SLNA lends players to Phu Tho to participate in the 2019 National Third Division

Thanh Hung• October 7, 2019 14:14

(Baonghean.vn) - The Hung Vuong homeland football team will participate in the 2019 National Third Division tournament, with the core of young players from Nghe An.

SLNA Club Executive Director Ho Van Chiem shared: “Receiving a request for help from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Phu Tho province, SLNA Club decided to lend players of the U18 team and some faces of the U21 team who have not played in the past to participate in the Third Division tournament this year. We consider this a great opportunity for the kids to gain experience before participating in the 2020 National U19 Qualifiers.”

Nòng cốt của đội bóng Phú Thọ là lứa U19 SLNA. Ảnh tư liệu

The backbone of Phu Tho football team is the U19 SLNA team. Photo: Document

In this loan list, there are many familiar faces to Nghe An fans such as Vuong Van Huy, Nguyen Xuan Binh, Nguyen Van Toan, Bui Duc Manh... The above mentioned players often appear in the U15, U17, U19 and U21 SLNA jerseys at the National Finals. Notably, the duo Vuong Van Huy - Nguyen Xuan Binh were once called up to the Vietnam U19 Team by Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and Coach Philippe Troussier.

Sân Việt Trì là sân nhà của đội bóng Phú Thọ. Ảnh: petrotimes.vn

Viet Tri Stadium is the home stadium of Phu Tho football team. Photo: petrotimes.vn

It is known that Phu Tho football team was established thanks to the event of U22 Vietnam playing a friendly match with U22 Myanmar, which took place at Viet Tri Stadium on June 7. Vice Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee - Mr. Ho Dai Dung once affirmed that Phu Tho province will establish its own football team, starting to compete in the Third Division 2020. No need to wait until next year, right now, the land of Hung Kings has appeared on the map of Vietnamese football.

The 2019 Third Division is expected to take place in early November. With a highly rated squad, Phu Tho will be one of the strong candidates for promotion./.