Champions league – Talk Vietnam

Three Vietnamese football clubs will take part in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup 2021, following the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) making changes to the way that teams qualify for continental competitions. Hanoi FC, who beat Viettel FC to win National Cup on September 20, earns a ticket to enter the AFC Cup's group stage. The changes will see a total of 54 teams participate in the AFC Champions League, of which 32 sides will go straight into the group stage, while the remaining 22 teams will compete in a play-off for the right to progress. For Vietnam, V.League 1 winners will automatically qualify for the group stage of the AFC Champions League. These changes will come into effect for the next version of the AFC Champions League, which is scheduled to take place from February 8 to November 27, 2021. Furthermore, the AFC Cup will see 10 teams automatically qualify for the group stage from the Southeast Asian region, in addition to six teams competing in the play-offs. Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore will each have two representatives who will go straight into the group stage. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will therefore select teams to compete in the AFC Cup based on their performance in the National Cup. Hanoi FC, who beat Viettel FC to win National Cup on September 20, have therefore earned a ticket to enter the next version of the AFC Cup. In the event that Hanoi FC win the V.League 1, they will instead compete in the AFC Champions League. This will result in the second and third placed teams in the V.League 1 being given the chance to compete in the AFC Cup. If Hanoi finish second in the V.League 1, they will compete in the AFC Cup alongside the third placed team. The next iteration of the AFC Cup is scheduled be held from February 8 to November 6, 2021. …

Randy Dobson, founder and chairman of CMG.ASIA, TK Nguyen, CEO of NRG Asia, and members of GAM, VCS League of Legend Champion 2021. — Photo courtesy of CMG.ASIA Fitness, lifestyle and entertainment company CMG.ASIA and NRG Esports, one of the world's biggest professional gaming and entertainment companies, have announced a partnership to establish NRG ASIA, a new esports management and media company focused on representing Southeast Asia’s up-and-coming players. The new entity completed its first Southeast Asian team acquisition with the purchase of Viet Nam’s League of Legends GAM team from Yup.gg, a Singaporean esports media company. Following its acquisition of GAM Esports, the current VCS League of Legends Champions and five-time winners of the Vietnamese league, NRG will provide the team with top quality training, resources and infrastructure to elevate its prospects of bringing home the first LOL World Championship to Viet Nam. TK Nguyen, CEO, NRG Asia, said: “With the expansion of NRG into Southeast Asia, we are excited to begin this new journey headquartered here in Viet Nam. Starting off with the five-time League of Legends VCS Champions, GAM, our goal is to elevate GAM from being Viet Nam champions to leading World Championship contenders. “In addition, having the opportunity to work with an exceptional leader like Andy Miller, who has successfully created multiple championship esport teams, is beyond exciting for all of us. We can’t wait to bring a world championship back to Viet Nam.” NRG co-founder and CEO Andy Miller said: “With so much passion around esports in Southeast Asia, we thought Viet Nam was the perfect place to launch NRG's global expansion. Besides, Randy Dobson, CMG.ASIA chairman, and Mark Mastrov, the founder of 24-Hour Fitness and co-founder of NRG Esports, have a history of successful collaborations going back over two decades.” — VNS …

Three local football teams to compete in continental tournaments

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