BTV Cup 2010: Results (Updated everyday)

Group A: Binh Duong, Hai Phong, Chonburi, Express FC
Group B: Dong Tam Long An, Khanh Hoa, Etoile FC, Matsubara

*Updates: It seems Etoile FC is not the club from Singapore. It's Etoiles de Paris from France.

November 19:
Vicem Hai Phong 1:1 Chonburi FC (Carlos Alberto - Ney Fabiano)
Binh Duong 4:3 Express FC (Minh Chuyen, Leandro (2), Timothy Anjembe - ? )

November 20:
Khanh Hoa 2:1 Etoiles FC (Agostinho (2) - ?)
Dong Tam Long An 1:0 Matsubara

November 21:
Chonburi FC 0:0 Express FC
Binh Duong 1:1 Hai Phong (Chi Cong - Aniekan)

November 22:
Dong Tam Long An 4:2 Khanh Hoa
Matsubara 4:0 Etoiles FC

November 23:
Hai Phong 1:0 Express FC
Binh Duong 3:1 Chonburi FC (Timothy Anjembe (2), Lee Nguyen - ?)

November 24:
Dong Tam Long An 0:2 Etoiles FC
Matsubara 0:0 Khanh Hoa


Semi finals:
Binh Duong 0:0 Matsubara (pen. 3-4)
Dong Tam Long An 3:1 Hai Phong

Third-placed:
Binh Duong 2:1 Hai Phong

Final:
Dong Tam Long An 1:0 Matsubara (after extra-time)
Dong Tam Long An won BTV Cup 2010.

Czech Republic is first choice

Mac Hong Quan, who was born in 1992 in Vietnam but grew up in Czech Republic, is now captain of Sparta Praha youth team. When asked about possibility of playing for Vietnam at international level, he said he wants to play for Czech Republic but will consider playing for Vietnam if his first option can't be realised. He also rejected the call-up from Vietnam U19 team.

Below are some pictures of Mac Hong Quan, who plays as a centre midfielder.
Source: http://www.vietinfo.eu/cd-tai-sec/cau-thu-goc-viet-trong-doi-hinh-tuong-lai-cua-doi-tuyen-ch-sec.html

Friendly: Vietnam 1:1 Song Lam Nghe An

Goalscorers:
Vietnam: Dinh Thanh Trung.
SLNA: Brian.

No champions league for Ha Noi T&T

http://the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/31468-acl-slots-maintained

The only change in the slots for the 2011 edition is Vietnam’s disqualification for non-submission of documents and the allocation of their ACL play-off spot to Qatar. Not so surprised.

Asian Games 2010: Vietnam 0:2 DPR Korea

Vietnam Olympic football team was knocked out of Asian Games 2010 after losing 0-2 to Korea DPR. Vietnam finished the game with only 9 players on the field.

Asian Games 2010: Vietnam 0:1 Iran

The other game of group B ended as a draw between Turkmenistan and Bahrain. As a result, Vietnam is among top 4 third-placed teams and qualified for next round. Next opponent is Korea DPR.

Friendly: Vietnam 2:2 Vicem Hai Phong

Goalscorers:
Vietnam: Vu Nhu Thanh, Tran Duy Quang
Hai Phong: Aniekan, Robert

Not just a friendly tournament

BTV Cup, a pre-season tournament held annually by hosts Becamex Binh Duong, is always much expected by Vietnamese clubs. This year, as usual, will feature four club sides from Vietnam and four foreign clubs. It's a great opportunity for local clubs to prepare for upcoming V-League season, test new players and most importantly search for quality foreign players. Yes, BTV Cup is the biggest off-season international competition and also the biggest transfer market for Vietnamese clubs every year.

In Vietnam, the demand for good foreigners is very high but the scouting system is terrible. As most clubs never send scouts outside of Vietnam, most players found their way to Vietnam by introduction of agents or their friends who has experienced football here. Therefore, quality was a problem and most of them were rejected.

Super agent Jorge Mendes was seen with Henrique Calisto at BTV Cup 2009 during his visit to Vietnam

BTV Cup is a much more reliable source for potential signings. Every year, we can spot a big number of club scouts on the stands. They watch every game with the hope of finding a good addition to their club. Many top players of V-League have come to Vietnam by this way. Kesley Alves, Leandro, Philani and Elenildo de Jesus are good examples. Among 4 invited clubs, Matsubara has been known as a main supplier of Brazilian players for V-League for some recent years. French players of Etoile FC, champions of S-League, will be also on the radar this year.

Timothy Anjembe move to Binh Duong

Timothy Anjembe, who has been ranked among top strikers of V-League for last 2 seasons, has reached initial agreement with Becamex Binh Duong about a contract. The club expects him to be a perfect replacement for naturalized striker Huynh Kesley, who has said goodbye to Binh Duong at the end of V-League 2010.

Timothy played for Dong Thap in 2009 before moving to Hoa Phat Ha Noi early this year. He was top scorer of Nigerian Premier League when only 18.

Vietnam Olympic team suffered embarrassing defeat

Asian Games 2010: Vietnam 2:6 Turkmenistan

Asian Games 2010: Vietnam 3:1 Bahrain

Vietnam Olympic team made a brilliant start with 3-1 victory over Bahrain. Vietnam's goals were scored by Dinh Thanh Trung, Nguyen Trong Hoang and Nguyen Anh Duc. Vietnam's target is to advance to next round of this football tournament.

Vietnam finished VFF Cup 2010 at bottom as fans calling for naturalized players return

In the wake of VFF Cup 2010 failure, Vietnam national team is now facing a lot of problems with the knee injury of target striker Nguyen Viet Thang adding to crisis of quality forwards. At the moment, majority of fans believe it's the right time for a change and VFF should allow Henrique Calisto to call up foreign-born players to strengthen the national team, especially Huynh Kesley Alves who is among top strikers of V-League. However, the final decision depends on the federation.

