'Victory is not the final destination'

NO TOLERANCE TO FRAUD

Sharing with representatives of the 12 excellent teams participating in the finals, journalist Nguyen Ngoc Toan said: "We hope and expect you to continue to demonstrate the spirit of the tournament: Play beautifully - Win beautifully - Cheer beautifully. Let me make it clear that we will not be lenient with fraudulent acts, violations of tournament regulations in player registration, violent, uncultured, unsportsmanlike acts in competition and cheering. Any team that violates, we will handle it resolutely and immediately. Surely you can see this from the developments of the past 2 seasons, as well as the qualifying round of season 3 that just ended. The tournament is broadcast live on FPT Play and other platforms, unsportsmanlike acts will be detected immediately.

'Chiến thắng không phải là đích đến cuối cùng'- Ảnh 1. — Mr. Nguyen Van Phu (left), General Secretary of VFF, and journalist Nguyen Ngoc Toan, Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union, Editor-in-Chief of *Thanh Nien* Newspaper, Head of the tournament organizing committee, at the draw ceremony for the final round on February 27.

Teams need to remind players to play fair. Winning is not the final destination, but the journey. I hope team leaders remind players to play with all their might but not with violence. We will always strictly handle negative behavior."

Mr. Nguyen Van Phu, General Secretary of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), co-head of the organizing committee, said: "We put our trust in integrity, enthusiasm, fair-play, nobility, and high-class performances in student sports activities so that schools and the community can see that in addition to knowledge, there are also outstanding sports activities. VFF always closely follows, associates with, evaluates and supports Thanh Nien Newspaper at the highest level in organizing the TNSV THACO cup".

'Chiến thắng không phải là đích đến cuối cùng'- Ảnh 2. — Draw lots and schedule the final round

ALL FOR THE PLAYGROUND OF SPORTS KNOWLEDGE

Journalist Nguyen Ngoc Toan said that in this third season, the organizing committee continues to listen to suggestions to do better in the finals. Although the costs have increased, the teams are still supported by the organizing committee from travel by Vietnam Airlines to accommodation within the Saigontourist Group system. "The organizing committee has also made great efforts to create the best conditions for the teams, maintaining the spirit of "Playing Fairly - Winning Fairly - Cheering Fairly". The TNSV THACO Cup can be said to be a non-profit tournament because as you probably know, the cost of organizing an event of this scale is huge. If we want to find revenue and do journalism business, Thanh Nien Newspaper can organize other simpler and less risky events. However, we have determined that organizing this tournament every year is to bring the largest football playground for students. The task of Thanh Nien Newspaper, the forum of the Vietnam Youth Union and the mouthpiece of the Central Youth Union, is a mandatory task. No matter how difficult it is, we have to do it", said journalist Nguyen Ngoc Toan.

'Chiến thắng không phải là đích đến cuối cùng'- Ảnh 3.

Mr. Nguyen Van Phu added: "We always wish and hope that from this playground we will have more football talents. The top football teams in the continent and the world have many players from student football. The TNSV THACO cup is maintained annually, high quality is the environment and conditions for Vietnamese football to have talented sports knowledge".

The opening ceremony of the 2025 TNSV THACO cup finals will take place at 3:30 p.m. on March 1.