The Southwestern qualifying round opened jubilantly
On the afternoon of January 8, the opening ceremony of the Southwest regional football tournament Adolescent The 3rd Vietnamese Students – 2025 THACO Cup (TNSV THACO Cup 2025) has officially taken place. At Can Tho Stadium, one of the largest stadiums in the country, was warmed up in a passionate football atmosphere when thousands of fans came to fuel the teams.
A large number of students came to cheer for the two matches taking place at the opening ceremony of the Southwest qualifying round
Delegates attended the opening ceremony of the Southwest region qualifying round
Attending the opening ceremony were Mr. Pham Van Hieu, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Can Tho City People’s Council; Mr. Pham Thanh Van, former Permanent Deputy Secretary of Can Tho City Party Committee; Mr. Le Hung Dung, former Chairman of Can Tho City People’s Committee; Major General Nguyen Van Thuan, Director of Can Tho City Police, Head of Can Tho City’s National Assembly Delegation; Mr. Nguyen Tien Phong, Member of the Standing Committee of Can Tho City Party Committee, Secretary of Ninh Kieu District Party Committee…
Besides, there was also Mr. Huynh Hoang Men, Director of the Department of Information and Communications of Can Tho City; Mr. Huynh Trung Tru, City Party Committee member, Chairman of Ninh Kieu District People’s Committee; Mr. Pham The Vinh, Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of Can Tho City Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Minh Tuan, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City; Mr. Truong Cong Quoc Viet, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City; Mr. Nguyen Tu Thien, Deputy Secretary of Can Tho City Youth Union, Chairman of Vietnam Youth Union of Can Tho City; Mr. Do Minh Truong, Chairman of Can Tho City Football Federation and university administratorsrepresentatives of sponsoring and accompanying units…
Mr. Pham Van Hieu (middle), Permanent Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of Can Tho City People’s Council, attended the opening ceremony
Major General Nguyen Van Thuan, Director of Can Tho City Police, Head of Can Tho City’s National Assembly Delegation, attended the opening ceremony
Journalist Lam Hieu Dung, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper AdolescentDeputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the TNSV THACO Cup 2025 football tournament, attended the opening ceremony
On the side of the Organizing Committee of the tournament was journalist Lam Hieu Dung, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper AdolescentDeputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the TNSV THACO Cup 2025 football tournament. Especially with the presence of a large number of fans and 8 teams participating in this year’s Southwest qualifying round, including: Can Tho University, Can Tho FPT University , South Can Tho University, Tay Do University, Dong Thap University, Tra Vinh University, Vinh Long University of Technical Education and Mekong University.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Truong Cong Quoc Viet, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City, said that Can Tho City is honored to continue to be the host locality for the Southwest qualifiers. TNSV THACO Cup 2025 football tournament. The tournament is not only meaningful in the campaign “All people exercise their bodies following the example of the great Uncle Ho” but is also an opportunity for the city to welcome delegates and delegations to participate. contest Visit and learn more about the land and people of Can Tho.
The Southwest qualifier has 8 teams participating, all matches will take place at Can Tho Stadium
According to the Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City, the football tournament Adolescent Vietnamese students have officially been included in the VFF’s annual national competition system. With high professional quality, this playground helps students have more opportunities to interact and exchange experiences, aiming to improve the quality of football for Vietnamese students to confidently integrate internationally. This also helps the sports industry discover and select football talents from school to add to the national youth teams, aiming to establish a Vietnamese student football team to compete internationally in the future. future.
‘Play hard, accept challenges, respect opponents’
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, journalist Lam Hieu Dung, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper AdolescentDeputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the TNSV THACO Cup 2025 football tournament, said that after 2 years of organizing very successfully, the football tournament Adolescent Vietnamese students gradually become an important sports playground, not only helping students exercise but also creating an environment for exchange, learning, and tightening solidarity between universities in the world. regionally and nationwide.
Journalist Lam Hieu Dung, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the TNSV THACO Cup 2025 football tournament, spoke at the opening ceremony
With that meaning, the Organizing Committee is very happy that this year’s tournament has 67 teams participating, including 66 teams competing in qualifying rounds in 6 regions (only the home team, Ton Duc Thang University, can go straight to the finals). Particularly in the Southwest region, TNSV THACO cup 2025 has the participation of 8 teams, doubling compared to the first season – 2023 and increasing by 2 teams compared to the second season – 2024. Number of teams Participation increased, but the Southwest region only had one spot in the national finals.
The matches promise to be very attractive and emotional but also equally tense and dramatic. In the spirit of “Play beautifully – Win beautifully – Cheer beautifully”, journalist Lam Hieu Dung reminded the team’s players: “Football tournament Adolescent Vietnamese students are an opportunity for football teams to show off their talent, noble sportsmanship and solidarity. Play your best, accept challenges and respect your opponents. Let each match not only be a competition but also an opportunity for us to exchange, learn, and improve sportsmanship, promoting the values of solidarity and friendship in the student community.”
The organizing committee presented flowers and souvenir flags to the teams participating in the Southwest region qualifying round of the THACO Cup 2025 TNSV football tournament
The organizing committee gave flowers and thank you letters to the tournament sponsors and companions
Before declaring the opening ceremony, journalist Lam Hieu Dung, on behalf of the Organizing Committee of the tournament, respectfully sent his thanks to the Central Youth Union Secretariat, the Central Leadership Board of the Vietnamese Student Association, and the Ministry of Education and Training. , Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Department of Sports and Physical Training, Vietnam Football Federation; City Party Committee, People’s Committee, departments of Can Tho City, District Party Committee, People’s Committee of Ninh Kieu District; Main sponsor – Truong Hai Group Joint Stock Company (THACO) and other units sponsored and supported the football qualifiers in the Southwest region.
Before and after the opening ceremony, two matches took place between Cuu Long University – Dong Thap University and Can Tho University – Southern Can Tho University.
Football tournament qualifying round Adolescent The 3rd Vietnamese Student – 2025 THACO Cup has 66 participating teams, divided into 6 groups according to geographical area from December 28, 2024 to January 18, 2025 to select 11 teams along with the home team Ton Duc University. Win the finals from March 1 to March 16, 2025 (competing in the same format as the U.19 and U.19 tournaments). Current U.21). A total of 126 matches include 101 qualifying matches and 25 finals matches. The finals will be broadcast live on national television and all qualifying matches will be livestreamed on television and digital platforms of the Newspaper. Adolescent.
Attractive prize structure: the champion team will receive a trophy, title board, gold medal and a reward of 300 million VND; The runner-up team will receive a title board, silver medal and a reward of 150 million VND; The two third-place teams will receive a title board, bronze medal and a reward of 70 million VND; The style award winning team will receive a title board and 40 million VND.
After the end of the football tournament finals Adolescent Vietnamese students 3rd – 2025 THACO Cup, Newspaper Adolescent will coordinate with VFF to organize and launch the football tournament Adolescent International Students 2025 – THACO Cup with 6 participating teams, including 4 football teams from Southeast Asian universities and 2 university football teams from Vietnam.Competition period is from March 24 to April 1, 2025. Prizes for the championship team include cups, medals, honor boards and a bonus of 6,000 USD; The second place team receives a title plaque and a bonus of 4,000 USD; The third-place team receives a title plaque and a $2,000 bonus.
Qualifying schedule for the Southwest region
