Tragicomedy of Da Nang Club: Losing home field advantage in the match against Quang Nam, why?

Da Nang Club: Having a home field is like not having one

Da Nang Club will face Quang Nam Club in the V-League "reverse final", taking place at 6pm on May 17.

In this match, Da Nang FC played as the home team, while Quang Nam was the away team. However, because Da Nang's Hoa Xuan Stadium was closed for renovation, the Han River team borrowed Quang Nam's Tam Ky Stadium as their home field.

Therefore, although they are called "home team", in this match Da Nang Club will actually have to play on their opponent's field. Quang Nam Club will be the away team, but in reality, coach Van Sy Son and his team will play on Tam Ky grass field, which this team is very familiar with.

Da Nang Club (orange shirt) borrows Tam Ky stadium from Quang Nam Club as home field in V-League

PHOTO: DONG NGHI

However, since Quang Nam is still nominally the away team, they will use the away team's locker room. Meanwhile, Da Nang FC still enjoys the privileges of the home team.

Notably, in the 2023-2024 season, Quang Nam Club borrowed Da Nang's Hoa Xuan Stadium to compete in the V-League (at that time Da Nang team was playing in the first division), because Tam Ky Stadium had to be upgraded. By the time Quang Nam Club finished upgrading Tam Ky Stadium, it was Hoa Xuan Stadium's turn... to deteriorate and had to be renovated.

V-League lacks quality football fields

It is normal for V-League teams to borrow each other's fields. This season, Ha Tinh Club had to borrow Vinh Stadium from SLNA due to Ha Tinh Stadium's deterioration. The grass was yellow and uneven, many areas of the field were just bare dirt, the Central representative had to immediately renovate the grass. The team's leaders once proposed a plan to buy golf course grass to patch the grass, but it was not accepted.

Up to now, although it has met the competition standards, it cannot be said that Ha Tinh stadium has reached the ideal level. This is the common situation of many football fields in V-League. Coach Velizar Popov once assessed Thanh Hoa stadium as a place where... just walking can cause injury.

The Cong Viettel borrowed Hang Day stadium because My Dinh stadium was busy organizing many other events.

PHOTO: MINH TU

Coach Alexandre Polking once criticized Ha Tinh Stadium, while goalkeeper Nguyen Filip took a photo of a bare grass field in V-League, implying that it looked more like a beach than a field for competition.

Hang Day Stadium in the 2023 - 2024 period has 3 teams registering their home stadiums, namely Hanoi Police Club (CAHN Club), The Cong Viettel and Hanoi. However, according to the request of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which only allows each stadium to have a maximum of 2 teams registering their home stadiums, The Cong Viettel has left and registered My Dinh as its home stadium.

However, since mid-April, because My Dinh Stadium has hosted many political and cultural events, The Cong Viettel has sent a dispatch to the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports to request to return to Hang Day Stadium to play temporarily.

Up to now, many football fields in V-League still make fans frustrated with the deterioration of the field surface, stands, toilets, changing rooms, press conference rooms...

After 22 matches, Da Nang FC is at the bottom of the table with 17 points, while Quang Nam is at 11th place with 22 points. However, the 5-point gap does not reflect the difference in strength between the two teams.

Da Nang FC has won 2 out of the last 3 matches to narrow the gap with the safe zone. Coach Le Duc Tuan and his team are only 2 points behind the play-off position of Binh Dinh, 3 points behind 12th place SLNA and 5 points behind 11th place Quang Nam.

If they beat Quang Nam FC in this round, Da Nang FC will threaten the positions of Binh Dinh and SLNA. In contrast to the high performance of the host Da Nang, Quang Nam FC of coach Van Sy Son has not won in the last 6 matches (3 draws, 3 losses), leading to falling close to the danger zone.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bi-hai-clb-da-nang-mat-uu-the-san-nha-o-tran-gap-quang-nam-tai-sao-185250515101547757.htm