The tournament is organised by Thanh Nien (Youth) newspaper with approval from the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and the Vietnam National Union of Students, and with technical assistance from the Vietnam Football Federation.

Matches will be played at Nha Trang University Stadium, No. 2 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Bac Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa province.

Six teams will compete, including Vietnam’s Thuy Loi University, champions of the 2026 national student tournament, and hosts Nha Trang University, along with four Southeast Asian sides, namely Cambodia’s Svay Rieng University, the National University of Laos, the National University of Malaysia and the National University of Singapore. Each group will play a single round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the semi-finals.

The semi-finals and final will be played as single-elimination matches. If matches are level after 80 minutes of regulation time, the winner will be decided by a penalty shootout.

The two semi-final winners will advance to the final, while the losing teams will play for third place. The champions will receive the trophy, medals, a title plaque and prize money of US$6,000.

Vietnamese student football tournament in Laos marks Youth Union’s 94th anniversary

VOV.VN - The Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union at the National University of Laos launched the annual Vietnamese student football tournament in Vientiane on March 15 to celebrate the 94th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 – March 26, 2025).