3 Song Lam Nghe An players selected to participate in the U17 Asian qualifiers

This afternoon (October 23), the Vietnam U17 team will officially enter the competition in Group I - Qualifying Round of the 2025 Asian U17 Championship. Before the opening match, coach Cristiano Roland made a decision on personnel with 23 selected players, including 3 players from Song Lam Nghe An Club: midfielder Bach Trong Duong, defender Tran Dong Thuc and Le Tan Dung.

In addition, 3 players who cannot participate in the U17 Asian qualifiers according to the tournament regulations are Thai Hieu, Duc Nhat and Van Phuc. Although they are not allowed to compete in the U17 Asian qualifiers 2025, these 3 players will continue to stay and train with the team.

Coach Cristiano Roland said he wanted to motivate and maintain the training program for young players. “We aim for a common goal to show fighting spirit and solidarity. The group of U17 Vietnam is not easy, the challenges are very difficult but the team will compete with all their might. I also hope to receive the support of fans in the stands for the upcoming matches,” coach Cristiano Roland shared.

Center back Le Huy Viet Anh - Captain of the Vietnam U17 team also expressed: "To prepare for the tournament, we had a training trip in Japan and accumulated a lot of competition experience. Up to now, although the training intensity and the coach's requirements are quite high, the whole team has made great efforts to complete the requirements of expertise, techniques and tactics. In the upcoming important matches, we hope to have a large number of fans to cheer and accompany the whole team."

The 2025 AFC U-17 Championship qualifiers initially featured 43 teams and were drawn into 10 groups, with seven groups of four teams and three groups of five. The top 10 teams from each group, along with the five best runners-up, will advance to the finals, along with host Saudi Arabia.

However, due to the U17 Lebanon team not participating for objective reasons, Group H only has 3 teams left: Laos, Malaysia and UAE. This causes changes in the calculation of points for the second-placed teams. Specifically, for groups of 4 teams (such as the group of U17 Vietnam), the second-placed team's performance against the bottom team will not be counted. As for groups of 5 teams, the second-placed team's performance against the 4th and 5th-placed teams in the group will not be considered.