U11, U13 Hai Duong both passed the national group stage with second place in the group

In the group stage, both U11 and U13 Hai Duong competed in Bac Giang, with the goal of passing this round and entering the final round. After more than 10 days of competition, U11 Hai Duong drew goalless with host T&T Bac Giang, beat HYS Hanoi 4-2, beat Tuyen Quang 2-1, with 7 points, coefficient +3.

With 7 points, T&T Bac Giang has a coefficient of +6, after a 0-0 draw with Hai Duong, a 5-0 win over HYS Hanoi and a 1-0 win over Tuyen Quang. This result helped coach Phan Yen and his team finish second in the group and enter the national finals, which will take place in Bac Ninh at the end of July and the beginning of August.

In the group stage, U13 Hai Duong was in a more difficult group than the U11 group as the teams were all of equal skill level. However, coach Tran Huu Hung's team defeated Luxury Ha Long and Nam Dinh with the same score of 1-0, held a goalless draw with Hanoi Club, lost to Hanoi 0-1 and won Bac Ninh 5-0.

In this group, Hanoi Club is the leader. With 10 points, second in the group, U13 Hai Duong entered the national final round in Dak Lak from July 1-16.

Before entering the national group stage this year, both U11 and U13 Hai Duong only set the goal of reaching the final round. This target is considered quite modest when both Hai Duong youth and children's football teams have been strong teams nationwide for many years. However, before the tournament, the entire coaching staff of the two teams was swapped, so the coaching work was more or less affected.