First Division Opening Ceremony
The 2024-2025 National First Division kicks off this weekend, with 5 matches in round 1. Unlike previous years, this year's first division is particularly noteworthy, as a series of national players, former national players and players familiar with the V-League have joined emerging "giants" such as Ninh Binh Club and Binh Phuoc Club.
In the opening round, Binh Phuoc Club will compete with Hoa Binh Club. The match will take place at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium at 5:00 p.m. on October 26. This is the first-class debut of Nguyen Cong Phuong, along with a series of players that Binh Phuoc Club has brought in such as Ho Tuan Tai, Le Thanh Binh, Sam Ngoc Duc, Huynh Tan Sinh...
Binh Phuoc Club has a strong attack.
PHOTO: BINH PHUOC CLUB
After bringing in Cong Phuong with a contract fee of no less than 6 billion VND/season, Binh Phuoc Club has a star to ensure its ambition to participate in V-League.
Over the past two years, the Southeast team has restructured the team by signing a contract with technical director Yusuke Adachi, along with a series of Japanese experts taking on positions in the leadership and coaching staff. Binh Phuoc Club also upgraded the pitch and launched a youth football academy to demonstrate its ambition to develop professional football from the roots.
Last season, Binh Phuoc FC competed fiercely with PVF-CAND for a promotion play-off spot, but the defeat to Ninh Binh in the penultimate round took away the opportunity for coach Nguyen Anh Duc and his team. Therefore, this season, Cong Phuong and his teammates need to accumulate points right from the first rounds if they want to win the top spot.
Also on October 26, Ninh Binh Club will play the opening match of the season at Khanh Hoa Club's 19/8 Stadium. The Northern giant has brought in Nguyen Hoang Duc, Dang Van Lam, Nguyen Quoc Viet, Dinh Thanh Binh and a series of top players covering all three lines to upgrade the quality of the squad. Ninh Binh's only goal is to win the first division championship.
Ninh Binh Club (right) defeated host Ho Chi Minh City to advance to the National Cup.
PHOTO: PHU DONG NINH BINH CLUB
Coach Nguyen Viet Thang and his team started the season perfectly when they defeated Ho Chi Minh City FC on penalties in the preliminary round of the 2024-2025 National Cup. This spirit needs to be brought to the first division by Ninh Binh FC. However, the home team Khanh Hoa is not an easy opponent to defeat. On the 19/8 Stadium, which is "easy to go, hard to return", Ninh Binh FC needs the star quality of Hoang Duc and Van Lam to take all 3 points.
Accelerated Candidate
PVF-CAND Club, the remaining candidate for promotion, will open the season with a trip to Long An Stadium at 4 p.m. on October 27. Mr. Mauro Jeronimo's team won 3-2 against Khanh Hoa in the first round of the National Cup, creating a solid psychological springboard for the first division.
The next challenge for PVF-CAND is also very difficult, due to the climate (the weather is very hot during the match) and the field in Long An has never been "easy to breathe".
PVF-CAND has added many experienced players such as Le Ngoc Bao and Nguyen Xuan Nam to increase their competitiveness. To do better than previous seasons, coach Jeronimo and his team must win their opening match to get into the groove soon.
In the remaining matches, Hue will meet Dong Thap at 3:30 p.m. on October 26 at Tu Do Stadium. Ba Ria – Vung Tau will play at home to welcome Dong Nai at 4:00 p.m. on October 17.
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