By Ha Do  April 22, 2019 | 11:00 am GMT+7 Vietnam national football team celebrate victory at AFF Cup, December 2018. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong Vietnam have been moved up one pot in the SEA Games draw three days after the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) lodged a complaint. They will now be placed in the third pot along with Myanmar, with Singapore moving down one pot to the fourth. The VFF’s complaint about Vietnam’s lowly seeding was to have been discussed on April 22 at an ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) meeting, but it has been resolved slightly earlier after the AFF and SEA Games 30 host Philippines reached an agreement. In March the seedings were announced with the hosts explaining they were based on performances in the last SEA Games in 2017 when Vietnam failed to qualify from the group stage. But the VFF pointed out that Singapore (six points) and Myanmar (nine points) too did not qualify and yet were ranked higher than Vietnam, who earned … [Read more...] about Vietnam SEA Games football seeding improves after complaint
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Vietnam file complaint about lowly SEA Games ranking
The SEA Games 30 rankings were announced by the Philippine organizing committee in March and Vietnam were placed in the lowest ranked pot along with Laos, Brunei, Cambodia, and Timor-Leste since they did not make it past the group stage in 2017. But the VFF wants to know how Vietnam, after ending the previous event with 10 points, could be seeded lower than Myanmar (nine points) and Singapore (six). "We have sent a communication to the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) and asked them to file this request with the ASEAN Football Federation," a VFF official told VnExpress. The officials said that Philippines could have made a mistake and "there's chance that Vietnam will be ranked again." The VOC said it has forwarded the demand and the ASEAN Football Federation would discuss it at a meeting on April 22. SEA Games 30 will take place from November 30 to December 10. Hosts Philippines are placed in the first pot with defending champions Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are in the second and … [Read more...] about Vietnam file complaint about lowly SEA Games ranking
Philippines add more athletic events in SEA Games competition
Walker Nguyễn Thị Thanh Phúc returns to the 30th SEA Games targeting to win her fourth title after four years rest. — Photo tintucvietnam.vn HÀ NỘI — Philippines, hosts of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, have added six events in the competition list after coming under heavy pressure from participating countries and the Asian Athletics Association (AAA). The Philippines Olympics Committee announced last December they would organise 56 sports with 523 events in the Games which will be held later this year. Although it would be the record number of sports, other countries, including Việt Nam, complained after a number of disciplines were omitted. In track-and-field, they wanted to hold mixed 4x100m and mixed relay 4x400m for the first time but refused 10 events including women’s high jump and long jump which Vietnamese are the champions. After meetings, organisers did a U-turn and brought the events back. AAA did … [Read more...] about Philippines add more athletic events in SEA Games competition
Vietnam among lowest ranked teams in SEA Games football
Host Philippines announced the seedings with Vietnam placed along with Laos, Brunei, Cambodia, and Timor-Leste. The seedings are based on the performances in the previous SEA Games. In Malaysia in 2017 Vietnam crashed out in the group stage despite winning against the Philippines, Cambodia and Timor-Leste after drawing with Indonesia and losing badly to Thailand. In the first pot are defending champions Thailand and the Philippines, in the second are Malaysia and Indonesia and in the third are Myanmar and Singapore. As a result, Vietnam could be drawn in a tough group with teams like Thailand and Indonesia. Vietnamese football has been on a wonderful run in the last year or so, making the last four of the Asian Games, winning the AFF Cup and entering the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup. In the past SEA Games football teams were restricted to under-22 players, but the rules have been changed to allow each team to have two players aged above 22. This means key senior players like Nguyen … [Read more...] about Vietnam among lowest ranked teams in SEA Games football
Hanoi plans second sports complex for SEA Games 2021
Capital city authorities have outlined this plan in a recent report to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, saying the upgrade is required because the condition of Hang Day stadium on Trinh Hoai Duc Street has severely deteriorated in recent years. The new complex would cost over VND6.3 trillion ($270.4 million), with funds raised from investors who operate the stadium for 50 years, the report said. The sports complex will be built on an area of 32,000 square meters, expanding the current area of 22,000 square meters. A deal for the upgrade was signed in March by domestic private firm T&T Group which manages the stadium, and French firm Bouygues Construction. The headquarters of the city's Department of Planning and Investment nearby will be moved to another location to make space for the new complex. The new Hang Day stadium will have a capacity of 20,000 people. Artist impression acquired by VnExpress The new stadium will have a capacity of 20,000 people, with several additional … [Read more...] about Hanoi plans second sports complex for SEA Games 2021