(VNS) Referee Nguyen Trong Thu claimed the Golden Whistle title this year with 230 points after a vote by the Viet Nam Football Federation on Wednesday.

The Silver Whistle went to Vo Minh Tri on 200 points, while Phung Dinh Dung received the Bronze Whistle with 163 points.

In the assistant referee category, Pham Manh Long, already a Golden Flag winner in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2012; claimed a fifth title this year on 231 points.

The Silver and Bronze Flags went to Tran Thanh Liem and Tran Minh Thang on 134 and 130 points, respectively. — VNS