fierce competition
The 9 teams participating in the northern qualifying round of the Vietnam Youth Student Football Tournament include: Thuy Loi University, Phuong Dong University, Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports (Group A); National Economics University, Dai Nam University, Hanoi University (Group B), Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering and Phenikaa University (Group C).
In particular, except for 4 names including Thuy Loi University, National Economics University, Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports and Dai Nam University, the remaining 5 teams are participating in the tournament for the first time.
In the qualifying round of the 2023 Vietnam Youth Student Football Tournament, 6 teams from the northern region were divided into 2 groups. Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports and Thuy Loi University respectively affirmed their superior strength by winning the top spot in the group, meaning a direct ticket to the final round.
Thuy Loi University (white shirt) participated in the qualifying round as the reigning runner-up.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a "walk" between the two leading forces in student football in the country. Thuy Loi University easily defeated the National Economics University and the Academy of Journalism and Communication to get 6 full points. Meanwhile, Hanoi University of Physical Education and Sports also surpassed Vietnam Maritime University and Dai Nam University to get an early ticket.
In the play-off match, National Economics University convincingly won against Vietnam Maritime University to take the last spot in the northern region.
However, the competition situation this year has changed. If last year, each team had a 50% chance of advancing (choosing 3 spots out of 6 qualifying teams), this year the door will be much narrower, with only 22.2% (choosing 2 spots out of 9 qualifying teams). "To ensure the quality of the second final round in 2024, the Organizing Committee of Thanh Nien Newspaper and VFF have determined that in 2024, the structure of 12 teams will remain the same," VFF General Secretary Duong Nghiep Khoi explained.
In this heated competition, the teams that participated in last year's tournament are obviously highly appreciated for their combat experience, ability to respond to incidents during the match, as well as their strategy of calculating their form and physical strength to achieve the best results.
However, the rookie teams cannot be underestimated. This is really the unknown of the tournament, making the situation of the northern qualifying round unpredictable.
National Economics University (yellow shirt) is in a not-so-difficult group, with opponents Hanoi University and Dai Nam University.
The formidable rookies
The rookies of the 2nd Vietnam Youth Student Football Tournament 2024 are divided into 2 groups. Group 1 includes teams participating in the tournament for the first time, but in fact are "familiar" with previous school football playgrounds such as Bac Ninh University of Sports and Hanoi University of Construction.
Many people jokingly say that the football team of Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports is one of the opponents that no one wants to face in the student football field. Coming from a university specializing in physical education and sports, the football team of Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports has a good foundation of basic techniques, very good expertise, and outstanding strength and endurance.
Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports is also the champion of the 2022 National 7-a-side football tournament for students when defeating FPT Polytechnic College with a score of 1-0 in the final match. Selecting students to play in the national tournament of Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports is not too difficult, when Coach Nguyen Son has many good players in his hands.
Therefore, being in the same group as the runner-up Thuy Loi University is not a big problem for Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports. The competition between the two schools can even be considered an early final of the Northern region.
Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports football team (yellow shirts) is very formidable.
"After 16 years, the football team of Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports has participated in the student football playground. This year, we were approved by the tournament organizers to allow students from the Faculty of Physical Education and non-specialized students from the Faculty of Sports Training to participate.
With a very large number of teams participating in the tournament, we are in the process of carefully preparing for the northern qualifying round. We will face teams that have competed in student tournaments for many years, so the challenge will not be easy. However, the team will be determined to take each match one by one to first win a ticket to the final round," said the team's head of delegation Nguyen Duc Anh.
In the group of teams participating in the tournament for the first time and relatively new to the student football playground, we can mention Phuong Dong University, Hanoi University and Phenikaa University. In particular, Phenikaa University is a new face in the student football village when it came in second place at the 2023 National Student Futsal Tournament.
The strength of Phenikaa University football team is its excellent facilities and strong football development. However, from playing well in futsal tournaments or 7-a-side to 11-a-side is a long way, requiring student players to improve their strength, endurance, and change their tactical thinking.
That is also the reason why new teams such as Phenikaa University or Hanoi University have actively played friendly matches in recent times, with the determination to leave their mark in the qualifying round.
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