The Cong-Viettel drawn with FC Seoul, Melbourne Victory in Asian tournament
VOV.VN - Vietnamese club The Cong-Viettel have been drawn into Group E of the 2026/27 AFC Champions League Two alongside South Korea’s FC Seoul, Australia’s Melbourne Victory, and a play-off winner.
The official group stage draw, held in Kuala Lumpur on August 18, places the representative from Vietnam in a highly competitive group featuring established continental clubs. The fourth spot in Group E will be filled by the winner of the play-off match between Indonesia’s Persib Bandung and the Philippines’ Manila Digger.
Entering the tournament as the 2025/26 V.League 1 runners-up, the military squad has prepared thoroughly by signing new foreign players while retaining a core frame of national team players to add squad depth.
The group stage will run from September 15 to December 9, 2026, in a home-and-away format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage.
Nam Dinh FC faces Japan’s Gamba Osaka in AFC Champions League Two
VOV.VN - After losing away to Gamba Osaka FC, Nam Dinh FC will play them again at home in the second leg of the AFC Champions League 2, scheduled to take place on November 5.
