Opening of the 2019 National Futsal Cup at Military Zone 4 Gymnasium

Delegates attending the Opening Ceremony.

On the evening of November 18, at Military Zone 4 Stadium - Vinh City (Nghe An), the opening ceremony of the 2019 National Futsal Cup took place.

Attending the opening ceremony were Mr. Nguyen The Ky - Member of the Party Central Committee, General Director of VOV; Major General Tran Vo Dung - Political Commissar of Military Region 4; Mr. Vuong Bich Thang - General Director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training...

Also attending were comrades Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Council; Dang Quoc Vinh - Vice Chairman of Ha Tinh Provincial People's Committee.

Comrade Nguyen The Ky - Member of the Party Central Committee, General Director of Voice of Vietnam Radio gave the opening speech.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, VOV General Director Nguyen The Ky affirmed that the tournament was held for the first time in Nghe An, a land rich in historical traditions and sports movements, thereby contributing to promoting the development of Futsal to all regions of the country.

Mr. Nguyen The Ky pledged that with the strength of a multimedia agency, VOV will accompany Vietnam Futsal in the next stages, and believes that with the determination of the two units, Vietnam Futsal will receive maximum support to reach the regional and world level.

Representatives of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism presented certificates of merit to the main sponsors.

The organizing committee awarded 620 million VND from the Thien Tam humanitarian support fund to 31 families in Nghe An and Ha Tinh whose relatives died in the UK.

The 2019 National Futsal Tournament is divided into 2 stages (qualifying round and final round). Stage 1 (qualifying round) takes place from November 18 to 24 with the participation of 5 teams: Cao Bang; Sanna Khanh Hoa; Quang Nam; Tan Hiep Hung; Thai Son Bac. The 5 teams will compete in a round-robin to calculate points to select the 3 teams with the best results to participate in Stage 2.

Phase 2 (Final Round) is held from November 26 to November 30, a race of 8 teams, including 5 teams ranked from 1 to 5 of the 2019 National Futsal Championship: Thai Son Nam; Nghe An; Savinest Sannatech Khanh Hoa; Kadichain Saigon FC; Da Nang and 3 teams that passed the qualifying round.

8 teams will be drawn into 4 pairs to compete, the winning teams will compete in the semi-finals and finals to rank from 1 to 4, the losing teams will compete to rank from 5 to 8. The teams will compete in a 1-match knockout format. If after 2 official rounds there is a draw, there will be a penalty shootout (6m) to determine the winning team.

The matches of the 2019 National Futsal Cup will be broadcast live on sports TV channels such as: VTC3, VTC8, Vietnam Journey... and VFF's online channels.

After the opening ceremony, the match between Sana Khanh Hoa and Tan Hiep Hung took place.

The 2019 National Futsal Cup, held for the first time in Nghe An, will be a spiritual food for football lovers, creating the atmosphere of real football festivals, bringing joy and inspiration to millions of Vietnamese Futsal fans.