Futsal Teams gather to prepare for SEA Games 33

As part of the preparation plan for SEA Games 33, the Vietnamese men's and women's Futsal team will gather again next November.

In particular, the Vietnam Men's Futsal Team will gather again on November 10 in Ho Chi Minh City, with 20 players in the best form being called up. In this list of players, Coach Diego Giustozzi continues to put his trust in the pillars who have affirmed their ability and international competition experience. Familiar faces such as keeper Pham Van Tu, fixo Pham Duc Hoa, Nguyen Manh Dung, Nhan Gia Hung, ala Chau Doan Phat, Tu Minh Quang and pivo Nguyen Thinh Phat, Nguyen Da Hai are all present, creating a stable framework for the team.

In addition, the team welcomes the return of two experienced ala Tran Thai Huy and Ngo Ngoc Son. This duo, along with Nguyen Minh Tri and Pham Duc Hoa, are all players who have contributed greatly to the historic journey of helping Vietnam Futsal to participate for the first time at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016.

Notably, coach Diego Giustozzi also gave a chance to rookie Nguyen Tien Hung, a promising young player who grew up from the Thai Son Nam Ho Chi Minh City training center. This player was recently honored as the Best Player of the Ho Chi Minh City U20 Futsal Open Tournament in 2025, and is expected to increase the team's competitiveness in the preparation period for the 33rd SEA Games.

According to the plan, the Vietnam Futsal team will train in Ho Chi Minh City from November 10 to December 10, 2025, then go to Thailand to attend the 33rd SEA Games.

The men's Futsal event of the 33rd SEA Games has 5 participating teams, including Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar. The teams will compete in a round robin to determine the final ranking. With an even squad, determination and thorough preparation, the Vietnamese Futsal team aims to be in the top two.

The National Women's Futsal Team will officially gather on November 2 and practice from November 3. According to the plan, Head Coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang and his team will have more than 4 weeks to prepare for this event. After the domestic training period, the team will go to China for training, including two friendly matches with the Chinese Women's Futsal Team in early December. At the 33rd SEA Games, the Vietnam Women's Futsal Team is in the same group with Indonesia and Myanmar.

The team's strength in this training session still includes the core players who participated in the 2025 Asian Women's Futsal Championship, in addition to the addition of a number of young faces called up such as Tran Tuyet Mai, Lam Thi Xuan, Nguyen Thi Kim Phuong (Thai Son Nam Futsal Club, Ho Chi Minh City); Nguyen Huynh Nhu (Thong Nhat Sports Center) and Nguyen Phuong Anh ( Ninh Binh Department of Culture and Sports).

Two athletes of Ho Chi Minh City Women's Football Club, Tran Thi Thuy Trang and K'Thua, are preparing to compete in the Asian Women's Club Football Tournament, so they will join the team after the tournament ends.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/cac-doi-tuyen-futsal-tap-trung-chuan-bi-cho-sea-games-33-20251030144029027.htm