U23 Vietnam will defend the Southeast Asian U23 title in July

According to the plan announced by AFF to member federations, the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship will take place from July 15 to 31, 2025 in Indonesia.

This is the first time the archipelago nation has officially hosted the tournament since 2005. Previously, Indonesia was chosen to host in 2011, but the tournament was canceled because the renovation of Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium - the main competition venue - was not completed.

After 4 times of organization, the U23 Vietnam team is the most successful team with two consecutive championships.

In 2022, despite the serious impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnam U23 team played bravely and excellently defeated the host team Thailand 1-0 in the final to win the championship.

A year later, at the 2023 tournament, the red team continued to assert their position when they successfully defended their championship title after a thrilling victory over Indonesia on penalties.

U23 Vietnam successfully defended the championship title when winning against U23 Indonesia in the 2023 final. (Photo: VFF)

Aiming for the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament as well as two key goals this year are the 2026 Asian U23 qualifiers and the 33rd SEA Games. From 2024 to present, the Vietnam U23 team has had many training sessions coinciding with the FIFA Days with the national team, and has also participated in two international friendly tournaments U22 CFA Team China 2024 and 2025 with the participation of many quality opponents.

In addition, VFF and head coach Kim Sang Sik have created conditions for young players with potential to compete and gain experience early on, in which some excellent players have also been tested at the national team level and left their mark at the AFF Cup 2024.

The goal of the Vietnam U23 team is to defend the title at the regional U23 tournament.

Tuan Ngoc

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