Phu Tho to host qualifying matches of Vietnamese U22 side at 31st SEA Games
VOV.VN - Qualifying matches in the group stage of the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2021 featuring the participation of the Vietnamese U22 men’s football team will take place at Viet Tri stadium in the northern province of Phu Tho.
According to the organisers of the event, the matches had originally been scheduled to take place at the Hang Day stadium in Hanoi, although due to ongoing repair work they have been forced to move venue.
Located in Phu Tho province, Viet Tri stadium has a capacity of 20,000 seats and successfully hosted a friendly match between Vietnam’s U22s and Myanmar’s U22s in June, 2019.
Most notably, the stadium is in a convenient destination as it is situated approximately 80km from the centre of Hanoi and 56km from Noi Bai International Airport.
The other groups in the men’s football category at the 31st SEA Games are set to get underway at the Thien Truong stadium in the northern province of Nam Dinh.
Following the group stages, the semi-finals and final of the men’s football event will be held at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.
The 31st SEA Games are set to transpire from November 21 to December 2, 2021, with the regional sporting occasion being held across 11 cities and provinces nationwide, featuring a total of 40 different sports.