Opening of the 2023 Youth and Children's Football Tournament

BTO-On the evening of November 24, the opening ceremony of the 2023 Youth and Children's Football Tournament - BTV Cup officially took place at the Binh Thuan Training, Coaching and Competition Center.

Mr. Ngo Dang Khoa - Director of Radio and Television Station, Head of the Organizing Committee of the award gave the opening speech.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thuan Bich - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council , along with leaders of a number of provincial departments and branches attended the opening ceremony and watched the football matches .

Mr. Ngo Dang Khoa presented flowers and souvenir flags to the football teams.

The BTV Cup Youth and Children's Football Tournament, jointly organized by Binh Thuan Radio and Television Station, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Departmentof Education and Training, has been very successful over the years. This year, the Binh Thuan Province Youth and Children's Football Tournament - BTV Cup continues to be held with the participation of 21 teams from districts, towns, cities, Binh Thuan Children's House, Le Loi Secondary and High School and Le Quy Don Primary, Secondary and High School , with more than 300 athletes.

The BTV Cup Youth and Children's Football Tournament aims to encourage and motivate young children and teenagers to indulge their passion, while discovering and nurturing young football talents. Regarding the competition format, for young people: 12 teams are divided into 4 groups, competing in a round-robin tournament, calculating points, selecting the first and second place in each group to enter the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals (shared Third Place) . For children: 9 teams are divided into 2 groups, competing in a round-robin tournament, calculating points, selecting the first and second place in each group to enter the Semifinals and Finals (shared Third Place).

Some plays of the two children's football teams Phan Thiet (blue shirt) and Ham Thuan Bac (white shirt) with the victory leaning towards Ham Thuan Bac 5 - 1

Artist Danh Quang - Silver medalist of the 2022 World Super Ball performed at the opening ceremony for children to enjoy.

Since 2007, the BTV Cup Football Tournament has become a useful playground that teenagers and children have been waiting for. Many generations of players have grown up from the BTV Cup Football Tournament. Binh Thuan has had players participating in the national team, the Vietnam U23 team and contributing to the achievements of Vietnamese football in recent times. In this tournament, the Organizing Committee hopes to continue to discover and nurture young football talents of Binh Thuan in particular and Vietnam in general .

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