The first team to win a ticket to play the play-off in the Central Coast region is the team from Da Nang University of Physical Education and Sports. Coach Tran Trung Kien’s team had a winning record after 2 matches, defeating the team of Vietnam-Korean University of Information and Communications Technology – Da Nang University (score 3-1) and the team of University of Law – Hue University (score 2-0).
In the 2024 season, the Da Nang University of Sports and Sports team won tickets to the national finals in the first time participating in the tournament. And this season, the team from this sports school is also considered a bright candidate for one of the two finals spots in the Central Coast region.
The Da Nang University of Sports and Sports team (blue shirt) is a bright candidate for one of two tickets to the national finals.
Meanwhile, the FPT Polytechnic College team also had an impressive return in their second participation in the tournament (first in 2023). Coach Tran Huu Dong Trieu and his team played solidly and won 4 points after 2 matches: winning 1-0 against University of Technical Education – Da Nang University, drawing 0-0 with Hue University team.
Along with the Da Nang University of Sports and Sports team, the FPT Polytechnic College team is the earliest team to register for the play-off round, when the group round only has 2 matches.
FPT Polytechnic College team (right) led by former HAGL star Tran Huu Dong Trieu is also very formidable this season.
Hue University team started from the second match and started quite struggling when luckily they were able to draw with FPT Polytechnic College with a score of 0-0. In the final match on the morning of January 10, the Hue University team had to win to continue. The 2023 season champion showed his bravery and played an eye-catching match to defeat the team of University of Technical Education – University of Danang with a score of 5-0, thereby winning a ticket to the next round.
Duy Tan University team also continued with an unbeaten record, winning 4 points after 2 matches. The representative of Da Nang won the team of University of Sciences – Hue University 2-0, drawing with the team of University of Economics – Hue University 1-1.
The 2023 season champion Hue University is determined to return to the final round in Ho Chi Minh City
The play-off round takes place on January 12, with 2 matches: Duy Tan University team (first group 1) meets Hue University team (first group 3) at 13:00, Da Nang University of Sports and Sports team meets FPT Polytechnic College team at 15:00.
The two teams that win the two play-off matches will win a spot to represent the Central Coast region to compete in the final round of the football tournament. Adolescent The 3rd Vietnamese Students – 2025 THACO Cup will take place at Ton Duc Thang University’s yard from March 1.
The Central Coast region qualifying round (Group B) has 9 teams competing, including: Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communications Technology – University of Da Nang, Duy Tan University, Hue University, University of Economics – Hue University, University of Science – Hue University, University of Law – Hue University, University of Technical Education – University of Danang, University of Physical Education and Sports of Da Nang, School FPT Polytechnic College. 9 teams are divided equally into 3 groups, playing in a round robin to calculate points and rankings. The 3 group winners and 1 runner-up team with the best performance will participate in the play-off round.
