International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup

The International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup is an annual football tournament held in Vietnam. The tournament was officially launched in 2007 by Thanh Niên News in cooperation with the Vietnam Football Federation, with the aim of improving youth football in Vietnam. In addition to improving the quality of football in the country, the tournament also serve to help VFF selectors build up the next generation of players who would represent Vietnam at the senior and U23 levels.

During the first edition of the tournament, which lasted from 24 to 28 October 2007, host nation Vietnam competed against four visiting teams from Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. Vietnam won the first edition of the tournament, with Thailand finishing as runners-up.

Result Summary

Year		Final				Third Place Match
		Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2007		Vietnam	1–0	Thailand		Singapore	2–1	Myanmar
2008		Iran	2–1	Thailand		Vietnam	1–0	Singapore
2009		China	4–2	Vietnam		Vietnam	2–1	Singapore
2010		Vietnam	2–1	Thailand		Vietnam	1–0	Malaysia
2011		Vietnam	2–1	Iran		Aspire Football Academy	2–1	Thailand
2012		Malaysia	1–0 Report	Vietnam		Sydney FC Youth	2–1 Report	Thailand
2013		Vietnam	1–1 (4–1 (p)) Report	Sydney FC Youth		Malaysia	2–1 Report	Myanmar
2014		Hoang Anh Gia Lai U19	3–0	Thailand		Vietnam	2–1	Malaysia
2015		Hoang Anh Gia Lai U21	2–0	South Korea		Singapore	1–1 (6–5 (p))	Vietnam

External links

• Vietnam takes U-21 bronze
• Hosts win international U-21 football contest
• Thanh Nien strives to improve Vietnamese football
• Int’l teams warmed by airport reception