According to preliminary registration with the Organizing Committee, 3 volleyball teams including VTV Binh Dien Long An (women), Bien Phong MB, LPBank Ninh Binh (men) used foreign players in the participating squad.
Each team is allowed to register a maximum of 14 official players. In which, each team is allowed to register a maximum of 2 foreign players. However, in all cases, 1 foreign player is allowed to play.
Foreign player Lianet García Anglada (Cuba) officially joined the VTV Binh Dien Long An team on the evening of December 12. 3. This return to Vietnam, the Cuban main attacker is expected to play effectively with VTV Binh Dien Long An team. The coaching staff of this team will definitely bring Lianet García Anglada to the field at the Hoa Lu Cup 2026.
Last year, VTV Binh Dien Long An team registered hitter Natalia Lijewska (Poland) to participate in the Hoa Lu Cup 2025. This is an opportunity for foreign players to get acquainted with the team's playing style and then enter the first round of the national championship.
The MB Border Guard team will have main attacker Jakkrit Thanomnoi (Thailand) and the LPBank Ninh Binh team will have main attacker Batsuuri Battur (Mongolia) preparing to compete in the Hoa Lu Cup 2026. Although they have been training with their managing team for the past time, fans still want to watch live the performance of the strikers when they take the official field.
Currently, 6 men's and 6 women's teams participating in the Hoa Lu Cup 2026 have registered preliminary lists to the Organizing Committee.
In addition to the above 3 teams, the teams that did not register foreign players to compete in the tournament are Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City Police, Hanoi, The Cong Tan Cang (male), Binh Chung Thong Tin, Long Son Thanh Hoa Cement, Vietinbank, Hanoi, LPBank Ninh Binh (female). The tournament is held in Ninh Binh from March 18 to March 23.
The defending champion of the Hoa Lu Cup is LPBank Ninh Binh women's team and Bien Phong MB men's team.
