Under 17 Vietnam grouped with Laos, Singapore, Myanmar and East Timor

Vietnam are grouped with Laos, Singapore, Myanmar and East Timor in the forthcoming Southeast Asian under-17 football in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from…

26/05/2007 00:00:00
Accordingly, Vietnam will have to compete with four opponents in Group B for a berth in the semi-finals.
 
Meanwhile, Group A features teams from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
 
As scheduled, the Vietnamese team will start their campaign of defending their title with Singapore on August 20, East Timore on August 22, Myanmar on August 24 and strong opponent Laos in their final match on August 28.
 
The team will compete on a round-robin basis with winners and runners-up of each group advancing to the semi-finals.
 
Vietnam won the 2006 Southeast Asian under-17 championship as the hosts of the tournament. In their final game, they lost 2-0 to Laos, who are considered top opponents for Vietnam in their campaign.
 
In preparation for the event, the Vietnamese team will be called up after the national under-15 tournament, which will take place in July, with outstanding players being called up for the team.
 
Fixtures of the tournament
 
Date
Match code
Table
Match
Time
Venue
August 17
Teams” arrival
August 18
Team managers” meeting 
August 19
1
A
Brunei
Indonesia
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
2
A
Cambodia
Thailand
4pm
 August 20
3
B
Singapore
Vietnam
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
4
B
East Timor
Laos
4pm
 August 21
5
A
Indonesia
Cambodia
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
6
A
Malaysia
Brunei
4pm
August 22
7
B
Vietnam
East Timor
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
8
B
Myanmar
Singapore
4pm
 August 23
9
A
Brunei
Thailand
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
10
A
Malaysia
Indonesia
4pm
August 24
11
B
Singapore
Laos
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
12
B
Myanmar
Vietnam
4pm
August 25
13
A
Thailand
Malaysia
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
14
A
Cambodia
Brunei
4pm
August 26
15
B
Laos
Myanmar
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
16
B
East Timor
Singapore
4pm
August 27
17
A
Malaysia
Cambodia
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
18
A
Thailand
Indonesia
4pm
August 28
19
B
Myanmar
East Timor
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
20
B
Laos
Vietnam
4pm
August 29
Break
August 30
21
Semi 1
Winners of Group A
Runners-up of Group B
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
22
Semi 2
Winners of Group B
Runner- up of Group A
4pm
August 31
Break
September 1
23
3rd/4th
Losers of Semi 1
Losers of Semi 2
2pm
National Olympic Stadium 
24
Final
Winners of Semi 1
Winners of Semi 2
4pm
September 2
Teams” departure