Coach Dinh Van Dung leads U21 SLNA to face HAGL

The qualifying round of the 2020 National U21 Football Championship will take place from November 22 to December 2 with the participation of more than 20 teams divided into 4 groups. According to the grouping results, U21 SLNA is in group C with the teams: Dong Nai, Ho Chi Minh City, Tay Ninh, SLNA and host HAGL.

Group A includes Viettel, Hanoi, Pho Hien, Luxury Ha Long, Nam Dinh. Group B includes SHB Da Nang, Khanh Hoa, People's Public Security, Dak Lak and B. Binh Duong; playing in Kon Tum. Group D includes Ben Tre, Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Long An and Saigon FC; playing in Ben Tre.

Center back Thai Ba Sang is one of the pillars of U21 SLNA this season. Photo: Duc Anh

The teams compete in a round robin to calculate the ranking points in each group. Select the 4 first-placed teams, 3 second-placed teams with higher points and indexes in the four groups, along with the host team Khanh Hoa, to compete in the Final Round. The Final Round will take place from December 10-19, 2020 in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa.

SLNA U21 team under the leadership of coach Dinh Van Dung with the pillars playing in V.League 2020 such as: Thai Ba Sang, Mai Sy Hoang, Nguyen Van Viet, Tran Ngoc Anh, Le Thanh Lam, Duong Van Cuong. Along with the players playing in U17, U19 SLNA and calling up the players on loan to play in the First and Second Divisions.

Coach Dinh Van Dung is very "lucky" in youth football. Photo: VFF

Coach Dinh Van Dung is known to have a great relationship with SLNA youth teams, and has brought many championships in history. Currently, the leaders of the Nghe An team are planning personnel and it is likely that Coach Phan Nhu Thuat from the first team will be added to the SLNA U21 team.

This year's 2020 National U21 Tournament promises to be extremely exciting. Many players who are being called up by Coach Park Hang-seo to the Vietnam U22 team will return to their clubs to participate in this tournament. This is an opportunity for the Korean strategist to search for and select suitable faces to participate in the 31st SEA Games.

SLNA's achievements at the National U21 Tournament are 5 championships in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2014. The last time SLNA won the championship was 6 years ago with a team of players born from 1993 to 1995.

SLNA's tradition of 'harvesting young rice' and the double-edged sword of young players

(Baonghean.vn) - From the past until now, Song Lam Nghe An is a football team that has always had a tradition of trusting young players. This year, this policy continues to be promoted by the Nghe An team. Although it has not really brought results, it still brings positive signs at first.