[1] In 2008, it was renamed due to the withdrawal of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) as the main sponsor.
For the first edition of the Agribank Cup Vietnam hosted the Porto Reserve team from Portugal, Santa Cruz F.C.
Following three consecutive victories Vietnam's team clinched the Agribank Cup with $40,000 in prize money, while Thailand and Japan took home $20,000 each after finishing second and third place respectively.
From 1 to 5 November 2007, Olympic teams from Finland, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe were invited to compete against host nation Vietnam in the tournament.
Initially Vietnam invited national teams from North Korea, Thailand and Uzbekistan to participate in this football tournament.
[7] On 1 November, the match between host nation Vietnam and Thailand was postponed due to heavy rain.
Olympic teams from China, Singapore and Thailand were the main competitors in the tournament, against host nation Vietnam.
[9] For this edition of the tournament, Vietnam's squad won the VFF Cup for the second time following their 3–1 victory over China.
The 2010 VFF Cup will be mainly sponsored by Son Ha Company to develop football in Vietnam.
For this edition of the tournament, Korea DPR squad won the VFF Cup for the first time following their 2–0 victory over Vietnam.
Host nation Vietnam was represented by the Olympic team, as they were preparing for the upcoming 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia.
The 2012 edition was initially set to be played between hosts Vietnam, Turkmenistan, North Korea and Iran U-22.
[15] Vietnam national team had its first-time ever lifting the VFF Cup trophy by winning all two matches of the tournament.
[17] Due to lack of time, the Vietnam Football Federation was unable to invite a replacement team and decided to cancel the tournament.
[18] Due to the expressed disappointments of their Vietnamese organisers in 2006, the Bahrain Football Association (BFA) sent a letter stating their reasons for not sending a full-strength team to the tournament.