At the end of 42 matches of the Group E qualifying round (HCMC area), the 7 top ranked teams were determined: Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports (group 1), Van Hien University (group 2), and Ho Chi Minh City University of Sports and Education (group 2). Ho Chi Minh City Industry (group 3), Saigon University of Technology (group 4), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (group 5), Polytechnic University (VNU Ho Chi Minh City, group 6), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education (group 7) and the second-ranked team with the best performance is the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics team.
Scene of the draw for the Group E play-off round (Ho Chi Minh City regional qualifying round) at Thanh Nien Newspaper editorial office on January 13
Among the 8 teams in the Ho Chi Minh City area entering the play-off round of the TNSV THACO cup 2025, there are 4 teams that participated in this round last season: Ho Chi Minh City University of Sports and Education, Van Hien University, and Bach Khoa University. Faculty – Ho Chi Minh City National University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education. While the remaining 4 teams are new faces, notably Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry, Saigon University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics. This ratio accounts for half the number of teams compared to the second season – 2024, when only 2 new teams entered the play-off round compared to the first season – 2023. Thereby, it has created a lot of excitement, because there is no longer unity. value of familiar names. New faces also bring many significant and diverse innovations to the TNSV award.
Teams drawn for the Ho Chi Minh City regional play-off round
In the Ho Chi Minh City regional play-off round, the 8 teams present were drawn according to the principle that the first and second place teams in the group stage would not meet again in the play-off round, thus the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education team. (first group 7) and Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics team (second group 7) will not meet in the play-off, the remaining teams will be drawn randomly.
All four matches in the Ho Chi Minh City regional play-off round promise to be attractive
The Ho Chi Minh City regional play-off round matches will take place on January 14 and 15 at Ton Duc Thang University stadium. The winning team in 4 pairs will win the right to enter the finals. The specific schedule for the Ho Chi Minh City regional play-off round is as follows:
Results of drawing 4 pairs of play-off round matches in Ho Chi Minh City area
Play-off match 1 (3 p.m. on January 14): University of Science and Technology (National University of Ho Chi Minh City) – Saigon University of Technology
Play-off match 2 (5:30 p.m. January 14): Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology – Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics
Play-off match 3 (3 p.m. on January 15): Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry – Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports
Play-off match 4 (5:30 p.m. January 15): Van Hien University – Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education
