U19 Song Lam Nghe An faces difficulties in the 2025 National U19 qualifying round

Squad quality

At the end of the 2024 season, U19 Song Lam Nghe An won the Bronze Medal. At that tournament, coach Huy Hoang's team defeated many strong opponents. In particular, in the Quarterfinal match, U19 Song Lam Nghe An with a reasonable playing style won 2-1 against U19 PVF.

In the Semi-final match, coach Huy Hoang's team lacked a bit of luck when they had to accept defeat against U19 Hanoi, after losing to this opponent in an unlucky penalty shootout.

Looking back at the tournament, it can be seen that U19 Song Lam Nghe An had a strong force with outstanding personnel such as goalkeeper Cao Van Binh, Quang Vinh, Long Vu, Mai Hoang... That helped coach Huy Hoang's team play stably and change in the way they approached the opponent's goal.

However, entering this year's season, U19 Song Lam Nghe An did not have a series of quality personnel like before. Because the players born in 2006 who once made a splash are now serving the first team of Song Lam Nghe An.

Specifically, 6 players including: Bui Thanh Duc, Phan Van Thanh, Nguyen Trong Tuan, Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung, Le Dinh Long Vu, Phung Van Nam have all been promoted to Team 1 and cannot return to participate in the qualifying round of the National U19 Tournament 2025.U19 Song Lam Nghe An.

Therefore, in the list of 25 players participating in the qualifying round this year, there are only 9 players born in 2006. However, the professional ability of the 9 players of the right age is not highly appreciated. Besides, their physique is also quite limited. Therefore, it is difficult to expect that these players will be able to carry the "team" of U19 Song Lam Nghe An.

However, there is still a rare ray of light in the U19 Song Lam Nghe An squad, with the appearance of young talents such as: Goalkeeper Bao Ngoc, defender Hoang Minh Hoi, Truong Van Tan Sang, Le Tan Dung, striker Tran Quoc Hoa... Hopefully, these players will maintain their previous form, thereby helping U19 Song Lam Nghe An play stably and win a ticket to the 2025 National U19 finals.

Difficult group

Participating in the 2025 National U19 qualifying round, U19 Song Lam Nghe An is in group B with the following teams: U19 Hanoi Police, U19 Hoai Duc, U19 Phu Dong Ninh Binh, U19 Zantino Vinh Phuc and U19 PVF.

This is considered a difficult group with the appearance of U19 PVF, U19 Cong An Ha Noi and U19 Hoai Duc. In which, U19 Hoai Duc has a force borrowed from U19 Thanh Hoa. This year, the Thanh team did not participate in the competition. Therefore, U19 Hoai Duc is considered to be a difficult team to play in this year's qualifying round. Besides, U19 PVF has a strong force and plays at home, so it has more advantages.

Thus, U19 Song Lam Nghe An will have fierce competition with U19 Cong An Ha Noi and U19 Hoai Duc to search for the 2nd position in group B.

In addition, U19 Phu Dong Ninh Binh and U19 Zantino Vinh Phuc are only considered 2 weak teams and will hardly create any surprises in this group.

Talking about the goal of U19 Song Lam Nghe An participating in the 2025 National U19 Tournament, Mr. Tran Quang Dung - Director of Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center said: "U19 Song Lam Nghe An participates in the 2025 National U19 Tournament and does not have the service of the best players, so the club's leadership only hopes that the team will play hard, hoping to pass the qualifying round. The National U19 Tournament is a very important tournament for the players. We hope that through this playground, the players will perform well, thereby opening up a new future in their careers.

Group B, the 2025 National U19 Football Championship Qualifiers will officially kick off with the first leg from December 22, 2024 to January 2, 2025; the second leg from January 4, 2025 to January 14, 2025 at PVF Stadium./.