Below are the list of Vietnam's games featuring naturalized players:
2007 Vietnam 0-2 Brazil Olympic Team (Phan Van Santos)
2008 Indonesia 1-0 Vietnam (Phan Van Santos)
2008 Vietnam 2-3 Turkmenistan (Phan Van Santos)
2009 Vietnam 1-0 Olympiakos (Dinh Hoang La, Dinh Hoang Max)
2009 Kuwait 0-1 Vietnam (Dinh Hoang La, Dinh Hoang Max, Huynh Kesley Alves)

Viet Thang out

Striker Nguyen Viet Thang, who is the main forward of Vietnam national team, has suffered serious injury in his last game against Singapore. It's reported that he will not be able to recover before AFF Cup 2010 starts.

Henrique Calisto is now considering calling up some players as replacement.

Final squad list of Vietnam Asian Games team

TT	Họ và tên	Vị trí	Số áo
1	Dương Vũ Lâm	Trưởng đoàn
2	Henrique Calisto	HLV trưởng
3	Phan Thanh Hùng	Trợ lý HLV
4	Nguyễn Văn Sỹ	Trợ lý HLV
5	Phùng Thanh Phương	Trợ lý HLV
6	Nguyễn Văn Phụng	Trợ lý HLV
7	Phạm Trường Minh	Trợ lý HLV
8	Trần Anh Tuấn	Bác sỹ
9	Tuấn Nguyên Giáp	Bác sỹ
10	Bùi Tấn Trường	Thủ môn	25
11	Trần Khoa Điển	Thủ môn	1
12	Nguyễn Thành Long Giang	Hậu vệ	3
13	Nguyễn Quốc Long	Hậu vệ	4
14	Từ Hữu Phước	Hậu vệ	15
15	Trần Đình Đồng	Hậu vệ	30
16	Nguyễn Minh Đức	Hậu vệ	21
17	Chu Ngọc Anh	Hậu vệ	27
18	Võ Hoàng Quảng	Hậu vệ	34
19	Nguyễn Đức Thiện	Tiền vệ	17
20	Đinh Thành Trung	Tiền vệ	23
21	Lê Văn Thắng	Tiền vệ	8
22	Bùi Văn Hiếu	Tiền vệ	20
23	Phạm Thành Lương	Tiền vệ	9
24	Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng	Tiền vệ	35
25	Phan Thanh Hưng	Tiền vệ	31
26	Nguyễn Ngọc Điểu	Tiền vệ	13
27	Nguyễn Thái Dương	Tiền vệ	7
28	Nguyễn Anh Đức	Tiền đạo	18
29	Hoàng Đình Tùng	Tiền đạo	2

Hai Phong close to signing Osas Idehen while Aganun moved to Hoa Phat

20-year-old Osas Idehen, who made his international debut for Nigeria national team with a brace against Congo DR a few months ago, was seen training with Vicem Hai Phong (new name of Hai Phong Cement FC). It is reported that the club is very near to a deal with the young striker. He will get a chance to show his ability in coming BTV Cup.

About another Nigerian forward. In the recent friendly game with Hai Phong And Hoa Phat Ha Noi, Olushola Aganun, who scored 10 goals for Dong Thap last season was seen play for Hoa Phat side.

Chonburi and Etoile FC to play BTV Cup 2010

BTV Cup 2010 will take place at Go Dau Stadium from November 19 to November 28. This year's edition will feature two top club sides of our region, Chonburi FC who finished 3rd in Thai Premier League 2010 and S-League leaders Etoile FC. Two other foreign clubs are familiar faces, Express FC from Uganda and Matsubara from Brazil. They will play against four Vietnamese clubs: hosts Binh Duong, Hai Phong, Khanh Hoa and Dong Tam Long An.

MATCH SCHEDULE

Venue: Binh Duong stadium, Binh Duong Vietnam

Participating teams

Group A                                               Group B

1. Becamex Binh Duong (Vietnam)   4.Dong Tam Long An (Vietnam)

2. Vicem Hai Phong (Vietnam)         5.Khatoco Khanh Hoa(Vietnam)

3. Chonburi (Thailand)                   6. Etoile FC (French club from Singapore)

4. Express F.C (Uganda)                7. Matsubara (Brazil)

Group Stage

Date                             Match                                       Time

19.11              Vicem Hai Phong vs Chonburi                   15.30 hrs

Opening Ceremony                         17.25 hrs

Becamex Binh Duong vs Express FC               18.00 hrs

20.11                Khatoco Khanh Hoa vs Etoile                  16.00 hrs

Dong Tam Long An vs Matsubara                18.00 hrs

21.11                Chonburi vs Express F.C                        16.00 hrs

Becamex Binh Duong vs Vicem Hai Phong     18.00 hrs

22.11        Dong Tam Long An vs Khatoco Khanh Hoa       16.00 hrs

Matsubara vs Etoile                          18.00 hrs

23.11                Express F.C vs Vicem Hai Phong             16.00 hrs

Chonburi vs Becamex Binh Duong              18.00 hrs

24.11                 Etoile vs Dong Tam Long An                 16.00 hrs

Matsubara vs Khatoco Khanh Hoa                18.00 hrs

Final stage

26.11        SF1: Winner A vs Runner up B                       16.00 hrs

SF2: Winner B vs Runner up  A                      18.00 hrs

28.11        3rd place: Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2                   15.30 hrs

Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2                        18.00 hrs

Awarding ceremony                              20.00 hrs

Note: the host Becamex Binh Duong will play semi final  match 2 if qualifying for semi final stage.

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