Dinh Bac and U22 Vietnam continuously receive immense honors

Two football teams are among the top nominees for "Sports Achievement of the Year" at the 2026 Contribution Awards, alongside Dinh Bac in the individual category.

The 20th Contribution Awards in 2026, organized by the Sports & Culture Newspaper (TTXVN), have officially announced the nomination lists for categories in the sports field. Notably, Vietnamese football has two representatives in the top 3 nominations for the "Sports Achievement of the Year" category, including the U22 Vietnam National Team and the Vietnam Women's Futsal Team.

The U22 Vietnam National Team was nominated due to its outstanding achievements, winning the Gold Medal at SEA Games 33 and clinching the U23 Southeast Asia Championship, further affirming the position of Vietnam's youth football in Southeast Asia.

Meanwhile, the Vietnam Women's Futsal Team made a historic mark by winning the Gold Medal at the SEA Games for the first time, after five consecutive editions finishing as runners-up. Additionally, the team also reached the quarter-finals of the Asian Women's Futsal Championship, demonstrating clear progress of Vietnamese women's futsal on the continental stage.

In individual categories, Vietnamese football also has a representative in the nomination lists for Sports Personality of the Year and Young Sports Personality of the Year: forward Nguyen Dinh Bac, with notable achievements such as the SEA Games 33 Gold Medal, U23 Southeast Asia Championship victory, ASEAN Cup 2024 victory, and the Vietnam Silver Ball 2025 award.

The presence of football representatives in multiple nomination categories at the 2026 Contribution Awards continues to highlight the impact and positive contribution of Vietnamese football to the overall achievements of national sports.

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