Professional breakthrough

M AT THE DOOR FOR U.19 AND U.21 PLAYERS

TNSV THACO Cup has created a big buzz in the school football movement system in Vietnam, because of the combination of many attractive factors: attractive and unpredictable in each match, bringing the innocent student football quality, associated with the enthusiasm of youth. More importantly, the tournament is organized according to professional standards on a national scale (within the system of the Vietnam Football Federation - VFF) is also a solid foundation to bring an increasingly disciplined and methodical playground, reaching the necessary standards of school football.

The qualifying round of TNSV THACO Cup 2025 will start from December 28, 2024 - January 17, 2025

The regulations of the TNSV THACO Cup 2025 have a fundamental difference compared to previous years that participating teams need to take note of. That is, in the 2025 season, teams are allowed to register a maximum of 3 players who have competed in the national U.19 and U.21 tournaments from 2022 to present.

Specifically, the tournament regulations stipulate that, except for football students majoring in sports training at universities, colleges, and sports colleges, or players who have registered to compete for teams participating in second-class, first-class, and national championship tournaments from 2022 to present, the remaining players, if meeting the standards, can participate in the tournament. The standards include: being a male student, studying a long-term full-time program; students studying at a school can only compete for the representative team of that school; students with a health certificate issued by a district-level or higher health agency confirming that they are eligible to compete in football, and are included in the team's registration list for competition according to the regulations of non-professional football.

This is new compared to previous seasons. For example, in the TNSV THACO Cup 2024, the tournament regulations do not allow teams to register players who participated in the national U.21 tournament in 2021, 2022, 2023. The third tournament opens the door to players participating in the U.21 tournament, which is expected to promote the tournament's expertise, when teams can register more experienced and classy players, contributing to bringing eye-catching matches. However, because this is still a purely student playground, who are non-professional players, the tournament regulations only allow teams to register a maximum of 3 players to participate in the national U.19 and U.21 tournaments from 2022 to present. At any time of the match, a maximum of 2 young players who have played in the national U.19 and U.21 tournaments from 2022 to present and 3 foreign players who have never played in national tournaments organized by VFF are allowed to play on the field.

At the same time, the tournament regulations also stipulate that teams are allowed to register 23 players and a minimum of 18 players, including a minimum of 2 goalkeepers and a maximum of 5 foreign students (who have never played in national tournaments organized by VFF) for the qualifying round. Then, based on the list of registered players eligible to compete in the qualifying round, the composition of the team competing in the final round will be determined. Teams that have not registered enough 23 players in the qualifying round will be allowed to add a maximum of 5 players, including a minimum of 2 goalkeepers, a maximum of 3 players who have played in the U.19 and U.21 tournaments from 2022 to present, and a maximum of 5 foreign students who have never played in a VFF tournament. Each team is allowed to replace a maximum of 5 players.

However, the third tournament regulations have narrowed the "age range" of players, only allowing players from 18 to 25 years old to participate (born from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2006), to better fit the formal training time at universities, colleges or academies. This is also different from the previous season, when the organizers agreed to let players from 18 to 28 years old participate in the tournament.

MORE AND MORE STRONGER AND PROFESSIONAL

One of the aspects that makes TNSV THACO Cup attractive is that all elements are standardized according to international regulations. Student football playgrounds have spread strongly in the community because of their closeness and popularity, but for sustainable development, operating according to a standard model is a sufficient condition. The tournament regulations are adjusted every year to suit the reality of the tournament as well as the teams, but must still be within the criteria: more professional, more systematic.

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In the third tournament, the tournament regulations continue to stipulate: each team can register a maximum of 7 officials (with the titles of team leader, head coach, assistant coach, technical staff, media staff, doctor, caregiver, etc.), in which it is mandatory to register a team leader, head coach and doctor or caregiver. The tournament regulations also fully stipulate the qualifications of coaches: meeting the minimum professional qualifications, specifically having a university degree in physical education, college majoring in physical education or graduating from a major in physical education at universities, academies, or having an AFC C degree or higher.

"The main goal of strengthening the regulations is to create a fair playing field for the teams. This helps the teams ensure their participation purposes, sportsmanship and professional factors. The more professionally organized the tournament is, the better the quality of the tournament will be, the image of student football will also be enhanced, bringing the most beautiful and cleanest playing field for the players," affirmed VFF General Secretary Duong Nghiep Khoi.

Setting professional standards also encourages participating teams to constantly improve themselves. A positive sign in the past two seasons is that schools have sent elite teams to represent their flags and colors. That strength comes not only from the players and coaches, but also from the logistics and medical care teams, with every smallest detail being carefully considered.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/buoc-dot-pha-ve-chuyen-mon-185241020205317783.htm