Waiting for VFF's response from AFC

Viettel Sports Club will leave Hang Day Stadium to choose a new destination for the 2024-2025 season. The Hanoi People's Committee has issued an official document on this matter, after the three teams, Viettel Sports Club, Hanoi, and Hanoi Police (CAHN), shared Hang Day Stadium during the 2023 and 2023-2024 seasons.

Initially, all three teams sharing the Hang Day Stadium expressed a desire to continue their association with the venue, although over the past several months, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF), and representatives from the three teams have held numerous meetings to reach a consensus on this matter.

Quoting from the Hanoi City government's statement regarding The Cong Viettel's departure from Hang Day Stadium: Hanoi City hopes the Ministry of National Defense will share its views.

CAHN team will play against The Cong Viettel at Hang Day Stadium.

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The Thể Công Viettel club (in white jerseys) bids farewell to Hàng Đẫy Stadium.

However, according to the regulations of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), member federations will have their clubs' Asian Cup qualification slots cut if three or more clubs choose the same stadium as their home ground (each stadium is only allowed a maximum of two teams). In Vietnam, as mentioned above, Hang Day Stadium is simultaneously used as the home ground of Hanoi FC, CAHN, and The Cong Viettel. Therefore, one of the three teams is forced to withdraw.

On the afternoon of July 19th, the VFF Executive Committee will meet to give a final answer to the three teams and send a letter responding to the AFC's request. Viettel Sports Club will be looking for another home stadium, while Hanoi FC and CAHN FC will continue to use Hang Day Stadium as their home ground for the 2024-2025 season. Viettel Sports Club is expected to choose Thanh Tri Stadium, also located in Hanoi, as their base.

Today (July 19th), Coach Nguyen Duc Thang's team completed the registration procedures for the season, including registering their playing venue. The procedure for submitting registration documents to the VPF requires a contract for renting the playing venue.

Viettel Sports FC experienced a turbulent 2023-2024 season with a change in coaching staff. The military team finished fifth in the V-League, falling short of their initial target, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the National Cup. Hanoi FC finished third in the V-League and second in the National Cup. Meanwhile, CAHN FC finished sixth in the V-League and were eliminated early from the National Cup.

Thus, despite significant investment, all three teams based in Hanoi ended the previous season empty-handed. This result contrasts sharply with the 2023 season, when the three teams from the capital occupied the top three positions in the V-League standings.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/the-cong-viettel-buoc-phai-chia-tay-san-hang-day-cho-vff-tra-loi-afc-185240719104356072.htm