5 Song Lam Nghe An players were called up to the Vietnam U17 team to prepare for the 2026 U17 Asia qualifiers.
Song Lam Nghe An youth football team made its mark when 5 players were called up to the Vietnam U17 team. This is an important force in the preparation plan for the 2026 Asian U17 qualifiers, a tournament in which the National U17 coach and his team aim to win tickets to the Final Round.
Although the journey at the 2025 National U17 Tournament ended at the Quarterfinals, Song Lam Nghe An youth football still left a special mark when 5 players were called up to the Vietnam U17 team. That shows the quality of youth training of Nghe An football academy, which has long been considered the cradle of many talents for the country's football.
According to the official dispatch of the Vietnam Football Federation, the 5 faces summoned include: Phan Dang Huy, Quan Thanh Cong, Nguyen Minh Thuy, Hoang Minh Loi and Tran Ngoc Son. All are players who have left many marks in the U17 Song Lam Nghe An shirt in recent times. They not only have good technical foundation but also show maturity in tactical thinking and fiery fighting spirit.
This training session will take place from October 5 to November 30 in Hanoi. This is an extremely important stage because the Vietnam U17 team will enter the 2026 U17 Asian qualifiers right after that. The National U17 coach and his team will have more than 1 month to practice tactics, assemble the squad and test the players' performance.
The 2026 AFC U17 Championship qualifiers will apply a new competition format with 38 participating teams, divided into 7 groups, including 3 groups of 6 teams and 4 groups of 5 teams. The top 7 teams in each group will qualify directly for the Final Round. In addition, there are 9 teams with special participation, including host Qatar, who is also the host of the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup, and 8 teams that entered the quarter-finals of the 2025 AFC U17 Championship, namely Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Tajikistan, Japan, the UAE and Indonesia.
According to the schedule, the qualifying round will take place from November 22 to 30, 2025. U17 Vietnam is in Group C, facing Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia and the Northern Mariana Islands. This is considered a suitable group, opening up opportunities for the Vietnamese youth team to compete for a ticket to the next round. If they pass the qualifying round, the team will participate in the Final Round held in Saudi Arabia in May 2026. Here, the 8 strongest teams will win the right to represent Asia to participate in the FIFA U17 World Cup 2026.
Having 5 Song Lam Nghe An players on the training list is not only a source of pride for Song Lam Nghe An but also affirms the importance of youth training. Over the years, Song Lam Nghe An has always been an abundant source of players for the national youth teams. This call-up once again shows the trust of experts in the young generation that Song Lam Nghe An is nurturing.
Fans expect that the young players will take advantage of the opportunity and try their best to prove their abilities, contributing to helping U17 Vietnam achieve good results in the qualifying round, getting closer to the U17 World Cup dream.