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 | ||||||
