20 league with 6 other teams.  Our team has a great spirit and welcomes any newcomers who share our passion for bat on ball, Sachin Tendulkar, Indian Food and a few beers after a game or nets!”
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01203092318
Website: unitedcricketclubvietnam.blogspot.ae

Football


Saigon Hotshots
“Saigon Hotshots are a multinational football team featuring players from all of the world. Teaming with Saigon Sports Academy and combining with their young program, Hotshots offers weekly quality training sessions and competitive games in the weekend.”
Website: www.saigonhotshots.com

Saigon Saints
“Formed in 1995 and almost called Saigon Smokers (a reference to some, um, potential sponsors at the time) Saigon Saints quickly became one of HCMC's most respected amateur football clubs.”
Website: saigonsaints.squarespace.com

Olympique De Saigon
“Amateur Sports Team - La reference du football Francais a Saigon que ce soit sur et en dehors du terrain avec une paire de crampons et/ou un verre de Ricard”
Website: www.facebook.com/OlympiqueSaigon

Saigon Raiders
“Saigon Raiders originated in 1990 and was the first expat team to be formed in Vietnam. Originally Scandinavian, they now boast members from all over the world. Raiders is well known by our members as a club with a fantastic spirit that approaches amateur football in the right way, and as the motto “more than a club, a lifestyle” indicates, strives for just as much fun off the pitch as on it.”
Website: www.saigonraiders.com

Thang Long Football Club
“Having been playing football together since 2004, the club is now a great and meaningful playground and community for the team members in Hanoi. For friendship games or any kind of competition, please
Email: [email protected] - contact Sir Alex Khang.
Website: www.thanglongfc.org

Boxing/ Martial Arts


Hanoi Boxing Club 
Website: www.facebook.com/HanoiBoxingClub
Address: 98 Tran Nhat Duat, Hanoi
Tel: +84 122 842 4831

Viet Fighter
Vietfighter is a unique and exciting fitness centre in Hanoi, Vietnam. We are the premier fitness and Muay Thai/MMA community in Hanoi, where like-minded people come to be part of a team and get the results that YOU want.
Website: www.vietfighter.com

Ha Dong Boxing Club
“Ha dong boxing club offers a safe fun and hardcore boxing club for men and women from any walk of life. We emphasize a leave your ego at the door environment. Where you can come get fit, gain confidence and learn the art of western boxing.”
Address: Ha tay sports center, Quang trung street, Hà Đông, Hanoi
Email: [email protected]

CBoxing Hanoi
“CBoxing Hanoi is a brand new club with classes of Boxing and Kungfu.”
Address: Botanical Garden, Hoang Hoa Tham street, Ba Dinh district - Hanoi
Address: Zoo Thu Le, Kim Ma - Ba Dinh district, Hanoi
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0167 334 58 44

Optimistart Mixed Martial Arts
“Optimistart MMA is a Mixed Martial Arts gym based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. We are an official overseas branch of the legendary Sityodtong Muay Thai Camp in Thailand. Our coaches are champions in Muay Thai, San Shou, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.”
Address: 03-07 The Vista Walk, 628A Ha Noi Highway, An Phu Ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City.
Tel: 0915838282.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.optimistart-mma.com

Gaelic Football/Aussie Rules


Viet Celts
“The Viet Celts made history without even kicking a ball in 2007. Simply gathering in a field and posing for a photograph with an iconic O’Neill’s Gaelic football was proof enough that the first ever Vietnam-based Gaelic football club had been born.”
Email - [email protected]
Website: thevietcelts.wordpress.com/about

Vietnam Swans
“The Vietnam Swans are now based in Hanoi, Hoi An / Danang, Saigon, Binh Duong and Vung Tau. The original Hanoi Swans played our first international match in Hanoi in November, 2003. Four years later, August 2007, the Hanoi Swans went national as the Vietnam Swans and debuted at the Asian Championships in Bangkok.”
The Swannies have player/supporter bases in Hanoi, Hoi An/Danang, Saigon and Vung Tau:
Saigon Auskick – Email [email protected]
Hanoi - Dan Hopkins Tel: +84 (0) 12 428 541 17;
Email: [email protected]
Hoi An/Danang - Michael Johnston – Tel: +84 (0) 904 408 193;
Email: [email protected]
Vung Tau - Glenn Nolan – Tel: +84 (0) 64 370 7845;
Email: [email protected]
Website: vietnamswans.com/about

Golf


Golf is very popular in Vietnam for both expats and locals because of this there are lots of courses all over Vietnam. Visit our dedicated golf clubs page for more details>>

Basketball


Vietnam Basketball Academy
Are you looking for a private basketball instructor for yourself or for your kids? Try Myke in HCMC!
“I am a Certified Basketball Coach with many years of playing and coaching the game of Basketball. I have trained kids from the ages of 4 yrs old all the way up to college players. Whether your at the beginner's level or an elite player, I will help you to improve your skills & at the same time have fun and enjoy learning the game. Currently, I'm coaching basketball at an International School located in An Phu. I also provide private or group lessons (including Parents & their children).”
Email: [email protected]

Fitness Classes


Hanoi Boot Camp
“Hanoi fitness bootcamp classes have been helping people get healthy and fit since 2008. Classes cater to all adult ages and fitness levels. There is no reason to be intimidated. Whether you can do 100 push-ups or just five, we can help you live a healthier life.”
Contact: Tanya – Email: [email protected]
Website: www.beeactivetoday.com/hanoi-fitness-bootcamp

Cross Training classes in Phu My Hung
“Interval based circuit training program focused on functional movements.”
Address: Panorama Fitness, 206 Tran Van Tra St., Phu My Hung, Dist. 7, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: 01654 058401
Email: [email protected]

Netball & Handball


Hanoi Ois Netball Club
“The Ois play netball in Hanoi. Anyone is welcome to join us, all levels and men and women. We play games on Tuesdays (6-7pm) at UNIS. It's part of the COMMED programme and costs just 300,000VND per season (around 10 weeks).”
Email: [email protected]
Website:  www.unishanoi.org/page.cfm?p=540

Saigon Handball Club
“They play every Tuesday from 8pm until 9:30pm at TRUNG TAM THE DUC THE THAO, 8 PHAN DANG LUU Street, District BINH THANH (close to Ba Chieu market)”
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.facebook.com/SaigonHandballClub/info

Running


Hanoi Red River Runners
“The Red River Runners meet every Saturday to run through the fields and suburbs skirting the Red River in Hanoi, and on occassion we host time trial events.  We organise several community races a year including our December Song Hong half marathon and a 10km race which normally takes place a couple of weeks after the Tet holiday. We have also organised 2 mini triathlons.”
Website: redriverrunners.com

Hash House Harriers

Saigon
Saigon Hash House Harriers
“The Hash House Harriers is an informal gathering of once-a-week runners.”
Website: www.saigonhash.com

Hanoi
Hanoi Hash Harriers & Harriettes
“If you like a regular social gathering with a couple of drinks and a bit of sweat, the Hash might be something for you.”
Website: www.hanoih3.com

Nha Trang
Nha Trang Hash House Harriers
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nhatranghash.com