Vietnam Workers' and Civil Servants' Football Tournament 2025: The stands are 'stormy'

After many days of competition, the heat in the stands shows no sign of abating at the 2025 Vietnam Workers' and Civil Servants' Football Tournament, Southern region qualifying round.

Many fans traveled thousands of kilometers to cheer for the Vietnam Maritime Trade Union - Photo: QUANG DINH

On October 10, the matches of the Southern region qualifying round of the Vietnam Workers and Civil Servants Football Tournament 2025 kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City. The fierce competition to win tickets to the next round brought fans top-notch matches.

Many fans did not hesitate to put aside their work and travel long distances to cheer for their favorite team.
With the desire to motivate the players to play their best, fans of the teams have calculated plans to be able to travel in groups to increase the team's morale.

The most prominent among them was the Vietnam Maritime Trade Union Supporters Club. They arrived at Ton Duc Thang University Stadium very early and attracted attention with their red shirts, holding red flags with yellow stars and banners.

As the president of the Danang Port team's fan club, Mr. Le Van Minh (an employee of Tien Sa Port Enterprise, Danang, under Vietnam National Shipping Lines) enthusiastically shared with Tuoi Tre Online newspaper. The fan club traveled from the evening of October 9, to be in time to accompany the team on the morning of October 10 in the opening ceremony of the Vietnam Workers and Civil Servants Football Tournament 2025.

Established in 2022 by the decision of the general director, the fan club gathers not only working employees, but also retired members, wives and children of players. Notably, to be present at the stadium, some members proactively asked for leave, handed over work to be present to cheer for the team, while the company's leadership supported the travel expenses for the club from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City.

Regarding the team's uniform, this year the fan club wore bright red shirts sponsored by the leadership. With the slogan "Work hard - Cheer enthusiastically", the fan club also chose the song "My hometown port" as the traditional song and sang it continuously throughout the match, expressing the pride of representing Vietnam National Shipping Lines.

The electricity industry has many facilities nationwide, and the fan club of the Vietnam Electricity Trade Union football team is not far behind. After hearing that the electricity industry football team will compete in this tournament, many people working in the electricity industry in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces have arranged their time to come and cheer for the team.

Ms. Tran Thi Bich Thuy (a supporter from the Vietnam Electricity Trade Union) arrived early and cheered enthusiastically. Ms. Thuy shared: "I was very impressed with the atmosphere on the field and the developments of the matches below."

The vibrant atmosphere in the stands was created by fans of the teams - Photo: QUANG DINH

The presence of fans is a spiritual medicine that helps the players on the field play with more determination. Through that, the teams create eye-catching and dramatic matches.

The 2025 Vietnam Workers and Civil Servants Football Tournament is jointly organized by Tuoi Tre Newspaper, Vietnam General Confederation of Labor , and Vietnam Football Federation. This is the third consecutive year the tournament has taken place.

The 2025 tournament is sponsored by Truong Hai Group Joint Stock Company (THACO), Dong Luc Sports Group, HTP Pharmaceutical Investment Joint Stock Company, Hoa Sen Group Joint Stock Company, Sunshine Group, Saigon Water Corporation (SAWACO), Faslink Fashion Connection Joint Stock Company, 108 Central Military Hospital, 175 Military Hospital and a number of enterprises.

The Northern qualifying round took place from October 3 to 5 at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, determining 6 names to win tickets to the national final round, including the champion, the People's Public Security Trade Union.

The Southern qualifying round is taking place from October 10 to 13 at Ton Duc Thang University and People's Police University with the participation of 20 teams.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/giai-bong-da-cong-nhan-vien-chuc-viet-nam-2025-khan-dai-day-song-20251012074637803.htm