International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup

The International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup is an annual football tournament held in Vietnam. The tournament was officially launched in 2007 by Thanh Niên News in co-operation with the Vietnam Football Federation, with the aim of improving youth football in Vietnam. In addition to improving the quality of football in the country, the tournament also serve to help VFF selectors build up the next generation of players who would represent Vietnam at the senior and U23 levels.[1]

During the first edition of the tournament, which lasted from 24 to 28 October 2007, host nation Vietnam competed against four visiting teams from Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand.[2] Vietnam won the first edition of the tournament, with Thailand finishing as runners-up.

Summary

Year	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2007	Vietnam	1–0 Report	Thailand	Singapore	2–1 Report	Myanmar
2008	Iran	2–1 Report	Thailand	Vietnam	1–0 Report	Singapore
2009	China PR	4–2 Report	Vietnam	Vietnam	2–1 Report	Singapore
2010	Vietnam	2–1 Report	Thailand	Vietnam	1–0 Report	Malaysia
2011	Vietnam	2–1 Report	Iran	Aspire Football Academy	2–1 Report	Thailand
2012	Malaysia	1–0 Report	Vietnam	Sydney U21	2–1 Report	Thailand
2013	Vietnam	1–1 (4–1 (p)) Report	Sydney U21	Malaysia	2–1 Report	Myanmar
2014	Hoang Anh Gia Lai U19	3–0 Report	Thailand	Vietnam	2–1 Report	Malaysia
2015	Hoang Anh Gia Lai U21	2–0 Report	South Korea	Singapore	1–1 (6–5 (p)) Report	Vietnam
2016	Yokohama U21	1–0 Report	Thailand	Hoang Anh Gia Lai U21	1–0 Report	Vietnam
2017	Yokohama U21	2–0 Report	Vietnam	Myanmar	4–2 Report	Thailand
2018	Vietnam	2–2 (5–3 (p)) Report	Myanmar	Malaysia	2–0 Report	Gimhae CFC U21
2019	Vietnam	2–0 Report	Japan University Selection	FK Sarajevo U19	1–0 Report	Hanyang University U21

References

"Thanh Nien strives to improve Vietnamese football". Thanh Niên. 20 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
"Giải U21 Quốc tế báo Thanh Niên 2007: Sân chơi bổ ích cho bóng đá trẻ" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

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[1] "Thanh Nien strives to improve Vietnamese football". Thanh Niên. 20 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[2] "Giải U21 Quốc tế báo Thanh Niên 2007: Sân chơi bổ ích cho bóng đá trẻ" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2019.