The 2021 HDBank National Futsal Championship has been scheduled to kick off at Dak Lak Province Sports Arena at the end of March. With some big changes from the participating teams, this year's championship is expected to be thrilling and produce exciting results.
The 2021 HDBank National Futsal Championship has been scheduled to kick off at Dak Lak Province Sports Arena at the end of March. With some big changes from the participating teams, this year’s championship is expected to be thrilling and produce exciting results.
Vietnam’s futsal has witnessed some big changes since the end of the 2020 season. For example, Kardiachian Saigon FC has undergone a dramatic transformation with a big sponsorship contract and changed their name to Zetbit Saigon FC. Right after their debut announcement, this team showed their dogged determination to achieve their target this season with many valuable contracts. On the coaching bench, they have technical director Nguyen Huu Hoang Phuc (former coach of Quang Nam), assistant coach Ta Duc Dung (former coach of Sanvinest Sanatech Khanh Hoa). They also signed many quality players such as Phung Trong Luan (Sanvinest Sanatech Khanh Hoa), Doan Van Dinh (Sahako), and Nguyen Tran Duy, Tran Tuyen, Vu Quoc Hung (Da Nang). Zetbit Saigon FC's target at this year’s tournament is one place among top three.
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Earlier this year, Sahako officially launched their new logo with the image of mascot Samjoko (the three-legged black crow in the mythology of Korea, China, and Japan) as a symbol of sun, strength and power. This team signed two players from Sanvinest Sanatech Khanh Hoa namely Khong Dinh Hung and Nguyen Hoang Anh.
As for Khanh Hoa’s futsal, Sanvinest Sanna Khanh Hoa and Sanvinest Sanatech Khanh Hoa merged into one team with new name Sanvinest Khanh Hoa. Thus, since the 2021 season, Khanh Hoa’s futsal has only one team based right in Nha Trang in stead of two localities as before. With the negative impacts of COVID-19 on economy, this merger is regarded to be inevitable for a more concentrated investment. However, this merge caused the team to lose some players with great quality. Thanks to the sponsorship, Sanvinest Khanh Hoa has still retained many other key players such as Khac Chi, Nguyen Nho, Mai Thanh Dat, Van Thanh and promising young ones. The players have showed solidarity and are actively preparing for the new season, as said by Tran Duy Hieu, technical director of Sanvinest Khanh Hoa.
As planned, the 2021 HDBank National Futsal Championship will run from March 22 to April 24 in Dak Lak Province and be divided into two stages. The first stage will have six teams namely Cao Bang, Hung Gia Khang Dak Lak, Quang Nam, Tan Hiep Hung, VietFootball and debutant Luxury Ha Long. In this stage, the teams will play in a single round robin format to decide the four teams for stage 2 (final rounds). Stage 2 includes two legs. Six teams from the first to sixth place at the 2020 national championship (Thai Son Nam, Sahako, Sanvinest Khanh Hoa, Thai Son Bac, Zetbit Saigon, Da Nang) and four qualifying teams from stage 1 will compete in stage 2.
An Nhien
Translated by H.N
