Coach Pham Thai Vinh at the recruitment session of Ho Chi Minh City University of Sports and Education
Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports: 60% of new recruits
Of course, if they want to defend the championship, the prerequisite is that the football team of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education and Sports (UPES) must win 1 of the 4 tickets in the southern region qualifying round to attend the final round. .
The characteristic of school football is the constant fluctuations when successive generations of students arrive and graduate. The story of the reigning champion of the 2024 TNSV tournament at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education and Sports (UPES) is no exception.
Remember that in the 2024 season, the UPES football team was crowned excellently by defeating a very strong opponent, Water Resources University, with a score of 4-2 in a penalty shootout, after both teams drew 0-0 in the match. 80 minutes of official competition.
List of rookies of the UPES football team
It was a tournament where UPES won a series of titles, in which captain striker Nguyen Minh Nhat received a hat-trick of awards for Best Player, Top Scorer, Most Popular Player and entered the Outstanding Team. of the prize.
Theoretically, Minh Nhat is still a full-time student at Ho Chi Minh City University of Sports and Education. However, the possibility of this talented striker competing in the 2025 TNSV tournament is still unknown.
Besides, another very notable name, midfielder Nguyen Minh Dat, is also unlikely to be able to participate in the tournament. Coach Pham Thai Vinh and his team will aim to become the first champion to successfully defend their title. champion badge.
The goal is to participate in the finals
Nguyen Minh Nhat is likely to be absent from the 3rd TNSV tournament – 2024 THACO Cup
Coach Pham Thai Vinh said that although it is an extremely difficult goal, the UPES team will try to achieve it: “Next season it is expected that UPES will bring the TNSV tournament with a squad with up to 60% of new recruits being students. The first-year student has just passed the testing round at the recruitment rounds at the beginning of the school year.
Currently, I have 27 players in hand. I plan to shorten the list to 23 names to prepare for the tournament. Adolescent Third time students – 2025 THACO Cup.
We are getting ready for what promises to be an exciting, challenging season where all the other teams will want to beat us. But the UPES team is always ready to cope thanks to its high collective strength.”
Scene of the opening ceremony of the final match of the 2nd TNSV tournament – 2024 THACO Cup
Football tournament Adolescent Vietnamese students 3rd time – 2025 THACO Cup has a new feature that opens the door for professional players to practice, registering up to 3 players who have competed in the national U.19 and U.21 tournaments from 2022 to present.
Qualifying round of the 3rd Vietnamese Youth Football Tournament – 2025 THACO Cup has 66 teams that will be divided into 6 groups according to geographical area from December 28, 2024 to January 18, 2025. Specifically, the northern area (from December 30, 2024 – January 10, 2025 at Thuy Loi University yard); Central Coast region (from January 6 – January 12, 2025 at Military Region 5 yard – Da Nang); South Central and Central Highlands regions (January 10 – January 18, 2025 at Nha Trang University yard); Southeast region (January 4 – January 12, 2025 at Bau Thanh Stadium, Ba Ria – Vung Tau); Southwest region (January 8 – January 17, 2025 at Can Tho Stadium) and Ho Chi Minh City region (December 28, 2024 – January 15, 2025 at Ton Duc Thang University stadium) to select 11 teams along with the home team Ton Duc Thang University. Duc Thang competes in the final round of the tournament from March 1 to March 16, 2025.
