27 football clubs to compete in 2021 Bamboo Airways National Cup

The 2021 Bamboo Airways National Cup will involve 27 football clubs playing in a knock-out tournament.

At the signing ceremony between Bamboo Airways and  the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The 2021 Bamboo Airways National Cup will involve27 football clubs playing in a knock-out tournament.

This is the third year in a row Bamboo Airways has been the mainsponsor. A deal to this effect was signed between the carrier and the VietnamProfessional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) in Hanoi on March 10.

The tournament will kick off on April 23 with the fixture between the TopenlandBinh Dinh and Long An Football Club at Quy Nhon Stadium.

This year’s champions will walk home with a trophy and prize money of 1billion VND (43,290 USD) while the runners-up will receive half that amount. Thetwo third-placed teams will bag 200 million VND each.

The carrier will also be the official transportation partner of thetournament.

Meanwhile, V.League 2021, Vietnam’s top professional football league,is set to return on March 13, with a detailed plan requiring furtherdiscussion, the VPF has announced. The league was previously postponed becauseof COVID-19./.
VNA

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