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The Vietnamese National U-21 Football Championship, known also as the Thanh Niên National U-21 Football Championship (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá U-21 Quốc gia Cúp Báo Thanh Niên) for sponsorship reasons, is the national championship of association football for male players under the age of 21 organized by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).[1] The competition was founded in 1997 and is held annually since its creation. It is considered as an important tournament for young players before they move to professional level.[2]
| Founded | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Việt Nam |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Current champions | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (2nd title) (2024) |
| Most championships | Hà Nội (6 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2023 season | |
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai is the current defending champion, having defeated PVF in the 2024 final to win their second title.[3]
The tournament is divided in two phases. First, a qualification round which consists all the participating teams. The teams will be divided into several groups and will play in a round-robin format to determine 12 teams (8 teams from 1997 to 2022) that qualify for the final tournament.
| Clubs | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Hà Nội FC | 6 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022) | 2 (2014, 2021) |
| Sông Lam Nghệ An | 5 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2014) | 5 (2003, 2007, 2010, 2020, 2023) |
| Viettel | 4 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2020) | 1 (2017) |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 3 (2003, 2008, 2009) | 1 (1999, 2001) |
| Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 2 (2017, 2024) | 1 (2006) |
| Nam Định | 2 (2004, 2011) | - |
| Khánh Hòa | 1 (2007) | 2 (2004, 2016) |
| PVF-CAND | 1 (2023) | 1 (2019) |
| Bình Định | 1 (2005) | - |
| Tiền Giang | 1 (2006) | - |
| Đồng Nai | 1 (2010) | - |
| Nutifood | 1 (2021) | - |
| Becamex Bình Dương | - | 4 (2009, 2011, 2018, 2022) |
| Hồ Chí Minh City | - | 3 (1997, 2002, 2008) |
| PVF | - | 1 (2024) |
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