The Vietnamese Government has banned the staging of sporting events in the country due to the coronavirus outbreak ©Getty Images

AFC Cup matches involving Vietnamese teams have been relocated after the country's Government banned the hosting of sporting events in the country due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Two AFC Cup 2020 group stage matches featuring Vietnamese teams - Ho Chi Minh City and Than Quang Ninh - are affected with the home fixtures being switched to away ties.

Ho Chi Minh City's match first meeting with Burmese club Yangon United will now take place in Myanmar on February 11, with the return fixture provisionally scheduled for Vietnam on April 29.

Ho Chi Minh City's football team have had to move their next AFC Cup match from Ho Chi Minh City because of the outbreak of coronavirus ©Getty Images
Ho Chi Minh City's football team have had to move their next AFC Cup match from Ho Chi Minh City because of the outbreak of coronavirus ©Getty Images

Meanwhile, Than Quang Ninh's first match with Filipino side Ceres Negros will now take place in the Philippines on February 25, with the return fixture provisionally scheduled for Vietnam on May 13.

Other matches impacted by the coronavirus outbreak were the AFC Cup preliminary round two Central and East zone ties between FA Ahal of Turkmenistan and FC Neftchi of the Kyrgyz Republic and the fixture between Ulaanbaatar City of Mongolia and Taipower Company of Chinese Taipei which did not take place on February 5.

Regarding those matches, an AFC spokesman said: "Both matters will be considered and appropriate action will be taken in due course."