Football

VFF conducts a draw for the National U15 Football Championship 2024 -- ACECOOK Việt Nam Cup. Photos of VFF

HÀ NỘI -- Hosts PFV will play the team from the Hà Nội Centre of Sports Training, with the opening match of the National U15 Football Championship -- ACECOOK 2024 Cup -- on August 31 in Hưng Yên Province.

The organising board conducted a draw on August 26 for the 12-team tournament in Hà Nội.

Following the draw, teams are divided into three groups of four sides and each will compete in a round robin format with the two strongest ones of each group and two best third-placed ones qualifying for the knockout stage.

The final is scheduled on September 12.

The champions will bag VNĐ100 million (US$4,000) along with the victory trophy and gold medals.

Two runners-up will take VNĐ80 million and VNĐ50 million, respectively.

VFF Deputy General Secretary Nguyễn Minh Châu (left) and ACECOOK Việt Nam's Deputy Director of Marketing Department Kajiwara Shinsuke at the sponsorship signing ceremony.

Also on August 26, the Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) announced ACECOOK Việt Nam as the main sponsor of the U15 competition.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, VFF Deputy General Secretary Nguyễn Minh Châu said: "ACECOOK Vietnam as the main sponsor for the tournament helps VFF carry out the strategy of national sustainable  football development.

"The company strongly contributes to spreading the values ​​of trust and responsibility of the social community towards the goal of elevating Vietnamese football."

In response, ACECOOK Việt Nam's Deputy Director of the Marketing Department Kajiwara Shinsuke said the company understood the importance of nurturing a younger generation of players in developing national football strategy. ACECOOK Việt Nam built a long-term plan to fully accompany with the VFF to make the mission and becoming the main sponsor of the U15 event was part of that plan.

It is the second year in a row that ACECOOK Việt Nam has taken on the sponsorship of the tournament.

The company is also the main sponsor of the national team, the international U13 Việt Nam-Japan tournament and the national student football championships. VNS