On April 14, the Viettel Cup, an annual community football tournament, took place on the football field of the Viettel Sports Company (the managing unit of The Cong - Viettel FC). This year's tournament drew the participation of 35 community football centers with about 900 young players. The tournament comprised two age categories, namely U10 (born in 2014) and U11 (born in 2013). Twenty-one teams competed in the U10 category and 32 teams in the U11 category.
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The U10 team of the Tuyen Quang Sports Training and Competition Center wins the trophy. |
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The U11 team of the GoldenBall Hai Phong is the champion of Viettel Cup 2024. |
After a total of 88 matches (in the group stage and knockout stage), with 121 goals scored (an average of 1.37 goals per match), the Viettel Cup 2024 saw two champions for each age group. They were U10 Tuyen Quang Sports Training and Competition Center and U11 GoldenBall Hai Phong.
In the U10 category, Nguyen Nhat Phong of the Vu Linh Football Training Center clinched the "Top Scorer" title with 5 goals. In the U11 category, Nguyen Nhat Huy from the Phuong Dong Community Football Training Center became the leading goal scorer with 4 goals.
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The organizing board awards the "Top Scorer" title to players Nguyen Nhat Phong and Nguyen Nhat Huy. |
The special feature of the Viettel Cup 2024 was its larger scale compared to previous seasons, with the participation of centers from Tuyen Quang, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, and Quang Ninh provinces, and Hai Phong city.
Vu Anh Thang, co-founder of the Starlink Football Academy Vietnam, commented that "participating in a tournament of such a scale with professional organization is a wonderful experience for young players. Tournaments like the Viettel Cup 2024 have a high level of connectivity, especially with community football units. The connection among players and centers will create healthy competition, thereby promoting the development of community football."
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The Viettel Cup 2024 has become the recruitment day for The Cong - Viettel FC. |
In addition to providing a community playground and a competitive atmosphere for young players, the Viettel Cup 2024 is an opportunity for the Viettel Sports Company to search for and discover talented young footballers, providing them with opportunities to become professional players at The Cong - Viettel Football Club.
Translated by Trung Thanh