Vietnamese football lovers have more reasons than just the second-place at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship to believe in young players, as many of the next-generation footballers are ready for their chance to shine. Vietnam lost 2-1 to Uzbekistan in extra time during the snowy final to finish second at the U23 championship in China on Saturday, but it was more than enough to bring the whole nation pride as the young players elevated the country’s position in the continental arena. The Golden Stars beat giants including Australia, Iraq and Qatar on their path to the finale, going down to history as the first Southeast Asian nation to make it to the final game of the tournament. Football academies reap sweet fruits Many players of the outstanding U23 team, such as star striker Cong Phuong and Captain Xuan Truong, are graduates of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Academy, which began recruiting young football talents for its training program backed by English Premiership League side Arsenal in 2007. Hoang Anh Gia Lai Academy is the feed club for its namesake professional football squad now competing in V-League 1, the country’s top-level football competition. The academy is currently ‘incubating’ nearly 100 young football talents aged 14, 16 and 18, all recruited in three different sessions. This academy is not the only of its kind within Vietnam. File photo of now U23 player Bui Tien Dung when he was a trainee at PVF in 2015. Photo: Tuoi Tre The football training center of… [Read full story]
(VEN) - The Yamaha Motor Vietnam Company Limited has launched a program themed "For Vietnamese Football Future" to seek and develop Vietnamese talented footballers. The program will start from June 2, 2012 with a training course for children at the ages of six, eight and 10 in Hanoi. Japanese football experts will work with local counterparts to implement the program. Especially, the program will be attended by Musakuni Yamomoto, the former consultant for Japanese young footballers. He will work as a consultant for the program. Yamaha Motor Vietnam director general Masaki Asano said "To contribute to sustainable and comprehensive development…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - According to information from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), Mac Hong Quan has returned to Vietnam and is willing to try at the Vietnamese team in the next few days. Another overseas Vietnamese player - Nguyen Michal - has also completed the procedures to return home to find an opportunity at the national team. Receiving the summons of the VFF, Vietnamese player in Czechs Mac Hong Quan has canceled his plan to trial at the Hertha Berlin club to return to Vietnam. Quan spent several days in Ho Chi Minh City with his mother before going to…... [read more]
From being an average team in Southeast Asia (SEA) without a single SEA Games title, under the leadership of the Republic of Korea coach Park Hang-seo, Vietnam U23’s overcame many of the footballing powers in the region, including Australia, Iraq and Qatar, and fought bravely on a par with the overall champions Uzbekistan in the final during harsh weather conditions. The accomplishment is even more impressive and praiseworthy given that a lot of the favoured teams, such as Japan, China and Australia did not progress past the group stage. When Vietnam U23’s produced their first miracle by beating Australia, Park…... [read more]
The opening ceremony of the Promotion Fund for Vietnamese Football Talent (PVF) was held on December 4th in Ho Chi Minh City. The NGO (non-government organization) was started with an initial capital of VND 80 billion which was jointly provided by the Thien Tam Fund, the Vincom Joint-Stock Company and the Vinpearl Tourism and Trading Joint-Stock Company. The fund will sponsor programs and projects to support football activities, and help to develop talented young Vietnamese football players nationwide. In the future, the fund will also build several football training facilities and fields for young players in major cities such as…... [read more]
VFF Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan receives the Developing Member Associations of the Year award from the AFC 2017 could be considered a great year for Vietnamese football, as the VFF has six teams through to the final rounds of AFC competitions, including the men’s national team, the women’s national team, the national futsal team, and the national U23, U19 and U16 teams.In addition, the VFF had actively and successfully hosted different AFC competitions throughout the year, including the 2017 AFC Futsal Club Championship, the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification and the 2018 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.Furthermore, proactive involvement…... [read more]
