Vietnam Football Hot News Today 20/9: Vietnam U18 Faces K-League U18 All Star; Công Phượng Brings Good News to Trường Tươi Đồng Nai

Vietnam Football Hot News Today 20/9: Vietnam U18 to Face K-League U18 All Star; Công Phượng Brings Positive News to Trường Tươi Đồng Nai.

Vietnam U18 to Face K-League U18 All Star

On the evening of September 19 local time, the Vietnam U18 squad held their first and only training session ahead of their opening match at the 2025 Seoul Eou Cup International Football Tournament.

Coach Yutaka Ikeuchi’s team faced slight difficulties due to continuous light rain during training. However, the entire squad maintained focus and worked hard to complete the training plan, aiming for the best preparation for the opening match against K-League U18 All Star.

Coach Yutaka Ikeuchi stated: "Although I have only been coaching the team since July and haven’t spent much time with the players, I am experiencing very meaningful moments with them. I am delighted to lead Vietnam U18 in an important tournament for young players. Despite the short preparation time, I want to use this tournament as an opportunity for players to develop and enjoy themselves."

The match between Vietnam U18 and K-League U18 All Star will take place at 17:00 today (September 20).

Công Phượng Brings Positive News to Trường Tươi Đồng Nai

Công Phượng is ready to play with Trường Tươi Đồng Nai in the opening match of the 2025/26 National First Division.

At 18:00 on September 20, Đồng Xoài Stadium is expected to be packed with 10,000 fans, hoping Công Phượng will take the field and score to start well against TP.HCM Club (formerly Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Club).

In recent days, Công Phượng has fully returned to training and reached good fitness to be ready for competition.

At the launch event on September 9, coach Nguyễn Việt Thắng revealed that Công Phượng had a minor injury. This was why the forward missed the match when Trường Tươi Đồng Nai defeated Becamex TP.HCM 3-1 in the National Cup.

Top 8 Teams Confirmed for 2025 U17 National Quarterfinals

The final round of Group A at the 2025 U17 National Championship – Thái Sơn Nam Cup has concluded, determining the 8 teams advancing to the quarterfinals.

U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club and U17 Thép Xanh Nam Định drew 0-0. This result gave the Nam Định youth team 4 points, securing a spot as one of the two best third-place teams to advance.

In another match, U17 CAHN started fast, creating many chances, but U17 SHB Đà Nẵng defended tightly and capitalized better. In the 49th minute, Xuân Phúc scored the opening goal for the Han River team.

U17 CAHN’s efforts were rewarded in the 69th minute with Long Nhật’s equalizer making it 1-1. However, in the final stoppage time, Anh Lực made a decisive shot to seal a 2-1 victory for U17 SHB Đà Nẵng.

The list of 8 quarterfinalists: U17 SHB Đà Nẵng, U17 Ho Chi Minh City Football Club, U17 Thép Xanh Nam Định, U17 SLNA, U17 Hanoi, U17 PVF-CAND, U17 Thể Công Viettel, and U17 An Giang.

U17 An Giang secured the third-place spot by having more goals scored than U17 Becamex TP.HCM (5 compared to 1), despite both having 3 points and a goal difference of -5.

Spanish Coach Shares Reason for Joining Ninh Bình Club

Spanish coach Gerard Albadalejo openly shared his decision to commit to Ninh Bình FC:

"When I talked with the club president about moving to Ninh Bình, I reviewed the squad quality and immediately noticed Hoàng Đức. He is the reason I am here.

Watching Hoàng Đức play, I felt motivated to coach him. This is very important because both players and coaching staff must move forward together. We have to be like a family, and it is just a matter of time.

It is true that when watching Nam Định’s matches, their stadium is always full of fans. It is a beautiful venue, and I want to experience that atmosphere with my players in the return match."

At 18:00 on September 22, in the 4th round of the LPBank V-League 2025/26, Ninh Bình FC will host the reigning champions Thép Xanh Nam Định at home.