National Football Championship Division 2 – 2022 Drawing Ceremony
On the morning of Mar 30, the drawing ceremony of National Championship Division 2-2022 was held at VFF’s House. The ceremony was broadcast live on VFF Channel.
The delegation included Mr. Le Hoai Anh – VFF General Secretary, Mr. Nguyen Minh Chau – VFF Deputy General Secretary, Mr. Duong Nghiep Khoi – Assistants of VFF Acting President.
Speak at the ceremony, Mr. Le Hoai Anh emphasized the role of the tournament in the Vietnam professional football tournament system. “Since the first season was held in 1999 until now, the National Championship Division 2 has gradually affirmed its important role in the competition system of national non-professional football tournaments. In recent years, VFF continues to focus on upgrading the quality as well as the organization to help the teams have a proactive approach to the requirements and standards of the professional tournament system when it is entitled to promotion to compete in the national first division next season”.
The first leg of the tournament will kick-off on Apr 18 to May 09, while the second leg will take place from July 05 to May 13 to Jun 03 with the participant of 14 teams divided into 2 groups. Group A included: Hải Nam Vĩnh Yên Vĩnh Phúc, Hòa Bình, Kon Tum, Lâm Đồng, PVF, Trẻ SHB Đà Nẵng, Trẻ Quảng Nam. Group B included: Bình Thuận, Đồng Nai, Đồng Tháp, Gia Định, Tiền Giang, Trẻ TP.Hồ Chí Minh, Vĩnh Long.
In the qualifier, the teams will play 2 rounds; 2 top teams of each group will play in the final round.
This year, due to the changing of Covid-19 pandemic, to ensure good organization, all matches in qualifier will take place at a gathering place directly organized by VFF, instead of playing at home – away like previous seasons. Group A is expected to be held in the Hanoi area and group B is expected to be held in the Southeast region.
Some matches at the National Championship Division 2 will be selected to broadcast live on television and livestream directly on Youtube channel, Fanpage of VFF.