International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup

The International 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] Originally held as an under-21 tournament from 2007 to 2019, the tournament changed its format in 2022 when the edition only included under-19 teams.

International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup
Organising bodyVietnam Football Federation (VFF)
Founded2007
RegionVietnam Vietnam (Asia)
Number of teams4
Current championsVietnam U-19 (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Vietnam U-21 (6 titles)
2022 International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup

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.

Results

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  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 Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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 Gimhae CFC U21
2019 Vietnam  2–0
Report
Japan Japan University Selection FK Sarajevo U19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0
Report
South Korea Hanyang University U21
2022 Vietnam U19 Vietnam 1–1
(4–3 (p))
Malaysia Malaysia U19 Thailand U19 Thailand 7-3 Myanmar Myanmar U19

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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