Illustrative photo (Source: HDBank) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Futsal HDBankChampionships 2020 is scheduled to begin on June 1 in the central province ofKhanh Hoa.
The tournament’s organizers - Vietnam Football Federation(VFF) and Radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) - announced on May 26 that 12 teamsare getting ready for the event, which will be divided into two stages.
The first stage, taking place from June 1-9 in Khanh Hoa’sNha Trang city, will saw competitions among Sanna Khanh Hoa, Tan Hiep Hung, CaoBang, Quang Nam, Viet Football, and Hung Gia Khang Dak Lak teams. They willcompete in a round robin format to decide the four teams that will progress tothe second stage.
The second stage will be held from June 14 to July 5 in NhaTrang City and from September 5 to 26 in the Lanh Binh Thang gymnasium in HoChi Minh City’s District 11 with the participation of the four winners in thefirst stage and the top six teams from last year’s National Futsal HDBankChampionships – Thai Son Nam, Sahako, Sanvinest Sanatech, Khanh Hoa, KasiachianSai Gon FC, Da Nang, and Thai Son Bac.
The champion team will represent Vietnam at the AFC FutsalClub Championships 2020, while the runners-up will compete at the AFF FutsalClub Championships 2020.
The ten teams in the second stage of the National FutsalHDBank Championships 2020 will also compete at another futsal tournament, theNational Futsal HDBank Cup from October 5 to 20 in the Central Highlandsprovince of Dak Lak, which will also go through two stages. The top five teamsfrom the championships will advance to the second stage, while the remainder isset to compete in the qualification round.
Insiders said Thai Son Nam holds high potential to triumphboth tournaments; however, the road to victory will not be easy as all teams havemade progress in their performance.
Both tournaments are sponsored by HD Bank in Ho Chi MinhCity under a contract signed on May 26./.
VNA
