International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup

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The International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup is an annual football tournament held in Vietnam. The tournament was officially launched in 2007 by Thanh Niên News in co-operation with the Vietnam Football Federation, with the aim of improving youth football in Vietnam. In addition to improving the quality of football in the country, the tournament also serve to help VFF selectors build up the next generation of players who would represent Vietnam at the senior and U23 levels.[1]

During the first edition of the tournament, which lasted from 24 to 28 October 2007, host nation Vietnam competed against four visiting teams from Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand.[2] Vietnam won the first edition of the tournament, with Thailand finishing as runners-up.

Summary[]

Year Final Third Place Match
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
2007 Vietnam Vietnam 1–0
Report 		 Thailand Singapore  2–1
Report 		 Myanmar
2008 Iran  2–1
Report 		 Thailand Vietnam Vietnam 1–0
Report 		 Singapore
2009 China PR  4–2
Report 		Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam  2–1
Report 		 Singapore
2010 Vietnam  2–1
Report 		 Thailand Vietnam Vietnam 1–0
Report 		 Malaysia
2011 Vietnam Vietnam 2–1
Report 		 Iran Aspire Football Academy Qatar 2–1
Report 		 Thailand
2012 Malaysia  1–0
Report 		Vietnam Vietnam Sydney FC U21 Australia 2–1
Report 		 Thailand
2013 Vietnam Vietnam 1–1
(4–1 (p))
Report 		Australia Sydney U21 Malaysia  2–1
Report 		 Myanmar
2014 Hoang Anh Gia Lai U19 Vietnam 3–0
Report 		 Thailand Vietnam Vietnam 2–1
Report 		 Malaysia
2015 Hoang Anh Gia Lai U21 Vietnam 2–0
Report 		 South Korea Singapore  1–1
(6–5 (p))
Report 		Vietnam Vietnam
2016 Yokohama U21 Japan 1–0
Report 		 Thailand Hoang Anh Gia Lai U21 Vietnam 1–0
Report 		Vietnam Vietnam
2017 Yokohama U21 Japan 2–0
Report 		Vietnam Vietnam Myanmar  4–2
Report 		 Thailand
2018 Vietnam  2–2
(5–3 (p))
Report 		 Myanmar Malaysia  2–0
Report 		South Korea U21
2019 Vietnam  2–0
Report 		Japan Japan University Selection FK Sarajevo U19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0
Report 		South Korea Hanyang University U21

References[]

  1. ^ "Thanh Nien strives to improve Vietnamese football". Thanh Niên. 20 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Giải U21 Quốc tế báo Thanh Niên 2007: Sân chơi bổ ích cho bóng đá trẻ" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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