The International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá U-21 Quốc tế Báo Thanh Niên) is an annual football tournament held in Vietnam. The tournament was officially launched in 2007 by Thanh Niên News in co-operation 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. Originally held as an under-21 tournament from 2007 to 2019, the tournament changed its format in 2022 when the edition only included under-19 teams.
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.
Results YearFinalThird Place MatchWinnerScoreRunner-upThird PlaceScoreFourth Place2007Vietnam 1–0Report2–1Report20082–1ReportVietnam 1–0Report20094–2Report Vietnam2–1Report20102–1ReportVietnam 1–0Report2011Vietnam 2–1ReportAspire Football Academy 2–1Report20121–0Report VietnamSydney FC U21 2–12013Vietnam 1–1(4–1 )Report Sydney U212–1Report2014Hoang Anh Gia Lai U19 3–0ReportVietnam 2–1Report2015Hoang Anh Gia Lai U21 2–0Report1–1(6–5 )Report Vietnam2016Yokohama U21 1–0ReportHoang Anh Gia Lai U21 1–0Report Vietnam2017Yokohama U21 2–0Report Vietnam4–2Report20182–2(5–3 )Report2–0Report Gimhae CFC U2120192–0Report Japan University SelectionFK Sarajevo U19 1–0Report Hanyang University U212022 Vietnam U19 1–1(4–3 ) Malaysia U19Thailand U19 7-3 Myanmar U19
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