Following the success of last year's tournament, the organization committee of this year's HDBank futsal tournament for students, a side tournament of the 2020 HDBank National Futsal Championship, extended the tournament's scale to central and highland regions. Nine strong futsal teams of colleges and universities in the regions will take part in the tournament.
Following the success of last year’s tournament, the organization committee of this year’s HDBank futsal tournament for students, a side tournament of the 2020 HDBank National Futsal Championship, extended the tournament's scale to central and highland regions. Nine strong futsal teams of colleges and universities in the regions will take part in the tournament.
Nha Trang University’s multifunctional sports arena was chosen for the first time to be the venue for the 2019 HDBank National Futsal Championship. The organization committee of last year’s championship surprised with the cheerful response from football fans in general and Khanh Hoa students in particular. In response to that enthusiasm, the organizers held a side tournament for Khanh Hoa students during the time of HDBank National Futsal Championship stage 2. Eight teams of students in Khanh Hoa Province took part in last year’s tournament. After nearly one month of competition, team of Telecommunications University won the title.
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This year, the tournament for student kicks off on June 14 with nine teams in Khanh Hoa Province and other provinces. The tournament includes a qualifying round and a knockout round. Participating teams are split into two groups. Group A includes Nha Trang University, Da Lat University, Ba Ria-Vung Tau University, Telecommunications University, and Nha Trang Tourism College. Group B comprises Ton Duc Thang University, Agriculture and Forestry University – Ninh Thuan Branch, Thai Binh Duong University, and Nha Trang National College of Pedagogy.
The winner of the 2020 tournament will be given trophy, medals, and a cash award of VND20 million. The runner-up will receive VND10 million; the third-place team and fair-play team will be offered VND5 million each. Besides, there will be three prizes worth VND1 million each for excellent players and goalkeeper.
This is a useful playground which will help the universities and colleges in the regions to enhance the quality of physical education for students; promote sports movement among students; and create a good opportunity for the students from many schools to exchange and learn from each other, as said by Tran Doan Hung, deputy principal of Nha Trang University.
The 2020 HDBank futsal tournament for students promises to be more exciting than last year’s one thanks to the participation of many strong teams from provinces outside Khanh Hoa. Nha Trang University team are actively practicing to get a better result than their position in last year’s tournament, where they finished third.
On June 14, Nha Trang University and Da Lat University will play the opening match of the 2020 HDBank futsal tournament for students at 5:30pm, after the opening ceremony and the first match of the 2020 HDBank National Futsal Championship stage 2.
An Nhien
Translated by H.N
