Representatives of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) leaders attending the tournament were Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hoi - VFF Standing Member; Mr. Nguyen Minh Chau - Deputy General Secretary of VFF, Head of the tournament organizing committee; Mr. Kim Sang Sik - Vietnam national team coach. Representative of the hosting unit is Mr. Kim Nam Pyo - Technical Director of PVF Youth Football Training Center.
On behalf of the organizing committee to announce the opening of the tournament, Mr. Nguyen Minh Chau affirmed: "With the goal of sustainable football development, in recent years, the Vietnam Football Federation has focused on investing in young ages to creating a successor force for national teams, in which the National U21 Football Championship is one of the important tournaments in the competition system of the Vietnam Football Federation."
Mr. Nguyen Minh Chau also thanked the active support of the People's Committee of Hung Yen province, the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism of Hung Yen province, relevant departments and branches of the province, and the Soccer Training Center. PVF Youth Football, Thanh Tri District Culture, Information and Sports Center in organizing the tournament.
The 2024 National U21 Finals have 12 participating teams including: PVF, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Ho Chi Minh City, The Cong Viettel, Da Nang, Dong Thap, Lam Dong, Hanoi, Quang Nam, Long An, Binh Phuoc, Thanh Hoa .
The matches will take place at two locations: PVF Youth Football Training Center and Thanh Tri Stadium from August 1 to August 12, 2024.
