Value of investment
This year is the 21st Hung Vuong Cup to be held. Since its inception in 2005, the tournament has always gathered the strongest teams, bringing the most attractive matches of Vietnamese volleyball.
The championship of the Ho Chi Minh City Police men's team and Hanoi women's team clearly shows the advantage from financial potential and strong investment. After being promoted in 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Police men's team was strengthened with many top players, becoming a formidable opponent. This year, with 2 foreign players Martin Licek, Ali Haghparast and a high-level domestic squad invested in depth, the Ho Chi Minh City Police men's team maintained its advantage to win the Hung Vuong Cup 2026 championship. The victory over the Hung Vuong Cup 2025 champion (Bien Phong MB team) in the recent final showed that the Ho Chi Minh City Police squad is achieving the best stable form. Meanwhile, the Hanoi women's team is returning to being the leading team in Vietnam thanks to strong investment from socialized sources. Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet focused on strengthening the domestic squad and possessing Ivana Vanjak-level foreign players, overwhelming all opponents to win the Hung Vuong Cup 2026. Both victories of each team above show more excitement in professional volleyball competition. In fact, managing units with financial advantages will create investment efficiency for the team and do well in expertise. This is completely suitable for modern sports. In particular, volleyball is a team sport, investing in players is necessary. All 8 teams participating in the Hung Vuong Cup 2026 are the strongest teams in Vietnam at the moment. Every team is determined to win. “Look at reality, the Hung Vuong Cup creates the most fair competition because the tournament takes place for a short time and only the winning team has the opportunity to lift the cup. For that reason, no team is distracted from professional preparation. Also, we see that the matches take place fairly to have the highest quality of competition” - representative of the Hung Vuong Cup 2026 Supervisory Board - Mr. To Xuan Thuc shared.
Training identity
However, looking from a professional perspective, fans still give love and focus on cheering for teams that maintain training traditions to use their players on the field. The two leading representatives of Vietnamese women's volleyball are Binh Chung Thong Tin and VTV Binh Dien Long An are such teams. They focus on using well-trained players and limiting hiring and borrowing to strengthen domestic players from other teams to maintain professional identity. It is a pity that at the Hung Vuong Cup 2026 as well as in round 1 of the 2026 National Club Championship, both teams did not achieve their highest form. The fact that Binh Chung Thong Tin or VTV Binh Dien Long An players have not created professional superiority at the present time is something that fans regret. Meanwhile, teams such as Bien Phong MB men's team, Hanoi men's team or Duc Giang Chemical women's team have affirmed their strength and identity because their players have entered the peak of their level as well as have class and competitive spirit. Bien Phong MB team did not win the Hung Vuong Cup 2026 championship, but everyone sees that the player playing for this team deserves to be a valuable training product from the Bien Phong sports training "furnace".
