Cong Phuong's team has a ticket to the play-off

The final round of the National First Division, the play-off ticket is what most fans are most interested in. The championship cup and direct promotion spot were awarded to Phu Dong Ninh Binh . The relegation position belongs to Hue Club.

Only the runner-up position remained, meaning the play-off spot for promotion (with the 13th-ranked team of V.League 1) was still vacant. Finally, Cong Phuong's team did it.

The 22nd round of matches that took place yesterday afternoon (June 21) also officially closed the 2024/25 National First Division. The season with great, dramatic matches from the start of the tournament until the final round...

Phu Dong Ninh Binh Club set a record in the tournament with an extremely impressive achievement of 20 unbeaten matches, winning 58 points to win the championship and own a ticket to participate in V.League 2025/26.

Binh Phuoc Club created its own history by finishing second, and also got a ticket to the play-off match to win the opportunity to participate in V.League 1-2025/26.

Third prize went to PVF-CAND Club with 43 points, losing to second place Binh Phuoc by only 1 point.

Hue Club accepted the sad note of being relegated to the Second Division after 12 years of participating in the tournament.

Ninh Binh FC won the championship from round 19. However, coach Viet Thang and his team still have some goals to conquer, which is to extend the unbeaten streak in a season to the absolute number. And Ninh Binh did it when they defeated the home team Dong Thap in Cao Lanh. With this victory, Ninh Binh became the absolute champion: 20 unbeaten matches (19 wins, 1 draw, no losses), winning 58 points - almost the maximum number of points.

The race for second place on the rankings was intense until the last round between Binh Phuoc and PVF-CAND clubs. And in the intense race until the last round, Binh Phuoc surpassed its opponent to finish as runner-up with a 3-0 victory over Long An Club, and also won a ticket to the play-off match with the 13th ranked team in V.League 2024/25 (this match is scheduled to take place on June 27 at Thong Nhat Stadium (HCMC).

Binh Phuoc Club has written a historic story for the team when it won the silver medal of the tournament for the first time (winning the bronze medal in the 2023/2024 season). It was a journey full of challenges and bravery for this team when there were difficult times in the head coach's chair, but then everyone moved forward very quickly to surpass the highly rated opponent, PVF-CAND - a team with championship ambitions and many seasons winning the runner-up position.

PVF-CAND Club accepted a “backward” season when it could not finish in the top two positions, accepting the third position, despite having a team that was considered strong and understood each other very well. The dream of playing in V.League 1 of this team must wait at least one more season. The victory over Dong Nai Club in the final round was the last effort of PVF-CAND in an extremely tense and attractive race.

In the relegation battle, Hue FC let its opponents Long An, Hoa Binh, Dong Nai, Ba Ria Vung Tau... surpass them in important moments and "decisive" matches. The team from the ancient capital said goodbye to the tournament with regret, but they are still a promising young team (average age 21) so they can hope to meet Hue FC again soon in the following seasons.

Tuan Ngoc

Source: https://baophapluat.vn/doi-bong-cua-cong-phuong-co-ve-da-play-off-post552496.html