With 2 goals from Van Quyet (first leg) and Omar (second leg), Hanoi Club defeated B. Binh Duong in both matches with a total score of 2-0, to officially go down in history as the first Vietnamese team to win the AFC Cup in Southeast Asia.
Speaking on the AFC homepage, President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa shared: On behalf of AFC, I would like to congratulate Hanoi Club on being the first Vietnamese team to win the ASEAN region championship. I would also like to congratulate 4.25 SC of the DPRK on winning the East Asian championship, altyn Asyr FC of Turkmenistan on winning the Central Asian championship and Abahani Limited Dhaka of Bangladesh on winning the South Asian championship.
Witnessing matches of incredible quality this season, we have to congratulate all teams and the Federation of Labor for their commitment to improving the quality of the tournament.
According to the format of the AFC Cup 2019, Hanoi will meet altyn Asyr FC of Turkmenistan in the inter-regional semi-final. The two inter-regional semi-final matches will take place on August 20 at Hang Day Stadium and the second leg on August 27 in Turkmenistan.
