The ceremony was attended by Mr. Yamada Takio - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Viet Nam; Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha - Member of the Provincial Standing Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee (PPC), etc.
Delegates attend the ceremony
This is the fifth time the Viet Nam Japan International Youth Cup U-13 has been held, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Viet Nam and Japan diplomatic relations, with the largest scale ever.
With the message "Exchanging football culture, training young players, developing Japanese football, introducing Japanese football to football fans in Viet Nam", this year's tournament has the participation of 12 teams. Among them, there are 7 home teams in Viet Nam: Becamex Binh Duong FC, Hanoi FC, Hue FC, Binh Phuoc FC, Dong Thap FC, Phu Nhuan – Ho Chi Minh City and PVF; 4 teams from Japan: Kawasaki Frontale, Yokohama FC, Kataller Toyama, Shimizu S-pulse and 01 guest team from Malaysia: FELDA Football Academy.
Players participating in the Tournament
Flag-salute ceremony with the Japanese National Anthem
Flag-salute ceremony with the Vietnamese National Anthem
Speaking at the Opening Ceremony, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Viet Nam - Mr. Yamada Takio said that the theme of the 50th anniversary of Viet Nam and Japan diplomatic relations this year was "Hold hands together, towards the future, reach out to the world" so the Viet Nam Japan International Youth Cup U-13 was one of the activities expressing that spirit. Through activities, the relationship between the two countries has been tightened and together they reach out to the world. Especially in the current difficult world economic situation, the spirit of solidarity is extremely important. In addition, he hoped that from football tournaments like this, children would have more opportunities to train and become professional players, representing their country to compete in international arenas.
Mr. Yamada Takio - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Viet Nam speaks at the ceremony
On behalf of the provincial leaders, Mr. Bui Huu Toan - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism appreciated the attention of Becamex IDC Corp and Tokyu Corporation for organizing this meaningful playground and wished the Tournament a great success. This is a sports tournament that carries the meaning of solidarity and friendship, contributing to strengthening the growing cooperative relationship between the two countries, especially in the context that the relationship between Viet Nam and Japan is at its best stage of development.
On behalf of the provincial leaders, Mr. Bui Huu Toan - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism speaks at the ceremony
The tournament takes place from December 14 to December 17, 2023, at Binh Duong New City Stadium.
The opening match will take place on December 15 and broadcast live on channel BTV2, Binh Duong Radio - Television Station.
All matches will be broadcast live on the tournament's official fan page: https://www.facebook.com/VNJPU13
Significantly, the All-Star match gathering players selected from participating teams will be held on the last day of the Tournament. The match will be broadcast live on channel VTV5, Viet Nam Television and channel BTV2, Binh Duong Radio - Television Station.
Delegates prepare to present flowers to congratulate the players
Mr. Nguyen Loc Ha - Member of the Provincial Standing Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the PPC presents flowers to the players
Delegates present flowers to congratulate the players
Delegates take a souvenir photo with the players
Delegates take a souvenir photo