Vietnam Baseball Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2026 Vietnam National Baseball Club Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 2021 |
| First season | 2022 |
| Organising body | Vietnam Baseball and Softball Federation |
| No. of teams | 10 (2026) |
| Country | Vietnam |
Most recent champion | Saigon Storm (2026) |
| Most titles | Saigon Storm (3 titles) |
| Sponsor | Korean Cultural Center |
The Vietnam Baseball Championship[1] (Vietnamese: Giải vô địch các câu lạc bộ bóng chày Toàn quốc, lit. 'National Baseball Club Championship'), formerly known as the National Baseball Club Cup, is an annual baseball tournament in Vietnam. Sanctioned by the Vietnam Baseball and Softball Federation (VSBF), it is the first official national tournament for domestic clubs in Vietnam, where the winners are recognized as national champions.
Since its debut in 2022, the tournament has had five editions, participating teams from five Vietnamese cities and three different club champions crowned in its history.[2]
Format
Games are played in 7 innings or 150 minutes. No new inning can begin after 120 minutes. If a game remains tied after said time and inning limits, it will head into extras. Mercy rule applies in the tournament, in which a game is called after the 4th inning should the run difference is upwards of 10 runs.
Most editions of the tournament feature a round robin group stage where teams are split into 2 pools, from each of which 2 teams advance to the single-elimination semifinals and finals. No third-place game is held.
The 2023 edition was the only tournament so far to be played in a double-elimination bracket of 11 teams.
Starting in 2023, the tournament solely consists of players of Vietnamese nationality, with foreign nationals excluded from competition.[3][4]
Results
| Edition | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | HCMC | Ho Chi Minh City II | 12 | 4 | Hanoi Archers A | Hanoi Capitals | ULIS Devil Bats |
| 2023 | Hanoi | Saigon Storm | 15 | 11 | Hanoi Archers | Ho Chi Minh City Thunder | HUST Red Owls |
| 2024 | Danang | Cong An Nhan Dan | 7 | 5 | Saigon Storm[5] | Hanoi Archers | Ho Chi Minh City Thunder |
| 2025 | HCMC | Hanoi Archers | 8 | 7 | Saigon Storm[6] | Cong An Nhan Dan | Ho Chi Minh City Thunder |
| 2026 | Hanoi | Saigon Storm | 15 | 4 | Cong An Nhan Dan | Hanoi Archers | Ho Chi Minh City Thunder |
Teams
| Team | Apps. | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cong An Nhan Dan | 5 | 2022 | 2026 | Winner (2024) |
| Danang Lemaeus | 5 | 2022 | 2026 | Pool stage |
| Hanoi Archers | 5 | 2022 | 2026 | Winner (2025) |
| Ho Chi Minh City Thunder | 5 | 2022 | 2026 | 3rd (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) |
| Ho Chi Minh City Pioneers | 3 | 2022 | 2026 | Pool stage |
| Huế - CBC | 3 | 2024 | 2026 | Pool stage |
| HUST Red Owls | 4 | 2023 | 2026 | 3rd (2023) |
| Nha Trang Swallow | 3 | 2024 | 2026 | Pool stage |
| Saigon Storm | 5 | 2022 | 2026 | Winner (2022, 2023, 2026) |
| ULIS Devil Bats | 5 | 2022 | 2026 | 3rd (2022) |
| Danang Whales | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | Pool stage |
| Alligator | 3 | 2022 | 2026 | Pool stage |
| Hanoi-Amsterdam Phoenix | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | Pool stage |
| Hanoi Phantoms | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | Pool stage |
See more
- Hanoi Baseball League
- Ho Chi Minh City Baseball League
- Vietnam national baseball team
References
- ↑ Isono Baseball Goods SNS (2026-06-20). "Announcement of official baseball for the Vietnamese national championship". Instagram (in Japanese).
- ↑ Trung Tuyến (2025-07-27). "Hanoi Archers vô địch Giải các Câu lạc bộ Bóng chày toàn quốc 2025". Chính sách và Cuộc sống - Thông tấn xã Việt Nam (in Vietnamese).
- ↑ "Cúp các CLB bóng chày toàn quốc 'loại' ngoại binh, tạo sân chơi cho riêng người Việt Nam". Tuoi Tre Online (in Vietnamese). 2023-07-13.
- ↑ "Only homegrown players eligible to compete in Vietnam's baseball club championship". Tuoi tre news. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "People's Police secure National Baseball Clubs Championship trophy". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Hanoi Archers vô địch Giải các Câu lạc bộ Bóng chày toàn quốc 2025". Vietnam Baseball and Softball Federation (in Vietnamese). September 15, 2025. Retrieved 2026-05-18.