Mr. Duong Van Hien is still the Head of the VFF Arbitration Committee

After the meeting of the VFF Standing Committee, the new Secretary General Duong Nghiep Khoi had a meeting with leaders of VFF's functional departments. Accordingly, the three committees related to the competitive system of Vietnamese professional tournaments, namely the Arbitration Board, the Disciplinary Committee and the Complaints Settlement Committee, will still retain the heads and deputy heads. Therefore, Mr. Hien continues to hold the position of Head of the Arbitration Committee until the VFF meets the Executive Committee.

Before the 9th Congress, Mr. Hien was one of 25 candidates recommended by some member organizations to run for the Executive Committee. However, the former FIFA referee later withdrew. Based on FIFA's recommendation, from keyword 9, members of the Referee Committee and the Sports Medicine Committee will not be members of the VFF Executive Committee.

Mr. Hien shared with MetaSports on the morning of November 8: "The referee work still has many problems, we will try our best to improve the quality. Next season, VAR will be piloted in the V-League. That's it. will help referees reduce pressure and limit errors."

Mr. Hien used to be a FIFA referee, winning the title of "Golden Whistle" for three consecutive years 2007, 2008 and 2009. He was Deputy of the Referee Committee in the 7th session and the Head of the Committee in the 8th term. However, the refereeing work over the years. The past has not been fully resolved, even every season has serious errors that falsify the results of the matches. Near the end of this season, VFF and VPF had to constantly hire foreign referees to ensure fairness in the key matches, decisive to the championship and relegation race.

According to the VFF Charter, the Arbitration Committee does not work under the management of any member of the VFF. The structure of the Arbitral Panel consists of a head, a deputy and a maximum of three members.

The 9th VFF Congress took place on November 6 in Hanoi and elected the President, three vice presidents and the Executive Committee. The meeting also set specific targets for the coming years. In particular, the men's team strives to reach the top 10 in Asia, reach the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup final, win the right to participate in the third qualifying round of the 2026 Asian World Cup and aim to attend the final round. World Cup 2030. Besides, the team is also required to enter the final of all three AFF Cup tournaments in 2022, 2024, 2026 and at least once crowned champion.