Winning the National Cup, the teams are awarded 10 - 30 million VND

The teams participating in the National Cup will be clubs competing in the highest leagues of Vietnamese football, which are V.League 1 and V.League 2 (First Division). The draw and knockout format will depend on the ranking of the previous season and the number of teams participating in the current season to determine the number of rounds and the rounds that the teams must participate in.

According to the 2020 National Cup regulations, there are 14 clubs in the V.League and 12 clubs in the First Division participating in this year's tournament. The prize for the championship team is 1 billion VND, the second place team is 500 million VND and the third place team is 200 million VND. In addition, with 1 win in the qualifying round, the teams receive 10 million VND, in the round of 16 it is 20 million VND and in the quarter-finals it is 30 million VND.

The 2020 National Cup also marked the return of Vietnamese football after a break due to the Covid-19 pandemic with 8 stadiums opening their doors to welcome spectators. Stadiums such as Thien Truong distributed 10,000 tickets, Vinh Stadium distributed 5,000 tickets to serve fans, accounting for 40-50% of capacity.

Schedule of the 1/8 round of the National Cup 2020. Photo: VPF

According to the qualifying round schedule, the opening match will take place at Thien Truong Stadium between Nam Dinh and HAGL on May 23. On Sunday (May 24), four more matches will take place: An Giang – Long An, Hue – SHB.Da Nang, Ba Ria Vung Tau – Saigon and SLNA – Binh Dinh.

On Monday (May 25), the remaining 5 matches will take place: Dong Thap - Hai Phong, Pho Hien - Thanh Hoa, Khanh Hoa - Viettel, Binh Phuoc - Dak Lak, Hong Linh Ha Tinh - Tay Ninh. In which, except for the Binh Phuoc - Dak Lak match in the same First Division, the remaining 4 matches will continue to be confrontations between V.League and First Division teams.

To ensure fairness, when V.League teams meet the First Division, they will not be allowed to use foreign players. Right after the Qualifying Round on May 23, 24 and 24 is the Round of 16 taking place on May 30. Teams such as Long An, SLNA, Quang Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, B. Binh Duong, Quang Nam, Can Tho, and Hanoi, if they win, will be able to play at home in the next round./.

LIST OF 8 STADIUMS THAT WILL OPEN TO AUDIENCE IN THE 2020 NATIONAL CUP QUALIFYING ROUND

| 23/05:
• THIEN TRUONG (DNH Nam Dinh vs HAGL)

| 24/05:
• AN GIANG (An Giang vs Long An)
• VINH (SLNA vs Binh Dinh)
• BA RIA (BRVT vs Saigon)
• FREEDOM (Hue vs SHB DN)

| 05/25:
• PVF (Pho Hien vs Thanh Hoa)
• BINH PHUOC (Binh Phuoc vs Dak Lak)
• HA TINH (HLHT vs XM Fico Tay Ninh)

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