HAI PHONG (15 August 2025) – Hosts Vietnam will take on Australia in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Women’s MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025 on Saturday as four-times champions Thailand face off against Myanmar in the quest for a place in Tuesday’s final.
The Vietnamese will take a perfect record into their meeting with the Australians after notching up wins over Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand in the group stage with Mai Đức Chung’s side scoring 14 unanswered goals in the process.
Phạm Hải Yến is the team’s leading scorer with three goals while the Vietnamese have seen 10 different players find the back of the net in the competition to date, a sign of the multi-faceted attacking approach adopted by the hosts, who are seeking their fourth title following victories in 2006, 2012 and 2019.
Vietnam will be facing a youthful Australia side that overcame an opening 2-1 loss to Myanmar to book their place in the last four as Group B runners-up with back-to-back wins over defending champions the Philippines and Timor-Leste.
Alana Jancevski scored the goal that sank the Philippines before netting twice in the 9-0 win over Timor-Leste which secured Australia’s progress.
The Australians, who won the title in 2008, will not only be taking on Đức Chung’s team in the last four clash but face the prospect of doing so in front of a boisterous capacity crowd at Lạch Tray Stadium.
More than 25,000 fans turned out to see the Vietnamese defeat Thailand 1-0 in their final Group A game and another bumper crowd can be expected to fill the venue in Hải Phòng with a place in the tournament decider on the line.
Thailand, meanwhile, will be looking to extend their run of five consecutive appearances in the ASEAN Women’s Championship final when they take on a Myanmar side that topped Group B.
Futoshi Ikeda’s team lost for the first time during the current edition of the MSIG Serenity Cup™ on Tuesday against Vietnam after scoring seven times in each of their earlier matches against Cambodia and Indonesia.
Janista Jinantuya has been her side’s most prolific scorer with four goals, including a hat-trick in the 7-0 win against the Cambodians, and the 21-year-old will be key to her side’s hopes of securing another appearance in the final and a possible fifth title.
Standing in the way will be a Myanmar side that has quietly impressed through the group phase.
Tetsuro Uki’s team made the perfect start with a disciplined performance in the 2-1 win over Australia that was followed by a comfortable 3-0 win over Timor-Leste that came courtesy of a Win Theingi Tun hat-trick.
A 1-1 draw with the Philippines in the final round of group matches took Uki’s side into the knock-out rounds at the expense of the defending champions and sets Myanmar up to continue their quest for a third title after their victories in 2004 and 2007.
The semi-final between Myanmar and Thailand will kick-off at 4.00pm, with the clash between Vietnam and Australia to follow at 8.00pm.
The 3rd/4th place match and the final will also be played at Lạch Tray Stadium on 19 August.
The four matches in the knock-out stage will see Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology implemented for the first time in the history of the ASEAN Women’s Championship. The use of VAR in the MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025 elevates the women’s game, bringing a new level of fairness to the competition and ensuring that games are officiated to the highest possible standards.
The ASEAN Women’s MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025 matches are being broadcast LIVE on the domestic television networks and streaming platforms listed below.
| AUSTRALIA | FPT PLAY |
| BRUNEI | @ASEANUTDFC |
| CAMBODIA | BAYON TV |
| BTV SPORT / FACEBOOK | |
| INDONESIA | FREE-TO-AIR – RCTI and/or INEWS |
| SPORTSTAR / MNC VISION & K-VISION | |
| VISION+ | |
| OKE ZONE | |
| RCTI / YOUTUBE | |
| LAOS | BG SPORTS |
| @ASEANUTDFC | |
| MALAYSIA | ASTRO – ASTRO ARENA / ASTRO GO / SOOKA |
| MYANMAR | SKYNET |
| BG SPORTS | |
| @ASEANUTDFC | |
| PHILIPPINES | PHILIPPINE FOOTBALL FEDERATION SOCIAL MEDIA |
| SINGAPORE | MEDIACORP / MEWATCH |
| THAILAND | FTA – CHANNEL 5 |
| AIS PLAY | |
| TRUE VISIONS – TRUESPORT 2 | |
| BG SPORTS | |
| TIMOR-LESTE | @ASEANUTDFC |
| VIETNAM | FPT PLAY |
| VTV | |
| KOREA REPUBLIC | SPOTV |
The broadcast of the MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025 is also available outside ASEAN, Australia and Korea Republic on @aseanutdfc on YouTube and Facebook, and globally outside Asia-Pacific on OneFootball.
Match tickets are available for purchase at the venues with prices ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 Vietnamese đồng.
For more information about the MSIG Serenity Cup™ 2025 and other ASEAN United FC events, please visit https://aseanutdfc.com/ and @aseanutdfc on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, X and LinkedIn.
