Experts and fans will be waiting for the final official list of teams participating in the Hung Vuong Cup 2026 to be announced at the technical meeting on April 22 in Phu Tho.
8 teams competing in the Hung Vuong Cup 2026 include Bien Phong MB, Ho Chi Minh City Police, The Cong Tan Cang, Hanoi (men's), Hanoi, Duc Giang Chemicals, VTV Binh Dien Long An, Binh Chung Thong Tin (women's). Currently, all 8 teams have confirmed that they will increase foreign players to participate in the Hung Vuong Cup 2026.
Most of them used foreign players who just participated in round 1 of the 2026 National Club Championship in Dong Anh (Hanoi).
However, the Hung Vuong Cup 2026 allows all teams to register unlimited foreign players. Therefore, the technical meeting on April 22 will be the time to determine the final foreign players that the 8 teams put out to compete in this year's tournament.
Currently, the teams are sure to have 2 foreign players participating in the Hung Vuong Cup 2026, including Ho Chi Minh City Police, The Cong Tan Cang (male), Hoa Chat Duc Giang, Binh Chung Thong Tin, VTV Binh Dien Long An (female). It is possible that there will still be teams that will strengthen with more foreign players.
Last year, the Ho Chi Minh City Police team participated in the Hung Vuong Cup 2025 with 3 foreign players: Michal Kubiak, Julio Cardenas and Rendy Tamamilang. This year, some sideline information said that this team may hire an additional foreign player from the Bulgarian national team to play in Phu Tho.
Hung Vuong Cup 2026 takes place from April 23 to 26. 4. The women's final will be held on the evening of April 25, and the men's final will be held on the evening of April 26. Each team is allowed to register a maximum of 14 players.
