Press conference of the 25th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children Football Tournament

Scene of the press conference introducing the Nghe An Newspaper Cup 2023. Photo: Duc Anh

Delegates attending the press conference. Photo: Duc Anh

National Player Incubator

Youth and Children's Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper Cupwas established in 1996. This is an annual sports tournament organized by Nghe An Newspaper in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Sports, the Department of Education and Training and Song Lam Nghe An Sports Joint Stock Company. After 24 successful seasons, the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament has become one of the typical annual traditional sports tournaments of Nghe An province.

Song Lam Nghe An Football Club players attend the press conference. Photo: Duc Anh

Youth and Children's Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper CupIt is also one of the oldest youth football tournaments in Vietnam, a place to nurture and discover talents for Song Lam Nghe An Club and youth football training centers across the country.

Many players who grew up from the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament have become top stars of Vietnamese football through the ages such as Cong Vinh, Van Binh, Trong Hoang, Dinh Dong, Cong Phuong, Nguyen Manh, Nhu Thuat, Que Ngoc Hai, Ho Tuan Tai, Dinh Bao, Nguyen Van Hoang, Phan Van Duc, Pham Xuan Manh, Dinh Xuan Tien, Le Nguyen Hoang, Cao Van Binh, Nguyen Van Viet...

Former National Team Captain, Vietnam Golden Ball Le Cong Vinh - a player who grew up from Nghe An Newspaper Cup. Photo: Duc Anh

The tournament brings together 28 teams and nearly 400 players.

Regarding the 25th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament, 2023, journalist Tran Van Hung - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee said: The 25th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament, 2023 officially opened on June 9, 2023 and closed on the afternoon of June 16, 2023, at the stadium of Song Lam Nghe An Club.

This year's tournament gathered 28 teams, including 9 youth teams and 19 children's teams, from 20 districts, cities and towns across the province to compete. Of which, 8 localities registered to compete in both age groups, including: Que Phong, Hoang Mai town, Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, Do Luong, Cua Lo town, Vinh city and Hung Nguyen... The age of players participating in the youth tournament is 12-13 years old, children is 10-11 years old.

Journalist Tran Van Hung - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the information tournament on the 25th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament, 2023. Photo: Duc Anh

The matches of the tournament will take place at Nghe An Provincial Gymnasium and the artificial turf field of Song Lam Nghe An Sports Joint Stock Company; open to the public for fans to watch and cheer for their favorite teams.

The 25th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament in 2023 applies the current competition rules of the Vietnam Football Federation. Specifically, on the children's field, the Futsal Law applies, and on the youth field, the 7-a-side Football Law applies.

Compared to the previous 24 seasons, the 25th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children's Football Tournament in 2023 has many positive innovations, namely: Teams participating in this year's tournament are all checked for personnel through personal identification codes, thereby increasing transparency between teams participating in the tournament.

Members of the Personnel Subcommittee of the 25th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children Football Tournament, 2023, check the information of young players. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Each district, city, and town can register a maximum of 2 children's athletes who are being trained at the Youth Training Center of Song Lam Nghe An Sports Joint Stock Company, helping to improve the professional quality of the tournament.

The 25th Youth - Children Football Tournament of Nghe An Newspaper Cup was organized more professionally and systematically, with more sponsors participating and the main sponsor showing greater responsibility. Along with that, the communication work was more widely connected, professional and modern. In addition to live reporting of most of the matches on Nghe An Newspaper's digital platforms, from the semi-final match of the tournament will be broadcast live on the sports channel loved by many football fans, On Sports.

Increase bonus, add more gifts

The players of the Ky Son district youth team returned to the press conference, very excited to see their idols. Photo: Duc Anh

Regarding the prize structure, the collective and individual prize levels have been adjusted to increase in some categories. Specifically, the youth and children teams that won the Championship were awarded Cups, Flags, Medals and a prize of 30 million VND/team by the Organizing Committee. The second prize teams were awarded Flags, Medals and a prize of 20 million VND/team. The third prize teams were awarded Flags, Medals and a prize of 10 million VND/team. The Style prize winning teams will receive a prize of 5 million VND/team.

In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded the titles of Best Player; Best Goalkeeper; Player with the most goals with a bonus of 2 million VND/athlete...

Nghe An provincial leaders awarded certificates of merit for good study and good football to players with good academic achievements. Photo: Document

The 25th Youth - Children Football Tournament of Nghe An Newspaper Cup continues to receive attention and support from the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, demonstrated in specific and practical social security work with meaningful gifts of encouragement and motivation.

Specifically, the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee presented each athlete participating in the tournament with a student backpack; 18 bicycles were given to 18 players who are children of poor, near-poor households, and students with especially difficult circumstances; 20 gifts, each worth 1 million VND, to 20 children from SOS Children's Village Vinh who accompanied and participated in the tournament; Certificates of Merit and gifts worth 500,000 VND each were given to 94 players who achieved the title of "Good student, good soccer player"... On the sidelines of the tournament, the athletes were able to visit and experience a number of destinations and useful activities in Vinh city.

Multiply the Summer Fun

Journalist Thanh Chau - Nhan Dan Newspaper requested the Organizing Committee to provide more information about the number of players who have grown up from this tournament and participated in V.League over the past 25 years; hoping that the tournament will continue to develop and improve.Photo: Duc Anh

At the press conference, journalists asked questions related to the 25th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth - Children Football Tournament, 2023. The team leaders also contributed ideas to make the tournament more and more complete...

At the press conference, the Organizing Committee took note of the comments and provided information about the tournament as well as answered questions from the teams. Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Head of the Organizing Committee Ngo Duc Kien respectfully thanked the special attention of the provincial leaders, all levels, sectors, and localities, the companionship and support of many parents and the active and wholehearted participation of the young and child athletes throughout the journey of many years as well as in the coming time.

Journalist Ngo Duc Kien - Party Secretary, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Head of the Organizing Committee of the tournament expressed his wish to receive the monitoring and accompanying propaganda of reporters from news agencies and newspapers to spread the value of the tournament. Photo: Duc Anh

The Head of the Organizing Committee expressed his wish to receive the monitoring and accompanying propaganda of reporters from news agencies and newspapers, contributing to creating a strong spread of a healthy and useful playground for the young generation during the summer days, thereby further promoting the development of the physical education and sports movement in general, and football in particular in Nghe An province.

At the press conference, the Organizing Committee conducted a drawing ceremony to divide the groups for the teams participating in the tournament./.

Thanh Chung - Duc Anh