After 42 matches in the Group E qualifying round (Ho Chi Minh City area), the top 7 teams were determined: Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports (Group 1), Van Hien University (Group 2), Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry (Group 3), Saigon Technology University (Group 4), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Group 5), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Group 6), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education (Group 7), and the best-performing second-place team was Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics .
Scenes from the draw for the play-off round of Group E (Ho Chi Minh City regional qualifiers) at the Thanh Nien Newspaper office on January 13.
Of the 8 teams from the Ho Chi Minh City area that advanced to the play-off round of the THACO Cup 2025, 4 teams had previously participated in this round last season: Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports, Van Hien University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - Vietnam National University, and Ho Chi Minh City University of Education and Technology. The remaining 4 teams are new faces, notably Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry, Saigon Technology University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, and Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics. This represents half the number of teams compared to the second season in 2024, when only 2 teams advanced to the play-off round compared to the first season in 2023. This has created much excitement, as the dominance of familiar names is no longer present. The new teams also bring significant innovation and diversity to the TNSV Cup.
Teams draw lots for the Ho Chi Minh City regional play-offs.
In the Ho Chi Minh City regional play-off round, the 8 participating teams were drawn according to the principle that the top two teams from the group stage would not meet again in the play-off round. Thus, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education team (first in Group 7) and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics team (second in Group 7) will not meet in the play-off, and the remaining teams were drawn randomly.
All four matches in the Ho Chi Minh City regional play-offs promise to be exciting.
The Ho Chi Minh City regional play-off matches will take place on January 14th and 15th at Ton Duc Thang University Stadium. The winners of the four matches will advance to the finals. The schedule for the Ho Chi Minh City regional play-offs is as follows:
Results of the draw for the 4 playoff matches in the Ho Chi Minh City region.
Play-off Match 1 (3 PM, January 14th): Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (VNU-HCM) - Saigon Technology University
Playoff Match 2 (5:30 PM, January 14th): Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology - Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics
Play-off Match 3 (3 PM, January 15th): Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry - Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports
Play-off Match 4 (5:30 PM, January 15th): Van Hien University - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ket-qua-boc-tham-play-off-vong-loai-khu-vuc-tphcm-thach-thuc-cho-duong-kim-vo-dich-18525011309202749.htm






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