The Hoa Lu Cup 2025 will start from March 4 to 9 at the Ninh Binh Provincial Gymnasium. This year's tournament has the participation of 12 teams (6 men's teams, 6 women's teams) but unfortunately, there are 2 famous teams missing, Duc Giang Chemicals (women) and Sanest Khanh Hoa (men).
According to the draw results, Group A includes VTV Binh Dien Long An, Long Son Thanh Hoa Cement, Vietinbank (women); Group B includes LPB Ninh Binh, Geleximco Thai Binh, Information Corps (women); Group C includes Border Guard, Lavie Long An, The Cong Tan Cang (men); Group D includes LPB Ninh Binh, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City Police (men).
The tournament format is a round-robin competition with 1 round of points. The 3rd place team in each group will compete for 5-6th place; The top 2 teams in each group will cross the semi-finals to find the champion.
The Hoa Lu Cup 2025 allows teams to recruit a maximum of 2 foreign players. However, during the competition period, there is only a maximum of 1 foreign player on the field.
Hoa Lu Cup 2025 volleyball tournament schedule:
4.3:
13:30: VTV Binh Dien Long An - XMLS Thanh Hoa (women)
15:30: Border Guard - Lavie Long An (men)
17:30: LPB Ninh Binh - Hanoi (men)
8:45 p.m.: LPB Ninh Binh - Geleximco Thai Binh (women)
5.3:
14:00: VTV Binh Dien Long An - Vietinbank (women)
16:00: Border Guard - The Cong Tan Cang (men)
18:00: LPB Ninh Binh - Information Corps (women)
20:15: LPB Ninh Binh - Ho Chi Minh City Police (men)
6.3:
14:00: XMLS Thanh Hoa - Vietinbank (women)
16:00: Lavie Long An - The Cong Tan Cang (men)
18:00: Geleximco Thai Binh - Information Corps (women)
20:15: Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City Police (men)
7.3:
14:00: Group A 3rd Team - Group B 3rd Team (ranked 5, 6 - women)
16:00: First in Group A - Second in Group B (semi-final 1 - women)
18:00: First in Group C - Second in Group D (semi-final 1 - men)
January 8:
14:00: Group 3rd Team Group C - Group 3 Team Group D (ranked 5, 6 - men)
16:00: First in Group B - Second in Group A (semi-final 2 - women)
18:00: First in Group D - Second in Group C (semi-final 2 - men)
September 9:
14:00: Team lost in the first semi-final - Team lost in the second semi-final (3rd place match - women)
16:00: The first semi-final winner - The second semi-final winner (final - women)
18:00: Team lost in the first semi-final - Team lost in the second semi-final (3rd place match - men)
20:15: The team that won the first semi-final - The team that won the second semi-final (final - men)