Hanoi Police Club participated in the 2025-2026 Southeast Asian Cup C1 as the reigning champion of the 2024-2025 National Cup, and was also the reigning runner-up last season.
Returning to the Southeast Asian playground, coach Polking and his team are determined to conquer the throne - the title they unfortunately lost to Buriram United not long ago.
Looking forward to the new season, Hanoi Police has invested significantly in its forces. They added many quality new players such as overseas Vietnamese player Brandon Ly, central defender Ly Duc, Adou Minh, foreign player Mauk Stefan Ingo, Alves Rogerio...
In addition, the Vietnamese representative still kept the old framework including attack spearheads such as Alan, Leo Artur, Vitao, Quang Hai, Thanh Long, Dinh Bac or Viet Anh, Filip Nguyen, Dinh Trong...
Hanoi Police's first opponent is BG Pathum United. The Thai team also reached the semi-finals last season, before stopping at defending champion Buriram United.
Last year, BG Pathum United was in the same group as another representative of Vietnam, Dong A Thanh Hoa. The two teams ended the match with a draw.
In general, BG Pathum United is still considered a quite tough opponent. However, coach Polking's team has a chance to defeat the Golden Temple team with a quality squad and high performance.
The match between Hanoi Police and BG Pathum United takes place away at 19:00 on August 20.
