New things to look forward to at SLNA from the 2022 season

New brand identity

If the name "Lam River Nghe An"has become an icon and has said it all, the logo will be a new highlight ofNghe An football teamsince the 2022 football season. After a period of launching, the SLNA Logo Design Contest Organizing Committee has received about 800 works from all localities.

SLNA will have a new, more professional logo to replace the old logo that has fulfilled its historical mission. Photo: VPF

It is expected that at the end of December, SLNA Club will hold an announcement to launch its new brand identity. Although there is a new logo, according to side information, the two typical and characteristic colors of SLNA, yellow and blue, will still be kept intact and improved. Hopefully, the new logo will bring luck and success to SLNA.

Jerseys, souvenirs

Despite being professional for more than 20 years, there is a paradox that true fans of the V.League have encountered many difficulties in finding and owning genuine competition uniforms. In the past, SLNA has forgotten this and from next year, Nghe An fans are certainly very eager to hold in their hands a good quality and eye-catching design jersey.

This not only helps Vinh Stadium and other stadiums become more colorful when SLNA competes, but also helps SLNA gain more revenue, contributing to promoting and developing the brand. However, with the habit of using cheap products without paying attention to quality for so long, the fact that SLNA can distribute about 5,000 - 7,000 jerseys and souvenirs in the first season of implementation is a great success.

A specific ambition

Despite being a team with a rich tradition and a long history of achievements, SLNA has not set a specific goal in V.League for a long time. Perhaps from 2015 until now, SLNA has mainly set the goal of staying in V.League or at most being in the top 5.

After half a year of being taken over by Tan Long Group with reforms and careful preparation, the Nghe An team is aiming for medals in the highest tournament of domestic football. Or at least, a position in the top 5 with emotional matches is enough to meet the expectations of SLNA fans.

In addition, youth training is the premise, the foundation and the resource for SLNA Team 1, which is also closely cared for by the provincial leaders in all aspects. With what has been done, especially the title of "Team with the best youth training" in 2018 and 2020, SLNA can temporarily rest assured about the next generation of players.

Dream Force

To realize those ambitions, SLNA needs to identify its competitors. They are an excited HAGL that is hungry for titles, a Binh Dinh that invests without sparing money, a Hanoi Club that is hiding and can rise at any time. Not to mention there are other clubs that are also very well prepared such as Ho Chi Minh City, Viettel, Thanh Hoa...

SLNA's foreign players next season are expected to be searched and screened more carefully than in previous seasons. Photo: SLNA FC

Therefore, in addition to the spiritual factor that has been and is being aroused, the force and people are the decisive factors. Up to this point, the personnel plan of coach Nguyen Huy Hoang has not been officially completed after saying goodbye to Sy Nam, Xuan Thang, Ngoc Duc... However, according to research, the 2022 SLNA season will have 6-7 faces currently wearing the national team jersey.

Besides Michael Olaha, SLNA is currently selecting many foreign players for trial to add another central midfielder and a striker. The pieces are gradually being completed and the remaining problem is just the compatibility, how the players adapt to the new and updated tactics of SLNA's coaching staff.

Online ticket issuance

The issue of tickets and ticket brokers has always been a headache and has caused quite a bit of discomfort for Nghe An fans over the years. Every time there is an exciting match, SLNA fans have difficulty finding a ticket to enter the stadium and this is a problem that SLNA's Board of Directors needs to solve.

One of the solutions to get the original tickets to the fans is to determine the real value, within the capacity of SLNA fans. And most likely, the form of online ticket issuance and online payment will be applied by SLNA on a trial basis from the 2022 season. This is also the trend of the future, creating maximum convenience for the audience.

New face of Vinh stadium

In 2022, a new look for Vinh Stadium is also a piece that SLNA fans are eagerly waiting for. With the attention, investment and maximum facilitation of the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People's Committee, and the Department of Culture - Sports of Nghe An, Vinh Stadium is being renovated quite comprehensively with an investment of up to 24 billion VND. In particular, the field surface and lighting system will be thoroughly improved to meet the needs of professional matches.

Vinh Stadium will be renovated to be more spacious, promising to be full of spectators and vibrant again. Photo: SLNA FC

The timely renovation of Vinh Stadium is also a decisive factor in whether SLNA can provide quality service to spectators watching the matches or not. Because each football match will not only be football, but also an ideal entertainment venue every weekend.

Therefore, SLNA's Board of Directors is very attentive and listens to the requests and wishes of the audience to come up with suitable solutions such as: Ticket prices, match times...

New Sponsors

With a new, more professional and systematic approach, SLNA Club is being highly recognized and praised by fans. Although there is still a lot of work to be done, the cooperation between Grand Sport and SLNA is a turning point, marking a change in the way of preserving, building and developing the brand, gradually catching up with the trend of modern football.

As one of the football teams with great development potential, SLNA is receiving attention from many big brands. Photo: SLNA FC

From setting out a specific short-term and long-term roadmap, investing in human resources, preparing meals, costumes, and sleep for players and athletes, or finding ways to provide the best possible service to the audience, SLNA will certainly welcome many more major sponsors in the 2022 season and in the future.

With more major sponsors, SLNA will have more resources to reinvest and maintain high rankings, thereby continuing to reach new goals, new glories, and returning to its worthy position./.

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