International Student Football Tournament 2026 to kick off in Khanh Hoa
VOV.VN - Organisers have conducted the draw and match scheduling for the Thanh Nien International Student Football Tournament-2026 THACO Cup, which is set to take place from March 28 to April 5 at Nha Trang University Stadium in Khanh Hoa province, southcentral Vietnam.
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.